For soul

R$N Premieres: January 2018

Top Tracks from the last 7 Days - 22/01/18

Ambient

Artwork by Tyler Hobbs.
Engineered by Mark Dobson @codamastering.
All label proceeds go to Mind (www.mind.org.uk).
Contributing artists: C. Diab, Daisuke Tanabe, Eomac, Fume, Heathen Rites, Heinali, Lucy Claire, Matt Emery, Mike Lazarev, Peter Gregson, Sieren, Thom Robson.

INJACOMP001

Fade

Ode - SHEETS ZWEI

Angel Echoes (Jon Hopkins remix)

Exams are over, and I made it through the fire...expect more heat soon.

S/O to @wdfamusic for the vocals and @rongofficial for the loop

Free DL

My City Needs Me... (Free DL)

The wheels kept spinning as the car travelled down the long, winding road. In the distance there was little light remaining but he continued to drive through what was left, the motion was underway and soon he would arrive at his final destination. The towering hills rose up to the sky alongside the twisted concrete path and soon the glow of the headlights would be all that could guide the way. For now the hum of the engine was enough for company, for now. 

Ilija Rudman is set to appear on a new EP for Is It Balearic? He is remixed by none other than Italo house legend Don Carlos who delivers a charming melodic inspired remix.

PREMIERE: Ilija Rudman - Motions (Don Carlos Ambient Mix)[Is It Balearic?]

The beach was busy with human life upon the first date in July. It was as if half of the country had flocked from far and wide to touch down upon the shore and watch the waves slowly roll in against the golden sand. The heat poured down upon the crowds from the radiant sun which shone brightly up high above. The sky was a crystal clear blue and the sound of sweet music travelled softly upon the warm summer breeze. In cafes some watched others swim whilst afraid to dunk their own feet, they drank from straws a golden liquid made for a day beneath the light. 

We love a good edit here at Ransom Note, it can be a fine art, a thing of delicate beauty. The Rollover DJ's have reworked "Che Cavolo Di Vita Fai" in a showcase of balearic beauty.

Rollover

PREMIERE: Unknown - Che Cavolo Di Vita Fai (Rollover Edit)[Anything Goes]

The night had drawn to a close and there was little noise left in the small basement. The reverb echoed loudly from the machine in the corner but it was not a sweet sound or tone but bitter and dull. The band had left the room some time ago but the crowd remained loyally attached to the stage - hoping and praying for the return of their heroes. Little did they in fact know that this was the end of times, the last dance and a farewell outing. Soon they would leave but not just yet, not now. 

The Golden Filter continue to delight and inspire, a duo with a sense of purpose and a formidable swagger. Optimo did very well indeed to snap them up and their music demonstrates supreme quality.

The Golden Filter - End Of Times EP

PREMIERE: The Golden Filter - End of Times (Dub Mix)[Optimo Music]

The towering crane looked down over the skyscrapers in motion. The construction looked almost alien like from such great height, a rugged scattering of metal framework, steel beams and concrete. Vertigo had started to kick in as he sat perched atop the city, his tiny cabin did little to offer comfort or security from the pouring rain which battered against the glass window. The raindrops sat laden upon the frame, he watched them drip one by one down the pane. Only a few more hours to go....

Opal Sunn is the dynamic duo made up of Al Kassian and Hiroaki OBA, the pair have been producing music together for several years. Simon Pitt and Al Kassian launched Planet Sundae back in 2016.Listen to "Vertigo" from their new EP.

PREMIERE: Opal Sunn - Vertigo [Planet Sundae]

The estate was rugged and rural, not somewhere one would like to spend too much time lurking upon the street corner. Thrown furniture littered the driveways of towerblocks, discarded items perched abruptly amidst an environment in which they were very much out of place. This was the way of the world around here, people cared not for the relevance of beauty but for the daily grind - the perpetual struggle by which man worked from the cradle to the grave. Times were hard. 

SZE Records continues to gather momentum as the label kicks off 2018 from an up and coming producer known as Pletnev. He has previously appeared on the likes of Bahnsteig 23 and Meda Fury.

PREMIERE: Pletnev - Thrown Furniture [SZE]

No Switchin' (Prod. Stilo)

@bradleyzero's Rhythm Section curate a 28 track compilation to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Maria, which destroyed the island of Dominica in September. 

Our pick comes from @dawiteklund and @beautifulswimmers' Max D, under his Dolo moniker - down tempo breakbeat littered with echoing synth notes.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/01/15/premiere-dawit-dolo-box-jiggy/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/dawitdolo

Compilation For Dominica

Listen on Youtube

Dawit & Dolo - Box Jiggy (STW Premiere)

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2018/01/g3-rh/

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@littlecorner

RH/This One is Moon Grown II [via XLR8R]

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Download: G3 - RH

The next release on London-based label @injazerorecords is a v/a compilation with all the proceedings going to mental health charity Mind. Spanning ambient, modern classical, and experimental electronic music, 'INJACOMP001' features contributions from the likes of EOMAC, Matt Emery and Throwing Snow side project Heathen Rites.

We're premiering a beautiful track called 'Closer' by Ukraine producer Oleg Shpudeiko aka @heinali. Here's what he had to say about it:

"'Closer' is from a far away 2012. Back then, I was finding my way back from a dark place I spent a great deal of time in before. So it's a fairly simple - I would even say therapeutic - recording that was brought about by a certain emotional experience. Memories of this experience grew dull with time, but the recording remains as is."

PREMIERE: Heinali - Closer [Injazero Records]

Meadow by Louis Jack
Additional Production: Mernau & Mishkka
Additional Vocals: Vyvyan Mar, Violet Jones & Sarah Ntahira 
Artwork by Harvey Dormer

Meadow

Premiered by @resident-advisor 
https://www.residentadvisor.net/tracks/893826

"I made this track from samples of a piano board I recorded in EMS Stockholm with LAIR while we were working on our project. And some microphone hiss for the beats. I have been making purely percussive tracks recently for my upcoming album, so for this track I wanted to have an emotive melodic element as well. The title refers to the difficulty it seems as a human to live as you truly want, as opposed to how you think you should." - @eomac

Eomac - Don't Fear Your Own Heart

Heathen Rites is a new project by RBMA alumnus Ross Tones AKA Throwing Snow, which debuts on UK label Injazero Records’ ‘INJACOMP001’ compilation. As the title suggests, “Pax Romana” provides a moment of relative calm in turbulent times, though an element of danger still lingers in the track’s monumental, droning wall of sound. Based on a number of hardware improvisations, Heathen Rites is a very personal project for Ross, as he says. “It’s darker in texture and more contemplative but it can also be quite brutal.”

‘INJACOMP001’ is out February 9th via Injazero Records. All label profits go to the mental health charity Mind. Get the compilation here:
http://shop.injazerorecords.com/album/injacomp001

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http://injazerorecords.com
http://redbullmusicacademy.com

Heathen Rites - Pax Romana

98 years ago a doctor from Swiss wrote regularly to her promised girlfriend about his rises in northern Italy. postcards, letters, any kind of other papers. 70 years later my father found those postcards in his at the time abandoned villa, which he and his team of emigrated italian-spanish workers were about to tear down. looking in an old bag of my grandfather, i found his son's collected stuff, and those postcards and letters. this is about being chronically an emigrant and looking back to your past and to those hidden stories from a time you can only imagine. the volume settings folder.

Heidelberg 17 August 1904

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