I'd dance with you all night...

Contains tracks by Laimis Vilkončius ir Teisutis Makačinas, Inkswell, Jürgen Paape, Lenin Riefenstahl, Benedikt Frey @freybenedikt, Notorious B.I.G., Marco Passarani, Human Space Machine, Bas Grossfeldt @basgrossfeldt, Heilung, Purple Pill, Ortella, Nathan Surreal, Andy Bros, Middle Sky Boom @middleskyboom, Guido Schneider, Biodive @biodive, Alex Niggemann, Emmanuel Satie @emanuel-satie, Rina, Yani Ani, Darlyn Vlys @darlynvlys, Mverto Futura and many others

Secret Bar Session 2021 - 03 - 12 - Only Music Makes Me Happy

Transport yourself to a world where the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in vibrant hues of orange and pink. This album is a curated journey through the soulful, rhythmic soundscape of Afro House, perfect for a sunset session.

Presented by the talented DJ and artist TOCABEN, this collection is a masterclass in emotion-led and dancefloor-driven beats. Hailing from Germany and now based in Spain, TOCABEN's unique style shines through every track, blending deep, hypnotic rhythms with a warm, melodic embrace.

Featuring standout tracks like "Afro House Sunset," the soulful "Atardecer," and the captivating "A Mi Manera," this album is designed to be the soundtrack to your perfect golden hour. Whether you're at a beach party, a rooftop lounge, or simply unwinding after a long day, let the sounds of TOCABEN guide you into a state of pure bliss. This is more than just an album; it's a feeling, a mood, and a timeless musical journey.

In My Heart

Dream//State

Themes For Divided Tribes volume 4 are here. Starting the tribes with acid infused chant from Guatemala, time to disconnect. Next beating the drum tracks, listen carefully, locking rhythm please, and driving hard again. On the 3rd prog number, too glitchy? feel unsure? not in the mood? this is the way. Transmission finale, closing shadow, need more substance, bid you farewell.

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PRÉMIÈRE: Arvin Fajar - Edit 015 [DEKADENZ]

Split Pulse - the reason why your head is still dizzy on monday morning. 
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Rąžė Radio Mix 009: Split Pulse

“I’ll have another”, he slurred, leaning like a toppled monument against the stained mahogany. As the bartender handed him the frothing jar of foggy brown fluid, the drinker’s eyes flickered asynchronously. His crotch was soggy, the stench forming an invisible force-field around his lump of a body.

Steve Pepe has a preference for album-length works. He is yet to release a 12” single, instead releasing LPs: one on John Talabot’s Hivern Discs in 2018, the other on Lyon’s Macadam Mambo label in January this year. His second album of 2020 comes on Inside Out records and is called Vivere in Diagonale: “Living Diagonally”. 

As you might expect, the sound is slanted. Its beats stomp with lead-heavy boots and damp-jeans dub echo, always leaning to the leftfield. Our premiere, 'Oltraggiosa Musica', sounds like slapped-bass jazz funk on 33rpm. In reverse. Played by a medieval Italian coven. With most tracks stretching to a seven minute meditation, the intoxicating effects of slow time - conjured to a heavily sedated rhythm - are revealed.

PREMIERE: Steve Pepe - Oltraggiosa Musica [Inside Out Records]

The street outside felt eerily quiet, an unfamiliar occurrence in this central part of town. Where families normally dined on alfresco tables and friends huddled together chain-smoking cigarettes, there was nothing, nobody, not even one straggler finding their way home. She watched from her window with unease, she'd got used to the howling laughter and drunken chatter that preceded sundown, it made her feel safe and happy. Without it there was only fear. 

Comprised of Nordpath co-founders, V4NT4BL4CK Marie Hoffman and Tidiane Cacique of Leave Things, Hyper Opal is a collaborative project that explores the realms of post-rock and electronic pop. Following their debut EP BLACK MILK last year, they deliver their debut album A Light Speed for Swiss imprint Blizzard Audio Club. Matching Hoffman's moody vocals with Cacique's eerie rhythms, over the LP's seven tracks the pair seek to explore "a dialog between the human-made messiness that spreads out and the will to be naive, playful, and having no script."

A Light Speed

PREMIERE: Hyper Opal - Olymp [Blizzard Audio Club]

Free Shelter invites the Berlin based dj and producer @galkdn for the fifth instalment of the guest mix series on Free Shelter Radio on IDA Radio.

Originating from Israel, now Berlin based Gal Kadan blends together European electronics with the sounds of the Middle East and beyond. Kadan's music is a representation of his homeland - a consistent tension between future and past, love and war, east and west. 

His latest project is The Awesome Orientalists From Europe (@aofe) which is an edit series concentrating on music and politics. All profits from the project are donated to NGOs that fight Islamophobia, antisemitism and racism in Europe. The new edit release Vol.3 saw our own Aaron Maple creating three cracking edits which are now available on Bandcamp (link below)

Tracklist: 

01. Ishai Adar feat. Maurice Sarfati - Ana Belephoneq
02. Omri Smadar - Ir Shel Kaitz (feat. Berry Sakharof)
03. Running Hot - Ishq Awalla Kar Gaya Chalan (Edit)
04. Aaron Maple - Habibi (Edit)
05. Ko Shin Moon - Lambaya Püf De
06. Awesome Orientalists From Europa - How=Kif (Edit)
07. The Populists - Nu-Nu
08. Wolfstream - Edit # 29
09. Yarinistan - Lorke (Disco Imperialisti Mix)
10. Shams Dinn - Vieille France
11. [UNRELEASED EDIT]
12. Awesome Orientalists From Europa - GDFI (Edit)
13. Aaron Maple - Atanaja (Edit)
14. Shlomo Gronich and the Sheba Choir - Adama Hama (Middle Sky Boom Edit)

https://aofe.bandcamp.com

Free Shelter Invites #5: Gal Kadan 🏳️

For the third release by Darkish we propose three retro-futuristic tracks strongly inspired by Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter, 1980s  obscure sci-fi, and TV Series scores like V Visitors and Miami Vice, which had originally been composed during our Berlin years and revised until today, keeping however the original incomplete structure. To counterpoint the mood of the tracks, the syncopated Detroit driven remix of Prelude To The Stars by Dutch legendary producer Orlando Voorn. The release title is inspired by a verse of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot.

PREMIERE : Darkish - Do I Dare

She was preened and pruned, not a hair out of place nor a crease in sight. Heaven forbid she'd be seen in anything but her best, she had a reputation to uphold, a name to represent. As the guests entered she greeted them with a quivering smile painted on with bright red lipstick — it wasn't easy for her to pretend she liked these people, but she could put on a false front for a few hours. At least until she got what she needed from them...

Having added releases for the likes of Pinkman, Bunker and Blackest Ever Black to his arsenal, Dutch producer Ian Martin joins the roster for Onrijn Records with a new 6-track mini album. The release is as eclectic as his general output, bringing several different influences to the table, from new wave and house to minimal synth and electro, searching for different melodies and building tension along the way.

PREMIERE: Ian Martin - Conservative Chakra [Onrijn Records]

Rąžė Radio is absolutely thrilled by having this guy on board. Head of the label called Slow Motion, producer of music which is simply amazing and insane selector. Take a moment and join this trip!

 @franz-scala

Rąžė Radio Mix 015: Franz Scala

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

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