Our friends Kiara Scuro, the London-based duo made up of Rosie Ama and Nadia Harris, have built up a repertoire of spooky tracks over the last few years for the likes of fabric Originals, Ritmo Fatale and Accidental Meetings.

After hunkering down in the studio last year, they're now joining the Faux Poly family for their debut EP, Night Crush. Layering their own vocals with samples, the pair deliver three percussive, rolling club tools that draw inspiration from late, hazy nights spent together in the club; the place where their friendship blossomed.

PREMIERE: Kiara Scuro - Witching Hour [Faux Poly]

Creepy guy in the corner

I will dig until I find the root

NAJO is an Argentinian DJ based in Israel, known for his elegant and soulful approach to house music. With roots in family DJ culture and years of experience behind the decks, his sets blend minimal grooves, warm percussions, and funky rhythms that build slowly but land with power. Whether opening a night or taking the crowd into deeper territory, NAJO delivers a refined sound with emotional depth — music that speaks without shouting.

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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.

Alongside this we offer musings on film, books, life, and art, generating some context and controversy as an antidote to the reheated PR that clogs up the internet. Our office is fuelled by Tunnock’s Bars, cat memes, hangovers and a ridiculous, never ending love for our culture.

We're always interested in getting new writers on board – feel free to get in touch if you’ve got a story to tell.

With love until the grave.

Sneaky reptile. Slow2Fast and back again. Psychedelic + bass + colors + multicultural = skin changing. 
Co-founder of https://soundcloud.com/reptilianbusinessrecords.

Upcoming Gigs:
25.10.24 @ Entrepôt, Bordeaux, FR
01.11.24 @ Goulash Disko Night, Illegaal, Bruxelles, BE
02.11.24 @ Tutti Frupsy, Kultura, Liège, BE
03.11.24 @ Beate Uwe, Berlin, DE
06.12.24 @ Tencha, Bordeaux, FR
13.12.24 @ Zig Zag, Bordeaux, FR
20.12.24 @ Lorganism, Bordeaux, FR
21.12.24 @ Chez Nous, Dax, FR

Past gigs:  
2024
02.01.24 @ El Rio Hostal, Buritaca, COL
14.01.24 @ Madhouse, Granada, NIC
17.01.24 @ Madhouse, Granada, NIC
02.02.24 @ Caracolito, Las Peñitas, NIC
11.02.24 @ Café Desideri, Little Corn Island, NIC
22.02.24 @ Mazukamba, Antigua, GUA
24.02.24 @ Solemne Suites, Guatemala City, GUA
16.03.24 @ Curandera, San Cristobal de las Casas, MX
16.03.24 @ Midnight Club, San Cristobal de las Casas, MX
27.03.24 @ Piedra de la Iguana, Puerto Escondido, MX
28.03.24 @ Piedra de la Iguana, Puerto Escondido, MX
30.03.24 @ La Nada, Mazunte, MX
04.04.24 @ Conexa, CDMX, MX
21-23.06.24 @ La Nature Festival, BE
06.07.24 @ Bel Air Festival, FR
02.08.24 @ Méduses, Bordeaux, FR
08.08.24 @ Poisson Rouge, Bordeaux, FR
19.09.24 @ Jux, Poisson Lune, Paris, FR
20.09.24 @ Le Fiacre, Bordeaux, FR

2023
20.01.23 @ Giardino dei Visionari, Milano, IT
17.02.23 @ Crack Bellmer, Berlin, DE
18.02.23 @ Rotbart, Berlin, DE
22.02.23 @ Gambetta Club, Paris, FR
26.02.23 @ Bar Gallia, Paris, FR
02.03.23 @ ALG, Paris, FR
10.03.23 @ De Helling, Utrecht, NL
17.03.23 @ K.no.P, Bruxelles, BE
18.03.23 @ Antidote, Bruxelles, BE
30.03.23 @ Cancan, Bordeaux, FR
01.04.23 @ Chez Nous, Dax, FR
13.04.23 @ Café Mancuso, Bordeaux, FR
14.04.23 @ Zig Zag, Bordeaux, FR
22.04.23 @ Earth Night, Lot, FR
29.04.23 @ RotBart, Berlin, FR
19.05.23 @ Casa Nicaragua, Liège, BE
20.05.23 @ Kiosk Radio, Bruxelles, BE
10.06.23 @ NAUA, Mallorca, ES
16.06.23 @ Iboat, Bordeaux, FR
21.06.23 @ Fête de la Musique w/ RFX, Bayonne, FR
24.06.23 @ JK, Berlin, DE
24.06.23 @ Crack Bellmer, Berlin, DE
25.06.23 @ Zuckerzauber, Berlin, DE
30.06.23 @ Fusion Festival, Lärz, DE
04.08.23 @ 44 Tours, Nantes, FR
10.08.23 @ Bras dde Fer, Nantes, FR
16.08.23 @ Secret Event, Quimperlé, FR
01.09.23 @ Lorganiq+ism, Bordeaux, FR
30.09.23 @ Gruta, Rio de Janeiro, BR
08.10.23 @ Pavilhao Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, BR
27.10.23 @ Probleminha, São Paulo, BR
18.11.23 @ Shisha Bar, Sucre, BOL
26.11.23 @ Jardin Meraki, San Pedro de Atacama, CL
23.12.23 @ Casa Cruxada, Cartagena, COL

more

2022
11.11.22 @ Chez Nous, Dax, FR
04.11 @ Tutti Frupsy, Jardin Hospice, Bruxelles, BE
21.10.22 @ NDK Festival, Le Cargö, Caen, FR
08.10.22 @ Cyrcadia, Nantes, FR
30.09.22 @ Eclexotique #9, Bordeaux, FR
24.09.22 B2B Doko Modo @ Java Festival, FR
02.09.22 @ Faro Beach, ES
26.08.22 @ Hadra Trance Festival, FR
12.08.22 @ About You Pangea Festival, DE
02-07.08.22 @ Ozora Festival, HG
07-10.07.22 @ Chateau Perché Festival, FR
23-27.06.22 @ La Nature Festival, BE
18.06.22 @ Ethno Kult, Chez Nous, Dax, FR
11.06.22 @ La Parenthèse Festival, FR
04.06.22 @ La Piedra de la Iguana, Puerto Escondido, MX
22.05.22 @ Habitas Tulum, MX
12.05.22 @ Crampotte x Musique d'Apéritif, Biarritz, FR
10.04.22 @ Café Mancuso, Bordeaux, FR
09.04.22 @ L'église, Bordeaux, FR
07.04.22 @ Petit Pierre, Bordeaux, FR
26.03.22 @ REPTILARIUM, LabRoom, Bordeaux, FR
18.03.22 @ Eclexotique #8, ZigZag Café, Bordeaux, FR
05.02.22 @ Chez Nous Pub, Dax, FR

2021
02.12.21 @ Reptilian Business Records release party, Bordeaux, FR
20.11.21 @ La TenchaTencha, Bordeaux, FR
19.11.21 @ Eclexotique #7, Zig Zag Café, Bordeaux, FR
22.10.21 @ La Tencha, Bordeaux, FR
08.10.21 @ RBR Rave, secret location, FR
25.09.21 @ Méduses Rave, secret location, FR
17.09.21 @ Méduses, Zig Zag Café, Bordeaux, FR
02-05.09.21 @ La Nature Festival, BE
13.08.21 @ RBR, La Tencha, Bordeaux, FR
23.07.21 @ Eclexotique #6, Zig Zag Café, Bordeaux, FR
16-20.07.21 @ Vibronica Festival, UA
02.07.21 @ Chateau Perché's Vacances Romantiques, FR

2020 & before
La Nature Festival, BE
Zugvogel Festival, Tenerife ES
Kosmische Festival & Mantis Festival, Utrecht NL
Château Perché Festival, FR
Beate Uwe, Berlin DE
Mezzanine, Kiev UA
Maca Social Club, Guadalajara MX
River's King, Le 6B, Les Grands Voisins, Garage, Paris, FR
Cri de la Mouette, Toulouse FR