● Anna Karina, Ukrainian music producer based in Berlin,
has released her first EP!

This EP showcases synthesizers and VCV Rack. The sound explores the sensations of wind and the vast, heavy landscape of the mind.
Rather than imitating the physical world, it channels perception — translating emotional states into abstract sonic forms.
Noise and glitch elements represent the raw, untamed aspects of the ocean, not as it sounds, but as it feels.

Through generative techniques, where algorithms influence structure and detail, the composition mimics the unpredictable nature of waves, thoughts, and shifting inner currents. The result is not a direct simulation, but an evolving soundscape that captures the movement and instability of an internal ocean.

This ocean is metaphorical — an ocean of emotion, memory, and perception. It has little in common with literal wave sounds but resonates as a deep, sensory reflection of a mental state.

The goal is not realism, but transformation: to turn the intangible into an auditory environment. This process creates a unique listening space where meaning is felt, not explained.
The result is a deeply personal landscape, shaped by resonance, dissonance, and silence, where the listener is free to drift, dissolve, or reassemble within the sound.

I want you to remember abstract soundscapes that evoke memory, mind, emotion, and altered states.

● Artist: Anna Karina
https://soundcloud.com/connectome_records
https://www.instagram.com/ank.ann

● Label: Connectome Records
https://soundcloud.com/karina-protsenko
https://www.instagram.com/connectome.records

● Release: 2025.08.23

🛒 https://connectomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/anna-karina-metaphorisch-ep

📺 https://youtu.be/rXJ_VTqf88w

𝙅𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 : Anna Karina - Stein [Connectome Records]

MAGIK - MIC - INKED 2

Digital Marmoset - Bottle Throw - Free DL

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-realitycheck-the-signal-vip-dub

@realitycheck-4 returns to his French home base with ‘Blank‘ – a much solid four-track package of his signature non-formulaic, cross-bred floor ordnance; fusing stop-and-go junglism, altered tech wares, liquid dubs, Bristolian-inherited bass moves and other old-school-friendly breaksy rave patterns.

Realitycheck - The Signal VIP Dub [Renascence]

Australia’s Consulate (1/2 of Senate) brings his dark mix of techno, jungle and UK garage to Bitterfeld for their 5th release.

https://bitterfeld.bandcamp.com/album/bitterfeld-05-consulate
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/consulate-bit-05/755607-01/
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/116605-bit05-consulate

Consulate - Bitterfeld#05  - Release Date: 22.11.2019

it's been a while since we decided to open and launch this new project, we were just waiting for the right moment, and maybe we waited too long. or maybe not. we were a little stucked by the indecision of when to put it out, how to contextualize, and all the usual "psychological" practices that one faces before starting a new journey. but ever since we received the masters of this wonderful concentrate of different minds, we have been looking forward to smashing it out. and whether it's the real right time or not, it's now finally here! the true meaning behind this capsule is not so definable in words, perhaps because it is an attempt to look back and forth at the same time, without getting lost in a one concrete definition. but when we got to the tracks, first individually, and then together, it came spontaneous to glimpse something new and unconventional as a whole. we are therefore proud to present another of our musical journeys, this time in certainly more experimental and odd territories. the sounds you hear can definitely be taken as the true manifesto of this new chapter. proto? post? everything in between. ENTER >

various artists - enter:protopost [PP01]

A breathless, hellish rave-carousel of trance synth and frenzied cymbal from Glasgow's Hamilton Scalpel.

'Hamilton Scalpel 2: Airfoil' is out soon on Concrete Cabin

@concretecabin

Premiere: Hamilton Scalpel - Airfoil [Concrete Cabin]

Fade - In Orbit

The wet mud and grit felt cold against his cheek. He tried to focus on this sensation, rather than the muffled shouts and jeers from behind him. Slowly and carefully, he heaved himself off the ground limb by limb, panting heavily as he swayed onto his feet. Straightening up, he looked them square in the eye. Disbelief and fear spread across the faces of these perpetrators. They didn't think they'd have this much of a fight on their hands. It didn't matter how hard their punches or how vicious their insults; nothing would keep him down...

After contributions to Volume 2 and 3 of their Of Paradise compilation series, the label of the same name have invited Nuremberg-based producer Lazarus back for his first full solo outing on the imprint. Downwards is a ride through futuristic techno and breakbeat; maneouvering from deep rhythms and stabs of percussion to bright melodies and ferocious drum patterns, with each track showcasing Lazurus' knack for texture, expanse and emotion.

@ofparadiserecords
@lazarus_nbg

PREMIERE: Lazarus - Downwards [Of Paradise]

With ‘3 YEARS OF E-MISSIONS’, the New York based label embarks on its largest project to date. Taking in thirteen tracks, the compilation brings together some of the label’s core artists such as Tred, Rush Plus, and CYD along with extended friends and family like White Materials boss Young Male and Enemy Records’ Dustin Zahn.

Sonically, the compilation perfectly exemplifies the E-MISSIONS ethos. Drifting from grinding, rave speckled techno through to wistful electro, all tracks are firmly rooted in the club yet never afraid of veering slightly off-piste. The resulting collection is an impressive curation of the label’s signature sound to date, as well as a glimpse into the exciting future of E-MISSIONS.

Helmed by P.leone and Caiazzo since its inception in 2017, E-MISSIONS has cultivated widespread respect for releasing cutting edge, off-kilter techno from a tight-knit group of artists approaching club music from unconventional angles. ‘3 YEARS OF E-MISSIONS’ is a roaring yet neat summation of a fresh label in it’s prime.

@emissions_recordings
@liquidsoapforever

Buy:
https://e-missions.bandcamp.com/album/3-years-of-e-missions-recordings

3 YEARS OF E-MISSIONS

PREMIERE: Liquid Soap - Talk 2 Me [E-Missions]

The night was cold and dark as he skipped through an electronic maze of obscure shapes and patterns. This was his journey into digital sleep, a realm in which all things were unseen and built solely from pixels and flickering electronics. The world around him was not physical but virtual and as he dreamt in the darkness he began to shake and shuffle beneath the strain of the bright flashing lights which illuminated this fantasy world. Where was he? How had he got here? 

UNPOSED is a record label based in Germany, run by MSJY the imprint releases futuristic, experimental, electronic music with post modern tendencies. They have just announced a new compilation in aid of those under threat by the Yemen food crisis with all profits being donated. This track from the release is by Paz Shina.

PREMIERE: Paz Shina - Digital Sleep [UNPOSED]

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.

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