[mulemusiq275] Simone de Kunovich - (Return to) Mondo Nuovo

Release Date - 21st January 2022

“Mondo Nuovo” is a trilogy concept by Venetian born artist Simone de Kunovich. 

It is the story of an exploration into an imaginary remote area of our planet, an exotic place where Nature is still uncontaminated, answering only to its own logic. 

Following the first chapter on Superconscious Records, Simone de Kunovich takes us on a journey amongst peaceful native tribes (“Cerchio Magico”), obscure esoteric rituals (“Serpiente Cosmica”), psychedelic delusions (“Paradiso delle Sabbie Mobili”) and breathtaking discoveries (“As I Was Moving Ahead..”) 

Once again the project has been inspired by his Cinema studies, which were focused mainly on 70s World movies by the likes of Herzog and Jodorowski - “Mondo Nuovo” is an intricate and rich opera of sampling and layering, capable of connecting bits from obscure Italian libraries, vocal shots by the G-Man of “Half Life” and monologues from Louis Malle’s 1981 cult movie “My Dinner With Andre”.

A2 - Serpiente Cosmica

Mod Prog Sic / Remixes EP

Black Dice - Swinging (Inner Flight Remix)

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🛒 https://throneofblood.bandcamp.com/album/tob-anniversary-ep-1
🔊 https://youtu.be/jOObCRt0G-0

It’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years since Throne of Blood Recordings began. Originally conceived as a platform to release vinyl singles from NYC legends The Rapture, the label has grown and evolved into a stalwart of leftfield electronic music and a launchpad for some massively influential artists including Daniel Avery and Bicep.

We’ve never needed an excuse to celebrate, but hitting this milestone has made us contemplate our place in the world, reflecting on the relationships that have made Throne of Blood such an integral part of our lives and our legacy as an incubator for tomorrow’s most remarkable artists. So we’ve put together a series of anniversary EPs that bring our past and future together on the dance floor.

The first of four releases, Anniversary EP #1 features longtime friend and label collaborator Chloe Thévenin of Parisian powerhouse Lumiere Noire Records, label manager Max Pask in collaboration with Tigersushi mainman Joakim (for the first time since their killer edit of Evan’s Pyramid for Cultures Of Soul), NYC techno mainstay and Bunker affiliate Justin Cudmore, and Liona, a wildly talented producer from Ulaanbaatar.

Four musical points of view with one goal in mind: making people dance. And there’s loads more to come…

Artwork by Gordon Harrison Hull (co-founder of Surface To Air and Phoenix Rising)

Tracklist: 

1. “The Foss” by Chloè 
2. “Tropical” by Lions 
3. Sunday Lemonade by Justin Cudmore 
4. “Blue Sun” by Joakim & Max Pask

PREMIERE: Justin Cudmore - Sunday Lemonade [Throne of Blood]

Exclusive: Credit 00 - Save The Forest!

Alexander Dorn, better known as Credit 00, returns to Uncanny Valley to release his No More Sad Trance EP, a four tracker highlighting the artist’s musical extravaganza as well as love of experimentation when it comes to own productions and therefore consists out of a conglomerate of sounds and influences reaching from Jungle, Garage over to Trance and 90s Pop and more. Save The Forest!, the last track on the EP, shows signs of Trance-typical sounds with slight 90s nuances put over a lush bass line. Wobbling chords, slight Acid bleeps and short Break-esque round off the track making one musically dive into the rain forest as the before mentioned sounds create not only the atmosphere of it but also deliver an approach for a visualization of the scenery. 

Credit 00's EP No More Sad Trance is out on Uncanny Valley.

Buy the EP: https://credit00.bandcamp.com/album/no-more-sad-trance

Artist & label information
Credit 00: https://facebook.com/credit00 // @credit00ratlife // https://instagram.com/credit_00_rat_life
Uncanny Valley: https://facebook.com/uncannyvalleyrecs // @uncanny-valley-dresden // https://instagram.com/uncannyvalley.de

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No More Sad Trance!

No More Sad Trance

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EXCLUSIVE: Credit 00 - Save The Forest! [Uncanny Valley]

Delicate Features is the moniker of composer Pavel Diakov and vocalist Radmila Nikogosian, a duo who have recently fled their native St Petersburg. Since making their debut in 2012, they have released music on this label as well as Cellar Tapes and Not Not Fun Records, exploring immersive soundscapes that invite listeners deep into their world. The events of the last year have led to the pair fleeing their homeland in search of a place that better represents their ideals and can provide the artist freedom they require. "The idea for this EP came to us during our escape from Russia," says the pair. "The last few years in Russia have been difficult. The government's pressure on freedom was felt more strongly so when the war was launched we urgently left Russia and went to Yerevan in Armenia since we could no longer stay in the aggressor country. The EP is a response to these terrible events that began in 2022 and are continuing to this day. It is an attempt to immediately reconsider what we have and make a change toward a peaceful future." The opener' Formula of Faith' is a cosmically minded cut with beautiful melodic patterns unfolding over warm, rubbery house beats. It's wistful but dynamic while 'Economic Outlook' is a dreamy and deep cut of synth-laden dub. Pads are smeared across a starry sky with all the soul of Detroit while the plump drums and buried bass add weight below. The fantastic 'Get Ready' is a quick and physical house track with razor-sharp hi-hats and more majestic pads. The fulsome groove is detailed with meaningful chords that turn thoughts inwards as the drums power on. The excellence continues on 'Melting Dream' which is cosy backroom music with emotional depth and persuasive drums. The myriad synth wisps and floating chords make it a heady affair that pairs romance with ruefulness. Last of all is the humid atmosphere and cavernous dub chamber of 'Speed Of An Immobility' which sounds both futuristic and timeless. It's a world of subtle pads and booming bass that has real energy and tension. This is stylish and well-crafted music that truly brings something fresh to the dance floor.

Economic Outlook

PREMIERE : Delicate Features - Formula Of Faith

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/janett-94668725
Track: Una Vista Sexy
Label: https://soundcloud.com/janett-94668725
Format: Digital, EP
Release date: 10/03/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/jns115ZYESg

Built like a fantasized party where trance mixes with melancholy, the five tracks of ATMOS expose our emotions. When "D10" plunges us into an intoxicating night, "SP98" invites us to a tribal and warm dance. With this EP, Janett offers us her definition of a festive rurality, where the party is also on the road.

Construit comme une fête fantasmée où la transe se mêle à la mélancolie, les cinq tracks de ATMOS mettent nos émotions à nue. Quand «D10» nous plonge dans une nuit enivrante, «SP98» nous invite à une danse tribale et chaleureuse. Avec cet EP, Janett nous propose sa définition d’une ruralité festive, où la fête se fait aussi sur la route.

PREMIERE | Janett - 90HP [Le Chaud-froid] 2023

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🛒 https://www.kma60.com/release/26171168/DJ-City-Everything-I-Never-Wanted
🔊 https://youtu.be/ldZV1FbcIRE

This one is for the lovers, the believers and the dreamers. Four songs vibrating between love and despair, life and death. Let them lead you, speak to you, give you comfort when times are hard or give fuel when hard is what times needs to be. When life is everything you never wanted! All tracks written and composed by Dj City, your late night-big city prophet!

PREMIERE: DJ City - Tell Me Your Name [TTNoTDB]

The silence in the room was palpable. They'd run out of words, there was nothing left in the tank. She couldn't bear the tension, how quickly things had turned from perfectly pleasant to sour in just a matter of minutes. His vacant expression gave little away, she'd always found it difficult to read him. She stared at him long and hard, hoping there'd be some sort of tell eventually, but nothing... Her hope had turned to confusion then to anger, what more could she give when he gave her nothing back?

After releasing a handful of EPs under his Count van Delicious alias which focuses on Italo Disco, Bristol-based DJ and producer Cowper is now exploring new musical terrain under his given name. His debut EP, I Can See You, Can You See Me? comes as a self-release and features four slow, dark and hypnotic tracks. There's echoes of trance, industrial, EBM and ambient, all stirred up good and proper to create an atmospheric collection of metallic beats and psychedelic synth cuts.

I Can See You, Can You See Me?

PREMIERE: Cowper - Love Light

He was stood on the corner by himself, minding his business as the traffic went swiftly on by. He didn’t have anywhere to go that day so it seemed right and fit to set up shop on the corner with little else but the shoes on his feet and the bang of a drum which echoed from a dusty old speaker that he’d brought alongside.

He took a sip of his drink, lit up a cigarette and began to shuffle slowly in time with the drums. He’d come here quite often, from time to time folk might come watch before they began hustling and bustling on again with their days. He cared little if they stared or not.

This was is happy place and as the music began to grow louder so too did his pace. This was the Sanskrit Body Rock and that’s what he’d give em’.

Marcellus Pittman is set to release a new EP on Acid Test – a raucous record which aligns perfectly with the rough and ready sensibilities best associated with the House music of Detroit and Marcellus’ own roots. This one bumps loud in the club and Marcellus Pittman’s music fits well alongside the heritage of Acid Test as a record label.

Facid Trunktion

PREMIERE: Marcellus Pittman - Sanskrit Body Rock. [Acid Test]

Haze-M & Malek Mhedhbi - Reviver (Original Mix)[Haze Music]

Release Dates:
Bandcamp + Record Stores: 13.05.2020
Download & Streaming platforms: 12.06.2020

A1: @chinoradar – Forbidden Voices
A2: @johannesalbert – Vision Utopia
B1: @lakepeople – Roaming The Streets
B2: @rvds – Moon Operator

After Brexit, we thought it would be a brave attempt to snatch the Queen's interpretational sovereignty over the colour purple. So, we have named our new record just like that. Of course, this is only half the truth, as we named all six other UV050 compilation records after colours as well. The purple one, this one right here, is the second to last, completely with the wonderful artwork by Leipzig’s Doppeldenk and four tracks to dance your ass off to.
Krakow’s Chino shows us how to balance perfectly between straightforward urgency and mystic playfulness. His acidic FORBIDDEN VOICES sports just the right amount of chaos to make you go crazy on the dancefloor. Being a spiritual brother for a long time, it’s actually the first time Berliner Johannes Albert releases on Uncanny Valley with his VISION UTOPIA, a subtle House bomb, that pushes just the right buttons to trigger your desire to escape into cosmos.
Also from Berlin comes Lake People, who does what he does best with ROAMING THE STREETS: A subtle and razor-sharp track that points out that good dance music can sweeten your life everywhere, not only in the club. Finally, RVDS, one of Hamburg’s finest, blesses us with MOON OPERATOR, a deep and masterful dive into sonic sceneries that no one has ever listened to before. Except of course for your expert friends, who claim to have heard even the most obscure dreamy Acid track.

Mastered by Jacob Korn at Tailout Studios: www.tailout.de
Artwork and Layout by Doppeldenk: www.doppeldenk.com
Distributed worldwide by Clone Distribution: www.clonedistribution.com

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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.

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PREMIERE: Marcellus Pittman - Sanskrit Body Rock. [Acid Test]

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