<3 ... loving how this pad thing/atmo thing glues everything together!

R$N Premieres: June 2018

Space Is The Bass - the LORD
Lost Bliss - Chris & Cosey
Region Of Fleeing Civilians - Craig Leon
Ratnemmok - Amor Fati edit
New Age - Chrome
Tease - Berserk In A Hayfield
Five Faces - Linear Movement
Deprimido - Grado 33
Nuclear Sí - Aviador Dro
À Qui Sont Ces Fleurs? - Galatée
Romantic Me - Polyrock
Hello/Goodbye - Modern Art
Ghost Trains - Chris Carter
Synapse - Linea Aspera

"This mix comes from my sets warming up for LCD Soundsystem. When on tour I might do four to eight shows in a run and I like to try to make each show different and not play the same set every night. Sometimes I play to the crowd, sometimes I play for myself but often times the band will have the audio piped into the dressing rooms and this set comes from specifically playing to them. I’ve played a few different versions of this set, but anytime I played a synth/coldwave set I always got a great response from the band so I wanted to record something to remember before I moved on." -Marcus

Robot Wave Mix

Hot on the heels of the acclaimed Tears Maker Chant 12” LP, illustrious French Electronic duo Froid Dub are back on Ransom Note Records with an interstellar remix package. Featuring the inimitable talents of Richard Fearless, Lena Willikens, Rug Dug, Tia Cousins, Zillas On Acid, Tolouse Low Tax, Timothy Clerkin and Vacant Heads, there is a little something special for all occasions on this colossal record. Slip into something comfortable and sit back.

Opening proceedings, Mr Richard Fearless starts us off with a bang with his remix of Control. Or, indeed, a warp. Bubbly Dubby bass abound, frenetic, IDM-esque beats skip along underneath the low end pummelling before giving way to luxuriant chord progressions. A perfect balance of light and shade, this is a weapons grade banger.

Next up, Lena Willikens puts her own distinctive imprint on Digital Pond. Upping the bpm and the pressure, this dark, synthy, Lofi safari is an anxiety attack is audio format. But an exceptionally pleasurable one!

Lead single comes from Strange Affair with their mix of Just One. Who are Strange Affair, we hear you ask? They are the exquisite combination of two big hitters, Ruf Dug and Tia Cousins! We’re delighted to introduce their maiden voyage as a production pair, and they make waves here with a frenzied reimagining of the original.

Elsewhere, Philly Chug Champions Zillas On Acid turn On The Nose into a dance floor stomper of epic proportions. Tolouse Low Trax takes on Terri’s Dub, sliding into a pair of laidback slacks and sipping a cocktail on the showery terrace, his insouciant approach will have you dancing in the most relaxed way imaginable.

Timothy Clerkin remixes LP lead track Tears Maker, which in Froid Dub’s very own words is “like been catapulted back to a DJ Alfredo mix at Pacha Club in 92”. Hands in the air! Finally, our old friends Oliver Ho and Christian Donaghey (Autumns) team up as Vacant Heads to undertake Tears Maker too, moulding it into an angular, industrial dirge, brimming with sleaze, distortion and grimy 808s. You have been warned!

Artwork by Sylvia Tournerie
Mastered by Justin Drake

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FROID DUB - Digital Pond (Lena Willikens Remix) [Ransom Note Records]

This is the first single from the first Johan Agebjörn solo album of new material in 10 years, Southern Forest, to be released on US ambient label Constellation Tatsu. This single is a cover version of The Orb's classic UK top 10 ambient house single from the early ’90s. Featuring synthwave queen NINA on spoken word, the track is transformed into a dreamy, organic, beatless journey.

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PREMIERE :  Johan Agebjorn - Little Fluffy Clouds (feat. NINA)

INCOMING : Jennifer Touch - Ceiling #FabrikaRecords

Release date : 01/09/2025
BUY : https://jennifertouch.bandcamp.com/album/aging-at-airports-2

The idea for the record title came before the music even existed as Touch was spending an increasing amount of time in airports while touring. In her own words: ""It felt like I waste a large part of my life waiting for the next show to come, to entertain and perform my music and build timeless moments with others. This waiting, the slowly ticking time at the gate, was in complete contrast to what I want to do as an artist: to be in flux, to create things that will last forever. The airport, as a busy hub, was like a symbol of this ambivalence. And a reminder: every second, whether waiting or on the move, I have to accept that I am fading, that my creative power, my face, and my body are fading. As a (performing) artist, everything feels like a strange contrast. While you want to stay true to yourself and speak authentically from the soul, you are also expected to appear forever young, and powerful. Artists are often wanted to distract people, but creating this art forces me to confront my own transience. I feel the struggle to fit into this powerful artificial framework that the world has set and the desire to break free from it.

‘Aging at Airports’ plays with the ambiguity and ambivalence of being true to ourselves. Those true andhonest emotions are the theme of the record. The vocals and lyrics channel those emotions within theartificial surroundings of synths, digital sounds, and clean mixing. This theme is quite dramatic but Touch maintains a sense of playfulness. The record doesn’t attempt to be too serious and super dark but still comes from that deep place of Touch’s soul that has to handle this stretch.
From the opening track the album is a synth showcase that fully embraces Jennifer’s range as a vocalist and composer. ‘Aging at Airports’ takes listeners through a drifting emotional journey through EBM EBMinspired tracks (Behavior and Ceiling), drone pop (Walls of Patience and Anthem) and minimal beats (Dripping and Wars & Blood Red Roses) to close out with a track made for the darkest dance floors (Rumble (Defiance)).

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INCOMING : Jennifer Touch - Ceiling #FabrikaRecords

Dançá Dançá T'Manchê (Acid Pauli Mixes)
BUY LINK: https://compostrecords.lnk.to/ValXalino-AcidPauliMixes
Label: Compost Records (https://soundcloud.com/compost)
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> Acid Pauli (https://soundcloud.com/acidpauli)
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A rare and juicy tropical fruit. Acid Pauli conjures up a summer hit here.
The original version was written by Val Xalino (singer, guitarist, percussionist, ukulele player), a legend from the Cape Verde Islands. His albums from the 1980s are extremely rare.
Dançá Dançá!

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PREMIERE : Val Xalino - Dançá Dançá T'Manchê (Acid Pauli's Autowah Dub)

Dub / Deep mixes / recorded with friends
No tracklist
Recorded at Home Studio / NCL
ph / Tylijura

Poisonoise x Michael Ferne - The Grand Archives #23 (Deep Techno)

MAN2.0-  3 hours in August (Just)

Balearic sounds and Mediterraneanwarmth are the inspirations for Bruno Belissimo’s Bordello A Parigi debut. Drawing on disco, house and funk, Ottimo! is a four tracker of electronic exuberance with Belissimo’s musical ability and range immediately spilling from the speakers. Guitar strings curve around synthlines in the title piece, percussive textures giving way to the mantra-like refrain of “Ottimo!” Thick bass echoes into beaming keys for “Meduse.” Bright notes cascade, grooves  melting with vocoder lyrics as classic disco tones are reimagined in this modern mirrorball medley. Organic rhythms introduce the flip. “Mirage” opens to ripples of bongos and toms as a loose structure takes hold. Hedonistic chants rise to a shimmering chord, kicks and snares funnelling the building energy as bold blasts and samples shriek with delight. “Las Piramides de Ibiza” brings the quartet to a close. Clean drum patterns support joyous notes, a machine dipped voice calling time.

Vinyl: https://bordelloaparigi.com/shop/vinyl/319913
Digital: https://bordelloaparigi.bandcamp.com/album/ottimo

Bruno Belissimo - Las Piramides De Ibiza

TRONIK YOUTH SEPTEMBER MIX 2025

WPP stands for Witness Protection Program — a labour of love and a lab for incubating lovely music. Since 2021, it has operated as a space for artists who wish to remain anonymous and release music they might not be able to share otherwise. A Workshop for Phantom Producers, where the focus stays on sound, not identity.

PREMIERE : Troels Yuri - Unlearn

The tree grew tall and proud - who knew the sights it had witnessed across the years. Most days were but a breeze, there was little to observe but for the flying birds and the dreamy tropics which surrounded the tall branches and the deep green leaves. It was called 'Aftetto'... At least that was what it had been kindly named by the owner of the garden - he had planted it and watched it grow across the decades as he dreamed of life far away. The villa on the hillside was alone and quiet. The tree stood high. 

Stijn Sadee is set to release a new EP on Kitjen as he appears on the imprint for the first time. The label has been held in high acclaim featuring music by the likes of Suzanne Kraft, Fantastic Man and more. His appearance does not disappoint and comes with an extravagant Gerd Janson remix.

Affetto

PREMIERE: Stijn Sadée - Affetto (Gerd Janson Precious Hall Mix)[Kitjen]

Hailing from Málaga, Spanish footwork duo @bsnposse are gearing up for their new album, having previously released on labels including Modern Ruin and Slime Recordings. Out 6th June on their own @iberianjuke imprint, 'Take Me Back To The South' marks the label's first ever vinyl release.

A love letter to Chicago's footwork culture (check the DJ Rashad homage on the front cover), it's home to eight sample-heavy 160bpm stormers, sprinkled with a liberal dusting of Mediterranean sunshine.

Take Me Back To The South

PREMIERE: BSN Posse - Nevah Get Tired of Doin' What U Love [Iberian Juke]

The mud was deep and the trenches were full with men who had begun to fight valiantly against the evil invaders. From outer space they had landed upon earth and were spreading havoc and terror upon a planet of innocent, vulnerable victims. They cast their lost acid on towards the weak and hoped to lure them upwards back to the blackened skies from which they'd come. The night was ominous and dark - nobody wanted to be at war let alone with the terrestrials from beyond the beyond. 

DOTHEDU is set to release his second EP on his own Senseverse imprint. Live acid cuts recorded in one take, no reworks and no added tweaks. Real live shit with vocals straight for the club.

PREMIERE: DOTHEDU  - Lost Acids [Senseverse]

Victor Valiant is a brand new musical pairing of two friends who'd been meaning to go in the studio together for many moons... but life got in the way, as it always does.

Composed of Keith Tenniswood (aka Radioactive Man) and Freerotation resident Suade Bergemann, the duo's debut EP 'V is for Victor' is out 6th July on Keith's new Asking For Trouble imprint. Recorded over two three-day sessions at Suade's mega studio deep in the north-east, it's home to seven tracks of supremely funky electro/techno cuts.

Above, you can listen to 'Olympus', the first track to be taken from the new release.

Pre-order 'V is for Victor' here: https://radioactiveman.bandcamp.com/album/v-is-for-victor

V is for Victor

PREMIERE: Victor Valiant - Olympus [Asking For Trouble]

This was a dangerous state of crisis, the town was under attack from an external drone which left little but an echo in their ears and a foreboding tone amidst the air. It had come last night, late under the cover of the blackened sky. It had swept into town from the East and had left a fury in its wake. The beast from the East they called it, the devil in disguise under the pretence of friendship. The sunny weather had soon been replaced by a relentless storm and they must now escape the noise.

Solar & Brother Nebula have collaborated on a new EP for Legwork - a fierce assortment of abstract electronics and weirdo dance. Brother Nebula then takes it apart and reconstructs. Good times.

Solar x Brother Nebula - S.I.S. (incl. Savile / Brother Nebula Remixes)

PREMIERE: Solar & Brother Nebula - S.I.S. (Brother Nebula Revision)[Legwork]

The lab was full of people waiting for the experiment to begin... This was to be an ode to Dr Alex Peterson, a project which had been decades in the making. The test tubes bubbled with green fluid and the steam began to rise towards the large metallic chimney up above. The students were all wearing protective goggles for everything might unfold at the blink of an eye with an almighty bang. They hoped not... but it might. Outside the beautiful sunshine cast a sombre mood on the nature of the inside world. 

Pat Ca$h is a mysterious figure - really nobody knows who on earth he is. Some tennis player or something perhaps? Anyway, this new EP is great and the second track particularly caught our ear.

PREMIERE: Pat Ca$h - An Ode to Dr Alex Paterson

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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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PREMIERE: Pat Ca$h - An Ode to Dr Alex Paterson

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