R$N Premieres March 2016

APR'16

Marshallito-B3 Prison Diaries

Lobster Theremin follow up Palms Trax acclaimed Equation EP with another debutant in the shape of Snow Bone. The London-based artist, also known as Rob Hare, has had an industrious if secretive production past, trellising a mixture of techno and left-field house since the mid-90's. 

Propelled by a visceral infusion of techno, noise, industrial and EBM, this second EP owes as much to Basic Channel and Moodymann as it does to Hieroglyphic Being and Coil. It’s skewed sonics and frenzied momentum combining in such a ferocious way as to blow the mastering console at D&M four times! 

Title track Remote Viewer slams straight from the off, with the saturated bass and abrasive textures driven to hat-crushing levels. SHO 5537 provides a sinister centre-piece for the EP, blending dark, cinematic atmospheres with a doomsday kick drum and walls of stomach-turning white noise relentlessly scraped from the scorched surface of fried circuit boards. 

Flipping to the B-side sees a closer connection to LT's opening release, with 'Cubic' leaning on a vintage house lead line that's filtered over a deep, Terrence Dixon-esque groove. Taking the classic slant even further is Jared Wilson's remix of SHO 5537. Bearing pretty much zero resemblance to the original, this cut finds Jared in a more speculative mood, allowing the 303 to become an opulent layer in a pad-soaked warehouse lifter.

LT002 // Snow Bone - Remote Viewer

LT002 // Snow Bone - Cubic

LT002 // Snow Bone - SHO 5537 (Jared Wilson Remix)

LT002 // Snow Bone - SHO 5537

Ancient Astronaut vs Powell - SSCS (Powell's 'Lift Off' Mix)

http://mannequinrecords.bigcartel.com/product/mnq-080-maoupa-mazzocchetti-laught-tool-lp

After some acclaimed productions on Unknown Precept, PRR!PRR! and Mannequin Records, we are really excited to announce 'Laugh Tool', the debut full-lenght of Maoupa Mazzocchetti, pseudonym of Florent Mazzocchetti, young and talented French producer based in Brussels.

Maoupa Mazzocchetti is finally bringing back to life the earlier days of electro-industrial, in a mixture that is very close to the late 70's/early 80s period of Fad Gadget, Throbbing Gristle, Portion Control, Cabaret Voltaire and Front 242, crossed with the more fresh and innovative deep electronic experiments of Beau Wanzer and Charles Manier. Strongly addicted to a DIY ethic, and so to a punk ideology and anticonsumerism, most of Florent's releases are recorded in his bedroom without any professional equipment, using analog synth and sequencers, modified drum machines, tape loops and a load of pedal effects.  

Florent started to experiment with the rhythm since his early age. Developing a passion for the drums at the age of 10 years, soon after he  was moving to rock records and guitar, which became his instrument and one of the keystones of his perception of music. Florent approach with rhythm and drums was never traditional, making him feeling more a researcher than a musician.
 
To an audience of contemporary electronic music consumers, who had only closely followed techno, electro and disco, the sounds of 'Laugh Tool' will appear unearthly, entirely unexpected, withering comets of strangeness. A 10 tracks album ready to change their minds..

Limited edition of 500 copies.

Tracklist

A1 Walloon Smokers
A2 Zero Power Fixed
A3 Unsequenced Hours
A4 Laugh Tool
A5 Startisty
B1 Dear Idols
B2 I'll Have The Meat But Not Teeth
B3 Hair Bulbs Jam
B4 Pale Social Dimension
B5 Car Clock

Artwork by Florent Mazzocchetti.
Mastered by Rude 66.

B4 Pale Social Dimension

A Three Of You - Drum Electronic Sound (Paul du Lac edit)
B MM - Holding You (Mick Wills Cut)

('Three Of You - Drum Electronic Sound' courtesy of Bordello a Parigi)


https://clone.nl/item38869.html

RHYTHMZ-DEL - Three Of You - Drum Electronic Sound / MM - Holding You

Coma-Borderline (Moscoman Mix)

The shopfront looked gloomy and mysterious in the streetlight. Dust sat layered in the windows and no light could be seen from within. The crew of revellers stood eagerly outside the door, a small queue had already begun to form behind them as they waited. Finally at midnight, the bolts were unlatched and it swung open. One at a time they were ushered inside and in the distance they could hear the sound of drums echoing. Below them there was a party underway, deep down in the basement, and they were going there. 
Mark E is forever on point. His latest EP for Futureboogie is on point and 'Basement Trax' is on point.

PREMIERE: Mark E - Basement Trax 1 [Futureboogie]

"Can you sang?" shouted the bartender. The down and out hell hole had been falling apart for decades amidst the Texas landscape. It sat discretely alongside the highway as it had for many years, its wooden shutters blowing gently in the breeze against the old shack of a building. Inside there were few customers, the drunken women behind the til would shout at each customer who entered challenging them to sing. Her strong southern accent bellowed sharply through the quiet as she called for a "sanger" over and over again. 

Hotel Lauer is the project of Phillip and Jacob Lauer, two German brothers with a taste for percussion, synths and drums. Here is their latest release on Emotional Especial.

PREMIERE: Hotel Lauer - Sanger [Especial]

The tree sat atop the far away hill amidst a sea of long green grass and reeds. In the distance the child could be seen swinging from one of the tallest branches, heaven knows how he had made it so high. All that could be seen was his shadow against the darkening afternoon sky as he swang to and fro. No ladder would reach as far up as to bring him down. All of a sudden the tree let our a solemn creak, it began to talk and whispered to the crowd which had gathered beneath the swinging child. It spoke...

"Burn me down, bring him home."

Based over the pond Suzanne Kraft has done a very good job of raising his profile in Europe. His sound fits perfectly on labels such as ESP, Melody As Truth, Running Back and now Kitjen. This latest effort sees him amp things up a tad as he releases three dance floor targeted tracks on the 'DJ Safety' EP.

PREMIERE: Suzanne Kraft - Burn Me Down [Kitjen]

The tables had turned on the world of spirituality. What had once been a thing so profound and adored had become black. Higher powers were at work beyond the understanding of those on earth, their worhsip had once been kind, loving and good but now the mass was tarred by a haunting set of moral judgements and all encompassing beliefs. This was a black mass. 

Amir Alexander has always had a close affiliation with Argot as a label, in 2012 he was the first artist to release on the imprint. Now he returns offering up a three track EP titled "The Butterfly".

PREMIERE: Amir Alexander - Black Mass [Argot]

One gun hung behind the bar, never had it been used before but there was an ever growing sense of tension amidst the gathering drunks. In the corner of the room a glass fell and smashed to pieces, this was met by a roar of laughter from the gang of youths to the left. The barman shifted nervously on his feet and glanced around the room. He dreaded the moment in which he might have to take action, make a move and use that gun, that lonely gun, that solo gun. 

Disco Halal are set to release a mini LP from Autarkic. Listen to track two from the record titled 'Solo Gun' . 

PREMIERE: Autarkic - Solo Gun [Disco Halal]

Abatina (Dollkraut Remix)

All the poisons, substances, drugs, tonics and potions would not be able to cure this thirst now. She had found a taste for something that could never be quenched again. What was she gonna do for fun now? This might as well be it. The apartment walls rose all around her amidst an empty room, the floorboards creaked beneath her feet as she paced to and fro. There was an itch, a craving, a desire which would never be fulfilled, it made her sad, oh so sad. 

Pitch originally released "What Am I Gonna Do For Fun" back in the early eighties. Now the newly founded label Idle Press are set to reissue it with a remix from Salon Des Amateurs founder Tolouse Low Trax. 

PREMIERE: Pitch - What Am I Gonna Do For Fun (Tolouse Low Trax Remix) [Idle Press]

PREMIERE: LPZ - Stargazer (LPZ Records)

Download: smarturl.it/FGNightShift

Tommy and Anna’s ‘80s inspired collab gets chopped up and funked out by Parisian bass kingpin Big Dope P, with a vocal assist from Baltimore’s TT The Artist. This one’s for big speakers only!

Check @tommytrash!
facebook.com/DJTommyTrash
instagram.com/djtommytrash
twitter.com/djtommytrash

Check @AnnaLunoe!
facebook.com/annalunoe
twitter.com/annalunoe

Check @bigdopeP!
facebook.com/bigdopep
instagram.com/bigdopep
twitter.com/BigDopeP

Check @tttheartist
facebook.com/Iliketttheartist
twitter.com/tttheartist

Check more @FoolsGoldRecs
Subscribe to Fool's Gold TV! smarturl.it./FGTV
Add us on Snapchat! smarturl.it/FGSnap

Download 

Tommy Trash - Me & U feat. Anna Lunoe (Big Dope P & TT The Artist Remix)

Out soon on //Out soon at Beatfreak'z Records

Recovery Mode //Out soon at Beatfreak'z Records

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.