Outside the window the flowers were beginning to bloom. She loved this time of year, not quite blazing heat but warm enough to spend the days outside in the garden, surrounded by the roses and daffodils. She inhaled deeply, taking in the sweet smell that permeated the air; it was fresh, familiar, comforting. Nature always helped to ground her; it was the best medicine. 

A new label has been born in The Hague. Started as a platform to give electronic music from the 90s a second life, return_backspace begins with a look at the work of Bern-based Italian producer Marco Repetto. Made up of nine tracks, split across a trilogy of EPs, the release shines a light on his early compositions under the moniker planet love. Crafted during a period where atari-sequencing was widely used, the music bears a naivety that came with producing at the time, and sees Repetto layer synth stabs, warm basslines and crisp percussion over dreamy soundscapes.

PREMIERE: planet love - flowers [return_backspace]

(◕‿◕) @pompelope proud dad since '16 (◕‿◕)

𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 → 

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⏾ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
02.08 - Pompelope x Ibizou, Péniche Cinéma
31.05 - Early Reflections, Badaboum*
10.05 - Boogie x Gop Tun, Brasilia CF*
5.04 - Solis Arcadia OFF, Rotonde

⏾ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
13.12 - Pompelope w/ Slow Fire Disco Machine, le 9b
7.12 - Super5, Lyon*
27.09 Pompelope w/ Luca Lozano, Dock B
14.08 Method, île de Ré*
27.07 Pompelope, Le Sample
16.06 Pompelope & Vitamine w/ Fandango, Le Sample
5.04 Smiling Phases w/ Nairless, Paris
30.03 Pompelope all night long, Rotonde, Paris
23.03 LYO w/ Jaisiel, Odopt, Rotonde, Paris

⏾ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
9.12 Pompelope w/ Ears on Earth, Le Sample
24.11 Lieu Unique w/ Chantal, Nantes
2.11 Montezuma w/ Lea Baldazza & Wavey Cuts, Paris*
27.10 Dial Local, Liège*
30.09 Montezuma w/ Clément Segura & Pedro Coello, Paris*
23.09 La Légende, Béarn*
09.09 le 9b w/ Gabriel Badwan, Paris*
15.08 Method, Île de Ré*
29.07 Jour|Nuit w/ Gop Tun, Flo Massé, Mimi, Ygal Ohayon, Léa Baldazza, Nicolazic, le Sample & Péniche cinéma
28.07 Rinse France, Paris
26.07 Kiosk radio, Bruxelles*
12.05 Satriale, Lyon*
07.05 SundaySunday, Mexico*
23.03 Dose, SinXcensura, Puerto Escondido MX*
24.02 Terrazza Catedral, Mexico*
10.02 LoLo Wine 3rd bday, Austin TX*

⏾ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 
10.12 Channel 1969 w/ Airbear, Jae Zae, OddJ, Seoul*
08.12 Lost&Found, Seoul*
25.11 OST w/ Slowlife, Daegu*
19.11 Kockiri w/ Jae Zae, Seoul*
18.11 Seoul Community Radio*
29.10 The Edge, Seoul*
03.09 Radio Sofa ,Méridienne’, Point Ephémère*
02.09 Miniclub, Rotonde Stalingrad
12.08 Dixmontel Fest, Dixmont
06.08 Pompelope x Vitamine, le Sample
31.07 La Mamie's Trip, Rotonde Stalingrad
21.07 Canal Barboteur w/ Sour Records
15.07 Freaks Pop Festival, Anjou
14.07 Le Mazette w/ Pajaros Pintados
09.07 La Douve Blanche, Egreville
21.06 Fête de la musique, le 9b
23.04 Disquaire Day, La Rotonde Stalingrad
08.04 le 9b, Paris
25.03 Miniclub w/ Free Shelter

⏾ 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 
16.12 9b w/ Yoav Sa'ar, Ygal Ohayon
27.11 Entrée, Plat, Disco, Cadence Paris
20.11 Le Mazette w/ Les Yeux Orange
13.11 Pompelope 5yrs w/Eternal Love, Miniclub
03.11 Gustu x Animal Records, Le Refuge
30.10 A La Folie w/ Richard Fribert
23.10 fro paris est*
22.10 Pavillon des Canaux
17.09 le 9b w/ Sour Records
11.09 le 9b 10 yrs Party
04.09 Nature & Discothèque
31.07 Montezuma
24.06 Scilicet
21.06 Fête de la Musique, le 9b
18.06 CL(i) 98, Montargis

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.

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