R$N Premieres: March 2018

The three tracks for this EP are lovingly crafted using his collection of vintage drum machines, samplers and expansive modular setup, and are presented in both stereo and Dolby Atmos. Opener 'havin it' is quick-stepping, low slung house cut lit up with glistening chords and gorgeous soul samples that shine through next to low-key but euphoric 90s trance progressions. It makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside while remaining locked to the groove. 'lush' is just that, with summery harp strums shimmering across dusty and speedy deep house drums that sweep you up and fill your heart with hope and joy. It's a richly layered sound with a curiousness that truly enchants. Lastly, 'WNE' straightens your back with upright and snappy drums, woody percussion and frayed edged chords that have a cosy nostalgic glow. Coated in a lo-fi haze, plunging bass and aching vocal fragments pull you in different directions as you hurry to keep up with the frisky groove. 


WNE EP

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Matt Karmil - Havin' It

You might know Ben Evers as one half of Adana Twins – but now he’s stepping out solo again, and stepping up. Fueled by the raw energy of electronic music and a deep connection to the dancefloor, Ben blends house, R&B and hip hop influences into a sound that’s both emotional and powerful. Years on the global circuit as a DJ, plus serious studio chops, have shaped him into a truly versatile artist with his own voice and vision.
This release marks a new chapter – a personal statement wrapped in rhythm, built for big rooms and intimate spaces alike. It’s Ben in full control, letting the vibe unfold with every beat.

Joining the ride is Anna Schreit – a Berlin-based DJ and producer known for her fluid style and deep musical roots.
Raised on her father’s art rock and shaped by both the raw pulse of Berlin’s underground and her formative time in Munich, Anna has carved out a name for herself with genre-bending sets and a fearless approach to house and beyond. A resident at Sisyphos, she brings her own flavour to the release with a killer remix that hits just right – slick, unrelenting, and dripping with intent.
A heavyweight collab from two artists who know exactly where they’re going – and aren’t afraid to take the scenic route.


Check Out. 

Ben Evers
https://www.instagram.com/ben.evers.ofc/ 

Anna Schreit. 
https://www.instagram.com/anna_schreit/ 

Written & Produced by Benjamin Evers
Published by BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - Edition TAU Rights
Pon De Vibe: Mixed & Mastered by Matthew Styles-Harris 
One Touch: Mixed & Mastered by Matthew Styles-Harris
Pon De Vibe: Anna Schreit Remix Mastered by Lopazz

Distributed by Kompakt.
Artwork by studio mizuiro.
Also available on Bandcamp and all the other digital platforms.

Label: Live At Robert Johnson, 2025
Catalog No: Playrjc 127

Order

Ben Evers - Pon de Vibe (Anna Schreit Remix)

Akrill - Mama House
BUY LINK: https://taktrec.bandcamp.com/album/mama-house
Label: TAKT Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/taktrec)
https://www.instagram.com/takt.rec/
> Akrill (https://soundcloud.com/iamakrill)
https://www.instagram.com/iamakrillaa

We return with the second house album from Akrill, delivering raw and unpretentious dancefloor material straight from Saint Petersburg.

The artist presents a carefully constructed selection rooted in the classic traditions of house, occasionally touching on the rhythms of UK garage, yet never losing the essential 4/4 drive. This is honest music with no gimmicks, made for those who still believe in the power of groove.

Tracks like “5 Region” and “I Need” evoke the dusty mood of early morning hours, warm bass, dry drums, and a room where you forget what time it is.

No chasing charts, no algorithmic nonsense, just sound that knows where it came from and where it belongs.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Akrill - Litso Vniz

The views from the aeroplane were hard to believe, the scale of the deep blue as it disappeared into the great beyond was staggering. The endless abyss of the limitless sky.

Clouds were sparse yet every time he caught a glimpse of one he’d try to create a mental image or a sense of perspective as to what they were, floating against the backdrop of the opal sky.

He imagined a great dragon, a frightening beast roaring through the sky with a mighty myriad of colours cascading from its magnificent wings.

It was all magic up here.

Sarayu is set to release an EP on More Rice – a wiggly, techy beauty of an EP which combines lots of fast paced, glitchy elements to craft a deep, pensive groove.

PREMIERE: Sarayu - Don Vito Bingus [More Rice]

V/A - 3 Years Of Samovar
BUY LINK: https://samovarmoscow.bandcamp.com/album/3-years-of-samovar
Label: Samovar (https://soundcloud.com/samovarmoscow
https://www.instagram.com/samovarmoscow/
> Max Mirraw (https://soundcloud.com/maxmirraw)
https://www.instagram.com/maxmirraw/

Moscow-based producer Max Mirraw, previously released on labels PEM and Welofi, contributes to the 3 Years of Samovar compilation with his striking breaks track Red Lights. Built around a delicate sampled vocal and an exquisite atmosphere, the track feels both fragile and deeply danceable.

PREMIERE : Max Mirraw - Red Lights

Paris-based composer and producer Baptiste Lagrave unveils the next part of his BREAKUP EP — a project that merges the emotional intensity of romantic rupture with hypnotic, driving club energy.

More urgent and raw, Crisis unfolds as a pulsating narrative, evoking chaos, chase, and emotional overload with FX-heavy textures and powerful rhythmic programming.


PREMIERE : Baptiste Lagrave - Crisis

Systematic Recordings is back with more techno brilliance from main man Marc Romboy in collaboration with Rafael Cerato & Astrid James.

Romboy is a long-standing figure in electronic music who blends deep, melodic techno with analogue warmth and emotional depth. Rafael Cerato also brings a powerful fusion of techno, house, and cinematic soundscapes and Astrid James is one of France's most exciting talents with a darker, rolling sound.

Down For Business is packed with attitude thanks to the vocal - a spoken word monologue on artistry. It rides on chunky and rubbery drums with old school percussion and zippy synths that light it up with future energy

BUY on BEATPORT

PREMIERE : Marc Romboy, Rafael Cerato, Astrid James - Down for Business

Track 4 from the new album "Exodusk", available now on all streaming platforms: linktr.ee/sunsetphase

https://sunsetphase.bandcamp.com/album/exodusk

https://soundcloud.com/sunsetphase

PREMIERE: Sunset Phase - Exopilogue

Amsterdam-based Afghan-Dutch artist Daidu has been DJing, producing, and crafting tasteful edits for more than a decade. He is always experimenting with genre boundaries and has a meticulous approach to sound design that fuses the synthetic and the organic in innovative ways. After contributing to AliA & DTM Funk’s Black Gravity Rhythms compilation on San-Kofa Rhythm Records, he continues to make waves in the studio with this latest oﬀering. Opener 'Arpenin' is a chapter-spanning, in-your-face 909 roller driven by a bouncy bassline and mutating arpeggios, building to several atmospheric synth liftoﬀs. It's infused with future soul while harking back to early Detroit tech and oozes elegant power and sophistication. The shape-shifting 'Circular Discontinuity' blends Daidu’s jazzy keys and percussive jams with a rubbery, oﬀ-grid techno rhythm. Gradually evolving into a rich electronic sound and propelled by synths that reach an intense summit, it's lush techno with a rare musicality and freeform sense of soul.

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Daidu - Arpenin

https://soundcloud.com/rugstusslenis: This mix is a personal journey, a reflection of my current emotional and alchemical state, especially through the weight of some challenging times. It starts deep, with tribal vibes that feel like a quiet ritual, grounding you in the moment. The rhythms build slowly, weaving through hypnotic layers into psychedelic pulses and trance grooves that pull you forward, like a heartbeat picking up pace. I crafted this to feel raw and human, letting the music trace the edges of my headspace—introspective, sometimes heavy, but always moving toward something alive. It’s not just a set; it’s me working through the chaos, finding flow, and inviting you to move with me.

Rūgštus Slėnis is a dive into the wild, layered world of sound—think tribal rhythms stitched together with an acid edge, pulsing like a living thing. My mixes shift between light and shadow, dreamy drifts and trippy highs, always eclectic, always moving. From his early days, he has been chasing a sound that’s carved deep into his psyche, blending the raw energy of nature with the flow of my inner alchemy. A story told through sound — raw, real, and an open invitation to feel the rhythm.



LAYER #439 | Rūgštus Slėnis

The mighty jungle cat roared with abandonment and pride as he ran free from the towering walls of the zoo which had kept him imprisoned for so long. It was no problem that he might never return, the wind blew prominently against his fur as he darted between the trees under the glow of the moonlight. It was desperately cold under the chill of winter but that had been the incentive for a fantastic escape, a driving force behind the evacuation which had been coming for oh so long. 

Apres Ski appears on a new compilation set for release on the 13th of March later this month. He features alongside an array of Irish counterparts on the first compilation being released by Dublin Digital Radio, a station which has championed up and coming Irish talent across the breadth of electronic music.

ddr. Compilation 01

PREMIERE: Apres Ski - No Prob [Dublin Digital Radio]

This was to be the first time that laboratory would be open to the public and the outside world. The walls were glimmering a pristine white tint whilst the greenery of the plant life which lurked behind the glass windows acted as a stark yet beautiful contrast to the clinicality of the environment. "001.1" had been a long time in the planning, it was important for a company as rogue and vagabond as theirs to at least pretend that those from the outside world were welcome within their sphere of chaos...

Nacieae appears on a new EP set for release on Tact Recordings. The imprint has moved from strength to strength across the last six years, this time they turn their focus towards the abstract elements of dub.

001.1 PREMIERE: Nacieae -001.1 [Tact Recordings]

@mergelayers - the label run by Italian producers Natlek and Nobel - is starting a new monthly digi-only single series. The first offering comes from @circuit900, a Danish duo composed of Nicolas Hansen (Variete/Lattice) and Jens Madsen (Pastiche).

Operating somewhere near the intersection between house, electro and UK bass music, 'Bakheng' is a certified stomper with the most ferocious drums you'll have heard in a while.

Buy it here: http://bit.ly/2oS15MX

PREMIERE: Circuit 900 - Bakheng [Merge Layers]

The funny shaped creature marched prominently across the floor. It toddled back and forth between the four walls and looked surpised as it recreated the same delicately crafted route again and again. Shiu was his name, a thing of beauty which the rich had brought upon a great ship from overseas, he was far from home and very much alone amidst a kingdom of wealth, power and might. The trumpets roared in the courtyard outside as the guards marched upon the cobbles. The creature shivered up in the high tower. 

Thiago Nassif is set to release a new album on the widely praised record label, Foom. The imprint has become synonymous with quality having previously released music by the likes of Peter Zummo, Arthur Russell, NDF and more. Listen to the talents of the Brazilian maestro in collaboration with Arto Lindsay.

Três

PREMIERE: Thiago Nassif - Shiu (Coçar Onde Coça)[Foom]

@moveltraxx's Street Bangers Factory series comes to a close this week with the ninth edition. Over the course of three years the label has been showcasing high octane dancefloor weapons from the likes of MikeQ, Mighty Mark & TT The Artist, Big Dope P, DJ Earl, Lockah, Morgan Hislop and loads more.

Teklife star @deejay-manny-2 - whose 'Greenlight' was one of the best albums of 2017 - contributes a whipcrack juke cut that's over before you've even had a chance to draw breath. The frantic rhythms of 'It's House' mark another worthy entry in his arsenal of footwork battle anthems.

Street Bangers Factory 9

PREMIERE: DJ Manny - It's House [Moveltraxx]

There was a purple sky and the black clouds seemed ominous and gloomy. The rain poured with prolific intent on the night that she left me, at least that was as much as I could remember before the blackout. Sat upon the boulevard i recalled watching the stars darken under the haze of the midnight fog, the sirens in the distance roaring up and down upon the tarmac chasing villains and rogues. You could hear the sound of the waves rumble softly in the distance, I didn't care...

Quaid is set to release a new album on the Melbourne based imprint Couch Acid Recordings, an assortment of moody house, disco and boogie which lends a nod of the head to the days of funk, soul and classic hip hop.

Technological Afterlife

PREMIERE: Quaid - TheNiteSheLeftMe (feat. Shepherd)[Couch Acid]

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: Quaid - TheNiteSheLeftMe (feat. Shepherd)[Couch Acid]

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