The Ransom Note good track can you please check out this sound? https://soundcloud.com/71rec/forever-loved let me know if you like it

"The hive raccoon of the Procyonidae family is a example of a mammal that could survive the harsh environmental realities of unchecked hive city sprawl. The hive raccoon, or Procyon Alveare (a new species coined in 2050 in one of Japan's first hive cities), is unhindered by obstacles vertically and is found to be an exceptional problem solver. Many raccoon families live and nest in the air ducts and substations of superstructures. With maintenance crews stretched thin in the late night, hive raccoons wander the various levels of the megacity foraging for food. Eradication efforts have been futile, and most people have accepted the nocturnal mammals as a part of their sacrifice for living closer to the atmosphere in the upper levels. 

The slums below continued to be dwarfed by the surrounding concrete, steel, and super-strength polymer megaliths. They blocked out the sun in some instances, giving hive raccoons a reprieve to scurry around during the day, often running in packs of four or five around the darkened alleys and under-levels. They are usually shy and docile, preferring to stay away from humans. 
Their gentle and kind disposition and tendency to help other species (including us by picking the streets clean of loose electrical waste), have earned them a place in the hive cities and arcologies around the world. Most of the populace tolerates their existence, despite criticism from the North American Federated States Upper Council claiming that hive raccoons were compromising their super structures and proclaiming their perceived craftiness as a nuisance and a blight to upper-city living.

Animal behavioural scientists have commented that some of the hive raccoons are changing. Sometimes instead of individuals or groups foraging for food, a small band will form and set out together to gather bits and pieces of discarded technology: circuit boards, batteries, copper wires, smart-foam, cellphones, laptops, cameras, etc. Scientists have claimed that the 'super trash pandas' were in the process of adaptation (and a potential evolution), and that they should be not disturbed or removed from their nesting areas, unless there was a rabid one loose. 

The megacity councilors on the other hand prefers to see them as pests. Fearful of unchecked proliferation of these 'hive rats' in their superstructure and critical systems, clandestine control and eradication teams were formed to capture and secure these 'rats'. Some dwellers in the upper levels have complained of things being vandalized, such as speakers hubs and light fixtures torn out of certain tunnels.  Eradication teams will often patrol not only on the upper levels but venture towards the lower more polluted levels as well, causing conflict between the denizens of the two levels regarding jurisdiction violations. Stalking and trapping teams will often comb the inaccessible areas of their superstructures, hoping for a kill or capture, only to waste their time and resources on a dead end. On the rare occasion though, hive raccoons have been tracked, captured, and abused, much to the disdain of lower-level denizens, upper-level animal lovers, and most liberal scientists in the NAFS.

Hence, the hive raccoons, despite their resilience and craftiness, always have to be on guard. Their existence and propagation in hive cities around the world continues to surprise and baffle scientists despite their human/machine efforts to quell the population.

We will continue our program 'Wanderers of the Megacity' shortly after these mandatory messages from the North American Federated States. Please don your headsets to receive this broadcast in VR."

Wanderers of the Megacity: Introduction

SHAME! Takeover of Lost Soul Enterprises! By resident L.Sangre and her collaborator Liz Wendelbo weave selections of cold & dark wave, synth, industrial, minimal/synth, post and synth punk and more! Live from the studio 10pm - midnight!  
 
https://www.instagram.com/lostsoulenterprises
https://www.instagram.com/lsangre
https://www.instagram.com/xenoandoaklander 
https://www.instagram.com/shame.nyc

Lost Soul Enterprises pres. SHAME! L.Sangre & Liz Wendelbo @ The Lot Radio 07-22-2025

Bruce Tantum with Justin Strauss - 28 July 2025

Recorded live @refugeworldwide Wed July 23rh 2025 - a love letter to @wakinglifeportugal featuring artists that played in this year's festival ✨

Tracklist

Lino Capra Vaccina - Clima
Chillera - Koblevska A.R.
Chillera - Pro Fun
Chillera - Spielc 
Alex Kassian - Olson Waters
Fennesz - Heliconia
Bochum Welt - Ghost
Loidis - The Floating World (&All Its Pleasures)
james K - Blinkmoth (July mix)
Joe Morris - Gaia
Joe Morris - The Girl In The Dream
Dawn Again - Guided Meditation for Dancefloor Nirvana
Octo Octa - Loops for Healing


Flight Mode - July 2025 - 1h of ambient, downtempo, experimental

Mole and Belly Rub take over in lieu of their upcoming party at 123 on August 2nd :p

https://www.instagram.com/m_oole
https://www.instagram.com/shrimpandgritseater

https://soundcloud.com/djdjdjmole
https://soundcloud.com/archivechives



Refugium with Mole and Belly Rub @ The Lot Radio 07-30-2025

For Viscera 134, Alex Conrad takes control.

"Playing as The Mongolian Disco Show, hosting The Enchanted Dancehall and  as one half of Love Love Love, DJing has always been about hunting for new sounds and creating experiences on the dancefloor. Forever scouring the far corners of the globe for music from drifting ambience to the funkiest funk and rubberiest of basslines; digging through dusty crates of disco and diving into the Death Star’s trash compactor to rescue elusive machine funk; music is the real story. Records of all shapes and sizes are treasured and, forever feeling the pull of the record store, vinyl remains the chosen format. If you can’t understand the blues until you’ve had your heart broken, you’ll need to spend a night dancing through space and time to a funky bass line to get to know this DJ."

In the words of Alex: "As far as committing mixes to tape,  CD, or digital files goes, I’m hardly prolific. This goes back to my early days of hearing DJs play, and only having memories of these experiences. The time, the place, the moment - all being part of the music played - something hard to capture in a recording. 

Although not all these tracks are old, I wanted to put something together that brought back some of the feeling of those parties. Some familiar elements, some maybe unheard, some twists and turns along the way as a night starts out and builds before the inevitable sunrise. 

There’s no particular genre other than music I associate with great DJs I’ve heard along the way. Those memories of hearing the music break the silence and starting a journey to the pulsating electronic sounds, made by machines, that move a dancefloor in the middle of the night, and finally, the drift as dawn leads you into a new day and another moment made falls into memory."

Enjoy!

@user9252937

Alex Conrad | 134

Ziggy Devriendt is the DJ behind Nosedrip. Tune in once a month for an expert selection of any or all of the following: new age, new wave, French psych, minimal synth, post-punk and a whole lot else... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/nosedrip/episodes/nosedrip-4th-august-2025

Nosedrip 040825

Two hours from Bliss Point chef Max In The World 

https://www.instagram.com/blisspointnyc
https://www.instagram.com/maxinthe_world

https://soundcloud.com/bliss-point-sound



Bliss Point with Max In The World @ The Lot Radio 08-04-2025

Sacred Bones @ The Lot Radio 08-08-2025

Italo-disco classics and obscurities

www.operator-radio.com

Hysteric - 15th August 2025

Kim Ann Fxman BB2BB Cora take you on a sonic adventure with love! 

https://www.instagram.com/kimannfoxman
https://www.instagram.com/corakoala 

https://www.soundcloud.com/kimannfoxman
https://www.soundcloud.com/corakoala 



BB2BB [Kim Ann Foxman & Cora ] @ The Lot Radio 08-15-2025

Big up @brucetrail
Out 12th August at all questionable record stores

Beginning in the south, the Bruce Trail hugs the ancient shoreline of Lake Iroquoia as it follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. The Path, over its lengthy journey, winds its way through a landscape of natural beauty as it moves up to central Ontario. 
As the Trail leads further into the depths of the woodland and Ravine, sunlight falls through layers of evergreen branches stamping intricate patterns on the forest floor. Continuing north, the Trail passes an array of plants and wildlife native to the historic forest. Vivid colours saturate the forest canopy, complimented by the sounds of the cascading waterfall echoing through the Ravine. In the distance a carpet of gently waving fern cover the rolling hills dotted with slow-growing centuries-old coniferous trees that reach towards the sun.
At the home stretch of the escarpment you will be offered stunning views of the Peninsula, with the calm blue water of the western end of Lake Ontario reaching out to the lush greens of the temperate rainforest. This is the journey of the Bruce Trail.

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MAGICRS008 - Bruce Trail "Ravine Dream"

@scott-franka
Format : Vinyl 12” – 140gram – limited to 500 copies with artwork + Digital

Release info:

While unveiling the ‘Mutant Tournament’ Quartet last year, label boss Nachtbraker was quietly hunting for new music behind the scenes. Being the fine huntsman he is, he came out of the woods with sonic bits and bobs so delectable he had no choice but to spread them out over two brand new quartets. That’s right, eight records in total, to be released over the course of the next 18 months.
We’re delighted to introduce you to Scott Franka, who’s at the helm of the first missive. This creative head from Amsterdam has been making music since the tender age of 11, but it wasn’t until he adopted his Scott Franka moniker that he really found his groove. His music encompasses influences from dub and dark techno to classic drumpcomputer and synth-heavy house. Franka’s style takes cues from Detroit, Chicago and the UK, and yet is also very personal and forward thinking at the same time. ’The Gym’ might be his solo debut, but a smattering of releases from the man is on the horizon.
The best way to introduce you to Scott Franka’s musicality is “The Gym” on A1. Starting of with sweet, melancholic chords and 808 hats Scott turns your world upside down after the first break. Try to keep your head steady, and get that dirty look of your face.. doesn’t work right? It’s just too good. “Toenail” is up next, and its undeniable groove and incredible amalgamation of synths and strings make for an absolute early hours melter. Flip over for ‘Sorry’ to hear Franka knock it out of the ballpark with its heavy breakbeat and UK-style bass. Finally, there’s ‘Street’, a mesmerising groover, rounding things off nicely.
The release doesn’t only mark its first artist EP, it also marks a new look for the label. Building on the muscular, pheromone-rich theme of the first Quartet, Elsemarijn Bruys developed a fresh concept for both new Quartets with a little help from Scott Franka, who is involved in numerous art projects in Amsterdam. And in case you’re wondering: yes, that’s an actual picture of a bodybuilder, painted from head to toe. Don’t ask us how, just marvel.

www.quartetseries.com

buy vinyl

A1 - Scott Franka - The Gym

The sandy outback was not a place to be caught off guard and unaware. This was a perilous place packed rife with danger at every turn and a villainous omen might come a calling at any given time. The purple hills in the distance hung hazily in the blurry echoes of his vision as he continued to walk forwards into the dust storm. The noise of the wind echoed fiercely with a weighty tone between his ears. This was the last time he might see the sky, for it would be no more. 

Yard One returns with a new EP for Unclear Records. It is accompanied by an action packed rave remix from Simoncino, however, it was the original which caught our upmost attention.

Karman Line EP

PREMIERE: Yard One - Karman Line [Unclear Records]

Superb and lush sounding house remix with acid influences from Lauer(of Tuff City Kids fame) of the Yarni track "28 Years Of It", taken off the upcoming "Waterfalls EP" which will be released via Night Noise on March 27th.

Yarni - 28 Years Of It (Lauer remix)

More Info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2017/03/hear-a-deep-new-cut-from-freda-jackson/

@moonshoerecords

More Info

Premiere: Freda & Jackson - Sigh

Just a nocturnal mammal who loves foraging for gems in the hive cities of the future. 

I repost a lot because everything is beautiful :)

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: Yard One - Karman Line [Unclear Records]

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