Last Nubian  - Ghetto Child EP
Label: Flat White Records (https://soundcloud.com/flatwhiterecords)
Release date: 30 april 2021
BUY LINK: www.flatwhiterecords.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/lastnubian

If you don’t know already, Last Nubian is South London producer that has been making waves with his signature style of deep house for the last few years.  This 808 driven project showcases a slightly darker side to his talents, whilst hinting at inspirations from the London Jazz scene and his explorations into analogue backed production methods. This fast-paced four track EP hints at a different direction for Flat White Records, and this could well mean there’s more to come from Last Nubian in the future.

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PREMIERE : Last Nubian - Ghetto Child

Mad, meticulous and playful five-tracker out of Bristol - TIP!!!

Patrick Tipler, known as Delay Grounds is a Bristol-based experimental sound artist, producer and composer. His music incorporates elements of abstract, sample-based percussion, experimental synthesis and techno.

Having played in various musical outfits over the last 10 years, Patrick decided to go solo in 2017 to nurture his individual relationship with sound, while developing a fresh abstract perspective on electronic & techno music.

Delay Grounds explains “Dance music has become a focal point for me creatively over the last few years and has pretty much taken over my life. A dance floor can serve as a temporary alternative version of reality, one where people are given the opportunity to let go. I want this to be reflected in the sound materials I used to produce my EP -a platform for expression with a purity of purpose that is open for interpretation and is being refreshingly reinvented constantly.”

While adding, “I am compelled to work with abstraction, focusing my creative energy toward the production of sounds that simultaneously respect the form and purity of dance music, while attempting to develop a fresh perspective.”

‘Upcycling’ is the embodiment of this philosophy. A 5 track EP, in which Delay Grounds collaborates with the artist, Liz Naden, to create electronic music, intertwined with the sounds of Naden’s unique sculptures.

The tracks and sculptures alike are made from rubbish found in skips, yet manipulated into eye-catching sculptures and organic sounds. The project embodies abstract hyper-realism within the material of the works to encourage a forward-thinking attitude, Upcycling the traditional artistic mediums into a means of communication.

Delay Grounds reveals, “Working with Liz on Upcycling has helped to develop my understanding of what a collaboration can be and how a collaboration can work, each piece had to be conceptually and aesthetically congruent.”

“The project has enabled us both to explore our own creative potential and create a work with layers of depth which we were not initially aware of before.”

https://soundcloud.com/delay-grounds
https://soundcloud.com/tropopauserecords

Upcycling EP

PREMIERE: Delay Grounds - Ball Run [Tropopause Records]

The opportunities were endless, a plethora of sprawling pathways were laid out before them and as they stood perched atop the hillside they questioned and queried which one they might take. Only one path would lead them all the way back down to the foot of the mountain, up amidst the clouds they were happy and peaceful looking down at the world below and all its wonder. It was time for them to take a second and make their choice. Who knew that to choose one might be so hard... 

Yosh is set to release a new EP on Distant Horizon, a fun filled garage and rave inspired affair destined to roar on big systems and blast in the speakers of small cars. This one is an ode to everything we love.

PREMIERE: Yosh - Choose One [Distant Horizon]

Hot on the heels of two wicked releases on Lobster Theremin and SITU Records, London based producer Kempston Hardwick readies 4 bubbling cuts of summer jams with all the zesty twists of an ice cold radler on Distant Horizons.

Whilst his last releases on LT took a more UK-centred sound approach, DISTANT005 has you jumping on the first plane out of London and onto a white, sandy beach somewhere in the South Pacific. The skippy, bright beats of ‘Step With Me’ raise the curtain before the sounds of thes streets of Chicago take over on ‘Roxy’s Party’ - a classic cut of contemporary house that lends from the past while keeping one eye firmly fixated on the future.

‘Leonila’ sees Kempston take on a more experimental aesthetic; tribal drum patterns and vocal samples blend with bending synthwork and and the inspired calm that can only come from the sound of wooden instruments.

Bowing us out is ‘Cascade’, the most quintessential Kempston track on there; his distinctive take on house shining across five minutes of late-night grooves.

https://lobstertheremin.com/album/step-with-me

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https://soundcloud.com/lobster-theremin

PREMIERE: Kempston Hardwick - Cascade [Distant Horizons]

Litherland - Abstentia / Metanoia (Remixes)
BUY LINK: https://collectiveleisure.bandcamp.com/music
Release Date: 8th October 2021
Label: Collective Leisure (https://soundcloud.com/collectiveleisure)
https://soundcloud.com/joe-litherland
https://soundcloud.com/clivefromaccounts

Young Bristol producer Litherland's 'Abstentia' has had an eventful summer after initial spring release, turning up everywhere from festival fields to Sasha's 'sunset pick' on Radio 1.

Now it returns with two contrasting remixes, as Clive From Accounts explores the fertile interzones between hypno house and spacey post - Lo Fi, whilst Londoner Kilig keeps the warmth and sense of scale as he dials down the pace, and hints of 2-step past float through the rhythms.

Rounding off the package, other EP favourite 'Metanoia' gets the roughneck 145bpm OG hardcore treatment from Denham Audio across two similar, and equally floor friendly, mixes

PREMIERE : Litherland - Abstentia (Clive From Accounts Remix)

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https://shallnotfade.co.uk/album/rounds-ep

Bodhi are Luke Welsby and Olly Howells, two Cardiff locals who grew up with the underground music scene of the city and met in its clubs. The duo have a host of hit edits and releases under their belts, have run a club night in their home city, and are back with five killer tracks for their first full-length EP this year.

Rounds EP is a constantly moving sidewinder of a release, holding back nothing as it hits you with one punchy track after another. Opener ‘SQU’ is a meaty kickdrum heavy club roller that hardly gives room to breathe, making the more sparse title track feel delicate in comparison. The darker elements still shine through with a harsh beat and high-octane pads. ‘Drop One’ is a real heady number with an extreme drop certain to set a dancefloor wild. Bodhi’s production skills are gorgeously presented in the sound design of ‘Solaris’, all atmospheric chords, field recordings and frenetic breaks. The breakbeats are forefronted for closing track, ‘Junction 93’, which explores drum’n’bass sound palettes more deeply complete with an ominous sub bass which growls across the explosive rhythm.

Rounds EP drops 5th November via Shall Not Fade.

Rounds EP

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The first in a series of 3 EP's under my imprint 'Wing Theory'. Digital for now, triple vinyl in the future.

Artwork by María Medem.
Mastering by Curve Pusher.

Releases March 4, 2022.

WING001 | Tom Jarmey 'Wing Theory Part I'

Artist: Jones&Roth
Track Title: Roter Wein
Album Title: Wir kommen aus dem House nicht raus
Label: Sounds Over Seas
Cat #: SOS004
Release date: 18.03.2022
Format: vinyl, digital

@jonesroth
@soundsoverseas

Jones&Roth make their long awaited vinyl debut via the Berlin based imprint “Sounds Over Seas”. Six tracks ranging from House to Breaks to something sexy and weird in- between, drawing you into a kind of happy, nostalgic Party Vibe. Let’s hope they never leave the House, continually serving up certifed bangers.

Wir kommen aus dem House nicht raus (Promo)

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Premiere | Jones&Roth - Roter Wein (SOS004)

Parule taps in with a five-track EP that explores different tempos and ventures into new sonic territories while maintaining some of his signature elements.

Stoned Squirrel opens the EP with a slow, head-nodding groove driven by a filtered acid hook and rattling percussions.

Off Shore follows as a stripped-back roller, evoking a hypnotic, submerged atmosphere.
Chants nods to Parule’s earlier work—fast-paced electro that dances between breakbeats and squelching acid lines.

Laufbahn is stripped down, raw and agonizing. Like running in circles with a broken foot.
Fujiyama pushes into the 160 BPM realm, weaving in lyrics and vocal textures from ŽEN's "Lov na crne tipke", a track Parule obsessed over throughout the past year.

Parule
@parule
www.instagram.com/paruule/

Vienna's Filthiest
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Off Shore

Premiere: Parule - Off Shore | Vienna's Filthiest

choke enough (Vladim edit)

Day 9 of Seed 2 Stage Fall Jamms 2025, 1 new track per day for 2 weeks!

Day 9 - Closed Doors

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: Yosh - Choose One [Distant Horizon]

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