He walked atop the padded floor across the gym, taking in the uncomfortable stares and awkward glares from onlookers. The machines rattled, raced and echoed as people pushed their bodies to the limit, testing their endurance and strength. The room was hot, the heat reverberated between dense writhing figures and soon too he would feel just as phased by the dizzying warmth. Now as he approached his station he began to move and sway, for his workout, his routine was a dance. 

Escape Artist is a producer we've kept a close eye on over the years, having released a number of tracks which have caught our ears. The Australian producers latest appearance is on a compilation by Truth, a sprawling affair which features cutting edge electronics and material for the dance.

PREMIERE: Escape Artist - Workout [Truth]

'Return To Innocence' is our imprint of the recent period with the help of our friends from all over the world. A story with which we look to the future with hope.
Imre Kiss’ light-conceived alias 'The Donna Smith Experience' kicks off the sonic tale with the awe-inspiring 'Stay (Let's Float In Space)'. We will greet many dawns with this beauty, that's for sure. We welcome Escape Artist to our label with his spacey-cosmic break called 'A Deep Breath', traveling with it to a forest of an alien planet light years from here. And if we are talking about the sci-fi themes: would you like a retrofuturist beat for your personal transformation? Route 8 is got you delivering 'Be Aware' to your ears, an hommage to DMX Krew & breakdance floors. 
'Closed For Subsidence' with its damaged melody and throbbing bassline evokes the loneliness and darkness we’ve all experienced at some time over the past year, but we feel that Jeigo dripped a little hope for us into the song as well. Wintertime in Vermont, sun is shining on icicles, silence reigns over the forests, these images come to our mind listening to Aspetuck's 'Winterruhe', a slowburner for all the wilderpeople out there. And finally we can say we have another Hungarian producer in the TIOT family. We are proud to present NetSymmetry to you, who is showing himself for the first time under this alias with an eight-minute hallucinatory vision called 'Gene Oscillations' which immediately melted, bubbled, boiled and filtered us into a petri dish. Now let's find a dance partner and hope we can meet this year! 

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Mastered by: Márton Gregus Grema
Artwork by: Áron Hujber

Return To Innocence

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Melbourne duo, Primitive Needs bring their first 12“ recording to R.A.N.D. Muzik packed full of electro, breaks and house.

https://randmuzikrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/rm12012

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R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings
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PREMIERE: Primitive Needs - Waters Edge (R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings)

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]

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Dj octopus presenting his new channel devoted to rough edged electronic music. Monthly releases both digital and cassette tape.

First issue by Matteo Stella aka Broken Audio sharing a complete journey through unexpected bass visions and underwater break scenarios.

Mastered by Lucretio with NeverEngineLabs' ZDF Filters for Symbolic Sound Kyma and a G SSL 4k compressor

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PREMIERE: Broken Audio - Heavy Saturation

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Engage (Trancegate Reprise)

The sun had barely risen as he clocked in at the front door of his office. Without fail, he was always the first one in and the last one out; in his mind there was something to prove. How could he possibly make it to the top of the food chain if he didn't put the hours in? But it wasn't just the time, he had to throw others under the bus to climb the ladder. He'd do whatever it took.

During the pandemic, DJ and Emergency Room boss Zaltsman had plenty of time on his hands to make new music. Refining what he terms as a 'bouncy UK style', his output touches on elements of house, UK funky and stripped back techno and has seen him contribute tracks and remixes on Dansu Discs and Distrokid. He self-releases his next cut, 'Nao Paro', which he cites as a homage to the funk scene in Brazil, sampling the lyrics of Diadema-based rapper MC Petter.

PREMIERE: Zaltsman - Nao Paro

Castilho Music - Smack (Extended)

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A soundtrack to the scene is like a wind to a dream.

How to make a vision reality? No one person can accomplish much alone, so how do we organize when the idea is so liquid?

Three songs crafted for better city living. Life inside, through the streets and alleyways, never forgetting to get up and out into the unknown.

Bienvenue Recordings is thrilled to introduce these songs from the mind of Gabriel Rei...a look into his experience with our city, what it has to offer, and all that it can be. May these rhythms & melodies accompany you on walks through the wild, in dreams, with footsteps on the dance floor.

[BIENV002] Gabriel Rei - City Of Dreams (Bienvenue Recordings)

Deep beneath the murky ocean they moved amidst the water, the rolling waves passed by overhead undisturbed by their great might. These were submarine mammals, mystical creatures which scoured the ocean floor in search of treasures and pleasures unknown. Very few people had been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of these magnificent beasts but those who had would know that the extent of nature's golden powers were limitless and boundless. 

Baby Rollén is set to release a new EP on his own newly founded label Slump Recordings. This one has been hotly tipped and gone down a treat over at Ransom Note headquarters. Deep moving electro with harsh tones and punchy stabs.

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PREMIERE: Baby Rollén -  Submarine Mammals [Slump Recordings]

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.

PREMIERE: Zaltsman - Nao Paro

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