From time to time something pleasant lands in our inbox, something out of the ordinary.

They often say that the best disc jockeys and record collectors are not the ones who play out every week, tour the world or who are spoken of the most. Rob Warner sent us a mix all the way from New Zealand and by George were we surprised with the result. House music can become a little stale, a hell of a lot of people play house records, a hell of a lot of people have also heard a hell of a lot of people play house records, and so on. Hence when someone steps up and absolutely knocks it out of the park it is right to recognise their accomplishment. Introducing Rob Warner, a disc jockey you might just love...

Read & Download

Rob Warner: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Please 'like' my facebook page if you've 'liked' what you've heard ;)
https://www.facebook.com/spiinnit

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.

I am Rachel. I like to listen. I like to dance.
I started listening to DISCO as a small child, playing my Mum's Saturday Night Fever album over and over again.  Dancing in the lounge to tracks like "popcorn" and "crazy horses".  From age 11, I really got into PRINCE in a big way.  1989 I turned on a student radio show and heard ACID HOUSE for the first time.  I was 14. I was hooked. 1990 I started going to raves.  808's were exciting me. I started going to a nightclub called Alfies and danced to disco, house, hip hop and rave.
Then I discovered The BOX nightclub and fell in-love with the DJ.  Many nights on the floor until dawn and working the door. Me and the DJ escaped from NZ to NYC where I lived for 3 years in Hotel 17. Feb 1996, my 1st night in NYC and I saw The Bucket Heads perform "The Bomb" live at Vinyl nightclub. Some of the best DJ's I saw in NYC were Armand Van Helden, Afrika Bambaata, Danny Tenaglia, Junior Vasquez, Francois Kervorkian, Carl Craig, Masters at Work.  I got a job working for ASTRALWERKS RECORDINGS and had the pleasure of working on The Chemical Brothers, AIR, Massive Attack, Photek, Cassius and Fatboy Slim (among others).  I boogied down at clubs like The Limelight, TWILO, VINYL, THE TUNNEL, Centrofly, ROXY.  Left NYC after 3 years and moved to London. Worked for MTV and then as a DJ booker for Subliminal (Eric Morillo, Richard F, Harry Choo Choo Romero, Jose Nunez) and also Darren Emmerson, Futureshock and Yousef.  Then worked for Virgin Records and then EMI. Hit clubs like Ministry of Sound, The End, Velvet, Home, Fabric, The Social etc.  Gary Kemp from 80's band Spandau Ballet matched me up with my husband and together we moved to NZ in 2004 and here I am. A woman. A mother. And music lover.