R$N Premieres: October 2016

Club life would never be the same again now that he had left the building. He was gone and so too would this place be very soon. The world mourned the last dancer, out the door he had walked never to return to a floor in which he had spent many a night lost under the glowing lights and disco balls. His movement had been legendary, the talk of the town. Now all that was left was an eerie shadow and an empty space where he had used to stand. This night was for him, they would move in honour. The night had only just begun. Let's ride. 

UK pioneers, rave fanatics and living legends 2 Bad Mice return with a bang. Social Sneaker Club release the first EP from the three since 2004 in what marks a landmark occasion for UK rave culture.

Gone Too Soon

PREMIERE: 2 Bad Mice - Gone Too Soon [Sneaker Social Club]

The warmth of the summer season had begun to fade. Soon the plains would be full of lush green grass and flying birds. Rainy season approached and the hardship of the drought was almost over. The struggle of a community stranded amidst the desert was not deemed important on the global scene. They were a forgotten people. As she watched the clouds move slowly across the sky she wondered when the first drop might fall from above. She longed for the feel of the cold damp upon her skin, she longed to come into rain. It would be any day now, but for tonight the people would have to wait. 

Arnheim is set to release a two track EP on the newly launched label, Baptismo Alpinismo. The label is an offshoot of Isaiah Tapes and sees Arnheim take an eclectic approach with percussive drums and subtle padding.

PREMIERE: Arnheim - Come Into Rain [Baptismo Alpinismo]

The opening month was always the most difficult time of year. The cold wind howled down the misty morning streets and ice lay glazed upon the concrete. As he watched from his bedroom window he looked down upon the people walking to work. Their lives were so busy, so rushed, so hectic, so tense. Some January this would be, the coldest yet they'd said. Up here in the far north it was hard to find work, or the energy to survive, let alone prosper during the winter season. Some January this would be indeed. 

Nekhsa delivers Spinning Plates' third release. The highly anticipated record follows two well received EP's which first appeared on the label back in 2015. The release sees the talents of New York's DJ Spider who ramps up the pace in his own trademark style. This one is packed with weird fuzz and sludgey undertones.

SP003

PREMIERE: Nekhsa - Some Jan (DJ Spider Remix)[Spinning Plates]

Deep beneath the sea swam the vessel. They were well beyond enemy territory now, they were fishing in the waters of the villain and if they were to be caught then peril would soon follow. They knew they should not have travelled this far but the sea can do funny things to peaceful men. They were looking to engage, to interact, to breach the peace. Many aboard the submarine had been divided upon the plan of attack but they all agreed upon one thing: the regime must be broken and its wickedness halted. The murky waters offered them an opportunity which ceased to exist elsewhere. This was the time. 

Gonima is the first artist to appear on a new vinyl based record label titled Slam City Jams. Operating out of Munich the label has been founded by the duo more commonly known as Rhode & Brown who have most notably released on Toy Tonics. The release itself is deep and elegant

Grids

PREMIERE: Gonima - Subdivided [Slam City Jams]

The weight was difficult to fathom. It made no sense, the collateral damage would be excessive and the result would be one of impending doom. The concrete glimmered grey under the floodlights, they sat perched upon a park bench simply watching the world go by. The pressure of such a decision weighed heavy upon his shoulders but she sat peacefully by his side as though nothing was wrong. Looking out into the distance they watched the flickering glow of the city lights, they seemed a million miles away from them now. Up out here in the distant blocks nothing seemed real, not under the weight. 

Malka Tuti return with a new EP from The Kloom. Remixes are aplenty on this one with the likes of Khidja and Die Wilde Jagd both featuring.

PREMIERE: The Kloom - 40 Gram Beton (Khidja Remix) [Malka Tuti]

The dark pub grew quiet as the midnight hour approached. Etched above the door were the words "Eta Carinae", nobody knew what they meant but their foreboding presence cast a chill deep into the blackened night. Outside, amidst the streets of Glasgow, crowds had begun to gather triumphantly in proud, righteous protest. The night was very much theirs and the weekend had begun. Those concrete streets would soon be swamped by a merry dance, a beautiful ritual and a joyous regime. There was no town quite like it at night, a tranquil paradise, a wild and chaotic jungle. 

2Sox are a label operating out of Glasgow town, a city we have a soft spot for given our editor's roots. Sparky appears on remix duties as he reworks Teleskop's "Eta Carinae".

OddSox Vol. 1 (2SOX003)

PREMIERE: TELESKOP - Eta Carinae (Sparky Remix)[2Sox]

The way in which she sketched was hypnotic. As the pencil etched across the paper her eyes glanced quickly upwards towards a subject in the distance. It was as if the trees were inviting her to capture this moment in time. "Draw me" they bellowed in the breeze. The sun looked fondly down from the skies above casting a golden light on the scattered autumn leaves. The grass beneath the old birch lay littered with orange and red like a crusty sea. Her pencil caught it all, observational yet distant and removed. She let out a small sigh and carried on, it had been a long day and the light would soon die. Her drawing must wait. 

Fever Trails recently unveiled a new track titled "Draw Me" which was met with a warm critical reception. Maxime Alexander steps up to remix the work leading the sound in a forward thinking direction. Released on South African label Quit Safari.

GET THE TRACK HERE

PREMIERE: Fever Trails - Draw Me (Maxime Alexander Remix)[Quit Safari]

He walked the busy streets as the rain crashed against his face. He drifted through the crowds as they marched down the sprawling roads. Between buildings loomed the shadows from the clouds above, they cast a black and hollow spell upon a city which was now rife with corruption and chaos. As he drifted between the blisffully ignorant he pondered whether they even knew or cared of what went on in the hierarchy which surrounded them. Many of them were lost under the influence of authority, what was the point in their fightback? It would be crushed within a second despite the strength of their attempts. The way out was blocked. 

Traela is the latest artist to release on HHATRI. The label has previously released music from the likes of Soichi Terada & Shinichiro Yakota. Traela's EP is a dynamic wave of deep house, techno and world music influenced soundscapes.

Hhatri004

PREMIERE: Traela - Drifting [HHATRI]

The bank had been problematic. The hold up hadn't worked. Currency was such a problem to those who had little and a burden to those whose pockets were lined with gold. Their guns had caught the attention of the staff but had ceased to scare the office chief. He had refused to transfer the funds to the account in question and now they were simply stood like a pair of spares in the large empty hall. Marble lined the walls and the floor upon which they stood, this place made them sick. How could an institution with so much struggle to give anything back to those who sat outside the grand palace with nothing. It was time to transfer the currency. 

Gross Net are about to release thei debut album through Touch Sensitive Records on the 25th of November. Drawing upon elements from punk, techno and disco their output is inspired.

Quantitative Easing

PREMIERE: Gross Net - Currency Transfer [Touch Sensitive]

It's always nice when you get a bonus. Like on them chocolate bars with 25% extra free. I remember it loads with Yorkies. Or is that just my brain playing tricks on me.  Remember when Quality Street felt like a bonus? I use the when because look where we're at with them now...
http://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres-exclusive-streams/premiere-richard-rogers-that-bonus-track-extended-mix-black-booby/

Anyway, moving swiftly on, this a right little tasty bonus from Richard Rogers' new EP on his own label Black Booby - a bit of a favourite around these parts we'll have you know. This is an extended mix of BB-05's bonus track entitled funnily enough That Bonus Track which samples Suzanne vega the B2 and is a right little beauty. Elsewhere on the EP there's nu wave Sprinkles-ness and deep jack trax.

Full details of the whole EP from your lovely Manchester wonderful vinyl emporium Piccadilly Records. 

Lovely stuff! Bonus even...

Black Booby BB-12

MORE INFO

PREMIERE: Richard Rogers - That Bonus Track (Extended Mix) [Black Booby]

The stars flickered against the dark sky. Deep within the realms of inner space they soared. The rocket ship would take them to spectacular new heights and see them contest the very nature of time itself. This was another dimension to which few back home could claim to understand, let alone say they had travelled. In a search for new life they had risen through the clouds in a great ball of fire: televised and famous the whole world had watched them climb further and further into the atmosphere above. Now, looking back, earth was but a mere dot on a vast landscape, space sprawled before them and they were most certainly far from home.

Niro offers up four tracks on a new EP for PADS. Lush, dreamy and moody there is a mature approach taken towards the dancer throughout the release.

Pieces Of You EP

PREMIERE: Niro - Inner Space [PADS]

The chaos which can occur within ones brain is wild, a mania of the mind so to speak. The disorientation was overwhelming as he lay on the wooden floor of the large hall. As he looked up to the ceiling he began to observe swirling patterns, dotted colours and figments of his imagination. A bird flew freely between the walls, its wings flapping loudly in the vast empty space. The walls began to bend and warp, they were rigid no more and suddenly the place was alive with the warwhoops of insanity. He had not ever imagined that life might exist in such a manner, but now he was under its spell there would be going back. Let the mania commence. 

Jorkes are a Munich based duo with a penchant for creating the odd. Their latest release on Freeride Millenium sees them create an enchanting groove with an erotic twist as they rework their own track with a 'Lovegasm' version.

Mindemania

PREMIERE: Jorkes - Mindemania (Lovegasm Version)[Freeride Millenium]

The words fell from the pages as she began to read. The book of life told a beautiful story, it was a tale of mystery and intrigue. As she read she dreamt of a life in which the spectacular visions were a reality. The grassy fields shone a dense green in the golden glow of the sunlight. Flowers blew hazily in the autumn breeze and peace lay across the land. In this place there was no fear, no trouble, no strife, the book told simply a story of joy, the book of life. 

Karim Sahraoui returns with an inspired EP for OFF Recordings. Having released to critical acclaim on Transmat, Cocoon and more he delivers two tracks which sees the artist in fine form.

PREMIERE: Karim Sahraoui - Book Of Life [OFF Recordings]

The forest was damp and the smell of rain rose between the trees. The cabin was far removed from the world outside, those inside were unaware of the war, crime and poverty which had flushed all good from the world. Here within the forest amidst the smell of sandalwood they were at one with nature. Some called them hippies, others thought them strange, but they did not care for the thoughts and tears of others. The jungle floor was all which they needed to make them happy day by day. The whole damn world may as well be theirs for all they cared, who was anyone to tell them otherwise?

Aquarium is the latest artist to feature on X-Kalay. He leads the new sub label, Silver Lake, forward in a new direction as he unveils an ambient album of beautiful pads, soundscapes and dreamy visions.

PREMIERE: Aquarium - Sandalwood [Silver Lake]

The galaxy sprawled before them like a wacky maze. The bobbing spaceship bounced furiously between the stars like a ball aunched from a pinball machine. The destination in which they were headed you might ask? Planet Vunder-baum. It was supposed to be a magical place where the zig zogs lived up high above the craters. The planets atmosphere was a whirlwind of bubbles and clouds. All of this had been promised to the crew who had undertaken the rocket ships maiden voyahe. Now, some million miles into the darkest galaxy of space, they longed to touch down upon what would soon be their new home. 

Benjamin Finger is about to release a new album titled '10' on Sellout! Music. The release sees the Norwegian artist blend jazzy avant garde alongside electronic music.

PREMIERE: Benjamin Finger - Planet Vunder-Baum [Sellout! Music]

Deep within the hills of Italy lay a great temple. It's golden ceiling glimmered from above as it poked its head through the mystical treetops. Inside the temple lay paintings showcasing decades of history and art. It lay undiscovered and unfound, it had sat peacefully tucked away from the world since the war had broken out. One day it would be turned into a pristine tourist attraction and all of the history would be replaced by the marching pitter patter of feet on marble. However, for now it remained still and eerie. 

Enzo Avitabile is remixed by Ransom Note affiliate Bawrut on a new EP for Silencio. He delivers a tropically inspired acid workout complete with percussion and a low end rumble.

PREMIERE: Enzo Avitabile - Devozioni Dialettali (Bawrut Remix)[Silencio]

Rumour had it that he was invincible. At least that was what he would like people to believe as he looked out from the Ivory Tower. When he had been appointed as the new leader people had thought him to have super powers, that was how the story was told throughout the land. Little did they know that he was as washed up and tired as they come. A weakened man battered by the elements of the day and a political dart board for all around. This was no noble position, it was simply an elevated chair. The story would gone on, but whether he would remain was another question entirely. 

Melchior Sultana goes deep, like really, really, really deep. His latest EP for Three Fingerz Musique is enchanting and elegant as he guides us through melancholic pads and lush percussion.

Healer

PREMIERE: Melchior Sultana - Story  [Three Fingerz Musique]

The echoes travelled down the concrete tunnel. This was usually a place in which commotion was rife and stress was high. As the car travelled slowly under the glow of the murky lights it came to a halt at the halfway point. The doors opened and two men got out. The clatter of metal scraped along the ground as they dragged along the machine which would bring the tunnel crashing down. This was a time of destruction and the evil would bang triumphantly around the world with the roar of horns.

Pearl River Sound features as part of a brand new compilation from Raw Culture. The release features a range of tracks from the likes of Alter D, Acidflowerzz and more.

PREMIERE: Pearl River Sound - Mostri Robson [Raw Culture]

When looking back not a great deal had changed throughout his life until now. He had remained mostly under the radar, a dream like figure who was to be seen and not heard. He could not recall the day in which he had decided to emerge from his shell and conquer the blues, this was years ago now. However, in the light of day the world seemed like a far more peaceful place than it had way back then. Each morning he awoke with a sense of eager purpose, ready to seize the day and dance beneath the glow of the golden sun up above. It was a new mind space, and the dark times, they were years ago now. 

Maricopa falls into that category in which some might call "balearically inclined". To be honest, to us he just makes music with a laid back undercurrent. What even is balearic anyway? A state of mind? A sound? Who knows? His new release "This Was Years Ago" is forthcoming on LaLuna records.

This Was Years Ago

PREMIERE: Maricopa - This Was Years Ago [LaLuna]

The room was piping hot. Steam rose from the pouring water which ran coarsely against the metal window frame. On the other side of the glass the world outside was icy cold. This fictional reality had become far too adventurous for the team's liking. They had not planned to die on planet rhummy but soon they might. They held one anothers hands as they looked out into the frozen wilderness which lay beyond. This was it, the great and magnificent end. Enter the planet. 

Split Secs have long been favourites over at Ransom Note towers. However, their latest release has instilled even greater confidence in us as a unit. The new EP features remixes from Compassion Crew, and Musik Nonstop. That might have been good enough, however Tom Noble also steps up to the challenge.

PREMIERE: Split Secs - Rummy (Tom Noble Remix)[Machine Limited]

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