Out now on Constellation Tatsu: https://ctatsu.bandcamp.com/merch

Hoshina Anniversary is from Hachioji, westside of Tokyo. His new LP of fluid, experimental dance music draws upon his influences of jazz fusion, electronica, and Japanese heritage. HakkyouShisou translates to “going crazy”, which captures the intensity and movement of a rhythmic / club atmosphere. Crisp, minimalist beats and melodies build at an urgent velocity, while a smoky piano plinks out chords.

Hoshina Anniversary - Dakuten 濁点

Happy new year! Let's get this one going with some noise. Joining us for the latest episode is LDY OSC - a musician, DJ and software engineer. LDY OSC presents her influences while juxtaposing against some of her projects and productions.

Parabox

Parabox 022/050 - LDY OSC

once again. here against the nazi regime.
and fuck the genres too. let em be for journalists better.

sorry for mistakes i've been a bit out of myself.

432Hz_Social | Denis Yurgens live for Finca Infinito (forever love) 10/02/23

https://soundcloud.com/mecanicaclasica
https://soundcloud.com/abstrakce
🛒 https://abstrakce.bandcamp.com/album/danza-sin-nexo
🔊 https://youtu.be/JAuTf_I1AVg

A new mutation on Mecánica Clásica's sound, preserving the essence of previous works: ambient inspired by electronic pioneers such as Craig Leon, K. Leimer, Marc Barreca, Jon Hassell or Cluster. Continuing with their contemporary update of these sounds, this new delivery evolves to more rhythmic tracks, oriental influences and percussive sequences that bring it closer to leftfield vibes, with a wide range of textures and details that appear and disappear. The title of the album "Danza Sin Nexo" refers to this: a rhythm that forms and deforms without an apparent link, but ends up forming a coherent whole.

Tracklist: 

A1 Mantra De Felpa 
A2 Una Dimensión Nítida 
A3 Danza Sin Nexo 
A4 Diseñado Con Un Fin
B1 El Mundo Se Vacía De Cosas 
B2 Reliquias del Futuro 
B3 En Otra Ocasión
B4 Nova

PREMIERE: Mecánica Clásica - Danza Sin Nexo [Abstrakce Records]

'Electro punk disco', what's not to like about that? This is the name that London duo Baba Ali coined to describe their electrifying sound which takes a little bit of all the things we love here at Ransom Note and stirs them up in a big old pot.

Comprised of American musician Baba Doherty and British guitarist Nik Balchin, the group blend elements of punk funk and electro with NYC disco and no wave, that's equal parts for the dance floor and for the stage, which they're no stranger to.

They've been touring up and down the country since their debut LP dropped in 2021 and they're showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. With the release of their sophomore album imminent - a debut on Memphis Industries called 'Laugh Like A Bomb' which has been on repeat on 6Music - they join The Go! Team on tour around the UK as of this weekend. But before that they'll be making a pitstop at our own R$N residency at The Social on 10th March for an intimate live set...

Ahead of the gig, we asked Baba to give us a flavour of all his influences, which he does in fine fashion with this mix of groovy, crunchy funk, punk, synth pop, new wave and electro... Perfect fodder for your thirsty Thursday.

Tickets for Baba Ali at The Social: https://ra.co/events/1662712

Baba Ali: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

https://soundcloud.com/secret-circuit
https://soundcloud.com/invisible-inc
🛒 https://secretcircuit.bandcamp.com/album/green-mirror
🔊 https://youtu.be/sniuTI4WWy4

Invisible Inc is over the moon to finally be announcing this long-awaited double album of new music by Secret Circuit.

Presented here are 21 new pieces (or 22 if you count the bandcamp-exclusive digital bonus) recorded between 2020 and 2022 which capture that spacey, otherworldly quality Secret Circuit is known for but they also very much veer into the warmer, earthier and generally more ambient textural territories of his E Ruscha V and Only Thingz work...an altogether softer sensibility. The fact that the second disc of the double album is primarily ambient further confuses the issue! But Secret Circuit this most definitely is!

From a plethora of demos (60+) Invisible Inc label boss GK Machine wanted to distill these down and explore a side of Ruscha's that he felt hadn't been heard before, focussing on Ruscha's more emotive yet at the same time experimental side. Is that a paradox? Well, let's say only very rarely do we hear modular synths doing something so human-sounding, and when these are juxtaposed alongside slide guitars, live bass and vocodered vocals, we have something very special indeed.

Then there's the artwork...all lovingly drawn by E Ruscha V himself and landing on our desk long after the record had gone into production and test pressings delivered and approved. The package is made complete with a double-sided colour insert with liner notes and another of Ruscha's mind-warping doodles. Oh and the liner notes are written in reverse so you'll need a mirror to read them. Of course they are!

To cut a long story short, everything about this release is archetypal classic Secret Circuit and couldn't be anyone else. A highpoint for the label in 2023, no doubt.

And we hope you love it as much as we do.

Tracklist: 

A1	Undenying
A2	Phasor MD
A3	Galleon In The Clouds
A4	Green Mirror
A5	Technautic

B1	Winding Up
B2	Ripe Ready
B3	Illuminated Knights
B4	Tunnel Vision	

C1	Holding Pattern
C2	Polygono
C3	Every Day There's Something New To Say
C4	Westward Glint		
C5	Play Music Now		
C6	Stillitude		
	
D1	Piece
D2	Light On The Sand
D3	Golden Fluoride
D4	Thawing Stage
D5	The Land Of Modor
D6	The Song Of The Sea

Tunnel Vision

PREMIERE: Secret Circuit - Tunnel Vision [Invisible, Inc]

„Mokyklos suole naršydamas per nespalvoto telefono WAP naršyklę akis vis kliūdavo už paslaptingo renginio "Minimal Mondays". Smalsumo vedamas netrukus pradėjau jame lankytis. Galiausiai prisijungiau prie minimal.lt komandos, su kuria keliauju jau 10 metų. Minimal Mondays buvo tas renginys, kuriame debiutavau kaip DJ’us. Dėkoju komandai už sutiktus žmones, išgirstą muziką, aplankytas vietas ir neįtikėtinas istorijas. Linkiu pagaliau šiam renginiui patekti į UNESCO paveldo sąrašą.” — pasakoja Karolis Urbonas. Kartu su juo Minimal Mondays 19 gimtadienį švęsime jau rytoj: bit.ly/minimalmondays19 

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"While browsing through the WAP browser on my non-colored phone in the school hallway, my eyes stumbled upon the mysterious event called "Minimal Mondays." Curiosity led me to start attending it soon after. Eventually, I joined the minimal.lt team and have been traveling with them for 10 years now. Minimal Mondays was the event where I debuted as a DJ. I thank the team for the people I met, the music I heard, the places I visited, and the incredible stories. I hope that this event will finally be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list." - Karolis Urbonas remembers the good old days as we celebrate Minimal Mondays' birthday tomorrow: bit.ly/minimalmondays19

Minimal Mondays 19: Karolis Urbonas

For March's instalment of The Dispatch, Rosie Ama was joined by Johnny Xie and Global Warming Records boss Malcolm for two hours of good tunes, vibes and sound effects.

The Ransom Note Dispatch w/ Johnny Xie & Malcolm on Netil Radio (March 2023)

Dead-Tones, Of The Moon, Nasser (US) - Where Do We Go (Echonomist Remix)

@kodigrooves
@truth-radio
Release Date: November 7th, 2025
Bandcamp: https://truthradio.bandcamp.com/album/blue-dream
Info: Truth Radio is back, kicking off our 10-year anniversary with a series of fresh releases.
First up is the EP “Blue Dream” by Polish producer KODI. With more than a decade in electronic music, KODI has crafted a signature sound that fuses the raw energy of techno with the hazy textures of lo-fi house.
From his first deep house tracks in 2013 to underground techno releases, KODI has steadily explored the edges of the scene, taking full control of mixing and mastering along the way.
The Blue Dream EP is the result of that journey — hypnotic, distorted, and uncompromising, carried by the relentless pulse of the Roland TR-8

Bandcamp

*PREMIERE* KODI - Blue Dream

Feel The Bongo (Cleo Recordings)

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