For Viscera 140, our close friend Sarahtonin joins the series with a live recording from Corsica Studios, captured in May 2025. Expect trippy acid and rolling grooves for a late night dancefloor!

"Sarahtonin, as her name suggests, makes you feel good. With a knack for finding mood-lifting tracks that make people want to dance, she has a well-deserved reputation for filling floors.

She’s been listening to and mentally cataloguing music all her life and has developed both a broad taste and an encyclopaedic knowledge which allows her to play across time and genre to craft the best vibe for any situation – whether that’s Wednesday afternoon radio on Do!! You!!! alongside Charlie Bones, the legendary Low Life parties of Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, dark smokey clubs in the small hours, or sweaty festival tents on summer afternoons.

Her unshazamable DjHistory mystery mix demonstrates the depth of her collection, which spans rare house and disco cuts, driving chuggy groovers, soul with sexy vocals, acid, electronica, techno, reggae and UKG.

Sarah’s weekly radio show on Do!! You!!! has a dedicated following around the world and inspires chatroom comments like “Goooooosebumpssss”, “I’m out of ‘woi’” and “gonna learn to make a bot that just posts ‘chune’ every time Sarah starts a new track”. She’s hosted guests including Richard Sen, Scarlett O’Malley, Chris Coco, Running Hot and Rosie Ama. As well as her regular show, she contributes guest mixes to stations including NTS, Refuge Worldwide, Soho Radio, Mutant Radio and Voices. And she’s made a Chill Out Tent mix for Apple Music.

A Low Life resident since 2023, Sarah delivers funky sets to faithfuls and newcomers at London institution Corsica Studios, injecting fresh energy into this long-running and much loved party. In 2024, she graced the celebrated Gala festival, filling the affectionately dubbed Wizard’s Hat with love, smiles, cheers and tears. Other notable festival performances include Glastonbury, Love International, Watching Trees and Wildwood. 

Always full of fun, always with a cheeky grin. Get your dose. It’s like a hug, with tunes."

Enjoy!

@sarahtonindj

Sarahtonin | 140

Rewind EP

Got It

Space Echo - Got It

This is a special one, a family one.

Rosie Ama (Cain), as I’m sure you all already know, is a London-based DJ, radio host, and founder of Human Endeavour Records. She’s been in the fam a while now, operating on the outer fringes of dance music… which is exactly where you want to be if you're trying to avoid mainstream success and financial stability.

Having cut her teeth as a writer and editor for online music platforms Stamp The Wax and this here Ransom Note, Rosie demonstrated such exemplary dedication to underground culture that we eventually had to take disciplinary action against her. The subsequent court settlement led to the founding of Human Endeavour; sometimes the best label launches emerge from legal disputes, rather than business plans.

Officially launching in 2022 (once the legal paperwork was finalised), it serves as a platform for artists operating in the deep, dark and hypnotic corners of electronic music and has welcomed artists like Anastasia Zems, Justine Forever, Nandele, Medicine 8 and Thomass Jackson over the years.

Before doing her own thing, Rosie made up one half of Kiara Scuro alongside friend Nadia, a DJ and production partnership that released music on Fabric Originals, Ritmo Fatale and Faux Poly, as well as long-standing radio residencies on Rinse FM and Balamii Radio. After a decade together, she’s gone solo turning her full attention to the label and her monthly Noods radio show, Melodic Odds, that showcases her love for sleazy low-slung chuggers, leftfield acid house and synth-driven 3am groovers. 

Whilst I’d never tell her this to her face, it’s actually a delight to welcome her back to the fold - this time without the need for lawyers - for a mix that captures her hypnotic, trippy vision of what dance music can be when nobody's watching the figures…

Let’s get going then, shall we… 

Rosie Ama: The Ransom Note Mix

Shanghai’s electronic music scene has been shaped by a handful of key figures, and Yu Yang is undoubtedly one of them.

Since the early 2000s, through her work with M Agency and club Haze, she’s been brought international heavyweights to China for the first time, whilst consistently championing local talent.
 
After serving as musical director for W Shanghai – the Bund and the Shanghai EDITION, Yu Yang co-founded ALTER., a party series that brought together the world’s most forward-thinking selectors and China’s finest in carefully chosen venues. What developed was one of Shanghai’s most sought-after nights and a genuinely strong community around it.

Yu Yang crafts sets that balance introspection with ‘fun’.

Interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/yu-yang-the-shine-a-light-on-ransom-note-mix/

@yuyang11

Yu Yang: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Blue skies in Berlin today. We try calling @Iron-Curtis, but he declines — not out of rudeness, just cause he’s busy stitching grooves. This Kannmix is coming.

Tracklist:

01. Leaves - The Commute
02. Dialect - Sitting in the Sun (Derrick Carter's Winter Crazy Dub Reprise)
03. Gerald Mitchell - Generations 2
04. Dragne - Semnale
05. Kimbu Kimra - Raise The Dead (Rhythm Plate Remix)
06. Rithma - Gypsie Dance (Demarcus Lewis Remix)
07. Infectious Audio - Jacob's Groove (Fresh & Low Remix)
08. Samuel L Session - Maasai Pt. 3
09. Leod - Untitled 09 
10. Guy From Upstairs - Time Is Short And Love Is
10. Hatsvali - Party Legends
11. Young Adults - Nutty Progressor
12. Aleqs Notal - Crushin'
13. Skatebard - Compurhythm (Iron Curtis CPU Edit)
14. LDB - Double Filtered
15. Dream Frequency - Dream The Dream (D.M.T. Edit)

KANNMIX 64 - Iron Curtis - 61min

KANNMIX 64 | Iron Curtis

INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/snad

@snad steps up to deliver IA MIX 396, accompanying a feature in which he reflects on the making of his new record AM Yard on @scissorandthread. He discusses the year-long experiments behind its hazy textures, the influence of his temperamental Ensoniq DP4, the late-night nods to Chez & Trent, and the hardware-driven workflow that shaped the record. Along the way, he opens up about Berlin’s shifting musical landscape, India’s rapidly evolving club culture, and the humour, accidents and curiosity that continue to guide his sound.

IA MIX 396 Snad

🌐 Refuge Worldwide is a radio station and community space based in Berlin-Neukölln.
➡️ More info, more music: www.refugeworldwide.com

Help us stay on air by donating to our fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-refuge-worldwide-community-radio

Flight Mode - Vio PRG & Jakob Grandin - 26 Nov 2025

Odopt is the musical partnership of Ivan Maslov, a Buenos Aires-based producer and composer, and Gregory, a DJ with two decades of experience behind the decks, now residing in Paris.

Since 2015, they've dropped rugged, hardware-driven bangers, carving out a niche in the space of Electronic groove.

Their music is constantly doing the rounds on dance-floors worldwide and you may have crossed paths with Odopt over their latest release on Club Blanco, which has seen ongoing support from the likes of John Talabot, Orpheu the Wizard, Secretsundaze, Chida and Alexis Le Tan to name a few, or perhaps you crossed paths with them over last year's album on Snaker.

Once a live act, today Gregory's marathon DJ sets carry the duo's spirit forward, packed with exclusive tracks, secret edits and a decade’s worth of unreleased material - this mix for Ransom Note stays true to their sound, which is their first podcast in three years!

Let's go!

Read the article: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/odopt-the-ransom-note-mix/

@odopt

Odopt: The Ransom Note Mix

Fade In Gently December 2, 2025

Feel the night

Dec 2. 2025

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.