Name: Why by Vila Ragne
Duration: 3 min 4 s
Description: 'Trapped in Now' consists mostly of piano-driven compositions mixed with lo-fi drums and haunting orchestral samples, all soaked in an electronic dance music feel. The album pays tribute to the music of the past, with extensive use of samples taken mostly from old classical music vinyl records, which have been hugely altered, (and even mutilated) in the process.

Meanwhile EP

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'Trapped in Now' consists mostly of piano-driven compositions mixed with lo-fi drums and haunting orchestral samples, all soaked in an electronic dance music feel. The album pays tribute to the music of the past, with extensive use of samples taken mostly from old classical music vinyl records, which have been hugely altered, (and even mutilated) in the process.

Anyone who was following our movements last year will have noticed we announced a project with the motivation to help address the gender imbalance in drum and bass: Balance. In collaboration with House of Hi-Fi, we invited female producers of all levels to submit original productions to us with a view to the best submissions being worked on and released as part of an EP. We're stoked to say the first volume of Balance is here!

It has been a long journey to get to this point, and a big learning curve for the label team, but we couldn't be happier to be presenting three very talented womxn - @asha-binx, @djcaitc and @insight_sounds. From naughty wubs to dancefloor melodies to dreamy liquid, we've got three awesome producers bringing three unique vibes. This will be a debut release for both Asha Binx and Insight, but CaitC is a name some of you may already be familiar with - especially if you were at Rampage earlier this year.

In the grand scheme of gender inequality, Balance may only be a small gesture, but House of Hi-Fi and Onyx Recordings hope it provides the females who take part with a platform to grow, develop and showcase their ability to a wider audience. That's why we will be opening the submission window for Balance Vol. 2 very soon. Keep an eye out for the announcement! But until then, get acquainted with the sounds of Asha Binx, CaitC and Insight, because they'll be lighting up the D&B scene in the near future.

Download / stream: hypeddit.com/balance-vol-1

Balance Volume 1

What You Do To Me

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Insight - What You Do To Me

Something  fun to Add to the album to release later in the year.

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Slo-fro

Songs I created from 2011-2013, when I was 13-15 years old and first starting to create music. Listening back retrospectively I can hear so much of my influence at the time - most notably Soft Cell, Yazoo and Fun Boy Three.

2011-2013

Hi! I'm a music producer based in London, UK.

I make electronic music with a dirty lo-fi vibe. I like to play and experiment with sounds, textures and structures.

Why

Vila Ragne

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