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In the age of over-information and over-exposure what control do we have over our public persona? It's all about the personality, all about our profile, incessant, endless posts to every medium we can lay our hands on. After 25 years of DJing around the world,  the catchily title |-...-.|  seems like they've had enough of all that and switched to the exact opposite and put together a project with...

A long overdue mix from the recent R$N Recs cohort and all-around excellent person, Bleaching Agent. Full interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/bleaching-agent-the-altered-currents-mix/ @bleaching-agent

Producer DJ and dweller behind the counter at Phonica, Ysanne makes Mondays ok. "If you're not excited about life you should probably make some changes" Full interview and tracklisting here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/ysanne-the-monday-is-ok-mixtape/

While some industry voices claim it's all computers now, Turbo Recordings maintain that everything in life can be understood as a "funhouse mirror" Sascha Funke's "MZ" was a massive record for both Funke, Turbo and us come to think of it, all the way back in 2017. A classic, you might call it!  So much so that it's been given the re-rub treatment from a veritable smorgasbord of left-of-centre roya...

Sarayu is a key figure amidst the Bangkok underground and remains pivotal in the progression of the scene. As the co founder of More Rice records he has been pivotal in releasing music from locals and broadening the reach of music from Thailand. He works tirelessly and also produces his own music alongside involvement in Bar Temp and Bangkok Community Radio. He keeps busy. This mix demonstrates hi...

Collection of Memories tells the story of where my music begins, with original recordings used in my album Blurred Memories and personal sounds that have inspired me. My Vietnamese heritage has shaped my music through the sounds of martial arts, pagodas, home cooking, dragon dances, and more. This is a collage of those memories: My grandmother arrived in France after the Indochina War with her ten...

Fun filled selections ahead of Campo Sancho 2025 where Dicky Trisco will be joined by Luke Una. Read the full interview on site now.

The People In The Fog is a moniker of DJ Sodeyama. He has been a stalwart of the Tokyo underground for nearly three decades, cutting his teeth in the 90's and retaining a key presence at the forefront of Japan's house music scene. Over the years he has released a sprawling array of music under a few monikers on the likes of Zenit, Rekids, Quartz and трип. However most recently he has been operatin...

House music seems to go through various trends, new iterations, reworks and phases. Jasper James has seen them come and go. The Glaswegian DJ and producer was practically raised on the stuff, growing up around the Sub Club family and cutting his teeth at local parties and in small, dimly lit crowded basements long before it ever became ‘cool’ to be a DJ. His musical repertoire was taught by his fa...

If you’ve spent any time on Seoul’s dance floors lately, chances are you’ve come across the name ffan. And if you haven’t? Well, you’ve got some catching up to do. ffan has carved out a reputation for his intricate and high-energy sets, navigating seamlessly through genres with a flair that is perfectly controlled. Whether he’s behind the decks or deep in the studio, ffan brings a wild, magnetic e...

Hot on the heels of the acclaimed Tears Maker Chant 12” LP, illustrious French Electronic duo Froid Dub are back on Ransom Note Records with an interstellar remix package, with a little something special for all occasions on this colossal record. Slip into something comfortable and sit back. Lead single comes from Strange Affair with their mix of Just One. Who are Strange Affair, we hear you ask?...

There were colours and flags everywhere, people gathered beneath the myriad of shades in celebration. They were here to see and be seen. The music played loudly and banged furiously from a battered old sound system in the corner of the parade. Aboard the float people danced and waved to the patrons beneath. They were the VIP’s around here. It was loud, as it was supposed to be. Hyas and Aurèle tea...

There was nostalgia in the air. You could almost taste it. From behind his sunglasses he watched as they danced in the thick haze of the sunset. The orange light was scattered over the rippling water as they moved by the pool. They were in the middle of nowhere, the outback of a dream. Some others lay on the grass in the distance, watching as they came and went. Each with their own story of the da...

There was something in the air, a sense of tension. Out here in the middle of nowhere there wasn’t much to be seen for several miles. That had always been the intention. Gathered amidst a small clearing they all looked tense and excited, for something big was about to happen. Then someone walked forward, flicked the switch, cranked the generator and let everything rip. For miles the sound would ec...

Manchester-based producer Lily Mumby, the creative force behind Lapalace, has chosen Lavender as her botanical muse for this sixth instalment. The standout track ‘new age night’ – a stunning love child of William Basinski's decaying tape loops and Aphex Twin's intricate programming—carries subtle lavender-inspired tones, balancing the plant's calming essence with hypnotic rhythms. Just as lavender...

Medicine 8 are back. The project of brothers Liam and Luke May started around 30 years ago in their South London stomping ground. Their sound, which blended electro and acid house with rock sensibilities, saw the pair release a healthy string of records all the way through to the late noughties, along with a handful of remixes for the likes of Orbital, Manic Street Preachers, Nirvana and pop royal...

PREMIERE: Retromigration - B=E² [International Chrome] by Ransom Note

Sleep D are a pair of Australian producers and DJ’s who also run the prolific record label Butter Sessions which has become a home to an array of artists including the likes of Jennifer Loveless, Hybrid Man, Ewan Jansen and more. The label is rooted in underground club music and has been in operation for over ten years and has remained a consistent presence. The pair themselves make music which si...

The snake weaved its way through the jungle. It slithered slowly along the leafy underbelly of the great green monster as the trees breathed deeply in and out brimming with warmth and wisdom. The jungle was an ominous place – some called it the beast for the way in which it could swallow you and never let you go. The snake knew little of the landscape in which it lived but the people, the people,...

Norway x Germany. Two heavyweights go head to head for a belter of an EP. There once were two sorcerers of synthesized sound, Named Skatebård and Lauer, most wondrously renowned, They journeyed to Geilo one effervescent night, With Bordello A Parigi shining strobe-light bright. “Oh fiddle-de-dee with your Trollkraft and strings! What Norwegian-German vibrating bass brings!” They twostepped and tan...

"Ten years of Invisible Inc! It doesn’t seem that long ago since the label was first conceived in a moment of naive enthusiasm, I must confess!" We're premiering "Animal, Mineral, Vegetable" by Girls Chat Room, a standout cut from Invisible Inc's 10-year anniversary compilation. The label celebrates a decade of sitting comfortably in that sweet spot between outsider dance music and experimental so...

Illinois-based producer Zvrra expands her discography with the four-track EP “Mica,” released on Munich’s ever reliable QEONE label. There once was a Zvrra so rare, Who lived on a techno-swept prairie with care, With her Wooden Rain Tool, So bizarre and so cool, That made rhythms beyond all compare! She tumbled her beats like a shower, On dry wood for hour after hour, While butterfly wings Made gl...

80’s NYC NRG loft party vibes from CC:DISCO! on remix duty for Daisybelle. There once was a DJ named Daisybelle, Who played records fantastically well, With Tasty Lopez she’d shout, “Eyes Wide Shut” all about, Till the dancefloor was caught in their spell! They journeyed from London to Puerto, With CCDISCO’s remixes in tow, On HE.SHE.THEY. RECORDS they’d bounce, With high-energy sounds to announce...

Established in 2018, Suffragette City is a not-for-profit Manchester-based club night held annually to mark International Women’s Day. They raise funds for local grassroots charities supporting women and gender expansive people while creating events for all genders that are full of positivity, solidarity and mischief. This May 10th, they’re bringing their friendly Manchester vibes to London for an...

The car moved slowly, weaving between the traffic and the flickering lights up ahead. The myriad of colours whizzed by as they entered the rollerstate – the city encompassed everything and swallowed it whole. There was silence in the backseat. The driver made little motion but for the occasional twist of the wheel. Outside there was noise, outside there was madness. Inside there was peace. A subtl...