Ransom Note

Based in Barcelona, Pedro Vian, is the owner and founder of Modern Obscure Music, a record label and platform which allows him to accurately release his interpretation of what he believes today's electronic music should be. Releases on the label have included music from the likes of Madteo, Ital and Inga Copeland. He is also often associated with the Hivern Discs label and released several records on the label as part of his Aster project. Here is a rough and ready mix straight from the depths of the Spanish underground.

After spending much of the past 15 years working with some of Australia’s most revered rock and roll artists, Casey Rice has reactivated his electronic music project Designer on a two-track collaborative release with Four Tet. We asked him to record a mix for Ransom Note and talked shop.

Cristiano Feleppa is one of the figureheads behind the Slow Motion Records label which is based upon Italian foundations in the heart of New York City. As a DJ, he stands tall in his own right and we were thrilled when he offered us the opportunity to feature one of his mixes on site. This is a two plus hours extravaganza which he has titled as "_NOTHING_ a trip between Usa and Italy". It's colourful, exciting ane enigmatic, much like Cristiano's character himself.

Payphone talk quarantines and international smark. Following two fairly monster releases on Golf Channel Records there has been a bit of a storm surrounding a four to the floor etiquette which surrounds the music. Secretive and infamous there is a radiant swagger surrounding each release and in the forthcoming weeks a third EP will land on Phil South's Golf Channel imprint in which Payfone fits so well. This mix incorporates worldly influences, dynamic musical flair and crashes through the boundaries of 'acceptable' club music. Listen and read the interview on site...

Styles Upon Styles are a hugely interesting record label flourishing in New York City, they have somehow managed to remain under the radar of many. They predominantly release music on vinyl alongside stylishly designed sleeves, riso prints, cassettes and more. The music they release and push is weird and wonderful, there are no boundaries, expect everything from white noise, beats, drones, techno, ambient and everything in between. This is a label which is all about the music: less the press, pr and associated nonsense which can often go with. It's done for love. Listen to the mix which includes 100% music from the label and features tracks from Hieroglyphic Being, Archie Pelago, Jahiliyya Fields, Space People and more.

Tracklist:

Zach Cooper - Us (SUS011)

Ohal Grietzer - Seoul (SUS015)

Best Available Technology - Venom, Pheromone, and Phosphorus (BASH004)

Gut Nose - Crafty Gambit (SUS013)

Certain Creatures - Sparkle feat. Ike Yard (Jahiliyya Fields Remix) (BASHXX1)

Certain Creatures - Damo (SUS010)

White Visitation - Blood Revision (SUS003)

Archie Pelago - Chronomancer (SUS001)

Quincy Vidal - Tackle Box (SUS014)

BM/CC/CW - Spectrum 1 (SUS007)

Kloke - P.H.O.N.E. (Hieroglyphic Being Remix) (SUS009)

Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Naeja (Gut Nose Remix) (SUS002)

Zac Nelson - Ex-Stream-Esque (Sculpture Remix) (Unreleased)

Brendon Moeller - Magic Luck (BASH006)

Space People - Chica (SUS012)

Tomlaan - Weatherday (BASH001)

Ohal Greitzer - End (SUS015)

Black Booby, well, yes, it's a funny name. However, it is also the name of a very exciting record label which has been delivering some very intersting edits and releases since back in 2012. Run by Richard Rogers, the label has featured the likes of Ashley Beedle, Gene Hunt, Jordan Fields and more. These records have since been endorsed by the likes of Moodymann, Ptaki, Detroit Swindle and more. This is a label all about character, personality, soul and fun and this is certainly expressed in both the interview and mix.

It has been ten days since Manchester based band Working For A Nuclear Free City released their fourth studio album on Melodic records. The band formed back in 1999 and have dabbled in the experimental elements of indie rock, post punk, electronics and nu gaze. Their latest record titled "What Do People Do All Day" could be deemed a social commentary with its fuzzy etched sketchings of blurry bland coloured people merging as one amongst the masses. We spoke to Phillip Kay from the group. Listen to the mix and read the interview below.

Borusiade grew up in the town of Bucharest in Romania, she now resides in Berlin. In recent years she has found herself associated with the alternative sound of club music and nightlife culture and has become a member of the close knit Comeme family. At the start of February she released a five track EP for the label which incorporates her love for the clubs alongside an inspired background of classical music. It's very strong indeed. We asked her to contribute to the Ransom Note mix series and spoke to her about all things music and beyond.

Bahnsteig 23 has been releasing a series of cold-wave edits and synth electro over the last twelve months, surreptitious missives from Berlin, with artists such as Khidja, Jonny 5 and Lipelis. We managed to grab hold of the owner Ziggy Sternenstaub to dig deeper into these rekkids, and he got his commandant General Baha to shape us a mix.

Monday's can be a difficult ordeal, it can be hard to take solace in the day to day sounds of the office and a morning buried beneath the perils of the job. Bop, is an escapism of sort, an elevation of identity. He has released music for the likes of Parachute Records and 291out. He dabbles in the worl of musical improvisation blending krautrock with electronics creating haunting soundscapes and scenes alongside the occasional graceful melody. This mix sees him dig through the depths of eclectisim and wonder, uncomfortable sounds, tones and sit positively alingside subtle rhythms.