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FLAVOUR OF THE LABEL MIX
Anna Logue Records has been a beacon for those who understand that the early 1980s represented a golden age of electronic music – a brief, brilliant window when artists armed with synthesisers, drum machines, and raw creative vision crafted something genuinely revolutionary
Anna Logue Records has been a beacon for those who understand that the early 1980s represented a golden age of electronic music – a brief, brilliant window when artists armed with synthesisers, drum machines, and raw creative vision crafted something genuinely revolutionary
Anna Logue Records: A Flavour Of The Label Mix - Ransom Note
Passion. For. Analogue. Electronic. Music.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
FLAVOUR OF THE LABEL MIX
Anna Logue Records has been a beacon for those who understand that the early 1980s represented a golden age of electronic music – a brief, brilliant window when artists armed with synthesisers, drum machines, and raw creative vision crafted something genuinely revolutionary
Anna Logue Records has been a beacon for those who understand that the early 1980s represented a golden age of electronic music – a brief, brilliant window when artists armed with synthesisers, drum machines, and raw creative vision crafted something genuinely revolutionary
Seeds Mix #5: Openmind's "Leave your phone at home & discover paradise after a forage in the forest"
Telepathic Fish co-founder DJ Food aka one part of Openmind takes us on a trip into the world of 90s chill out.
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Telepathic Fish co-founder DJ Food aka one part of Openmind takes us on a trip into the world of 90s chill out.
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Seeds Mix 005: Openmind's "Leave your phone at home & discover paradise after a forage in the forest" - Ransom Note
Telepathic Fish co-founder DJ Food, aka one part of Openmind, takes us on a trip into the world of 90s chill out.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Seeds Mix #5: Openmind's "Leave your phone at home & discover paradise after a forage in the forest"
Telepathic Fish co-founder DJ Food aka one part of Openmind takes us on a trip into the world of 90s chill out.
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Telepathic Fish co-founder DJ Food aka one part of Openmind takes us on a trip into the world of 90s chill out.
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Recorded in a small village on the Costa Brava – surrounded by seagulls, tramontana winds, and sea urchin-covered rocks – this mix comes from Parisian-born Antoine Harispuru, better known as Golden Bug....
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Golden Bug: The Ransom Note Mixtape - Ransom Note
Recorded in a small village on the Costa Brava - surrounded by seagulls, tramontana winds, and sea urchin-covered rocks - this mix comes from the laid-back Barcelona neighbourhood of Gràcia, where Par...
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October 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Recorded in a small village on the Costa Brava – surrounded by seagulls, tramontana winds, and sea urchin-covered rocks – this mix comes from Parisian-born Antoine Harispuru, better known as Golden Bug....
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This Sunday Shaho Qadir, a Kurdish Londoner and double amputee, will embark on a heroic journey. Starting in Glasgow and propelled by his immense upper body strength, he will travel by wheelchair all the way to Gaza.
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Wheel to Gaza - Glasgow to Gaza by wheelchair - Ransom Note
This Sunday 28th September, Shaho Qadir, a Kurdish Londoner and double amputee, will embark on a heroic journey.
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September 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This Sunday Shaho Qadir, a Kurdish Londoner and double amputee, will embark on a heroic journey. Starting in Glasgow and propelled by his immense upper body strength, he will travel by wheelchair all the way to Gaza.
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'Space can be crumpled like paper into an infinitesimal dot. Time can be extinguished like a blown-out flame. And the laws of physics, which we regard as sacred and immutable, are anything but'
A Journey Beneath the Surface William Basinski @ The Rectory Lisbon
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A Journey Beneath the Surface William Basinski @ The Rectory Lisbon
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William Basinski at The Rectory, Lisbon: A Journey Beneath the Surface - Ransom Note
Tonight, my ship is coming in. William has come to Lisbon.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
'Space can be crumpled like paper into an infinitesimal dot. Time can be extinguished like a blown-out flame. And the laws of physics, which we regard as sacred and immutable, are anything but'
A Journey Beneath the Surface William Basinski @ The Rectory Lisbon
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A Journey Beneath the Surface William Basinski @ The Rectory Lisbon
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And whilst you know all this balance & wellbeing is the ‘right thing’ to do, and admittedly you do feel quite good, but with all these reclaimed weekends that once belonged to beautiful reckless abandon, what do you do now?
Turns out, you go to Salto Festival.
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Turns out, you go to Salto Festival.
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From Dancefloors to Trail Running: Finding my new festival fix at Salto - Ransom Note
...with all these reclaimed weekends that once belonged to beautiful, reckless abandon, what do you do now? Turns out... Salto
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September 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
And whilst you know all this balance & wellbeing is the ‘right thing’ to do, and admittedly you do feel quite good, but with all these reclaimed weekends that once belonged to beautiful reckless abandon, what do you do now?
Turns out, you go to Salto Festival.
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Turns out, you go to Salto Festival.
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Watching Trees announces dates for 2025
Further sonic rambling in the North Wiltshire countryside with Optimo (Espacio) will take place between 29-31st May 2026.
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Further sonic rambling in the North Wiltshire countryside with Optimo (Espacio) will take place between 29-31st May 2026.
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Watching Trees announces dates for 2026 edition - Ransom Note
Further sonic rambling in the North Wiltshire countryside has been announced.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Watching Trees announces dates for 2025
Further sonic rambling in the North Wiltshire countryside with Optimo (Espacio) will take place between 29-31st May 2026.
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Further sonic rambling in the North Wiltshire countryside with Optimo (Espacio) will take place between 29-31st May 2026.
Sign up details here: www.theransomnote.com/art-culture/...
Sitting in the space between digital dub and synth-pop with nods to Spectral Display with Primal Scream's @simonemarie4.bsky.social on vocal duty.
“NoLo” is from the upcoming anniversary edition of Golden Bug’s Piscolabis II out Oct 3rd on La Belle Records
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“NoLo” is from the upcoming anniversary edition of Golden Bug’s Piscolabis II out Oct 3rd on La Belle Records
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Premiere: NoLo feat. Simone Marie - Golden Bug [LA BELLE RECORDS] - Ransom Note
Sitting in the space between digital dub and synth-pop, with nods to Spectral Display and Primal Scream's Simone Marie on vocal duty.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Sitting in the space between digital dub and synth-pop with nods to Spectral Display with Primal Scream's @simonemarie4.bsky.social on vocal duty.
“NoLo” is from the upcoming anniversary edition of Golden Bug’s Piscolabis II out Oct 3rd on La Belle Records
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“NoLo” is from the upcoming anniversary edition of Golden Bug’s Piscolabis II out Oct 3rd on La Belle Records
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West London’s Tutu Ta returns with their most haunting work yet on “Violence Or Violets” via the ever excellent Long Gone Are The Old Traditions
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Premiere: Tutu Ta - Samurai Igloo - Ransom Note
An homage to dub sound systems of yesteryear from the West London producer on the ever excellent Long Gone Are The Old Traditions
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September 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
West London’s Tutu Ta returns with their most haunting work yet on “Violence Or Violets” via the ever excellent Long Gone Are The Old Traditions
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"In the current climate where you can’t enjoy your music without knowing what corporate companies are profiting, it’s a truly refreshing experience, how music should be.
This really is a festival like no other."
@nadiaksaiba.bsky.social reviews We Out Here 25
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This really is a festival like no other."
@nadiaksaiba.bsky.social reviews We Out Here 25
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Out Of The Trenches... We Out Here 2025 Reflections - Ransom Note
In the current climate where you can’t enjoy your music without knowing what corporate companies are profiting, it’s a truly refreshing experience, and just how music should be.
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September 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"In the current climate where you can’t enjoy your music without knowing what corporate companies are profiting, it’s a truly refreshing experience, how music should be.
This really is a festival like no other."
@nadiaksaiba.bsky.social reviews We Out Here 25
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This really is a festival like no other."
@nadiaksaiba.bsky.social reviews We Out Here 25
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It should come as no surprise that someone as single-minded as Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch ran a great record label Optimo Music
Here's a list of some favourite songs, tracks, releases as picked by Keith’s friends, peers & admirers
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Here's a list of some favourite songs, tracks, releases as picked by Keith’s friends, peers & admirers
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A rough guide to Optimo Music - Selectors Select - Ransom Note
It should come as no surprise that someone as single-minded as Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch ran a great record label. Here's some favourite songs, tracks & releases as picked by Keith's friends, peers, ...
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September 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It should come as no surprise that someone as single-minded as Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch ran a great record label Optimo Music
Here's a list of some favourite songs, tracks, releases as picked by Keith’s friends, peers & admirers
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@optimo-espacio.bsky.social
Here's a list of some favourite songs, tracks, releases as picked by Keith’s friends, peers & admirers
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Thank you to the very lovely Ransom Note for having me do a two and a half hour musical ramble round my garden - which features quite a few highlights from the Once In A Blue Moon session at We Out Here....
Joe Muggs has lived and breathed electronic music culture for many, many years…
So it is with some excitement that he's agreed to don his ambient trousers again for part 4 of our 'Seeds mix'.
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So it is with some excitement that he's agreed to don his ambient trousers again for part 4 of our 'Seeds mix'.
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Seeds Mix #4: Joe Muggs' Music to Smell the Jasmine whilst watching for Bats in the Twilight - Ransom Note
Beyond the fabled chill-out room and into the field we go...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thank you to the very lovely Ransom Note for having me do a two and a half hour musical ramble round my garden - which features quite a few highlights from the Once In A Blue Moon session at We Out Here....
Joe Muggs has lived and breathed electronic music culture for many, many years…
So it is with some excitement that he's agreed to don his ambient trousers again for part 4 of our 'Seeds mix'.
www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/...
@joemuggs.bsky.social
So it is with some excitement that he's agreed to don his ambient trousers again for part 4 of our 'Seeds mix'.
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@joemuggs.bsky.social
Seeds Mix #4: Joe Muggs' Music to Smell the Jasmine whilst watching for Bats in the Twilight - Ransom Note
Beyond the fabled chill-out room and into the field we go...
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August 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Joe Muggs has lived and breathed electronic music culture for many, many years…
So it is with some excitement that he's agreed to don his ambient trousers again for part 4 of our 'Seeds mix'.
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@joemuggs.bsky.social
So it is with some excitement that he's agreed to don his ambient trousers again for part 4 of our 'Seeds mix'.
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@joemuggs.bsky.social
From The Lock Tavern via The Gun to spoons…
Family Silver are Mr Nick ‘The Gun’ Stephens and Casper ‘Volte Face' Clark.
Handily, via the wonder of a recording from this year’s Field Maneuvers, from The Gun’s stage, you can hear what they sound like...
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Family Silver are Mr Nick ‘The Gun’ Stephens and Casper ‘Volte Face' Clark.
Handily, via the wonder of a recording from this year’s Field Maneuvers, from The Gun’s stage, you can hear what they sound like...
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Line Out: Family Silver Live @ Sputnik, Field Manuevers 2025 - Ransom Note
From the Lock Tavern via The Gun to spoons...Nick 'The Gun' Stephens and Casper 'Volte Face' Clark from this year's Sputnik at self-titled 'Worst Rave Ever'
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August 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
From The Lock Tavern via The Gun to spoons…
Family Silver are Mr Nick ‘The Gun’ Stephens and Casper ‘Volte Face' Clark.
Handily, via the wonder of a recording from this year’s Field Maneuvers, from The Gun’s stage, you can hear what they sound like...
www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/...
Family Silver are Mr Nick ‘The Gun’ Stephens and Casper ‘Volte Face' Clark.
Handily, via the wonder of a recording from this year’s Field Maneuvers, from The Gun’s stage, you can hear what they sound like...
www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/...
Parts W.H. Lung and The 2 Bears; Tom Sharkett and Raf Rundell discuss collaborating, live set-ups, and other randomness...
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When worlds collide: Tom Sharkett and Raf Rundell in conversation - Ransom Note
Parts W.H. Lung and Two Bears and laws unto themselves, the pair talk about how their collaboration came about, live set ups and other bits and pieces besides.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Parts W.H. Lung and The 2 Bears; Tom Sharkett and Raf Rundell discuss collaborating, live set-ups, and other randomness...
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Ata Kak returns after 30 Years with new album ‘Batakari’ on Awesome Tapes From Africa.
Ata Kak Returns After 30 Years with New Album 'Batakari' - Ransom Note
More than three decades after his debut album became an unexpected internet phenomenon, Ghanaian artist Ata Kak is set to release his first new recording since 1994.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ata Kak returns after 30 Years with new album ‘Batakari’ on Awesome Tapes From Africa.
The ever prolific Brian d’Souza readies a new album under his Auntie Flo guise.
"Birds of Paradise is about finding beauty and rhythm in a chaotic world, listening to nature, to our bodies and what's real."
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"Birds of Paradise is about finding beauty and rhythm in a chaotic world, listening to nature, to our bodies and what's real."
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Auntie Flo returns with new album 'Birds of Paradise' - Ransom Note
The ever prolific Brian d'Souza continues his beautiful journey in this world, with new album under his Auntie Flo guise, exploring where the dancefloor and natural world intersect.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The ever prolific Brian d’Souza readies a new album under his Auntie Flo guise.
"Birds of Paradise is about finding beauty and rhythm in a chaotic world, listening to nature, to our bodies and what's real."
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"Birds of Paradise is about finding beauty and rhythm in a chaotic world, listening to nature, to our bodies and what's real."
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Fashion house Rabanne has announced a collaboration with the renowned Miraval Studios in Provence to remaster and relaunch music from founder Paco Rabanne’s 1980s catalogue, launching with the July 9 re-release of “Listen To The Music” by Judy Carter.
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Rabanne Partners with Miraval Studios to Revive 1980s Musical Heritage Through Global Remix Challenge - Ransom Note
The fashion house has announced a collaboration with the renowned Miraval Studios in Provence to remaster and relaunch music from founder Paco Rabanne's 1980s catalogue
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August 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Fashion house Rabanne has announced a collaboration with the renowned Miraval Studios in Provence to remaster and relaunch music from founder Paco Rabanne’s 1980s catalogue, launching with the July 9 re-release of “Listen To The Music” by Judy Carter.
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Soaring, majestic ambient explorations from Yoan Pistermann as he unveils the first taster from his second album on Hologram Teen's newly minted Holographic Opera label...
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Premiere: Yoann Pisterman - Individual Friends - Ransom Note
Soaring, majestic ambient explorations from Pistermann as he unveils the first taster from his second album.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Soaring, majestic ambient explorations from Yoan Pistermann as he unveils the first taster from his second album on Hologram Teen's newly minted Holographic Opera label...
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You’re either a black cat or a golden retriever
Back by popular demand, R$N totes return in feline & canine editions, modelled by R$N’s black cat & golden retriever.
Screen printed on 100% cotton heavy-weight canvas bags with a nice long handle length
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Back by popular demand, R$N totes return in feline & canine editions, modelled by R$N’s black cat & golden retriever.
Screen printed on 100% cotton heavy-weight canvas bags with a nice long handle length
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R$N Black Cat / Golden Retriever Heavy-Weight Tote from Ransom Note Records
R$N Black Cat / Golden Retriever Heavy-Weight Tote from Ransom Note Records
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August 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
You’re either a black cat or a golden retriever
Back by popular demand, R$N totes return in feline & canine editions, modelled by R$N’s black cat & golden retriever.
Screen printed on 100% cotton heavy-weight canvas bags with a nice long handle length
ransomnoterecords.bandcamp.com/merch/r-n-bl...
Back by popular demand, R$N totes return in feline & canine editions, modelled by R$N’s black cat & golden retriever.
Screen printed on 100% cotton heavy-weight canvas bags with a nice long handle length
ransomnoterecords.bandcamp.com/merch/r-n-bl...
Tears Maker Chant Remix package is now out via all your favourite platforms! 🙌🔊
The acclaimed LP by Froid Dub has been twisted and turned by the talented: Richard Fearless, Lena Willikens, Rufdug, Tia Cousins, Zillas on Acid, Tolouse Low Trax and Timothy Clerkin
Link to listen / buy below! 🌟❤️
The acclaimed LP by Froid Dub has been twisted and turned by the talented: Richard Fearless, Lena Willikens, Rufdug, Tia Cousins, Zillas on Acid, Tolouse Low Trax and Timothy Clerkin
Link to listen / buy below! 🌟❤️
July 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Tears Maker Chant Remix package is now out via all your favourite platforms! 🙌🔊
The acclaimed LP by Froid Dub has been twisted and turned by the talented: Richard Fearless, Lena Willikens, Rufdug, Tia Cousins, Zillas on Acid, Tolouse Low Trax and Timothy Clerkin
Link to listen / buy below! 🌟❤️
The acclaimed LP by Froid Dub has been twisted and turned by the talented: Richard Fearless, Lena Willikens, Rufdug, Tia Cousins, Zillas on Acid, Tolouse Low Trax and Timothy Clerkin
Link to listen / buy below! 🌟❤️
A First Timer & A Disco Mum’s Return - A Review of Love International 2025.
After a decade at the top, the festival is still finding ways to evolve, whilst keeping its community intact.
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After a decade at the top, the festival is still finding ways to evolve, whilst keeping its community intact.
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A First Timer & A Disco Mum’s Return - A Review of Love International 2025 - Ransom Note
There's something about Love International that feels like stumbling upon a well-kept secret.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A First Timer & A Disco Mum’s Return - A Review of Love International 2025.
After a decade at the top, the festival is still finding ways to evolve, whilst keeping its community intact.
View the full article below👇
After a decade at the top, the festival is still finding ways to evolve, whilst keeping its community intact.
View the full article below👇
Overmono announce return to The Warehouse Project alongside Skee Mask, Helena Hauff, Joy O and more.. www.theransomnote.com/music/events...
Overmono announce sprawling WHP Takeover - Ransom Note
Overmono have announced a massive takeover of Manchester's The Warehouse Project which will feature some of the biggest names in electronic music.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Overmono announce return to The Warehouse Project alongside Skee Mask, Helena Hauff, Joy O and more.. www.theransomnote.com/music/events...
"Genesys is scheduling MMA fights at their raves — have underground spaces become so sanitised that violence feels like the only way to be authentic?" Amber Wellings "At the rave where violence gets a time slot"
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At the rave where violence gets a time slot - Ransom Note
Genesys is scheduling MMA fights at their raves — have underground spaces become so sanitised that violence feels like the only way to be authentic?
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July 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"Genesys is scheduling MMA fights at their raves — have underground spaces become so sanitised that violence feels like the only way to be authentic?" Amber Wellings "At the rave where violence gets a time slot"
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