PREMIERE: NoLo feat. Simone Marie - Golden Bug [LA BELLE RECORDS]
Sitting in the space between digital dub and synth-pop, with nods to Spectral Display and Primal Scream’s Simone Marie on vocal duty.
There once was a Bug who was Golden and bright, Who lived in La Belle Records by day and by night,
With Simone Marie (who plays bass, don’t you see), They danced ’round a digital dub-a-dub tree.
“Oh Piscolabis!” cried the Bug with glee, “Let’s craft something strange ‘tween Milan and the sea!
We’ll mix synth-pop sounds with a spectral display, And premiere our tune on October the day!”
Max Blum and Kim Giani came hopping along, With sonic UFOs and a dub-a-dub song,
They twirled and they whirled in their Belle-ish delight, At La Boule Noire on a Froid Dub-ish night.
The Golden Bug giggled, “How perfectly queer! Our NoLo will drift in its own sonic sphere!”
And off they all sailed in their musical boat, While anniversary editions began to float.
We’re premiering “NoLo,” a new track from the upcoming anniversary edition of Golden Bug’s Piscolabis II, out October 3rd via La Belle Records. The track features Simone Marie, known as the bassist for Primal Scream and The Jesus and Mary Chain, lending her voice to the collaboration.
Working with longtime collaborators Max Blum and Kim Giani, Golden Bug crafted something that sits between digital dub and synth-pop, with nods to Spectral Display, with Marie’s vocals forming the emotional centre.
“I’ve always been a fan of Simone’s unique musical universe but what brought us together this time wasn’t one of her cosmic basslines — it was her voice. A rare and soulful voice, one that seems to carry a thousand stories in a single note. It became the foundation of the entire track. As with many of my tracks, this one was born from a beautiful encounter — I started this track between Milan and Barcelona, and the vocals were recorded in London by Simone Marie.” Antoine aka Mr Golden Bug
Golden Bug – Piscolabis Live Experience is happening on October 6th in Paris at La Boule Noire, with our very own adopted Froid Dub as the opening act! Details: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres/premiere-nolo-feat-simone-marie-golden-bug-la-belle-records/
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PREMIERE: Tutu Ta - Samurai Igloo [Long Gone Are The Old Traditions]
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
There once was a Samurai keen, Who lived in an Igloo pristine, With his Tutu Ta sound, Where the dub beats abound,
And violets grew violet-green!
He mixed up his beats in the snow, With post-punk and spoken word flow, “Long Gone Are The Old Traditions!” he’d cry,
As ethereal vocals flew by, From West-London’s factory echo! His Violence Or Violets EP, Made the arctic winds sing with glee,
For LONGGONEIII, Was the label so free, Where heart-aching sonics run free!
Producer-singer-songwriter Tutu Ta dives deeper into their fusion of dub, spoken word, and post-punk atmospherics. Following acclaimed releases “The Shrine” and “Clay Birds Are Grey,” this latest offering from Long Gone Are The Old Traditions stable showcases an artist unafraid to explore more intimate, spectral territories while keeping one foot firmly planted in the UK’s rich sound-system heritage.
Ethereal vocals float above punchy rhythms that nod to their hometown’s legendary dub legacy, creating “a driven heart provoking siren.”
https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres/premiere-tutu-ta-samurai-igloo/
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Australia’s electro master shows another side with a mature, experimental IDM sound.
A haiku:
Broken bones
A time to reset
A new way
Jensen Interceptor isn’t normally one to stay still but after a freak accident left him with multiple fractures in his foot he was forced to stop and take a few months off. Luckily for us he put all the pent-up energy into his new LP, Interception, out this week on his International Chrome imprint. The LP pulls in influence from IDM, Footwork, and Baile Funk to create his most experimental work yet.
“Since I started making music I’ve always made music geared towards use in my DJ sets but there’s always been an urge to explore the deeper side of electronic music. That time off after the accident gave me the space to dive into genres and really experiment.”
https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres/premiere-jensen-interceptor-hes-cute/
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PREMIERE: Oraculu - Altair [Division81]
High above the desert, where the sky spilled its secrets in stars, the brightest among them was Altair. To the villagers below, it was more than a star—it was a guardian.
Generations passed, but Altair never dimmed. Pilgrims crossed miles of sand to sit under its light and make wishes. Some claimed they saw a flicker.
On a clear night, if you stare long enough, you might see wings in the darkness. Illuminated against the dense black.
For in the sky, where time folds and dreams take flight, Altair burnt brighter than all else.
Two Thou is the lead behind the Oraculu project – a hybrid jazz exploration with ambient undertones described as follows:
“This music was born in Berlin, matured with me through a winter in the rural Sardinia, and ended up on wax through Chicago and New York. With this record, that to me sounds in-between worlds, I want to recall that jazz and electronic music both emerged as inventions, and it seems to me they’re both suggesting us to keep inventing.”
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PREMIERE: Rudolf Abramov – High Japan (Aquasonic Records)
After pushing the envelope on labels like Optimo Music and Höga Nord, Berlin-based duo Rudolf Abramov return with their latest outing “High Japan,” which launches Aquasonic Records, the new label founded by the duo.
“High Japan” captures a late-night drift through neon-lit streets, combining broken funk, modular synths, and hypnotic melodies into something that defies easy categorization. The track introduces Aquasonic Records, a Berlin-based imprint focused on music that “operates outside conventional genre boundaries and algorithmic listening patterns.”
Curating artists working across subaquatic kraut-dub to post-club sounds, celebrating musicians who don’t fit traditional moulds. Aquasonic connects music with marine life through collaborations with divers, pairing releases with underwater footage while supporting ocean conservation efforts.
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