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Ransom Note to host 15 year party in Lyon with Paula Tape

Ransom Note return to France for another 15 year party at Le Sucre on Saturday 17th May 2025 with Paula Tape.
 
 
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Breaking Down Barriers: True Music in Kraków Considered as Poland’s capital of culture, Kraków has become a haven for tourists and a home for the majority of the country’s student population. But despite these demographics being present, the city’s nightlife scene is facing challenges. Kraków only has two main nightclubs programming underground electronic music regularly, Szpitalna 1 and Bomba, the latter of […]
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An Introduction: Paper A quickfire, hot and heavy introduction to some familiar faces and a whole new guise. Paper is a new party operating out of Berlin and has amassed a reputation for its free thinking, fun filled approach to clubbing within the German capital.  They are interviewed by Manuel Fischer, an up and coming producer who is […]
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Cinematic Texture: A home listening experience with distinct depth There's a tall tale told of Rick Rubin and his choice of musical playback. Apparently during the production of classic hip hop records he used to take a tape straight from the mixing desk, march proudly out to a car parked amidst the back streets of New York, drive around beneath the glow of streetlights, […]
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A Philosophy: The Tao Of Luke Whether it’s as a DJ, restauranteur or music promoter, Luke Cowdrey and his self-confessed “ADHD mind” have a lot going on. For the uninitiated, outside of his status as half of Manchester’s beloved Electric Chair organisers and DJs, The Unabombers, Luke’s also one of the funniest and most astute users of Instagram (@lukeunabomber). Against the […]
 
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Ransom Note’s Best Of 2018 It's been a long and winding year, we've had our ups and downs. There's been comedy gold along the way and political peril awaits, however as per tradition we take this time to reflect on some of our favourite moments across the last twelve months. We do so in no predictable fashion, you may stumble […]
 
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Life on the road: unpacking the legacy of the Beats Beatniks, The Beats, The Beat generation. For a group of sometimes roguish American writers who reached their literary peak 60 years ago, you'd be forgiven for expecting their ideas and works to have been proven wrong, outdated or simply forgotten in a sepia hue of yesteryear. But, the works of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William. […]
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8 Years: A reflection on ‘Voyage Voyage’ 8 years ago, surrounded by shots and confetti, Bene (The Swift) and Stephan (22ROCKETS) looked at each other and said “ lets start a Voyage” with only one rule “let’s book what we play”. They both worked at Wilde Renate, a local hub. Bene was the graphic designer for the then young club, and Stephan […]
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15 Years of Ransom Note at Tempio del Futuro Perduto

Ransom Note team up with Tempio del Futuro Perduto for another special 15 year party on Saturday 10th May 2025.
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AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Wireless AIAIAI have just released their latest headphones, the TMA-2 DJ Wireless, specifically designed for live performance.
 
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Sónar Lisboa 2025: A Pocket-Sized Paradise Sónar Lisboa 2025 arrived with the quiet confidence of a festival that's finally found its footing—no longer the awkward younger sibling to Barcelona, but a sophisticated event perfectly at home in the Portuguese capital.
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The Art Of Accidental Gigs It starts with a seed. Or, in this case, rather it started with a C-C-Bbbb (this will make sense shortly).
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Review: AIAIAI TMA-2 Wireless+ AIAIAI are cutting cables with their latest set of wireless headphones.
 
 
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Ghosts in the machine: Orbury Common launch new album Sylvan Chute at Crofter’s Rights Orbury Common are supported by Tom Connolly and Buffee in a glitchy lineup of folk and electronic.
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Review: Fungi: Web of Life In 3D “The living world is connected by a vast kingdom of connected life. We are only just beginning to discover it” 
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Tish of the Day: Paul Sng in conversation Director Paul Sng on his new documentary feature Tish, which charts the life, times and work of Tish Murtha, a photographer whose work still lives on years after her tragic death…
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Life According to C.A.R. – Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Filmed over a week at the end of 2022,  ‘Opus’ is more elegy than recital. If music is the purest art form, cinema comes close second.
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Film Review: The One Who Runs Away Is The Ghost An intimate, poetic meditation on childhood, displacement and urban metamorphosis. Chloé Raunet reviews the Shenzen documentary.
 
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Review: Erratic Batting in Bristol The “mini-fest” description rang true as Erratic Battling celebrated 7 years in Bristol.
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Cake or Death? Eddie Izzard’s Remix Tour Hits Brighton A reflection on a trip to Brighton and another down memory lane. 
 
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C2C Festival 2023: Upping the Tempo Turin takes the spotlight over a weekend in November as the festival rolls into town for an extravagant edition.
 
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Review: What Does Normal Look Like? Fran Pope reviews the collective Bristol documentary discussing the limitations and results of the pandemic on creative culture.
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Pop-Kultur 2023: redefining pop music A reflection on the festival just gone in Berlin. 
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Track By Track: Various Artists – Utopia or Oblivion Phenomenal sound art, ambient, drone & electronics inspired by the futurist R. Buckminster Fuller
 
 
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A weekend of music, architecture, food, ice baths and discourse | Wonderfruit 2022 review. A weekend of music, architecture, food, ice baths and discourse. Wonderfruit 2022 review.
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Sonar Lisbon 2022 – A Reflection "Lisbon is the new cool, right?"
 
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The infamous allure of Talk Talk charted in new film So, how to talk about a band who doesn’t talk?
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Positive Education: Glasgow’s Riverside Festival in focus There is as much folklore as there is fact about Glasgow’s involvement in the evolution of dance and electronic music.  Tall tales have been exchanged outside clubs and venues in Scotland’s biggest city – stories about Underground Resistance gracing the basement of a curry house in Paisley when nobody else would book them, rumours about […]
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Where Active Solidarity Strikes the System: In conversation with Queer Base The needs of LGBTIQ refugees are still not sufficiently protected in Austria’s asylum procedures. Activists and refugees were able to fight for some improvements, but many problems still remain. ‘Queer Base – Welcome & Support for LGBTIQ* Refugees‘ is an organisation that formed in 2015 to help tackle these issues and support those seeking refuge […]
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A Soundtrack for the Sea: Ian Urbina talks about the musical counterpart to his book ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ It’s approaching almost two years since Ian Urbina’s book ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ was first published, a collection of tales and stories told first hand focussed on crime and extralegal activities at sea. The book was critically acclaimed and heralded for shining a spotlight on the lawlessness and ruthless behaviour of countries, corporations and individuals performed […]
 
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Couldn’t Write It: Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi discuss the unlikely story behind their new book It’s hard to say which plotline is more ridiculous: a gang of diseased bats and a fish market become responsible for the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War II, or Steve Davis touring the festival circuit as part of a DJ duo and live act… and he’s actually good. From what started as a bit […]
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Review: John J Shepheard – The Times Bored minds in pandemic times are often found exploring an expanse of new opportunities. Day-by-day or hour-by-hour, personal experience and skills are mentally melted down into fresh aspirations. Catching and nurturing those fleeting dreams is a rare thing. DJ, producer and now debuting author John J Shepheard, has made just that catch. He even pre-empted […]
 
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