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@ccl-url's debut solo record, Plot Twist EP, remains true to everything you’ve read or heard about their artistic approach, balancing production which immerses, intrigues and surprises. A record which connects fantastical, fanatical and referential sonorous elements creating moments of emotional outpouring when we’re all alone together, on the dancefloor.

Plot Twist

CCL - Plot Twist

The second release on GRACE comes courtesy of @keplrr. Following Katiusha’s EP in spring, ‘False Awakening’ extends the label’s vision for mind-blurring techno flavours. 

The UK artist showcased his ear for unusual ceremonial techno on his recent ‘Plumes’ record for Midgar. On GRACE002, Keplrr goes deeper into that style. What’s now becoming his signature psychedelic elegance unfurls over two 8-minute journeys, run through with hallucinatory ebbs and flows. 

‘False Awakening’ releases digitally on Friday 8th November 2024.

Keplrr - False Awakening EP (GRACE) [Snippets]

Releases November 1st, 2024
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Produced and mixed by @circular_square
Cover art by Dave Shen
Mastering by HDN Mastering
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[10.003] Circular Square - Digital Afterlife Preservation EP (snippets)

Samurai Music presents it's 100th Vinyl Release with Hyaku

The medium is the message! Vinyl has always been our preferred medium for releasing music and without this tactile form of presentation, Samurai Music would not continue in its current form. Vinyl is the ultimate personification of what the label wishes to represent. Music always comes first, but the vinyl artefact is king for us.

Hyaku is the 100th Vinyl release on the Samurai Music label. Through the many twists and turns of the industry in our almost 17 years of existence, the Samurai Music vinyl releases have maintained their aspiration for quality, unique design that stands the test of time. Praise and thanks always to our long time designer Ryan Quinlivan and the many pressing plants we have worked with over the course of our labels lifespan.

To celebrate this milestone we have assembled a gang of producers that best represent the Samurai Music sound of now to contribute tracks that they feel best encapsulates their take on our sound.

1. Dom & Roland - Going Solar
2. Eusebeia - Psychoid
3. Presha - Ratcatcher
4. Hoji - Umbra
5. ASC - S100
6. Reeko - Codex Gigas
7. Sam KDC - Mutilate
8. Torn - When The Light Was Born
9. Brendon Moeller - Walking On Glass
10. The Untouchables - Temporal Rift
11. Mako - Get Away With It
12. Ancestral Voices - Night Skies Of Eden
13. Last Life - Edena

Hyaku

The Untouchables - Temporal Rift [SAMURAI100]

Taken from SBKT067: 96 Back - tender, exit
Release date: 27th November 2024
Limited vinyl + digital

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For his sixth 96 Back LP, Evan Majumdar-Swift found himself writing “a long form eulogy” to his years living in Manchester while preparing for an imminent move to London. Initially intended as a series of technical exercises, which saw the artist radically stripping back his established production setup, over the last two years tender, exit gradually took on the form of an emotional landscape, mapped in transit between two cities. “The overarching concept of the record is cycles, recognising them, loving them, and tearing yourself away from them,” he says. Heard together, the project takes on the pace and cadence of a passionate conversation with a loved one.

Full press release - https://svbkvlt.bandcamp.com/album/tender-exit

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Photography: Ana Radtsenko
Design: Luke Griffiths
Mastering: Raphael Valensi

tender, exit

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96 Back - Rubber Knife

Pre Order - https://bit.ly/INTLPDCOMP003Buy

Back with the second instalment of the 5th Birthday series – INTL.PDCOMP003 features both returning artists and some new faces at the dome, with a huge rage of sounds from across the globe. 

Christian Coiffure and Elsa get things going, both returning to the label and submerging us with their downtempo explorations before we welcome Heling and Knopha – both integral heads in the Chinese club and radio scene with some beautiful, headsy additions to the catalogue. Continuing to explore the chug zone, ophélie joins the PD fam with a moody, introspective take before we get hit with the more up front contributions from pq and newcomer EYRA. 

Picking up the pace, Design Default’s “Million Knives” is certified to bring a dance floor moment while Sha Ru, Odd Shy Guy and Tano all provide their excursions into bass in that 140-150bpm space a with deep half time cut from our fave NY duo, a heavy bass bin rattler direct from Italy and signature playful, percussive piece from Tano. Fels completes the line up with a cinematic return to 100bpm.

After starting with a focus of pushing local artists 5 years ago, we feel so blessed we’ve been able to make connections with so many incredible artists from all corners of the planet as we’ve grown over the years. 

Here’s to the extended fam <3

Available on Bandcamp and other digital platforms.

INTL.PDCOMP003

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INTL.PDCOMP003 - Various Artists [clips]

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