The Kumite is a YouTube music challenge hosted by the channel Synth Samurai, all participants create a song every week for a period of 8 weeks.

This is a playlist of all samurais song submitted to Synth Samurai’s Kumite 2025.

Kumite 2025

Welcome to the city of dreams, where cyberware, guns and guile are the rules of the game. Corporations, crime lords and their gangs run the city. A range of characters roam the city's veins. It is the city of dreams where one can become a legend, will you?

Welcome to the City (Of Dreams)

Part machine, part human, she competes in high-stake races, driven by the need to upgrade her failing mechanical parts and sustain her existence.

Part 1 of the series

Tokyo Cyber Racing League - K2W1

BaliRock

Different Shades of Dystopia

The synthetic simp is a person whose sole obsession is to get the latest and greatest cybernetic gear. It has become an addiction, not only do they get the newest gear they also have a fanatical devotion to the corporate brands that produce them.

Their souls consumed by shallow consumerism and fanaticism, they want to purchase the items at any cost, this involves becoming walking brands with their corporate sponsors each listing their involvement in consuming the simp's soul.

The Synthetic Simp

Please stand up for Cyber Tokyo national anthem …

Let the race begin!

Cyber Tokyo National Anthem - K2W2

Night Stroll

used some bits from Diana Ross 1973 song "Stone Liberty" 
those robotic voices and breaths are Diana... what a gal..

Stone

Human Error

LatviaStyle

I was watching an episode of David Bennet Piano on YouTube about the Pachelbel's Canon chord progression and I decided to use that particular progression. Pretty soon after I started, the idea and lay-out for this track were born.

David's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PC6jwoHyOk

This track was made with FL Studio and the following instruments:
- Emvoice One
- Concerto Antology 1987 (Roland) 

It's basically only 7 instances (sounds) of the Roland D-50.

Fairy Tales

It's an instrumental track that (hopefully) catches the vibe of a walk in the park on a sunny afternoon. 
And if it's really catchy, maybe you'll also whistle the tune ;-)

A walk in the park on a sunny afternoon

V1

Poisoning the well of decency and recreation
is easy when you throw 
all concern aside, and follow blindly ...

Can't pretend about it any longer
when it's staring back - the greedy void
addiction for the idly ...

Cho:

Those same inclinations 
follow all the way up top
But that can't last 
build up your trust, 
and crush it down

if enough will stand up, 
peacefully defiant, 
before we vanish
the bait & switch 
might fully be shut down

Can't fool me, no more

V2

All smiles and a cordial disposition 
might be red herrings sometimes
there is far more than meets the eye

What if the means from which we live our lives
is all based on a lie
then it's long past time to redefine...

Cho:

Those same complications 
follow all the way down low - but that won't last
tear down with doubt, 
to build your crown ...?

If enough can stand up, peacefully defiant
before we vanish
the bait and switch might fully be shut down

Can't fool me, no more

Bridge:

So you think you can take me down,
curtail my free speech, in the rules i'll drown -
control through fear, blackmail and lust,
with money that doesn't exist, ashes til dust...

grade-school tactics leaned upon, 
make the spectators think 
you're the savior who won
bad dreams are warnings that could come true,
if you don't protect yourself it could happen to you!

Cho 3:

Those same situations 
are to test the mettle of our spirits, fast
nobody likes being pushed around

If enough can stand up, 
peacefully defiant, 
before we vanish
the bait and switch 
might fully be closed down

Can't fool me, no more...

Avi Fine [Harmonic Sonics] - all instruments, sounds, and music.

Synths and gear used:

Kodamo Mask1
Modal Electronics Cobalt 8
Modal Electronics Argon 8
Nord Drum 3P
Oxi Instruments ONE Sequencer
Lewitt LCT240-PRO Microphone

Recorded with Behringer UMC202HD Audio Interface, into Garageband 10.4.8 [DAW] for Mac OS, using NADY MM-242 Mini 4 channel stereo mini mixer.

Art by Harmonic Sonics in Gimp 2.10.36

HS Bait & Switch [ Final Mix 3 - This One!!!]

[lyrics]:

Strange Vibe - In a thousand years ...

Harmonic Sonics - all music

Synths / Gear used:

Korg Modwave
Kodamo Mask1

Recorded into Garageband 10.4.8, through Behringer UMC202HD audio interface, through Nady MM-242 Stereo Mixer.

HS Zero Point

Ku Mi Te!
Ku Mi Te!

Time for a 
kumite

ready to modulate
never just hesitate

always make conscious space
honoring sacred place

Music to meditate
Double back in hyperspace

Harmonic Sonics - all music

Synths used:

Korg Modwave
Korg R3
Kodamo Mask1
Roland SH-4D

Audio gear used:

Behringer UMC202HD audio interface
Garageband 10.2.0 DAW on Mac OS 10.11.6 [my OS 12 laptop is ailing]
Nady MM-242 Stereo 4 channel Line Mixer

Kumite 2025

A Shade Darker