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This week, we hit replay on last year's stopover in Japan as part of our World Tour.

Supported by Budweiser.

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Band of Alignment

We wanted to celebrate the music of integral Samurai family member Last Life by revisiting his Samurai contributions with remixes from artists Mauro saw as best candidates for adding a new perception.

The second and final collection of remixes of tracks from Last Life's Samurai Music catalogue has now taken it's final form.

Label regulars Sam KDC, Ancestral Voices, Torn and Presha take their scalpels to Mauro's constructions and turn up the intensity, rebuilding them into 4 sinewy exercises in sinister force.

 Remixed: 2 - out on Limited 12" and Digital


1. Last Life - Offside (Ancestral Voices Remix)
2. Last Life - Troglodith (Sam KDC Remix)
3. Last Life - Elements (Presha Remix)
4. Last Life - Curse (Torn Remix)

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https://www.instagram.com/van_torn/

Remixed: 2

Last Life - Curse - Torn Remix [SMDE49]

Support & Buy : https://virtualforestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/soap

Kicking off 2025 to a foamy start, Virtual Forest presents a new release by co-founder 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 (@fluidmatter). Exploring less-travelled avenues of the bass music continuum, '𝗦𝗼𝗮𝗽' draws on broken techno, drum’n’bass or leftfield, and welds seemingly distant aesthetics with Fluid Matter's vibrant and evocative touch. A profound and colorful EP, closed by a breakneck but delicate remix by druidic bass music trailblazer 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝟱𝘀 (@prieste5s).

Second track 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 goes deeper into classic Fluid Matter territory, with a crystalline overarching riff supported by a jigsaw-puzzle drum pattern and windy breakbeats. Drum'n'bass-infused but free of spirit, like a song frozen solid in the mountaintops.

Artist : Fluid Matter
Track : Ice Cave
Album : Soap
Format : Digital
Cat# : VFO013
Release :	April 24, 2025

w & p by @fluidmatter
artwork by Julien Jean
mastering by Cédric IFA Oléon 
distributed by Sequence
© 2025 Virtual Forest Records

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Fluid Matter - Ice Cave [VFO013]

Taken from Eusebeia - Undertones [SMDELP15]

Available on 3x12" and Digital

https://eusebeiasm.bandcamp.com/album/undertones

Teasing dread atmospheres and zooming in on microscopic details that bring every beat in every bar to life, Seb Uncles returns to Samurai Music with another deep dive into his exquisitely crafted, cinematic progression of the drum & bass tradition.

Even a cursory glance at the Eusebeia back catalogue tells you Uncles is an artist committed to the storytelling promise of breakbeat culture. His work has been heavily tipped towards albums since he first broke through around 2015, and across more than 10 long-players he's cultivated a strong line in moody, evocative jungle and drum & bass more concerned with world-building and subtle detail rather than aggression and intensity.

Following up on his 2023 LP for Samurai, X, on Undertones Uncles applies his signature meditative tones to a broad expanse. There's a consistent sound palette that leans on the warm snarl of monosynth low end and aqueous pads, delicately edited breaks and crisply sculpted synth percussion, but Uncles moves with dexterity around different tempos and structures within this considered sound world. The overarching notion is one of things lurking beneath the surface — a comfortably open theme to be approached and understood from any number of angles. It certainly chimes with the upfront detail and brooding tension that gives the Eusebeia sound such depth.

There are moments of direct drum pressure, such as fierce opener 'Undertones' with its diced-up breaks and icy chords, the boisterous jungle dread of 'Uncover' and chasmic roller 'Root Out', but on the likes of 'Beneath The Surface' and 'Out In The Open' it's the mellow elements that take precedence over the deft drum science. The motion is persistent and nuanced, but it's achieved without deferring to default dancefloor tropes.

'Emergence' marks a pointed shift towards a delicate strain of techno that maintains the album's sound at a mid-paced pulse, focusing on synth shapes and textures to achieve propulsion with only the lightest of drum parts. Alongside the energetic intrigue of Uncles' sonic choices, the melodic make-up of the track is a compelling showcase for his emotionally ambiguous approach, both rousing and chilling in the same curious chord shapes.

From the half-time prowl of 'Lifting The Veil' to the creeping textures and haunted phrasing of 'Brought To Light', Undertones is another stunning exercise in widescreen jungle. It flows naturally from the rich body of work Uncles has cultivated over the past 10 years while carving out its own unique pocket — a reminder if you needed one of the profound sound bedded into the Eusebeia project. 

Released July 04 2025 on 3x12" and Digital

Exxclusive Collector's Special Edition 3x12" available only from Bandcamp and Void Vinyl

All music W&P Seb Uncles
Art/desigh - Ryan Quinlivan
Master and cut - Stardelta Audio Mastering
Pressed at Intakt!
Global Distribution - Triple Vision
Words - Oli Warwick

Undertones

Eusebeia - Root Out [SMDELP15]

The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.
- Samuel Beckett, Murphy, 1938

Basic Rhythm - Sonne Halt! (MN014)

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⚡ Stream / Download 'svawk & Fluid Matter - Archaeopteryx' → https://bit.ly/4kCq4OE

'Trigger·Response' marks the third V/A from French collective Craquages and kicks off their new curation series, where residents showcase their personal artistic vision.

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svawk & Fluid Matter - Archaeopteryx [Premiere]

Aikanã  - Colossus

TRACK: Folklore
ALBUM TITLE: Folklore (OA312)
RELEASE DATE: 2025-08-15 00:00:00
LABEL: Onset Audio

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