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Taken from the Torn debut LP for Samurai Music - Borderline [SMDELP08]

3xLP/Digital - https://samurai.lnk.to/smdelp08

Moscow based Ivan Karasev aka Torn inked his Samurai affiliation in 2017 with his first-ever solo vinyl release on Shiro, a sub-label for highlighting new artists. 

In the 5 years that have passed since this release, the Torn name has progressed into a widescreen sonic project leaving an indelible mark not only on DnB but also reaching into the outer edges of the underground Techno scene. 

As well as his monster debut EP (Internal - SMDE10) on the main Samurai label in 2018, Torn became one of the few artists to garner a release on Homemade Weapons' imprint Weaponry in 2019, a year which also saw him release an EP of Grey Area style Techno on Horo and a collab EP in the same style with Sam KDC and Korse as Vermisst, also on Horo. 

Since these releases, Torn has teamed up with fellow Russian artist Roho for an EP of percussive floor shakers in 2021 on Samurai Music (Fatum - SMDE19) and several self-released projects direct to his growing base of devoted Torn heads. In the background, the last few years Ivan has been diligently refining and experimenting with constructions for his debut LP for the Samurai Music label.

Borderline fulfils the promise of Ivans musical ascendancy in our sub-scene netherworld between DnB and Techno. Gut-punch kicks entwine with dense atmospheric layers, gnawing mid-riffs, and impeccably honed percussive propulsion. The cake is iced meticulously with guest collabs from Samurai Music top tier affiliates Homemade Weapons, Last Life, label head Presha and a tempo switch up to close the LP with the help of dungeon master Sam KDC and close cohort Korse.

Borderline plants a confident, empowered, flag on the electronic music landscape with Torn's name on it.


01. Dislocations 
02. Borderline
03. Bushido
04. Boxcutter (with Homemade Weapons)
05. Hyperborea
06. Fireball (with Presha)
07. Unbridled (with Last Life)
08. The Beckoning
09. Dallol 
10. The Fear
11. Automaton Clock
12. Onibi (with Sam KDC & Korse)

https://soundcloud.com/torn170
https://www.instagram.com/van_torn/

Borderline

Torn - The Fear [SMDELP08]

Torn - Hyperborea [SMDELP08]

Available at:
https://shinbu.bandcamp.com/album/vault-ii

Vault II

Shinbu - Vault II Previews

Elizar Mel & Flare - Forest Of Fear

Taken from the Mako LP 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗖 [SMDELP09]

Released on 2x12"+1x10" (Marbled or Black)

Available now from Bandcamp - https://makosm.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-romantic

and Void Vinyl (Germany) - https://voidvinyl.eu/products/mako-death-of-a-romantic

🖤⚔️🔊☠️

As we welcome Stephen Redmore aka Mako back to the label, it’s important to note that Death of a Romantic is not only the debut LP for Mako on Samurai Music, but it also puts Mako in a solo category, a historic first - the only artist to ever release an artist LP on both Metalheadz and Samurai Music.

Death of a Romantic aptly captures Mako’s ability to span different corners of Drum and Bass’ musical palette - a talent cultivated by a musical approach informed by full absorption in the history of this music as a building block, plus a dedication to perfecting the science of breaking down the essential elements needed to make any construction approach at this tempo achieve maximum efficacy.

Followers of Mako’s music have no doubt taken note of this versatile approach to writing music and his gifted ability with breaks and sub-bass. For Death Of A Romantic, a considered approach to strip the music back more in line with the Samurai Music sound was taken but the album retains the Mako flavour - deft, subtle hooks, beds of sub and ethereal ambience, pinned down by total rhythmic potency.

Highlights are many, but the first tunes that were written for the LP embody perfectly the musical environment Mako built specifically for this LP - ‘The Both Of Us’ with its sinister intro and tear out conclusion, and ‘Raisuma’ - a call and response rhythm that is almost dub-like in feel with peaks that pack a hefty punch.

Makos's signature lead hooks appear, albeit tempered, to compliment the build reduction on tracks like ‘Falter’ and LP closer ‘We Can Love All’ - both are clear cases of this interpolation of Makos's own breadth of style, pointedly refined to slot into the LPs sound and utilising space to increase their power.

The Death of a Romantic song titles all carry a consistent message, one that Mako puts to use in his own life and interactions with other humans, and one we could all benefit from reflecting on at this time - life brings us joy and pain and much more in between, but if we live with compassion and humility, we can truly love all.

Tracklist:

01. Empathy Dub
02. Even Treasured Memories Fade
03. The Both of Us
04. False Promise
05. Falter
06. Cold Hands
07. Raisuma
08. Grieve
09. The Choice is Yours
10. We Can Love All

https://www.instagram.com/utopia_music_mako/

Death of a Romantic

Death Of A Romantic

Mako - Raisuma [SMDELP09]

Download here or by going to my bandcamp page
https://shinbu.bandcamp.com/track/ertra-free-download

Shinbu - Ertra (Free Download)

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Additional release info:
LABEL: Onset Audio
ARTIST: Ahmad
TITLE: The Wrong Place / Scylla
GENRES: Drum & Bass
CAT: OA271
RELEASE DATE: 2023-05-05
TRACKS: 2

Check out other tracks on this release:
1.) Ahmad - The Wrong Place
2.) Ahmad - Scylla

Ahmad - The Wrong Place

A gang of singular producers assemble to perform the sacred ritual of dissection and reconstruction on all four tracks from Presha's recent Sacrifice EP.

A1. Raven - Dom & Roland Remix
A2. Anaconda (with Sam KDC) - Forest Drive West Remix
AA1. Temple (Homemade Weapons Remix)
AA2. Sacrifice (Torn Remix)

Released on 12" and Digital - https://presha.bandcamp.com/album/sacrifice-rituals

https://soundcloud.com/domandroland

Sacrifice: Rituals

Presha - Raven - Dom & Roland Remix [SMDE41]

From 'Infinite'. Released on 08.12.14. 
Pre-orders:
▶ iTunes http://bit.ly/1vFCxXm
▶ LP bit.ly/1yjEXIn
▶ CD bit.ly/1ural6Q
▶ Bandcamp bit.ly/11gW7eH

11. Clarity - Cyclone Ft. Indigo

Clarity's "Infinite" is thirteen tracks of tech-laden minimal bass music, dark and heady and comin' up fast on a sound that guys like Icicle have had a stranglehold on over the past few years. It sits mainly in the drum & bass space, with a few forays into alternating tempos and aesthetics, but there's an undeniable, classy touch to proceedings that suggest Clarity's been honing his sound for years and years. 

Clarity - Cyclone (with Indigo)

Akinsa X Xiûa - Swarm

SYHDA MUSIC - III ANNIVERSARY REMIXES [SYH011]

We are very excited to share with you our III Anniversary as a label and celebrate it with this release that we have been cooking for a while. We present you a compilation of Remixes created by our most representative artists where they have carried out an incredible sound analysis of the personality of Syhda Music on some of the tunes that we have released in these years, from the deepest and purist Drum & Bass, through the most forceful Breaks and Jungle until reaching the most hybrids impregnated with darkness and hypnotism.

Yin Yang Audio, Parasite, Nusku, Spinnet, Heatwave, YHVHSQUAD and The Egg have been the mentors in charge of creating this artillery of rhythms and passages ready to penetrate our body and soul. Our most sincere thanks to them for the wonderful work done and being on board with this family.

We want to dedicate this release to our great friend Kiri, who we would have liked to have been on this tracklist with a remix of his. We are sure you will listen to this compilation wherever you are.

We hope you enjoy the sound of our Third Anniversary!!!

NUSKU - THE LOST RITUAL (PARASITE REMIX)
Parasite returns to our label with an impeccable work done on the track “The Lost Ritual” originally created by Nusku and released last year on his EP “The Rituals”. The German duo gives us an authentic demolishing tune, where every beat immerses us in a really aggressive, frenetic and dark tune, a remix executed with great skill that combines the cavernous and psychological sound of the original track with a sick and wicked rhythmic dose.

Released September 26, 2024.

Purchase and Streaming available on Bandcamp:
syhdamusic.bandcamp.com/album/iii-anniversary-remixes

SYH011 TRACKLIST:
01. Yin Yang Audio - Entrance (Nusku Remix)
02. Parasite - Menace (Yin Yang Audio Remix)
03. The Egg - Planetary System (Heatwave Remix)
04. Nusku - The Lost Ritual (Parasite Remix)
05. Parasite - Abaddon (YHVHSQUAD Remix)
06. YHVHSQUAD - 電影 Lightning (Yin Yang Audio Remix)
07. Yin Yang Audio - Geiger (Spinnet Remix)

Parasite:
https://soundcloud.com/parasite_dnb
instagram.com/parasite__dnb
Nusku:
https://soundcloud.com/nusku_music
instagram.com/nusku.music

Mastered by Eddie Nesta.
instagram.com/eddienesta
Artwork by Oxoko Design.
instagram.com/oxoko_design

III Anniversary Remixes

Buy on Bandcamp

Nusku - The Lost Ritual (Parasite Remix) [SYH011]

SYHDA MUSIC - III ANNIVERSARY REMIXES [SYH011]

We are very excited to share with you our III Anniversary as a label and celebrate it with this release that we have been cooking for a while. We present you a compilation of Remixes created by our most representative artists where they have carried out an incredible sound analysis of the personality of Syhda Music on some of the tunes that we have released in these years, from the deepest and purist Drum & Bass, through the most forceful Breaks and Jungle until reaching the most hybrids impregnated with darkness and hypnotism.

Yin Yang Audio, Parasite, Nusku, Spinnet, Heatwave, YHVHSQUAD and The Egg have been the mentors in charge of creating this artillery of rhythms and passages ready to penetrate our body and soul. Our most sincere thanks to them for the wonderful work done and being on board with this family.

We want to dedicate this release to our great friend Kiri, who we would have liked to have been on this tracklist with a remix of his. We are sure you will listen to this compilation wherever you are.

We hope you enjoy the sound of our Third Anniversary!!!

PARASITE - MENACE (YIN YANG AUDIO REMIX)
Yin Yang Audio gives us a new vision with his remix for the tune “Menace” originally released in 2023 by Parasite in “Abaddon EP”. This is a remix that surprises us with a greater energy and forcefulness through the drums and percussions used that are complemented by the futuristic and dystopian atmosphere always so characteristic of Yin Yang Audio who returns to leave us an incredible track for our label.

Released September 26, 2024.

Purchase and Streaming available on Bandcamp:
syhdamusic.bandcamp.com/album/iii-anniversary-remixes

SYH011 TRACKLIST:
01. Yin Yang Audio - Entrance (Nusku Remix)
02. Parasite - Menace (Yin Yang Audio Remix)
03. The Egg - Planetary System (Heatwave Remix)
04. Nusku - The Lost Ritual (Parasite Remix)
05. Parasite - Abaddon (YHVHSQUAD Remix)
06. YHVHSQUAD - 電影 Lightning (Yin Yang Audio Remix)
07. Yin Yang Audio - Geiger (Spinnet Remix)

Yin Yang Audio:
https://soundcloud.com/yya
instagram.com/yin_yang_audio
Parasite:
https://soundcloud.com/parasite_dnb
instagram.com/parasite__dnb

Mastered by Eddie Nesta.
instagram.com/eddienesta
Artwork by Oxoko Design.
instagram.com/oxoko_design

Parasite - Menace (Yin Yang Audio Remix) [SYH011]

SYHDA MUSIC - III ANNIVERSARY REMIXES [SYH011]

We are very excited to share with you our III Anniversary as a label and celebrate it with this release that we have been cooking for a while. We present you a compilation of Remixes created by our most representative artists where they have carried out an incredible sound analysis of the personality of Syhda Music on some of the tunes that we have released in these years, from the deepest and purist Drum & Bass, through the most forceful Breaks and Jungle until reaching the most hybrids impregnated with darkness and hypnotism.

Yin Yang Audio, Parasite, Nusku, Spinnet, Heatwave, YHVHSQUAD and The Egg have been the mentors in charge of creating this artillery of rhythms and passages ready to penetrate our body and soul. Our most sincere thanks to them for the wonderful work done and being on board with this family.

We want to dedicate this release to our great friend Kiri, who we would have liked to have been on this tracklist with a remix of his. We are sure you will listen to this compilation wherever you are.

We hope you enjoy the sound of our Third Anniversary!!!

YIN YANG AUDIO - ENTRANCE (NUSKU REMIX)
Nusku returns to our III Anniversary compilation with an amazing remix of "Entrance". A remix that elevates with a rhythm of tribal drums and dynamic percussions to the original atmosphere created by Yin Yang Audio in his EP "The Future" released in 2021 for our label. A new intensity and energy applied to this soundtrack that results in a powerful tune that once again leaves us with the amazing ritualistic and enigmatic sound identity of Nusku.

Released September 26, 2024.

Purchase and Streaming available on Bandcamp:
syhdamusic.bandcamp.com/album/iii-anniversary-remixes

SYH011 TRACKLIST:
01. Yin Yang Audio - Entrance (Nusku Remix)
02. Parasite - Menace (Yin Yang Audio Remix)
03. The Egg - Planetary System (Heatwave Remix)
04. Nusku - The Lost Ritual (Parasite Remix)
05. Parasite - Abaddon (YHVHSQUAD Remix)
06. YHVHSQUAD - 電影 Lightning (Yin Yang Audio Remix)
07. Yin Yang Audio - Geiger (Spinnet Remix)

Nusku:
https://soundcloud.com/nusku_music
instagram.com/nusku.music
Yin Yang Audio:
https://soundcloud.com/yya
instagram.com/yin_yang_audio

Mastered by Eddie Nesta.
instagram.com/eddienesta
Artwork by Oxoko Design.
instagram.com/oxoko_design

Yin Yang Audio - Entrance (Nusku Remix) [SYH011]

Diving back into the dark and techy 170 tribal style, with Third Foundation artist, Aikanã. These three tracks speak a tale of survival, in a modern dystopian setting. With Dub Techno echoes, and artifacts of yesteryear techstep Jungle woven in, this Sci-Fi trilogy will prepare you for the future to come.

Aikanã - Affliction clip

New 12" on Samurai Music available to pre order - http://found.ee/SMDE003

12" with free WAV's - http://found.ee/CYL013
Cylon Bandcamp - https://cylonrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nether-regions-ep

Last Life - Smoke & Shadows

UVB76-016 - Clarity - Torsion, taken from the forthcoming Clarity EP on UVB-76 Music which is out 12th June.

PRE ORDER - 
https://uvb-76music.bandcamp.com/album/uvb76-016
https://www.unearthedsounds.co.uk/products/clarity-overlook-uvb76-016?_pos=2&_sid=c5b18ec33&_ss=r

Full release on vinyl/digital 12th June 2020

Clarity’s first solo release on UVB-76 Music arrives in the form of a highly polished, firm footed quartet. Four grounded, heavyweight churners that sit proudly at the core of relevant Drum & Bass: Torsion, Stateless and Taking Effect.Across the three original compositions Clarity commands the frequencies of the contemporary breakbeat form. Completing the circle is Clarity’s remix of label mate Overlook’s All of Them Witches, an interpretive reimaging of an already bona- fide modern classic; poise, precision and execution.

Tracklist:
A1. Torsion
A2. Stateless
AA1. Taking Effect
AA2. Overlook - All of Them Witches (Clarity Remix)

Clarity EP

Pre Order

Clarity - Torsion

Taken from Outliers: 2. Downloads exclusive to Bandcamp https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/outliers-2

https://soundcloud.com/dailiv

Outliers:2

Dailiv - Landmark

Taken from Outliers: 2. Downloads exclusive to Bandcamp https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/outliers-2

https://soundcloud.com/homemadeweapons
https://soundcloud.com/rohosounds

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