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Nikki Nair - Renormalization Support Group
APHA027
Out 9th September 2022

Mini mix of the forthcoming 'Renormalization Support Group' EP from Nikki Nair.

Pre-order the Limited 12" Vinyl now over on Bandcamp or your local record stores.

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A1 - Plug
A2 - Where Are U
AA1 - It's NP-Complicated
AA2 - Donut Time

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Atlanta resident Nikki Nair invites you to join his new 4 track EP on Astrophonica - ‘Renormalization Support Group’. It’s a place where we can share our experiences via the help of Nikki’s special ‘not quite sure what you call it’ bass lead Electro Breakbeat programme.

Track one is ‘Plug’ - An uptempo low slung booty shaker which will have sound engineers scrambling at cables and faders trying to work out wtf is going on. We’ve all been there so let’s talk about it.

Track two is ‘Where Are U’ and encourages us to ask ourselves that question through the exploration of full speed Breakbeat Electro. If we know where we are, we can begin to look into where we are going. Probably the dance floor.

Track three is ‘it’s NP-Complicated’ which sets out an uncomplicated blend of bubbling bass and simple sympathetic drums, providing us with a network to feel more empowered
and to build a sense of community.

Track four is ‘Donut Time’ - Well done for finishing the course! You can congratulate your self with a donut full of squelchy acid jam, glazed with frosted pads and hi hat sprinkles.

“Together we can help ourselves be alone together.” - Nikki Nair

Renormalization Support Group

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Audio clips for the forthcoming Cluster of Allies EP featuring Deucyon, Darsk and @egofreesequences. Full release date: Friday 30th September 2022 on https://darkredrecords.bandcamp.com/

@darkredrecords

Cluster of Allies EP

Cluster of Allies EP Audio Preview | Full Release 30th September

https://soundcloud.com/simon-off

Sad but true: We're living in times where neoliberal fascists are on the rise and batshit crazy nationalists want to make their country "great again". And although not every politician is a liar and there is still hope left I am very happy that more and more artists (like Sun People) raise their voice and define their position. Because there can only be one answer: Fight dem back! 

On the name giving A-side of his Through These Eyes release Sun People uses an iconic vocal sample, adds a gut-wrenching '95 style bassline and tops it all off with some of the finest razor sharp percussions in the genre to deliver one of the most stomping tunes you'll hear this summer.

Pre-order the 12" on Bandcamp here: https://throughtheseeyesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tte003-sun-people-fight-dem-back-nu-gun

Release Date: 19.06.2017
Catalogue No: TTE003
Format: 12” W/lbl (Handstamped)

Sun People - Fight Dem Back

Taken from the new Samurai Music series of EP's - Samurai Hannya https://samuraimusic.net/samurai-hannya

https://soundcloud.com/rohosounds

Hannya White (Ghost) | 葵上

01. The Untouchables - Bushi Ronin
02. Ancestral Voices & Presha - Niflheim
03. Last Life - Rotterdam
04. Antagonist - Ministry

Hannya Red (Snake) | 道成寺

01. Artilect - A Message
02. Presha & Homemade Weapons - The Claw
03. Homemade Weapons & Roho - Kifuka
04. Torana - Amok

Hannya Black (Demon) | 黒塚

01. Homemade Weapons - Omen
02. Torn - Dance On The Bones
03. Homemade Weapons & Torn - Isolation
04. Roho - Totemz


The new Samurai Music series of 12"s - Samurai Hannya - are based on the mythical masks of a Noh drama (a form of traditional Japanese theatre). Hannya masks capture the stages of transformation of a female character as she undergoes a metamorphosis into a demon / ogre.

Samurai Hannya

Roho - Totemz

As Rupture’s journey across the solar system of breaks continues, tribal drums
call from the darkest heart of
the Earth planet.
Release date: July 26th 2019

Earth - The Untouchables - Baiana

Om Unit Presents: Cosmology - Dark Matter

Decentralized

EARTHBASE03
ES.TEREO
RA

12" VINYL / DOWNLOAD:
bit.ly/EARTHBASE03_BC

A1. Ultimas Breath
A2. Temple of Ra
B1. Ancestral Path
B2. Flying Disc

Release Date: 25th October 2019 // Limited Edition 12” Vinyl & Download

File Under: Electronic, 160, Bass, Footwork, Drum & Bass, Jungle

www.cosmicbridgerecs.com

We welcome for our final release of 2019, Germany’s very own Max Hock aka Es.tereo. This, our third release on our ‘Earthbase’ series, sees Max arrive with an already solid pedigree of output via such labels such as the now defunct but seminal Hidden Hawaii imprint, as well as German modern dnb staples such as Absys Records and Urban Poetry. His perhaps most notable previous work is arguably his ‘Theme’ project (via Samurai Music) which saw universal praise from the leftfield dnb scene and beyond , taking the landscape of dub techno atmospherics into a whole exciting new format of 170bpm-led excursions, when most people where hypnotised by minimalist sub-lead dread.

‘Ra’ Sees Max taking on a whole new level of sonic architecture, with dense and complex arrangements that almost lean into modern experimental breakbeats, remaining coherent enough for dancers at your local jungle rave. The levels are however undeniable, this is modern atmospheric jungle taken to a different level altogether.

‘This EP was conceived whilst focusing on different energies and the translation of mixing those energies into soundscapes. Ultima’s Breath was the beginning and is the centre of the EP. It´s the ultimate Unification/Union of those energies I feel that came out of that process. All the other pieces came with the flow subsequently and I decided to explore the different vibrations and facets which lead to this similar feeling. I feel the result is this balance of 4 expressions of this energy.’
- Es.tereo

The EP Sets the scene with ‘Ultima’s Breath’ a frantic but atmospheric breakbeat meditation that opens the doorway to new levels of breakbeat layering that might excite fans of skee mask, square pusher and remarc alike, moving swiftly into the heavy hitter ‘Temple Of Ra’, a half-stepping but still energetic sound-system staple, coming with a kind of tribal slow/fast style but taking the idea to a whole new level of intricacy, whilst maintaining a concrete backbeat that DJ’s can be sure to be drawing for years to come. the B-side opens with a complex tech-stepping dnb roller in the form of ‘Ancestral’ wherein The Alternating breaks provide grounding for yet another complex landscape of percussion and brush strokes of reverb and melody that orbit around the core gracefully. The EP closes with ‘Flying Disc’ - a Frantic medley of minimalist percussive motions that seem to levitate above a dominating saturated sub-bass line that will test any decent system to it’s limits.

‘RA’ is the ideal blend of dancefloor and headphones that we feel we have been honing with our output at Cosmic Bridge, and we are happy to be a part of what may be the evolution of a dnb artist about to potentially transcend the genre itself.

This is put simply, fresh as fuck.

12" Vinyl + Digital

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dgoHn - dgoHn 
APHA020
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl LP / Digital
Released: 6th December 2019

A1. Sporks
A2. Dolorous Dick'ead
AA1. Acacia Road
AA2. Lost and Found

Astrophonica welcomes veteran producer dgoHn to the family. Through releasing music over the past decade, dgoHn aka John Cunnane has acquired a cult following and gained DJ support from figure heads like Thom Yorke, Tom Ravenscroft and Aphex Twin. 
 
2009 saw Rephlex Records release his collaborative album ‘Some Shit Saaink’ with fellow drumcunt Macc. Sitting somewhere between Jungle, Drumfunk, Experimental Jazz and brutal sub bass, dgoHn’s music is intense in both mania and serenity. 
 
“dgoHn has long since been one of my favourite producers in the left-field jungle or ‘drumfunk’ world. He has a knack of applying brain melting beat science without ever interrupting the groove and rhythm of the track. It’s something that few people can do, and he seems to effortlessly. There’s also a certain sadness and melancholy to his chords and fleeting melodies, which creates a beautiful contrast to the frantic drum madness. Amongst all this, there is a lot of bass, real Jungle bass, that anchors but also adds the ‘sound system’ edge to the mix, resulting in something very unique.” - Fracture
 
‘Sporks’ takes the 160bpm half time tempo that has become synonymous with the label and throttles full speed into a driving bongo led rush of euphoric pads and deadly sub bass. Have you ever danced with a murderer?
 
‘Dolorous Dick’ead’ is an explosion of paradoxical emotions where hyperenergetic Jungle breaks and introverted chords meet to create an intense journey through a tape saturated landscape.
 
‘Acacia Road’ continues the modern 160bpm theme, but diverts into a trance like state with meditative pads and metronome-like poly rhythmic percussion as familiar breaks are elevated towards enlightenment. 
 
In ‘Lost and Found’, a wonderfully crusty break is slowly polished by wistful pads to wipe away the tears before the Amen edits are slowly uncovered to reveal a hidden shiny metallic underlay. Blinding.
 
 
Written & Produced by John Cunnane.
Artwork by Utile Creative.
Mastered by Robert Macciocchi at SC Mastering.
Vinyl Mastering & Cut by Lewis Hopkin at Star Delta.

dgHon EP

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Taken from Outliers:1
Download exclusively at Bandcamp https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/outliers-1

Selecting tunes for releases on Samurai Music is difficult as there is so many great tunes on offer. The absolute cream of what we get sent makes it to releases on vinyl, so resisting the temptation of digital only releases creates a backlog of high quality tunes. Outliers is a collection of music from the Samurai family of artists that were all in contention for vinyl release, but for one reason or another slipped through the cracks. Most of these are still in heavy rotation in many of our DJ sets, so rather than hogging them, we put together a collection for a Bandcamp only release. Most of these have never been played by more than a few select Samurai DJ’s and the producer themselves. Outliers shows the depth of talent these producers have with these sitting on their HD’s without a home. We don’t plan on moving into the digital only release field any time soon so maybe we can have this series as a semi regular substitute.

https://soundcloud.com/toranadnb

Outliers:1

Torana - Coincide

here´s our submission for the latest unchained records remix competition

unfortunately we didn´t win but fortunately for y´all we´re allowed to upload it to our soundcloud for you to take a listen.

big ups yoofee, dead end and fetus for the massive winning choons!!

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Subp Yao - Backwitda (alllone Remix)

OUT TOMORROW! Bun The Grid returns for Round 007 with this deadly concoction courtesy of TMSV with remix’s from A.Fruit aka Russia’s Most Wanted and BTG’s Head Honcho Bulu. The release fully spans BTG’s exploratory approach to music, a no-holds barred aesthetic. Today we are premiering Bulu’s Remix of Mountain (wait here), sticking true to the labels style this remix has flipped the original right on its head and cranked the tempo +30bpm. This track combines styles you wouldnt expect, fusing jump up / foghorn style bass’s with broken beat halftime grooves, ominous effects and random bursts of amens. I love when producers reference different styles and join the dots between them to create something instantly recognisable/enjoyable but also
unique and refreshing. Legend has it Bulu created these rare refined foghorns in the london underground network, repeatedly echo-ing TMSV’s original bass’s between stations, until they had soaked up that dirty UK flavour and grit. Make sure to check the rest of the release to get the full experience, chugging dub bassline, corrosive acid-lines and pounding kickdrums are waiting for you! Follow the Buy link to pre-order this release. Out Tomorrow Oct 9th!
-Sam Langley

[PREMIERE] TMSV - Mountain (Wait Here) (Bulu Remix)

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