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]

@antagonistuk sculpts dark, rumbling drum & bass inspired by cyberpunk themes and sci-fi noir for South London label @oneseventyldn 

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-antagonist-precession

Premiere: Antagonist ‘Precession’

Overlook
UVB76-023 : Lost Souls Club EP

A1. New Dawn Rises
A2. Lost Souls Club
AA1. Midnight Sun
AA2. Phantom

Release Date: 20th May 2022

UVB-76 veteran Overlook returns once again with a new EP in the form of ‘Lost Souls Club’. Four tracks drenched in film-noir soundscapes and topped with razor sharp breakbeats, never once compromising in its intricate details and scope. This a journey truly encompassing the past, present and future of the genre.

UVB76-023

preorder

UVB76-023 : Overlook - Lost Souls Club EP

UVB-76 veteran Overlook returns once again with a new EP in the form of ‘Lost Souls Club’. Four tracks drenched in film-noir soundscapes and topped with razor sharp breakbeats, never once compromising in its intricate details and scope. This a journey truly encompassing the past, present and future of the genre.

Pre Order UVB76-023 from the UVB-76 Music Bandcamp // Unearthed Sounds // All regular outlets
https://uvb-76music.bandcamp.com/album/uvb76-023

Full Release 20th May

Premiere: Overlook - Midnight Sun

Booking inquiries: bookings@dungeonbeats.com

@the-untouchables is a collaboration of Belgium-based Kay & Nitrox that started at the dawn of the new Millenium.

The duo specialises in the dark and tribal dub side of drum and bass and has an impressive catalogue of releases on genre-defining labels such as Samurai Music, Rupture, Cylon, Renegade Hardware, 457, Translation, DNO, Alphacut and Mutable Beats. Their sound outlines a wide array of musical styles – from minimal, to dubby, to deep, percussive halfstep - all that bathed in distorted, fleshy bass.

Behind the decks, The Untouchables are a force to be reckoned with. They always deliver a heavyweight selection of sounds that come from the deeper side of the bass universe. Currently, they are hosting a show on Black Rhino Radio, featuring fresh music from their studio & producers they like, as well as guest appearances from their favourite roster of artists.

Full Roster

The Untouchables - Subtle Radio - Dungeon Beats Takeover - 26/06/2022

It's been a long while, but Ahmad is back and brings the darkness...

The "Jötunn" EP is a dedication to movies like "The Ritual" or "Valhalla Rising".

All tunes are armed with sinister soundscapes, heavy industrial drums and punishing basslines! The EP also contains a collaboration with dreadmaul called "Black Monk".

Support quality Drum & Bass music and buy this release. Illegal downloads are the wrong way.

AHMAD / "JÖTUNN" EP (THIS EP WILL BE BACK ONLINE IN 2024)

A righteous squad of precision technicians re-construct tracks from Presha's debut EP - RATS - https://presha.bandcamp.com/

Presha - RATS: INFEST 2
SMDE26
Released 29.07.2022 on Ltd Solid Red 12" and Digital

A1. The Spell (Artilect Remix)
A2. Vendetta (Sam KDC Remix)
AA1. RATS (The Untouchables Remix)
AA2. Vendetta (Last Life Remix)


https://soundcloud.com/artilectmanchester
https://soundcloud.com/samkdc
https://soundcloud.com/the-untouchables
https://soundcloud.com/lastlifednb

RATS: INFEST 2

Presha - RATS: INFEST 2 | SMDE26

Paradox │ Desolator / Kampala │ PM042

The 42nd Paradox Music 12" is here

Vinyl & Digital : August 5th 2022

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Invisible-Digital

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Paradox - 'Desolator' - (Paradox Music 12" 042)

Gremlinz | Cern 
DROOGS011 

A. Gremlinz – Ratchet 
AA. Cern – Second Thoughts 

Release Date: December 2nd 2022 (Vinyl)/December 9th 2022(Digital)

Label co-founder, Gremlinz, returns to his imprint with the kind of spine-tingling B-Boy darkness that only he can ply. ‘Ratchet’ sees cascading amens, deft break chops, amazon drum taps, tumbling 808, and an omnipresent dread inducing atmosphere, saturating the entire affair. Heads down, elbows up! 

On the flip, Cern, successfully harness the emulator, squelchy funk of the brothers Quinn for ‘Second Thoughts’ with taut beats and bass, evoking late 90’s Fortan and pre-Wormhole tech noir futurism.

Premiere: Antagonist ‘Precession’

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