Orbital Oscillations

Watermark went through loads of different incarnations before it ended up how it did on the vinyl release in 2012. I was never happy with it.

The vocals were there as a place holder, until i found something I could use to fill the space.

This is a very rough early version with way too much reverb, badly EQed beat and an abrupt end. So apologies for that, but I thought people might find it interesting.

Watermark (early demo version from 2010)

Ear Glow

Repressed for 2018 - Bandcamp http://found.ee/9ltAz


We are very proud to welcome Djrum to the Samurai labels with a single that marks a more musically open minded approach Red Seal will take from 2015 onwards. Already debuted by Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC 6 Music Recommends and featured in Synkro's mixes for Boiler Room and iD Mag, this 12" is garnering serious interest from the wider electronic community. 

Djrum is an artist we have admired for some time and embodies the individual approach we respect in electronic music artists. An incredible DJ as well as producer, Djrum exists in his own unique musical universe with loose ties to many genre's, but giving the majority of his music a classification often proves futile. Such is the case with his Samurai debut. A pair of sprawling, epic musical moodswings, both sides enchant with their multi layered glide. 

DJ Support from Giles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs, Om Unit, Mark Pritchard, Fracture, Stray, Lynx, BOP, John B and more.

https://soundcloud.com/djrum
https://www.facebook.com/DjrumMusic

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Bandcamp

Djrum - What I Was Doing When I Was Doing What I Was Doing

Its been all change at Smokin Sessions HQ of late with new signing Lewis B kicking up quite a storm. And just when you thought it was safe to sink in to your Smokin Sessions new comfort zone, we would like to present another new talent that goes by the name of DJ Rum. His music is deep and jazzy influenced with a sprinkle of Techno added to the mix to give this bright young spark an absolute unique and fresh flavor that we have been very inspired by. Plead with me is our favorite of the 2 tracks here.
It is rare to get a track at 8 minutes and you don’t want to flick through, but DJ Rum has really managed to keep it interesting throughout the journey of this track.”Emerald” is also just as interesting to hear with a darker edge.

Release date is planned for early June.

Here is a link to his myspace: http://www.myspace.com/djrumuk


DJ RUM-Emerald (The Antidote)-Smoking Session clip

The Session - A 10 year Celebration of the Label is out now Digitally!
Vinyl with this classic from Djrum is out October 6th!

You can support direct on Digital or Vinyl from our Bandcamp here
deepheads.bandcamp.com/album/the-session

Or Vinyl from Red Eye here:

https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/89288-smoke033-the-session-va-2-x-lp

Or Digital from Juno Download:

https://www.junodownload.com/products/escapism-refuge-the-session-unmixed-tracks/3549128-02/

iTunes:
itunes.kud.li/smoke033

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/25J3g9GLhP7Dgt8MbNajf1

Djrum 'Plead With Me'

These tracks are out-takes from my first alum Seven Lies. Those familiar with my music will know that I love a coda. A coda is a passage at the end of a piece of music that brings it to a conclusion. I often use a coda as a way of framing the piece in a slightly different context than it would otherwise end. Like a musical aftertaste. When I was working on Seven Lies I made codas for several tracks but I was never completely happy with these two so they didn't make it on to the album.

As I work on my second album I have been looking back at the process I went through for my first alum and remembered these outtakes. They're not so bad after all. Perhaps they are worth airing to the world. I hope you enjoy them, or at least find them an interesting insight into the workings behind the music.

Obsession (Coda) [Unreleased 2013]

Taken from the 'Mosaic EP' - 11/05/18 smarturl.it/mosaic-ep
@marennsukie

Apollo new boy Chris Roth AKA Marenn Sukie joins up for the Mosaic EP.

A rabid fan of drum n bass and hip hop as well a classic soul, jazz and funk, Roth is an accomplished sample manipulator whose richly organic sounds call to mind 'Rounds' era Four Tet, the sophisticated jazz of Cinematic Orchestra or indeed the spacious moods of new label mates Albrecht Labrooy.

Mining audio gold from the widescreen productions of classic 70's music Roth balances an interest in contemporary beat culture with a winsome eye for the golden sounds of the past.

"My tracks have usually around 30 different samples in one tune,” Roth explains “I make a point to never sample 'loops' - it's a mix of pitching samples then maybe adding a synth for bass lines."

The Mosaic EP spans a wide range of moods and tempos - genre is fluid in the world of Marenn Sukie; house, drum n bass and jazz bleeding together, creating a beguiling blend all Roth's own.

‘Into The Silence’ is one of the EP’s real highlights - composed in the main from Polish jazz samples that Roth got while in Warsaw. Epic closer ‘Feels Like Love’ sees him splice three different jazz singers together to make up the haunting melody.

Only his second ever EP release, the Mosaic EP came about following Apollo's own Synkro making the intro to R&S founder Renaat Vanderpapiere. 
Vanderpapiere loved what he heard and instantly signed Roth up, and this is the result; a strong and vital musical statement that suggest a bright future ahead.

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Marenn Sukie - Feels Like Love

Buy now: smarturl.it/portraitwithfirewood

‘Waters Rising’ is a collaboration with vocalist Lola Empire and was originally written around a piano sketch that was sent back and forth between the two artists until it became the fully realised song you hear now.  

"I really hadn't expected love to be a theme in the album, but I was chatting with Lola and she told me how she'd fallen in love. I sent her the initial sketch for this and told her i didn't think love was an appropriate subject for it. but she came out with this. 
'love is dark' she said."

Portrait With Firewood

Waters Rising

Freeflowing hypnotic ukfuturebass. 
One of scuba's finest.

Scuba - Three sided shape

Previewing the latest release from his debut album, we introduce Djrum aka Felix Manuel. Hailing from 2nd Drop label, the producer originally made his name after releasing critically adored 12” singles with One the Edge and Smokin Sessions labels. 

From his new album entitled ‘Seven Lies’ we bring you a touch of Friday fever with the most club orientated track from the album, Arcana (Do I Need You). Remember it is pronounced - Drum (coming from DJ Rum) and if you can't move to the beat, this isn't the track for you. 

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 twitter.com/iD_magazine ; 
youtube.com/user/idmagazineonline

Djrum - Arcana (Do I Need You)

HUGE @Takugotbeats remix of Left Alone feat @Chet-Faker. 

FREE DL!

through @FutureClassic

Download the Flume Deluxe Edition here on iTunes:
http://smarturl.it/flume_deluxe

Flume - Left Alone feat. Chet Faker (Ta-ku Remix)

Get 'Kaleidoscope Dream' today: http://smarturl.it/KD?IQid=soundcloud

“How Many Drinks Remix (feat. Kendrick Lamar)?”

Here's a preview of my debut ablbum Seven Lies, out NOW


full tracklist:
01. Obsession
02. Como Los Cerdos 
03. DAM
04. Arcana (Do I Need You)
05. Lies feat. ShadowBox
06. Honey
07. Arcana (coda)
08. Anchors feat. ShadowBox
09. Thankyou


Djrum - Seven Lies LP preview minimix - Out NOW

Miguel - Do You… (Cashmere Cat Remix)

Bookings / / Emile@omni-artists.net
Contact  / /  felixisdjrum@gmail.com

Djrum - Seven Lies LP preview minimix - Out NOW

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