Lurka - Signal EP (GRACE003)

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Samurai Music returns to the evocative sound world of Ancestral Voices for an album that splits the difference between cinematic sound design and deadly restraint at 170 BPM. Nemeton continues Liam Blackburn's exploration of ancient Celtic mysticism through snaking rhythms and snarling sound design, conjuring a high-definition sonic image of sacred groves and the druids practicing amongst them.  

Blackburn's Ancestral Voices project tracks back to 2015, when he debuted on Samurai Horo with the Night Of Visions album. In stark contrast to his celebrated 140 work as Indigo, this project leaned on the inspiration of pagan spirituality to charge his vivid, advanced production style with a rich and mysterious atmosphere. While he's channelled this approach into a variety of tempos and styles, on his 2016 EP Old Earth Voodoo on Samurai Music he applied the concept to a drum & bass framework, which he returns to on Nemeton with rigorous focus.

Far from a straightforward collection of breakbeat tracks, Blackburn uses negative space and pointillist production to carve out an immersive, tense sound world around the 170 grid. He takes a widescreen approach to percussion, running from pin-prick synthesised one-shots to tumbling, organic drums you'd more readily associate with a Hans Zimmer score. Scene-building is the foremost mission across Nemeton, casting otherworldly forces in sweeps of low-end friction and dramatic melodic blooms amidst tangible real-world field recordings of flora and fauna.  

Casting the mind back some 2000 years is an exercise in imagination as much as research, and Blackburn ably summons dark fantasy as he delves ever deeper into Welsh mythology with a studious zeal and avid fascination. It's that drive that makes Nemeton burst forth and take shape so powerfully, bristling with kinetic energy and a barely-concealed, strangely seductive menace that leaves a lasting impression long after the last snatch of bass has bared its teeth.


Nemeton - out on 2025-05-02 


1. Ancestral Voices - Nemeton
2. Ancestral Voices - A Heart Of Oak
3. Ancestral Voices - Annwn
4. Ancestral Voices - Mist Of Avalon
5. Ancestral Voices - Arawn
6. Ancestral Voices - Stanzas Of The Graves
7. Ancestral Voices - Keltia

Nemeton

Ancestral Voices - Keltia [SMDELP14]

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]

For its third release, GRACE is stoked to get @lurka on the dials. On ‘Signal’, the Bristol head serves up a classy four-course menu of bass oddities primed and tested for club misdemeanour. 
The result is a spread of hyperdistinct energies channelled through weirdo wubs, skippy incantations, rude halftime drum power and fast funky bliss.

Pre-order on Bandcamp now. 
Out 6th June 2025

Lurka - Signal EP (GRACE) [Snippets]

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@Lurka debuts on Katiusha’s @gracelabelhq with a suite of twisted, bass-heavy wobblers

‘Signal’ lands 6th June – have an exclusive first listen to ‘DreamR’

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-lurka-dreamr

Premiere: Lurka ‘DreamR’

Pre-order: https://gracelabel.bandcamp.com/album/lurka-signal-ep

For its third release, @gracelabelhq gets @lurka on the dials. On 'Signal', the Bristol-based producer serves up a classy four-course menu of bass oddities, primed and tested for club misdemeanour.

The resulting EP is a spread of hyper-distinct tunes, each one bringing special energy to the floor: from the skippy incantations in ‘Spells’, to rude halftime drum power on ‘Hammer’.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Lurka 'Hammer'

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Defrostatica, 2025
Buy: https://acidlab.bandcamp.com/album/listen-lights-down-low


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[Premiere] Acid Lab - Listen (out on Defrostatica )

KeltSka - Hunted

For its third release, GRACE is stoked to get @lurka on the dials. On ‘Signal’ the Bristol head serves up a classy four-course menu of bass oddities, primed and tested for club misdemeanour. The title track makes a statement with baggy, twisted wobs - the low-end shepards tone workout you didn’t know you needed. 

Find the rest of the EP here: https://gracelabel.bandcamp.com/album/lurka-signal-ep


Lurka - Signal (GRACE003)

The 3rd track off Lurka's EP 'Signal' on GRACE is a breakbeat trip through skippy, swirly incantations. 

Lurka - Spells (GRACE003)

when 𝔎𝔩𝔢𝔯𝔟 meets ¸.•~¹°”˜¨🔮 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝒸𝑒 🔮¨˜”°¹~•.¸

techno + uk + other animals 
label run by @katiushadj

GRACE002 releasing 8th November 🔮