The Untouchables go in deep and heavy for the 50th Samurai Music Podcast

The Untouchables 'Grassroots' LP [SMDELP07] is available now
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UKF speaks to The Untouchables - https://ukf.com/words/in-conversation-with-the-untouchables/31996


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The Untouchables - Samurai Music Podcast 50

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)

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Borderline

Torn - The Fear [SMDELP08]

Noisia & Phace - Floating Zero (Skylark Remix)
Out now on '' The Resonance I '' on VISION recordings.

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Noisia & Phace - Floating Zero (Skylark Remix)

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

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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

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Death of a Romantic

Death Of A Romantic

Mako - Grieve [SMDELP09]

Homemade Weapons steps up to deliver a comprehensive retrospective mix to celebrate Samurai Music's 15th birthday this year

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Homemade Weapons - Omen VIP
Stray - Wired
Homemade Weapons - Ironhead
Artilect - Impact Proxy
Homemade Weapons - Virga VIP
Last Life - Rotterdam
Clarity - Sombre
Homemade Weapons - Spasmolytic (Ancestral Voices Remix)
Overlook + Loxy & Resound - The Lodge
Ruffhouse - Straight 9's
Homemade Weapons - Third Rail MVP
The Untouchables - Overdose
Homemade Weapons - Svalsat
Artilect - Zero Time
Homemade Weapons - Mileena
Artilect - Rhythm Seeker
Homemade Weapons & Red Army - Buzzkill 
Calibre - Snoopers Dub 
Estereo - Ether
Donato Dozzy - Tao
ASC, Vaccine - Machines 
Homemade Weapons - Malice
Pessimist - The Woods
Genotype - Monday Madness
Clarity	- Cyclone (with Indigo)
Homemade Weapons - Heiress VIP 
Last Life - Temple
Torn - Bushido
The Untouchables - Fibreglass
Quartz- Snakes
Torana - Amok
The Untouchables - Gunmetal
Roho - Totemz VIP
Homemade Weapons - The Claw VIP
Torn & Roho - Proelii
Homemade Weapons & Red Army - Cavity 
Last Life - Plumb Line
The Untouchables & Loxy	- X-Gene
Erkiu - Yra
Baby T - Portra
Cern - Timeslip
Dose & Menace - Pick up 
Torana - Coincide
Seba & Method One - Lets Be Done With This
Pessimist & Arma - Canyon
Consequence - Noisy Spirits In This Soul 
Heavy 1 - Millers 
Need For Mirrors - Def Tone
Foreign Concept & DBR UK - Radiation
Need For Mirrors - Fishscale
Marcus Intalex - Redan

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Homemade Weapons - Samurai Music Podcast 54 [15 Years Of Samurai Music Retrospective]

Released on Special Edition Splatter Vinyl 12" and digital on 02.09.2022
- https://eusebeiasm.bandcamp.com/album/fall-then-rise-ep

We welcome Eusebeia to the Samurai family with the Fall Then Rise EP. 

A plan hatched at Membrain Festival 2021 led to the collation of the first Eusebeia tracks for Samurai. Hitting the target with his very first demos for the EP, Eusebeia perfectly constructed 4 tracks that take his signature timeless break-heavy, musically spiced sound and give it a Samurai flavour.

The EP opens with ‘Nothing Left To Lose’ which marries his soaring Junglist aesthetics to a 126 BPM lurch step, setting an ominous mood before the EP’s two centre-piece tunes ‘Call Out’ and ‘Fall The Rise’ deal out the heavy hitting break-edits. Always keeping the musical elements to the fore, Eusebeia’s engine room of deep sub and breakbeat crunch create an irresistible package that any lover of classic era Jungle/Drum and Bass will feel deep in their bones. Burgeoning closes the EP with a volley of amen edits punctuated by expertly melded fills of the most effective breaks in the business. As always the spice of the track is the reaching pads and deep pulsing sub.

Fall Then Rise is an auspicious debut EP that cements Eusebeia as a perfect addition to the Samurai Music sound palette.

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Fall Then Rise EP

Eusebeia - Fall Then Rise EP [SMDE24] *previews*

Released on 02.09.2022 on Molten Purple 12" and Digital - https://roho.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-ep

An elusive, anonymous producer whose veil has allowed him to build an impressive sonic identity unhindered by preconceptions, Roho has amassed a loyal following with his contributions to various Samurai compilations, his essential debut EP (Alter Ego) for Homemade Weapons ‘Weaponry’ label and the Fatum EP alongside Torn.

Long in the works, his Samurai debut solo EP - Elemental - is another peak in his ascendance. Kicking the door in with arguably his biggest track to date - the title track Elemental, the energy level is ratcheted up to overload with a procession of searing amens, pummelling kicks and pulsing mid surges. This track has been causing maximum damage in clubs and is really a time capsule display of the half-step/breaks combination that has come to be synonymous with the Samurai sound. ‘The Primal Instinct’ leans back slightly to sway and swing the edits as it rolls, while ‘Storm’ goes for the jugular again with a robust march into a winding amen lash. Torn appears to collaborate on the EP closer ‘Phase Unwrapping’ and as always, these two like minds create something special - a distortion and fast-paced kick attack with adept fills and rolling percussion.

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Elemental EP

Roho - Elemental EP [SMDE28] *previews*

Коллаборация Константина Красавина (NoRules) и Томоюки Ичикава (Itti)/ 2022 / 
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Eusebeia - X [SMDELP10]
Released on Snow Bue 3xLP and Digital on 26.05.2023
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After acclaimed releases on leading UK Jungle labels Rupture and Western Lore, Eusebeia continues a steady procession of creative vehicles for Samurai Music with the LP X . Tweaking the textural layers to lean towards the Samurai Music shade has been a winning formula with his previous EPs for the label 'Fall The Rise' and 'Omen' lighting a musical spark that has turned into a burning flame of creativity that shows no sign of stopping.

X is based on a concept Eusebeia used to tie the LP together as explained by him:

"X is about what is known, particularly with things relating to the past and present, but even more so the unknown, and the future. While these things are intrinsically linked and the past informs the future, there is a perpetual sense of the unknown when looking toward the future, which is why it's best to stay in the present. X is an acceptance of the uncertainty and unknown nature of things to come, but also an acknowledgment of what has come before and got us to the point we are at now, and the inevitability we can/will continue to progress accordingly."

X is an accomplished manifesto of re-imagined Jungle, a mastery of the form that has its sights set firmly on longevity.

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Eusebeia - X [SMDELP10] *previews*

The first edition of Samurai Music Radio. Recorded live in Berlin on 09.03.23. Preview upcoming releases from Mike Parker, Reeko, Eusebeia, Presha, and more ⚔️👹

Follow us in advance of the next edition - https://blastradio.com/preshasamurai

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Presha - Samurai Music Radio - 09 March 2023

Voodoo EP

Voodoo (Original Mix)

Musician / DJ from Moscow, Russia, working in the dark areas of drum and bass music.

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