Cartridge - Banada EP - KZN009
A) Banada
B) Ricky Rose w/ Biomé

BONUS TRACK - Take 4 
(Exclusive to Bandcamp)

Support from Loefah, Stenny, Jay Carder & Star Eyezz

After a 2 year hiatus, Madam X’s KAIZEN imprint comes back full force, with an upgraded aesthetic and brand new roster, paving the way for the next generation of leftfield, off-kilter club music.

KZN009 sees one of Manchester's most exciting up & coming producers, @Cartridgedj, mark his debut with a fierce 2 tracker, loaded with soundsystem pressure and gully 130 artillery in the Banada EP.

With an impressive back catalogue on Deep Dark & Dangerous, Albion Collective & one half of Regents alongside Manchester kingpin Strategy (Broke'n'£nglish), Cartridge is no stranger to the UK's burgeoning bass music scene.

On the A side, we have Banada, a melodic eastern-flavoured instrumental, with elements of Grime and Dubstep carrying the tune to its arpeggiated crescendo. 

A singing voice and raspy melody build the tension before a heavily distorted switch up catches you off guard, leading you further down a Dubstep rabbit hole, and into a world of shady and sinister drops, sitting perfectly alongside the label’s strictly hoods-up, heads-down tip.

Teaming up with KAIZEN heavyweight and local scene hero @Biomeuk on the B-Side, Ricky Rosé has proved a firm favourite for those peak-time, no-holds-barred, bass-in-your-face, power hour moments. Relentless in its metallic bassline and thumping 808 drums, this explosive club tool comes with a solid side-serving of gunfingers and screwfaces.

Banada

Cartridge - Banada EP

The wait is finally over!

Probably the most sought after track iD over the last year, Dubstep royalty @Cimmmusic (SYSTEM / SENTRY / TEMPA) makes his KAIZEN debut with this dark & dangerous 130 heater.

'Street Kings' is certified festival artillery. Tried & Tested for those Gully, Gun-finger "lick off your headtop" moments.

The B-Side comes through with some restorative energy. Mellow grooves, floating pads, and bouncy UKG rhythms in Day 1 & It's Alright.

A1) Street Kings
B1) Day 1
B2) It's Alright

Early Support from Loefah, Tailor Jae, Breaka, Azamat B & DJ Oblig

Street Kings

CIMM - STREET KINGS EP

Support from Bicep, Jay Carder, Azamat B, Orson & Loefah

Long time friend, affiliate and musical chameleon @HugoMassien debuts Outer Reach on KAIZEN. An expansive 3-tracker, combining big room breaks and bass with emotional house and wobbly 2step.

Boasting an impressive back-catalogue on XL, Tectonic and some of the biggest labels on the UK club circuit, we're super chuffed to be welcoming Hugo to the KAIZEN family.

Since shelling down KAIZEN KLUB 5 years ago at our early ‘Bussey Building’ raves, playing a stack of unreleased heaters that tore up the dancefloor, this alliance has been a longtime coming.

A1. Inexplicable
Euphoric textures and hypnotic female vocals ride a rolling 4x4 house beat. Lined with ethereal tones and an ambient interlude that crescendos into a restorative climax, this uplifting and transcendental exploration into the mind, body and soul, harnesses Massien’s ability to float between genres and realms.

A2. Outer Reach
A ‘hands-in-the-air’, feel-good breakbeat banger built for the Ravers. In a move reminiscent to some of Bicep’s biggest anthems, crackling with energy and old-skool jungle breaks that ride along warbling synths and chopped-up vocals, this explosive 130 club tool blends the rave with the ambient. A hybrid we’ve come to know and love in true Massien-fashion.

B1. Shimmer
Stripped back but chunked to the max, this 2-step wobbler thrives in the subs. Dark and dubby with a heavy and wonky bassline that shimmers throughout, this hefty B-Side is an assassin of its own. The musical equivalent of a British Bulldog looking you in the eye while salivating over a giant bone, it’s a sound tailor-made for dark spaces and big room moments.

Outer Reach

Hugo Massien - Outer Reach EP - KZN010

Resurrecting 3 unreleased gems from the Swamp 81 glory years.

Breathing new life into these timeless OneOneOne club classics, Madam X welcomes live sequencing duo, Klose One and Claus Fuss to KAIZEN.

Having done the rounds on the UK underground circuit, these weaponly dubs have been crying for release. The collaboration between London's golden boy Klose One and classically trained German composer and producer Claus Fuss catapults these underground stalwarts into the spotlight once again.

A1) WOUND UP
Wonky techno at its finest. Tailor-made for the shufflers. No-nonsense ‘lights-down-low’ underground hard-hitting anthem.

B1) TIEFSEETAUCHER
A sly creeper. Clocking in at an imposing nine minutes, with an arpeggiated clusterfuck of bleepy techno pads, squishy flavours and shuffling hi-hats, it’s straight-forward, rolling techno at its most mesmerising and hypnotic.

B2) THEME FROM LEVEL 3
For the hoods-down, intuitive movers. A stripped-back, ecstatic abstraction of steady builds, bridges and breakdowns. Marble-smooth pads and pristine hits, creating euphoric hands-in-the-air moments.

The perfect soundscape, suspended in hedonism and ecstasy.

As you ascend to your peak, the unyielding kickdrum, distorted synth and groove bring you back to earth in a climactic return to reality.

Wound Up

OneOneOne - Wound Up EP - KZN011

Rave music, tailor-made for big festivals with ‘hands in the air’ stylings, hefty subs, dreamy wobbles and lock tight percussion.

@Debbauk’s ‘Just Wanna’ EP is the latest instalment to drop on KAIZEN

3 warehouse-ready weapons & 1 hypnotic @Pluralist remix, that capture the euphoria of the 90’s with trance-y leads, ravey breaks and catchy vocal chops for Big-Room moments, emotional interludes and hugs in the club.

Track 1 - Just Wanna
An angelic ‘rave-cherub’ seductively riding a skippy garage beat with Two Shell-like' pads, strong synth-stabs, wobbly basslines and a shimmering breakdown that transports you back to the rave for peak hour intensity.

Track 2 - Feeling Closer
Chart-threatening, Overmono-style territory.
MDMA in sonic form.
Maximum cerebral-intensity as hyperactive rave sounds and glitchy vocals breathe new life into the 2nd drop.
Spiky synths and lush chopped up samples, multi-layered with emotional interludes for the ‘crying into your mate’s shoulder’ moments.

Track 3 - You & I
Full-power transcendence.
In true Debba-like fashion, the seductive female vocal paints a different colour as it rides a majestic soundscape over 2steppy grooves and hefty breaks.

It’s ‘Holy Fuck’ moment follows an undulating cascade of spiritual vocals that scream dancefloor catharsis.

Track 4 - Just Wanna (Pluralist Remix)
Dreamy remix duties from Pluralist. Futuristic atmospherics and groovy out of space percussion from the Bristol-based producer.

Previous DJ Support:
Oneman, Jacques Greene, Ludo, Jay Carder, My Nu Leng, Darwin, Plastician, Tash LC

Just Wanna

Debba - Just Wanna - KZN012

Track 3) Tiefseetaucher - OneOneOne

Straight-forward, rolling techno at its most mesmerising and hypnotic.

A sly creeper. Clocking in at an imposing nine minutes, with an arpeggiated clusterfuck of bleepy techno pads, squishy flavours and shuffling hi-hats.

OneOneOne - Tiefseetaucher KZN11 (Clip)

Premiere clip 
Track 02) @DebbaUK - Feeling Closer

Chart-threatening, Overmono-style territory.
MDMA in sonic form.
Maximum cerebral-intensity as hyperactive rave sounds and glitchy vocals breathe new life into the 2nd drop.
Spiky synths and lush chopped up samples, multi-layered with emotional interludes for the ‘crying into your mate’s shoulder’ moments.

Just Wanna
KZN012

Debba - Feeling Closer - KZN012

KAIZEN Label Boss @MADAM_X marks her debut into production & the rec. label's 10 YR reign with her self-released 'Homecoming' EP.

4 club functional bangers, designed for sweaty dark rooms and dingy basements.

A1) Copacabathens - Madam X & @deejay_jm
A2) Hoodlum FC - Madam X & @Cartridgedj
B1) Watergate - Madam X & @andy-martin
B2) Rasssputin - Madam X & @Drjeep (VINYL / BANDCAMP ONLY)

The four-track release is a back-to-the-roots call to the underground, with collaborations from DJ JM, Cartridge, Andy Martin and Doctor Jeep inside.

Based between Athens and London, Madam X’s debut EP ‘HOMECOMING’ honours the multi-disciplined artist’s musical roots in the UK, merging Dubstep, wobbly Bass, moody Techno, and playful club-driven aesthetics.

“I’m super pleased to share the product of many late-night studio sessions, Zoom calls, B2B voice memos and football-field recordings,” says Madam X.

“‘HOMECOMING’ is a back-to-the-roots call to the underground, celebrating everything I know and love about music, honouring my UK heritage and drawing influence from the styles and scenes that shaped my DJ journey. Each track is a collaboration with some of my favourite powerhouse producers. Couldn’t have done it without them.”

Support from Bicep, James Blake, Hudson Mohawke, Mella Dee, TEED, Zed Bias, Florentino, and Sally C.

1st Single Hoodlum FC - Out Aug 30th
2nd Single Copacabathens - Out Sept 27th
Ep - Out Oct 24th

HAPPY 10 YEARS !

HOMECOMING

MADAM X - HOMECOMING - KZN013 (DEBUT EP)

Intro track, Squelch. Outro track, Griddled
Loefah in the mix
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Out Now goo.gl/WxSRcZ 

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Biome - Squelch // Griddled [Loefah | Swamp 81 |  Rinse Fm Rip]

Out Now goo.gl/WxSRcZ 

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Biome - Bush [Loefah | Swamp 81 | Rinse FM Rip]

Out Now: goo.gl/1bqKaq

@silas-snare
Loefah & Chunky on Rinse Fm
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Silas & Snare - Patience [Loefah & Chunky | Swamp 81 | Rinse FM Rip]

Out Now: goo.gl/1bqKaq

@silas-snare
A Side
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Silas & Snare - Biometric [Madam X | KAIZEN | NTS Rip]

@WaltonMCR - Taiko EP (Clips)

A1 Tensions
A2 Taiko
B1 Black Hole
B2 Zen

Early support from Loefah, Paleman & Mary Anne Hobbs
Having made it into Mixmag’s Top 20 Labels of 2016 chart, Kaizen looks set to start 2017 with an almighty bang. 

The third release on Madam X’s burgeoning imprint comes from Manchester based Walton. After several releases via Kode9’s Hyperdub he released his debut album ‘Beyond’ to critical acclaim and once you add to that a trio of fine EPs on Tectonic, we see an artist with seemingly unlimited potential. 

Walton is no stranger when it comes to dark frequencies and the superb ‘Taiko’ EP takes influence from Far Eastern sounds with a wealth of space and subtle percussive grooves. 

The A-side features two fierce and stark club cuts, with ‘Tension’ setting the tone for the murkiness inside. You may recognise the track from Madam X’s wildly hyped Boiler Room set and it’s found it’s way into Loefah’s bag too. Title track ‘Taiko’ hinges on a groove that bounces and slams its way through the runtime with Mary Ann Hobbs a fan of “the dark, tribal textures”

On the flipside the pace is kept up with two more dense, atmospheric tracks, with ‘Black Hole’ employing a heavy set, feverish use of percussion and ‘Zen’ acting as a more cinematic cut, almost like a weightless, demonic lullaby.

The EP has been on the club circuit for at least a year before seeing release, but the wait is now over and it’s time for Madam X to take Kaizen to the next level. 

Out February 17

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TAIKO EP

Walton - Taiko EP - Out Now

Wax 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/6tVNZc 
Digi 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/7cBT9v 

The fourth release on KAIZEN sees the hotly anticipated return of Manchester heavyweight @DjBiome. 

The Fargo EP continues along the forward thinking tangent of the label, expertly blending elements of bass, techno and rolling percussion. 

Early support from Hodge, Loefah and Walton, KZN004 provides 6 club ready, certified weapons fit for the dance. 

Pre-Order: https://tinyurl.com/y9e4fst4

TRACKLIST
A1 Stealth 
A2 Fargo
A3 Yoof 

B1 Weekend, 
B2 Trench Foot 
B3 Ancoats

FARGO

Fargo EP

Ancoats - BIOME - KZN004 (Clip)

Wax 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/6tVNZc 
Digi 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/7cBT9v 

The fourth release on KAIZEN sees the hotly anticipated return of Manchester heavyweight @DjBiome.

The Fargo EP continues along the forward thinking tangent of the label, expertly blending elements of bass, techno and rolling percussion.

Early support from Hodge, Loefah and Walton, KZN004 provides 6 club ready, certified weapons fit for the dance.

Pre-Order: https://tinyurl.com/y9e4fst4

TRACKLIST
A1 Stealth 
A2 Fargo
A3 Yoof

B1 Weekend, 
B2 Trench Foot 
B3 Ancoats

Trench Foot - BIOME - KZN004 (Clip)

Wax 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/6tVNZc 
Digi 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/7cBT9v 

The fourth release on KAIZEN sees the hotly anticipated return of Manchester heavyweight @DjBiome.

The Fargo EP continues along the forward thinking tangent of the label, expertly blending elements of bass, techno and rolling percussion.

Early support from Hodge, Loefah and Walton, KZN004 provides 6 club ready, certified weapons fit for the dance.

TRACKLIST
A1 Stealth 
A2 Fargo
A3 Yoof

B1 Weekend 
B2 Trench Foot 
B3 Ancoats

Pre-Order: https://tinyurl.com/y9e4fst4

Fargo

Weekend - BIOME - KZN004

Wax 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/6tVNZc 
Digi 👉🏼 https://goo.gl/7cBT9v 

The fourth release on KAIZEN sees the hotly anticipated return of Manchester heavyweight @DjBiome.

The Fargo EP continues along the forward thinking tangent of the label, expertly blending elements of bass, techno and rolling percussion.

Early support from Hodge, Loefah and Walton, KZN004 provides 6 club ready, certified weapons fit for the dance.

Pre-Order: tinyurl.com/y9e4fst4

TRACKLIST
A1 Stealth 
A2 Fargo
A3 Yoof

B1 Weekend 
B2 Trench Foot 
B3 Ancoats

Yoof - BIOME - KZN004 (Clip)

Fargo - BIOME - KZN004 (Clip)

Stealth - BIOME - KZN004 (Clip)

@Waltonmcr returns to KAIZEN with the ‘Murdah’ EP.

Support from Ben UFO, Four Tet, Loefah & more

A1) Squelch (00.00)
A2) Onslaught (1.52)
B2) Murdah (4.02)
B3) Submerged (6.17)

Moving away from the mellower, Far East-influenced ‘Taiko’ EP from 2017 on the label, the Manchester producer exemplifies his range of sound with four weighty and moody tracks heavily focused on the dancefloor.

Elements of dubstep run through the EP, especially on the title track with its floor-shaking bass rumbles, accompanied by skitterings of percussion and warped cries of ‘murder’. In line with KAIZEN’s ethos, the rest of EP fuses elements of techno and grime to devastating effect, layered with spacey atmospherics and off-kilter rhythms.

With love shown from Ben UFO, Four Tet, Pinch, Loefah, and others, there’s no doubt Walton’s destructive club cuts will be getting plenty of minutes in the dance.

The ‘Murdah’ EP follows Walton’s ferocious ‘Inside’ EP on Pinch’s Tectonic Recordings and his debut album ‘Black Lotus’ on the same label in 2018.

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Walton - Murdah EP

Moving away from the mellower, Far East-influenced ‘Taiko’ EP from 2017 on the label, the Manchester producer exemplifies his range of sound with four weighty and moody tracks heavily focused on the dancefloor.

Elements of dubstep run through the EP, especially on the title track with its floor-shaking bass rumbles, accompanied by skitterings of percussion and warped cries of ‘murder’. In line with KAIZEN’s ethos, the rest of EP fuses elements of techno and grime to devastating effect, layered with spacey atmospherics and off-kilter rhythms.

With love already shown by Ben UFO, Pinch, Loefah, Object Blue and Klose One, there’s no doubt Walton’s destructive club cuts will be getting plenty of minutes in the dance.

The ‘Murdah’ EP follows Walton’s ferocious ‘Inside’ EP on Pinch’s Tectonic Recordings and his debut album ‘Black Lotus’ on the same label in 2018.

 Murdah Ep KZN006

Murdah - Walton

Support from DJ Seinfeld, Bambounou, Matrixxman, Simo Cell & Lamont

Three stripped back, broken-techno, bumping rollers. Perfect for big sounds in small basements. 

The formidable pairing of @silas-snare returns 3 years after their Kaizen debut, 'Biometric'.

A1) Pressure
B1) Dreamscape
B2) Whistle Blower

KZN005 sees @Silas-Snare return to the Kaizen fold with the three-track 'Pressure' EP.

Lead track 'Pressure' is a continuation of KAIZEN'S recognisably weighty bass-inspired sound, carried by hefty kicks and screwed synths after a lengthy cosmic build-up.

A downtempo influence runs through 'Dreamscape', the floaty synths countered with skittering drums, while EP closer 'Whistle Blower' is packed with industrial percussion and creepy bleeps made for those heads-down, screw-face moments on the dancefloor.

PRESSURE

OUT NOW

Silas & Snare - PRESSURE EP

@DjBiome returns with 5 heavy hitting, warehouse-ready club tools.

Serving up his signature style of big drops, frenetic growls and mutated bass, the A-side sees leading tracks 'Garvey' and 'They Know' marry his legendary origins in Dubstep with the carefully crafted, UK-techno assaults of his recent work.

Early support from Mall Grab, Darwin, and Loefah puts the tracks firmly in the UK techno scene’s ‘gully-130’ dangerzone.

The B-side sees Biome exploring his sound further. 'Equinox’s' dense textures perfectly accommodate its dub-heavy moments as it subtly creeps into the listener’s brain, whilst 'Stagger’s' laser-sharp groove explodes in bursts of energy as it scales the heights of its 81-style soundscape.

The aptly-named 'Conquer' brings the They Know EP to its gut-wrenching climax, starting with suspense-building hi-hats and ending with an aggressive breach of tech-out rollage: dark, bassline-driven UKG at its finest.

Designed for dark spaces and big soundsystems, KAIZEN continually moving forward.

They Know

Conquer - BIOME - KZN007(clip)

Stagger - BIOME - KZN007 (Clip)

Equinox - BIOME - KZN007 (clip)

They Know - BIOME - KZN007 (Clip)

Garvey - BIOME - KZN007 (Clip)

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"Shady and sinister, they're on a strictly hoods-up, heads-down tip. Think moody dubstep with the addition of some subtle percussive seasoning and you're there."

@Hugomassien
@DjBiome
@cartridgedj
@silas-snare
@waltonmcr
@Madam_x
@cimmmusic

Enquiries: hello@djmadamx.com

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