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Overlook | Karim Maas
DROOGS008

A. Overlook – Video Nasties
AA. Karim Maas – Dimensions

Release Date: 23rd April 2021

The Droogs label is back on the case with another blistering release from two of the stable’s favourite sons. Overlook’s ‘Video Nasties’ warbles through six and a half minutes of twisted bass, tough breaks and raucous sax licks, while Karim Maas’ ‘Dimensions’ is the meeting of archetypal jungle drums and raw untamed low frequency distortion. Both tracks are pattered with whispers and the briefest of voices, something is afoot.

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DROOGS008 : A. Overlook - Video Nasties AA. Karim Maas - Dimensions

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Homemade Weapons & close US ally Red Army inaugurate the relaunched Samurai Music label with four minacious rhythmic workouts aimed squarely at the informed dance-floor.

Homemade Weapons & Red Army - Sleep Terror

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Bandcamp: http://found.ee/SMDELP01BC
iTunes: http://found.ee/NSIT

'Negative Space' is the debut LP from Seattle, USA resident Andre Delgado, known to most as Homemade Weapons. A producer with a long history in Drum and Bass, his career hit a powerful stride around 2012 when a stripped back, militant, half speed version of the genre began emerging. Andre was in the leading charge of producers perfecting this new minimal approach. Using classic jungle break edits as rapid-fire emphasis tools on top of mood-soaked, half-time, kick drum driven rhythms, the Homemade Weapons style quickly became recognised as one of the most unique and effective approaches to emerge from this experimentation.

Following on from a slew of successful singles for Samurai Music and his own label Weaponry from 2013-2016, 'Negative Space' is the result of a refinement, an individual artist perfecting his craft. Eschewing the 'filler' approach often taken by dance music artists approaching a full length LP, 'Negative Space' is 12 tracks of what Homemade Weapons does best - essential dance-floor weapons for those tuned in to this new strain of Drum and Bass.

https://soundcloud.com/homemadeweapons

'Negative Space' is released on Limited Edition Marbled 12 track 3xLP in full artwork sleeve and 12 Track Digital.

Exclusive Limited Edition 'Negative Space' Slipmat, T Shirt and Bundles available at the SMG Store - http://found.ee/NEGATIVESPACE

Track-list - Vinyl and Digital

01. Hawkeye
02. Spasmolytic
03. Retina (with Red Army)
04. Ironhead
05. Echoes
06. Tidal Track
07. Malice
08. Jawbox (with Gremlinz)
09. Conduit VIP
10. Red Herring
11. Third Rail
12. Killing Moon

Negative Space

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Homemade Weapons - Retina (with Red Army)

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Mefjus - Sinkhole (Skeptical Remix)

Something I started in 2004 and finished a while back.
Available now > https://amaruk.bandcamp.com

'Bad Solder'

Taken from Outliers:1
Download exclusively at Bandcamp https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/outliers-1

Selecting tunes for releases on Samurai Music is difficult as there is so many great tunes on offer. The absolute cream of what we get sent makes it to releases on vinyl, so resisting the temptation of digital only releases creates a backlog of high quality tunes. Outliers is a collection of music from the Samurai family of artists that were all in contention for vinyl release, but for one reason or another slipped through the cracks. Most of these are still in heavy rotation in many of our DJ sets, so rather than hogging them, we put together a collection for a Bandcamp only release. Most of these have never been played by more than a few select Samurai DJ’s and the producer themselves. Outliers shows the depth of talent these producers have with these sitting on their HD’s without a home. We don’t plan on moving into the digital only release field any time soon so maybe we can have this series as a semi regular substitute.

https://soundcloud.com/redarmyaudio
https://soundcloud.com/homemadeweapons

Outliers:1

Red Army & Homemade Weapons - Hyperboles

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‘An Increase In Entropy’ is the third and final triumphant piece in the trilogy of the 90’s Jungle / Drum and Bass flavoured releases from ASC for Samurai Music. Following on from the ‘An Exact Science’ EP and the ‘Isolated Systems’ LP, James again explores timeless motifs that have echoed through the years from their 90’s origins and brings them up to date with his intricate touches and ASC signature layers, while keeping the rawness and tempo that imbues the tunes with authenticity. James continues to re-establish himself as a 'one of a kind' producer whose skills succeed in establishing a creative peak in any style he works on.

https://twitter.com/ASC

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