Available on Limited 12" and Digital
https://vardae.bandcamp.com/album/fla...
https://voidvinyl.eu/products/vardae-...

The latest transmission on Samurai tunes into half-time intensity with a psychedelic edge courtesy of leading French practitioner Vardae. Applying techno hypnotism and cinematic atmospheres to his snaking beat constructions, the Lyon-based artist delivers a pitch-perfect exercise in mystical meditation that follows a natural path from the Ancestral Voices LP.

Since first emerging around 2017, Vardae has been determined to establish a sound unbound by genre restrictions. To date he's successfully moved between cult labels such as Non Series and Ooda while pivoting from linear 4/4 to crooked broken beat without disrupting his immersive, finely sculpted production style.

Alongside his releases, Vardae is also responsible for the ouroboros festival that takes place every year in central France. Last summer, after the dancefloor closed on the final night of the the event, fabled Dutch transcendental ambient group Son Of Chi made an acoustic concert around the campfire that cast a spell over everyone present. This experience formed the inspirational basis for Vardae's new EP, drawing on the instinctive power of insistent rhythm and the spiritual intrigue that lies behind subtly dissonant tones — shadows cast by refined, restrained synthesis flickering in the imagined light of the flames.

From the rattle of timbale on 'The Light Motion' to the laser-focused ripples that charge through 'Voices Of Dispossession', Vardae bends and shapes his drum work with exacting intention across this EP. Treading the line between 85 and 170BPM, he approaches fierce peaks in his tracks with an exacting patience, building to the arp-soaked climax of 'Flaming As A Cloud' and its ecstatic, melodic crescendo.

Proudly individual and drawing from the deepest of musical experiences, Vardae's latest statement promises similarly profound moments when these pieces come into contact with the right souls and the right sound in the right setting.

www.instagram.com/vardae__/

Vardae - Flaming As A Cloud [SMDE50]

To complement the Confront The Serpent EP from Reeko for Samurai Music, Juan has put together a podcast that expresses his vision of the 170/85 bpm tempo, weaving his own tracks around favourites from other artists and tantalising us with new loops from him in the tempo. 

Reeko - Confront The Serpent [SMDE33] is out now on Marbled 12" and Digital 
- https://reeko-mdisorder.bandcamp.com/album/confront-the-serpent

https://www.instagram.com/reeko_mentaldisorder/

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Reeko - Samurai Music Official Podcast 58

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Presha - Sacrifice Rituals [SMDE41]
Remixes from Dom & Roland, Forest Drive West, Homemade Weapons, Torn 
Buy/Stream - http://sq.lnk.to/SMDE41_

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Music from (alphabetical) Ancestral Voices, Brendon Moeller, Donato Dozzy, Eyes of Ibad, Forest Drive West, Hoji, Homemade Weapons, Last Life, Mako, Mike Parker, Pugilist & Tamen, Reeko, Sam KDC, Sam KDC & Flaminia, Seba & Paradox, Silent Partner, The Untouchables, Torn, Torn & Eyes of Ibad

Presha - Samurai Music Podcast 59

Continuously refining his singular approach to music construction, Torn commemorates the release of his second LP - Immortal for Samurai Music with a new mix for the label. 2 hours of the Torn vision shifting through immaculately twisted soundscapes.

Immortal is out now - https://sq.lnk.to/SMDELP11_

https://www.instagram.com/van_torn/

Subscribe on iTunes http://bit.ly/samcast

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Torn - Samurai Music Podcast 60

Samurai Music presents it's 100th Vinyl Release with Hyaku

The medium is the message! Vinyl has always been our preferred medium for releasing music and without this tactile form of presentation, Samurai Music would not continue in its current form. Vinyl is the ultimate personification of what the label wishes to represent. Music always comes first, but the vinyl artefact is king for us.

Hyaku is the 100th Vinyl release on the Samurai Music label. Through the many twists and turns of the industry in our almost 17 years of existence, the Samurai Music vinyl releases have maintained their aspiration for quality, unique design that stands the test of time. Praise and thanks always to our long time designer Ryan Quinlivan and the many pressing plants we have worked with over the course of our labels lifespan.

To celebrate this milestone we have assembled a gang of producers that best represent the Samurai Music sound of now to contribute tracks that they feel best encapsulates their take on our sound.

1. Dom & Roland - Going Solar
2. Eusebeia - Psychoid
3. Presha - Ratcatcher
4. Hoji - Umbra
5. ASC - S100
6. Reeko - Codex Gigas
7. Sam KDC - Mutilate
8. Torn - When The Light Was Born
9. Brendon Moeller - Walking On Glass
10. The Untouchables - Temporal Rift
11. Mako - Get Away With It
12. Ancestral Voices - Night Skies Of Eden
13. Last Life - Edena

Hyaku | 百 |

Dom & Roland - Going Solar [SAMURAI100]

ASC delivers a potent history lesson centered around the era and sound that helped shape his House Of Leaves release and the previous trilogy for Samurai Music.

01 - Dom & Roland - You're Something Else [Moving Shadow] 1996 
02 - Arcon 2 - Unorthodox Activity [Reinforced] 1997 
03 - Bounty Killaz - Silent Voices (Tango Remix) [Creative Wax] 1995 
04 - Nookie - Only You (Remix) [Reinforced] 1995 
05 - Bay-B-Kane - Jungle Warriors '95 [White House Records] 1995 
06 - ASC - Waveform 01 [waveforms] 2023 0
07 - Dr. S. Gachet - Remember The Roller (The Meaningful Mix) [Audio Maze] 1997 
08 - Lee & Tango - Solutions [Legend Records] 1994 
09 - Trace & Nico - Amtrak [Nu Black] 1996 
10 - DJ Rap - Digable Bass (Heaven Remix) [Proper Talent] 1994 
11 - Rhythm For Reasons - The Smokers Rhythm [Formation] 1994 
12 - Dillinja - Silver Blade [Prototype] 1997 
13 - ASC - Voiceprint [Samurai] 2021 
14 - DJ Rap & Aston - Get Rushed [Suburban Base] 1994 
15 - ASC - The Navidson Record [Samurai] 2023 
16 - Acro - Superpod [Force Ten] 1993 
17 - DJ Crystl - Let It Roll [Dee Jay Recordings] 1994 
18 - Badman - War For '94 (Tango Remix) [IQ Records] 1994 
19 - Brass Wolf - One [Audio Couture] 1998 
20 - ASC - Waveform 12 [waveforms] 2024 
21 - Foul Play - The Stepper (Remix) [Moving Shadow] 1995 
22 - Hokusai - Red Lights [Source Direct Recordings] 1996 
23 - DJ Trace - Final Chapta (Rollers Mix) [Dee Jay Recordings] 1995 
24 - Technical Itch - Explored [Moving Shadow] 1998

https://www.instagram.com/ascaux/

https://asc77.bandcamp.com/album/house-of-leaves

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ASC - Samurai Music Podcast 61

Mike Parker returns to Samurai Music to apply his steely, rigorous approach to another EP navigating the 170BPM zone. As a widely celebrated pioneer of ice-cold wormhole techno, Parker finds profound depth in alien textures and ruthless repetition which he ably twists to the drum & bass template.

The A side of Envenomations leaps forward with urgent jump-up grooves as the driver for lean, rolling workouts. With his minimalist tendencies, 'Voc-1 Robot' and 'Ee-Yo' strike a cool and deadly mood similar to classic mid-90s Krust, swapping jazzy samples for atonal synthesis.

Parker was last spotted experimenting with this techno-D&B crossover on 2023's Sabre-Tooth, but the keen-eared may have already detected his interest in half-time on the Stinging Insects / Stages Of Metal digital single he dropped on his own Geophone label back in 2020. Both tracks make a welcome arrival on wax to form the B side of this release, channelling Parker's signature palette into more spacious surroundings.

Backed up by an additional pair of digital-only tracks, Envenomations is another standout exercise in the fertile synergy between techno and drum & bass, delivered by a true auteur with an unmistakable sound.

https://www.instagram.com/mike_parker_geophone/

Envenomations

Mike Parker - Voc-1 Robot [SMDE47]

Mike Parker returns to Samurai Music to apply his steely, rigorous approach to another EP navigating the 170BPM zone. As a widely celebrated pioneer of ice-cold wormhole techno, Parker finds profound depth in alien textures and ruthless repetition which he ably twists to the drum & bass template.

The A side of Envenomations leaps forward with urgent jump-up grooves as the driver for lean, rolling workouts. With his minimalist tendencies, 'Voc-1 Robot' and 'Ee-Yo' strike a cool and deadly mood similar to classic mid-90s Krust, swapping jazzy samples for atonal synthesis.

Parker was last spotted experimenting with this techno-D&B crossover on 2023's Sabre-Tooth, but the keen-eared may have already detected his interest in half-time on the Stinging Insects / Stages Of Metal digital single he dropped on his own Geophone label back in 2020. Both tracks make a welcome arrival on wax to form the B side of this release, channelling Parker's signature palette into more spacious surroundings.

Backed up by an additional pair of digital-only tracks, Envenomations is another standout exercise in the fertile synergy between techno and drum & bass, delivered by a true auteur with an unmistakable sound.


https://www.instagram.com/mike_parker_geophone/

Mike Parker - Spaceship Galliot [SMDE47]

Released on 12" and Digital 28.03.2025
- https://tamen.bandcamp.com/album/onyx

We’re delighted to welcome these two Australia based producers to the Samurai family with Onyx - a 4 track EP that delivers a blend of tight edits, chest heavy bass, and intricate sound design. Pugilist & Tamen combine nostalgia with forward-thinking production and Onyx traverses a rich landscape of jungle-rooted moods. 

Onyx introduces a step forward in the duo's production, utilising sculpted distortion as an instrument. Seen on 3 of the 4 tunes, this approach adds a temperative tension as the tunes give the impression they have gone too far into the distortion no go zone but ultimately finding a balance that compliments and enhances the tunes overall sound pallette perfectly.

Raw and direct with rich layers and honed grooves that ultimately mark the tunes as memorable, Onyx is on a new level for Pugilist & Tamen.

https://www.instagram.com/pugilistmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/djtamen/

Onyx

Pugilist & Tamen - Onyx [SMDE48] *previews*

We wanted to celebrate the music of integral Samurai family member Last Life by revisiting his Samurai contributions with remixes from artists Mauro saw as best candidates for adding a new perception.

The second and final collection of remixes of tracks from Last Life's Samurai Music catalogue has now taken it's final form.

Label regulars Sam KDC, Ancestral Voices, Torn and Presha take their scalpels to Mauro's constructions and turn up the intensity, rebuilding them into 4 sinewy exercises in sinister force.

 Remixed: 2 - out on Limited 12" and Digital


1. Last Life - Offside (Ancestral Voices Remix)
2. Last Life - Troglodith (Sam KDC Remix)
3. Last Life - Elements (Presha Remix)
4. Last Life - Curse (Torn Remix)

Remixed: 2

Last Life - Offside - Ancestral Voices Remix [SMDE49]

Last Life - Troglodith - Sam KDC Remix [SMDE49]

Last Life - Elements - Presha Remix [SMDE49]

We wanted to celebrate the music of integral Samurai family member Last Life by revisiting his Samurai contributions with remixes from artists Mauro saw as best candidates for adding a new perception.

The second and final collection of remixes of tracks from Last Life's Samurai Music catalogue has now taken it's final form.

Label regulars Sam KDC, Ancestral Voices, Torn and Presha take their scalpels to Mauro's constructions and turn up the intensity, rebuilding them into 4 sinewy exercises in sinister force.

 Remixed: 2 - out on Limited 12" and Digital


1. Last Life - Offside (Ancestral Voices Remix)
2. Last Life - Troglodith (Sam KDC Remix)
3. Last Life - Elements (Presha Remix)
4. Last Life - Curse (Torn Remix)

https://soundcloud.com/lastlifednb
https://www.instagram.com/lastlife_/

https://soundcloud.com/torn170
https://www.instagram.com/van_torn/

Last Life - Curse - Torn Remix [SMDE49]

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 2x12" and Digital


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 - Nemeton [SMDELP14]

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 2x12" & Digital


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

Ancestral Voices - A Heart Of Oak [SMDELP14]

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 on 2x12" and Digital. Exclusive collector's Vinyl edition available only on Bandcamp and voidvinyl.eu


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

Full album previews - https://voidvinyl.eu/products/ancestral-voices-nemeton

Ancestral Voices - Annwn [SMDELP14]

Ancestral Voices - Mists Of Avalon [SMDELP14]

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

Ancestral Voices - Keltia [SMDELP14]

Ahead of the release of their debut Samurai Music  EP 'Onyx', Pugilist and Tamen drop an eclectic and immersive mix.

https://www.instagram.com/pugilistmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/djtamen/

Pugilist & Tamen - Onyx [SMDE48} https://tamen.bandcamp.com/album/onyx

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Pugilist & Tamen - Samurai Music Podcast 062

Taken from Vardae - Flaming As A Cloud [SMDE50]

Available on Limited Edition Coloured 12" and Digital  🌀

Taken from Vardae - Flaming As A Cloud [SMDE50]

Available on Limited 12" and Digital
https://vardae.bandcamp.com/album/fla...
https://voidvinyl.eu/products/vardae-...

The latest transmission on Samurai tunes into half-time intensity with a psychedelic edge courtesy of leading French practitioner Vardae. Applying techno hypnotism and cinematic atmospheres to his snaking beat constructions, the Lyon-based artist delivers a pitch-perfect exercise in mystical meditation that follows a natural path from the Ancestral Voices LP.

Since first emerging around 2017, Vardae has been determined to establish a sound unbound by genre restrictions. To date he's successfully moved between cult labels such as Non Series and Ooda while pivoting from linear 4/4 to crooked broken beat without disrupting his immersive, finely sculpted production style.

Alongside his releases, Vardae is also responsible for the ouroboros festival that takes place every year in central France. Last summer, after the dancefloor closed on the final night of the the event, fabled Dutch transcendental ambient group Son Of Chi made an acoustic concert around the campfire that cast a spell over everyone present. This experience formed the inspirational basis for Vardae's new EP, drawing on the instinctive power of insistent rhythm and the spiritual intrigue that lies behind subtly dissonant tones — shadows cast by refined, restrained synthesis flickering in the imagined light of the flames.

From the rattle of timbale on 'The Light Motion' to the laser-focused ripples that charge through 'Voices Of Dispossession', Vardae bends and shapes his drum work with exacting intention across this EP. Treading the line between 85 and 170BPM, he approaches fierce peaks in his tracks with an exacting patience, building to the arp-soaked climax of 'Flaming As A Cloud' and its ecstatic, melodic crescendo.

Proudly individual and drawing from the deepest of musical experiences, Vardae's latest statement promises similarly profound moments when these pieces come into contact with the right souls and the right sound in the right setting.

www.instagram.com/vardae__/

Flaming As A Cloud

Taken from Eusebeia - Undertones [SMDELP15]

Pre orders available now - from Bandcamp and Void Vinyl EU

https://eusebeiasm.bandcamp.com/album/undertones

Full album previews - https://voidvinyl.eu/products/eusebeia-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]

As we lead in to the release of his debut Samurai Music EP 'Flaming As A Cloud', Vardae takes over the Samurai Music Podcast series with a live DJ set that captures his techno infused psychedelic hypnotism at 170 perfectly.

This set was recorded at Blitz Club in Munich for the Qeone label night on 29.03.2025

https://www.instagram.com/vardae__/

Vardae - Flaming As A Cloud [SMDE50] https://vardae.bandcamp.com/album/flaming-as-a-cloud

Subscribe to the Samurai Music Official Podcast on iTunes - http://found.ee/samcast

Vardae - Samurai Music Podcast 063

Taken from Vardae - Flaming As A Cloud [SMDE50]

Available on Limited 12" and Digital
https://vardae.bandcamp.com/album/fla...
https://voidvinyl.eu/products/vardae-...

The latest transmission on Samurai tunes into half-time intensity with a psychedelic edge courtesy of leading French practitioner Vardae. Applying techno hypnotism and cinematic atmospheres to his snaking beat constructions, the Lyon-based artist delivers a pitch-perfect exercise in mystical meditation that follows a natural path from the Ancestral Voices LP.

Since first emerging around 2017, Vardae has been determined to establish a sound unbound by genre restrictions. To date he's successfully moved between cult labels such as Non Series and Ooda while pivoting from linear 4/4 to crooked broken beat without disrupting his immersive, finely sculpted production style.

Alongside his releases, Vardae is also responsible for the ouroboros festival that takes place every year in central France. Last summer, after the dancefloor closed on the final night of the the event, fabled Dutch transcendental ambient group Son Of Chi made an acoustic concert around the campfire that cast a spell over everyone present. This experience formed the inspirational basis for Vardae's new EP, drawing on the instinctive power of insistent rhythm and the spiritual intrigue that lies behind subtly dissonant tones — shadows cast by refined, restrained synthesis flickering in the imagined light of the flames.

From the rattle of timbale on 'The Light Motion' to the laser-focused ripples that charge through 'Voices Of Dispossession', Vardae bends and shapes his drum work with exacting intention across this EP. Treading the line between 85 and 170BPM, he approaches fierce peaks in his tracks with an exacting patience, building to the arp-soaked climax of 'Flaming As A Cloud' and its ecstatic, melodic crescendo.

Proudly individual and drawing from the deepest of musical experiences, Vardae's latest statement promises similarly profound moments when these pieces come into contact with the right souls and the right sound in the right setting.

www.instagram.com/vardae__/

Vardae - The Light Motion [SMDE50]

Vardae - Charming Your Soul [SMDE50]

Vardae - Voices Of Depossession [SMDE50]

Aerae - Nefanda [SMDE51]

Pre-orders now live on Bandcamp and voidvinyl.eu with ‘Phrenesis’ delivered instantly with purchase 🩶🌀

Collector’s Special Edition Limited to 50 copies and exclusive to these outlets

Plying refracted rhythms with an exacting poise, Aerae arrives on Samurai Music with a fully formed sound that plumbs the depths between techno immersion and D&B beat science.

An accomplished, palpable tension runs throughout Nefanda, Aerae’s second solo release. Following up on the meditative pulse of her debut album on Annulled Music last year, the Paris-based artist digs deeper into ominous atmospheres filled with evocative reverb decays and taut, dynamic drum work — tools she wields to render tracks with specific meaning, coded by the Latin framing that runs through all aspects of her musical output. Contemplating the ancient language as an inescapable part of her European roots, on Nefanda Aerae ruminates on external trials and inner impulses, and conjures a jaw-clenching soundtrack to match.

Finding her own language within the dialogue between techno, D&B and dark ambient, Aerae’s music makes a vivid impression thanks to the ideas and intention that drive her in the studio. Nefanda confirms her status as a leading light in deep, psychedelic dance music, making something extremely personal that also reaches out beyond notions of the self like all the best transcendental music.

01. Mons
02. Nefanda
03. Fovea
04. Phrenesis

https://www.instagram.com/_aerae__/
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All tracks W&P - Claire Breilly
Art/Design - @rqnz
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Nefanda

Aerae - Nefanda [SMDE51] *previews*

Sciama - Between Veils [SMDE52]

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With a steely sound matching fathoms-deep echo chambers with metallic textures and precision drums, Sciama arrives on Samurai Music to press into the inspiring hinterland between techno and drum & bass.

Sciama is the production alias for Michael Watters, a producer who since 2019 has carved out a formidable reputation across a stellar run of releases on ASC’s Auxiliary label. While his music references UK bass, transcendental techno and industrial, the end result is a taut, focused journey through fractured, weighty rhythms and vast, ranging atmospherics tilted towards the darkness.

Between Veils is testament to Watters’ refined production, steeped in intensely detailed and layered sound design in constant fluid motion, whether locked to the grid or shifting across the surface of the track like grayscale snow drifts. Noise becomes a subtle tool in his hands, capable of delicacy as much as abrasion, and discord evokes a haunting beauty if you listen past the clangorous overtones he elicits from his pads.

Moving well beyond the boundaries of any specific genre, Between Veils winds up as a strong, independent statement on the meeting point between broad influences and clear intentions — a formidable addition to Samurai Music’s explorations beyond drum & bass and Sciama’s steadily evolving, singular style.

01. Figures in Mist
02. Ghost Trail
03. Anima Trace
04. Veil of Mirrors

All music W&P Michael Watters
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Sciama - Between Veils [SMDE52] *previews*

Taken from the Kloke LP - Lucidity [MINDGAME9]

Released 01.08.2025 on 3x12" and Digital
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https://kloke.bandcamp.com/album/lucidity

Riding high on a prolific wave of output, Kloke returns to Mindgames with Lucidity — an album that confirms his position at the forefront of modern jungle.

Andy Donnelly has been actively releasing a broad swathe of electronic music since the late 00s, but it's his sharpened focus on jungle and drum & bass over the past 10 years that has cemented his reputation. As well as working closely with fellow scene leaders like Tim Reaper, the Australia based artist has hit a flow state with his productions where the quality and quantity seems limitless. Since Mindgames started as a Samurai Music sub-label, Kloke has been a core part of the imprint's identity. Having already dropped the Mindgame 8 EP earlier this year, Donnelly is back with a full-length salvo of advanced jungle heavy on the technicalities and even heavier on the vibes.

Gritty, raw and true to the roots of the culture, Kloke stands tall on Lucidity. It's the kind of detailed, deep and deadly album that shows jungle at its absolute best — a sound that still feels like the future in the right hands.

https://soundcloud.com/klokeuk

Kloke - The Man Who Began To Suspect He Was Made Of Glass [MINDGAME9]

Donato Dozzy joins the Samurai Music Podcast for a purely 170 excursion. Renowned as a master of weaving deep, seamless, journey mixes across multiple tempos utilising vinyl as his preferred format, this contribution to our mix series explores the 170 tempo in a deliciously hypnotic fashion.

Donato Dozzy - The Tao [SMDE19] is released on 27.11.2020
Vinyl editions are shipping now from https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/

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Photo by Tea Guarascio (2006)

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The Tao

Donato Dozzy - Samurai Music Podcast 46

Repressed for 2018

https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/album/another-star-keeper-of-the-sun

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Villem & McLeod return to Samurai Red Seal for another outing to follow their successful pairing on 'Hush' for the label in 2012 which was part of one of the labels biggest 12"s ever. This time both sides of the record are collaborative pieces and both tunes are overflowing with glistening summer vibrations. 

'Another Star' has been heavily supported by the likes of Marcus Intalex (who debuted it on his Soul:ution Radio Show), London Elektricity, and of course Friction who has been hammering the tune on his BBC Radio 1 show, as well as picking it up for inclusion on his forthcoming Fabriclive CD. 

'Keeper Of The Sun' continues the theme with every element honed to perfection, a tune that transports you smiling into the sunset. Further DJ support already in from Hype, Spectrasoul, Nu Tone, Die, Bryan G, Kasra, Tokyo Prose, Hybrid Minds & more to come. 

Limited Edition 'Sunshine Vinyl' with free download card & 2 track digital release.

Another Star / Keeper Of The Sun

Villem & McLeod - Another Star / Keeper Of The Sun // Repressed for 2018

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