Pünktlich zum Bandcamp Friday erscheint am 02. April 2021, zeitgleich zum 9-jährigen Jubiläum der Münchener Bassschmiede BREAK IT DOWN, eine neue EP von Cruel Culture & Kit Curse. Gute Nachrichten also für alle Fans zeitgeistiger Bassmusik, die hier traditionell mit intelligent-komplexer Soundtextur zu überzeugen weiß. Inspiration ist hier durchaus das Zeitgeschehen 2020/21 – wie sollte es auch anders sein. Es entsteht dabei ein beindruckend kreativer Ausdruck dunkler Gedanken und Stimmungen. Depression in Moll als Escape Strategie, als Verarbeitung, vielleicht auch als Heilmittel.

(Text: M. Cafaro)
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Just in time for Bandcamp Friday, a new EP by Cruel Culture & Kit Curse will be released on April 2nd 2021, coinciding with the 9th anniversary of the Munich bass company BREAK IT DOWN. Good news for all fans of contemporary bass music, which traditionally knows how to impress with its intelligent, complex sound texture. Inspirations are definitely the current events of 2020/21 - how could it be any different. The result is an impressively creative expression of dark thoughts and moods. Depression in minor key as an escape strategy, as a processing, perhaps also as a remedy.

(Translation: O. Leonhardsdottir) 
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https://soundcloud.com/breakitdowndnb

written and produced by Fabian Simoneit & Felix Messerschmidt
mastered by Fabian Simoneit
Artwork by Fabian Simoneit

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Cruel Culture & Kit Curse - Kymatik (BID001)

Limited Marbled 12" in Artwork Sleeve and Digital // Released 29.10.2021. Pre-orders now live ▷ https://samurai.lnk.to/RATS

Pre-orders from presha.bandcamp.com, samuraimusic.net and the Void Vinyl stores get the track 'Mainliner' instantly with purchase.

“After more than 25 years of active absorption of Drum and Bass music, the pandemic finally scrambled my daily life and cellular imprint enough to clear a path for a solo musical contribution.

Many people that were around in the mid/late ’90s are still living off the charge that the unbridled innovation those few years gave us all. RATS is built on this energy.

RATS is a distillation, refinement, and reconstruction of definitive elements and combinations that have become signals for authenticity in my experiences with the genre and continue to be the backbone of the foundations of this music.

RATS tunes were designed as integral parts of my DJ sets to replace the tunes from the late 90s / early 2000s that I have worn out, but retain their effectiveness with updated production strengths. So far these have worked for me, now it’s time for you to test these and see if I succeeded.

RATS is a love letter to the genre that has come to define my life for a quarter-century.”

🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀

https://www.instagram.com/preshasamurai/

RATS

Presha - RATS [SMDE23] *previews*

KIRI - GATEWAY TO HELL EP [SYH004]

Very excited about the release of our fourth reference. We welcome Kiri, who debuts on our label with his second EP called "Gateway to Hell". The Austrian producer already showed his weapons in his first release on the amazing Kurnugû label and now offers us in this new EP 4 tracks full of personality and power including a collaboration with Parasite. Grumpy Halftime/Jungle wrapped with corrosive percussion, sinister bass and apocalyptic atmospheres. Kiri promises to make us vibrate a lot with his Drum & Bass, welcome to his dark hell. Enjoy it!!!

Digital EP available on Bandcamp:
syhdamusic.bandcamp.com/album/gateway-to-hell-ep

SYH004 TRACKLIST:
01. Kiri - Ronin
02. Kiri - Barbarian Gladiator
03. Kiri & Parasite - Ankh
04. Kiri - Gateway to Hell

Kiri:
@kiridnb
instagram.com/_kiri_dnb

Parasite:
@parasite_dnb
facebook.com/Parasite_dnb
instagram.com/parasite__dnb

Mastered by Eddie Nesta.
instagram.com/eddienesta
Artwork by Oxoko Design.
instagram.com/oxoko_design

Gateway to Hell EP

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Kiri - Barbarian Gladiator [SYH004]

Two Seriously dubbed out drum & bass rhythms from one of the genre's most authentic production outfits. Both Deep Six and Plastic Smiles are certified dance floor damagers engineered to wreck ya bass bins.

https://oneseventyldn.bandcamp.com/

The Untouchables - Deep Six

The Edges compilation is a reflection of Enter The Void's individual label sound.

Sharp percussion combined with a tight bass accompanied by a cyclical kick drum, soaked in amen breaks and shrouded in mystery ways created in order to take the dance floor to another dimension, expanding the boundaries of the listener between mysterious, different and at the same time the most tangible rhythms from Nusku, Spiritual Voices, Aikanã, Dailiv and YHVHSQUAD

Spiritual Voices & Aikanã - Wasaka

Dailiv - Vector (cut)

"All things considered, getting all of this out with music just feels right? Like I can use the album to point to it to explain how I feel instead of having to think about [it] all the time, but at the very least, I want it to be the best apology I can give to the people who deserve it (even if they'll never hear it). And at a time where I can genuinely feel my brain starting to melt and the memories start to fade in the midst of everything, it'll be a way to go from faking some semblance of happiness all the time to at least trying to give myself the hugs and self-love I need to keep going, if only because I can't ask for forgiveness from the people I've hurt." -me, 4/21/2025.

"fleeting memories; feigning happiness" is a personal journey for me that follows, among other things, the course of a romantic relationship, the stages of grief that came with it, and my understanding of my eventual diagnosis of bipolar II disorder. I suppose I'll leave it at that.

Thank you for giving this album a listen.

Purchase on Bandcamp

...to all the people i've hurt

off road

|ac1d evasion|

Fresh from a series of artist-led 12"s, Om Unit's Cosmic Bridge label returns with 'Dark Matter', its first compilation since 2017's 'Cosmology Selections'. Collected in a triple vinyl LP / digital formats, the release offers a fresh snapshot of the exciting possibilities and experiments happening at the intersection of hip-hop, jungle and bass music; a hybrid sound the label has pioneered since its first release eight years ago. 

Across 14 tracks, 'Dark Matter' showcases Cosmic Bridge's growing global roster of artists: Moresounds, Danny Scrilla, Proc Fiskal, Margari's Kid, Oliver Yorke, J:Kenzo, TMSV, vromm, alongside new faces Samba and Rude Operator, and perennial favorites Es.tereo, Synkro and Djrum, the latter two in collaboration with label head Om Unit. 

Stylistically the compilation covers a broad range, and gives listeners the space to digest it all with a running time of 75 minutes. There are stripped-down, meditative rollers such as TMSV's flute-led 'Ominous', the bass hypnosis of Danny Scrilla's 'Sacred Waters', and Samba's snappy, booming remix of Om Unit's 'The Lake'. The timeless energy of jungle is channeled in Proc Fiskal's 'Death', a percussive, bouncy number, while Moresounds plays with filters (and your mind) as he refines a less-is-more take of classic themes on 'Watating'. J:Kenzo highlights the music's Jamaican roots on 'Dub For Bashenga'; a tough, pounding cut that goes straight for the chest and which finds its counterpoint in Rude Operator's 'Broken Sky'. 

For those who like more expansive, cinematic approaches there are epic waves of drums, slick editing and euphoria in Es.tereo's 'Floating Point' and Vromm's 'Decentralized', while Oliver Yorke's 'Treasured' and Margari's Kid's 'Challenger' squeeze soul from colder sound palettes and tight breakbeats. 

Om Unit's two collaborations, 'Reflections' with Synkro and 'Ruins' with Djrum, reflect the compilation's ambitions and breadth. The former is a delicate, uplifting roller that sets you up for the dark rumblings, freeform stylings and frenetic rhythms of the latter. The compilation ends with a track that arguably stands tall on its own, Crypticz's 'Chrysalis' feat. Amy Kisnorbo; an 11-minute epic that plays out like a love letter to the magic of breakbeat science, dub technology and human creativity. 

Dark Matter is a finely crafted statement of intent from Cosmic Bridge and Om Unit, shunning easy self-congratulation for a dive into the musical potentials and connections of a sound that is now an established part of the global bass music vocabulary. 
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released September 6, 2019

Om Unit Presents: Cosmology - Dark Matter

Floating Point

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/takuhn

Outliers:1

Takuhn - Structures

A world of our own

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