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 - Raisuma [SMDELP09]

Taken from Immortal [SMDELP11]

Immortal is released on 2x12" and Digital
https://tornmusic.bandcamp.com/album/immortal

https://soundcloud.com/torn170

Immortal

Torn - Unending Rails [SMDELP11]

My first show back after my break! Hope you enjoy and I’ll be ramping up everything slowly but surely.

{decompress} 9/1/2024

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

The second part features the works of such artists as: No Rules, Itti, Dissident, Redlum, Attempt, NABŪ, Elizar Mel, Beak and Offish.

Seeing each artist as a piece of a puzzle reveals new states of perception.

Released November 1, 2024

Digital EP available on Bandcamp:
envoidmusic.bandcamp.com/album/edges-pt-2

ETV004 Tracklist:
01. No Rules & Itti - Indigo
02. Dissident - Mahapralaya
03. Redlum & Attempt - Molten Core
04. NABŪ & Elizar Mel - Silverstone
05. Beak - Immunity
06. Offish - Chimera

No Rules: @no_rules
Itti: @i_am_itti
Dissident: @kontext
Attempt: @attempt_sem
Redlum: @redlumdnb
NABŪ: @nabuoriginal
Elizar Mel: @elizarmel
Beak: @nikita-astaffev
Offish: @offishmusic

Mastered by Elizar Mel: @elizarmel

VA - Edges part II

Beak - Immunity

Redlum & Attempt - Molten Core

The sequel to Hoji's self-release series, titled "Lost Fragments" features four heavy tracks filled with mysterious atmosphere and dark, deep sound.

https://hoji.bandcamp.com/album/lost-fragments-pt-2

Alvearium

Dedicated to Kiri - See you in another life brother...

Akinsa X Xiûa - Keep This Frequency Clear

Akinsa - Into The Black

Dj Shadowrage - Feyenoord i just can't get enough

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Soundcloud: @luvvtige
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Soundcloud : @heinza_uptempo
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Haunting Me

This track is not about the act of ending but about the weight of carrying. The name becomes an echo of those who chose silence when the noise was too sharp. The sound moves like a confession swallowed by concrete walls, half-scream, half-prayer. In every beat there is a fracture; in every silence a question: what does freedom mean when the body becomes its own prison? “Chester” does not glorify escape—it studies the thin line where despair meets philosophy, where the thought of death is not destruction but the most radical inquiry into meaning.

18 CHESTER  BY HEATH [FREE DOWNLOAD] 1-2-3 ALBUME

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