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/

Confront The Serpent

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Reeko - Samurai Music Official Podcast 58

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

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

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

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

2023 - 08 - 20 | Kalival 2023 | Sly Ride

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

Reeko - Codex Gigas [SAMURAI100]

Taken from Brendon Moeller - Further [SMDELP13]
Released on 2x12" and 15 track Digital - 13.12.2024

Building on the promise of his standout Vacuum EP, Brendon Moeller returns to Samurai Music, bringing his expertly honed dub antics up to 170 BPM for a full-length, immersive journey. Renowned as a versatile artist, Moeller marries cavernous sound design with decades of machine soul, stretching across a spectrum of tempos and styles. His venture into D&B feels both intuitive and strikingly original—a seamless fit for Samurai, where sound palettes, tension, and rhythms constantly forge fresh, forward-thinking terrain in modern club music.

Known for his prolific output, Moeller presented Samurai with an extensive collection of tracks crafted in this latest phase of his production. The label carefully curated a sonic narrative, first manifested in June 2024 on the Vacuum EP, and now expanded with Further. For those attuned to the intricate, techno-infused evolution at 170 BPM, Moeller’s take is both logical and unique, standing out with a distinctive edge. His signature textures, meticulously unfolding arrangements, and monumental reverbs reveal an artist fully in command, threading each track together with hypnotic finesse.

Whether it’s the snarling edge of feedback pushed to the brink, the soaring synths sculpted into ethereal noise, or the nuanced shuffle in his drum work, Moeller’s tracks radiate a masterful balance—fusing raw physicality for the deepest dance floors with a reflective, headphone-worthy depth. Brimming with detail, steeped in soul, and engineered with precision, Moeller’s creative spirit resonates powerfully across the LP, marking it as some of his finest work in a career filled with standouts.

https://www.instagram.com/brendonmoeller/

Further

Brendon Moeller - Friction [SMDELP13]

Voidvoid

Judder Show w/ Stace Bam & A.Fruit - Subtle Radio - 25/12/2024

Set from Tipper&Friends amazing event inside the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Florida May 2017. Good times being invited as a special guest to throw down a mellow cosmic drum’n'bass set as day turned to night in this stunning outdoor venue.

LTJ Bukem - Twilight Cosmic D&B Set @ Tipper & Friends, Spirit Of Suwannee Music Park 19th May 2017

This months edition of Critical Sound is hosted by Halogenix. He's joined in the studio by 3 times World DMC Champion - DJ CRAZE. 

Craze pops into the studio whilst on a short stop to the UK to judge this years DMC World finals in London. Listen to an extended interview with the man himself followed by and hour of live turntablism of D&B & beats.

1st hour - Halogenix in the mix
Halogenix & Craze interview
2nd hour - Craze in the mix

Catch the Critical Sound show on @RinseFM every first Wednesday of the month 11pm - 1am [GMT] http://rinse.fm/

Halogenix online:
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/Halogenix
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Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/24eQxPRLv3UMwEIo6mawVW

Craze online:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/crazearoni
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRAZEARONI
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crazearoni

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