Known for his midtempo productions, Copenhagen’s RDG explores the 170 / Jungle / DnB realm with his percussively ferocious debut for Weaponry entitled, Maneuver.

Out Friday April 02

Maneuver

Get 'Maneuver' here

RDG - Heshar (w/ Homemade Weapons)

Phase IV

Taken from the Torn debut LP for Samurai Music - Borderline [SMDELP08]

3xLP/Digital - https://samurai.lnk.to/smdelp08

Moscow based Ivan Karasev aka Torn inked his Samurai affiliation in 2017 with his first-ever solo vinyl release on Shiro, a sub-label for highlighting new artists. 

In the 5 years that have passed since this release, the Torn name has progressed into a widescreen sonic project leaving an indelible mark not only on DnB but also reaching into the outer edges of the underground Techno scene. 

As well as his monster debut EP (Internal - SMDE10) on the main Samurai label in 2018, Torn became one of the few artists to garner a release on Homemade Weapons' imprint Weaponry in 2019, a year which also saw him release an EP of Grey Area style Techno on Horo and a collab EP in the same style with Sam KDC and Korse as Vermisst, also on Horo. 

Since these releases, Torn has teamed up with fellow Russian artist Roho for an EP of percussive floor shakers in 2021 on Samurai Music (Fatum - SMDE19) and several self-released projects direct to his growing base of devoted Torn heads. In the background, the last few years Ivan has been diligently refining and experimenting with constructions for his debut LP for the Samurai Music label.

Borderline fulfils the promise of Ivans musical ascendancy in our sub-scene netherworld between DnB and Techno. Gut-punch kicks entwine with dense atmospheric layers, gnawing mid-riffs, and impeccably honed percussive propulsion. The cake is iced meticulously with guest collabs from Samurai Music top tier affiliates Homemade Weapons, Last Life, label head Presha and a tempo switch up to close the LP with the help of dungeon master Sam KDC and close cohort Korse.

Borderline plants a confident, empowered, flag on the electronic music landscape with Torn's name on it.


01. Dislocations 
02. Borderline
03. Bushido
04. Boxcutter (with Homemade Weapons)
05. Hyperborea
06. Fireball (with Presha)
07. Unbridled (with Last Life)
08. The Beckoning
09. Dallol 
10. The Fear
11. Automaton Clock
12. Onibi (with Sam KDC & Korse)

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

Borderline

Torn - The Fear [SMDELP08]

“With “Surface To Air” b/w “Gangstalking”, Blood Trust follows up his debut releases on CNVX and 3024 with the Digital Red Label series, further staking out his own precise vision of Drum n Bass futurism. 

“Surface to Air” opens with a cold rush of tension, grounded by stepping percussion and a bassline threaded through open space. Relentless pressure mounts with flashes of breaks and flatlined Reeses, dissonance eased only by the acquisition of new targets. 

“Gangstalking” follows with highly-focused pressure, encompassing cut by jagged kicks and scattered rims. As an acidic figure snakes its way through the mix, Blood Trust reaffirms the forgotten possibilities of techstep’s dread and imagines an alternate timeline, one built off the wreckage of the past but with the possibilities of the future.
Please standby for further communications from the Digital Red Label Series.”

Text: Brandon Ivers  
Art & Design: Emery Carr
Mastering: Kevin McPhee at East End Mastering

Surface To Air EP

Gangstalking

Aurora Consurgens - The Silvery Water - TSW001 - Full Release 2024

Taken from the Omen EP [SMDE31]

Full EP previews - https://voidvinyl.eu/products/eusebeia-omen-ep

Following on from the success of his debut EP (Fall Then Rise) for the label, we asked Eusebeia to contribute a second EP. Carving out his own place inside the Samurai Music soundscape has come effortlessly for Seb and the Omen EP collects 4 more resplendent examples of his distinctive soul craft - packaged in the all-new look Samurai Music sleeves.

Full release 24.02.23 - pre-orders from Bandcamp and Void Vinyl get 1 tune instantly with purchase 🖤⚔️🐉

https://soundcloud.com/eusebeia

Omen EP

Eusebeia - Signs and Signals [SMDE31]

the vision is

available for preorder - http://www.samuraimusicgroup.com/collections/overlook-smoke-signals

found.ee/UVB76-LP001 - LP

found.ee/UVB76-LPTS - T-Shirt

found.ee/UVB76-LPBUN - Bundle

2. River's Edge (UVB-76)

UVB76-017

A. Karim Maas & Outer Heaven - The Force
AA1. Karim Maas - Mosquito
AA2. Karim Maas ft. Charlene - The People United Will Never Be Defeated

Release Date: 23rd October 2020

Karim Maas leads a collaborative 3-track 12" alongside Outer Heaven and Charlene. 'The Force' with Outer Heaven true to name is a solid Drum and Bass stomper cutting and sliding between breaks, drum rolls and shuffles. Solo effort 'Mosquito' dials down the tempo to a distorted hardcore-esque noise and bass workout, crunched breaks and overdriven keys aplenty. 'The People United Will Never Be Defeated' alongside Charlene voyages over 9 minutes into the realms of experimental noise, a sonic finale to complete Karim Maas' triptych descent into tempo-less domain. An EP expresses Karim Maas' range and versatility.

preorder

UVB76-017 : Karim Maas EP

Worldwide release (digital) — 04/05/2021
Vinyl ships mid-June
Get it here: https://fanlink.to/drifterperception

By order of appearance in the preview:
Es.tereo — Perception
Es.tereo — Drifter Dub
Es.tereo — Perception (Forest Drive West Remix)

Artwork: Simon Fowler

"Drifter Dub & Perception draw from a deep inner feeling that connects the four elements — earth / water / air / fire.
Everything is connected and surrounded by these four elements in varying ratios and levels of interaction. With these tracks, I wanted to elicit a mood that gives the feeling of being in nature with all these elements, dancing around a fire in the forest, getting lost in the kind of hypnotic rhythm and percussion that can put you in an ecstatic higher frequency state. The Forest Drive West remix of "Perception“ captures that all and completes the release perfectly."
— Es.tereo

Es.tereo: https://soundcloud.com/es-tereo
Forest Drive West: https://soundcloud.com/forest-drive-west

Drifter Dub & Perception

Vinyl—Digital—Stream

Es.tereo — Drifter Dub & Perception (feat. Forest Drive West)

Available on Bandcamp :
https://shinbu.bandcamp.com/album/snake-pit

Snake Pit

Shinbu - Snake Pit EP Previews

Launched by Ruffhouse and Gremlinz in 2015, UVB-76 Music has established itself as a leader in the field of underground sonic art, releasing a markedly consistent series of 12” singles, EPs and LP's.

With an intimidating stable of key recording artists including Ruffhouse, Gremlinz, Pessimist, Holsten, Overlook, Outer Heaven, Karim Maas, Clarity and VEGA appearing at events worldwide, UVB-76 Music has articulated a cohesive original sound matched to a visual identity created and curated by artist James Hewitt.

The label continues to operate at the cusp of identification playing a line between Drum & Bass, Techno and an unidentifiable mid-way. As consistent as its namesake, echoing covert communications and unspoken espionage.

The Stone Tapes // DROOGS // 4 6 2 5

UVB76-017 : Karim Maas EP

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