YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS  BROTHERSSSSSSSSS

Total banger! The energy of this track is indescribable — awesome dynamic percussion, a simple rolling bass — everything complements each other perfectly

Copy of Homemade Weapons - Ataxia (Red Army Remix)

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

🖤⚔️🔊☠️

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

https://www.instagram.com/utopia_music_mako/

Death of a Romantic

Death Of A Romantic

Mako - Raisuma [SMDELP09]

HLZ has finally released his highly anticipated debut solo single on Utopia Music, and it's been a long time in the making.

For true drum & bass enthusiasts, HLZ's name should already be on your radar. He has been curating the purest form of D&B since 2009 for the real heads out there. These tracks offer creativity and integrity, pushing the boundaries of his own respected style within the genre and nodding to times past with a modern update.

The two-track 12" wastes no time in showcasing HLZ's intentions. "Black Core" kicks things off with its icy break workouts, featuring raw, rasping drums with an industrial edge. It's not a high-speed roller but rather a sneaky creeper that satisfies those who want intricate beats backed with nightmarish overtones.

With "Arcane," HLZ takes us on a journey of pure pressure in the way he knows best, stepping rhythms, stabbing yet gut-punching bass design, working in tandem with groovy tablas, clever fx builds, topped with lush euphoric pad work, 170 in the truest form. It's a distinct track that reveals the hidden magic of a B-side.

This release demonstrates why HLZ is a crucial figure in the genre and upholds the core values of D&B.

Follow HLZ
‣ www.facebook.com/hlzdnb
‣ www.twitter.com/HLZ_EMILIO
‣ www.instagram.com/hlzdnb
@hlz-music

UM030 A - HLZ - Black Core

Bungle smashes down the barricade and onto DSCI4 with four futuristic, mood-provoking tracks. Encapsulated in dark rhythms with clinical beats and anxious tensions he again shows why he is a true underground force within drum and bass. Released Friday 31st May everywhere!

https://dsci4.bandcamp.com/

Bungle - Monologue (DSCI4)

Utopia Music introduces "Nebari - Volume 1," a new Various Artist EP series joins the dots between familiar and new faces to the label. 

Featuring four distinct tracks, each a testament to the label's commitment to creativity, Featuring tracks from Quartz, Molecular, Inner terrain and Park Shadow,

Quartz - Hacksaw

Inner Terrain - Machiavellian

Homemade Weapons - Ataxia (Red Army Remix)

Akinsa - Rastafari (Offish Remix)

Hailing from Poznan, Poland and leading the legendary DrumObsession crew, Locked Concept welcomes Alegria for his debut on the label.

Alegria was first approached for a release on Locked Concept following his debut EP - ’Petrograd’ on Akuratyde's Modern Conveniences. Although this wasn't the first time Lockjaw and Tellus had heard of Alegria, with the two label co-founders coincidentally seeing him DJ, supporting Kid Drama at one of the DrumObsession events in Poznan, way back in 2015.

Fast forward to 2024, Alegria delivers his forward-thinking ’Aurora Borealis’ EP. With different Poznan-based artists collaborating on three of the four tracks, the release stands as a sonically diverse contribution to the Locked Concept catalogue.

The title track - a joint effort with Tellus - kicked the entire effort off in the blissed out Autonomic style both artists love. Ewski, who used to be part of a legendary dubstep collective (Dungeon Beats), also found common ground with Alegria on ’The Healer’, which is the smoothest, and most delicate piece on the EP. ’Terra Incognita’ with Istota, who used to run a short-lived albeit stellar experimental drum & bass label Black Crane, is a 130 bpm bass-driven electro / breakbeat hybrid. Finally Voitek Noir joins Alegria on ’Englishman’ in a beautiful 80s-inspired Autonomic storytelling piece for the patient listener (wait for that second drop!).

They say good things come to those who wait and we’re glad Alegria and his friends took the time in crafting this EP.

https://www.instagram.com/piotr_alegria/
https://soundcloud.com/alegriaabada

https://soundcloud.com/tellusdnb
https://www.instagram.com/tellus_aus/

@locked-concept
https://lockedconcept.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/locked_concept/
www.facebook.com/LockedConceptAU/

Mastered by Sine Sound Mastering.
www.sinesoundmastering.com
info@sinesoundmastering.com

Aurora Borealis

A. Alegria & Tellus - Aurora Borealis

Soul Intent
Fight The Future EP
Lossless Music [LOSS015]

A1. Dead Space
A2. Fight The Future
B1. Right There
B2. Feeling Uneasy

300 x 12" blood red marbled vinyl
Mastered by Beau @ Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Cut by Simon @ The Exchange

Bandcamp release - 17th Jan 2025
General release - 31st Jan 2025

BUY VINYL/DIGITAL - www.losslessmusic.co.uk
BUY BLACK VINYL TEST PRESS - https://soulintent.bandcamp.com/merch/soul-intent-fight-the-future-ep-loss015-test-press

LAUNCH PARTY AT PLANET WAX 8TH FEB 2025 - fb.me/e/2gtmLNYyx

Fight The Future EP

Dead Space

Soul Intent - Dead Space

Lucid

Runtime

Gamma - Untitled

RAKKA (latesleeper Remix) → https://found.ee/rmx002

Catch the Critical Music Show the first Tuesday of every month >> https://rinse.fm/shows/the-critical-music-show/

Events → https://criticalmusic.com/events/
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Bandcamp → https://criticalmusic.bandcamp.com/

More Shows

Critical Music | Kool FM | latesleeper | 04.03.2025

Buy 'Cypher' - https://bfan.link/sp-cypher

The formidable duo of Seba & Paradox return to Metalheadz, more than 5 years after their first collaborative release on the label.

Both artists are prolific in their own right, each with their own distinctive signature sound that they have managed to seamlessly combine, resulting in truly first-class drum and bass. This latest offering is no exception as Metalheadz present both 'Cypher' and 'Orlean' to the world, another masterclass from Seba & Paradox.

↪ https://soundcloud.com/secret-operations
https://www.instagram.com/seba_ahrenberg/

↪ https://soundcloud.com/paradox-music-uk
https://www.instagram.com/devparadox

↪ https://soundcloud.com/metalheadz
https://www.instagram.com/metalheadzmusic/

Seba & Paradox - Cypher

Contact

Super gassed to have my second vinyl release out for N4 Records. A huge thanks to Pete Cannon for trusting in my music and so happy to share these with you all. 

Vinyl / Digital here

N4028 - Fluid Haunts - Burner Phone

One of the best things about coming back into a scene and starting a new label is the chance to sign artists like Dunk! Hailing from Brazil, he's been smashing it on many labels for a long time now and we're honoured to have him join us at Cognition. We snapped up T-Rex as soon as hearing it and his remix of our 001 release, Shadow Pursuit hit the mark with razor precision. 


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