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Hey there people, yes the Myspace has finally been updated with all the exclusive tunes from the 'Way Of The Samurai' LP plus the NZ008 tunes which are out now by The Upbeats!! Check em out and more info on the LP / CD very soon 

New Zealand label 'Samurai Music' continues its flow of quality releases from the likes of Klute, Mosus & SPY, State Of Mind & Trei, & Dose with another 3 in a row.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERIES

First off will be two releases in a row in what is called 'The Foreign Exchange Series'. So much of our time is spent changing cash into British Pounds and back again, we decided to have a series of releases devoted to splitting the musical currency so to speak. One side UK, and one side NZ, both sides quality! Each release comes in a custom designed 'samurai Foreign Exchange' sleeve and is pressed on blood red vinyl.

NZ005X - FOREIGN EXCHANGE PART 1

A/ SOUL INTENT – COLD BLOODED
Nottinghams finest kicks off the A side with a sloped out grind that had been languishing in dubplate land and played by many. Fuzzed out stretched reeses and sinister horns slide around over a rhythm guitar line and classic breaks. One of the most prolific and consistently quality new artists around, look for more from Mr Soul Intent on Samurai Music in the near future. DJ Support has come from Physics, Eveson, Sabukuro, Randall, Doc Scott, Commix, Die, Hobzee, & Geoff Presha and so many more we thought it might get tedious

AA/ LUCA – BREAK AND ENTER
First release of what will be very many for the new musical force in New Zealand Drum and Bass, Auckland resident Tim Webb aka Luca. Matching the swing of 'Cold Blooded' perfectly, 'Break and Enter' owes a debt to Boymerang and early DJ Krust. Stepping breaks and menacing efx lay the foundation for an angry growl and some serious guttural sub bass. A tune that feels like it tells a unique musical story is rare these days, and 'Break And Enter' is one of them.

NZ006X - FOREIGN EXCHANGE PART 2

A/ HOBZEE & ZYON BASE – RAIN ON LENS
Two guys that live in different parts of the UK and collaborate almost exclusively online, Hobzee and Zyon Base hail from Chatham, UK, & Belfast, Ireland respectively. Supported by Lynx etc etc etc, this tune sets a sombre scene that brings back memories of the golden years of Drum and Bass. One of the heaviest sub lines in recent memory, the emotive power of this tune can not be denied. One for the true connoisseurs of this music! DJ support from Lynx, Survival, Geoff Presha and many more!

AA/ LUCA – THE RED SKY
'The Red Sky' compliments it's A side perfectly. Gliding, emotive synths and efx writhe around a unique break that provides this tune with energetic pace. A subtle indistinguishable vocal weaves in and out of the tune, with a solid bassline adding to the momentum. A truly special piece of music that takes up residence in your head and always adds a touch of class to its environment.

TREI SOLO DEBUT ON SAMURAI

NZ007 – TREI – SHAME / VIBRATIONS

The dancefloor once again gets paid a clean up visit by Wellington, New Zealand local Trei. 'Shame' comes stomping in with king sized breakboots and forceful determination. "Do You Believe In Shame" is asked by a curious female vocal while a whirring mid range bass is winding itself up in the backround. "I'll Be There For You" is the exclamation as the hammer is well and truly put down with a thunderous sub added to the writhing sonics. Further beat trickery completes the vibe, but in all seriousness after that drop, it's not often this tune is refused a rewind. "Vibrations' was snapped up by Samurai in its very early stages, the major selling point being the distinct 'superfuzz' riff that propels the drop of the tune into extreme cyberfunk individuality. Sampling one of our favourite movies also helped persuade us that this tune was destined for the label, but once again the bottom heavy groove that pins the drive of this tune sealed the deal and the frenzied responses from dancefloors has been the icing on the cake. Limited edition transparent green vinyl 10" pressing to complete the amazing full colour artwork once again provided by mr RQ.

COMING NEXT!!

NZ008 – STATE OF MIND & TREI – TRUE STORIES (THE UPBEATS REMIX) / THE WEKA

NZ009 – CERN – TIMESLIP / ??

NZ010 – CALIBRE – RINGTONE / JACKOFFFF

We now have our own digital site at www.samuraimusic.co.nz.  Look out for our releases on Beatport, i Tunes, juno dowlnoads, digital-tunes and many more also

Available now on limited edition black vinyl promo to be followed shortly by further limited edition blue vinyl - Tom Withers aka Klute's musical history has been retold as many times as that joke about the blonde, so we will spare you the un-necessary. Klute has however been a regular visitor to New Zealand since his Certificate 18 days, and Samurai label head Presha has known him in some capacity for over 20 years as the two met on a skateboarding sojourn to California in 1986. Age being no boundary to the youthful enthusiasm that skateboarding entails the two forged a deal over a skate session at an Auckland skatepark in late 2007 to unleash these 2 tunes from the Klute vaults onto the world. Klute is indeed a cult hero in New Zealand with consistent sell out tours and his own imprint Commercial Suicide being one of Aotearoa's more popular drum and bass imports so it all ties in together nicely. 'Divinity' weaves a spiteful punk rock history moment into a drop that kicks into an animated, rolling bounce, accentuated by the gorgeous mood enhancing atmos that Mr Withers is most well known for. 'Hang With Me' is another ethereal journey with a drop that beckons lighters and hands upwards. Pinned down by winding sonics once again transporting you to another dimension where leisure is the predominant activity. We guarantee if you buy this record and listen to it loud several times your life will be much happier, and you can't say better than that huh? "As is to be expected really, some masterful D&B craftsmanship once again from Klute". - ATM.

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Catch the archive of the most recent show here http://audio.samurai-distribution.com/Samurai_Bassdrive_050308.mp3

Method One & Stunna - Sleight Of Hand - ??
Atlantic Connection - True Love - Prestige Music
Calibre - Sok It To Em - Signature
Eveson - Spirit Song - Midnight Sun
Survival - Delta - Audio Tactics
Red Eyes - The Contrast - ??
Cern - Lucid State - ??
Physics - From The Soul - Midnight Sun
Mosus & Zero Tolerance - Runtime - Liquid V
Generic - La Belle Dub - ??
Nymfo - Cybernetic Disorder - ??
Blocks - Simmer Down - ??
Calibre - Alone In A Crowd - Overflow LP
Soul Intent - A.I. - 31 Records
Marcus Intalex - Skizm - Soul:R
Eveson - Simply - ??
Spectrasoul - How Strange - ??
Calibre - Lo Note - Overflow LP
Break - Destiny Comes Ringing - Commercial Suicide
Digital, Generic, & Lutin - Phantasy - Function
Nymfo - Paperboy - ??
State Of Mind & Trei - True Stories - (Upbeats Remix) - Samurai
State Of Mind - Dead Eye - SOM Music
Soul Intent - Bass Cadet - ??
Jubei & Tyrone - Tremor - I.T.
Lenzman - Marseille - ??
Yorkee - Synth Dawn - ??

The Samurai Foreign Exchange Series will be a series of releases that has one side NZ and one side from another country

Part 1 will be

Soul Intent - Cold Blooded / Luca - Break & Enter

Part 2 is just being finalised but will have one side by Cern

The first remix release is also currently being produced and will be...

State Of Mind & Trei - True Stories (The Upbeats Remix) / The Upbeats - The Weka

The first in the Samurai Music 'Red Seal' mix CD series is also being worked on and will be mixed by State Of Mind and feature a large amount of kiwi CD exclusives, and only available in New Zealand!

Samurai Music now has a monthly radio show on the last Monday (US / UK), Tuesday (NZ) of each month bassdrive.com. The first of which was last week and a link to this is below with a tracklist...Thanks to the bassdrive.com crew for a warm welcome!

I will no longer be part of the Next level radio show as I am moving to wellington and my last show there will be next Saturday Feb 9

Samurai Music Radio - Jan 29 2008
Sabaruko - London (Eveson Remix)
D Bridge - The Simplest Things - Exit
Spectrasoul - Submission - ??
Calibre - So Blue - Signature
Marcus Intalex - Astro dance - Soul:R
Icicle - Lost Hours - Critical
Release - Synthetic Soul - ??
Red Eyes - My Valentine - ??
Eveson - Revert - ??
Calibre - Into The Breeze - Signature
Klute - Never Never - Comm Sui
Mosus - 1999 - Samurai Music
Calibre - TV On - Signature
Hobzee & Zyon Base - Rain On Lens - ??
Instra:Mental & Nico - Horse - Exit
Soul Intent - Cold Blooded - Samurai Foreign Exchange Series
Calibre - Jackofff - ??
Hobzee & Zyon Base - Red Letter - ??
Klute - Halloween - Comm Sui
Red Eyes - Turn Around - ??
Lynx & Aaron Jay - Wait For Me - 31
Eveson - Good Times - Creative Source
Calibre - Electric Soul - ??
Mosus & CPF - Boogie Down - Product
Calibre - Leave Me - Signature
Vice Versa - Drifta - ??
Alix Perez & Lynx - Allegiance - Soul:R
Luca - Break & Enter - Samurai Foreign Exchange Series
Lomax - Come & See - Critical

http://www.dnbshare.com/download/DJ_Presha_Samurai_Music_LIVE_from_New_Zealand-20080128.mp3.html