pressed on clear

red marbled vinyl

black vinyl pressing

marbled vinyl

blue marbled vinyl + poster

ltd repress, marbled 12 inch, vinyl only release.
manchesters indigo is an artist that was always in our sights for a horo release when the label was created. an open minded, experimental individual that takes on different tempos constantly and masters them with his own unique style to the point that the speed of the music is unrecognisable.

2017 repress , 12 vinyl exclusive tracks. all tracks will never be released digitally. limited edition white vinyl double 12 inch vinyl

liam blackburn’s transformative night of visions lp as ancestral voices forged a bold new sonic identity for an influential figure on the electronic music scene. from his groundbreaking work as indigo and onto the success of akkord’s hybrid electronic melting pot (with synkro), the quest for forward movement is intrinsic to everything liam produces. to further celebrate the night of visions lp release, we asked some of our favourite producers to reconstruct some of night of visions highlights in their own style.

liam blackburn s transformative night of visions lp as ancestral voices forged a bold new sonic identity for an influential figure on the electronic music scene. from his groundbreaking work as indigo and onto the success of akkord s hybrid electronic melting pot (with synkro), the quest for forward movement is intrinsic to everything liam produces. to further celebrate the night of visions lp release, we asked some of our favourite producers to reconstruct some of night of visions highlights in their own style. each remixer chose their own track from night of visions to work with. the first name on our remix list was swedish producer and northern electronics label head - abdulla rashim. choosing invocations , his remix focuses on the hypnotic power of the original, turning the tune into a golden loop with subtle kick drum stabs, sweeping percussion and a dangling tension that hangs through the entire 7.33 minutes. asc & sam kdc chose feathered serpent and using just touches of the original tune have masterfully built an all new backbone that demonstrates clearly the ability of the grey area sound to work at 2 different tempo s and weld together with straight techno.

marbled 10inch vinyl two all new kiyoko tracks taken from the horo files - a collection of kiyoko releases for samurai horo.

pressing on translucent, smokey marbled vinyl.

pressing on porcelain white 7 inch vinyl.

fresh ambientish experimental

freaky experimental

orange and gold marbled vinyl only release from asc on horo to close out 2014 in the lead up to his *imagine the future* lp set for release in feb 2015.

2 cd compilation! cd 2 : binaural live!

limited dark golden coloured & marbled vinyl only release.

limited purple coloured & marbled vinyl only release.

tokyo, japans ena makes his debut for the samurai horo label with the bacterium ep. now signed to horo for a full album project later in 2014, this ep lays down the foundations for the unique experimental form enas music has developed into and has been refined for his samurai horo projects. totally unlike anyone else operating in music today, his music is deceptively complex, focusing on transforming organic sounds into powerful motifs that haunt your consciousness. limited green colored & marbled vinyl 12 inch only.

esteemed techno producers and join the samurai horo fold for the first release post *scope*. the perfect fusion of experimental 170 bpm rooted music and techno, both *fvs* and *gva* unveil new approaches and structures that perfectly execute the desired welding of genres that we have always hoped to achieve with the samurai horo label. *1ac* adds a corrosive drone to the 12 inch pushing further into abstract electronica. limited lilac coloured & marbled vinyl 12 inch only.

new quintuple vinyl set highlights some of the more adventurous producers at the edges of drum n bass. berlins samurai music group is celebrating ten releases on its samurai horo imprint with an impressive compilation of new and exclusive experimental dance music released

horo gives true artists the freedom to represent the full extent of their talent and it is not often the cerebellum is truly engaged with the genre we have grown from but music for the mind is one of our over-arching ideals. and so we come to *scope*, the 10th release, a full length compilation spread over 5 vinyl 12 inches. deviating somewhat from our vinyl only position up to this point, given the scale and magnitude of this project scope will also be released on cd & digital, although there will also be 5 vinyl only tracks by way of thanks to the vinyl buyers that have supported the label up to this point. 24 tracks of uncompromising, innovative music from horo mainstays and new artists alike, scope represents where we have come from, but moreover, where we will be going. this is just the beginning.

horo was a cloak attached to the back of armour worn by elite samurai messengers in wartime. capturing an elite tsukai-ban messenger wearing a horo was a coveted prize and in much the same way, a release on horo is a prize, a reward for artists willing to experiment, take risks and truly progress. this has been demonstrated by the fact we now have artists writing music specifically for the horo series.

horo gives true artists the freedom to represent the full extent of their talent and it is not often the cerebellum is truly engaged with the genre we have grown from but music for the mind is one of our over-arching ideals. and so we come to *scope*, the 10th release, a full length compilation spread over 5 vinyl 12 inches. deviating somewhat from our vinyl only position up to this point, given the scale and magnitude of this project scope will also be released on cd & digital, although there will also be 5 vinyl only tracks by way of thanks to the vinyl buyers that have supported the label up to this point. 24 tracks of uncompromising, innovative music from horo mainstays and new artists alike, scope represents where we have come from, but moreover, where we will be going. this is just the beginning.

horo gives true artists the freedom to represent the full extent of their talent and it is not often the cerebellum is truly engaged with the genre we have grown from but music for the mind is one of our over-arching ideals. and so we come to *scope*, the 10th release, a full length compilation spread over 5 vinyl 12 inches. deviating somewhat from our vinyl only position up to this point, given the scale and magnitude of this project scope will also be released on cd & digital, although there will also be 5 vinyl only tracks by way of thanks to the vinyl buyers that have supported the label up to this point. 24 tracks of uncompromising, innovative music from horo mainstays and new artists alike, scope represents where we have come from, but moreover, where we will be going. this is just the beginning.

horo gives true artists the freedom to represent the full extent of their talent and it is not often the cerebellum is truly engaged with the genre we have grown from but music for the mind is one of our over-arching ideals. and so we come to *scope*, the 10th release, a full length compilation spread over 5 vinyl 12 inches. deviating somewhat from our vinyl only position up to this point, given the scale and magnitude of this project scope will also be released on cd & digital, although there will also be 5 vinyl only tracks by way of thanks to the vinyl buyers that have supported the label up to this point. 24 tracks of uncompromising, innovative music from horo mainstays and new artists alike, scope represents where we have come from, but moreover, where we will be going. this is just the beginning.

kiyoko is synkro and bering strait. following on from their sublime debut lp ‘sea of trees’ for asc’s auxilliary label, kiyoko were approached to contribute to the horo series in an effort to take it even further outside the constraints of any bpm or musical genre. the resulting 4 track ep is akin to having your mind soaked in honey while you float on top of clouds in the kind of dream you never want to wake from. with titles removed to allow your mind to associate your own mental images to each track, kiyoko takes synkro’s genius touch with soaring emotions and spreads them evenly into a gentle soothing melancholy that few electronic musicians are capable of. translucent blue coloured & marbled vinyl 10 inch only.

in the process of compiling ascs recent >out of sync<, album, we discovered we had at least 2 albums worth of incredible music that we wanted to be part of releasing. as asc has also always been part of the reason we created the horo series at all, it made sense to compile some of the most special cuts that we couldnt fit onto the album onto their own horo catalogue numbers as >lost sync< parts 1 and 2. these are not left overs, these are main courses we couldnt fit into the perfectly rounded and beautifully realised product that >out of sync< became. for the full story of the building of >out of sync<, >lost sync< part 1 and 2 complete the experience. this is the soundtracking of a complex future world we can only imagine if we close our eyes and let these expertly crafted aural pathways transport us.

in the process of compiling ascs recent >out of sync< album, we discovered we had at least 2 albums worth of incredible music that we wanted to be part of releasing. as asc has also always been part of the reason we created the horo series at all, it made sense to compile some of the most special cuts that we couldnt fit onto the album onto their own horo catalogue numbers as lost sync parts 1 and 2. these are not left overs, these are main courses we couldnt fit into the perfectly rounded and beautifully realised product that >out of sync< became. for the full story of the building of >out of sync, >lost sync part 1 & 2< complete the experience. this is the soundtracking of a complex future world we can only imagine if we close our eyes and let these expertly crafted aural pathways transport us. pressing on transparent green vinyl.

and so we present the first solo music adventures from fis. a wellington, new zealand native bred on a healthy diet of musical discovery and deep research into the deconstruction of rhythmic templates. his music has created its own universe rumbling just outside any genre it comes close to. after passing a cd early in his musical development to presha in the samurai record store, fis has gone on to develop a style that has caught the ear of names like dbridge, asc, synkro, consequence, loxy, indigo, ulrich schnauss and resident advisor.
pressing on transparent dark blue vinyl, black marbled.

samurai horo is pleased to welcome another of our favorite musical sound-scapers to the label as we continue our quest to go deeper. sam kdc has proved himself constantly as a unique individual with the power to craft elegant and emotive layers of sound that take you away to special, often contemplative states. his tunes for horo are multi dimensional and combine subtlety and grace in a blissful package. >between dreams< is the soundtrack to exactly that, transporting you slowly from one to the next, while >downpour< adds a touch of shade to the dream. aural drifting, velvet like states, your forgotten dreams now have a soundtrack…

fresh from his exit records 12 inch, clarity heads up the new samurai horo vinyl only 10 inch with 2 mind bombs that once again belie this talented producers young age.
cut at 33 rpm to fully give it justices this record has had support from tuned in djs like loxy, dbridge, friction, dub phizix, spectrasoul, skeptical, jubei and more.