Envenomations [printed / stickered label sleeve]
- Record label
- Samurai Music
- Catalog Number
- SMDE47
- Release Date
- January 31st 2025
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Voc-1 Robot | 5:15 | ||
| A2 | Ee-Yo | 5:55 | ||
| B1 | Stinging Insects | 6:52 | ||
| B2 | Stages Of Metals | 6:12 |
Mike Parker returns to Samurai Music to apply his steely, rigorous approach to another EP navigating the 170BPM zone. As a widely celebrated pioneer of ice-cold wormhole techno, Parker finds profound depth in alien textures and ruthless repetition which he ably twists to the drum & bass template. The A side of Envenomations leaps forward with urgent jump-up grooves as the driver for lean, rolling workouts. With his minimalist tendencies, 'Voc-1 Robot' and 'Ee-Yo' strike a cool and deadly mood similar to classic mid-90s Krust, swapping jazzy samples for atonal synthesis. Parker was last spotted experimenting with this techno-D&B crossover on 2023's Sabre-Tooth, but the keen-eared may have already detected his interest in half-time on the Stinging Insects / Stages Of Metal digital single he dropped on his own Geophone label back in 2020. Both tracks make a welcome arrival on wax to form the B side of this release, channelling Parker's signature palette into more spacious surroundings. Backed up by an additional pair of digital-only tracks, Envenomations is another standout exercise in the fertile synergy between techno and drum & bass, delivered by a true auteur with an unmistakable sound.