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INNUENDO is the debut album from New Zealand’s latest major drum and bass talent
TREi. Deftly juxtaposing jump-up dance floor grooves with traditionalist melodic songwriting and the odd touch of Pop arrangement, INNUENDO’s divergent sonic landscape stays grounded through the common threads of decidedly futurist synthetic soundscapes and chest pounding, subwoofer rupturing low-slung bass lines.
Working with the likes of vocalists Lisa Tomlins and Thomas Oliver (of the Thomas Oliver Band) and fellow producer’s State of Mind, Dose, Teknik and Southern Soul, TREi has crafted a cohesive twelve song deep full-listening experience as much driven by hooks and general musicality as explosive drum and bass pressure.
Having previously earned his stripes releasing singles through respected international drum and bass record labels like Klute’s Commercial Suicide, DJ Friction’s Shogun Ltd, Black Sun Empire’s Obsessions and featured on key collaborations with The Upbeats, State of Mind and Dose, INNUENDO has served as a finishing school of sorts for this singular talent.
Delving into sample driven “Bristol Sound” recalling vibes on ‘Shame’, exploring infectious pop rock style hooks on ‘Lead Me On’ (a collaboration with rising New Zealand rock singer Thomas Oliver), roping in legendary local diva Lisa Tomlins to add a touch of the ethereal to his explosive grooves on ‘Still Remains’ and paying homage to the 90s techno scene on ‘Push’ (produced with Southern Soul), with INNUENDO, TREi makes his artistic intent crystal clear, in the process proving himself worthy of rank alongside the divergent upper echelons of talent within the international music community.
DJ Support already coming from some of the biggest names in the game including Pendulum, Friction, Ed Rush, Klute, London Electricity, High Contrast, Cyantific, Logistics, John B, Digital, State of Mind, Concord Dawn, Bulletproof, Chris SU and Jade.
"I really dig this. It's intelligent dancefloor music. I've played pretty much all the tunes off it and am impressed with the vibes and production on the whole thing. Great work." - El Hornet Pendulum
"Trei has come up with a cracking debut album. We've been big supporters of the tunes on the radio and in the club. Look out for this one!" - State Of Mind
"Trei has come to occupy his own unique space within the New Zealand drum and bass scene, with tunes that not only rip up clubs around the world but also with a human warmth to them that makes these tunes a lot more than mere dancefloor fodder. Perfect listening from 4pm till 4am" - Concord Dawn
'DJ PRESHA PRESENTS 'WAY OF THE SAMURAI'
DJ Presha's New Zealand based label Samurai Music proudly presents its first LP / CD project 'Way Of The Samurai'. In it's first 2 years of existence the label has entered the market with a series of slick, limited edition 10"s from artists like Klute, State Of Mind, Trei, Mosus & SPY, Trei & Dose, Soul Intent, Hobzee & Zyon Base and introduced the world to new kiwi artist Luca. Further releases on Samurai are imminent from The Upbeats, Cern, and Soul Intent, with 2009 also seeing the launch of its new musically deeper focused offshoot 'Red Seal' with 12"s from Calibre, Eveson, Luca, and new artist Hiten. But before we step any further forward DJ Presha presents 'Way Of The Samurai', a 4 x individual 12" sampler releases and CD to follow with all new and exclusive tunes from Samurais favourite musical warriors.
NZLPS001 – ‘Way Of The Samurai’ Sampler 1 – 12” Single
All samplers come in a limited edition 'Way Of The Samurai' full colour sleeve with art by Samurai's favourite graphic artist RQ.
NZLPS002 – ‘Way Of The Samurai’ Sampler 2 – 12" Single
A/ - The Upbeats – SFX
B/ - State Of Mind – Dead Eye
NZLPS003 – ‘Way Of The Samurai’ Sampler 3 – 12" Single
A/ - Soul Intent – Hysteria
B/ - Mosus & Zero T – Carbon Black
NZLPS004 – ‘Way Of The Samurai’ Sampler 4 – 12" Single
A/ - Hobzee & Zyon Base – 1000 Paper Cranes
B/ - Trei & Dose – Empty Handed
NZLP001CD – CD
01/ State Of Mind & Trei – True Stories
02/ Klute – Divinity
03/ Stress Level, TC1 & Julen – Revelations
04/ Hobzee & Zyon Base – 1000 Paper Cranes
05/ Luca – Speakeasy
06/ Mosus & Zero T – Carbon Black
07/ State Of Mind – Dead Eye
08/ Dose & Menace – Pick Up
09/ The Upbeats - SFX
10/ Soul Intent – Hysteria
11/ Trei & Dose – Empty Handed
12/ The Upbeats – The Weka
www.samuraimusic.co.nz - digital site
www.myspace.com/samuraimusic
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Samurai Music vinyl releases will be manufactured and distributed globally by ST Holdings - www.myspace.com/stholdings / www.stholdings.co.uk
DJ Presha hosts the Samurai Music Show on www.bassdrive.com on the third Tuesday of each month at 9AM NZ time.
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Hi ! Just here to inform (like so many) that a new track is on myspace called "Subtle Things". This is a nervous and mechanic drum'n'bass stuff ! Thank's for you're listenin'.
Here to invite you to listen to a new stuff called "The Monk's Vibes" which is a dreamy dub track. Hope it gonna take you high. Thank's for your listenin'
cheers for accepting our request, its much appreciated indeed :-)
actually, we re checkin ur massive uploads once again we must admit; its simply sounding wicked in our ear's, really diggin ur various uploads, especially *pick up*, diggin the wicked perc._soundz there and the pads re really impressive as well, also *dead eye* is rock n roll pure, like that dark_feelin in that on...we have seen state of mind a few weeks ago in Switzerland and stu really rocked the whole crowd, was an amzing show and the new album is massive....
if u ever catch a little time, it would be nice to know what u reckon about our stuff...
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