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Samurai Music

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Samurai Music began in late 2007 with Presha’s aim of putting New Zealand producers alongside artists from the UK and Europe. He already had years of experience promoting UK artists’ tours and distributing vinyl. After the local focus of Subtronix, i...

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Samurai Music began in late 2007 with Presha’s aim of putting New Zealand producers alongside artists from the UK and Europe. He already had years of experience promoting UK artists’ tours and distributing vinyl. After the local focus of Subtronix, international demos encouraged him to start something broader, with State of Mind and TREi among the New Zealand artists involved. Moving to Berlin in 2011 helped change the label’s direction. The city’s techno culture, together with music from Pessimist, Clarity, Loxy, and Resound, drew Samurai furt...

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