James Williams founded Yamatai Records in 2021 to support emerging drum and bass producers. Early music from Kalane, Pine, R3IDY, and Melysma helped establish a label with room for different approaches to the genre.
The Yamatai Presents: Legends compilations bring artists together alongside individual releases by Leks, Melinki, Speaker Louis, and Chamba. A fifth-anniversary retrospective in 2026 revisited tracks from its development, looking back at the recordings which had shaped the catalogue since those first releases.
