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Here​/​Walk

by Samuel Forbes

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1.
Here 02:42
2.
Walk 03:41
3.
Here (Borrowed CS reduction) 03:38

about

Dubby breakbeat science and bass abstractions from a low-profile New Zealand producer. Based in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, Samuel Forbes grew up in the port town of Lyttelton, just outside of Christchurch. Raised on dub reggae, D.I.Y sound system culture, and freshly cut acetate dubplates, he was fascinated by UK-born hardcore continuum sounds of jungle/drum & bass, grime, and dubstep from a young age. After learning to DJ, he relocated to the capital, where he opened his ears to techno, house, footwork, ambient and jazz while honing his skills as a graphic designer, hardware-based music producer, and florist.

Having previously contributed a footwork track titled ‘Crouching’ to Juke Bounce Werk’s JBDUBZ Vol. 7 compilation in 2017, Here/Walk is Samuel’s debut solo EP. Across both tracks, he dials the frantic breakbeats of jungle/drum & bass down to 130 bpm, turns up the bass weight, and splices fragments of dub, R&B, ambient and drone into his MPC2000XL and Yamaha TX81Z powered soundworld.

On ‘Here’, cinematic synth strings and bells set the stage for a matrix of subby kicks, a chunky break and ghostly sample manipulation, which holds a steady shape, before collapsing into a feverish ambient coda. Led by a washed-out R&B sample, ‘Walk’ unfolds in a similar mid-tempo breakbeat mode punctuated by handclaps, short ethereal breakdowns and undulating synths. Rounding things out, fellow Wellington-based producer/DJ Borrowed CS contributes a hauntological remix of ‘Here’. Stripping the track down, he transforms it into a hazy, half-remembered dream.

—Martyn Pepperell


ダビーなブレイクビートのサイエンスとベースの抽象化。
ニュージーランドの首都ウェリントンに拠点を置きアンダーグラウンドシーンで活躍するプロデューサー、サミュエル フォーブス。

サミュエル フォーブスは、クライストチャーチ郊外の港町リトルトン出身で、ダブ レゲエ、D.I.Y サウンド システム カルチャー、そして切りたてのアセテート ダブプレートといった環境で彼は、幼い頃からジャングル/ドラムンベース、グライム、ダブステップといった英国生まれのハードコア連続サウンドに魅了されました。
地元でDJ を学んだ後、首都に拠点を移し、グラフィック デザイナー、ハードウェア ベースの音楽プロデューサー、としてのスキルを磨きながら、テクノ、ハウス、フットワーク、アンビエント、ジャズに耳を傾けました。

2017年、音楽プロデューサーとしての活動前にJuke Bounce Werk の JBDUBZ Vol.7 に「Crouching」というフットワーク トラックを提供しました。

『Here/Walk』は、サミュエルのデビュー・ソロEPです。
どちらのトラックでも、彼はジャングル / ドラムンベースの熱狂的なブレイクビーツを 130 bpm まで下げ、ベースの重みを上げ、ダブ、R&B、アンビエント、ドローンの断片を MPC2000XL と Yamaha TX81Z を搭載したサウンドワールドにつなぎ合わせています。

—Translation, Taiki Kondo

credits

released March 8, 2024

Here and Walk mastered by Samuel Forbes
Here (Borrowed CS reduction) mastered by Troy Kelly at The Armoury recording studio Wellington

Cover artwork by Iann An and Samuel Forbes

Limited edition 12" pre-order due April 23
Not for sale outside Japan

All distribution enquiries:
Taiki Kondo
onzen2022@gmail.com


Special thanks to Alexis Gutierrez, Andy Mauafua, Cory Champion, David Heath, Grace Verweij, Iann An, Koa Williams, Martyn Pepperell, Rachael Brown, Riki Neihana, Sam Shackleton, Shannon Te Ao, Stella-Rae Matchitt Morris, Taiki Kondo, Thomas E. Richards and Troy Kelly

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