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Samurai Music based out in New Zealand have been a prolific label since the incarnation in mid 2008, unveiling releases from artists such as Klute, State Of Mind & The Upbeats.

They have recently announced details of their 1st artist album from Trei entitled ‘Innuendo’, due to be released worldwide on September 24th 2009.

NZLP002CD – Trei – ‘Innuendo’
1. Innuendo

10. Thunder Biscuit (w/ State Of Mind)
11. Still Remains (w/ Lisa Tomlins)
12. Day Away

Also available on Vinyl:

NZLP002 – Trei – Innuendo LP 2×12″ Featuring: ‘Lead Me On’ / ‘No Vacancy’ / ‘Still Remains’ / ‘Sleepless’
NZLP002S – Trei – 12″ Single Featruing: ‘Thunder Biscuit’ / ‘Innuendo’

‘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 song-writing 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.

Recently released on Samurai Music / Samurai Red Seal:

NZ009 – Cern – Timeslip
A) Timeslip
B) Eastern Gates

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REDSEAL003 – Calibre – Ringtone
A) Ringtone
B) Jackoff

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