Mike Parker | Envenomations (12") [SMDE047]

Mike Parker | Envenomations
Label: Samurai Music – SMDE047
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP, Black Vinyl or Collector’s Special Edition
Released| 31 Jan 2025

Mike Parker returns to Samurai Music to apply his steely, rigorous approach to another EP navigating the 170BPM zone. As a widely celebrated pioneer of ice-cold wormhole techno, Parker finds profound depth in alien textures and ruthless repetition which he ably twists to the drum & bass template.

The A side of Envenomations leaps forward with urgent jump-up grooves as the driver for lean, rolling workouts. With his minimalist tendencies, 'Voc-1 Robot' and 'Ee-Yo' strike a cool and deadly mood similar to classic mid-90s Krust, swapping jazzy samples for atonal synthesis.

Parker was last spotted experimenting with this techno-D&B crossover on 2023's Sabre-Tooth, but the keen-eared may have already detected his interest in half-time on the Stinging Insects / Stages Of Metal digital single he dropped on his own Geophone label back in 2020. Both tracks make a welcome arrival on wax to form the B side of this release, channelling Parker's signature palette into more spacious surroundings.

Backed up by an additional pair of digital-only tracks, Envenomations is another standout exercise in the fertile synergy between techno and drum & bass, delivered by a true auteur with an unmistakable sound. 

- Black or Collector's Special Limited Edition Vinyl 12" in 3mm Spine Kanji Sleeve with artwork sticker.
- Lined Black Paper Inners.
- All music W&P Mike Parker.
- Art/Design - Ryan Quinlivan.
- Mastered and Cut at Stardelta Audio Mastering.

TRACKLIST:
A1    Voc-1 Robot
A2    Ee-Yo
B1    Stinging Insects
B2    Stages Of Metals

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