Muzika – Volume 8

The Muzika series continues to gather pace with this its eighth instalment. Four top class cuts from SRUR debutants Juciff & T-Bars as well as some familiar faces including, Mariano Santos, Ozgar Uzur and Rajiv Jay.

First up we have Ozgur Uzar who we last saw on remix duty for Fabian Jakopetz & Dub Way – Mellow Mode way back in 2012. Here he lashes copious amounts of bass onto our senses with the highly impressive Memento. Upbeat grooves are the order right from the off a punchy kicks are met with a round of superbly rhythmic percussions. That huge bass sound produces a massive punch right into your midriff where it lingers for you to savour. Various drum elements pop up throughout the arrangement. The track goes deep on the break with a lush and intense pad alongside a sultry vocal before we are slammed right back into the main groove, big dancefloor hitter here.

Next up we have Mariano Santos with The Memory House. Mariano is no stranger to SRUR having been studio partner with label boss Oz Romita on their Together EP and with Ozan Kanik on their 2013 track Family Love EP. Here Mariano gets the grooves flowing with a tight arrangement from the off as attacking kicks are joined by a beautifully constructed percussion section. A deep rolling bass sits in the background with brilliantly tweaked vocal samples coming through. The break offers of squeaky synth hits as this techno monster takes control, top notch stuff.

Juciff & T-Bars are up next with their deep grooving cut entitled Tek. Juciff has been around SRUR previously with his remix on Alessan Main’s track Storm which appeared on Muzika Volume 4. T-Bars marks his debut appearance here but he has worked with the likes of Alessan, Juciff and Daniele Kama who are no strangers to SRUR and Bonzai. The track oozes dark techy vibes with the intro providing a cool punchy, clicky kick alongside a sharp hat. Dark atmospherics play out in the background with the bass sitting menacingly on the edge as it rumbles through the sound. A relentless monster of a track that will suit any set in those darkened late night rooms.

Rajiv Jay returns to SRUR with Big Guys. Rajiv is fresh off the back of his debut track Lovers which was very well received indeed. Here he takes a dark tone with a wonderfully long decay on the kicks that gives a oomph to the sound. Perfectly tuned hats sit beautifully in the solid percussion arrangement which provides a brilliant rhythmic flow. The bassline is monstrous as it throbs with the beat to the backdrop of sinister sounding vocals. Beautifully tweaked and tightly packed grooves for the darker more serious floors out there, not to be missed.