Discography

Samurai File

The Eighth


The second release with a "samurai" title from The Eighth. The 27-track album "Samurai File" is essentially a compilation consisting of two previously released EPs, unreleased demos, and a reissue of the Time-Travelling Samurai album.

Musically, it's #abstract_hiphop  and acid jazz steeped in #lofi and broadway aesthetics. Recorded in an Ardour 5 DAW running in a Debian Linux environment.The album uses digital-analog sound processing with a Roland SP-404SX sampler and an Elektron Analog Heat effects processor. Digital remasters are done in REAPER.

"I originally had the idea of writing a short story with a retro-futuristic theme, featuring a time-traveling samurai and a detective from the future trying to catch him. In a kind of philosophical sense, I'm like a 'time-traveling samurai' myself - I worked on these tracks for several years, dropping them many times, then coming back to them again and almost ruining the whole project in an extremely long production process" - The Eighth.

The second release with a "samurai" title from The Eighth. The 27-track album "Samurai File" is essentially a compilation consisting of two previously released EPs, unreleased demos, and a reissue of the Time-Travelling Samurai album.
Musically, it's #abstract_hiphop and acid jazz steeped in #lofi and broadway aesthetics. Recorded in an Ardour 5 DAW running in a Debian Linux environment.The album uses digital-analog sound processing with a Roland SP-404SX sampler and an Elektron Analog Heat effects processor. Digital remasters are done in REAPER.
"I originally had the idea of writing a short story with a retro-futuristic theme, featuring a time-traveling samurai and a detective from the future trying to catch him. In a kind of philosophical sense, I'm like a 'time-traveling samurai' myself - I worked on these tracks for several years, dropping them many times, then coming back to them again and almost ruining the whole project in an extremely long production process" - The Eighth.

Label Cantroll

Chief Detective

Illegal Income

Shootouts in Snowstorm

Argyre Robotics

Lost Readings

Glass Robin

Urgent Calls

Paper Work

A Delightful Story

The Okinawan Escape

Kaisan

The Cab Chase

Problem Solver

Retro Hollywood

Gasoline Soap

Time-Travelling Samurai

Wind Mobile

Electric Tides

Boardwalkway

Infamous Rockstarter

World on a Tape

The Okinawan Escape [2015]

Seaside Casino [2016]

The Cab Chase, pt. 2 [2016]

The Cab Chase, pt. 2 [2016] by The Eighth

The Cab Chase, pt. 2.5 [2017]

The Cab Chase, pt. 2.5 [2017] by The Eighth

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