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Yamatai Records — YAMREC059
C-DU, Telm & Wilson – Don’t Matter / Watch My Back
Release Date: 6 March 2026
Drum & Bass | Jump-Up | Minimal D&B
Yamatai Records — YAMREC059
There are moments when a collaboration doesn’t just make sense — it feels inevitable, like a spirit that’s been circling for years finally choosing the right moment to manifest.
In Japanese folklore, the Kirin is a gentle but powerful omen — a chimerical guardian that appears only when the world is ready for peace, balance, and wisdom. It does not arrive loudly. It arrives precisely. That symbolism could not be more fitting for this release.
C-DU and Telm & Wilson come together across borders — from the UK’s Bristol-bred pressure points to the colder, harder Nordic edges of Finland — forming a four-headed entity that feels less like a collaboration and more like a convergence. Surprising only in the sense that it hadn’t happened sooner.
Both Don’t Matter and Watch My Back move with intent. There’s a classic C-DU groove at the core — elastic, confident, unshakeable — infused with Bristol weight and jump-up swagger, but it’s the raw, industrial bite of Telm & Wilson that sharpens the edges. Gritty sound design, steel-toothed drums, pressure that rolls rather than explodes. Nothing wasted. Nothing overplayed.
This is drum & bass that understands restraint as power.
You can hear the last year etched into these tracks — releases across Delta 9, Grid Recordings, Neksus, Riot Records — the quiet refinement that only comes from time spent in the underground, testing systems, testing crowds, testing yourself. These aren’t artists finding their sound. These are artists claiming it.
Don’t Matter moves with a knowing grin — playful but lethal — while Watch My Back digs deeper, darker, more defensive, built for late hours and low ceilings. Together, they feel like two sides of the same instinct: confidence and vigilance.
This release is special — not just because it celebrates five years of Yamatai Records, but because it signals what comes next. This is the next Yamatai generation stepping forward, not asking for permission, but leaving a statement behind.
Add to that Gaijin Graphics’ striking artwork and Kalane Mastering’s precision, and you have a release that feels complete — sonically, visually, spiritually.
A collaboration we didn’t know we needed.
A signal we’ll feel long after the drop.
The Kirin has arrived.
Tracklist:
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Don’t Matter – C-DU, Telm & Wilson ⏱ 3:31
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Watch My Back – C-DU, Telm & Wilson ⏱ 4:09