Samson A.K - Heavy Birds Drop

Label: Ideal State – IST002
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP
Country: UK
Released: November, 2025
Genre: Electronic
Style: Abstract, Experimental, Techno

After a string of cassette releases on MAL Recordings and Berceuse Heroique, Samson A.K turns his attention to the club with Heavy Birds Drop — his debut 12” EP on Ideal State. Mastered by Rainy Miller and pressed in a limited run of 150 copies, the record condenses the grit and atmosphere of his tape work into something more immediate and floor-focused.

Opening with the heaving distortion and low-end churn of Frog Bite, the EP moves through the fractured percussion of Forever Cold, into the hypnotic, late-hours roll of the title track Heavy Birds Drop, before closing with Ballast — stripped to skeletal dread and tense negative space. Across all four cuts, Samson A.K refines his raw, functional, and uncompromising sound, setting a new tone for the future of Ideal State.

A1. Frog Bite
A2. Forever Cold
B1. Heavy Birds Drop
B2. Ballast