Samba
Samba is the stage name of Sam Bartlett. He is a London‑based producer and DJ who works across dubstep, bass and related styles and is also credited with work spanning drum and bass and jungle among other bass music genres.
Public biographical detail on Bartlett’s early life and entry into electronic music is limited. What is verifiable: he records as Samba and has released music on System Music, Encrypted Audio, Crucial Recordings and Deep Medi Musik. His Winona EP (catalogue MEDi107) was issued on Deep Medi in 2019; release credits list "S. Bartlett" as writer and producer.
As a producer Samba operates in the bass‑heavy end of the spectrum. On the Winona EP and other recorded work he leans on half‑time dubstep timing, tight sub‑bass layers and moody atmospherics. Production traits that appear across his material include layered low‑end design, pitched bass modulation, sparse but punchy percussion and the use of delay/reverb to push textures into space — techniques that deliver sub weight and low‑frequency presence in club systems.
Where his output connects to drum and bass and jungle his approach retains that bass‑centred focus while adapting tempo and breakwork: you can hear chopped breaks and syncopated percussion arrangements rather than straight four‑to‑the‑floor patterns, and basslines that are designed to sit under more frenetic drum programming. Signature elements in his work include deep, wobbling sub tones, tight transient shaping on kicks and snares, and recurring use of atmospheric pads and FX to create contrast with heavy low end.
Career highlights that are on public record: releases on System Music, Encrypted Audio and Crucial Recordings, plus the Deep Medi Winona EP (MEDi107, 2019). Those label credits and the S. Bartlett writer/producer listing are the concrete release details currently available. He is credited both as a producer and as a performing DJ, though specific residencies, radio shows or further collaborations are not widely documented in public sources.
Known influences or direct artist connections are not listed in available public records beyond the label associations noted above. For verification: see Deep Medi Musik MEDi107 for Winona (2019) and label catalogues for System Music, Encrypted Audio and Crucial Recordings where Samba appears.
