Zeta Reticula - EP 1

steady-j, Mar 10, 2006

At the time of its release (remember when Electrix was a new offshoot of Tortured and not a well-established label?) this was a real ear-opener for me. I was not familiar with Umeks work, and the B-sides bouncy, metallic funky techno tracks especially blew me away. Two tracks of dirty, funky, dancefloor oriented electro occupy the A-side, but B1 is my favourite - theres a real richness to the Basic-Channel styled techno stabs and a super tight snappy rhythm in the snares, but all tracks have that underground rawness and a dark, menacing overtone to get the hairs on the back of your neck tingling while your feet keep moving.

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