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The latest and greatest release from the fledgling 1605 label comes courtesy of label boss Umek who teams up with up and coming producer Sinica Lukic to drop the double a-side "Blinking Indicator EP". As is customary with both of these versatile producersʼ production work, both tracks in this package bear all the quality and ingenuity they are renowned for while delivering a hard hitting, forward thinking take on modern techno-something we at 1605 pride ourselves on supplying!
Kicking things off, the titular A-side production ventures into somewhat signature Umek territory, with a well paced and programmed arrangement that enters around some well placed stabs and delivers a powerful tension-and-release effect with its massive, dancefloor-rocking breakdown.
"Hero Bill" on the other hand, takes a more subdued and discreet approach, opting for more attention to the groove and utilizing its tribal influenced percussion section and perfectly executed bassline. Add to the mix a cleverly engineered ethnic/synth sample that rides atop the groove, and you've got a highly playable, genre defying surefire winner.
Don't say we don't spoil you!!!!
Tracklist:
01. Umek vs. Lukic - Blinking Indicator
02. Umek vs. Lukic - Hero Bill
RESIDENTADVISOR REVIEW
Umek's a fellow whose success is built on the need to do well in a harsh environment. His beginnings as a DJ and promoter in Slovenia required he play music that attracted as many people as possible: There weren't that many people both able and willing to attend techno gigs. This has resulted in a kind of antithesis to the usual "genre-defying" type; instead, Umek makes tracks that sit well with Carl Cox and John Digweed, releasing on labels such as Renaissance, but can also chime with the more underground likes of Billy Nasty, having released on Datapunk.
On this release he's brought in newcomer Sinisa Lukic, and you can almost hear in these tracks the lessons that the heavyweight has passed on. That's to say that, yes, they're very club-friendly, with crossover appeal that would see them at home on terraces, in dark clubs or for the more upbeat party mood. However, they've done well again to create tracks that deserve respect for their neatly crafted flow and drive, with some cool little leftfield touches, like tribal whoops that sit amongst the congas.
Both tracks are rather similar, aimed as they towards the utilitarian jock, but the title track is the stormer here and takes most of the attention, whereas the B side clatters a bit more, with an Amazonian vibe. Usually I'd avoid anything this mainstream, but there's a quality here that would be boorish to ignore.
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