Overview. UMEK’s label 1605 is back with the second instalment of its mixed artist EP, this time including solo tracks by Beico, Luca Gaeta and Rudosa, plus a collaboration from Teenage Mutants & Twin Mix Trip.
Each of the four tracks have been handpicked by the label boss UMEK whose style blends hard-hitting percussion with gripping synth riffs.
Teenage Mutants & Twin Mix Trip open the EP with their track “Momentum” where the deep and euphoric intro soon subsides for a thundering techno groove. Bass-heavy with building tension, it is true to the style Teenage Mutants have previously featured on 1605 along with other labels such as Tronic, Terminal M and Senso Sounds. Twin Mix Trip is a veteran DJ duo who are also making waves with their high calibre productions.
Track two comes from Argentina, Beico is best know for being one half of the Beico & MT93 duo that featured music on high-flying labels including Unrilis, Respekt Recordings and Kraftek. Beico recently dropped a solo track on Monika Kruse’s Terminal M too and follows up on that with the interstellar groove of the epic cut titled “Universe”.
Third of the heavyweight selections comes from Italian artist Luca Gaeta whose track “Mystery Land” builds subtle suspense whilst teasing the bass stabs in the lead up to the main breakdown, the track is then plunged into compelling darkness when the percussion drops back in. Luca Gaeta has also featured on 100% Pure, Phobiq and Unity Records, but this is possibly his finest work to date.
Lifting the energy for an explosive finish, UK rising star Rudosa closes out the EP with his track “Deeper Expectancy”. Having already featured on labels like Alan Fitzpatrick’s We Are The Brave and Carl Cox’s Intec, he has often been charted inside of Beatport's top-selling techno tracks, and his trademark raw style is once again on display here.

Overview. Cosmic Boys are fresh off their No.1 selling techno track “Evlolution” that was made in collaboration with UMEK, and are back on their own label Legend with a new two track EP.
Legend has been a regular platform for the Cosmic Boys own output, but their tracks and remixes can also be found on other notable imprints such as UMEK’s 1605, Simina Grigoriu's Kuukou and Oscar Aguilera's HE-ART. Adam Beyer also opened his recent live set for Cercle with Cosmic Boys track "Arrival" which was released on Legend.
Continuing to raise the bar with their peak time style of techno, Cosmic Boys are a French duo who have been building a steady momentum. The high energy tracks with compelling melodies and chunky percussion are an extension of their hybrid DJ sets, which blend synths and drum machines with loops taken from their favourite tracks. Making live edits on the fly, the pairs creativity knows no bounds and the two original tracks on this EP are testament to this.
The EP opens with the title cut “Fireworks” that blends a crunching kick drum with grinding bass tones and frantic melodies. Fast and furious with an epic breakdown, this enthralling cut delivers an intense dance floor experience that is perfect for peak time spins.
“Other Identity” is second on the release with its pulsating synths that swell with kinetic energy. Electrically charged and ready to take flight, the breakdown is a thrill-seekers dream as its synth line goes interstellar with pitched-up intensity that will have you gripping the edge of your seat with excitement.

Overview. "As a fact life is vivid. Life provides growth and projects a rainbow of colors that includes black. It is all encompassing, never forget to milk the conscience to the point of reality. For the first half of our lives, we measure ourselves and others in expectations rather than the accomplishments.  Commercially making an effort to be aware of those living against the grain, we track them down, pin them up and shine the light over them to measure against the backdrop of our own sanity. To some and their common interests, life is not available at this time – please leave a message! To others, life begins when others begin to see and recognize. Numbers. It has been said, “Life must be understood backwards and lived forward.” Directions are only good when you are going, not coming. As a fact, Time is that. It is knowing about this that makes differences. The fundamentals to remember are: (1) Time is, (2) Time and (3) Time past. Time is too slow for those to wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve and too short for those who rejoice. Time is the great healer, it should be relentlessly measured in silence. Time devours everything, event itself. As a fact, to see is to believe. Imagine the forthcoming day when all chances of luck will abide to you. Fortune and acceptance is penciled in your agenda. A day when everything is right and nothing is wrong. There will be no warning or intuition just repletion. I’ll be your day." - Jeff Mills
This collection of Electronic Music by Jeff Mills is uniquely crafted to ease restlessness, soothe impatience and at the same time build high life expectations while opening the passages to a better understanding of what you are searching for. Now that you’ve read this, please  be advised that Every Dog Has Its Day.

Overview. Following up on the waves made by his latest Diaphragm EP, Cri Du Coeur injects his signature high-octane sound into another techno venture. This one comes in the form of the electrifying 4-track EP Warning on the Belgian producer’s fledgling-but- headstrong label Arkham Audio. Featuring three remixes interweaving threatening cosmic soundscapes with pounding industrial beats, this latest EP pulls no punches in delivering a menacing wall of sound.
The A-side opens with Cri’s original mix for Warning, showing off his signature style of making jumpy, liquid 303 basslines bounce around a consistent dark pad sound. The combination emanates a lingering sense of dread intensified by warped delayed vocal samples and high-voltage buzzing underpinning the whole experience.
Following up is a remix from American producer Dustin Zahn, who delivers a pulsa- ting battleground of modular noise. The essence of the track is the controlled chaos of the abstract mechanical whirring and wailing born from Zahn’s extensive synthesis experience, having worked as a remixer for Adam Beyer, Chris Liebing, Dubfire and many other high-profile acts.
UK producer Mark Broom dedicates two remixes for the B-side of the EP. The first is a dark, atmospheric groove with expert attention to detail paid to the percussive effects and the controlled movement of the synth parts, creating a powerful ebb and flow of soundscapes and textures and a set of unique builds and drops.
Closing off the EP, Mark Broom’s second track is a track more faithful to Cri’s original, opting to beef up the kick and switch up the pattern for an original clap intonation and, naturally, Broom’s own signature offer of complex intertwined synth effects. The result is an anthemic warehouse filler that feels saturated with organic layers of electronic foliage. Mark Broom brings his own signature acid house influence that come from his first-hand experience of the Second Summer of Love, when his long- spanning career began.
Cri Du Coeur’s Warning is a no-holds-barred wonderland of cosmic soundscapes, hard-hitting rhythms and ominous industrial noise put together by three adept vete- ran producers that show no sign of slowing down this year.
Warning, featuring Dustin Zahn and Mark Broom, will be released through Cri Du Coeur’s own label Arkham Audio.

Overview. "Masquerades“ is as fresh as a daisy and yet comes from a time when masks were not yet primarily perceived as life-saving protection against novel viruses. The EP actually approaches the topic from a completely different angle: the everyday play with roles, expectations and the escape from exactly those, e.g. the urge to dive into nameless anonymity. Our long-time companion Tim Susa negotiates the topic through five tracks, which are very down-to-earth and straightforward in a very traditional and authentic way. Whereas his production is as digital as it gets, all tracks feel analogue and get comfortable in the most diverse of sets.
While „Swan“ floats in dreamy dub techno spheres, „Dentist“ and the title track „Masquerade“ remind in parts of Cobblestone Jazz-epics like „India in me“. “Owl“ waves enthusiastically to Gez Varley‘s G-Man project lurking in the distance and „Nō“ gives free rein to its playfulness, while the Kernel Existence remix of „Masquerade“ comes across as very dark yet functional.
As different as the tracks may seem at first glance, there is an honest and deep techno sound underneath the multi-faceted surfaces, which inspires without any superfluous gimmicks.