Review: Throughout the past few years, there's been a trend of producers in and around the deep techno scene, upping (or downing) tempo and producing tracks heavily influenced by drum & bass. Having previously released experiments from techno royalty Donato Dozzy, Mike Parker & Brendon Moeller, Samurai Music now release Urmah, the first full LP solely focused on this sound by legendary Spanish producer Juan Rico aka Reeko/Architectural. He's explored this sound before, having previously released 2 excellent EPs on Samurai. 'Urmah 1' is a halftime slow burner with whispering vocals throughout. 'Urmah 2' introduces breaks that float in halfway through the track creating a feeling of depth. 'Umrah 3' is a loopy percussive workout that sounds like a far off ritual in an abandoned forest. 'Umrah 4' is the heaviest cut on the LP, with bass stabs reminiscent of the minimal drum & bass sounds of Ruffhouse, Pessimist and the UVB-76 crew. 'Umrah 5' is another fine percussive workout and the LP closes with 'Umrah 6', a nice bit of spacey, aquatic ambient.Recommended for fans of ASC's Auxiliary label, Sam KDC and Spazio Disponibile's more leftfield releases.
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