Reeko - 侍栽培四 [pre order]

Reeko - 侍栽培四 [pre order]The fourth release on Samurai Music sublabel SAIBAI comes from Spanish techno mainstay Reeko. True to his long standing reputation for hypnotic sonics and rhythmic precision, Juan Rico builds on a recent run of activity on Samurai to offer up a densely packed, evocative pair of 160 170 BPM soundscapes. In keeping with the spirit of previous SAIBAI releases, Rico emphasises exploration on both sides of this new record as he draws out continually

Undertones is another stunning exercise in widescreen jungle

Forced Inward starts proceedings by setting an ominous tone

Dying Star

D1 - Harmonic Function

and the searing ‘Temple’

'Earth Energy Imbalance' leaps forth with precision and purpose

but his brutalist productions are already essential

A2 - MoonfallThe rulebook goes out of the window early doors for Aural Imbalance here as he opens Moonfall with a clean

tuneful tones

as Howling Winds takes it back to that classic break sliced and chopped expertly as you’d expect from ASC

renowned for his highly respected work in Deep Ambient

Setting the pace immediately with classy