Zeta Reticula - Danger [Reticulate]

Artist : Zeta Reticula Track : Danger Release : Place Of Synthesis - 12’’ Vinyl Record [RETICULATE 002] Date : Jan 22 (physical) Apr 22 (digital) Label : Reticulate Place of Synthesis The second chapter of Umek’s alternative career as electro hero Zeta Reticula, which began when he relaunched the early 2000s project seven years ago, continues to deliver a mixture of high-grade electro and pleasing plot twists. His latest sci-fi inspired EP is another action-packed, high-quality affair. Our pick of a very strong bunch is ’Danger’, a bustling electro roller in which shimmering but faintly foreboding chords ride punchy drums and a stabbing analogue bassline, though some may prefer the tougher, arguably more club-ready bustle of ’Place of Synthesis’ or the deliciously retro-futurist throb of ’Goldilocks Zone’, where trippy, TB-303-driven electronic motifs, bleeping lead lines and moody chords rise above a viciously unsettling backing track.[Juno review]