STREAM: Saytek – 5 Years On

Despite a relatively fresh catalogue Ubermax have been sharing music with the revellers of London for several years via a successful string of parties under the same name. After a year of planning and careful selection the popular first release dropped last year featuring Moodymanc, Japanese Kezokichi and Ubermax head honcho Sigmund K. This September will see the London-based music imprint drop their second EP.

With over ten years in the game Jospeh Keevill aka Saytek has an impressive back catalogue that stretches across labels such as My Favorite Robot, Soma, Monique Musique and Wiggle to name a few. For his first outing on Ubermax the multi-talented Keevill delivers three robust and dynamic tracks peppered with influences of Detroit techno and raw Chicago groove.

Kicking things off, ‘The Place’ ticks into life through bright stab lines, punchy percussion and warm resonating modulations.  An ethereal spoken word vox is worked in and shimmers towards a subtle yet kinetic crescendo to deliver a gritty high-energy cut.

For the second offering on the EP ‘Addictive Personality’ wastes no time and gets straight into rippling drums, shimmering synths and deep resonating bass to knock out an infectious track with a robust and undeniably hypnotic groove.

Finishing the EP off with the title track, ‘5 Years On’ is arguably the big room cut of this release. Whirring atmospherics and female intonations are laced alongside echoing hooks and driving percussive patterns, soft pads and trundling bass deliver a punchy jam cultivated specifically for the dance floor.

This is easily one of our favourite tech-house releases of the year.  Keeping it short and sweet with just 3 tracks, the 5 Years On EP is the definition of a secret weapon for any DJ’s record collection.

Saytek releases ‘5 Years On’ via Ubermax Records on vinyl only on 22nd September.