Umwelt lays it all out in a perfectly executed EP with blistering electro-nic force.
Yes—we’re a little late on this review, the multi-talented Frenchman Umwelt opened 2019 with a powerful debut EP for Berlin-based Voitax back in February and it’s been in constant rotation. The title track sheds a pseudo-rave style groove, its loosened breaks and acidic undercurrent is vast and far-reaching. The punchy electro exhibited on “Faceless Power” shifts tectonic plates with its raw industrial strength, tangled blips and bleeps, and rugged rhythm. Toning it down just a tad on “Endless Blackness,” Umwelt extracts further acidic breaks as an emotional anthem is unleashed. Delving into space exploration, as the EP title suggests, “Frameshift Mutation” segues into downtempo electro with undulating low-end and crisp bass thuds. The quintessential scorcher takes shape on “Breakaway” where heavier booming frequencies bust apart from start to end. In all, Umwelt lays it all out in a perfectly executed EP with blistering electro-nic force.
Ecopoiesis is available on Voitax.
