Z@P Vinilo y CD

Review: After a couple of wicked EPs on local imprint Melliflow, Berlin-based Uruguayan Fernando Zapico returns to Japanese imprint Cabaret to follow up 2019's Mayday EP. Ravey, all analogue, old-school inspired jams are the order of the day on this one, with Detroit being a strong influence on the A side of the Extension EP. From the Daniel Bell inspired minimal techno of opening cut 'Nothing But', to the Drexciyan electro shenanigans of 'Kaos Designer'. Then flip over to the B side and you've got the title track, an acid infused epic sure to elevate you to a higher state of consciousness.

Review: Fernando Zapico may have released music on countless imprints over the last 14 years, but he's still keen on notching up more label debuts. The "Mayday EP" marks another, as the Uruguayan brings his distinctive brand of late night electronics to CABARET Recordings for the very first time. He hits the ground running with "Freq From D", a foreboding electro stepper blessed with rich Motor City electronics and turn of the '90s style bleeps. "Winter Nights" sees him built energy and urgency around a groove rich in jazzy analogue bass and rolling, loose-limbed house beats, while flipside "Mayday" wraps ghostly chiming melodies and fizzing electronic noises around a snappy techno groove.