Vancouver based Stefan Zlatarits is better known as Stefan Z, a producer who has worked with labels
like Resopal Shallware and Circle Music, but who also runs his own label, Rhombus. His first EP for
the My Favorite label features four fantastic tracks that explore deep and sci-fi leaning house and tech
with plenty of cinematic values.
Opener ‘Love Tonight’ is a go-slow deep house cut laden down with emotion. It’s a sparse
arrangement but paints a very vivid picture with its molten bass, Vangelis like synth patterns and
churning kick drums, and is the sort of thing that sucks you in and traps your right in its vast and
cavernous core.
Next up, ‘Planks’ is punchier but is just as deep. Synthesized sounds marble the airwaves and a
serious dub undercurrent flows beneath the whole airy concoction. Some poignant and heartfelt pads
help make this is devastating cut indeed.
‘No Words’ again marries dub warmth and propulsion to future facing synth patterns that recall the
visions of early techno and electro whilst. Stefan Z clearly knows his way around his machines and
manages to coax plenty of human feeling out of them, before going in tough on final track ‘Black
Jacket Future.’ This one is wrought with tension via the percolating, predatory bass notes. It explodes
into life with all sorts of cosmic rays, alien sounds and celestial melodies and closes out a seriously
heady and well-sequenced EP.
This is an assured and complete artistic statement from Stefan Z, and is one that immediately makes
him a fitting member of the ever-impressive My Favorite Robot label.

Stefan Z - Black Jacket Future

Independent Spirit, who appreciates need for change, innovation, and original thinking. A Vanguard

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My Favorite Robot Records has been a strong force in underground electronic music since 2008.

The Toronto based label is an offshoot of the act “My Favorite Robot” formed earlier in 2002 by Jared Simms and Voytek Korab.

The label has managed to consistently release quality music by some of the electronic dance world’s most renown producers such as H.O.S.H, Kenny Glassgow, Jori Hulkkonen, Eric Volta, Sasse, Fairmont, Tiger Stripes, Tim paris, Chymera, Sid Le Rock, Tim Green, Clarian, and My Favorite Robot themselves just to name but a few and there is no slowing down for them!

Just a goofy lil dancing rascal with a big ole heart