What’s 2 m tall, lives Behind the Iron Curtain, has 1605 reasons to run an awesome label, and flies? Meet UMEK, a techno legend from Slovenia.

UMEK is personally responsible for kickstarting the electronic music scene in his home country by first organizing illegal raves and then becoming one of Slovenia’s most wanted export products and the number one music ambassador to the whole world.

And he does fly! Around 100 times per year, visiting almost every continent each year. His gig diary ranges from dark underground clubs in Berlin to massive techno stages at the world’s most renowned festivals. 

Apart from making his name in the DJ booth, he’s also a tireless producer. He mostly releases on his own imprint 1605, and most of his tracks end up on the very top of Beatport’s charts. After more than 25 years as a professional musician, he decided to use his experience and skills in the entrepreneurial world. Together with his managers, he founded a music-tech startup Viberate (www.viberate.com), where they are building the world’s greatest music platform.

Lost Souls EP: https://lnk.to/LostSoulsEP

Death & Desire (Laidback Luke Remix): https://linktr.ee/knifepartyinc
Lost Souls (Annix Remix): https://lnk.to/LostSoulsAnnixRemix
Ghost Train (Muzzy Remix): https://lnk.to/GhostTrainMuzzyRemix

Reaky Reakson is a Slovenian music creator who has been refining his signature electronic fusion for over 20 years. His music blends deep, hypnotic sections with peaks of intense energy, driven by strong bass lines, gritty synths, and fat, helicopter-like percussion — complex yet accessible, engaging both mind and body. Reaky has worked with some of the finest artists and labels from various electronic scenes, performed at renowned events on four continents, and runs the Midnight Resurrection label and events, contributing to the underground scene while constantly evolving his sound through experimentation and innovation.

Rhythm is the basic element of any track. Melody runs alongside it These two core elements live coherently accompanying dynamism and an uplifting vibe in every track produced by REMO-CON. He has mastered all these quests every producer aspires to in his own amazing format of sounds.

In 1993 REMO-CON and his friends launched “Y&Co.,” a collective of music producers. Ever since then he has worked as the main studio manipulator for over 200 compilation CD titles and continues to improve his skills. In recent years he’s concentrated more on his solo works and in 2005 released ‘G-Sigh’ which is a reflection of his style today. After that, he kept releasing his original tracks such as ‘Atavism,’ ‘Narky Light,’ and ‘Prototype’ as well as providing remix works to Charlie G's ‘Synchronicity’ and Conrad S's ‘Onegoa’ as a testament to his quality. In June 2009 he put out his 1st album ‘a life with remote controllers’ which is made up of everything he’s done so far and this album is still heavily played.

His DJ style consists of various DJ techniques and is in high demand not only in Japan but all over the world.  He’s planning on releasing 2 new singles "Instability","Extrema PT.3", his first mix compilation album for this year, and working on a new project yet to be revealed… So keep your eyes and ears open for REMO-CON as he can't be stopped. 

REMO-CON (HELLHOUSE RECORDINGS)
Hellhouse Recordings / Y&Co.所属。20年に及ぶキャリアにおいて、テックダンスをベースにしたREMO-CONの歴史は、05年にリリースされたシングル"G-Sigh"から始まる。その後"Cold Front" 、"Atavism"、"Narky Light"、"Bleep On Love"、"Instability"、といったキラートラックスを次々に発表。09年6月には、第一期の集大成とも言える1stアルバム 『a life with remote controllers 』 を、更に11年6月にはソロ名義では初となるDJミックスCD 『VIBLE 02 mixed by REMO-CON』 をリリースした。また、CDJをライブ感覚で操るソリッドなDJスタイルも高く評価されており、LOUD誌が主催する 「DJ 50/50」 の11年度版においては、第3位のポジションを獲得するまでに至った。この秋からは新たなる試みとして自身がホストを務めるラジオDJショー 『Remote Control』 （Block FM [http://block.fm/] 毎週火曜日）もスタート。いまや国内のみならず、UKを中心とした欧州、北米〜アジア地域にもその名を馳せるマスターピースの活動は、ダンスシーンの明日をも担っているといえるだろう。 (Text by Toshio Ueki)

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