I had a spirited start to 2023 with an opportunity to write the album description for Vancouver producer Uma Iste’s latest release Deficient on techno label OBSKUR MUSIC.
Read in full below, and have a listen to the record here on OBSKUR’s Bandcamp.
Uma Iste’s OBSKUR debut is a cohesive and energetic expedition through futuristic, acid-laced techno. Opener “Deficient” sets the pace with an unabated kick and morphing electro wobble, with hyperactive synths multiplying amidst dynamic snare patterns. Relentless, moody and melodic, “Eleventh Hour” is sure to electrify dancefloors with its cataclysm of trippy, polyrhythmic grooves and thumping low end. A distorted, minimal bassline mutates into an alien shimmer in “Perpetual Rush,” fueled by the heavy kicks and jagged melodies that Uma Iste has become known for, solidifying this much-anticipated release as a strong new statement from the Vancouver, Canada-based producer and DJ.