Luke Hess & Omar-S – Motown Methods EP

Artist Luke Hess & Omar-S
Title Motown Methods EP
Genre Techno
Label Deep Labs
Catalog# DL004
Released 2014
MP3 Download Source Vinyl
Play Time 16:49 min
Total Tracks. 2
Bitrate 320 kbps

A1. Automatic Night ( 8:58)
A2. Outerspace Drive ( 7:51)

Given that Luke Hess has previously appeared on Omar-S’s FXHE label, it was probably only a matter of time before the latter appeared on the former’s Deep Labs imprint. While the two producers’ styles are notably different – Omar-S largely offers a house head’s take on the trademark Detroit sound, while Hess is more interested in Motor City techno – they share a love of machine soul. It’s perhaps unsurprising, then, that this two-tracker is really rather good. The real killer is “Outerspace Drive”, an enveloping and uplifting chunk of Detroit futurism layered with sublime sci-fi synths, hissing percussion and cascading chords. That said, the deeper, more hypnotic “Automatic Night” – a kind of purist tech-house exercusion – is pretty darn tasty, too.