David Reina is one of those scifi dreamers that Jeff Mills referred to when talking about the vibrant spanish techno scene. Hailing from Córdoba, Andalucía, he runs his very own Legend 1977 label and during his long career he has also released on labels like Axis Records on their Escape Velocity series.


His debut on our label comprises twelve exercises of scientific and abstract techno, with a strong extraterrestrial touch, crafted carefully with special attention to detail.For this special occasion he offers his most rhythmic and danceable side with the exception of the first and last tracks, totally beatless.


When talking about sci-fi techno it is easy to fall into some cliches that appear over and over on most of the releases out there, but in David Reina’s case providing a strong and personal point of view on the genre.


After the introduction Measure, Autoscopy is gummy, elastic and mental, bringing us to Trait, accelerating the groove and introducing more sonic layers.


Overtake is fast and bleepy, a perfect tool to introduce intensity into the dancefloor while Background reduces the elements and focuses on abstraction while preserving the hypnotic drill.


Designio and Nemesis go again into hyperspace showcasing a perfect extraterrestrial techno feel.


Halo departs from the scifi realm and goes into combative territories focusing mainly on the rhythmic aspects and Arquetipo keeps the pace by adding stress to the journey, using continuous sequences and sustained drones to provide the required mood.


Backup is martian and asymmetrical, an induction to trance via repetition.


Approaching the end of this epic voyage into the unknown, TrES-2b uses drones, pads and textures wisely arranged to bring liquidness and space to a peak time moment on the proper dancefloor. Introspective stops the spaceship’s engine and brings us again to earth in a relaxed mood.