★★★★★
Eric Estornel's DJ-Kicks is branded as a Maceo Plex effort, but its darkness will surprise those who know only his most successful pseudonym. For those familiar with his work as Maetrik, it marks a welcome return to the grinding tech-house that's filled the bulk of his career, long before the sunshine funk of tracks like "Vibe Your Love" helped spearhead the rise of the all-conquering Crosstown Rebels family. Estornel's contribution to ...
- www.xlr8r.com
2013-05-01
★★★★★
All of the sudden, Maceo Plex is one of the biggest producers on the planet. Although American-born producer Eric Estornel, who now resides in Spain, has been turning out music for a decade, mostly under his Maetrik moniker, the rise of Maceo Plex in 2011 has been downright meteoric, largely thanks to his Life Index album and a series of well-received singles and EPs on the Crosstown Rebels label...
- www.xlr8r.com
2011-12-19
★★★★★
Perhaps better known for the sparse and inhuman minimal techno of his Maetrik project, Eric Estornel has nonetheless done a lot towards re-inventing himself under the name of Maceo Plex. Standing in contrast to earlier forays, his new moniker explores the moody and tightly wound world of vocal tech-house. Sweating Tears, his latest EP, continues in a vein similar to his last four releases, but offers mixed results...
- www.xlr8r.com
2011-09-19
★★★★★
Summary: Maceo Plex may just be a moniker, yet there is something very real about Life Index. Maceo Plex may just be a moniker, yet there is something very real about Life Index. One of a few different performing names for artist Eric Estornel, Maceo Plex delves into the house sound, and does so with the same quality as his other exploits as Maetrik and Mariel Ito...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2011-07-04
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