The Lucky Guy Ep is Galaktika Records’ seventh publication, despite it being labelled as its fourth. The answer to this delay is on the vinyl’s grooves; each one of the themes on the ep has been broken down and examined to obtain a unique and special result. The Lucky Guy Ep testifies to the entry trough the big door of Rafael Garnica, a young Venezuelan settled in Barcelona, into the market of European and international electronica. Although he had already published with Latin American netlabels, this launch gives evidence to his versatility and creative aptitudes, which are finally manifest in physical format. The Lucky Guy Ep, oriented towards minimal techno with a melodic outlook, is an ambitious and careful production that can be enjoyed on the dancefloor as well as the sofa. A1- The Lucky Guy The central theme of this ep is a melodic and rhythmic progression where harmonies are intermingled with percussion in a shrewd crescendo, hypnotic and suggestive. The electrifying pads, the forceful beat, and the catchy base line build, through almost eight minutes, an amazing and memorable theme.A2- Lovers Sold This second act carries on with the same harmonious aesthetics of The Lucky Guy. Still, Lovers Sold is distinguished by its depth and its fast melodies, that, together with the subtle and vigorous rhythms, imprint a bewildering and energetic pattern. B1- The Lucky Guy (Jaumëtic Remix) A theme like The Lucky Guy could not have been left on anyone’s hands. To remix such a pearl, nobody was more ideal than Jaumëtic, head figure of the Regular label. The remix starts with loops filled with bleeps and clicks, but rapidly evolves into a wide-ranging sonic speculation that turns each minute of the song into a different landscape, going from the most abrasive techno through to vivid melodies that come happily close to trance. With this ep, Galaktika Records positions itself on the electronic scene, not anymore as a promise, but as a reality capable of placing neophyte ar

Groove Mag (SE): “Från Venezuela kommer det också minimalt i form av Garnicas The Lucky Guy EP. Kryddat med mycket melodier och en trancekänsla som är påfallande starkt är det här ett rätt poppigt släpp (Galaktika Records/import), men som inte alls är dumt. Det funkar bra på golvet, även om det är rätt svävande och gjort för sena timmar. Produktionen kunde ha varit lite vassare, men lovar ändå gott för framtiden.”

Karotte: “a1, very lucky this guy!!! schön für den anfang.”

KARRI O: “December No 1 chart”

Mathias Schafhauser (Beam Me U: “November Charts #8”