It came as a big surprise to the fans when 1605's big boss UMEK posted last week on his Facebook and Twitter profiles that most of the releases on the label are free to download in high quality on the brand new sixteenofive.com.   Why most? Fresh releases are still only available for sale in e-stores like Beatport and iTunes, because the main idea of giving away music for free…

It's been 13 years since UMEK released a track under his moniker Zeta Reticula. Up until now.   Fresh out on 1605, Zeta Reticula woke up from his (its?) long winter sleep with a new title - The Zeta Reticuli Incident. It reflects UMEK's big passion, electro. It's an hommage to his early years, when he gained his fame and glory as "a four-deck master".   "I can't stress enough…