Silent Servant

𝙄𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙢 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠, 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙮 — 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚.

Moving through four tightly focused tracks, Juan Mendez revisits the foundations that shaped his artistic path: early Detroit techno and electro, Belgian EBM, post-punk wave aesthetics, Berlin dub techno and the harsher UK sounds of the late 90s. Rather than imitation, these references are absorbed and reconfigured into a stripped, modern framework where tension, restraint and atmosphere take precedence.

Each piece feels like a timestamped memory, heavy with weight and intention, balancing mechanical precision with emotional depth. The EP avoids nostalgia, instead using history as raw material to articulate a forward-facing vision of techno that remains deeply rooted in its lineage.

In Memoriam stands as both tribute and statement — a distilled reflection on influence, loss and continuity, and a reminder of Silent Servant’s enduring role in shaping the darker, more introspective edges of contemporary techno.