Fedde Le Grand - Metrum (umek Remix) [toolroom] (2025)

Two years later, Toolroom named UMEK their "Artist of the Week" and released his remix as part of the label’s landmark decennial celebrations. The track was featured on the Toolroom Ten: The Anniversary Remixes compilation, sitting alongside other updated classics that defined the label's first decade. The UMEK Sound: Techno Precision

While the original was a "dance floor destroyer," the remix adds a layer of dark, pulsating energy that appeals to both house and techno purists. Release and Reception Fedde Le Grand - Metrum (UMEK Remix) [Toolroom] Fedde Le Grand - Metrum (UMEK Remix) [Toolroom]

The Resurgence of a Classic: Fedde Le Grand’s "Metrum" Gets the UMEK Treatment Two years later, Toolroom named UMEK their "Artist

When celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2013, the label didn't just look back at its catalog; it invited some of the industry's heaviest hitters to reinvent its most iconic anthems. Among the standout releases was a high-octane rework of Fedde Le Grand’s "Metrum," delivered by the Slovenian techno titan UMEK . A Legacy Reimagined Release and Reception Fedde Le Grand - Metrum

UMEK is renowned for a signature style that blends "big room" energy with deep, driving percussion. In his remix of "Metrum," he preserves the original’s melodic breaks—which were already highly infectious—but injects them with a heavier, more relentless rhythmic core.