VITESS Vinilo y CD

Review: Venetian club and label Caposile are back in action with their fifth release of sleek and sophisticated minimal tech house following on from their excellent two-part The Sound Of Garden compilation series. This time around they're presenting the joint efforts of Maggio and Vitess, who pour considerable flair into their particular strain of 4/4 dancefloor delights. There's a strong melodic, synth-rich thread running through all these tracks, at times teetering towards the trance tech-house movement but retaining a little more house-spirited funk with some redolent disco influences on top. With a variety of keys to suit any emotional needs your set may have, this is another sure shot from one of the prime labels operating out of Venice.

Review: Vitess continues to be a shining light on the French tech house scene. The producer has already dropped top tunes on the likes of Phonogramme this year and now follows that up with another fine four tacker on Retrofutura. 'Celebrity' opens up with some snappy drum work and forlorn chords that make for a nice zoned out groove, then 'Calcio' gets more poppy and playful in its neat synth melodies and jaunty tech beats/ perfect for some summer action once the days warm up again, then the B-side offers 'Talk Box' for more twisted moments and the sleek cosmic melodies and innocent pads of 'ACDC.'