Alphonse

Travelling both space and time with his constructions, Alphonse Rozel makes a welcome return on [Emotional] Especial after the Same For Me EP released last year. The incisive hit of the disco beat on ''Smokey'' is hard to ignore, while the booming toms and African chant lines feed into a perfect slice of dancefloor dynamite from an unspecified era. Meanwhile The Pilotwings take to the track with glee, whipping out some crisp breaks to drop over the proceedings in a pleasingly early '90s manner. ''Glint AM'' is quite the foil to the A side, leaning on some uplifting synth chords to provide the magic around the crafty drum programming.

• 1 Smokey
• 2 Smokey (The Pilotwings Future Sound Of Lyon remix)
• 3 Glint AM
• 4 Glint AM (DJ Normal 4 Vibemixx)