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Vitess
Retroactive City

Retroactive City
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Artists

Vitess

Catno

SNFSS018

Formats

1x Vinyl 12"

Country

UK

Release date

Apr 15, 2022

Futuristic uplifting house muzak mach die junge kaputt! Indeed! The night is always young on this record!

Futuristic uplifting house muzak mach die junge kaputt! Indeed! The night is always young on this record!
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Press

Vitess joins the Shall Not Fade family with a vibrant contribution to our Season Series. Retroactive City sees the Parisian talent helm the uplifting house sound for which his prolific live sets have become known.

Easing us in is the down-tempo slow burner "Cockpit" with synth arpeggios that bubble playfully on the surface of layered ambience and a modest two-step rhythm. The next two tracks take things up a notch with funk-infused melodies ("Fantasia") and old school Robin S-esque organ samples which make for a fiercely modern take on a classic deep house sound ("Popeye").

Flip to the B side and thumping floor-fillers "No Dancing" and "Ratz" maintain the pace before "Grand Turismo" switches things up completely. Jungle drums rattle under luscious pads before mutating into 4X4 to make the perfect closer - both to the EP and to any DJ set.

Media: VG+i
Sleeve: VG+

115kr*

*Taxes included, shipping price excluded

A1

Cockpit

A2

Fantasia

A3

Popeye

B1

No Dancing

B2

Ratz

B3

Grand Turismo

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