Ortella - Mad in Lyon EP - RUTILANCE 05

Since launching with an EP from co-founder DJ Steaw, Rennes outpost Rutilance Recordings has steered a course through the Deep House waters that doffs it's cap to both the classic sounds of French house and the deepness of Kerri Chandler. Their fifth release casts the spotlight on Lyon and budding production talent Fabrizio Ortella whose Mad In Lyon EP falls snugly into Rutilance's defined aesthetic. Lead track "Reflex" sets the tone, with classy pads oozing out over some indecipherable field recordings and snappy drum programming, whilst "X Rated" ups the energy and heads into classic groove territory augmented by little vocal samples that you can guess the tone of from the title. Steaward opens the flip with a ghetto flecked dub of "Work That Shit" which shows his production confidence right now, whilst "Track For Aya" rounds out the release on a more chunky house vibe.