Smilax Italy Vinyl & CDs

Review: Deborah de Luca sits at techno's top table without rally playing the game. She lives in Napoli and keys herself to herself but still has legions of fans all over the world who lap up her melodic take on big room techno. Most tunes she releases come via her own label but here she lands on a split via Smilax with the late Robert Owner. His timeless 'Children' appears on the A-side while her remix of his 'One & One' (feat Maria Nayler) comes on the b-side. It features rolling drums and angelic vocals as well as dark, prying and trance-tinged synth leads.

Review: IO E Palmieri has cooked up the sort of anthemic and festival-friendly techno tune that will be heard all over the world as soon as the sun comes out and the big tops get erected. It has simple but effective rolling beats, some neat and rising melodies and a celestial Italian vocal that will get hands in the air as people march along. Naples-based techno star Debora De Luca then steps up to remix and quickens the groove and tightens up the synths so that are a bit more forceful. It's another effective cut from this big-time circuit favourite.