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Review: Vitamine sees Thomas Muller in more restrained mode than usual. "New Kid in Town" even suggests that he has, ahem, grown up. Centred on loose, rolling drums, it moves into sensuous disco strings and embraces sassy horns. "M-1001001" is more murky and sounds like Muller got lost on his way to the discotheque. Featuring dense drums and insistent, effective filters, Muller uses a droning horn as a guide through the soupy arrangement. The vowel-free "BPCTRL" is more drummy again - albeit dubbed out in places - but the most obvious articulation of Muller's coming of age as a producer is the glorious melodic rush of "City Of Lost Souls".

Review: If two years ago you'd said to even the most open-minded BPitch Control fan that the diverse label would be putting out soulful torch songs in 2011, they would have questioned your sanity. However, that's exactly what's happened. On Werkschau, the latest compilation from Ellen Allien's Berlin imprint, the centrepiece is the smoky, seductive soul of Jahcoozi's "Day In, Day Out". It's not an aberration: the other highlights here are characterised by a focus on deeply personal contributions. Be it the muffled vocals on Chaim's dub techno, Sascha Funke's unforgettably melodic techno poem, "Hiddensee" or Kiki & Lenz and Zander VT's explorations of disco-fuelled, vocal-led house on "Morning Maniacs" and "Gotta Look Up To Get Down" respectively, every shared experience is worth its weight in gold.