Munich based, Lisbon born, Lino Rodrigues, more commonly known as Alkalino, is the next artist on the quickly moving Italian Imprint DaBit Records. Here the Portuguese ex-patriot drops three tracks that traverse his musical output to date.
The title track, 'Feeling of Life' touches on the techier side of the house genus, a booming filtered bassline reverbs in and out of a spoken narrative by the dj, producer and owner of Intent Recordings Gene Siewing, whilst a driving, continuous beat pulls the track on. Probably the most peak time track on offer here.
Next up is 'Martin Luther King', which, surprise surprise samples the great civil rights leader himself. It has almost become a cliché within deep house to sample the Dr, but Alkalino manages to keep the spoken word to a minimum and heaps the emphasis on the musicality of the track.
The EP is rounded off by 'Isolation', the beat and percussion wouldn't sound out of place in a 'Future Sounds of London' track, if only sped up and combined with a few more rave samples, but instead they are pitched right down and complemented by a pad chord progression which works as the track's hook. A haunting vocal interlaces with the chords and bass to build an almost progressive track, a perfect way to end this EP.