Calmos & Berzingue - Belleville

Under the ALVA alias, Raphael Bureau-Mirat and Alexander Gueri previously impressed via releases on Chez Damier’s Inner Balance imprint and Parisian label Pont Neuf. Here they return to the latter as Calmos & Berzingue, bringing with them a bolder and more forthright collection of cuts. They begin by peppering a bouncy beat with jaunty synth riffs and smile-inducing chords on ‘Java’, before opting for chunkier, heavier bass, psychedelic acid lines and a few exotic melodic flourishes on the rather good ‘Pali Kao’. ‘Piat’ is a sunnier, warmer and slicker slab of tactile deep house gold, while ‘Burnouf’ is a wonderfully positive, retro-futurist house treat.