Roberto Rodriguez returns to his own Serenades label with the eclectic and inventive Sensible EP. The Helsinki based DJ and producer has been in the game for over 15 years, paying his dues with an enviable back catalogue that spans 50+ releases on such taste-making labels as Compost, Freerange, Delusions Of Grandeur, Room With A View, FINA and Eskimo, to name but a few. Here, he delivers a beautiful 3-track EP that fully showcases his knack for effortlessly fresh and musical dance music.
'Sensible Jungle Tune' is an atmospheric, shimmering, ethereal piece - layered with sound-scapes, field recordings, submerged melodies and poly-rhythmic tribal grooves. Definitely one for the heads, this has an ambient quality that suggests a producer quite willing to take risks - and all the better for it.
'If I Had You' is a different affair - a mid tempo house chugger, with melancholy chords and sparkling keys, driven along on an infectious groove, and sure to get serious attention from the balearic DJs this summer.
'Steal My Heart' is also refreshingly hard to define, throwing in elements of broken beat, garage, pop and deep house to produce a jam that will bring a smile to the face of everyone who hears it.