No strangers to working together, Shield and Robytek have a cemented collaboration history with three notable releases under their belt to date. ‘Way Of Life’ opens with “Rendez-Vous” and an immediately arresting piano chord groove that sets the scene. With a firm nod to classic elements, the rounded keys sit against vacuum closed hat’s and ricocheting tambourine’s denoting a timeless house feel that continues until ‘Rendez-Vous’s’ end.Pushing forward the bass line captivates with demure beauty; warm, prowling and confident it binds the sexy female vocal and tinkering scattered synths. Whilst “Rendez-Vous” may harbour that raw old school sound, it’s fiercely modern in its production excellence and building arrangement. On the B-side our Italian duo present EP title track “Way Of Life”. Contrastingly different to its predecessor, “Way Of Life” dives head first into wriggling percussion rhythms and twanging guitar riffs. Undoubtedly the absolute floor smasher of the two it builds, breaks and thunders for those irreplaceable late night moments on the dance floor when we are completely lost in the music. More than just a peak time dance track though, ‘Way Of Life’ explores jazzy saxophone swoons, exceptional live drum sections and swooshing beds to round out a mature and forward thinking house killer.