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Following releases on Hot Creations and Electronique, Sean Branton drops the sublime ‘Night Mode EP’, the first release on new vinyl-only house imprint Virtue Records. The title track is an exquisite slice of melodic, emotionally-charged house music: a cut that will undoubtedly work on the dancefloor while its impact will remain with you for hours afterwards. ‘Flights’ similarly works on multiple levels, with the powerful low-end throb providing a hefty backbone from which intricate rhythms and melodies are let loose. Wrapping up the EP is ‘Lead’, in which a wandering bassline and syncopated, bubbling synths give way to shimmering pads and ethereal sighs: a truly stunning climax to an EP that fittingly sets out both label and producer stalls for what promises to be a breakthrough year ahead.