Musicians such as Vitalic are few and far between. In a time when words such as “pioneer” and “innovator” get bandied around far too easily, Vitalic – otherwise known as Pascal Arbez-Nicolas – like his Gallic peers Daft Punk, is a small among a small number of artists that warrant such epithets.

Last year Vitalic confirmed his status as the Wagner of disco with ‘Flashmob’ his second and finest longplayer to date, an album with a blistering, claustrophobically compressed production, beautifully brutal beats and madly addictive tunes, emotion, invention and melody, all delivered with a wink of its glittery disco eye.

For his latest single, the emphatic ‘Second Lives’ Vitalic delivers a breathtaking romp that hurtles into space! Both beguiling and disorienting, ‘Second Lives’ combines the high energy of Vitalic classics LA Rock and Poney Part 1 with the sophisticated production techniques of Vitalic Version 2.0. In short, ‘Second Lives’ has everything you’d expect from the flying V: it’ll make you smile, shake your shit, and still walk away shaken by the music's intensity.

For the very first time, Vitalic’s single comes with a remix package! Bloody Beetroots and newcomer Colonel Up and Mister Down both did a furious banging nu-electro remix whereas Mustang takes us back to the golden age of Studio 54. Lifelike put his magic touch to craft a melodic neo romantic remix.

Vitalic also returns to the live arena with a string of his retina-scorching, brain-meltingly brilliant shows during March and April. In terms of his live performance, his reputation precedes him, as anyone who saw his sell out Matter show last autumn will attest, his live show takes Vitalic to the next level, on a par with greats such as The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and Kraftwerk.

Miss Kittin – “Love the disco versions, Mustang 1st and Lifelike 2nd.”

The Glimmers – “Love The Lifelike remix Will play it out”

Kris Menace – “i will play the original and mustang remix! they are the best out of the package. the bloody beetroots remix is surprisingly good!”

JD Twitch / Optimo – “the mustang is vg+”

Matt Walsh / Turbo – “mustang remix is dope”

Tom Findlay / Groove Armada / Lovebox / Wonderland – “like bloody beetroots and lifelike mixes”

Joe / Hot Chip – “great melodies”

Dr Lektroluv – “beetroots rmx in my set !”

Shinichi Osawa / Tokyo – “!!!!”

DiskJokke / Oslo / Norway – “Delicious disco mix by Mustang! and a cheese wonder by lifelike”

Damon Martin / Disco Bloodbath – “Mustang mix is pretty cool”

Dangerous Dan / Bang Gang – “VITALIC vrooooom !”

Jody Wisternoff – “Vitalic tracks have maximum energy with great melody, perfect peak time material !!”

Severino / Horse Meat Disco – “Mustang remix is groovy and funky...i like.,.disco”

Tronik Youth – “love the mustang and lifelike mixes excellent stuff”

Jordi @ Sander Kleinenberg – “Lifelike remix”

Sister Bliss – “very enola gay! beetroots mix very large and dramatic..”

Richard X – “Marvellous, Vitalic's always ahead of the game, great track, and good Beetroots and Lifelike mix. Cheers”

The Lovely JonJo / Durrr / Trailer Trash – “The Colonel Up and Mister Down is one of the best remixes i've heard for ages. Fantasic.x”

Stew / Streetlife Djs – “wow - hard to choose a fave mix. vitalic never fails to deliver for me. original or beetroots all the way.”

David AUTOKRATZ – “Really love this. Epic as fuck... The Lifelike and Beetroots mixes are cool too, but its the original for me. One of favourite albums of last year too.”

Dj Rocca / Ajello / Italy – “Mustang for me! Really really good remix. Also like Lifelike remix”

JDH / Fixed / NYC – “I've already been playing the album version, so am super psyched to have these. I really like this Mustang remix!”

Evil Nine / Fabric – “awesome stuff . lovin the edit , bloody beetroots and lifelike mixes . will try em all out”

Mash / Galaxy Network – “This is amazing! It takes the good bits of Visage and melts it with Boys Noize. Im a big fan of Vitalic as it is, but this will get played by all styles of djs. Amazing. I will play The BB mix in a big room and Mustang and Lifelike for warm ups. Great release that I will support on Galaxy and in the clubs”

Ben Pistor / Disco Bloodbath – “Love the album version, not sure I could play it anywhere though! Will play the Lifelike mix”

Blende – “The remixes are good, particularly the lifelike one, but nothing really beats the original of this. Such a good song”

Cyril Briscoe / SiSi / Ireland – “Mustang and Lifelike take the plaudits for steering closer to Italo, because smaller clubs (here at least) have moved well on from the banging heights of '06. Pascal's invention, however, still shines through..”

Eskimo Twins – “Epic stuff. Original mix is gorgeous, Mustang remix and BB mix will also get full support in our sets. Lifelike Mix not for us, may find a place for Colonel and mister down mix in late sets too!”

DJ Spiller – “i love the lifelike remix”

Beni / Kitsune – “lots of remixes!!!”

Jonny Slut / NagNagNag – “WHOPPING PACKAGE!”

Franki Chan / IHEARTCOMIX- “another winner!”

Boggy / Riotous Rockers – “Cheers, Looking forward to this :) mustang is less intense and thus the best”

Colin Peters / We Love Sundays / Space / Ibiza – “Fantastic. Really really good stuff, i'm going to buy the album after hearing this. Music right up my street with some wonderful mixes as well. Bloody Beetroots and Mustang really bring something extra to the track.”

Nathan Detroit – “lifelike rockin for me.. Love Vitalic always”

Tobias Doppelganger – “This is a package and a half, bigger than god's knob.”

Deadly Avenger – “Fucking a**some !”

Bobby M / Slaaang / Issst – “Likin' the drama of the Beetroots mix.”

Jon Pleased – “Like the Lp version best, the Lifelike mix is nice but will have to edit the over-long break down a bit.”

Andy Baxter / We Love / Mambo / Ibiza – “Im all over the Mustang Remix, 10/10”

Ben Santiago / Es Vives / Ibiza – “mustang remix massively stood out, will def give it a spin on sonica fm this friday. also liking the lifelike rmx here... thanks v much...”

Dominique / Plant / NYC – “I like Lifelike and Mustang mixes”

Robot Blair / People Don’t Dance / NYC – “Great to hear more solid stuff from Vitalic - love the Mustang and Lifelike remixes - will definitely play out”

John Jones / Hed Kandi – “lifelike mix is the one!”

Daisy Heartbreaker / High Voltage / Pacha / Ibiza – “SIMPLY GENIUS!”

Warren Le Seur / Fussion / Jersey – “I LOVE VITALIC!! MASSIF”

Mike Stukes / WHCR FM / Harlem / USA – “Dynamite pkg. LOVELY!”

DJ Ron / WRVU – “Bloody Beetroots mix is SICK!”

Colin Hobbs – “Quality release. Vitalic just know how to smash it with that big powerful sound. All of the remixes are good as well covering a good range of styles.”

Dan Lywood / Burberry / Playlister – “most plays of Lifelike and Mustang so far in the office. V good”

Ed Real / Trackitdown.net – “bloody beetroots every time! :-)”

Tom Real / Samurai FM – “original mix sounds good, will play (tom Disco Of Doom)”

Def Stereo – “still light years ahead of most”

Matt Vinyl – “lifelike & colonel up mixes sounding great!”

Mister Sushi / ibreaks –“ Can Vitalic do no wrong? Outstanding remix from Bloody Beetroots but the album album is the winner here.”

Craig Woodrow / Brighton – “like lifelike mix and mustang!!!”