Steve Bug has come back with Round Two of the ingenious little compilation project, Dessous’ Best Kept Secrets for his treasure trove of a deep house label. Any deep house producer or label owner should be (and could well be) jealous of and intimidated by his young and talented Dessous collective, all producing what can only really be described as, well, incredibly good stuff.

While Bug chose to represent the fresh kids on the first Dessous’ Best Kept Secrets within two mixes – one compiled by himself, the second by Vincenzo – this time the idea seems slightly more balanced. On this installment, the first disc is unmixed, with the tracks either in their original form or as a selected remix, while the second CD is mixed and compiled by Bug.

With the exception of Ryo Murakami, Two Armadillos and no one much else, no names from the first compilation features on this one. Although, on his mix for NRK’s The Lab line of compilations late last year, Bug took the opportunity to use a few tracks from his young protégés before coming to release this installment of Best Kept Secrets.

Dessous produces arguably some of the finest, most palatable deep house, and melodic techno tunes of today, and all efforts seem streamlined in style, thereby establishing a quality label sound. What’s remarkable on Disc One is that all the producers represented seem to be on the same page, yet remarkably distinct in their styles and sounds.

So, despite the fact this disc is comprised solely of a range of 10 tracks from seven different people, there is a streamlined element with all but two being showcased in their original form (only Moodymanc’s Omelette and Ryo Murakami’s Just For This are remixed versions). Although there’s an exception to the streamlined rule in the form of Andrade’s Merise, which could lead you to believe he’s quite a fan of, hmmm, Claude VonStroke. It’s a tech-funk track that might sound more in tune with what’s currently coming out of Crenshaw’s dirtybird Records – sampled vocal chord exercises, bouncy jaunty beats and snare included.

These producers also all seem to have mastered what could be labelled “the techno tease”. Take David Durango as one example: this not-so-up-and-coming producer seems well versed in the art of the tease, which is apparent throughout his recent work. He appears to be taking a leaf out of André Lodemann’s book in this regard (think the latter’s outstanding track from 2009, Where Are You Now? ).

Durango has a knack to start you off on a seven-minute track with just a little bit of everything: a melodic hook, a touch of vocals, a deep bassline. From there, he builds and builds until the track crescendos to the point you think it’s about to drop. Instead, it transforms dramatically, opening out into a lush centre that is unexpected and so, in that moment, euphoric. Disc One represents a lot of this, making it the standout and firm favourite of this compilation.

Disc Two is everything you would expect from a Bug mix – it’s bustling, shuffling, warped melodic tech-house at its best. Tigerskin’s Voodoo is easy, smooth and sexy, and can only take you to one place: your happy one. In fact, the entire mix delivers along this line. If you go for a bit of tribal these days, watch for it midway through the Matthias Meyer mix of Durango’s Perfect Day and continues through to the piano break in Moodymanc’s Talker. From here, things start to err on the side of trance and with it comes a slight (but welcome) head-fuck between the chilled-out melody and jacked-up tempo.

Bug then steers things back into tribal territory via the Gorge Remix of Claire Ripley’s Labyrinth, a prelude to a massive Bug drop (which, unfortunately, isn’t as big as you’d expect). Overall, Dessous’ Best Kept Secrets II is a delight. It’s easy-to-listen-to, fresh, feelgood tunes as only Bug and his crew delivers. Bring on Round Three. Ding-motherfucking-ding.

Dessous’ Best Kept Secrets II is out now on Dessous Recordings through Stomp.