Darko Janevski - Doing It EP (Patsada Records)

Patsada Records has aimed their house music radar at Sofia, Bulgaria to discover up-and-coming producer Darko Janevski. Born in Macedonia, Darko has previously provided his funky brand of house music for Epoque Music Electronic and on a number of compilations, and these two new cuts for Patsada truly signal a talent on the rise. "Doing It" is a classy house number, building hypnotically over its nearly eight minutes with sharp, rhythmic sounds and filtered vocal loops. This one is perfect for that peak moment in a long after-hours set. "Specimen" follows, delivering a fresh track on a jazzy tip. The drums have a good bit of swing, and a bouncing bass line creates forward motion. Cool chords and vocal snippets further help place the cut firmly in the DJ's queue. As a bonus, Patsada's Miss Mee is on hand for a slammin' remix of "Specimen", adding big stabs and raising the tempo just a tad. Smart rhythmic cut-ups of the spoken vocals and a prominent low end combine in an appealingly energetic mix. It's official: Darko Janevski's new single brings the goods.

Abicah Soul - "This is nice!"
Robbie Hardkiss - "I'm digging that Miss Mee remix. Kinda moody, kinda happy, kinda funky."
DJ Craig C (Pound Boys) - "Some sexy ass deep house … I love the jackin' feel on 'Specimen'."
Giom (Supremus Records / Onethirty) - "The Miss Mee remix is cool."
Inland Knights - "Solid release … loving the groove."
Demarkus Lewis - "Miss Mee rocks it on this remix … lovely drive."
Chris Udoh (Tigerhook) - "Very cool, raw tracks."
Pete Williams (Natural Rhythm) - "Wicked release! 'Doing It' is doing just that."
Tommy Largo (Deepjacking Recordings / Guesthouse) - "Great EP!"
Freaky Behaviour (Odour Recordings / Greenhouse) - "'Doing It' is doin' it! Great track."
Ivan Garci (Vlosfer Records / Clinique Sampler) - "'Specimen' is great!"
Jason Hodges (Sampled Recordings) - "The Miss Mee remix is the cut!"
Bart Ricardo (Farris Wheel / Gourmand) - "Great tracks … I'll definitely play these."
Chemars (Ginkgo Music) - "Nice one … will support."
Richie Roberts (The Dance Factory, BBC) - "Great vibe, great build, great climax … sounds perfect to me."
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) - "This is fantastic …it's the sort of stuff that has everyone heads down, grooving as one. Serious tunes."
J. Crocker (HMWK Radio Show) - "Definitely a five star release here. I'm all over this one in every way. And with my favorite neo-soul lady being sampled, i'm crazy on board."

Available now from Juno Download and iTunes.

Miss Mee - Back To My Beat (Patsada Records)

Patsada Records, a house music label specializing in jackin’ sounds, is pleased to present a new single from Miss Mee. The Belgian artist has spent more than a decade in the music industry with work gracing labels like Robsoul Recordings and attracting remixers like DJ Sneak and Phil Weeks for her Patsada releases. With soulful, funky house roots inspired by the revered NYC, Chicago, and San Francisco house scenes this comes as no surprise. Keeping that in mind, “Back To My Beat” twists these influences together and squeezes out an islander-themed groove full of off-kilter shuffle and spiced up with ragga-rap vocals. This after hours funk is also left standalone on the included Instrumental version. Both offer something sure to nice up the dancehall.

DJ Sneak - “Superb work.”
Andrew Macari (Greenhouse / Tastie) - “A really solid vibe … I’m definitely gonna play this jam!”
Tyree Cooper - “Nice stuff!”
DJ Mes (Guesthouse) - “This is ILL! Love it.”
Tommy Largo (Lost My Dog / Kolour) - “Dope groove!”
Thomas White (Natural Rhythm) - “Always good to hear some funky Miss Me beats!”
Alkalino - “I really like both tracks … will be played.”
DK Watts (Short Bus Kids / Bounce House) - “Some tough beats … I’m digging the percussion on this.”
Camouflage (ChicagoHouse FM) - “Great vibe and tight beats … I love it!”
Alvaro Hylander (DeepWit Recordings) - “Great, strong beats.”
Sam Hopkins (AccuRadio, Chicago) - “I dig the off-kilter synth work and the ragga vocals … dope tune!”
Kadabra (The House Hookup Radio Show) - “Banging! Blunt smokers of the world better add this to the playlist!”
[sic] (Balls Deep / mu-sic) - “Great bouncy bass line and catchy riff. The vocals add a great edge, too.”
Louis Hughes (6th Sense Music) - “Proper jackin’ funky vibes. Miss Mee always delivers. This is simply my type of track!”
Phuturelabs (Radio Magnetic, Glasgow) - “Roller!”
Niksa Dragolin (Eurostar Radio, Croatia) - “This will be a sure anthem for the summer madness … funkzzz up!”

Available now from Beatport and Juno Download.