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Played by: Juno Recommends Trance
Review: Mexican Theus Mago's "Terremoto Valley Express EP" is a captivating exploration of trance and dance music. This 4-track journey takes listeners on a thrilling ride through driving rhythms, uplifting melodies, and euphoric soundscapes. The EP seamlessly blends elements of classic trance with contemporary dance music influences. Tracks like "Terremoto Valley Express" and "Electric Sun" showcase Theus Mago's ability to craft infectious melodies and driving basslines that wouldn't sound out of place in a trance club. Meanwhile, "Lost in the Echo" takes a deeper dive into atmospheric textures and introspective sounds, offering a brief moment of respite before the final track, "Neon Night," explodes with a pulsating energy.
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PETS 187
23 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: Darlyn Vlys, head of Polaris Records, returns with a stellar sonic journey in his latest EP for Pets Recordings. Known for his cosmic dancefloor adventures, Vlys presents two meticulously crafted tracks, "Surrender" and "Rampage." The title track leads listeners on an electrifying odyssey with its laser-focused production, seamlessly blending pulsating struts and mesmerising vocoder vocals, urging us to succumb to the dancefloor's allure. "Rampage" introduces a darker, cinematic dimension with its thumping kick, rattling snares, and haunting spoken vocals. This impressive Pets debut showcases the French artist's unique fusion of cosmic energy, dynamic beats, and cinematic allure in two compelling numbers. Surrender to the music.
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PETS 186
02 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Christian Nielsen's Elusive EP delivers a powerful four-track release showcasing the artist's insatiable range of sounds and styles, locking in a strong debut on Pets Recordings. Commencing with "Techno Viking," an unyielding and unwavering lead track, it's a metronomic stomper fueled by a concrete kick drum and pulsating waves of sub-bass. We also encounter "Let Me Go," a breakbeat bubblebath that transports us back to the euphoric spirit of 90s rave culture which continues in "On and On" - a stripped-back, lo-fi & jacking house gem. Its pressurised synths, raw-cut beats, and cascading sirens seamlessly blend to create a potent weapon primed for festival dancefloors. Luke Alessi takes up remix duties and with "Let Me Go" he takes the original to new heights, infusing it with nostalgic old-school vibes, rendering it a compelling noughties-flavoured anthem.
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PETS 177
21 Jul 23
Minimal/Tech House
21 Jul 23
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Renato Cohen has come a long way as a producer. Back in 2001, he burst onto the global techno scene with the massive party track "Pontape". Fast forward to 2023, and Benzine sees him paint a very different picture. The title track resounds to a chugging rhythm and understated acid tones, while Cohen ramps up intensity levels on "Frito". While it's slower than "Benzine", the building wave of 303s is reminiscent of vintage Hardfloor material. "Wake Up" is based on a more tripped out approach. It sees the Brazilian artist weave in dubby textures over a rolling, drum-heavy rhythm. It's a good 20bpm slower than "Pontape", but it still packs a punch.
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PETS 175
30 Jun 23
Minimal/Tech House
30 Jun 23
Minimal/Tech House
The Shapeshifters, Billy Porter & Catz 'n Dogz - "Finally Ready" (Catz 'N Dogz extended Pride mix) - (6:42) 126 BPM
Claude VonStroke, 3 Channels & Catz 'n Dogz - "Whos Afraid Of Detroit" (3 Channels Aka Catz 'N Dogz remix) - (6:42) 125 BPM
Review: To mark the passing of two decades since they first joined forces in the studio, Polish pair (and Pets Recordings founders) Catz N Dogz have put together this 20-track retrospective. A kind of starter-pack for their career to date, it boasts all of their most successful and celebrated tracks, collaborations and remixes. There's much to set the pulse racing throughout - it's a 'greatest hits' collection after all - with our current favourites including the pair's sub-heavy, 21st century hip-hop revision of Chucky 73 ('Bzrp 43'), the all action, rave-igniting rush of the duo's revision of their Thomas Schumacher hook-up 'Hush', the saucer-eyed loveliness of their Bicep hook-up ('The Game'), an insanely acidic interpretation of Marlena Shaw classic 'The Ghetto', and their early, influential revision of Claude VonStroke's 'Who's Afraid of Detroit'.
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PETS 172
26 May 23
Funky/Club House
26 May 23
Funky/Club House
Review: Hassler is a recently launched alternative alias of COYU, a producer who has long sat towards the top of the Spanish techno pecking order. There's plenty to get the blood pumping on his first two-track outing for Catz N Dogz Pets Recordings label, not least breathless and pumping tribal house opener 'You Got Me', where densely layered percussion, restless sub-bass thrusts and wickedly chopped and effects-laden female voca; samples catch the ear. It's a guaranteed all-action winner all told, but arguably that track that follows, 'Samba Love Boat', is even better. Re-wiring his beats to include samba style Latin percussion while reaching for a deep, addictive bassline, it's the kind of sturdy and sweat-soaked tribal workout that was once the preserve of fellow 'Iberican' producers Chus & Ceballos.
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PETS 163
18 Nov 22
Funky/Club House
18 Nov 22
Funky/Club House
Review: Fresh from a first appearance on Weapons, Space Jump debuts on Pets Recordings. The Birmingham producer hits the ground running with 'Make It', a driving, funk-fuelled tough house romp full of undulating bass, squirrelly synth stabs, kaleidoscopic melodies and early 2000s flourishes. Liverpool newcomers Matrefakt re-cast the cut as a swinging, sub-heavy blast of boogie-house badness before Space Jump returns to round off proceedings with 'Take Me Back'. This one is a touch darker and moodier than 'Make It', with driving beats and weighty bass topped off with restless riffs, cut-up samples and the kind of foreboding spoken word samples that reminded us of Sound Factory-era Junior Vasquez.
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PETS 153
08 Apr 22
Funky/Club House
08 Apr 22
Funky/Club House
Review: When it comes to effervescent, exciting, party-starting club cuts, few producers can match the track record of Chrissy Shively. The San Francisco-based Chicago exile is at his energetic best on the So Electrifying EP, his first outing for Pets Recordings. The title track is a high-grade disco-house jam that's as celebratory as they come, while 'Aww Baby' sees him cunningly combine sleazy analogue house, rave stabs and disco samples to devastating effect. Accompanying Shively's original versions are two remixes: a stomping, harder-edged, acid-powered disco-house rework of 'So Electrifying' by VONDA7, and a wonderfully sleazy, pitched down acid-disco revision of 'Aww Baby' courtesy of the Carry Nation. Terrific stuff!
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PETS 139
23 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Fresh from releasing his first single of 2021 -the rather good 'Looking Through Windows' on Sounds Good Sound - Leeds lad Last Magpie pitches up on Pets Recordings with arguably his highest profile EP to date. He gets things started with 'Clocks', an attractive chunk of woozy, warm and shuffling deep house sunshine, before reaching for even hazier chords and sparkling, sunnier synths on the similarly opaque and enjoyable 'Lessons'. 'Seconds' sees him subtly doff a cap to both contemporary tech-house and Snivilisation-era Orbital - all echoing melodic elements, chunky bass and dubby house beats - while closing cut 'Reality' is the kind of picturesque, piano-laden delight that we'd normally expect to hear from the All Day I Dream label.
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PETS 136
16 Jul 21
Deep House
16 Jul 21
Deep House
Review: Drum and bass fans unite with the inception of Nowheretobefound on Pets Recordings who welcome the Arrival EP from Polish drum and bass producer turned dub techno, house and percussive progressionist, Nowheretobefound. Across five-tracks the producer delivers a pop, UKG and trance-like sound with deep arpeggio numbers shining like stars in "Existence" next to the dubby and minimal groove train that is "Arrival". Breathy '90s pop, UKG, soul and house elements are poured into the trance vocal number "Giving Up", with "Hard Times" installed as this EP's filtered down piano ballad next to the stripped back and ultimate B-side cut "Error". A new direction into the deep for an artist best known for his music on labels such as Lenzman's The North Quarter and Artificial Intelligence's Integral.
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PETS 130
15 Jan 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
15 Jan 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: When lockdown hit earlier in the year, Catz 'N' Dogz were still basking in the positive feedback that greeted the release of their fourth studio album, "Friendship". With all of their gigs cancelled, they chose to use the quarantine period to record a follow-up. "Moments" is an intriguing proposition, not least because it deftly displays their growing musical dexterity. It features only a handful of dreamy, drowsy, dancefloor-focused cuts (see bluesy shuffler "Memories", the soulful and jazzy deep house workout "Time", and tech-tinged soundscape house closer "Tomorrow"), with the rest of the album mixing up dusty, trip-hop style beats, bittersweet downtempo grooves, slo-mo Balearic house and jazzy, hard-to-pigeonhole inspirations. As a result, it's their most mature and quietly impressive set to date.
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PETS 121
26 Jun 20
Balearic/Downtempo
26 Jun 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: 2019 was a massive year for Pets Recordings with an impressive late run of releases from artists like Truncate, Mathias Kaden and Psychemagik. Belgian producer Beton opens the Polish label's 2020 account with this Dockside single, some three years after his debut opus via Pets Recordings back in 2017. Launching his own label Trek U that same year, with a release on Twin Turbo in 2018, too, Beton resurfaces with the sound of breaks and nostalgic rave in "Dockside", with its raw kick drum and liquid bass a super combi alongside playful synths and melodies. "Transmodal" on the flip looks towards old school trance and breaks again with touches of acid and cathedral atmospheres in this snare-heavy trip through the abyss.
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PETS 120D
29 May 20
Bass
29 May 20
Bass
Review: Fresh from the release of a sought-after salvo on Poker Flat, Joyce Muniz pitches up on Pets Recordings for the very first time. The Vienna-based DJ/producer is in throbbing space disco mode on ear-catching opener "Glass Mistress", clothing a surging, Italo-disco style arpeggio bassline in snappy drum machine beats, trippy backwards vocal snippets, glacial chords and intergalactic electronic melodies. "Trapped" is a more low-slung, bass-heavy chunk of analogue house/electro-disco fusion blessed with some suitably sharp and foreboding rave stabs, while "Naughty Party" offers a jauntier and cheekier take on synthesizer-driven nu-disco rich in quirky drum machine percussion and robotic vocal snippets.
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PETS 119D
22 May 20
Deep House
22 May 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Dalfie follows last year's Can't Think Right Now release on Pets with another dance floor-primed EP. "FJ" is sure to get a floor moving thanks to its combination of growing bass, acid spirals and what sounds like a sample of a dog barking. Powered by a series of irresistible builds, it's a subtle but hugely effective dance floor bomb. "R Rated" sees Dalfie opt for a somewhat different approach: the groove is straighter and pulsates to the sound of a buzz saw bass. Factor in some subtle drops that provide space for subtle vocal snippets and it's clear that Dalfie's tunes are as appealing as the EP's title suggests.
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PETS 118D
17 Apr 20
Techno
17 Apr 20
Techno
Review: Shockingly, 19 years have passed since Renato Cohen lighted up dancefloors with his Brazilian techno classic "Pontape". Little he has released since has enjoyed the same level of success as that colossal cut, but he continues to serve up some seriously good music. Here he makes his bow on Pets Recordings with a four-tracker that looks to Giorgio Moroder, Italo-disco and 80s electro-funk for inspiration. He hits the ground running with the rolling, arpeggio-fired Italo-disco funkiness of "Lone Ranger", before wrapping fizzing electronic motifs, Hi-NRG style synth stabs and a squelchy electro bassline around nu-disco drums on "Bismuth". Elsewhere, "Deocleciana" is a delicious blend of crunchy beats, cowbells and warehouse-ready riffs, while Jennifer Cardini's remix of "Bismuth" turns the track into a muscular, Patrick Cowley style slammer.
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PETS 117D
27 Mar 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Mar 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Kevin Dennis Pierre aka Demuir out of Toronto is a legend of the scene with a discography that dates back 20 years. An OG house gangster, his music in recent times has hooked up with the likes of DJ Sneak and Cassy with other releases making their way to Yoruba, Robsoul, Desolat and most recently in 2019, Hot Creations. Now for Catz n Dogz' Pets Recordings in 2020 he drops the three-track Black Soul + Techno EP. Channelling a hardcore acid and Detroit styled techno edge comparable to the work of Blake Baxter, Demuir's "Something Inside Of Me" delivers a tunneling, bass heavy, grooving techno burner. With an extra dub version to boot, "Black Kids Love Techno" then looks towards trippy touches of bleeps and mind bending synths in a banging b-side alternative.
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PETS 116D
06 Mar 20
Minimal/Tech House
06 Mar 20
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Since bursting on to the scene in the mid 20-teens, Spanish producer Nicson has only put out a handful of releases. This expansive EP on Pets Recordings is not only his first solo single for two years, but also his most high profile to date. He begins by joining forces with Dixie Yure on the wonky, low-slung delight that is "I'm In Love" - all slack-tuned, live-sounding drums, heady bass, fizzing synth riffs and angular electronic motifs - before layering up samples on the dense and forthright house jam "Destiny Dancer". Elsewhere, "Sampled Soap" is a drowsy, locked-in deep house jam, "Warehousing" is a warm and blissful tribute to turn-of-the-90s Italian house and "No Way Dream" is a lusciously hazy and melodious number underpinned by jacking, Chicago style drums.
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PETS 115D
14 Feb 20
Deep House
14 Feb 20
Deep House
Review: Dark, sinuous grooves are the order of the day on this latest EP from Rostock, Germany native Rydim, which comes on Catz N Dogz's Pets Recordings label. 'Fomo' itself starts out with an extended drummy intro, then introduces the slinky, twisting bass synth riff that forms the track's main hook, wihch is joined by some acidic burblings and then mutates into a second, arpeggiated riff. It's a cut that'd work on house and techno floors alike whereas Johannes Albrecht's remix is a more straight-up acid houser, while there's more retro acid flava to be found on 'Fairlight', which comes complete with suitably spangly 80s synths.
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PETS 114D
31 Jan 20
Deep House
31 Jan 20
Deep House
Various
Played by: Claptone
Review: It's been another great year for Catz 'N' Dogz's Pets Recordings imprint. If you missed any of the Polish imprint's many essential releases, fear not, as help is at hand via this top-notch round up of their biggest cuts of 2019. There are naturally plenty of contributions from the label's popular head honchos, with highlights including Andhim's evocative, acid-sporting vocal remix of "Would You Believe", a suspenseful contemporary dream house rework of "There" by Terr and a deliciously retro-futurist house take on "New Love" by Gerd Janson. Elsewhere, top picks include the warehouse-ready throb of Truncate's "Pressure", the pitched-down darkroom chug of "Rattlesnake" by Psychemagik and the drowsy deep house/UK garage fusion of Black Loops' "Keep A Secret".
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PETSDIG 010D
03 Jan 20
Deep House
03 Jan 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Truncate debuts on Pets Recordings with a fine jacking release. "Pressure" sees the US producer divert somewhat from his chosen script, dropping a raw, analogue track. Built on a skeletal rhythm and pile-driving percussive, these elements support a pitch-bent vocal. The title track marks a return to the type of sound that Truncate is more commonly known for. However, in part, the aesthetic of "Pressure" remains, thanks to the use of insistent percussion and intense siren riffs unravelling over one of Truncate's typical rolling groove. DJ Haus is tasked with reworking "Pressure" and turns in an excellent version that focuses on fusing the vocal sample with a grinding bass.
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PETS 112
22 Nov 19
Techno
22 Nov 19
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Cologne based musician and poet Bryan Kessler returns after some great music released on Get Physical, Numbers. and Sanfuentes recently. Four tracks of 'stone cold party denters', where like the title track says - "Party Like You're Not Alive". This rolling hip-house jam could easily raise the dead. It's backed by three more remarkable weapons, among them are "Trance Balance" with its moody bass-driven bounce and generous use of cowbells, followed by "Outsider's Dance Rhythms" which is a dark house epic featuring skeletal rhythms and a chunky bassline in the vein of early Chicago house classics.
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PETS 110D
18 Oct 19
Deep House
18 Oct 19
Deep House
Review: Toy Tonics regular Black Loops (real name Riccardo Paffetti) comes to Catz N' Dogz' label Pets Recordings with a four-tracker operating in that band of the musical spectrum where deep house and garage collide. The opening title cut is a sparse affair, essentially deep house in nature but with steppy, garage-y beats and vocal bites that sound suspiciously MC Neat-ish. 'Unity' is more heads-down with slamming, almost techno-style kicks and otherworldly synths, 'Keep A Secret' has the bumpin' feel of classic west coast deepness and finally 'Born In The 80s' is a pacier cut with more of those freaky-deeky synth sounds.
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PETS 106D
20 Sep 19
Deep House
20 Sep 19
Deep House
Review: It's a big week for Russian producer Tripmastaz, who has two big collaborations hitting Junodownload: another studio hook-up with old pal DJ Sneak and this rugged effort alongside sometime Crosstown Rebels, Cuttin' Headz, Desolat and Defected regular Guti. "R U Happy" is an energetic, mind-altering workout that wraps wonky, acid-influenced electronic motifs, looped vocal smippets and warehouse-ready synth stabs around a rhythm track that sits somewhere between tech-house hypnotism and old school Chicago jack. D'Julz superb accompanying remix adds heavy sub bass, chunkier and looser beats and some seriously trippy high-register electronic noises, while Guti and Tripmastaz's EP-closing instrumental mix is arguably even more trippy sounding than their brain-melting original take.
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PETS 108
30 Aug 19
Deep House
30 Aug 19
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: It can be a tricky task keeping up with Pets Recordings jam-packed release schedule. That's why the imprint's "My Favourite Pets" compilation series, which gathers together brilliant bits from the catalogue you may have missed, is essential listening. Volume six is naturally full to bursting with tried-and-tested treats from Catz 'N' Dogz excellent imprint. Highlights are plentiful throughout, of course, but our favourites include Kassian's exclusive rework of recent Catz 'N' Dogs single "Wave" (a bumpin' chunk of peak-time brilliance), the exotic dancefloor hypnotism of Sei A's fine remix of "This Time" by Adam Port and Jennifer Touch, the low-slung sleaze of Jonathan Kaspar's "Cicatrice", the classic West Coast deep house bump of Beesmunt Soundsystem's "Searchin (Borrowed Identity Remix)" and the mid-tempo Balearic house beauty of Kamp's "Azure".
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PETSDIG 009
19 Jul 19
Deep House
19 Jul 19
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Featuring the combined talents of guests Zensofly and Maxville, "Wave" was one of the undisputed highlights of Catz 'N' Dogz recent album "Friendship". Here it gets the single treatment, with the short and punchy original version (track four) being joined by the Polish pair's previously unheard "Club Mix". This is something of a sweaty beat, with sleazy vocals, percolating electronics and raw warehouse stabs leaping enthusiastically above a booming peak-time groove. Justin Martin delivers the headline-grabbing remix, wrapping a wonky and heavy bassline and mind-altering stabs around a swinging, garage-influenced groove, while Theus Mago cleverly re-imagines the cut as a throbbing slab of Italo-disco/hypnotic house fusion.
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PETS 104
28 Jun 19
Deep House
28 Jun 19
Deep House
Review: Although primarily known for their dusty disco edits and crate digging DJ sets, Psychemagik's original productions are sometimes heavy, low slung and unfeasibly intoxicating. That's certainly the case with "Rattlesnake", a hypnotic chunk of dancefloor psychedelia rich in wonky electronics, trippy riffs, mind-altering bass and locked-in peak-time drums. The duo's pleasingly out-there original mix is made even weirder (and arguably more alluring, too) on Magda's accompanying "Blotter Traxion Remix", which sounds like the effect of dropping two tabs of acid while trying to mix electro, tech-house and techno records together. Vyvyan provides the other remix, wrapping doom-laden analogue electronics and fizzing TB-303 style acid lines around crunchier and crisper disco drums.
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PETS 105
14 Jun 19
Deep House
14 Jun 19
Deep House
Review: Glasgow's Dalfie (Gruuv/Glasgow Underground) is back on Pets Recordings with his third release.The Can't Think Right Now EP is definitely optimised for employment on the dancefloor, with the dirty lowdown electro bounce of the title track being one you'll hear rocking dancefloors well into the summer. Not just content being groovy, the Scotsman then serves up the tough rolling tech house of "Revolver" which is aimed squarely at White Isle dancefloors this season, and finally it comes to a close with "Me Plus 1" - a fierce and barrelling techno banger which will mix in well with your Drumcode or Suara tracks.
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PETS 103
19 Apr 19
Minimal/Tech House
19 Apr 19
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Friendship is the fourth artist album by Pets Recordings owners Catz'n'Dogz. Written and produced in the Spanish countryside, it sees the duo push the boundaries of modern electronic music. "There" combines robust, steely drums and spiky rhythms with James Yuill's dreamy vocals, making for a refreshing take on deep vocal house, while on "Mind", Rosalie's high-pitched tones are set to a mesmerising harpsichord and shuffling drums. The duo explore their own unique take on r&b-inflected pop with the playful "Yi Fang" -which features Taco Hemingway on vocals - while they showcase their underground credentials with the deep, pulsating techno on "One Plus You". All of these elements make for the most well-rounded Catz'N' Dogz album to date.
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PETS 102
29 Mar 19
Deep House
29 Mar 19
Deep House
Various
Matthew Dear X Joe Goddard X Eats Everything - "Love Games" (RebolledoAss Achy Breaky Heart) - (5:41) 122 BPM
Played by: Catz 'N Dogz
Review: Chief wranglers at PETS Recordings Wojciech and Grzegorz can certainly give each other a well deserved pat on the back for a seriously prolific 2018 - and this compilation is testament to the fact. Best Of 2018 features last year's greatest hits and near misses, with highlights not limited to: the pair themselves getting a moody and woozy rework of their track "Don't" by Live At Robert Johnson's Roman Flugel, the fabulous collaboration of heavyweights Matthew Dear, Joe Goddard & Eats Everything on "Love Games", through to Jesse Perez' edit of Mathias Kaden's "NoKick" which gets the Miami booty bass treatment, and the always reliable man from Madrid named Bawrut - who gets those classic house vibes in effect on "Your Job Is My Job".
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PETSDIG 008
01 Feb 19
Deep House
01 Feb 19
Deep House
Review: More than a few misty-eyed ravers will go weak at the knees when they hear "New Love", the fine new single from Catz 'N' Dogz. Propelled forwards by a skittish breakbeat house rhythm smothered in turn-of-the-'90s style piano riffs, the track is the kind of retro-futurist treat that could have been made at any point over the last three decades. The Polish production pair delivers their own chunky, Balearic-minded Club Mix in which sun-kissed guitar riffs ride a thickset old school bassline, before Gerd Janson channels the spirit of Chicago hip-house originator Mr Lee on a rolling, '89-style revision. If that lot's not enough to set the pulse racing, the wild TB-303 acid lines and glassy-eyed synth stabs of Andrea Oliva's fine revision should do the trick.
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PETS 100
25 Jan 19
Deep House
25 Jan 19
Deep House
Review: Madrid based Italian Bawrut follows up a run of great tracks on top labels such as Midnight Themes, Ransom Note and Multi Culti with this absolutely kickin' new release for Berlin based PETS Recordings. Across the Jomo EP's four tracks, you get treated to a deep trip aboard the acid express on the woozy "Desert Island", hear the drummer get wicked on the dusty shenanigans of "Piano & Piano" and going deep into the late night on the psychedelic madness of "Your Job Is My Job".
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PETS 099
07 Dec 18
Deep House
07 Dec 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Earlier in the year, Polymod debuted in style via an eponymous EP on 17 Steps that included one of the most ebullient and life-affirming piano house tracks of recent years, "No Other", as well as a ragged trip into stripped-back acid house territory. This three-tracker for Pets Recordings further explores that side of their sound, with deliciously percussive, peak-time workout "Lost" - and beat-box drumming, insatiable rhythms and booming analogue bass - being swiftly followed by the wild TB-303 lines, wonky effects and jacking drums of "Found". "Searching", meanwhile, doffs a cap to both cuts while also introducing a few more creepy and wide-eyed melodic elements to set pulses racing on the dancefloor.
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PETS 098
16 Nov 18
Deep House
16 Nov 18
Deep House
Review: A bold statement against insular club culture, closed minds and lack of innovation, "The Choice" continues Catz 'N Dogz positive broadcasts with the help of Miss Bunty and three great friends on remix duties. On the Miss Bunty vocal, the track's bouncy acid groove powers along boldly to support her empowering lyrics, while the BETON Tribute To The Classics mix gets deep down and dirty. Madrid's Bawrut lets the drummer get wicked and man of the moment Adriyano gets his dusty classic house stomp on with the Super Relaks remix.
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PETS 097
26 Oct 18
Deep House
26 Oct 18
Deep House
Review: Prolific producer An On Bast (real name Anna Suda) first appeared on Pets Recordings this time last year, contributing a cut to their excellent Friends of Pets compilation series. Here the Ghost Kitchen regular delivers her first full EP on Catz "n" Dogz, an ear-catching affair containing four varied cuts. Compare and contrast, for example, the low-slung, tribal-influenced late night sweatiness of Afro-tinged stomper "Para" and the wonderfully deep, acid-powered mid-tempo chug of "Life In A Hammock". Suda's penchant for rising and falling, slightly psychedelic lead lines also comes to the fore on the rolling deep house goodness of spacey closer "Sway", while the bass-heavy shimmer of wonderfully melodious opener "The Ballet Began At Eight" is the EP's most striking moment by some distance.
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PETS 095
31 Aug 18
Deep House
31 Aug 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Since muscling his way into the higher echelons of club culture back in 2012 - thanks in no small part to delivering a string of hot-to-trot dancefloor anthems - Ejeca has barely paused for breath. This, though, is his first single of 2018 following an action-packed 2017. "Find Me" is an unashamed blast from the past: a gloriously sweaty and glassy-eyed fusion of early '90s house tropes (think delay-laden diva vocal samples, relentless piano riffs and snappy percussion) and on-point 21st century retro-futurism. There's a similarly nostalgic feel to "Mesh", too, which sounds like a long lost David Morales Red Zone dub from 1990. To complete a rock solid package, Addison Groove delivers a tougher, sweatier and even more bass-heavy take on "Find Me" that's arguably even better than Ejeca's original mix.
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PETS 094
20 Jul 18
Deep House
20 Jul 18
Deep House
Review: Dalfie follows Purple Hub, his 2016 debut on Pets, with this tripped out three tracker. "Outlaw" resounds to detuned riffs, rasping percussion and outer space swirls and swooshes. It's a perfectly weighted slice of futuristic tech house. On "For It", the emerging producer opts for a more organic style; the drums are hollowed out and rolling - calling to mind the late 90s West Coast house sound - albeit with a tone-shifting bass in the background. The final track, "Right Up (dub version)" is different again; featuring tripped out vocal samples, rave whistles and an insidious, wiry rhythm, it sounds like an update of Classic's distinctive sound.
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PETS 092
25 May 18
Minimal/Tech House
25 May 18
Minimal/Tech House
Review: As the matter-or-fact title suggests, this EP delivers fresh remixes of cuts from Catz 'N' Dogz bulging back catalogue. First to give the Polish outfit a thorough going over is Roman Flugel, who turns "Don't" into a melancholic mid-tempo dub-house shuffler rich in blissful electric piano chords, ricocheting echo effects and drifting vocal samples. Next, DJ Steaw delivers a fine deep house rub of "It's Happening" that fixes warm and dreamy elements to a typically bustling dancefloor groove, before Pional steals the show with a sparkling version of "Rave History" that sounds like late '80s/early '90s Pet Shop Boys after a four-day club session. Finally, LAWLER channels the essence of Danny Tenaglia for a big room-ready rework of "Keep On".
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PETS 090
23 Mar 18
Deep House
23 Mar 18
Deep House
Review: Sienkiewicz was one of the first artist to emerge in Poland's electronic music scene back in the 90s. He has since released a string of albums for labels like Cocoon and his own Recognition, and in a neat touch, he has been commissioned to put out a release on fellow Polish artist Catz'n'Dogz label. The title track is vintage Sienkiewicz as a low-slung groove underpins a series of analogue bleeps and howls. On "Mustang", the approach is more clubby, with Sienkiewicz laying down subtle organ builds over a rolling rhythm. The Polish producer's work always has a deeply experimental approach and this is mirrored in the choice of remixer on this EP, with Tobias turning "Mustang" into a fizzling, hissing minimal affair.
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PETS 087
02 Feb 18
Minimal/Tech House
02 Feb 18
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Cologne's Jonathan Kaspar is up next on Berlin's Petz Recordings. Following up great releases on Ojektivity and KX, the man from Cologne serves up the late night tech house of "Paradise" where that very refrain is repeated in pitch shifted fashion over a slinky groove with a seriously buzzing bass line. "Mellow" is a fitting title for this deep and atmospheric trip that uses tribal rhythms and a hypnotic one-note loop beneath some "erotic Discourse" style tape delay madness. Finally, if deep tribal acid house is your thing then "Cicatrice" will be right up your alley: druggy Sunday morning afterhours business right here.
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PETS 086
29 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
29 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Over the last two decades, countless produdcers have sampled or remixed Marlena Shaw's "Woman of the Ghetto", with St Germain famously using it as the basis for jazz-house classic "Rose Rouge". Only last month, it was re-shaped into a chunk of Balearic hip-hop bliss by Akshin Alizadeh on a fine 7-inch single. Now, Polish big guns Catz 'n' Dogz get their chance to re-imagine it for 21st century house dancefloors. The main "Remix" that kicks off proceedings is particularly potent, as the long-serving duo lace snippets of Shaw's vocal over a jaunty but driving, stab-heavy groove before unleashing an avalanche of mind-altering acid lines. The alternative "Beat Mix", which as the name suggests is all about densely layered percussion and sweat-soaked peak-time fun, is also superb.
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PETS 085
25 Aug 17
Deep House
25 Aug 17
Deep House
Played by: Trevor Benz
Review: Polish expats in Berlin Catz 'N Dogz launched their Pets Recordings imprint a while back and have become an unstoppable force in the current tech house climate. They now present newcomer Beton into the fold and while not much is known about the producer as yet, we can tell by this dynamic two tracker that he is on to big things. "Bruxelles" opens proceedings with this rusty and dusted down acid jacker that will appeal to retroverts digging the current Unknown To The Unknown or Delft style sound. Second offering "Voice 64" is more uplifting and energetic with its 808 drum roils, grinding monosynth arpeggio and druggy vocals geared for some tunnelling moments on the dancefloor during the wee hours.
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PETS 084
04 Aug 17
Minimal/Tech House
04 Aug 17
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Pets Recordings' Friends of Pets series, in which bosses Catz 'N' Dogz showcase tracks from fellow Polish producers, has reached its third volume. As usual, it's a hazy, melodious, warming and deliciously off-kilter affair. SLG sets the tone with a little help from remixer Kornel Kovacs, whose version of "Varsovia Marimba" joins the dots between loopy, late night deep house and humid, tropical haziness. Sometime Rhythm Section International artist Newborn Jr impresses via the driving dancefloor creepiness of "The Flashback", before Catz 'N' Dogz pepper a typically bouncy, low-slung groove with sharp, rave-era stabs and drowsy horn samples on EP highlight "Szczecin". Finally, Jacek Sienkiewicz draws a fine release to a close via the deep, disco-tinged techno bump of "Case Filter".
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PETS 082
09 Jun 17
Deep House
09 Jun 17
Deep House
Played by: Catz 'N Dogz
Review: Hailing from Poland, Catz 'N' Dogz, were probably the first Polish house act to really breakthrough internationally. Following this success, they rightly decided to develop a series hat celebrates the wealth of talent in their home country. This is the second instalment in the Friends Of Pets series and features five quality jams to enjoy. Highlights include the disco-turns-deep-synth-fest of "Shadows" by Das Komplex, the grinding acid sleaze of "Sweizy Oddech" by Seltron 400 and the low-key and moody electro vibes of Grateful's "An On Bast".
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PETS 081
05 Jun 17
Funky/Club House
05 Jun 17
Funky/Club House
Played by: Catz 'N Dogz
Review: Catz 'N' Dogz, one of the first Polish house acts to achieve international success, has decided the time is right for a two-part, "cultural statement of intent from their country's great thinkers, creators, collaborators and disruptors in electronic music". This first part of the all-Polish compilation series is naturally full of intoxicating but varied dancefloor treats. Compare and contrast the Orbital-goes-dream house lusciousness of Earth Trax's "Horyzont", Kuba Sojka's dubby and hypnotic, late night tech-house trip "Walkin Bass" and the lo-fi house fuzz served up by The Analog Roland Orchestra. Best of all, though, is Das Komplex's epic remix of Till von Sein and Aera's "Dynamite", which bubbles away on a Balearic dub disco tip for 10 mesmerizing minutes.
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PETS 080
02 Jun 17
Deep House
02 Jun 17
Deep House
Review: For The Lovers marks a first appearance on Pets Recordings for longtime Toy Tronics and GRUUV sorts Black Loops. The Berlin-based Italian twosome start in confident fashion with "4 The Lovers", a near perfect fusion of dreamy, meandering chord progressions, punchy beats, mournful piano and bold, mind-altering sub-bass movements. It's pleasingly robust, but also delicate and attractive. Elsewhere, "Where My Girls At" sees them doff a cap to the bustling, swinging beats and cosmic electronics of classic Prescription Records material, while "Blomst" is a glistening, saucer-eyed shuffle into sunrise-friendly deep house pastures in the company of a dub-loving bassline freak.
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PETS 079
01 May 17
Deep House
01 May 17
Deep House
Played by: VRRS
Review: Anjunadeep and Needwant regular Joseph Ashworth returns to Pets Recordings following a near two year hiatus. "Sienna" is impressively woozy and tactile, with rich, lo-fi riffs, drifting chords and seductive electronics wrapping themselves around a loose but locked-in drum machine rhythm. While impressive, Earth Trax's remix - which introduces some tasty New Jersey style organs and a genuinely saucer-eyed Balearic house feel - is arguably even better. Perhaps best of all, though, is "Vitamins", a pleasingly analogue-sounding chunk of rolling deep house positivity that boasts some seriously juicy piano riffs amongst its many musical charms. Expect to hear all three tracks a lot in coming months.
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PETS 078
14 Apr 17
Deep House
14 Apr 17
Deep House
Played by: Goshawk/Rhythm Plate
Review: Next up on Catz 'N Dogz Berlin based imprint in Dutch producer Larry de Kat with yet more deep shenanigans following up great releases recently on Bristol's Banoffee Pies and his own Katnip Records. On the smoky and dusted down groove of "I Know You Can Hear Me" it's all about a love affair with analogue machines while "Naakte Groef" is just as stripped back and dubby, allowing those rusty drum computer rhythms to do most of the work supported by faint synth textures in the background. "Amlou" allows for something different on this loopy and vaguely jazzy jam that'll appeal to fans of DJ Sneak or the Robsoul sound; until things get back into the dubby side of things with the immersive liquid groove of "She Doesnt".
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PETS 077
10 Mar 17
Deep House
10 Mar 17
Deep House
Review: Oasis marks a welcome return to action for Darius Vaikas, who last pricked the collective consciousness with his 2015 Guilt EP on Best Kept Secret. He begins with "Brother", a crackly instrumental lullaby built around cascading music box melodies, rich keys and fuzzy aural textures, before stepping towards the dancefloor via the atmospheric deep house shuffle of "The Bells". Title track "Oasis" continues on a similar theme, with alternately chiming and tumbling melodies stretching out across a clicking, tech-tinged rhythm track. Throw in rising chords and synthesizer motifs, and you have a chunk of effortlessly lazy audio sunshine. Finally, he layers swirling textures and fluid electronics atop a stuff house groove on fine closer "Save Me".
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PETS 076
24 Feb 17
Deep House
24 Feb 17
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Italian artist Roberto Clementi has released previously on Soma Records, Echocord, Kontra and Hypercolour. This time it is for famed Berlin imprint Pets Recordings where he serves up more deep and lush techno of the dubbier persuasion on "Avesys". On "Voschod" he takes it all the way to Berghain on this factory floor style stomper that wouldn't be out of place on a label like Fachwerk. Finally "Landing A Man" merges the sensibilities of both previous tracks wonderfully on this fierce yet stripped back slow burner with immersive low end dynamics intact.
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PETS 075
13 Jan 17
Minimal/Tech House
13 Jan 17
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Spanish producer Simon Garcia rocks quite the beard and has appeared on a who's who of labels in recent times not limited to Poker Flat, Freerange, Supplement Facts and now Catz N Dogz' esteemed Pets Recordings. On the melodic and hypnotic "I Never Knew" (feat Trisse Young - original mix) there's some trippy vocal samples and glistening arpeggios over a bumpy bass and rapid fire rhythm, all programmed immaculately. The remix of said track by Swedish house larrikin Mr Tophat is as quirky as always but a dusty and delightful disco derived jam that's so worth mentioning. On "Trimmer', Garcia goes for something deeper and sexier with its sultry, swirling chords and dreamy pads dancing over an attitude driven shuffle that could have equally been at home on Poker Flat sister label Dessous.
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PETS 074
23 Dec 16
Deep House
23 Dec 16
Deep House
