Pete Dafeet – Alto (LMD025)
Catalogue Number: LMD025 | Release Date: July 2009
The Lowdown
Lost My Dog reach a landmark 25th vinyl release after approximately four years of putting out some of the finest underground house music and establishing themselves as a record label to take note of. That time has seen the label survive two of the UK’s largest distributors going into administration (Amato and Pinnacle), and while LMD has adapted to the changing market with a new stream of digital only releases, they continue to return to their vinyl roots.
It is fitting that this release should fall to Pete Dafeet, who is label co-owner and was on the first ever Lost My Dog release, before going on to produce over 20 more original tracks and remixes for the label. Specific highlights for Pete have included remixing Jay Tripwire and Nathan Coles, as well as having his own music reworked by Fred Everything and Demarkus Lewis. He has also worked with several other labels along the way including Shaboom, Toolroom, Robsoul and Uni.form as well as running his own Southside Shuffle imprint.
On ‘Alto’, a hypnotic chord-heavy deep house track which should please fans of Freerange, Pete has sought remixes from some of his current favourite producers.
Nacho Marco is in white-hot form with new releases and remixes popping up all over the place, all of which are creating a stir in A-list DJ charts. Along with releases for the likes of Freerange, Plastic City and Pacha, which are just the tip of an impressive discography, Nacho runs his own well regarded label Loudeast Records from his hometown of Valencia in Spain. His busy DJ schedule sees him heavily involved with the annual Sonar festival as well as guesting all over Europe.
YSE (aka Ant Plate and one half of Rhythm Plate) is regarded by Pete Dafeet as one of the best and most innovative house producers in the UK. YSE has a close working relationship with Lost My Dog; his ‘Bounce Back’ release is the label’s biggest selling title to date, he released his debut original work with LMD in the form of ‘Not Wot You Got’ and has also remixed Nonfiction. There’s lots more lined up from him in the future too.
Johan ELG impressed with his recent remix of Pete Dafeet’s ‘94’ on Lost My Dog and with tracks on Pete’s other label Southside Shuffle. His discography also includes music for Low Pressings. Originally from Stockholm, but now based in Melbourne Johan’s influences span house, techno, hip hop and jazz.
Magazine Reviews
DJ Mag – 5/5
Four mixes on offer and the ‘YSE Saxless Mix’ is bad to the bone, dirty funk-house driven by a niggling piano that prods at the track like an irritating kid. Also love the random bongos that play little flurries of beats over the bouncing electric bass and swingy chopped male vocals.
DMC Update – 5/5
The rabidly-brilliant London-based underground house label has humped its way to its 25th release so it’s only fitting that the perpetrator is honcho Pete Dafeet, who cocks his leg and unfurls another belter. ‘Alto’ is another lesson in deep house bliss, splashed with acid and bathed in gonadic chord structures. Remixes come from Nacho Marco in classy piano-led mode, YSE [Ant Plate from Rhythm Plate] reaffirming his position as a fast-rising exponent of house in its purest form and Johan ELG letting loose a light-of-touch sonic mud-skipper with terrier’s testicles. Happy silver jubilee to the UK’s most vibrant house music hotbed.
Inhale
For Lost My Dog’s 25 release co-owner Pete Defeet unleashes a pleasing deep tech-house single title “Alto” On this release we have remixes by Nacho Marco, YSE & Johan ELG. All mixes are doing their thing here but to me the stand outs are the original mix & Nacho Marco’s mix. The original mix is late night deep tech-house. The chords used are chilled with nice atmospheric elements added in the back ground. As for DJs this is a nice rider track for long blends. If you are looking for more peak hour action the Nacho Marco remix fits the bill. The chords and stabs Mr. Marco uses will definitely get the attention of the dance floor. The beat here is strong as well. I particularly like the way the dub effects are placed on the vocals at different parts of the track. This really keeps things moving. All in all this is a good release for fans of the deep tech house sound.
Goa Club (Spain)
El sello inglés Lost my Dog se ha convertido, tras 25 referencias publicadas, en uno de los labels de tech house underground más interesantes de la escena europea. Gran parte de su éxito se debe a las producciones de uno de sus propietarios, Pete Dafeet, así que era natural que la vigésimoquinta referencia recayera en sus manos.
“Alto” es un track de deep house repleto de hipnóticos sintes y atmósferas planeadoras, muy en la onda de lo que están haciendo hoy en día desde sellos como Freerange, no en vano Dafeet ha remezclado a artistas que forman parte del sello de moda en UK.
Tres remezclas de “Alto” se incluyen en el maxi. La primera, a cargo de Nacho Marco -valenciano y capo de Loudeast- que, si no lo sabéis aún, está en una forma envidiable y aquí lo demuestra una vez más. Su fresquita remezcla, la mejor sin duda. El combo inglés YSE está también invitado, durante este 2009 han asomado la cabeza como uno de los dúos más intensos del house subterráneo; y finalizando, el sueco Johan ELG (grande su remezcla de “94″ del propio Pete Dafeet) da rienda suelta a su imaginería de jazz y soul.
DJ Reactions
Fred Everything: Really love the Nacho Marco remix and the YSE mix… top stuff, cheers.
Lovebirds: nachos mix is a grooovin rat! me likey!
C-Rock (Motorcitysoul): Nacho Marco Remix for me. He’s hot like hell at the moment! YSE Remix is veeery cool, too!
JT Donaldson: dope stuff again and again from the LMD label. full support !! feelin’ the yse and nacho marco remixes as well as the original.
Tom Findlay (Groove Armada): loving the saxless mix, got a great roll to it.
Mark Farina: Nice bunch of remixes. original is a nice deep chugger, that i’m feeling the most.
Mazi: It’s all about the original for me – this is the kind of groove and atmosphere that’s had me playin’ Pete’s tracks for a couple years now. Airtight!
Nick Holder: This ep is absolute fire! Will support chart and thrill the dancefloor with this ep. Thanks for sending!
Atjazz: nacho marco and my bwooy yse on fire!
Atnarko: Nacho Marco Mix for me ! very nice overall EP Support!
Rocco (Rodamaal): Great remix of Nacho Marco ! Stompin beat and groovy basseline ! Thank you Rocco
The Littlemen: original is great, locked in deepness for early hours groovin. nice ep all round cheers
Roberto Rodriquez: Loving the YSE Saxless mix!!! Others are nice too but this is the one for me. -roberto
Jay West: YSE and nacho remixes are dope!
Giom: Great stuff as usual, I’m really liking the YSE mix!
Manuel Sahagun: Really good EP. One of the best from LMD in a while! Will play all of them!
DJ Mes: LOVE THIS! all mixes are proper good but ill be rockin the YSE MIX for sure! thanks for the promo mes
SCOPE: Quality stuff.. Especially lovin the remixes by Nacho and YSE!
Shane Johnson (Fish Go Deep): Cool original and a great range of remixes. Thumbs up all round!
Harold Heath: The YSE mix is the best of a nice bunch of deep house mixes, for the simple reason that Ants productions don’t really sound like anyone else – to be honest though, all the other mixes are v. playable as well
Tommy Largo: great package. my favourite versions are the yse and nacho marco. will play and chart.
Jason Hodges: deep stylee
Harri: original and pete dafeet mixes are my favourites thanks
Troydon: solid!
Magnus Asberg: Yeas top release from Lost my dog again..Full support..Magnus Asberg(C-Soul)
Robert Owens: cool track, all mixes work, fav is the nacho marco remix
Raoul Belmans: Both the YSE and the Nacho Marco remix make my feet dance!
Tres Manos: Oh yeah!!! Very nice guys!! YSE mix kills is for me!!
Clare Large: Lovin the nacho marco rmx, defo the one for me, a really nice solid 4 tracker with grooves for different times, nice one thanks a lot for sending
Rick Preston: Solid release!! The original and the Nacho Marco mix are my favs here!
Gee Moore: Nice one Pete Dafeet, cool set of Mixes thanks, lovin the groovessss. happy 25th!
Christian Malloni: Nice & Slow, great release ;)
Deron Delgado: Nice milestone guys….love the new release! Sweet deep and moody jams–Johan’s mix will be getting plays from me!
Miles Maeda: Simple, punchy and keeps me smiling. I like!
Marko Militano: Like the OG and what Nacho Marco did with his remix…nice work. Thanks for this music!
Matt Masters: Nacho Marco & Original for me .. cheers…
Peter Christianson: nice and stompy!
The Littlemen: original is great, locked in deepness for early hours groovin. nice ep all round cheers
Joshua Marquez (Uneaq): Good stuff! Thanks!
Sona: Nacho comes correct again! Loving the whole release
Sean Smith: I am feeling the original the mix the most. The other mixes are cool but the original stands out and wks the best for me.
Kiko Navarro: good electronic grooves to move ya ass on da floor
Ken ECB: The YSE production is brilliant thanks!
Grant Nelson: Sexy Shit!
Ross Couch: 25 vinyl releases – quite an achievement guys, well done. Nacho’s energetic interpretation is my favourite here. Pete’s original is also a good one on the slightly deeper side of things.
Oscar Barila: I feel Alto Original. Very nice! I will try it out
Andy McLoughlin / Kinky Movement: like the yse mix thanks
Kelvin K: Loving the deepness of the original. Big ups Pete.
Andrew Phelan: YSE mix all the way, vocal treatment and general style reminds me a lot of LCG, great stuff.
Da Sunlounge: Very nice release. I’m really feeling the YSE mix, very good stuff!
Nick Dare: Another excellent release for LMD. Spoilt for choice hear, will prob play all mixes but fav’s are the original which is a quality house workout from Pete and the
Johan ELG mix for it’s stripped down tribal vibe.
Murray Richardson: all great mixes on this release! – nacho marco’s hits the spot especially!
Funky Transport: solid EP. I would play all mixes, but NM mix just tops it for me.
Ian Pooley: Nice one , thanks !
Q-Burns Abstract Message: YSE is where it’s at. Spectacularly funky, great percussion bits, and I dig the vocal drops (for a change, I’m usually not a fan of drops like these). Such good stuff, I will be playing it. Cheers for it.
Norm: great release! original is the best! thanks
Jochen Pash: original is a sureplayer in my deeper sets, i like the YSE remix to… !! great release
Romano Arcaini (Latenight Society): hey guys thanks for sending…. i am really diggin the orig Alto and the Nacho Marco mix the best…. both cuts will work great at different times….
Frank Solano: Been hammering Nachos mix for a few weeks now. YSE remix will also be getting my full support.
Matt Prehn (Bang Bang): Tight release all round, makes it pretty hard to pick a fave! Lovin the YSE mix and also Johan ELG take – will play for sure.
Jazzy Eyewear: Love the 4 tracks! Great chill, funky and deep house!
Peckos: Alto is a great tech house track, top quality with deep sounds and hypnotic chords. I like the more uplifting sound of the Nacho Marco interpretation and the African & chopped up feeling in the YSE remix as well, will play these for sure! Johan ELG serves it a little bit deeper, liking his remix too. Great Ep!
Radio Support
Proton Radio (Aruba)
MyHouse-YourHouse (Back To The Future, Steve Arnell)
Chicago House FM (Louis Hughes, Craig Hamilton)
SSRadio (Andy Ward)
Kiss FM, Ukraine (DJ Electric)
Ibiza Sonica (Igor Marijuan)
Below Zero, Various (Mason Rothert)
Point Blank FM (Paul James)
Radio Petersburg 69.47fm (AMDJS)
George FM (Daniel McGlashan)
Rraurl (Jota Wagner)
Ibiza Global Radio (Joan Ribas)
Club FM (Bobi)
Global Soul Radio (Zweiklang)
