Dean Mickoski - Dreamless

Dean Mickoski, Macedonian born living in USA debuts on Artefact, with his release called Dreamless including his original mix that has a great vibe, beautiful deep driving melody and piano sounds and all incorporated with sporadic male vocal to form a package that reminds us on some great times for the house music not so long ago. To make this package complete we have included three remixes by Ramorae, LdM and F.North. LdM's remix is on the more deep relaxing chill sound side with a bit of dubtribe soundsystem feel in it and Ramorae's remix is more energetic tech house sound with a great beat as well as F. North's techier take on the original.

Dean Mickoski - Dreamless
1. Dreamless
2. Dreamless (LdM's Afro Re-Work)
3. Dreamless (Ramorae Remix)
4. Dreamless (F. North Remix)
cat no.: ARTE020
release date: 27.03.2012

Initial support:
„cool stuff !!” Hermanez
„Liking the raw dubby groove of the Ldm remix. Will play that one.” Fishgodeep
„Like the disco samples and feel of the ldm afro rework most, thanks for sending :)” Mr. Jones (Disclosure Project)
„Great Work, Will play for sure! Original Mix is for me.” DJ Tovar
„digging the original” Berger
„Original for me...” Mr Andy Ash
„The Ldm Afro re-work is the best in my opinion and the original is ok.” Ally Dickson
„I'm feelin' the Ldm Afro Re-work)” Miguel Graca
„digging the Ldm afro re work...solid stuff here! ” DK Watts
„Nice atmospheric release, with some nice keys thrown in, pick of the bunch for me is the Ramorae Remix” DJ Lekkey
„yes fantastic release www.felixjr.com” Felix Jr
„original & ramorae rmx for me” Art Patrice
„good work;) downloading to check it louder;)” Joan Ribas
„Smooth tune diggin the groove” Marques
„I prefer the Ramorae Remix” Dez
„Nice release..Dreamless (Ramorae Remix) my favorite of the four. I can use all of these for transitioning up or down in a set. Good skills releasing this one...with labels always releasing one banger after another not many people these days are releasing great transitional tracks. ” Bruno Browning Soulsupplement Records
„Very cool sounds as usual :) Supporting!” Gonzalo Menoyo
„Nice grooves all over this baby B^}” Mysticvybes
„digging the Ldm and F. North remixes!” DJ Bonehead
„Thanks! I like the Ramorae mix best” Stuart Millar
„Really nice deep vibes, will support” This is why we dance blog
„Nice one again!” Milos Resanovic Rescobar
„The delectable original version is the one - smooth yet captivating rhythms and lascivious melodies make this floor weapon” Michael Fossati
„A strong variety of mixes here, the original is cool, plus Ramorae & F.North both provide solid beats, but the LdM Afro Re-work is something special, wicked deepness! ” Al Bradley
„all mixes has his flair, full support !” Lorenzo al Dino
„will try it!” DJ Electric
„The original mix is the one for me!” 815 Records
„its an ok release.” Tom Sahs
„nice slice of retrospective sounding deepness here. My stand out track is the percussive flavoured LDM afro rework. Nice piano's and enjoy the way it builds. One for when folks are locked in to the set, or early evening slow builders! ” Dean Smith
„Ramorae Remix for me !!!!” Denny Trajkov
„Full support friends! I like all tracks, but my favourit "Ldm Afro Re-work"... great!” Sergie Rizzo
„groovy! my fav is track4!” Chi Recordings
„original mix works best for my radio and dj sets.many thanks” Owain Bellis
„another great release!!!” Vasko Netkovski DJ Vaso
„Nice track ” Benjamin Rakun

WMC 2012 Sampler pt.2

Due to some account problems we haven't been able to post on our blog, so the next few posts are update to what we have been up to for the past couple of months

Various Artists - The Artefacts Pt.2: Miami WMC 2012 Sampler

1.Alexserra - Freakout
2.Chulliano Lexias - Chikas
3.Darko Milosevic & DarRe - Dirty Symphony
4.Freaky Funk - Goes Like This
5.Me.N.U. - My Bitches Take Me Higher
6.Point Rendezvous - Let Us All Unite
cat no.: ARTE019
release date: 13.03.2012
 

Initial support:

„Chikas stands out here. Nice groove and chords.” Fishgodeep

„Dirty Symphony is the one for me!! Thanks” Doc Link
„freak out & dirty symphony for me, tnx :)” Art Patrice
„Great package of deep tracks. Loving the Bee Gees sample on My Bitches Take Me Higher.” Berger
„Nice EP with some strong tracks, stand out of the bunch for me is Chulliano Lexias - Chikas” DJ Lekkey
„FRANKY FRESH (THE BROTHERS) : ME.NU,POINT RENDEZVOUS AND FREAKY FUNK WORK`S REALLY FOR ME!!!!!!! ” Franco Lenti
„A very competent package this one, nice riffs, hooks and some catchy samples throughout. Pick of the bunch is 'Take Me Higher' for me - those Bee Gee vocals are killer!” DJ Semi
„A pretty good release. Lots of different tracks for people with different styles, the strongest of the bunch in my own personal opinion is the first one, Freak Out.” East End Music
„Really dig the Freak Out track the most. Def gonna give it some spins at WMC. Cheers. ” J.C.Hanna
„Chulliano Lexias Chikas (Original Mix) is my favourite. Will support it. Thanks !” Guillaume Galaxie FM
„Full support to the whole compilation. Thanks!” Gonzalo Menoyo
„sounds good... downloading to check it louder” Joan Ribas
„More great grooves from Artefact! The picks on here for me are Darko Milosevic & Darre "Dirty Symphony" which is really powerful & the wicked rolling deep vibe of Point Rendezvous "Let Us All Unite", which I will get a lot of play for, really into that deep/tech groove. Excellent!” Al Bradley
„EP stronger, but just as good! Good job guys! Full suport!” Sergie Rizzo
„A very nice tracks for my sessions www.felixjr.com” Felix Jr
„Alexserra - Freak Out has great vibe! Great rhythmic and bouncy stuff!” Housetrap
„Some real fresh sounding stuff - a great EP! I think Dirty Symphony might be my favourite :)” Lee Jarvies
„I really like that Chikas track by Chulliano Lexias.” Norbert Borchers (House Sound of Hamburg)
„Truly versatile sampler sure to set the floor on fire” Michael Fossati
„Great tracks here! Full support” DJ Electric
„Nice one! Full support” Milos Resanovic Rescobar
„Will give these some further listening and see how they work out. Nice sounds though, thanks!!” Brandon Bass
„Simply awesome!!!” Vasko Netkovski DJ Vaso
„Another strong EP. Keep 'em coming peeps :)” Tyrone Rose
„Thank very much for the new sampler! Really really enjoyed, All tracks are great. Full support,” Bobi
„Freak Out & Dirty symphony seem like the strongest ones. Thanks for sending” Mr. Jones (Disclosure Project)
„Some really nice sounds here, Chulliano Lexias and Points Rendezvous in particular” This is why we dance blog
„nice groovy house stuff guys!” Chi Recordings
„All tracks sound pretty playable, tracks 4, 5 & 6, sounding the Best! Track 2 also sounds like it would be cool in a Deep set! Anyway, cheers for sending. Supporting for Sure. :-)” DJ Dave Hayes
„diggin the point rendezvous Track its pretty sick will def play that thanks for the promo!” DJ Brian Kenneth
„Cool tracks!” Benjamin Rakun
„This is the perfect release right before Miami to get everyone into that springtime state of mind. It has just the right amount of funk, tech and depth which makes this one a no brainer. Another great release guys keep up the great work. ” Bruno Browning Soulsupplement Records

This is the second part of this year's WMC sampler, 6 tracker with tracks from four new artists signed to our label and two from our inhouse producers Freaky Funk and Me.N.U. Styles ranging from deep funky house to a bit of jackin and tech house sounds. 

We start the second part of the sampler with a track from very talented Slovenian producer Alexserra, called Freak Out, rolling bassline, beautiful female voice incorporated with a great beat, just enough to make you move on the dance floor and freak you out in the positive way of course... 

Second is another track from slovenian producers, the duo called Chulliano Lexias, great deep drive, with beautiful melodies and deep chords, with a funky sounding guitar riffs, laid over with a female vocal and a chunky bass line to give that deepness a beautiful drive called Chikas. 

Next is Dirty Symphony a track produced by two Montenegrin artists Darko Milosevic and Darre, powerful tech funky track, a mixture of a funky melody and a tech drive reinforced with a powerfull bass line aiming for that peak time on the dancefloor. 

The fourth track comes from our inhouse artist and one of the most successful ones on our label the Montenegrin Freaky Funk, who is still burning the dancefloors with his previous ep, but now he treats us with Goes Like This jackin hip housing funky sound that has become his trademark, male sporadic rap, funky flute, deep pulsating bass line and great chords that will not let you stay still. 

Next is another inhouse producer this time the Macedonian Me.N.U with his take on a great disco classic, mixing parts of the accapella with some innovative use of sampling, guitar riffs, live female vocals, My Bitches Take Me Higher a great sounding disco house track packed with energy. 

And to close this project comes a new name for Artefact a duo made of Macedonian producer and a DJ and an British female radio DJ for which we think you will hear more in the near future, the track is called Let Us All Unite, starting with an undeground feel, pulsating bass line, driving beat mixed with a powerfull accapella and occasional deep underground chords and a funky guitar riff that somewhere in the middle, right after the breakdown with the use of a live recorded female vocal the track progresses in a very club oriented sound with uplifting feel but still maintaining the underground touch.

WMC 2012 SAMPLER pt.1

Various Artists - The Artefacts Pt.1: Miami Winter Music Conference 2012 Sampler (Artefact Records)

1. Angel Rize - Rize Up (New York House Mix)
2. Dean Mickoski - Dreamless
3. JayCeel - Back To Disco
4. Nova Generacia - Waterfall (Artone Remix)
5. Soul Equation - It Never Stops (Extended Mix)
6. X Twins - Innovators
cat no.: ARTE018
release date: 07.03.2012 

Supported by:
„Back to disco for me. Thanks” Giom
„very nice compilation, very interesting bits, good luck! tnx !” Hermanez
„Couple of tracks I might get some use from here, the others don't have the vibe for me, thanks for sending my way.” Mr. Jones (Disclosure Project)
„Soul Equation's track is great, will play !” Soulminority
„Nova Generacia waterfalls is a really dope record, will be supported by Swift Of DJN Project” Swift
„This is a really cool selection of house beats - good to see variation on the label & a strong 'quality' control. Each track is really usable, but the two which stand out for me are jayceel "Back To Disco" which has a wicked deep flow & X Twins "Innovators", really love the way this builds & the deep/tech vibe. Great stuff! ” Al Bradley
„Nice stuff. "Rize up" favourite. Thankx ;)” Soluble recordings
„really nice sampler guys...keep it up!” DK Watts
„Nice vibes on this one. Feeling Rize Up & Back to disco.” Tyrone Rose
„Great tracks!! Full support!” Gonzalo Menoyo
„X Twins - Innovators amazing track ...summer deep ” Bokee /Kinetic Vibe, SillyHeadZ
„Rize Up (New York House Mix) - will try... ” Jesus Pablo
„A nicely varied EP promising good things from Artefact in 2012!” This is why we dance blog
„good compilation. downloading to check it louder” Joan Ribas
„Artone remix is cool, the others not quite for me, but thanks!” Lee Jarvies
„thanks I'll check out the full mixes” Miguel Graca
„Back to Disco is is the best song (great disco vibe)” Steve Price (Soulfulbros)
„A gorgeous truly varied package sure to set the floors on fire...” Michael Fossati
„Thanks for sending this EP. It sounds nice, smooth and deep. Will Play it for sure. All the best.” GKF Records
„wow this is hot!” UDM Show
„Solid release just as I've come to expect from Artefact Records. Loving what you guys are putting down. X Twins Innovators (Original Mix) my favorite of the release however I sure all of the tracks will find their way into my sets...just like your previous releases.” Bruno Browning Soulsupplement Records Las Vegas
„FRANKY FRESH FROM THE BOTHERS: JAYCEEL BACK TO THE DISCO WORKS DEF FOR ME!!!!!!!.......;-))))))” Franco Lenti
„nice tunes” James Harrigan (Sub Club)
„Some cool tracks here, Tracks 1, 2 & 3 will get some support! Cheers for sending :-)” DJ Dave Hayes
„Def diggin Angel Rize” Marques
„nice pack Back 2 disco is the one for me...” Jimmy Ellis
„ Nice solid package all around .will defo support ” Bobi
„I like that groove classic house sounds. The track "It Never Stops" by Soul Equation is fantastic!” Norbert Borchers (House Sound of Hamburg)
„Miami, get ready for this release!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Viktor Begic
„Once again another strong EP Waterfall and Back To disco being the stand out tunes for me. Looking to airing them soon!” DJ Lekkey
„Cool E.P. Classic and modern sounds, exellent fusion The Lovely more Rize Up, Angel Rize and X Twins Innovators, Full Suport from Barcelona” Sergie Rizzo
„Great variety on this release. 6 solid tracks with the Jayceel and soul equation tracks first class stand outs. great stuff steph (a deeper groove)” Steph O'Connor
„i like them all!” Didje Doo
„Incredible tracks, total support www.felixjr.com” Felix Jr
„Sounds good!” Kid Enigma
„Some cool stuff here, thanks!” Dudu Palandre
„Great tracks! ” Benjamin Rakun
„strong package for Miami for Artefact-will be supporting Angel Rize,Jayceel and Soul Equation.” Owain Bellis
„I think, these are really great tunes, and for sure will find a place in my record bag. Support big time!!” Amir Groove
„Soul Equation It Never Stops (Original Mix),Angel Rize Rize Up (New York House Mix) and Nova Generacia Waterfall (Artone Remix) are my faves, they are what House Music is all about!!! Love them!!! Such a good feeling... Full support for all the mixes...” Ricky Teixeira
„Will play this one 4 sure!” Milos Resanovic Rescobar

    It is that time of the year again, everyone is preparing for some sunshine and great new music and we are proud to present you the first part of this year's Artefact's WMC sampler, consisting of 6 tracks with styles ranging from classic house sound to the more subtile deep and tech sounds with some flavors of disco and funk in between as our mission statement says we believe in artistic freedom, never limited to one genre, always reflecting the current movements of the clubbing scene while praising the roots & origins of today's electronic music.

    We have four producers included on the first part of the sampler that are brand new additions to our artists roster and two well established producers that have already released some material for our label, Angel Rize and X Twins.

    To start things of we have “Rize Up” a t rack by Angel Rize and his original production style using a great groove along beautiful melodies, piano sounds and strings mixed with female vocal to deliver a great sounding classic house feel.

    Next is Dean Mickoski, Macedonian born living in USA first time on Artefact, with his track “Dreamless” that has a great vibe, beautiful deep driving melody and piano sounds and all incorporated with sporadic male vocal to form a package that reminds us on some great times for the house music not so long ago.

  Next is JayCeel, a Danish born producer with great potential that has brought to Artefact his disco flavored sound very simple but very powerful and ready for the dance floor with his track “Back To Disco”.

   The fourth track on this sampler is a remix done by the bulgarian producer Artone who has few of his works on our label, and this time he has done his remix work on a track called “Waterfall” from the bulgarian band Nova Generacia, the track has his very well know signature of deep melodies and beautiful bass line mixed with the great female vocal to get a sound that reminds us of the sexy sounding productions of the very well know label Naked music.

   Fifth track “It Never Stops” is from yet another first appearance on our label Soul Equation, a producer that is yet to show his talent, with his great production skills across few very different styles of music, but this time he is exploring the deep and funky sounds, with clever use of piano sounds as well as guitar sample and spiced with some strings all packaged with driving bass line.

   Last but not least is our friend from Montenegro X Twins, with his “Innovators” one of his best works so far, very modern sound with unbelievably powerful bass line along with liquid melody that puts you in a great mood, deep sound filled with so much soul and at titude, a track for a dance floor as well as the comfort of your home.