(THR011) Patrick Daniels - I Need You EP

PATRICK DANIELS BIO

Canada is currently home to many rising underground House & Techno artists, and twenty two year old Patrick Daniels is perfect example. Hailing from Toronto, this upcoming DJ producer is causing people to take notice with his big sounding, peak-time house productions. A technically trained graduate from RAC with a degree in audio engineering, Patrick's techniques to illicit movement on a dance floor are only second to his ability to attract emotional engagement to his music.

Honing in on a range of influences from nineties House to today's UK sounds, Patrick's sound is both tight, and hard hitting, and can range from beautifully melodic, to heavy bass driven house. Patrick's music has been released on Provoke, CMM, Betty Beat, and Trojan House Records. With an arsenal of new music coming soon on labels like Downpour, and Liquid Grooves, his next EP "I Need You" will be invading crates June 18 on Trojan House Records.

Behind the decks, Patrick would much rather be spinnin' wax, and he is no stranger to educated dance floors. Already has supported many international artists, and he has opened for Beckwith "Anjunadeep" and Carl Craig.

(THR011) PATRICK DANIELS - I NEED YOU EP
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trojanhouserecords/sets/patrick-daniels-i-need-you-thr011/s-mvbzC

Youtube: http://youtu.be/yxfXf5kCXFo 

Patrick Daniels brings his underground house flavour to Trojan House Records with "I Need You". His original mix is a hard hitting house track that will have fists pumping from his big kick drum, and beautiful organ melody that bounce around his crispy drums parts.

Panos' remix, aptly named "The Lost Dub" takes his interpretation into a dark and magical place. He builds a spacious plane where he stretches his bouncy drums, and dreamy synth lines to create a pounding, mystical journey. Not unlike undertaking an expedition to find Atlantis.

Sami Wentz' underground house vibe resonates right through his remix. From his bouncy drums, to his infectious deep bass line, right through to his processed and delayed percussions, vocals and pad line. An underground house cut, that would not be out of place peak time on dense dance floors!

James Petrou's remix is a tech house track at its core. With his pounding kick drum, and stuttering short bass line in place, James lays down a melodic and slightly uplifting organ melody that blend together in an aggressive and face paced manner. It's this untamable force that will have feet moving across the floor.

Cameron Cooper's version of "I Need You" brings his unique flavour. Consisting of a fusion of deep, house, and tech elements. His remix is a strikingly curious amalgam that culminates when he snaps his addictive bass line into the mix after his sparse and stripped back build. It is this unpredictable contrast that will keep dance floors on their toes.

Patrick Daniels second track on the EP is "Breathe". A deep house number, complete with beautiful bright chord stabs and big sounding synth parts. Steeped in reverb, atmosphere and character, his use of delay for these parts including a subliminal vocal part give this a deep Chicago underground vibe.

Early promo DJ support from Amine Edge & DANCE, Animal Trainer, Franco Bianco, Patrick Podage, Raffa FL, Saccao, Dirty Channels, Horse Meat Disco, LTJ Bukem, Rhadow, B-Traits, Ceri, Evren Ulusoy, Vanilla Ace.

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Jaded - Broke Dreams

Had an eye on Jades work for a while now but some how this one has managed to slip through until tonight, seriously congrats for probably one of the best tunes ive seen come from an upcoming sydney producer in a long time. Im fully behind you on this track man. Huge stuff for trojan house records. This may have been uploaded a year ago but hearing it for the first time now makes it new for me! 

See more of Jaded's stuff here 

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Firstly, when did the label begin and what is the purpose of the label?

The label has been a project I have been dreaming to get off the ground for a while now.  I probably  came up with the concept back in 2005 (which was around the same time I started getting into the production side of djing).  I was so inspired by the possibilities of electronic music, and all the cool toys and software that could make noise from a computer, that I was instantly attracted to it all.  I was very excited to learn and absorb any aspect related to the music, and with this keen interest I wanted to learn what was involved in the business side of the music, too. 

I came up with the basic idea to start a label as a platform to showcase my own music as I wanted to, without having to conform to another labels "sound" or expectations.  Slowly along  the way to setting up my business (through completing my studies, and saving up every cent to spend on gear to setup my studio) I was exposed to meeting a lot of cool local DJ's.  Through gigging and attending cool events and kick ons, I soon realised there were a lot of passionate, motivated and switched on underground artists in Sydney whose sound and productions were really cool, vibing and steering their musical endeavors in the same direction as myself.

Building friendships with these rising DJ's in the scene, expanded the focus of the label to not only include, but pride itself on focusing to release and support Australian and local talent as one of our prime functions.

How did the Trojan theme come about?

Well my father is Greek, and growing up I was exposed to a lot of Greek culture, so from a young age I fell in love with all the fables, stories and myths I was taught - tales of mighty feuding Gods, mythological beasts, great warriors, and epic voyages.  I especially loved these stories as told over the years through artistic impressions (whether it be an ancient painted vase, a classic poem, or a modern Hollywood movie production).

With my love of this culture, it was inevitable to use an ancient Greek theme for my branding concept.  Armed with all these stories, myths, creatures and Gods, I had access to an endless supply of content for theming which I could use in a variety of ways - from release names, to release artwork, to merchandise, to future special projects, to competitions.  That way I can use the legends behind the music to further affirm the branding direction of the label.

Although branding is quite insignificant in contrast to the quality of the music being released, I think it is vital to apply some extra attention to the vision of the label to enhanced how the music is received in an over saturated market.

What artists are involved and what is your process in finding new artists?

Because the label isn't confined to a definitive "sound" per se, I have a slightly broader musical acceptance of who I can sign.  That doesn't mean I will start signing artists outside the underground house and techno staples, but it does give me a little more freedom to accommodate a wider range of artists. 

I receive alot of demos from around the world, some are good, most are not, and many dont even fall into our genres! but I have found the best way was through Soundcloud and Facebook.  Basically if I heard something I liked and that I would play and support, I would contact the artist, and tell them my intentions to release their music on the label, or to complete a remix for us, or to send through some new un-released work that they were looking to sign.

Current local artists on the label are Jaded, Cameron Cooper, YokoO, Dan Baartz, myself and very soon Scuba Stew & Blake Brown, and Dean Relf.  We also have some really excited DJ's from Sydney that will be joining the Trojan clan in 2014!

International artists include, Panos, Sami Wentz, Inxec, Vanilla Ace & Donny Bravo, Dustin Nantais, Gutto Serta, Murat Uncuoglu, Spennu, Paolo Driver, Ozzi, Richard Empire, Sascha Sonido, S-ampel and Whim-ee.  Again we have some high profile international artists and fresh up-and-coming producers joining the clan next year.

Which labels and artists have influenced and inspired THR?

So many artists and memories over the years, there might be too many to list really...  Basically any late 90's/ early 2000s housey stuff really forged my affinity with electronic music.  So add Sandy Rivera, Praise Cats, Armand Van Helden, Kings Of Tomorrow, Felix Da Housecat, ATFC, Knee Deep, Full Intention, Junior Jack, Mousse T, Danny Krivit, Alan Braxe, Groove Armada to the list. 

Other artists doing cool things that inspired the label include Homework, SIS, Argy, Butch, Julien Chaptal, Solomun, Maya Jane Coles, Detroit Swindle, Hector Couto, Darius Syrossian, Bicep, Kevin Over, Marlon Hoffstadt, George Fitzgerald, Gorge...

Further inspiration from labels include Rebirth, OFF, Bpitch Control, Hot Creations, Great Stuff, Strictly Rhythm, Exploited, Get Physical, Noir Music, and especially Beef, who are a smaller imprint but doing all the right things to stay competitive with all the bigger boys out there!

Also Murat Kilic, not only as an artist but also as a business person, whos successfull endeavours over the years proves that hard work, dedication and commitment can be rewarded with a viable living from the small underground music scene in Sydney.

The Medusa EP is your first vinyl release, how often do you plan on releasing on vinyl?

Medusa is our debut vinyl release (THRV01), and each year we will be releasing an exclusive four track 12" vinyl EP. Our vinyl EP focuses on showcasing the versatility and avant garde side of the label with some truly unique music which strays slightly from our usual dance floor oriented club tunes.  Each release, aptly named in ode to ancient Greek mythological gods and creatures will feature two original tracks from an artist whose style adopts unusual or unorthodox arrangements or production techniques.  Adding to the strength of the release, each original will be accompanied by a powerful remix by a Trojan House Records artist.

Where can people go to hear music from THR?

Our new website is up! so check it out for all our latest music, news, podcasts, exclusive interviews, merchandise and competitions.  You can currently grab a **FREE** track off the Medusa EP - Whim-ee (Feat. Coolwaiss) - Your Eyes (Panos Spanakopita mix) if you sign up to the Trojan Mail newsletter this month!

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