All any DJ touching down in San Francisco needs is Nikola Baytala's number on speed dial. Whether you're a frequent visitor or a virgin to the West Coast city, it's imperative to call on him for an in-the-know tour of the City's finest spots.

Apart from underground SF expeditions, Baytala's legacy comprises some of the most kinetic and dynamic club tracks ever released, an eclectic record collection so big it requires its own postcode and a vintage car and bike collection nicely referenced in the artwork for his first release on Pets Recordings.

The ‘Nikola Baytala’ EP sees Baytala explore his far reaching influences with the help of Myles Egner (with label bosses, Catz ‘N Dogz, and fellow SanFranciscans, Pillow Talk, on remix duties.)

Opening track, ‘Zero $’ carves out a chugging 4x4 beat that soon becomes overrun with dark and dischordant synth tones and a stripped back bass line that buzzes with reverb. This is house at its most ominous.

Catz ‘N Dogz drag the track back into the light for the remix, filling gaps with skippy and spirited drum lines, replacing moodiness with movement.

FEEDBACKS:

Luke Solomon – “Loving the whole EP loads Nikola. Can’t decide which one I like most. Support for all!”
Ryan Crosson – “I think its gonna be all about the remixes on this one for me. Gonna try them out. Thanks.”
Joris Voorn – “The Pillow Talk remix is sounding like a great track to me! Supporting!”
D’Julz – “Super funky Catz ‘N Dogs mix on this new Pets release, will def play that one!”
Huxley – “The Catz ‘n Dogz remix is definitely the standout on this one for me. Support.”
Tim Paris – “A quite brilliant release!!”
Jimpster – “Nice release once again from Pets. Cityz Angels original is grabbing me the most. Good stuff!”
TrueSelf – “Dayum!!!! More fire from the Pets family. Another strong release. Remixes from Catz 'N Dogz and Pillow Talk polish it off nicely. Full support!”
Adam Port – “DOPE!!! Zero $ is super cool! The CnD remix is also very on point. Thanks guys!”
Biru Bee (Round Table Knights) – “Cityz Angels is such a good record Nikola!”
Alland Byallo – “All about the originals. Nikola is the man. So good and so long over due. Definitely one of the best DJs I've ever heard and I've been waiting to hear more productions for a long time, very impatiently at that! Top notch work from THE MAN BAYTALA! Also digging the Polish translation from the boys.”
Death on the Balcony – “Cityz Angel is a REALLY cool record!! Love it!”
Monty Luke – “Yeeeeah my boy Nik in the mix, WEST COAST baybee!!”
Pezzner – “Nikola nailed it! Excellent work all around, Cityz Angels maybe the fav..?”
Brett Johnson – “Solid release fellas! Love that S. Dan sample too...classic!!”
Axel Bowman – “A big bowl of awesome-sauce!!! I love it! Great originals and really nice remixes, they totally stand by themselves as works of art too. 100% Swedish support!”
Walker & Royce – “Really feeling the CnD remix and Cityz Angels original, summer vibing on this!”
Nuno dos Santos – (Trouw) - “Zero dinero!! One hell of a deep ride and pretty awesome remixes!”
Peter Kruder – “Love Zero $ and the PillowTalk RMX once it gets trippy....great stuff! Will play this. Thanks.”
Diesel (X-Press 2) – “ Whole package is amazing!!! Huge support from X-Press 2.”
Chmara Winter – “Fab and clever San Fran twist into the Cityz Angels. Pets groov'n on!”
Lovebirds (Basti) – “Yeah, I’m liking the sound of Cityz Angels. Gonna try it in the set.”
Danny Daze – “This is such a dooope release. Especially feeling the Catz n Dogz remix. ”
Johnjon – “The Catz n Dogz remix sounds like it could be cool for me... will try it out.”
Satoshi Tomiie – “Those are some tight beats on Cityz Angels, TOP track!”

Christian Prommer – “Luv the originals and the remixes. Hard to decide. The chords on Zero $ are dope...thanks.”
Copyright – (Defected Radio) - “The Catz ‘n Dogz mix is swinging ... Dope mix! ”
Larse – (Radio WDR 1Live, Germany) – “Cityz Angels and Catz 'n Dogz remix are winners for me here!”
Gold River Show – (East Village Radio, NYC, USA) – “Pretty cool stuff. I like Zero $ the best out of the package.”
Makossa – (FM4 Vienna, Austria) – “Sounds good to me, all of it.”
Christilization Radio, Serbia – “Wow, wow, wow... this is so good! Great tracks and perfect remixes! Thanks.”
Sounds From The Basement – (NRJ Radio, Beirut) – “Beautiful. PillowTalk's remix is great too! Will feature both on this week's show. Thanks.”
Ric – (Sceen.fm, Germany) – “WOW! Brilliant EP, Cityz Angels is a burner! Also the MT's PillowTalk Mix is mind-blowing. Full support from sceen.fm!”
Sam - (Tong/Annie Mac Producer - BBC Radio 1) – “So so good!!”
Juan – (Defected Radio) – “Catz ‘N Dogz turn it out on this one. Love it.”
Hannah Rad – (East Village Radio, NYC, USA) “PillowTalk mix has that smoothness.”
Michal Brzozowski – (Roxy FM Warsaw, Poland) - “Wow, our mother label shootout  all about CnD remix on this release, emo original will rock the hearts of teenies worldwide - no doubt.”
Michael Reinboth – (Compost / On3 Radio, Germany) - “Yep , dark and light , boom and bass and featherlight grooves . Like That! Works for me – I’m into Zero $ and Cityz Angel and Catz n Dogs too.”
Rob Simas (Magnetic Mag) – “Kinda cool stuff from Nikola. The art work is awesome.”
Greg (Magazine Sixty, DMC Magazine) – “Great release! Reviewing for Magazine Sixty this week.”
Tsugi Magazine, France – “Another coool EP from Pets.”
Faze Magazine, Germany – “Top release from Pets!”

B1 - Nikola Baytala & Myles Egner - Zero $ (Catz'n Dogz remix) - snippet

PETS Recordings – run by the polish production duo Catz ’n Dogz – is a label with vinyl & digital releases, a PETCAST podcast series, label nights, as well as the Wooded microfestival.

If you'd like to have your demo reviewed by PETS Recordings, you can use our webpage: https://www.pets-recordings.com/contact/
Share your demo tracks and make sure your SoundCloud playlist is private & the tracks are downloadable.
If we dig the sound - we will get back to you shortly. 

Your PETS Recordings team.

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