DJ Mes returns to Fresh Meat Records for a third time with a two-tracker that lands exactly where it should: in the body, not the head. Jason Sutton has been working this corner of the dancefloor since the mid-nineties, and Do It for Jack wears that history without belaboring it. The original is built around a rolling, syncopated kick and the kind of bass that you feel before you consciously hear it. Strings and keys move through the arrangement like weather, present, then gone, then back again. Woven through it is a spoken voice recalling a time when the parties drew everyone in, whites, blacks, Puerto Ricans, gays, everybody, and the rooms were united by nothing more complicated than a funky good time. It's a reminder of where this music came from and what it was for. The track builds toward that memory, and when the voice returns at the peak to say "This is for you, Jack," it lands less like a dedication than a quiet act of gratitude, to a person, a place, or maybe just a feeling that's worth holding onto. The Randall Dean Rework of Wyld Lyf offers a different angle on the same terrain. Dean, who has released two singles for the label as Petty Davis, steps out here under his own name for the first time, and the remix reflects a producer with clear convictions. He leans into the original's disco and funk instincts and adds a layer of tension to the groove, something slightly compressed and coiled, while keeping the warmth intact. The rework feels like a late-night conversation between two people who already understand each other. Together the two tracks make a case for jackin' house as a tradition that rewards patience and repetition over novelty. Neither track is trying to surprise you. They're after something steadier than that. Music written, produced, mixed and arranged by Jason Sutton. Wlyd Lyf remix by Randall Dean. Mastering and visual design by Maziar Namvar. 2026 Fresh Meat Records

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