Hey guys!! Well on Saturday, September 14th, I had a very special honor of being on the opening roster for the one-and-only, MARKUS SCHULZ, which was definitely a Bucket List DJ/Producer to open for, for me.. I’ve been a fan of Markus since the early days of my trance obsession, the early 2000’s, and have purchased so many of his tracks over the years, and/or tracks from his label, Coldharbour Recordings, not to mention being an avid listener of his weekly podcast, Global DJ Broadcast. For this show, Markus had his own opener, Tim Clark, so I got the early spot, and unfortunately was only given a 45 minute time slot to allow for some extended sets for the headliners. Also, I was bummed that I didn’t get to meet Markus or get my token “Headliner selfie” haha, which sucked, but oh well, I was just happy to be there and get to play some music for a packed club, even for the early spot. For this set I wanted to keep it pretty progressive and slower BPM’s, but I really liked this blend of tracks, and also had to pull in a few of my faves from my recent “Prog Sessions” demo mix, because they were just too good to not bust out for a live club session. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the set as much as I enjoyed spinning it, as usual!! Cheers! -Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Opening set for MARKUS SCHULZ, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Sept. 14th, 2024

* Duration: 00:48:59

* BPM: 123 start / 125 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Emmit Fenn - Amman (Extended Version, Nils Hoffmann Remix)

2. Leo Lauretti, Bidwell, feat. Anita Tatlow - See Me Fly (Can You Feel It) – (Extended Mix)

3. Kyau & Albert - Cascading Waterfalls (Extended Mix)

4. Dinka - Back for Good (Extended Mix)

5. Dosem - Desire (Extended Mix)

6. Genix, feat. Flowanastasia - Lights, Sound, Camera, Action (Yeadon Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

7. ANUQRAM - This Beat (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

8. Jody Wisternoff, feat. Sian Evans - The Bridge (Chicane Extended Rework)

9. RYTERBAND - Echoes (Boxer Remix - Extended) ~ RYTERBAND Records

10. Jordin Post, feat. Dan Soleil - Deserve You (Dosem Extended Mix)

11. Digital Drift - Strobe (Original Mix)

Hey guys, hope you’ve been having an awesome summer!! Hard to believe that it is nearly September, when summer starts winding down, kids go back to school, and the beginnings of Fall start showing up here and there, my favorite season. Well, as you can tell, it’s been a very slow summer, DJ-gig-wise, which has kind of worked out for me because I have been buried at my job all summer long, but I also really miss playing in the clubs, and am hopeful the Seattle Trance scene will start picking up again with more shows in the Fall. Meanwhile, I never stop listening to, buying, and collecting music, so shows or no shows, I’ll always continue recording my live demo mixes. And, speaking of, I just recorded the latest in my “Prog Sessions” progressive house demo series, last weekend. I had a lot of amazing music to choose from, and had to spend a lot of time whittling it down to just 15 tracks, but I was really happy the way this one turned out, with brand new releases from some of my go-to progressive artists including Genix, ANUQRAM, PROFF, LTN, Paul Arcane, and I was SOOOO happy the insanely awesome Yeadon remix of Genix’s “Lights, Sound, Camera, Action” released the very day I recorded the mix!!! I had been checking Beatport every day since I first heard it, and it’s definitely my Fave track on the mix. Anyway, I’ve found that to keep the quality level to my very high standards for these things, my goal is always to have a set where I never feel like fast forwarding through any tracks, therefore I usually won’t have enough A-list tracks stored up to record one every month (I am quite picky haha), but I will try to get one out every other month. And meanwhile, I’ll continue working on my “Mission Trance” uplifting trance demo mixes as well, with about the same bi-monthly cadence haha. As usual, hope you enjoy!! Cheers! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

PS: The cover art photo was taken on a beach trip I went on to Pacific Beach, WA, a few weekends ago, such a beautiful place!!

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, August 2024 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live Aug 17th, 2024

* Duration: 01:05:25

* BPM: 120 start / 127 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Marsh, Nox Vahn - Come Together (Nox Vahn & Marsh Revisit) ~ Reflections

2. LTN, Ghostbeat, feat. Adara - What Does Forever Mean? (Extended Mix) ~ Magik Muzik

3. RYTERBAND - Echoes (Boxer Remix (Extended) ~ RYTERBAND Records

4. Genix - Got My Love (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

5. ANUQRAM - This Beat (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

6. Genix, feat. Flowanastasia - Lights, Sound, Camera, Action (Yeadon Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

7. Above & Beyond, PROFF - Palermo (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

8. Kyau & Albert - Photographs (DJ Version) ~ Euphonic

9. Ophanim - Libra (Extended Mix) ~ Immersed

10. Yeadon - Expanse (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

11. Kaz James - Never The Same (Original Mix) ~ Rose Avenue

12. Tim Iron, Michael Mashkov - That Vibe (Extended Mix) ~ Elliptical Sun Melodies

13. Quizzow, Loreno Mayer, Paul Arcane, feat. Brandon Mignacca - Lose It All (Extended Mix) ~ AVA Recordings (Black Hole)

14. Digital Drift - Nebula (Original Mix) ~ SNRS

15. Dusky - Trance You (Extended Mix) ~ 17 Steps

Hey guys, well it’s been a while since I posted any Uplifting Trance demo mixes.. Well, guess what, I’M BACK!!! (Haha) Truth be known, regardless of how long I go in between Uplifting Trance sets, I still do listen to it, my first love in this type of music, before Progressive House or anything else, Uplifting Trance of the 138-140 BPM caliber was what originally hooked me into this world and scene and encouraged me to buy my first set of DJ gear and force myself to learn how to play, on vinyl back then.. Anyway, I still listen to it all the time, and am always researching and buying new tracks to add to my collection. You’ll notice with this one that there is a HELLUVA-LOTTA Vocal Trance on this one compared to my usual selections, but oh man, there are SO many amazing vocal tracks coming out these days, so I couldn’t resist. You may also possibly notice that I am attempting to programatize these demos, just like with my “Prog Sessions” progressive house demo mixes, I am starting a new series for Hi-NRG Uplifting “138”-type tracks, and I am calling it “Trance Mission”, which, I know, is extremely predictable.. However, my veeerry first residency was for a show in Portland called “Trance Mission”, and that title is not really used anymore, but it brings back great memories for me. So, screw it, there’s probably 10,000 other mixes called Trance Mission, but this is the DJ Gotek version haha, and I’ll make it a series. Couple shout-outs on this demo set: first of all I loaded it up with some super-charged tracks from some of my favorite go-to Uplifting artists, Billy Gillies, Craig Connally, Temple One, etc. so a few extra doses of major spine tingles. The lyrics to the Lost Witness track, “Carry Me Home” really reminded me of having to put my 17-year-old, blind Pug, Stella, to sleep a few years ago, and I was literally crying when I played that track and singing along. Such a beautiful, and deeply heart-breaking song (to me). And lastly, I finished the mix with a classic from 2011 that I have been meaning to play for such a long time, Lifted Emotion, “In My Dreams”, fit so perfectly into this vocals-centric mix as a beautuful way to end it. Anyway, had a lot of fun with this one, and I hope you like it. This (to me) is the true spirit of Uplifting Trance, to me, and if you’re feeling down and you listen to this, you will be uplifted. I promise. Cheers!! ~ Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Trance Mission, June 2024 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live June 16th, 2024

* Duration: 01:12:22

* BPM: 132 start / 140 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Temple One - Uncharted (Extended Mix) ~ Vivid Motion

2. Digital Drift, feat. Aneym - Here I Am (Extended Mix) ~ SNRS

3. Simon Gregory - Fool Me Once (Extended Mix) ~ Mondo Records

4. Billy Gillies - Closed Eyes (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE

5. Lost Witness, feat. Laura-Ly - Carry Me Home (Craig Connelly Extended Mix) ~ RazNitzenMusic

6. Aly & Fila, Luke Bond, feat. Audrey Gallagher - Million Voices (Billy Gillies Remix) ~ FSOE

7. Arggic - Can't Ignore It (Extended Mix) ~ Monster Tunes

8. Akira Kayosa, Hugh Tolland - Surya (Temple One Remix) ~ Alter Ego Digital

9. Craig Connelly, feat. Cari - Breathe Again (Extended Mix) ~ Black Hole Recordings

10. Ultimate - Fire Breathing (Extended Mix) ~ Infrasonic Pure

11. Daxson, Nation Of One - Now Or Never (Craig Connelly Extended Remix) ~ Black Hole Recordings

12. Billy Gillies - Lovesick (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE

13. James Cottle - Trinity (Extended Mix) ~ Pure Trance NEON

14. Lifted Emotion, feat. Anastasiia Purple - In My Dreams (Original Mix) ~ CTS Records

Hey Guys, getting the next iteration of my Progressive House series, “Prog Sessions” in just under the wire for May here haha. I was figuring that I would call it “June Edition”, but since the cover art is an awesome photo, taken over my house by my neighbor across the street, of the Aurora Borealis caused by the solar storm that so many people saw around the world during the month of May, and also in honor of my Dad’s 87th Birthday, which is TODAY (May 30th), I am sticking with “May Edition” for this one!! I have been struggling with time lately, as my “real job” has been super busy, so I haven’t had much time to work on DJ stuff lately. But I (of course) keep listening and constantly buying new music, and I had this massive stockpile of awesome new tunes building up, so much so that I really had a severe case of writer’s block with this one and had no idea where to start. So last weekend I spent hours downloading and arranging tracks and got it narrowed down to about 50 “keeper” tracks, then managed to narrow it down to the lucky 13 on this set, and recorded it on Monday, memorial Day Holiday.. I just recorded this the one time and that was it; all the tracks just worked together beautifully, which is rare for a one-time recording session!! Lastly, I usually try to put 14 tracks on these Prog demos, but Warung’s EPIC track, “All We Have Is Time”, seemed like such a great place to end it, and also loved the irony because all I DON'T have is time these days haha, so I stopped the recording there. Anyway, I feel like I am rambling, so better get back to work haha, I hope you enjoy this set as much as I did recording it!! Cheers!! Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, May 2024 edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live May 27th, 2024

* Duration: 01:00:22

* BPM: 124 start / 126 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Jody Wisternoff, Blake.08 - BLAM (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

2. Braxton, Because of Art - Between The Stars (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

3. Darren Tate - 5AM To Lima (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeasts

4. Blue Harvest, Leo Lauretti - All The Way (Extended Mix)

5. Simon Doty, My Friend - Tuxedo Park (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

6. John Grand - Sapphire (DJ Version) ~ Euphonic

7. My Friend - Moonbeam (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

8. Autograf - Wait For The Weekend (Extended Mix) ~ Armada Music

9. ANUQRAM – Alright Now (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

10. Diego Morrill - Farallon (Original Mix) ~ Alter Ego Digital

11. My Friend - Wavy Jane (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

12. Blake.08 - High Fidelity (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

13. Warung - All We Have Is Time (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

Hey guys, welcome to the next iteration of Prog Sessions, April 2024 edition!! This one sort of happened by accident; I’d been working on my set for Solarstone and I was going through all of my recently purchased music, and for tracks that I thought were too mellow for the Solarstone show I was throwing them into a folder I just called “April Prog”, but I noticed later that I actually had a ton of great tracks in there so made a note to go back and see if I had the right elements to get a playlist to work.. I wanted to record a set to listen to for Saturday night BBQ, something I frequently do haha. So, I did, on that Saturday the 13th, this is what happened, and after I listened to it I knew I had a keeper. Probably “TMI” haha, but that’s literally how this set came to be, whereas many of my previous "Prog Sessions" sets took me numerous tries and probably weeks of trial and error to get to a version that I thought was good enough for streaming, so this was a pleasant surprise!! :D Anyway, without going into too much additional boring detail, I welcome you to Prog Sessions, April Edition, and hope that you enjoy the mix as much as I did recording it!! PS: the photo is one I took on my vacation to Germany back in October of 2022 for Oktoberfest; that was from a morning walk through a huge square in Stuttgart called Schlossplatz, and it has these two enormous and beautiful fountains, which were built in honor of King William of Württemberg, in 1863. The two landmarks are popular sights for tourists and visitors to Königstraße in Stuttgart, and I’ve always loved seeing them whenever I am there. I thought that photo would be perfect for this mix. Cheers!! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, April 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live April 13th, 2024

* Duration: 01:06:02

* BPM: 122 start / 125 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Passive Progressive, LTN, Ghostbeat - Echo (Original Mix) ~ Monstercat

2. Plaha - Lose Myself (Original Mix) ~ Lilly Era

3. Tommy Loude - Terra Incognita (Extended Mix) ~ Lost Tunes

4. Sound Quelle, Norbert Koenner - Kislorod (Original Mix) ~ Melody of the Soul

5. Tru Concept, feat. Romany - Give No More (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

6. Le Youth, Møøne - Overgrown (Warung Remix) ~ This Never Happened

7. Jody Barr - Eleanor (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

8. Robby East, Feat. Kuala - Love In Slow Motion (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

9. Angara, Bound to Divide - Odyssey (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat

10. Simon Gregory - Run Away (Extended Mix) ~ Mondo Records

11. Late Night Alumni - Beautiful (Myon x Hoten Extended Mix) ~ Black Hole Recordings

12. Luttrell - Space (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

13. Raine, feat. Lewyn - I Want to Come Home (Original Mix) ~ Songspire Records

14. Paul Thomas - Belle (Extended Mix) ~ UV

On Friday, April 12th I was incredibly honored and excited to be able to warm up the decks, along with my good DJ buddy, Serjey Andre Kul, for the one-and-only, beloved Irish Trance DJ/Producer and early pioneer in this music, Mr. PURE Trance himself, Richard Mowatt, or more commonly known as.. SOLARSTONE, at Ora Seattle. This was my third time getting to open for Richard, and as expected, it was a night of beautiful, euphoric, vibey Trance and Progressive that I was so happy to be a part of. On these rare occasions when I get to open numerous times for the same famous, globe-trotting DJ/Producers like Solarstone, it adds a special element of fun to it because they always remember me like we’re old friends haha, which just makes it all the more special of an experience. Also, Richard has such a loyal following and it was awesome to see all these fans show up for the chance to shake his hand, get autographs, or just old friends who’ve seen him play for decades, there to say hello to a dear friend. It was really cool. One funny little note about this mix, this DJ booth was a newer downstairs edition to the club that I hadn’t played on yet, and it had slightly older CDJ’s and I was having issues getting my SD memory stick to load, so in the commotion I accidentally started with my very last track first. I meant to kick this set off with Nils Hoffmann, “Closer”, but the DJ before me somehow set it to my last track and I didn’t notice until after I already transitioned it in. So, it was one of those serendipitous things where I had a bonus track at the very end that I didn’t think I’d get to, which was Yotto, AVIRA, ALSO ASTIR, “Forget”, accidentally get played first, and it was GREAT and the crowd loved it!! I am really thankful it happened haha. Anyway, I loved playing this set, and I hope you enjoy. ~ Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Opening set for SOLARSTONE, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Apr 12th, 2024

* Duration: 01:05:53

* BPM: 123 start / 125 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Yotto, AVIRA, ALSO ASTIR - Forget (Extended Mix) ~ Odd One Out

2. Nils Hoffmann - Closer (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

3. Enamour, Paraleven - Rune (Original Mix) ~ Rose Avenue

4. David Broaders - Arka (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive

5. LavKastor - E3 (Terry Da Libra Remix) ~ Monstercat Silk

6. Nitrous Oxide, Seb Hennig - Constellation (Extended Mix) FSOE Argento

7. Terry Da Libra - Eventide (Extended Mix) ~ Nothing But

8. Protoculture - Starfield (Extended Mix) ~ Marula Music

9. SUN3, Davee (ES) - With You (Extended Mix) ~ Scorchin’ Progressive

10. Robby East, feat. Kuala - Love In Slow Motion (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

11. Breeder - Tyrantanic (Freedo Mosho & Maze 28 Remix) ~ Hooj Choons

12. JODA (UK) - Spark (Jono Grant & Harry Diamond Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

13. BT, Shingo Nakamura - Lifeforce (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat

Hey guys, just like the last edition of Prog Sessions, I’ve been working on this one for a while and have recorded it numerous times and changed things around quite a bit. I recorded this iteration of it a couple weekends ago on Saturday, March 2nd, and I really liked how it turned out, so it’s a keeper. I felt that this one turned out how I had intended it to, relaxing and sublime, with a nice, mesmerizing journey through sound. One thing to note is that, the 2nd track, “Silence If You Fall” by Alex H, I first heard on complication back in December while on vacation in Kona, Hawaii, and I listened to this track again and again for my whole trip, I loved it so much.. Frustratingly it wasn’t released until just recently, but I knew as soon as it came out it would be my impetus to build a mix around it, such a wonderful, amazing track that just makes me feel like I am floating haha.. Anyway, without going into too much additional (and probably needless) detail, I welcome you to Prog Sessions, March Edition, and hope that you enjoy the mix!! PS: the photo is one I took on my vacation to Japan back in October; that was from an early morning walk on the beach in Hamamatsu, and yes those are my footprints haha. I thought that photo would be perfect for this mix. Cheers!! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Progressive Sessions, March 2024 edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live March 2nd, 2024

* Duration: 01:09:32

* BPM: 122 start / 124 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Spencer Brown - Papi's Cenote (Jamie Stevens Acid Sunset Mix) ~ Divine

2. Alex H - Silence If You Fall (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

3. Bound to Divide - Remember Me (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

4. Gregory Esayan - Cradle (LTN 'Sunrise' Extended Remix) ~ Monstercat Silk

5. Wassu - The Way Back (Extended Mix) ~ Quantum Feels

6. ANUQRAM - Hold Up (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

7. Eugene Becker - Look Back (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

8. Hessian - I See You (Extended Mix) ~ Armada Electronic Elements

9. Spencer Brown, Qrion - 20ms (Extended Mix) ~ Divine

10. Sound Quelle - Pianorez (Extended Mix) ~ Rewoven

11. Jiminy Hop - A Tour (ALURIA Remix) ~ Shambhala Music

12. Genix, feat. flowanastasia - Lights, Sound, Camera, Action (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

13. Magnus - JOI (Extended Mix) ~ Armada Electronic Elements

14. LTN, Ghostbeat - Exploring The Mind (Original Mix) ~ Monstercat Silk

15. Into The Ether, Rebel Of Sleep - Melting Horizons (Extended Mix) ~ Immersed

On Saturday, February 17th, I was thrilled to be able to venture back down to my old stomping grounds of Portland, Oregon, and play a Trance guest set for the boys behind Mission Trance and Team Yellow, at Opaline Nightclub in the heart of NW Portland in the Old Town district. I was joined by some fellow Trance enthusiasts and up-and-coming Portland DJ’s, Anthony Julian, and Dougal Sorcha, whom completely blew me away with their awesome sets and performances, and of course, OG Portland Trance Master and avid promoter, ZOXY. We had a great little crowd of local Trance fans dancing the night away that evening, and this show was so much fun to play at, just like all of my previous experiences playing at Opaline; kind of bare bones set up, but with a cool, underground sort of vibe, just large enough to feel like a club, but still a smallish, more intimate setting, with a great sound system and great drinks! Anyway, I had a lot of fun with this set, and since I was first on, I wanted to kick it off slow and have a nice build, and ended up using three tracks by one of my favorite producer Duo acts and creators of a non-stop list of spine-tingly bangers, Alex Sonata & TheRio. I included “Nebula”, which I had played once before in 2021 during a COVID quarantine streaming set, but I had always wanted to play it live to an audience, such a great track.. I also broke out one of my all-time favorite tracks from the archives, “Cloverfield”, by 19 Hz, SO great to hear that track again after so many years. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this set as much as I enjoyed playing it, and just a heads-up that I will have a new Prog Sessions uploaded sometime soon, with some really beautiful and mellow, soulful tracks as well. Cheers and enjoy the set! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Guest set for the “Trance Portland” show, Opaline, Portland, Sat, Feb 17th, 2024

* Duration: 01:02:43

* BPM: 124 start / 130 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Nitrous Oxide, Adam Stodtko - Reborn (Sundriver Remix) ~ LW Recordings

2. Durante, feat. HANA - Hot Night (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

3. Nihil Young - 1998 (Extended Mix) ~ Zerothree

4. Bliss29 - Serenity (Blue Harvest Remix) ~ Soluna music

5. Alex Sonata & TheRio - Nebula (Extended Mix) ~ Coldharbour Recordings

6. Ultimate - Horizon (Extended Mix) ~ InfraProgressive

7. Alex Sonata & TheRio - The Real Thing (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

8. Alex Sonata & TheRio - Are We Dreaming (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

9. Pete K - For Love (Extended Mix) ~ Stress Records

10. ALPHA 9 - Save Earth (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

11. 19 Hz - Cloverfield (Original Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive

12. Alex Wright - Camelback (Extended Mix) ~ Ride Recordings

On Saturday, February 10th, 2024, I was extremely honored to find myself back behind the decks as an opening DJ for none other than Mr. “Perfecto” himself; world-renown, globe-trotting Trance pioneer and early EDM influencer, PAUL OAKENFOLD, at ORA, Seattle!! Paul’s album “Tranceport” was my very first Trance CD in 1998 and will always be one of my very favorite live-mixed Trance sets and what really sparked my soon-to-be hardcore obsession with Trance from that moment forward. This dapper fellow was even bestowed an honorary award from Queen Elizabeth on behalf of the British Empire as a “Pioneer of the Nation” for his contributions to dance music. I opened, along with rising star DJ, Sloane Motion, as the local support, and Paul has his own label opener “BLKLGHT”. I was 2nd DJ on and was super excited to see that the club was pretty full when I started, and by the time I reached the halfway point of my set the dancefloor was packed with the smiling faces of Trance fans, hands in the air, so it was a total blast. This set was so much fun to play and I was able to cram in 15 tracks of mostly instrumental Progressive Trance, so it’s a really cool, euphoric journey through sound and I received a ton of compliments from people in the audience once I came down off the stage, which is always a fantastic feeling to get that kind of real-time positive feedback on something I had put a lot of work into preparing for. Anyway, here it is, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed playing it!! Lastly, I just played again last weekend down at Opaline Nightclub in Portland for a local DJ’s Trance night, and that was also a lot of fun and I should have that set also uploaded here for streaming shortly. Cheers!! Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Opening set for PAUL OAKENFOLD, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Feb 10th, 2024

* Duration: 01:08:08

* BPM: 124 start / 128 mid / 126 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Sunny Lax - The Future (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

2. Protoculture - Weightless (Eugene Becker Extended Remix) ~ Enhanced Progressive

3. Nitrous Oxide, Seb Hennig - Constellation (Phillip Castle Extended Remix) ~ FSOE Argento

4. Kiholm - Interstellar (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive

5. Jackarta - Invincible (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize Enhanced

6. Ferry Corsten, Marsh - Fulfillment (Extended Mix) ~ Flashover Recordings

7. Oscar Guez, German Ortiz - Ausente (DIM3NSION Pres. Benner Extended Remix) ~ Spitfire Music

8. Temple One - Pacific Palisades (Extended Mix) ~ Vivid Motion

9. Alex Sonata & TheRio - Night Drive (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

10. OceanLab, Above & Beyond - Beautiful Together (Genix Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

11. Dan Stone - Metronome (Extended Mix) ~ Pattern

12. Andrew Bayer - Once Lydian (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

13. Simon Gregory - F.O.S (Extended Mix) ~ Mondo Records

14. David Broaders - Horizons (DJ Version) ~ Euphonic

15. Yotto, Anden - Will You Remember Me? ((YOTTO vs. Anden Extended Mix) ~ Odd One Out

On Sunday, January 21st, I recorded this, the next iteration of my Progressive House demo series, which I do every once in a while, when I feel like mixing but I don’t have any good shows coming up that match the music, yet meanwhile the flow of incoming tracks is just too great to ignore.. So, Viola!! Demo Set time haha.. Since I got tired of trying to think of clever new names for each demo set, I’ve just been calling them the month they were recorded in, followed by “Prog”, like “October Prog” late last year. But moving forward, I am going to call them a very generic “Prog Sessions”, because that’s what they are, even though everyone else also uses that same boring naming convention already haha. So, welcome to the January edition of Prog Sessions, the first of the New Year. And truth be known, I’ve been working on this one for an embarrassingly long time, and have actually recorded it several times before last Sunday, but they were never quite the right mix of tracks. I always have a rule for these things, and that is, would I want to listen to it multiple times myself. If the answer is yes, then I have a keeper (usually).. But if the answer is no, I keep on working on it. I figure that I need to make these things for myself first, make something that I love deeply, and hopefully if I get it right, other people might get some joy out of it too. So, with this one, I really now like the blend of Progressive House and Progressive Trance, some more deep and moody, and some more funky and Housey, with the common denominator of emotional and melodic undercurrent throughout. I almost think this one has a theme of “Love Sickness”, with the happy epiphanies of joy, followed by the moments of sadness or depression of longing for someone that maybe doesn’t notice you or like you back in the same way, but I’ll let you be the judge haha. Anyway, I hope you like the mix!! Cheers!!! ~ Mark a.k.a. Gotek PS: BTW, I took that photo in Kona, Hawaii, last Dec, so lovely!!

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, Jan 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live January 21st , 2024

* Duration: 01:08:29

* BPM: 122 start / 124 end

* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download

* Tracklisting:

1. Yotto, Franky Wah - Just Over (Franky Wah Extended Remix) ~ Odd One Out

2. Kris O'Neil, Alex H - Canvas White (Alex H Extended Remix) ~ Fluentia Music

3. djimboh - Yours (Extended Mix) ~ LW Recordings

4. A.M.R - Holding On Is Human (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat

5. Sunny Lax - Raindance (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

6. Tomb - Innerspace (Extended Mix) ~ Sekora

7. Tailor, Hessian, Modera - Never Enough (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

8. Ruben De Ronde, David Frank, Farius - Radiant (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Music

9. Sebastian Sellares - Juno (Original Mix) ~ AMITABHA

10. Tomas Heredia - Desire (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

11. Marsh - Pretty Eyes (Marsh’s Extended Reflective Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

12. Tibasko - Freedom (In Ur Mind) (MAFRO Extended Remix) ~ Another Rhythm

13. Ultimate - Hai Van (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE Argento

14. Marsh, Nox Vahn - Come Together (Scorz Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep