Progressive House UK

This month's mix from Stevie goes right through the spectrum of electronic music. A gentle start weaves through 2 hours of upfront progressive with some hidden gems from the last 12 months subtly placed alongside some brand new tracks from big hitters like Stereo Underground, Quivver and a couple of show stoppers from the mighty Framewerk - another Irish name peaking the Progressive charts. Look out for deep house tracks alongside breaks and some good old-fashioned low-end Squelch theory. Scotland's finest does it again!

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This month's mix from the one and only CANDY - Strap in!

CD2 is packed with expansive dancefloor creations. In classic Guy J fashion, this is a musically dense and diverse trip that is as dynamic as it is organic, gradually progressing, turning up the pressure, keeping you hanging on until the very last drop has poured out of the speakers! From the deep, swinging, handclapping grooves of the opening sequence of Doves , Limbo and Easy Can Be , with their subtle, uplifting, intelligent beauty, this is a true journey by DJ, a master artist at work. As the mood moves towards the deep, throbbing intensity with lights down low ( My Thought Of You , Sahara and Teva ), it s easy to become lost in the swirling electronic music as Guy J pushes emotion buttons, exploring the psyche of the dance, exploring possibilities, forging ahead into the future. The full-length club mixes gathered on the unmixed CD3 rounds of this superb package in style, dedicated to bringing any self-respecting DJ s record collection up to speed with a selection of some of Guy J s finest moments from 1000 Words. From the majestic opening notes of Doves , he first explores deep house vibes with an opening trio of low-slung grooves sprinkled with melodic flourishes, Detroit techno influences and dub

This week's throwback Thursday mix album has a special place in my heart and came at a tough emotional time in my life. I started running marathons and these two mixes were a must in my musical arsenal to attack the hilly miles near where I lived and trained.

Now world-famous and respected by his peers, running his own Lost&Found label, Guy J was/ is one of Bedrock's biggest finds, having regularly appeared on the label since his debut in 2007. '1000 Words' is his second artist album, after 2008's 'Esparanza'. Much like that LP, 1000 Words is part mixed and part unmixed: the first two discs play out continuously, while the third compiles club versions of tracks from the first two. It shows the Israeli producer moving through a range of different styles, from melodic house to atmospheric downtempo, while maintaining a sense of narrative throughout. Guest appearances come from the vocalist Miriam Vega. 1000 Words was available on vinyl as well as CD.

CD1 gives a nod to classical composition, taking the form of a series of movements, as Guy J mixes, segues and joins the dots between individual tracks to create an end result that is greater than the sum of all its parts. Opening with a swirl of muted bells and atmospheric pads, the lush opening 3-track sequence is concluded with the gorgeous, heavenly vocals of Miriam Vaga. Just when you think you know what s coming next, the soaring, melodic shower of Fall Star , Guy J lets the spirit of the Mad Professor into the studio and spins into a fizzing dub experiment ( The Right Place ), before getting horizontal and beatless with the melancholy beauty of My Organ Friend , to draw the second movement to a close. Spica wouldn t be out of place on the Bladerunner movie soundtrack, as it cuts to the pulsating disco swing of Electric Tale with a nod to Giorgio Moroder and morphs and breaks down into the spiralling, ecstatic chords of Lamur , before flowing into the distant storm of a perfect sunrise moment ( I Lost My Head ). The majestic beats reprise of Stay Cow and the stunning finale of Fly (once gain featuring Miriam Vaga), bring to a close what can only be described as a listening experience that has been heaven sent. Imagine being able to create your perfect DJ set; having the skill as an artist to create all the music you want to play; all the subtle emotional nuances, mood swings and changes of direction at your fingertips.

Prepare for something different from Progressive House UK. Something we felt was missing, something bright shiny and sparkling new. It’s BEAN.

Our competition winner makes her Resident ‘In The Mix’ debut with supreme style in the form of an emotion fuelled mix of the highest quality. On show here are all the elements that made her our unanimous winner. Soft warm sythns, ethereal voices harking back to a nostalgic age gone by accompanied by deep dreamy melodies – all mixed to perfection. Vocal tracks tie the mix together intelligently, selected and sequenced appropriately as if to tell a story we’re being told through the mix.

As the sound of thunder and deep atmospheric effects signal the start of CD2, Women Of Colour's ‘Elemental’ trickles through the speakers onto Deep C and Randall Jones’ percussion driven ‘The One’, with its smokey sax samples that ease the mood into a deep drop courtesy of Chris's studio partner Neil Kolo, whose solo project Nova marks a turning point in the cd, its deep and trippy percussion leading into a sublime break before driving straight into the hypnotic ‘Gasp’ by Dan Morris & Shylock.

Chris's friend Steve Porter pops up once more with John Debo as we get 'Deported'. A bit of oriental flavour is sprinkled in from Hong Kong producer Tszpun as the mix moves subtly along and into Steve Porter's massive single ‘Nordica’ lifts the pace a few notches, as the tough, house chords and vocals of Coco Da Silva's ‘@Night’ erupt, you find yourself getting drawn in even deeper. John Graham and Steve Porter's ‘Two Days On Landsdown’, a track briefly unsigned at the time but which became a monster. Rounding off the cd we have one of Chris's favourite artists Angel Moraes with the tough I-Jack remix of ‘Turn It Up’ before the final track from Chris himself, ‘Losing Wait’ making sure you are in for the ride right till the end, an amazing end to an amazing cd.

CD1 starts with a nice sublime cut from Universal Agents that people may think pays homage to the Tigerhook Corp, but there is a reason for that as one of its members was actually involved in the production, working alongside the mighty G-Pal. The excellent Jay Tripwire continues this deep intro, before the massive smash hit that is BLH's Marscarter (John Debo and Steve Porter's remix) which oozes a raw yet perfect bass led house track from an era long since passed.

Things head off in a deeper direction as we glide through Thomas Penton and Luis Dura's brooding Control Factor, sweeping deeper still into the lush deep house of Illinton's interpretation of Choc Electrique's ‘Edge Of Time’ into a track from promising producer Haris with a track that was given exclusively to Fortier entitled ‘Touched By Dub’. Its classic time once more as a track from around 1992 is inserted, Dearboy's ‘Greyclouds 9’ and people may recognise the sample from God Within's seminal classic, ‘Raincry’. Ben Camp's ‘Timewreck’ is up next, as Mara grip it and reinterpret it leading into the massive collaboration between Bill Hamel and London boys Swain & Snell, resulting in the fresh sound of Future. Chris sprinkles some breaks into the mix from Meat Katie as the cd ends with the soothing yet disturbingly dirty Chab mix of Sunscape & Chris Dee's ‘Generik’, leaving you gasping for more.

We welcome PHUK friend and favourite Producer | Remixer & DJ Gav Easby to the International Guest Mix Series for a thrilling two hour instalment.

Gav musical journey started back in the late 1980s, a classically trained Violinist for 6 years. Music was always played around Gav’s family home and a lot of early inspiration came from the likes of Queen, which his father used to play constantly.

Saving up every penny, he bought his Technic 1210 Turntables a Vestax PMC 17A Mixer and a bunch on vinyl and started to practice. All the while venturing every week to 'SugarShack' in Middlesbrough, watching, listening and being inspired by the likes of Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Sasha, John Digweed, Lee Burridge, Pete Tong, Nick Warren, Carl Cox and many more.

Not satisfied simply playing other people's music he ventured down to Sheffield and hired a studio with Studio Engineer D. Ramirez. Dean proceeded to teach Gav the basics of music production throughout in the early 2000's.

Along his journeys, Gav fell in Love with the now Mrs. Easby, had a child, and made the decision to hang up the headphones and support his young family.

Years passed but he never took his finger off the pulse, watching and learning as technology changed and developed for both DJ'ing and electronic music production. As the genre trends came and went Gav found particular inspiration from Anjunabeats stable and started to firm stong creative ideas.

Gav is now very busy establishing himself as an Electronic Music Artist, Producer, Remixer and has always retained his passion to DJ.

Now label owner of the INU Music Group, and one Half of the INU Musika Project with Andy Woldman, Gav takes inspiration from the likes of Robert Babicz, Henry Saiz, Junkie XL and many more whilst creating his very own deep underground sound.

Credentials:

•Producer

•Remixer

•DJ

•Label Owner: INU, IN2U Records & Galvanised

•Co-Label Owner: INU Musika (With Andy Woldman)

•Radio Show Host: INU Residents Sessions (TM-Radio)

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CD 2 has as much energy as CD 1. Jimmy chose John Johnson's London as the set opener, making it sound as if it's really ready to fire masses of non-stop uplifting effects and swirling melodies. This carries and builds the set into a gorgeous melodic trance courtesy of Solid Sessions, one of this year's most talented artists. This great track finally drops into a million mile of killer breakdown that is sure to send shivers down your spine. This tune was mixed back to back with the mix from the Saffron man who was also responsible for remixing Jennifer Lopez's track. If you play this CD real loud, you will notice that Jimmy has managed to continue to assault sonically with the echo sounding tracks that were made to envelope the room in swirls of sounds. Other cool tunes worth mentioning include Nuclear Ramjet's Deep Blue and Thermobee and Stratosphere's Diminished Responsibility, both deadly tunes with awesome bassline, sweeping sounds and unbelievable metallic grooves that will never leave your head once you have listened to them. Very impressive work by Jimmy Van M.

Resident Advisor Monday 23 July 2001

A week away from being 19 years old – boy did and do I love these CD’s. Released sometime after the first in the Compiled and Mixed by head honcho John Digweed, Jimmy Van M finally got chance to demonstrate his skills.

Here it is the latest compilation from Bedrock that profiles one of the best DJs on the planet. Jimmy Van M has done a remarkably good job in compiling & mixing both cds. The tracks are professionally blended using his Jimmy's unique mixing skills.

CD 1 starts off with nice mellow grooves of Mo Shic and Zeidan's Night Stalker progressing slowly to ECVM's (Jimmy is 1/3 of the group) Circuit Breaker which was given a tribal progressive treatment by the men of the moment, John Creamer and Stephane K. This tune scores well in its use of synths and subtle effects added for extra feelings and overall sounds that works so well in a set like this. But, still the Original Mix kicks real hard, making it very hard to top. Then Jimmy added a little more energy to the set by mixing it with Richard Scheissel's (Yum Yum) new track "Heavy Fluid" that has already rocked many major dancefloors. Richard, the owner of "Sperm Records," is back to slam the progressive world with a stunningly beautiful track with a storming progressive edge and feel. The next big notable tunes highlights includes "Prototype's Control Of Sound," "Tocharian's Lacuna," and Jimmy's new track "Love Like Sleep," which was co-produced with epic progressive house legends Marc Mitchell (Sunday Club, Human Movement) and Richard Scheissel (Yum Yum) and the vocalist Terra Deva in Jersey, UK. Jimmy ended the set with "Filterheadz Remix" of Minimalistix's Struggle For Pleasure, which is one of this year's best tunes that has been caned by other superstar DJs including Dave Seaman and Sasha.