Progressive House UK

I mixed this 'live' for my 42nd birthday. I wanted to create a feeling of nostalgia and mixing a more ‘house-music’ style of tracks put together for fun rather than a big serious soundscape like my usual fare.

Lots of these tracks are from Years ago and the entire mix spans pretty much from 1991-2020. It’s not a retrospective of house music but I did want to include a few classics and include some good old hands in the air piano tracks that do it for me and capture that sense of care-free happiness from the early 1990’s. Who doesn’t love a piano track right?

I grew up listening to hardcore, jungle, intelligent drum and bass, house and then mainly progressive house – I always loved the different sounds being produced by each genre and i feel today the melting pot of electronic music has them all fused neatly together.

I hope more than anything this mix brings a smile and that you as the listener can nod your head to a good few of these tracks and I take you back to your very own feelings of love and nostalgia.

Enjoy. DJ

CD2, ‘Space’ is a full-on Science Fiction Progressive house mix. One of my all-time favourite intellects is Carl Sagan, with a voice so rich and deep, I felt it was perfect for this album. Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ excerpt amongst other interview snippets accompanies you in flight. Watch out too for my own Stephen Hawking and Nasa samples layered under and over some of the stunning tracks I have compiled over the years from some well-known and little-known artists.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this and Guest Mix. I sincerely hope you enjoy what I believe is a very unique and personal journey through my audio/visual soundscape.

You’re about to press play on a very different journey. It’s an audio story about Humans and where we are as a species in 2020. We live on a dying planet, yet we can’t leave for another. We have more technology and information than ever before but we’re still not acting quickly enough to save it.

CD1 ‘Earth’, layers Earths Hertz frequency to create instant calm and comfort for the listener. The Earth behaves like a gigantic electric circuit. Its electromagnetic field surrounds and protects all living things with a natural frequency pulsation of 7.83 hertz on average — the so-called “Schumann resonance,” named after physicist Dr. Winfried Otto Schumann, who predicted it mathematically in 1952. I hope you like it. Ethnic Prayer and ancient chants rub shoulders with the ’Voder’, Alan Watts and Carl Sagan whilst heavenly vocals fuse with crystal clear cinematic Sci-fi tracks in order to transport you from earth to space.

You’re about to press play on a very different journey. It’s an audio story about Humans and where we are as a species in 2020. We live on a dying planet, yet we can’t leave for another. We have more technology and information than ever before but we’re still not acting quickly enough to save it.

My travels around the world, thoughts, ideas and research have all been a subconscious preparation for this mix. It combines many of my ponderings and endless late nights spent going through YouTube watching old interviews and oddities about humans, our psyche and our relationship with Earth & Space.

I have read many interesting books on many different topics but the common theme has been understanding human psychology. How to expand it, explore it and make it more positive. It’s only in the last 4 years that I started mixing and creating again, returning to music as a source of creative release and positive escapism. I also have a huge passion for film, which I studied at University where I found particular interest in fusing sound and vision to disorientate the viewer and make them second guess what they were seeing and hearing. I’m combining all these interests for this concept album. The mix is therefore different than many of my other mixes. It contains some very personal tracks on both CD’s and my original edits and samples. Both mixes were recorded live in one take on 4 decks.

If you weren't already washing your hands - you'll have to after this dirty little mix. CANDY back on form with a twisted little journey through the murky layers of tech house, prog and melodic techno.

From the first beat, CANDY spins you into a vortex of deep textures and mysterious beats building, teasing and pushing on. When a tracklist contains so many tracks that the other residents haven't heard of, you know you are in for a treat. However or wherever you play this mix - turn it up and lockdown!

This is a mix inspired by the music of Stranger Things series. Showcasing synth-filled beats and soundscapes made by underground artists from around the world as well as some of my favourite local, Australian talents such as Nach, Matter and FunkForm.

Due to the obvious complications Covid-19 is causing around the world, we're all having to dedicate more time to our work and family life and do unexpected things. However, Stevie has delved into his archive of treasures and has shared an amazing mix (one of his recent saves) with us all so transmission continues while many may be at home.

The tracklist on this mix reads like a perfect set and Stevie never disappoints. Whether you are in isolation or not you're not alone.... - Stevie Reid is taking care of you. Tune in, turn on and trip out.

The month’s mix is a little more peak-time. Locked into 123 bpm and we kick off with some strong solid sounds from the off. There’s a delicate sprinkling of vocals weaved into the mix early doors too, I love to place vocal tracks in amongst the thick of it all to engage the listener on an extra level.

My usual hypnotic grooves layer up as the first half of the mix opens up into a vortex of swirling rhythms and atmospherics. I wanted to create different energy levels throughout the 2 hours, using the magical recipe of shifting keys, just at the right time, and tracks where the percussion changes the pace of the journey without changing the BPM.

This is probably as close to a mix I’d play in a club for a headline set, which should give you some idea of my intent here. I hope you get completely lost in my music maze.

Enjoy. DJ

As ever QUiNTESSON is back with another a superb collection of underground deep progressive music beauty weaved together to create a tripped-out international journey.

Sounds from his native Australia help to set the scene with luscious grooves and soft synths that bubble and shimmer along. As the mix builds to around 50 mins in it’s time to take a detour around the sights and sounds of South Asia courtesy of some extremely talented Sri Lankans.

QUiNTESSON’s sound is ever-evolving, maturing and moving into new areas. So load the mix up and take a 2 hour trip to the other side of the world.

If there's one thing you are guaranteed with CANDY's mixes, it's music you'll have never heard before. Her latest mix retains her theme of mysterious melody, dark grooves and infectious rhythms from all corners of electronic music.

One glance at her tracklist intrigues and educates at the same time. Take a deep breath, relax and step into a world that's beautiful and surprising in equal measure. Dark tech sounds dance and play with organic percussion whilst ethnic voices chant and beckon you further into unfamiliar territory. Stay with it though as warm swathes of sunlight come in the form of playful synths akin to that found in sci-fi movies and the darkest of backroom dance floors.

Enjoy, but of course, you will.

We're starting this year's Guest DJ Mix Series not so much with a bang but with a cinematic soundtrack that captures the very essence of allowing a DJ to explore their own mind and take us with them.

Alan's musical depth and understanding is in full swing here and whilst listening to the warm ethereal strings and keys that echo in and out throughout this 60 min mix - it's clear to see why he was asked to join us again for the 2 CD/mix format so popular with listeners and Dj's alike.

Sit back, find a space or take a long walk somewhere special and let Alan lead you off into the audio wilderness.