When you talk about the history of house music, you have to talk about Dave Seaman.

Dave Seaman joined Super Progressive to talk about his label Selador and upcoming Seladoria shows, becoming the editor at Mixmag magazine, his residency at Shelley's, forming Brothers in Rhythm, Renaissance mixes, Global Underground mixes in Buenos Aires, South Africa, Melbourne, and Lithuania, and his Bape collection.

Dave is truly a house music legend and we can’t thank him enough for joining our podcast.

00:00: - Selador & Seladoria
05:08 - First records and experiences with the underground music scene
07:54 - Falling in love with New York, club culture, and breakdancing
09:37 - Mixing for the first time
10:50 - Getting a job at Mixmag
11:59 - Clubbing during the Second Summer of Love
14:36 - The inside story of Dave getting the job at Mixmag
20:10 - Initial Mixmag responsibilities
22:37 - When the dance music community was born
26:05 - Shelley's Residency
27:35 - Brothers in Rhythm
28:26 - The legacy of Shelly’s Residency
31:50 - Mixmag Vol 1 feat. Carl Cox
34:30 - Walking the line between pop and underground
38:00 - Returning to Leeds
39:55 - How the Renaissance relationship began
42:04 - Stress Records
45:42 - Getting Anthony Pappa a job
48:00 - Global Underground in Buenos Aires
49:44 - Buenos Aires Clip for GU
51:54 - The role the host city plays in GU
55:07 - Bomb scare at GU022 Melbourne gig
57:20 - The magic of Melbourne
1:00:04 - The chaotic life of a DJ
1:04:12 - Bape collection

In this episode, Will and Jack discuss DJ Mag's Alternative Top 100 DJ List as well as what Super Progressive was up to this week. 

Jack Drapp and Will Noglows invite you to  behind-the-scenes listen on life at Super Progressive HQ. This week, we talk about completing Season 1 of our DJ interview series, rflect on our most-recent interview with Stacey Pullen, our upcoming interview with Dave Seaman, and our plans for Halloween.

Super Progressive is a house music podcast that invites both longtime fans and new listeners to learn more about the history of house music in addition to talking about electronic music news from around the world. 

2:06 - First techno record
4:25 - The history of the Bellevue Three and the birth of techno
07:34 - Experiencing underground music in Detroit
10:27 - The original meaning of “progressive”
12:28 - The connection between Detroit and techno
15:26 - Stacey’s one mission
20:38 - Staying in and learning to program beats
24:43 - Meeting mentors and improving skills
31:49 - Defining the second wave of techno
33:58 - Moving to Amsterdam
37:24 - The Amsterdam scene
40:25 - Disaster first European gig
43:51 - Returning to Detroit
47:33 - Psudenyms
51:38 - Radio School residency
55:42 - The minimal scene
1:00:34 - Developing the techno sound
1:02:58 - Essential Mix
1:05:38 Travel guide to Detroit
1:11:49 - Being vegan

When you talk about the history of underground dance music. You have to talk about Detroit. 

Stacey Pullen joined Super Progressive to talk about talk about Stacey’s school days as a drummer, driving to the Music Institute when he was away at college, meeting his idols, moving to Amsterdam, DJing in Europe, returning to Detroit, what makes Detroit what it is, and being vegan. 

Super Progressive is a house music podcast dedicated to telling the history of underground dance music. 

2:07 - The Early Netherlands Scene
7:06 - Building a Record Collection and First Favorite DJs
10:40 - Mixing, Producing, and Curating
15:20 - Important Professional Relationships
19:38 - The Story of “You Do Me Wrong”
23:18 - The Hague
27:04 - Skateboarding and Street Culture
27:56 - Back to The Hague
30:52 - The Importance of Location and Culture
36:36 - Leading up to Global Underground
40:40 - Meeting Sasha
42:40 - The Story of “My Lexicon”
47:53 - Evolving as an Artist
51:04 - A Soundtrack to Life
53:34 - Nubreed
1:01:06 - Ideal GU City Series Location
1:05:59 - Favorite Cities
1:13:12 - Vlog and Different Forms of Content

We’re joined by Sander Kleinenberg for over an hour to discuss his career including the early Amsterdam underground scene, not knowing his track ‘You Do Me Wrong’ was a hit in New York, producing ‘My Lexicon’, being prominently featured on Sasha’s GU013 in Ibiza, releasing his Nubreed mix album for Global Underground, the birth of culture, evolving his sound, and getting married. 

We want to thank Sander for sharing his reflections on his career with us and for being so generous with his time for our longest interview yet.

0:00 - Introduction
4:35 - The Magic of Larry Levan and Performing Live
7:12 - Mix of Surrender Yourself
10:43 - Tunnel and Twilo
21:58 - Honoring Paradise Garage and the Warehouse
32:37 - Larry Levan
37:00 - Global Underground Releases
44:28 - Be Yourself and the history of Vinyl
51:36 - Winter Music Conference

We sit down with Danny Tenaglia just days after we watched him perform for the first time, and Danny shared an hour-long education on the history of clubbing in New York City. Over the conversation, he talks about Larry Levan, the Paradise Garage, his residencies at Twilo and Tunnel, his "Be Yourself" party at Vinyl, his Global Underground mixes, and the Winter Music Conference. 

When Global Underground launched Nubreed in 2000, Anthony Pappa showcased what the series would be all about. Cutting-edge progressive music at the forefront of the underground.

We caught up with Anthony Pappa to discuss the story behind the Nubreed mix, his move from Australia to England, mixing in key, and he even brought out the legendary blue coat he wore on the cover of his Nubreed album.

0:00 - Introduction and Nubreed Jacket
1:01 - What was Nubreed all about?
3:22 - Debuting the Nubreed Series
4:58 - Technology used in the mix?
6:22 - How was Nubreed different than the GU City Series?
8:50 - Discovering new, underground music
11:14 - Mixing in key
13:29 - Getting started in Melbourne
15:52 - Telling his parents he was moving to England
17:45 - Making the move to England
18:40 - Key moments and relationships in England (Dave Seaman, Renaissance)
20:50 - The impact of the Nubreed album
23:41 - Recovering from car accident
27:12 - The Anthony Pappa Fan Club
30:08 - The Nubreed Jacket and Upcoming Projects

The Goa Mix by Paul Oakenfold was voted the Number 1 Essential Mix of all time by Radio 1 listeners, but what makes this 1994 mix so timeless?

We sat down with Paul Oakenfold to discuss how The Goa Mix came to be, the history of Goa Trance, the Goa scene, the importance of the Essential Mix in spreading underground dance music to new audiences, and much more in our first in-person interview.