Super Progressive

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.