Critical Mixes - Progressive House and Trance Music by Critical Value

Here is a new critical mix from August 2025. I created this mix as a sample to FurCon for their DJ lineup, but think that it's a great mix that really captures a bit of my style. I hope that you enjoy the set. Here is the track listing: 1. Ezequiel Arias - What Is Music (Extended Mix) 2. Estiva - Sudden Moves (Extended Mix) 3. Solarstone with Young Parisians featuring JES - Love Comes Quickly (Dis...

A yoga set made especially for Burning Man 2022

This is a live recording from an amazing party that I played at on Feb 4, 2023. The party was called Re:Boot and sponsored by Something Queer, an SF based non-profit dedicated to queer music and art. Here was my play list for the night. 1. Redspace feat. UNWA - So Pretty 2. La Roux - In for the Kill (Simon Doty Remix) 3. Weekend Heroes - Upside Down 4. Alex Metric - Cahuenga 5. CamelPhat - Silence...

This is a live recording from my set on 3/11/2022 at F8 Nightclub in San Francisco as part of the Something Queer Re:Union party. The event was a huge success! I played in the back room after Mr. Seago. The set includes a lot of great dancy progressive tracks on the more melodic side. This was a bit more of a "club set" than my normal darker mixes. I hope you enjoy! Track listing: 1, LaurenL'aiman...

I decided to put together a quick mix the other night of some nice melodic tracks. I hope that you enjoy! Here's the track list: 1. Genix - Higher & Higher (Extended Mix) 2. Marsh - Lost in You (Extended Mix) 3. Grum - Through the Night (Tinlicker Extended Mix) 4. The Midnight - Kids (PROFF Dub Remix) 5. Young Parisians feat. Katherine Amy - Rediscover (Extended Mix) 6. Matt Fax - Torn (Extended M...

Welcome to 2022! 2021 produced some incredible progressive house music. In honor of that and to start the year off right, I decided to mix up some of my favorite progressive house tracks from 2021. This mix includes tracks that I played regularly on other mixes or live. Tracklisting: 1. Ferry Corsten - Lemme Take You (Extended Mix) 2. James Hype - Dancing (Extended Mix) 3. John Summit - Make me Fe...

I put together this mix pretty quickly...these are all some songs that I really have been enjoying recently and I hope you enjoy them too! Here's the tracklisting: 1. Power Circle - Garden of Peace (Yotto Renaissance Remix) 2. Grum - Tomorrow (Extended Mix) 3. Jordin Post - Fade Away (Critical Value Edit) 4. Clara Sofie & Capa - Breathe 5. Tinlicker feat. Helsloot - Because of you Move Me (Jan Obe...

This is a special mix that I did for a radio show hosted by @DJTinyTP I hope you enjoy the fun journey through some progressive and deep house tracks. I went back and forth between some fun dark beats and more melodic sounds. Here's the track listing: 1. Sofi Tukker feat. John Summit - Sun Came Up (Extended Mix) 2. Spencer Brown feat. Danny Shamoun - Blue Magic 3. Tinlicker feat. Helsloot - Becaus...

Alright, so it's been a minute since I've put a mix out there. This is one that I just threw together and has some good tracks. I hope you enjoy! Tracklisting: 1. Nora En Pure - Birthright (Marius Drescher Remix) 2. Stan Kolev - Listen (Max Freegrant & Slow Fish Remix) 3. Morgan Page & Matt Fax - The Longest Road to the Ground feat Lissie (Extended Remix) 4. CamelPhat - Be Someone feat. Jake Bugg...

The day after I recorded my Oribombi Trance Set (Critical Mixes #19) I ended up doing another 2 hour set for the Oribombi crew for the Virtual Burning Man 2020. This set features far more progressive house and is a bit more "daytime" than the trance set. I hope that you enjoy floating away with me for this Critical Mixes #20 - the Oribombi Progressive Set. Tracklisting Coming Soon...

This is a set that I did for the Oribombi Art Car as part of the 2020 Virtual Burning Man Multiverse event. This was a live stream from twitch. This set was a special 2 hour trance set that I put together and something that I would have totally played out on the playa! Here's the tracklisting: 1. D.N.A. and Dreams - Frequency Modulated Universe 2. Basil O'Glue - The Promise (Extended Mix) 3. Verac...

This track features a fun tech-trance vibe. I've gone into the faster and harder forms of trance, while still staying true to my love of ephemeral breaks. I've also blended a bit of some newer tech-trance with some classics. Enjoy!

It's been a while since I put together a mix and this one is a very special one. At Burning Man 2019, I was invited to play a set on the Orimbombi Art Car. Due to a variety of playa-things, that set never happened. So, I decided to put together a portion of the set that never was. So, here is my trance set for Orimbombi! This mix includes some banger tracks, a few uplifting songs, and a mix of som...

This week, I've decided to keep in the deeper range and put together a nice melodic deep progressive set. You'll find some tracks here that are more on the chill side, some that are a bit dancey, and a few vocal tracks. I hope you enjoy this selection! Here is the tracklisting: 1. Gavin Rochford - Patience 2. Jiminy Hop - Sunrise on the Edge of the Earth 3. Michael A. - Ellipsis (Fabri Lopez Remix...

I've decided to go deep! For this my 15th installment, I've put together a deeper and more downtempo mix, but still keeping true to my progressive house roots. I've picked out some nice trance remixes and worked those in throughout the set. The tracks are all deeper remixes and I've let the breakdowns play out, really adding to the chill experience. I invite you to listen, take some deep breaths,...

For this edition of Critical Mixes, I've curated a nice selection of progressive house songs that range from a bit more on trance side all the way to a very nice deep progressive track at the end. Enjoy! Tracks: 1. BLR - Meduse (Extended Mix) 2. IKARIUS - Time (Pavel Petrov Remix) 3. Quivver - One Darker 4. Paul Thomas & White-Akre - Vyote (Extended Mix) 5. Marsh & Nox Vahn feat. Mimi Page - Follo...

For this mix, I've decided to take you through a journey with trance. I've featured some of my favorite progressive and vocal trance tunes. Here are the tracks that I've featured: 1. Ilan Bluestone feat. El Waves - Mama Africa (Extended Mix) 2. Oliver Smith - Inside 3. Vincent de Moor - Fly Away (KhoMa Extendex Remix) 4. Myon feat. Alissa Feudo - Perfect Ghost (Myon Extended Club Mix) 5. Age of Lo...

I'm back! This installment of Critical Mixes features some new progressive trance and house tracks that are groovy, vocal, dark, and deep. I'm hoping that you get lost in this mix, just as much as I did while making it. I've featured some tracks by @CamelPhat, @White-Akre, @chris-giuliano-c-g-c, @LateNightALumni, @OliverSmith, @BenBohmer, @pavelkhvaleev, @janblomqvist, @galexismusic, and @mattfaxm...

This is really a special mix. For this one, I decided to showcase some incredible vocal progressive house tunes. For this mix, I start and end with remixes of amazing deep house tracks. I hope you enjoy singing along with these tracks! Track listing: 1. Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Dim Chris Remix) 2. Antidote - What Time is Love (Stan Kolev Remix) vs Cubicolor Dead End Thrill 3. The Spacelovers - Spa...

I will be the first to admit that I love a good vocal trance track. So, for this mix, I put together some of my favorite classic 138 tunes from 2008 - 2010 and a few older throwbacks. I think this mix should get you singing and dancing and will hopefully bring back some fun memories. Here is the tracklisting: 1. OceanLab - Beautiful Together (Signum Remix) 2. John O'Callaghan - Big Sky feat. Audre...

For this edition of critical mixes, I decided to just freestyle a mix with some of my favorite deep melodic progressive house and trance tracks. I hope you enjoy! Tracklisting: 1. J Apollo - Desert Calm 2. Yotto - Kantsu 3. Tube & Berger - Substrate 4. Daniel Portman - Inappropriate Melodies 5. Oliver Smith - Shadows 6. CamelPhat feat. Jem Cooke & Cristoph - Breathe 7. Adam Sharpe - Flight 8. Deez...

This is a live recording of my set from the BAYDJ event "Can You Feel It?" at Jolene's Bar in San Francisco. I went with some melodic deeper progressive tracks with some vocal tracks thrown in. Here was the tracklisting: 1. Gallago - Sun 2. Matthew Matheson - The Indian Blade Runner (Twisted Puppies Remix) 3. Khen - Closing Door 4. John Monkman - Magnolia 5. Dee Montero feat. Meliha - Headspace 6....

For this, my 7th mix for the year, I've put together some deeper progressive and a few trance tunes. I hope you will enjoy the progression of this mix...starting with that deeper sound, into a little taste of trance, and ending on a bit of a calmer note. Here's are the tracks I've mixed: 1. John Monkman - Magnolia 2. Kandar & Morning Delusions - Colors 3. Luttrell - Out of Me 4. Gallago - Sun 5. S...

For this edition of Critical Mixes, I decided to go back to a few tracks that I absolutely love. This mix brings together some deep, dark, melodic, progressive house tracks. Even though the tracks are somewhat dark, they have an uplifting effect. I end with a really incredible uplifting track from the one and only Luttrell. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 1. Ben Bohmer - Ground Control 2. Voiceless & Carlos...

For this edition, I decided to go on the deeper and housier side of progressive. I've drawn on some new releases by Dosem and a couple of really nice tracks by Alex Metric & Ten Ven. I end with one of my favorite songs by Jan Blomqvist (his burning man sunrise set is pretty special if you haven't heard it yet, find him on SoundCloud). Enjoy the mix and let me know what you think! Tracklisting: 1....