House is a Journey

Ναι η οχι? Yes or No?   I arrived in Athens as a storm was brewing.. A physical one but such a symbolic metaphor for the shambolic economic situation Greece is in.  I spent my first night looking at the thunder hitting the Parthenon and thinking that even Zeus was angry..   I started mixing choosing tunes that were sexy, some dark, some hopeful, some progressive, some sun-drenched, trying, when I...

I am in Krakow Poland where this little progressive set came about. Vibe is still chilled and progressive with some carefully picked gems if you care to have a listen. Too busy to extend the blurb and to promote it but you would miss some good tunes if you were not to give it a try. Mostly recent tunes, nice to see that I am finally catching up with my backlog. Playlist: 1. 2015 I Had This Thing (...

Elevate your Mind   A study at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University suggests that listening to music "can arouse feelings of euphoria and craving," even stimulating dopamine release in the brain — a chemical affiliated strongly with pleasure, reward and even addiction. Not that I needed the emprical data set to believe it, but countless studies do show that music has a LASTING...

What is Nu Disco?   To accompany the Birthday Boy on his ride. If I can't be there physically, let's at least be with you with my music... Set should mark the start of a more progressive series, which might culminate into YET another Trance Mission.. What is Nu Disco? Beyond being a real annoyance as I hate adding genreS in my elaborate sorting algorithm, Nu Disco is the 21st century take on the l...

2015 En Mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît French Proverb meaning “In May, do what pleases you”… Where I use the orphans on my hard drive. Claude Nougaro, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Grace Jones doing Edith Piaf, a Rolling Stones sampled cover, a twisted take of EBTG’s and lo and behold a 2015 remix of Neil Young/Nicolette Larson’s Lotta Love.. How is that for eclectic? Every year at about the time of my...

2015 May Sugar Fix   Sugar Fix.. says it all.. After spending a few months in deep, progressive and trance going to post 2 or 3 fun ones.   Funk, Dance, almost Disco and clearly eclectic...    Sugar Fix is full of oldies, all from Soundcloud remixes.. Just to make you want to boogie..       Diamond Life [2015 Othersoul Illegal Mix] [Xtian Booty Edit]. Louie Vega & Jay  Sinister Sealee feat. Ju...

Deep Sessions VIII (Where America meets Europe)   Foreword on the art: I found this little gem whilst looking for the better album cover for the set. This place in Iceland called Þingvellir is on the plate boundary of the tectonic plates of America and Europe. Both plates drifting apart leaving behind cracks in the surface, which are sometimes filled by water. From the inner geek in me, it was lik...

Deep Sessions VII (126 bpm Deep n’ Dance)   The seven episodes of Deep Sessions should really be called Fifty Shades of Deep. It would have been a better title and a true depsiction of what those sessions are about. Yet I did not want to make an event of 7 concomitant uploads and felt like being a bit clinical. I want to keep the blurb to a minimum and let the deepnest talk Embarking in a avalanch...

Deep Sessions VI (125 bpm and upward)   The seven episodes of Deep Sessions should really be called Fifty Shades of Deep. It would have been a better title and a true depsiction of what those sessions are about. Yet I did not want to make an event of 7 concomitant uploads and felt like being a bit clinical. I want to keep the blurb to a minimum and let the deepnest talk Embarking in a avalanche of...

Deep Sessions V (124 bpm Deep with Attitude)   The seven episodes of Deep Sessions should really be called Fifty Shades of Deep. It would have been a better title and a true depsiction of what those sessions are about. Yet I did not want to make an event of 7 concomitant uploads and felt like being a bit clinical. I want to keep the blurb to a minimum and let the deepnest talk Embarking in a avala...

Deep Sessions IV (Stuck at 123)   The seven episodes of Deep Sessions should really be called Fifty Shades of Deep. It would have been a better title and a true depsiction of what those sessions are about. Yet I did not want to make an event of 7 concomitant uploads and felt like being a bit clinical. I want to keep the blurb to a minimum and let the deepnest talk Embarking in a avalanche of Deep...

Deep Sessions III (123 bpm)   The seven episodes of Deep Sessions should really be called Fifty Shades of Deep. It would have been a better title and a true depsiction of what those sessions are about. Yet I did not want to make an event of 7 concomitant uploads and felt like being a bit clinical. I want to keep the blurb to a minimum and let the deepnest talk Embarking in a avalanche of Deep Hous...

Deep Sessions II (122 bpm)   The seven episodes of Deep Sessions should really be called Fifty Shades of Deep. It would have been a better title and a true depsiction of what those sessions are about. Yet I did not want to make an event of 7 concomitant uploads and felt like being a bit clinical. I want to keep the blurb to a minimum and let the deepnest talk Embarking in a avalanche of Deep House...

Deep Sessions I (120 bpm)   The seven episodes of Deep Sessions should really be called Fifty Shades of Deep. It would have been a better title and a true depsiction of what those sessions are about. Yet I did not want to make an event of 7 concomitant uploads and felt like being a bit clinical. I want to keep the blurb to a minimum and let the deepnest talk Embarking in a avalanche of Deep House...

  Trance Mission Episode 4 (Still with me?)   The fundamental question is: Are you Still with Me?   Apologies to all but I took a little break..   A few lines to frame the context:   I have had the set on my HD for now 4 months. I actually mixed it the day of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, hence the intro and then I kept it and kept it and .. kept it.   I had received a few pointedly true comments re...

Trance-Mission Episode 03 (Ride the Wave)   All sine waves are characterized by their frequency, amplitude and phase.. Let's alter all those parameters...   Continuing my Trance-Mission. Last episode left us just “As the Rush Came”, this one is all about riding that metaphorical and physical sine wave.. Come and Ride it with Me..   Waves are all around us, light waves, sound waves, sub-atomic quan...

Bobby’s Birthday (The Sexy Classics Session)   Beware Not for Children.. Explicit.. but if you do not know the Kim Cooper’s gem DO NOT SHY AWAY!   I had some surgery done on my elbow and arm and was out for a few weeks. I eventually came back to check how my last podcast went and … lo and behold realized it had 11K+ downloads!   I must say, I am every happy about it! I tend to shy away from pure h...

Bobby’s Birthday (The Soulful Funky Session)   I had some surgery done on my elbow and arm and was out for a few weeks. I eventually came back to check how my last podcast went and … lo and behold realized it had 11K+ downloads!   I must say, I am every happy about it! I tend to shy away from pure house and it was comforting to have the feeling that I had put a decent one up strongly validated.  ...

Bobby’s Birthday (The NYC Session)   I had some surgery done on my elbow and arm and was out for a few weeks. I eventually came back to check how my last podcast was faring and … lo and behold realized it had 11K+ downloads!   I am every happy about it! I tend to shy away from pure house and it was comforting to have the feeling that I had put a decent one up strongly validated.   I went on to rea...

Take Me to a Higher Ground…   !!!! Warning: some expletives and drug references !!!   Set could have been called “15 Shades of House” or “What is House without Big Piano Keys?” But I thought I shouldn’t pass on the opportunity to give Blonde and Grant Nelson a some exposure..   14 good tracks … 13 from the last quarter of 2014.. Proud of that!   In the past few months, I have been utterly bored wi...

Spring has Sprung Pt.3 (Vintage Trance for Vintage Ravers)   Third and last part.. It got a bit more interesting from there on..   A bit of context.. For a few years, our crew has been yearning for some good old uplifting Trance.. Back to the 90’s.. I was quite apprehensive about it, not being sure that we ,still, actually could handle any sustained trance.   I did learn a few things whilst mixing...

Spring has Spring Pt.2  (Get their Feet Moving)   (!!! If you are looking for something progressive come back in 3 weeks !!!)   We hosted a party to celebrate the (non) arrival of Spring in Melbourne.. After an hour of eclectic lounge and a technical issue induced interval, starting live mixing a slightly more upbeat set.. Nothing challenging! Check out Higher Ground though it is a very good funky...

Spring has Sprung Pt.1   First of 3 ( Drinks and Mingle)   We hosted a party to celebrate the (non) arrival of Spring in Melbourne..   To foster the Drinks and Mingle part of the event, I pre-mixed an eclectic lounge set.. Sade, Adele, Justin Timberlake and the Rolling Stones to name of few.. Not breaking any progressive barrier here..   More of a mix-tape than a live set.. Here is the playlist, n...

Trance-Mission Episode 02 … “As the Rush Comes”   We left the Ambient realm, dropped and landed into Tranceland. With its highs and lows, builds and snare drums, synths and pads! I tried to put together a set, which pursue the trance flow. Do you remember the anticipation, the wait, the tingling, the heat, the chills, the sweats, the raised hair on the skin and the glow? Do you remember the RUSH?...

Nammos’ Beach Funk   Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Sade, Diana Ross, George Michael, Mary J Bilge, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Daft Punk, Kathy Brown, Michelle Weeks, Chaka Khan... Needless to say this is not a progressive set..   Funky and Disco summer beats on the menu.  As I seldom venture in that space, I am unsure as to the quality but the Greek sun called for it. Considering some of the c...