Ottawa Prog Vibes

Mellow Prog Vibes 43 - Andrés Moris (Cordoba, Argentina)

MELLOW PROG VIBES 43
GUEST DJ: ANDRÉS MORIS (CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA)
2023.04.21
 
 
TRACKLIST:
Andrés Moris - Blue Park (Intro Mix)
Sam Scheme - Hear Me Out
Mindo - Halo (Original Mix)
Meeting Molly - Elementary (ARTN Remix)
Mike Rish - Vontoppin (Original Mix)
Rauschhaus - Mindworm (Digital Mess Remix)
Nōpi - Mistake Forest
Dmitry Molosh - Butterfly (Aman Anand 'Moonlight' Remix)
Scippo - Find You (Matias Chilano Remix)
Thabo (DE) , Ivanu – Pitchride (Original Mix)
 
 
A big thrill this week to welcome an exceptional progressive artist to our MPV series!
Andrés Moris is a DJ/producer from Argentina, located in the province of Córdoba in the center of the country. He began his career at the age of 16 after experimenting with heavy metal music and finding his way into electronic music.
His style was influenced by several greats on the scene, leading him to his main genre, progressive house.
After several years perfecting his sound, he managed to reach the hands of the greats of the genre, obtaining support from artists such as Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Guy J, John Digweed, Nick Muir and many more.
Guided by self-teaching and constant work, music never leaves the room.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 201 - Amber Long (Toronto, Canada)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 201
GUEST DJ: AMBER LONG (TORONTO, CANADA)
2023.04.15
 
TRACKLIST
Forty Cats - Forest Beast (Nau Squaglia Ambient Mix)
Pablo German - Hype
Redspace, ISMAIL.M - No Mercy (Extended Mix)
Marco Bedini - Paira (Extended Mix)
Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex (Bautista Toniolo Remix)
Kebin van Reeken - Mycelium (Extended Mix)
Spintribe - Inside Out
Spintribe - People Like Us (CAIN. Remix)
Spintribe - Apparatus (Käse Kochen Remix)
Artois - Space
Florian Gasperini - Terre (Extended Mix)
Marco Bedini - Shaira (Extended Mix)
 
As we get ready for next week’s Expeditions at Club Berlin (@56byward.market), we are stoked to present this amazing session from our headliner!
From the bustling streets of Toronto, @amberlongsays makes waves with her signature sound. Supported by top-tier artists and blessed with a voice that soothes souls near and far, she has charmed audiences across countries such as Australia, the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Qatar, Mexico, Argentina, Jamaica, and throughout her homeland, Canada. She's smashed through the glass ceiling with her music and collaborations, which have been signed to multiple prestigious labels.
Amber's passion for spinning is not limited just there; not only does she travel everywhere but also runs Modern Agenda - an independent label home to producers who are being championed for their work in progressive house and melodic techno.
Amber launched the LIA Series in 2021, a series of guest mixes highlighting up-and-coming female and female-representing artists from around the globe. Amber has also been hosting Frisky Radio's Rogue Radio Show since 2017 and has been involved with the Canadian Juno Awards for many years now.
With music coursing through every vein of hers; it's easy to see why Amber believes in its power to heal us all.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 200 - Alain M.

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 200
RESIDENT DJ: ALAIN M. (OTTAWA, CANADA)
2023.04.08
 
Tracklist
Paul Deep (AR) – Fazed
Emma Sanchez – Glider
Armen Miran & Pambouk – Aware
Jiminy Hop & Dofamine – Veresk
Kay-D – Missing (Facundo Sosa Remix)
Ernes Guevara – Sanpaku Gan (Mauro Masi Remix)
Sebastian Campo – Hilda (Raul Suarez Remix)
Agustín Pietrocola – Broken
John Lennon – Imagine (Mauro Masi & Julian Liander Edit)
Frankie Knuckles – The Whistle Song (Eric Kupper Sound Factory Re-Rub)
 
A big one! Reaching podcast number 200 is very special. Technically, the show starts its fifth year with #208 in a couple of months, but the nice round number is as good an excuse as it gets to celebrate! I am very grateful to everyone who listens every week, to all the amazing guest DJ’s who’ve given us their musical gifts, and to my brother @djstevefinney who has expertly taken over curation of the offshoot show, Mellow Prog Vibes, with some memorable sessions already under his belt!
Thank you to our radio partners, Ottawa’s @blasttheradio, UK’s @beach_radio_official and The Netherland’s @meerradionl - your confidence is much appreciated! Thanks also to the radio stations that have carried our show in the past - Cosmos Radio (Germany), Dinamica Radio (Argentina), Quantum Radio (London).
This show has two goals: showcase progressive DJs from Ottawa (and Canada) to a global audience, and bring international DJ guests to an Ottawa (and Canadian) audience. For the past four years, it’s been a real treat to get to know Ottawa-based DJ’s who are, like me, lovers of progressive electronica, and very fulfilling as well to make contacts and friendships across the many countries that are represented through our guest DJ’s.
I love this show, I love the music, and I love sharing it! If you do too, you have a home here on OPV  - and of course, at our live events too.

Mellow Prog Vibes 42 - Steve Finney (Ottawa, Canada)

MELLOW PROG VIBES 42
RESIDENT DJ: STEVE FINNEY (OTTAWA, CANADA)
2023.04.07
 
TRACKLIST:
Mathimidori - Goya (Original Mix)
Kora (CA) - Theia (Original Mix)
Nopi - Unforgettable Dawn (Original Mix)
Nicolas Giordano - Arkham (Ilias Katelanos Remix)
Dave Shtorn - Elliptical Estate (Peve Remix)
Mitch Oliver - Alleghanys (Original Mix)
Slow Hearts - Endora (Original Mix)
Nopi - Aqiral (Extended Mix)
Fulltone - Castles in the Air (Original Mix)
K Loveski, Gorkiz - Echos of Eons (Greenage Remix)
Monojoke - Take Me Home (Original Mix)
 
This week, in support of DJ Alain M’s 200th Ottawa Prog Vibes release we revisit my first mix for Mellow Prog Vibes. As one of my first forays into a more mellow, chilled out progressive vibe I had no idea that it would awaken my love for this sound. It’s a sound that now also flows through my more high-energy mixes and live performances.
Alain’s passion for Progressive House is infectious. His support for the scene in Ottawa has led to OPV’s Expeditions series landing a regular monthly slot at the legendary Berlin nightclub. He has also performed with some of Canada and the world’s top progressive DJs and producers, with more to come!
 

Ottawa Prog Vibes 199 - Mark MacLeod (Toronto, Canada)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 199
GUEST DJ: MARK MACLEOD (TORONTO, CANADA)
2023.04.01
 
TRACKLIST
Imran Khan – Hourglass
Mark MacLeod – Sonic Hypnosis
Fabian Palacios – Reborn
Randy De Silva – Enigmatic Dimension
Lila Rose (UY) – Deep Sea
Echomen, Freedo Mosh – Truth (Freedo Mosh edit)
Randy De Silva, Lio Q – Groovy Forest (Lio Q remix)
The last sense, Hakan Ozurun – Sitare (Hakan Ozurun remix)
Hakan Ozurun – ID
Jiminy Hop, Matter – Colatrix (Matter remix)
 
This week we turn to Canada’s biggest metropolis for an outstanding session from a scene veteran and highly talented DJ/producer, Mark MacLeod.
@markmacleodmusic comes from a long line of musical talent. He was part of the original rave scene in Toronto and a regular resident in many of Montreal’s best house music clubs. This is when he began to move to the deeper side of electronic music.
Mark runs @deepdownelectronicmusic, Canada's hottest new progressive house label focusing on deep, progressive tracks.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 198 - Kallisto (Melbourne, Australia)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 198
GUEST DJ: KALLISTO (MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA)
2023.03.25
 
TRACKLIST
Matias Ocaño – Secrets (Fabian Balino Remix)
EANP – Mutations (NOIYSE PROJECT Remix)
Marway – Soulprint (Original Mix)
Alan Cerra – Timeout (Original Mix)
Meeting Molly – Blueprint (Gux Jimenez Remix)
Axel Terblanche – Odyssey (Original Mix)
Andre Moret – Caring (Original Mix)
East Café – Without Legacy (Sebastian Haas Remix)
Blanka Barbara – Betrayer Moon (Forty Cats Remix)
Michael Ritter – Decisions (Original Mix)
Sander Van Doorn, Nils Hoffmann, LVNDSCAPE – Need To Feel Loved (Nils Hoffmann Extended Remix)
 
This week we are thrilled to welcome one of Australia's rising prog artists, @kallisto_music for her very first appearance in a Canadian show!
Kallisto - aka Melanie Carr is a New Zealand-born and Melbourne based DJ/producer who emerged in 2022. Her DJ sets, the energy behind the decks and upcoming releases draw on her love of deep progressive house and techno.
Drawing on her experience in underground music as both an independent festival organiser, dancefloor lover and longtime music superfan. She describes her sound as a unique fusion of artists such as Stan Kolev and European Progressive House artists, Jerome Isma-Ae, Cream (PL), Paul Thomas and the like.
Kallisto's first single Age of Time dropped in February 2023 with another two tracks on the way. She has been working tirelessly in the studio to move her sound beyond music and vibe curator to music creator. Bringing her own unique vision to the production space. You can find her releases on all platforms via Linktree: https://linktr.ee/kallisto_music .
 

Mellow Prog Vibes 41 - Raghav (Montreal, Canada)

MELLOW PROG VIBES 41
GUEST DJ: RAGHAV (MONTREAL, CANADA)
2023.03.24
 
TRACKLIST:
Nordic Sky (EMPHI Remix) - Dublew
Stay Frosty (Original Mix) - Ranj Kaler
Ateon - Matias Burna
Karma (Monuloku Remix) - Marc MG
Verehis (Weird Sounding Dude Remix) - Alan Cerra
Cnk - Emi (CA)
World of Sounds - Facucio
Waterfalls - Luis Damora
Close Your Eyes (Dmitry Molosh Remix) - Anton Stelsi
Connections (Carla Cimino Remix)- Matias Ocaño
Silent Night - Cary Crank
 
Born and raised in Punjab, India, Raghav has been living in Montreal since 2016. It's hard to deny that Montreal has introduced changes to his taste in music, but his liking for electronic music has been there since 2010.
He loves Deep, Progressive, and Ethereal tunes, whether it falls under the House or Techno genre. He is totally biased toward those tracks that make you feel a certain way and can be danced to.
Using ideas gathered from years of listening to cultural melodies from the east, Raghav is also dipping his toes into production, and the goal in 2023 is to double down on surrounding himself with good music, playing, and putting it out there.
 

Ottawa Prog Vibes 197 - Jonas Zstimer (Mexico City, Mexico)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 197
GUEST DJ: JONAS SZTIMER (MEXICO CITY, MEXICO)
2023.03.18
 
TRACKLIST
Rich Curtis - Two Sides to Every Cockroach (Original Mix)
Quivver & Dave Seaman - Not This Time (Original Mix)
Dj Zombi - French Toast (Mollono.Bass Remix)
Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cycles (Innerphonic Bootleg Remix)
Blanka Barbara - Celestial Trail (Funksun Remix)
Ary Garay - Hound (Original Mix)
Zstimer - Intensification (Original Mix)
Cream (PL) - Kaleidoscope (Dowden Remix)
Jamie Stevens - Desert Snake (Original Mix)
Rich Curtis - Baby Rave (Mike Griego Remix)
 
 
This week we go deeper and darker with a spellbinding mix from Mexico City’s @jonaszstimer, a talented DJ/producer who takes us into another sound dimension.
Jonas was born in Mexico City and raised in a family of musicians, he began his musical path at the age of six, when he learned to play drums and then piano, both with great skills.
With a solid career as a musician, DJ, producer, remixer, he has shared the stage with important names of the international electronic scene such as Anthony Pappa, Chris Fortier, Guy J, James Monro, Martin Buttrich, Norman H, Paul Oakenfold, Robert Babicz, Timo Maas among others.
As a producer his music has been published on labels such as Traum, Stripped Recordings, Soundteller, RPO Records, Future Avenue, 3rd Avenue, AH Digital,
Tenampa Recordings, Electronic Tree Records, Light Side Music, Cenital Music,
Stellar Fountain, Superordinate, Clinique, NPI Label.
He also get constant support from top class artists like Ricky Ryan, Fernando Ferreyra, Mike Hiratzka, Sebastian Hass, Ziger, Nicholas Van Orton and more.
He is monthly resident DJ for the Radio Show Progressive Night at Loops Radio (Turkey). His sound spans across various genres like Progressive House, Tech House and Melodic Techno.