Ottawa Prog Vibes

Ottawa Prog Vibes 130 - Alain M.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 130 - Alain M. 
2021.12.04
One of my favourite mix CDs in the iconic Global Underground collection is, without a doubt, GU019 - John Digweed Los Angeles, released in 2001. Two decades later that mix hasn’t aged. I must’ve listened to it hundreds of times - and if you have too, you know exactly how it starts - with Pole Folder and CP’s hauntingly trippy track “Apollo Vibes”.
For this episode of Ottawa Prog Vibes, I reach way back into the crate and bring back the unreleased mix of “Apollo Vibes” - an 11-minute opus that epitomizes everything that is brilliant about good electronic music. If you remember this track, this one’s for you :)
 
TRACKLIST
TD – The Observer (Original Mix)
Enamour – Heartstrings (Extended Mix)
Approximate – Cat in the Rain (Original Mix)
Juan Ibañez & Dylan Deck – Touching the Sky (André Moret Remix)
Forty Cats – Yarilo (Original Mix)
Riigs – Stay Forever (No Distance Remix)
Rikken, Max Hendricks – Labyrinth (MZN Remix)
David August – Epikur (Mariano Montoni Edit)
Pole Folder, CP – Apollo Vibes (Unreleased Mix)
Juan Sapia & Eric Lune – Anyone Who Had a Big Dream (Original Mix)
Massive Attack – Paradise Circus (Tidy Daps Remix)
 

Ottawa Prog Vibes 129 - Elusory (Curitiba, Brazil)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 129
GUEST DJ: ELUSORY (CURITIBA, BRAZIL)
2021.11.27
 
Tracklist
Matias Ocaño - Supersonic
Marc (AR) - Viaje a Ixtlan
Chris Cargo - Crystal
Nicholas Van Orton - Optitude
Martijn Ten Velden - Feeling Of Sa Penya (Martijn Ten Velden Mix)
Mikrostar - Sugar and Spice
Hraach, Armen Miran - Traveller
Dany Dz - Waterfall
Max Blade: Moonlook (Original Mix)
Peter Makto, Gregory S - Between Temptations
 
Our next guest is a rising young DJ and producer from Brazil’s burgeoning progressive scene, Elusory.
Since he was a child João Pedro Martins has been passionate about electronic music. At the age of 18 he decided to turn it into his profession. After taking DJ courses he moved to Curitiba, where he is currently studying musical production and deepening his knowledge in music. 
With a unique musical style and his surprising decorations, João Pedro Martins has established himself in the underground scene. He has also presented his music in several podcasts, including Brazil’s prestigious In Progress, Reset Beats in Costa Rica, and on Quantum Radio (UK) - always with tight harmonic mixes. His signature is a progressive melodic rhythm idealized for his new musical project: Elusory, a project that seeks to describe his strong musical personality in a unique and different way, always with his colorful and attractive style in each performance. Its flavour varies between house / deep house and progressive house.
This is his first Canadian appearance and we are excited to host him on Ottawa Prog Vibes.
 

Ottawa Prog Vibes 128 - Pooyan (Istanbul, Turkey)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 128
GUEST DJ: POOYAN (ISTANBUL, TURKEY)
2021.11.20
 
Tracklist
LADS, Alex O'Rion - Vorfreude (Alex O'Rion Remix)
Kazko - Green Side (Goda Brother Remix)
Roumex - Illusion (EMPHI Remix)
Sohrab G.- Maybe Tomorrow (Sinan Arsan Remix)
Oliver & Tom - Orfeo (EMPHI Remix)
Shade Audio - Voice of the Soul (EMPHI Remix)
Far Distance - Hyperspace (Rauschhaus Remix)
Anton MAKe - LucyLidia (Original Mix)
EANP - Amadista (TH;EN Remix)
Gai Barone - Fragments (Paul Deep Remix)
 
Pooyan is an Iranian DJ based in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2011 he got into a diverse array of musical styles, as demonstrated by his music collection. As he used to play video games, he became transfixed with games sound tracks, hence between 2011-2013 he was interested in contemporary classical, electronica and ambient by Jesper Kyd, sumptuous piano-led electronic music by Yoko Shimomura.
His lifestyle created the perfect landscape to push through his musical boundaries. His collection in the 2013-2016 period included progressive rock, alternative rock by Anathema, deep house by Nicolas Jaar and progressive house by Above & Beyond.
Although the Tehran underground party scene was not ineffective, since Pooyan discovered his own musical style, he started DJ’ing and moved to Turkey. He currently works professionally on techno and progressive house. He has become one of the main names in Istanbul for progressive house, performing at a number of venues and playing radio guest mixes on major outlets such as Progressive House Argentina, Metanoia and Under Construction.
This is his first Canadian appearance and we are excited to have him on Ottawa Prog Vibes. His set knocks it out of the ballpark, you will want to listen to this one.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 127 - Alain M.

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 127
2021.11.13
 
TRACKLIST
Nicolas Rada – Schiphol (Original Mix)
Imran Khan – In My Head (Original Mix)
Goda Brother – With Pleasure (Darren Bray Remix)
Hicky & Kalo – Borealis (Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada Remix)
Papai ACCI Attila – Another World (Original Mix)
Oleg Espo & Muline – Magic Land [feat. Doomsayer] (Weird Sounding Dude Remix)
SALAZAR & Pablo Arbelaez – Resilience (Mick Whitehouse Remix)
Stan Seba – Air Supply (Facundo Borras Remix)
Sebastian Busto – The Key of Dreams (Original Mix)
Monolink – The Prey (Gui Boratto & Vintage Culture Remix)

Mellow Prog Vibes 10 - MELO-T (Ottawa, Canada)

MELLOW PROG VIBES 10
GUEST DJ: MELO-T (OTTAWA, CANADA)
2021.11.12
 
TRACKLIST:
Overflow (feat. HouseXcape)- Kelvin Momo
Groove (feat. Jay-Sax) - Soa mattrix & DJ Maphorisa
Joybells - Gaba Cannal
London Roots (Remix) ft Louie Vega - Scorpion Kings
Gumbaya (feat. Denny Dugg) - Kelvin Momo & George Lesley
Idlozi Lami (feat. PHILA DLOZI, Boohle & Kabza De Small) - Soa mattrix & DJ Maphorisa
Umama Akekho (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Mas Musiq) - Soa mattrix & DJ Maphorisa
Camagu - Young Stunna
Mystery Lady (Remix) ft. Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa - Masego
Yo Thando (feat. MaWhoo) - Soa mattrix & DJ Maphorisa
Ya Phel Imali (feat. Boohle)  - Soa mattrix & DJ Maphorisa
Sijabule (feat. Leemckrazy) - Soa mattrix & DJ Maphorisa
Wamuhle - Slade ft. Sino Msolo & Tweezy
 
Tumelo “MELO-T” Ponalo can’t imagine a time before music.
For as long as the Zimbabwean-Canadian musician can remember, music has always been there, serving as a driving force of creativity and self-expression. As a young child, MELO-T recalls being intrinsically drawn to the rhythms made by the Marimba, mbira instruments and Ngoma drums, and inspired by the catchy and upbeat tunes heard from pop stars on the radio. 
Now living in Ottawa, Canada, MELO-T has all but lost the musical sounds and cadence native to his home country. As an established and highly sought songwriter and producer, under his musical project and label “Music by Melo,” he unleashes his creative birthright and makes music that transcends both demographics and borders. Similarly, as a DJ, known as “MELO-T,” his original mixes regularly serve as the soundtrack to packed venues and vivacious dance floors.
Drawing inspiration from South African DJ Black Coffee and Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi and Sango, MELO-T’s music embraces a variety of distinctly unique genres—hip-hop, reggaeton, Latin music, and R&B, to name a few—into one pure and melodic sound known as “Afro Fusion.” Not to be confused with Afro Beats, the increasingly mainstream genre crossing airwaves from Africa, Afro Fusion is a delicate blend few have managed to master. This rare sound is just one of the many reasons why MELO-T remains one of Ottawa’s hottest artists. And his talent hasn’t gone unnoticed; over the years, his originally produced music has earned a spot on the turntables of popular Canadian DJs, including Rise Ashen, Trevor Walker, J Fun, Akpossaul, Ray Ray and DJ Kam.
MELO-T’s unique artistry has also been recognized as a significant contribution to Canada’s cultural landscape. In 2015, as one of two members of Tribal Threat, an Ottawa-based DJ group, he was selected by TD Bank and the Black Artists' Networks in Dialogue (BAND) to perform as part of Then & Now, a national Black History Month series.
Despite such noteworthy accomplishments, MELO-T is showing no signs of slowing down. In 2020, he released several self-produced singles, including Playful Tendencies, Oceans Away and Someone to Love, featuring Namara. His originally produced single Reunify, a collaboration with Rise Ashen, was licensed to international record label Merecumbe Records New York for worldwide distribution, and as well Vanity which was also released on Spins and Needles Records. Currently, MELO-T self released a new track called Locked Down inspired by the new genre emerging from Africa, mainly South Africa called Amapiano a subgenre of house music and followed by his heavily anticipated EP Melodies on September 25th.
As with each of his projects, MELO-T’s upcoming work promises to be an original sound. If history should repeat itself, we’re guaranteed to be listening, with another afro inspired EP called “For The Culture 2”, to follow in July 2021.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 126 - SEBB (Montréal, Canada)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 126
GUEST DJ: SEBB (MONTRÉAL, CANADA)
2021.11.06
 
Tracklist
Guy Gerber   &ME - What To Do (Ramiro Drisdale Edit)
Diploid - Guided Meditation (Ge Bruny Remix)
ANUQRAM - Can't Let Go (Extended Version)
Hraach - After Dark
Pole Folder - Mara (Michael A Remix)
Nohan - Four Walls (Lost Desert Remix)
Golan Zocher - Wonder Way (Kamilo Sanclemente Remix)
Guy J - Catfish (Jonas Saalbach Remix)
Abity - Hollow
Ben Böhmer & Tinlicker - Run Away (feat. Felix Raphael) [Extended Mix]
Imran Khan - Patterns of Loss
John Cosani - Bootes (Hicky & Kalo Remix)
 
SEBB is born and based in Canada. Living the dream in the '90s dj'ing at various clubs, he made a comeback to the musical scene on MixCloud focusing on the deeper sides of house music. Having released more than 60 sessions on MixCloud over 3 years, he realized the producers of the tracks he was using in his sessions weren't getting enough visibility. He founded the After Hour Show in 2021 with the objective of promoting DJs, music producers and record labels around the world.
The After Hour Show podcast is aired on Underground Kollektiv global radio, EIbiza (France) and sebbradio.com every week. Recently he has joined the Keepers Of The Deep (KOTD) and Abyss Sound Experience on Quest London Radio where he produces a monthly show. SEBB is also resident of The Underground Kollektiv.
Progressive house and deep house is what he does best but he likes to explore other styles of music too.
 
Catch him here:
MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/sebbdeparture/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sebbafterhour
http://sebbradio.com/
Facebook: @SEBBRADIO
Instagram: @SEBBRADIO

Ottawa Prog Vibes 125 - Blue Cell (Cologne, Germany)

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 125
GUEST DJ: BLUE CELL (COLOGNE, GERMANY)
2021.10.30
 
Tracklist
Stan Seba - They are coming tonight (Blue Cell Remix)
Floating Resonance - Hausboot (Original Mix)
Blue Cell - Ebbe (Original Mix)
Vega Z SL - Black Hole (Blue Cell Remix)
Sapienta - Lockdown (Blue Cell Remix)
Audioglider - Everything is Grey (Blue Cell Remix)
Michael Kortenhaus - Dunken (Blue Cell Remix)
Blue Cell - Flut (Original Mix)
 
Our next guests are the renowned producer duo Blue Cell, made up of Joachim Bröckers and Nicolas Albrecht from near Cologne, Germany. The two have not only been friends for a long time, but have been active together for over twenty years, supplying the music world with their groovy electronic sounds. Joachim is the studio tinkerer and Nicolas is the DJ in the two-man team.
Their musical roots stretch back to the seventies and connect film music with life in the sea, paired with powerful pressure and again and again that certain Blue Cell sound that can be found in their pieces. But they never want to commit themselves to a specific sound. It can be melancholically melodic, sometimes minimal and harder, but their sound is a colourful cocktail of all kinds of music that is played absolutely functionally and worldwide. Every track, original or remix, tells a story.
Ottawa Prog Vibes listeners have had the pleasure of hearing Blue Cell tracks in many of the sets in our series. We are thrilled to welcome them to the show with this exclusive mix, prepared only for us.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 124 - Alain M.

OTTAWA PROG VIBES 124
2021.10.23
 
TRACKLIST
ARTN – Birdbox (Corei Remix)
Modulon & Freaky Chakra – Yo-Yo (Tripswitch Remix)
Tali Muss – Yalla (Highjacks Remix)
Sebastian Leger – Son of Sun (Original Mix)
Sotela, Javier Portilla, Emalaine – Your Eyes (Hernan Cattaneo & Lonya Remix)
APNITUS – Magic Time (Alberto Hernandez (MX) Remix)
Carl OS – Without You (Guido Elordi & Juan Erbin Remix)
Ivan Aliaga – Parallel (Original Mix)
Facundo Navarro – Renacer (Original Mix)
D.J. MacIntyre & Lorely Mur – Cold Water Army (Kenan Savrun Remix)