Created by Steve Daniel of Ireland in 2006, Lectrowave has come a long way from just being an ordinary DJ. With too many ideas running through his head he got a PC and some synths and started producing. A few years and mixes have gone by during which he has put out tracks like Click It, featured in Simon Latham's September Mix, and mixes by other notable DJ's as well. Now Lectr..

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Melbourne based Bellarine Recordings have been releasing "all that is cool" underground music for a number of years, this release being the 122nd! The label release roll call has amounted to an A-Z of progressive, tech and breaks artists, with the likes of COU Muzik, 4 Mal, Section 75 and Paul Bowen featuring in recent times. This release comes from Neon Logic, and 4 tracks for..

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San Francisco’s world renowned DJ and Producer, Behrouz teams up with legendary New York label, Nervous Records to bring us “Pure Behrouz NYC,” an extraordinary double disc mix compilation with an eye on the past, present, and future of club music.

“Pure Behrouz NYC” drops a set of tunes masterfully pieced together; the way the tracks flow, blend and relate to each other is ..

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Melbourne based artist Interpulse provides this release on the Open imprint, which is based in another Aussie city - Cairns. Lets see how this all Aussie progressive line up fairs....

Transcender is a metallic trippy progressive number with a driving bassline. Definitely something minimal for a late night progressive set.

On a Peg is a little more atmospheric and chilled...

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Denver based Polytechnic Recordings will have put out over 40 releases by the end of October! Not bad going for an imprint which kicked off in 2006. Steady support from the industry's finest jocks has become a norm, so that bodes well for the future.

This three track release, "Solaris" from Overcast, brings a floaty melodic progressive flavour, which is well reflected in the..

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Certainly not a newcomer to the industry, Pablo Barboza is at it again with another stunning release of solid progressive sounds to make your midnight mix at the local posh joint truly one to remember. The fairly new Uruguay-based Quimika Records does itself justice by tapping Barboza's hometown talent for their quality house music label that has found support from the likes of..

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Germany based No Border Recordings, with previous releases coming from the likes of Steve Callaghan and Ciprian Lemnaru, bring us their latest from Julien West. There are two mixes on offer, which for a digital package may be 1 mix too light in my opinion.

Ni Hao Original is a good, solid track with tight drums and percussion, not to mention some subtle melodic chimes fillin..

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Both hailing from the same local area in Russia, Yura Popov and Sergey Ladan are strongly determined to leave their marks in house music. Popov spent many years producing more of a commercial style of music, before really discovering his niche in house in 2007. Sergey Ladan is not a newcomer to house music, he has been in the studio since 2002, and has just recently settled int..

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If a record could be a beacon in the darkness, Throne Monterra's "A Good Day For This Fall EP" would show me the way. What initially seems like a trance endeavor gives way to orchestrated tech and uplifting progressive rhythms. Sunset To Sunrise Recordings reminds me once again why I fell in love with this music - soul.

For This Fall begins by somehow managing to make a dela..

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German label Jetlag Digital puts forward this new 5 track "Jet Stream" EP, with plenty of character, from producer & live-act hybrid, Oliver Morgenroth.

Jet Stream starts with a dark and funky, live breaks approach. This is the attitude and it's fresh, long gone are digital melodies, you are entering amazon terrain. In fact, glimpses of melody approach for the conclusion, al..

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This release is a meeting of several progressive and tech minds, with Nosmo vs Kris B, Ben Brown, Mazi and not to mention Global Underground's Pako & Frederik involved in this particular package. The label providing us with this release is Nosmo vs Kris B's very own Nightshade Records, based in Chicago.

The La Cocina Original is a tight little house number with techy stabs a..

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Drop-x seems to be on a mission: Destroy speakers everywhere with drums. Dirty, sexy, dare we say slightly funky? Freak Cultures Records just can't stop bringing the best progressive of this digital era.

Livin' In DOS is a dark and sinister number with just the right amount of bass, which always lets you know there is more to come. A few slightly euphoric synths mixed with d..

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As leading lights of the Israeli progressive scene, Moshic and the Flash Brothers, have done the dark ethnic progressive sound better than most in recent times - this release being no exception. The Contrast label is Moshic's own, and releases have come quarterly so far in 08, going for the quality over quantity angle.

The Quiet Sense Original mix is dark and mysterious, def..

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Outside the Box is the label of the Dutch prog master Eelke Kleijn, and since its inception in 2006 has released forward thinking progressive music for those cooler dancefloors. This 3 track EP comes from the Irish artist Stephen Hogg, and is definitely in a deep melodic progressive vibe.

Trauma is a warm progressive number with shiny pads, strings, and atmospherics. A solid..

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Stan Kolev is no stranger to producing hit records. After moving from Bulgaria to Miami at a young age, Stan began making ripples in the house music culture back in 1996 as a DJ in many of South Beach's most innovative and legendary venues. Since then, his original and remix production works have been championed by top labels such as Baroque, Plastic Fantastic & Plastica (to na..

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