Progressive Astronaut Podcast 049 || Olivier Giacomotto International DJ, charting producer, in-demand remixer, Beatport Music Awards nominee, Olivier Giacomotto is a proven integral player in the electronic music scene. His tireless need to evolve and grow as creative entity and forward thinking artist pushes this Paris based composer to constantly seek a new musical excitement, naturally crossing musical genres, always keeping an eye on the original definition of the underground, in techno, electro, house, tech-house, deep house, minimal, releasing on acclaimed labels such as Get Physical, Noir Music, Suara, Definitive Recordings, Plus 8, Great Stuff, Knee Deep In Sound, Terminal M, Yoshitoshi, Stil Vor Talent, Toolroom, Tronic, etc... As well as boasting a number of excellent releases under his own name, he also continues to put out a number of top-quality work under the aliases of Cold Miles or Ohmme. But his unwavering determination to push boundaries sets him apart from the others and his creativity span far beyond the music th Read More
Feature: Jan Blomqvist [Interview] Hi Jan, thanks for joining us, how are you today? And what are your plans for this week? Hello! I’m good, thanks. I just came home from Tulum where I spent most of January. This week is all about settling back in Berlin. It’s so nice to be back. What music from your youth had the biggest effect on where you are today? Are there certain tracks or albums which profoundly influenced you? Radiohead’s ‘Ok Computer’ and The Notwist’s ‘Shrink’ are definitely the most influential albums for me. I loved them for bridging from Britpop guitars to electronic sounds, which was pretty new at the end of the nineties. My dad’s old vinyl’s from Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan impressed and inspired me with the lyrics. Looking back, was there ever a moment, perhaps in a club or festival, where you knew you wanted a career in electronic music? Fusion Festival and Bar25 were the places that made me go into electronic music. Living in Berlin, to what extent are you involved Read More
Feature: ARTBAT [Interview + Premiere] Hello Artur & Batish, thanks for joining us today, tell us where you are at the moment and what are your plans for the week? Hola, and thanks for having us. Always a pleasure :-) We’re actually on our way to Doha in Qatar. Tonight we going to end the year alongside Olivier Giacamotto at O’Hara (W Hotel). We played there already once and it was lots of fun. Do either of you have musical backgrounds and do either of you play any instruments? Both of us have always been interested in music. Dance music was always part of our life. What were your first experiences with electronic music? How did you get introduced to it? Both of us were interested in being a DJ at very early stages in our life, so we started with some lessons. Dance music culture wasn’t as big in Ukraine as it is now. What music from your youth had the biggest effect on where you are today? Are there certain tracks or albums which profoundly influenced you? Not really. But for sure the Diynamic Music Read More
Progressive Astronaut Podcast 048 || Daniele Di Martino @ KaterBlau [21-10-2018] Daniele Di Martino has a simple and direct approach to club music and is well known for his impelling mixture of Deep House and Techno. His personal experience is mirrored in his music and thus enables his audience to be part of his ongoing journey as a musician. Although a Berliner by choice, he has also managed to make a name for himself beyond the capital’s boundaries. ► YouTube: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautSubscribe ► Soundcloud: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautSC ► Website: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautWEB ► Facebook: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautFB ► Twitter: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautTW ► Instagram: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautIG ► PA Booking Enquiries: management@progressiveastronaut.com ► Daniele di Martino ♫ @danieledimartino www.facebook.com/danieledimartino.official www.instagram.com/danieledimartinooo/ twitter.com/djddm www.beatport.com/artist/daniele-di-martino/194357 https://soundcloud.com/progressiveastronaut/daniele-di-martino-live Read More
Feature: Animal Trainer [Interview] Ever since Animal Trainer launched their global party campaign, the Swiss duo’s unique brand of ‘slow rave’ has captured the imaginations of countless electronic music lovers all over the world and spread their gospel to thousands, if not millions, of music lovers. Adrian Flavor and Samy Jackson are the two men behind Animal Trainer, a dynamic duo which grew up on a diet of the world’s very best electronic music artists in their hometown, Zurich. Driven by passion for the music and an insatiable appetite for the party, Adrian and Samy have become two of the hottest properties on the international circuit and represent the epitome of what Switzerland’s new generation of artists has to offer. Hi Guys, thanks for joining us, how are you both doing and what have you been up to? We are in a relaxing mood at the moment. Autumn is so nice this year that we are outside a lot hiking and just enjoying the nature. The summer was super solid. We played a lot of really good festivals Read More
Nick Warren – FreeYourMind: ADE Podcast #04 Thursday October 18th, Free Your Mind Festival is presenting three label showcases in one single event at Amsterdam’s beloved Thuishaven terrain. Hernan Cattaneo’s label Sudbeat, Nick Warren’s Soundgarden imprint, and Audiofly’s Flying Circus are joining forces for what promises to be nothing short of an electrifying ADE gathering. Expect to see many of the usual suspects on this Thursday, which is part of Free Your Mind’s anniversary festivities. ► Festival ♫ www.facebook.com/events/1658383797593852/ ► Tickets ♫ eventix.shop/vankana9 ✮ LINE UP ⤵ Hernan Cattaneo b2b Nick Warren (All Day Long) Audiofly Blond:ish Tal Ohana Unders Atish Graziano Raffa Gustin Interaxxis Marcelo Vasami Marino Mellino Nick Varon Nicolas Rada Tripswitch ► Nick Warren ♫ @djnickwarren www.facebook.com/NickWarrenDJ djnickwarren.com twitter.com/djnickwarren www.instagram.com/djnickwarren/ www.beatport.com/artist/nick-warren/17572 www.youtube.com/user/D Read More
Inside look On Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren And Audiofly’s Event During ADE Inside look On Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren And Audiofly’s Event During ADE In the lead-up to Free Your Mind’s bigger than life ADE label showcase we’ve decided to gather all the label honcho’s and have a chat. This event is already being called Amsterdance Dance Event’s biggest progressive house gathering, which looking at all the joining labels is right on point. There’s just a bit less then a month to go so let’s dive in! Hello everyone, thanks for joining us today, how are you and what are you up to this week? Nick: Hello! I am just back from a US tour including Burning Man which was epic, followed by some days decompressing at Lake Tahoe. Just catching up with some promos and things happening on my two labels, and tomorrow I’m heading to the north of Russia for a weeks fly-fishing in the middle of nowhere. No phone signal or wi-fi and I can’t wait. Hernan: Hey there, all good. I’m in Ibiza for the DJ awards, last night got lucky to pick up one myse Read More
Feature: Solee [Podcast + Interview] Normen Flaskamp began producing back in the late 90ies but it was in 2006 that his "Solee" alias was born, propelling him to new heights in the house and techno realm. In the same year he decided to take the reins into his own hands and set up his own recordlabel "Parquet Recordings" to disseminate his distinctive take on deep melodic House & Techno. Aside from his own revered imprint, Solee's productions have graced some of the best-known underground recordlabels in the world: Bedrock, Suara, Noir Music, Sudbeat, Yohitoshi, Einmusika, Kittball only to name a few. Having played across Europe and international hot spots like Miami, Moscow, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, New York, Beirut, Melbourne and more, he's been able to communicate his typical energetic & melodic "Soleesound" to crowds in many different countries all over the world. Hi Normen, thanks for joining us, how are you today? and what are your plans for this week? Hey, i´m fine! Thanks. I’m just back from a fe Read More
Feature: Fehrplay [Interview + Premiere] With an encyclopedic musical knowledge and records that are supported by arena selling talents as diverse sa Deadmau5, Richie Hawtin, Above & Beyond & Pete Tong, there’s a long line of Artists trying to follow in Jonas Fehr’s Footsteps however there’s not many that can demonstrate the skill and knowledge Jonas does in his productions or build his performance to blend effortlessly between dark techno monsters and uplifting progressive hands-in-the-air moments to leave the dance floor both mesmerized and eager for more and its this combination that has gained him the approval of further industry flagships in Billboard, Mixmag, DJ Mag (print & digital) and BBC Radio 1. 2018/2019 see Fehrplay combining his inspirations and strengths in a unique way to present Mood Of Mind into the live space. This new melodic techno imprint and live show, bolstered by further releases on Mau5trap and Anjunabeats and a World Tour. Hello Jonas, I hope you’re having a good Read More
Feature: Super Flu [Interview + Podcast] Welcome to a world where crispy baked bass drums give the keynote, where Momratzn twitch to tweaking hi-hats and speech bubbles wave engaging basses to you!?Do you falter on making a tough decision? Super Flu recommend you garlic bread rolls and 6-minute-boiled eggs! ?Is your equipment rubbish? Trust your intuition, tickle the max out of the old stuff and squeeze inspiration out of everything you can lay your hands on!? Are you lacking ideas? Take your cockatoo's advice! Go on vacation and have some beer. Try (you know, doing something you'd never do otherwise). Listen to Jazz. Tinker whatever comes to your mind using funny snack bar names, exotic instruments and kid's toys.? Now with your best mate and at least one mutual favourite bakery, lots of Herzblut and a great Traum behind, nothing can harm you anymore...! Hey Guys, thanks for joining us today, tell us where you are at the moment and what will you be doing today? At the moment we are just chilling on the couch drinkin Read More