Feature: Edu Imbernon [Interview + Premiere] Hi Edu, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Hello guys. Current mood is exhausted as just moved to a new home I've been designing for the past year and a half and I'm currently pretty tired, happy with it tho! Last piece of music I listened to is some demos we got for the labels. We were thrilled to host the premiere for your new single with Nico Casal entitled 'Noso' feat. Solomon Grey. Tell us a bit about the track and what made Colyn a great remixer choice for it. Noso is a pre-pandemics production along Nico which was basically made in 1 day, everything flowed so nicely when we got Solomon Grey vocals, this record was made ok the same week as Luma which was released on Adriatique's Siamese label, proper productive week that one! The track was aimed to be very simple and direct to let the vocal and groove be the one driving it and raising tension till it turns into a dreamy piece of music on the main drop. Rega Read More
FORMA live at MUTEK Following an enchanting inaugural offering from German electronica outfit Ameli Paul back in April, burgeoning Berlin-based imprint MEIOSOS now returns for its eagerly anticipated sophomore outing, welcoming Juan Hansen and Pablo Bursztyn – a.k.a. Forma – for another mesmerising label debut. A stunningly crafted four-part package, replete with hypnotic modular soundscapes, ethereal toplines and succulent analogue experimentation, Hollow EP is the first extended body of work to be released from the Buenos Aires-based duo, and comes complete with a brace of eclectic remixes from esteemed house producers Nandu and Santiago Garcia. Christening the release with the evocative title track Hollow, Juan and Pablo make their intentions known from the off, as they take the listener on an emotive and harmonic smoke-screened journey, accented by warped synthesisers, haunting vocals and a playful mixture of subdued four-four beats and elastic rhythmic triplets. Toying with aural imperfect Read More
Feature: Sainte Vie [Interview + Premiere] Mexico's Sainte Vie is an artist in his ascendancy. Still only in his mid-twenties, he has collaborated with the like of Who Made Who, remixed Acid Pauli & Sam Shure and seen his music featured on some of the scene's leading labels. Now with a busy 2021 schedule of music, he takes time out to speak to Progressive Astronaut about the year that was 2020 and what things lie ahead... Hi Pablo, thanks for taking the time to talk to Progressive Astronaut. Can you tell us where in the world you are right now and how are things there during this strange time? Hey guys! Thanks for having me! Big fan of your work! During lockdown I actually spent the first few months in Mexico City working on music, then I moved to Miami which is something I had been planning for a while. So far, I've been living in Miami for almost a year and I honestly really like it here! After living in New York for 8 years I wanted to try a more calm and warm city near the ocean where I could have a bigger music Read More
Feature: Worakls [Interview + Premiere] The young French prodigy Worakls is a composer above all. As he grew up in a family of musicians, he started to learn the piano at the age of 3. Soon after the Conservatory, he finds in electronic music a perfect way to give his melodies this incomparable onirism and strengh that suit them so well. He draws his creativity from many genres such as movie soundtracks and classical music. In 2014, he creates the label Hungry Music with his friends N’to and Joachim Pastor, allowing him to fully express those influences. Even before the release of his first album, several of his tracks already imposed themselves as classics of a genre. Hello Kevin, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Hey! Mood is good thanks a lot! I was listening to Mahler today! What are your plans for the coming week? I’m currently working on the music for a French documentary about the environment « Sur le front ». So I’ll be doing that a Read More
Feature: Sabo [Interview + Podcast] Sabo’s music is a journey into sound, a sonic landscape that crosses several musical borders with mixtures of tropical poly-rhythms, warm bass frequencies, rich percussion, lush tribal vocals, and smooth organic textures. When listening you will undoubtedly find yourself resonating with his intention, imagining yourself dancing in an Amazon rainforest, on a moonlit Tropical beach, or on a desert plane for a Saharan sunrise. Behind the decks, his innovative approach to each DJ set makes him a consistent stand out at festivals like Burning Man, Coachella, Lightening in a Bottle, Shambhala, Fusion, Symbiosis, and Further Future. He is also the label boss of “Sol*Selectas Records” which is successfully re-defining a new vein of dance music. It was the Top 10 Best Selling Deep House label on Beatport in 2016 and 2017, several #1 release in 2018 and 2019, and with every release breaking into the Top 10 charts of their respective genres. The label captures a wide array of sounds, dra Read More
Feature: Miss Monique [Interview + Premiere] Miss Monique is today among world’s fastest rising Progressive House DJs, and probably the most recognised female DJ in this genre in Europe. Unlike most other popular DJs nowadays, who made their name producing rather than mixing, she rose to fame bringing the old school back with her unprecedented conversion of classic radio mixes into the form of YouTube podcasts. Miss Monique’s unique talent of smoothly melting techno rhythms with classic trance and progressive tunes year after year gets highly appraised by an ever-growing number of electronic music aficionados. By 2020, her live sets gather thousands of progressive house addicts online, with recorded streams gaining up to 2 million views. Miss Monique’s most popular set on Radio Intense channel boasts a whopping 11+ million views. Her performances have been admired in more than 40 countries across the globe and counting — from small-scale cosy boat parties in Ibiza to renowned first-rate global festivals such as Read More
Feature: Nohak [Interview] Nohak is a techno producer and DJ from Lyon (FR), composing groovy melodic music which has already made it's way into the Beatport Top 20 and earned support from Tale Of Us. This week he embarks on a new five track EP for leading Dutch imprint Infinite Depth. We had a chance to catch up with Nohak for an exclusive interview just prior to the release. Enjoy! Hello Nohak, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? What are your plans for the coming week? Hello Guys, first of all thank you for this interview. In view of the situation, in France we are again confined so it is time for music. The last track I listened to was "Oleg Byonic- Expectancy". For the coming week I have to finish the mixing of a song who will be released during the year 2021 and do some new production for the next year . Talk to us about growing up and living in France, how has it affected your musical taste and the music you make? Compared to Read More
Progressive Astronaut Podcast 053 || Fur Coat Hailing originally from Venezuela, Fur Coat have been heavily influenced by their exploration in Europe over the past decade and have developed their sound from their Spanish base in Barcelona. Their story is one of passion for techno and electronic music, it’s a tale of deep, dark driven beats and rolling grooves that both encapsulate the mind and move the feet. It was this love of music that in 2004 brought Sergio Muñoz and Israel Sunshine together and led to a musical intertwining which would drape itself over the shoulders of the music industry. Over recent years the duo have aimed to evolve their sound but always keep their unique groove and melodic emphasis, focusing on delivering techno that mesmerises the dancefloor. In turn the pair have racked up releases on leading labels in the field, such as Sasha’s Last Night On Earth Imprint, Berlin’s distinguished Watergate Records, Ellen Alien’s B-Pitch Control, Joseph Capriati’s Redimension and Nicole Moudabers MOOD Recor Read More
Feature: Nick Varon [Interview] Nick Varon has been a beloved DJ and artist in progressive music culture for the better part of two decades. Hailing from Greece but now based in Spain, the Barcelona resident has become a frequent contributor to Hernan Cattaneo's Sudbeat Music, while travelling the world and delighting crowds with his exquisite programming skills and cutting edge music selections. In a year that has already yielded success from his latest Sudbeat offering 'Dub Land', Nick now embarks on this first project for DJ Zombi's Beat Boutique. We had a chance to catch up with Nick for a chat on the cusp of the release. Enjoy! Hi Nick, thanks for joining us today, tell us where in the world you are and what your plans for the week are? Hi and thanks for having me I am currently on holidays in Formentera, Spain and I will be spending my week between here and Ibiza. Tell us about your record/music collection, where do some of your early influences lie and can you name five tracks that were most importan Read More
Feature: RIGOONI [Interview] Hailing from São Paulo, Vinícius Souza aka RIGOONI has been rising out of Brazil’s burgeoning electronic music underground. 2019 was highlighted by an appearance on Nick Warren’s Balance compilation, setting the stage for a 2020 release on the legendary DJ’s The Soundgarden imprint. Subsequent offerings courtesy of MNL, One Of A Kind and Strangers Beats have made for a breakout year. Now fresh off a remix for Luka Sambe’s ‘Alive Is The Meaning’, the Brazilian artist debuts on Roger Martinez's Higher States with ‘When Midnight Comes’. We had a chance to catch up with Rigooni for an exclusive interview just prior to the release. Enjoy! Hi Vinícius, thanks for joining us. 😊 What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Thank you for the opportunity! I am very well and happy to be here sharing a little about my story! The last song I heard was ‘’Fidem Community - Zero Nine” What are your plans for the coming week? Read More