DALAH [Interview] DALAH is a French DJ and producer making waves in Thailand's music scene. As the event manager and creative force behind Mustache Bangkok, he's known for his distinct DJ style that seamlessly blends organic, afro, and progressive house into deep and groovy sets. DALAH's music is more than just sound; it's an emotional journey. His track "I AM UNIVERSE," signed to Ballroom Records, climbed to number 15 on Beatport's Hype Top 100 list, marking the start of his professional career as a producer. He's also featured on Shango Records, Tibetania Records, and Camel VIP Records. When DALAH is behind the decks, it's all about taking you on a sonic adventure, making you feel the rhythm and lose yourself in the groove. He has graced the decks at some of Thailand's top venues, including Café del Mar, Why Nam, Bambu, Guy's Bar, Shelter, Oxa Beach, Hollystone, Sing Sing Teather, Mystic Valley and many more. Every set he plays is a unique experience that keeps the crowd moving and deeply conn Read More
Blazonique & AydinAT;01 [Interview] Blazonique is a melodic techno duo formed by the Brazilian-Canadians Melissa and Bernardo. AydinAT;01 is Producer/Musician/Dj based in Dubai who encourages you to listen to your inner voices, they are the best melody line of your mind and soul that you can create. This week finds the trio landing on Wout Records with the much anticipated 'Inner Senses' EP. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Blazonique & AydinAT;01 to learn more about their 'Inner Senses' EP, their background, electronic music in the their home country's, DJing, and much more. Enjoy. Hi Guys, thanks for talking to us today. How has your year been so far and please tell us something interesting about your day today? Blazonique: Hello, PA! Nice to meet you. We are happy with this interview after a long year of hard work on our tracks. The year so far has been incredibly good with great productions and collaborations. Although the year has not finished yet, we are more than excited about what comes in 2025 Read More
SINAN [Interview] Sinan Abdel Moati, known professionally as SINAN, is a multi-talented musician and producer whose musical journey began at nine when he first strummed a guitar. Born and raised in Haifa, he spent his youth receiving classical music training at the Rubin Conservatory of Music, which laid the foundation for his exceptional guitar skills. As he grew older, Sinan's exposure to electronic music and technology ignited a passion for producing and composing, leading him to develop a unique style that blends his classical background with modern electronic elements. SINAN's unique sound has garnered attention from local and international radios, DJs, and labels. His music has found a home on respected labels such as Magic Island Records, Cafe De Anatolia, and YOMO Records, among others. As a performing artist, SINAN is known for constantly pushing conceptual frontiers and embracing new ideas and experiences. His live sets, such as those performed for Beatport Live, have further solidifie Read More
Digital Mess [Interview] Hailing from Russia, Digital Mess has been a fixture of the progressive house scene for the better part of two decades. The Tver resident first rose to prominence with a string of early projects for System Recordings, where he established a dark, cutting edge production style that made him a name to watch going forward. With an enthusiastic attitude towards experimentation, coupled with extraordinary creative vision, the next decade-plus would see Digital Mess continue to refine his sound, always remaining club-effective with standout releases via Constellation Music, Mango Alley and WARPP. Now, fresh off well-received remixes for Manual Music and UV, Digital Mess adds Higher States to his resume with ‘Moonbeam / Thunder Sighs’. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Digital Mess to learn more about his Higher States EP, his background, electronic music in the Russia, DJing, and much more. Enjoy. Hi Kirill, thanks for talking to us today. How has 2024 been for you so far? H Read More
Donnerstag [Interview] Born in the United States to a heavily European influenced family in the 1970s and raised only miles from NYC donnerstag was perfectly positioned to see electronic music unfold and this has absolutely influenced his headline DJ sets and his chart topping productions today. In the past 4 years alone donnerstag had over 25 Beatport Top 10 Releases on the Melodic Techno and Techno charts and over 40 Beatport Top 100 Releases as well as being featured for “Best New Melodic Techno” for 2 months in a row by the staff at Beatport and his work has been supported globally since day one by Stephan Bodzin, Maceo Plex, Ignacio Arfeli (Suara, Odd, We Are The Brave, Octopus), MT93 (Suara, Odd, Terminal M, Octopus), WhoMadeWho, La Santa (Redolent, Stereo Productions), Sparrow & Barbossa (Mo Black, Stereo Productions), Nico Morano (Atmosphere, Kattermukke), GIZA DJs (Diynamic), Paco Osuna, Richie Hawtin, Aaryon (Suara / Yoshitoshi), Darin Epsilon (Selador / Einmusik), Stylo (Timeless Momen Read More
Jiminy Hop [Interview] Ladies and gentlemen the time has come for you to meet Konstantin Kuranakov a. k. a. Jiminy Hop - underground music producer from the exotic Altay region settled down in Russia’s northern capital - the foggy Saint-Petersburg. Starting his DJ career in 2016 inspired by David August’s Boiler Room mix Konstantin keeps on growing as an artist, mastering his brand sound and producer flair. Besides the “Jiminy hop” - his main project, made his appearance at Dyo Atoma together with Sam Scheme doing mostly progressive house, deep house, melodic house and organic house recordings. The vast popularity and love was brought by US, Argentinian, Mexican, Dutch and German audience as well as Russian musical “market” where he drops plenty of interesting projects in different genres. His only 4 years of production have already taken him to collaborate with labels such as Meanwhile, The Soundgarden, UV and WARPP, amongst others in turn earning the support of Alex O’Rion, Eelke Kleijn, Read More
Nick Stoynoff [Interview] Nick Stoynoff delivers one of the best remixes of his career, this week making his debut on Musique de Lune Noire with a stellar rendition of 'Like A Crime' by Aubrey Fry ft. her majesti. Already in the sets of Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren, the Chicago resident does a masterful job, putting a progressive twist on the track with a hugely memorable bassline and a marvelous array of orbiting effects. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Nick to learn more about his remix of 'Like A Crime', his background, electronic music in the USA, DJing, and much more. Enjoy. Hi Nick, I hope all is well and thanks for speaking with us today, how has your year been so far? Thank you for having me! My year has been ok, certainly not without its ups and downs. But I'm keeping the hope and trust that the dots will continue to connect. Let’s look back on the year up to now, what gig of yours has stood out the most and why? No gigs! I did however supply a ‘Top 5 Tracks’ guest mix f Read More
Marcos Mozen [Interview] Hailing from Brazil but now calling Japan home, Marcos Mozen is perhaps best known for his work as Hoffmen, a progressive house alias which emerged in 2021 with releases via Late Night Recordings, KRSL and SoulArt Recordings, amongst others. The next two calendar years would see the Brazilian add key projects to his resume, recording EP’s for both Droid9 and Venture Records. 2024 would bring the dawn of a new era for Marcos, adopting his given name for his production work and creating his Hayashi Records imprint. Now, one release into the label's journey, Marcos presents his second artist EP for the imprint entitle 'Rover'. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Marcos to learn more about the release of 'Rover', his background, electronic music in the Brazil, DJing, moving to Japan and much more. Enjoy Hi Marcos, thanks for talking to us today. How has the first three quarters of the year been for you so far? Hi Progressive Astronaut, thanks for the space. Well, it's been rea Read More
Kick Fill [Interview] Kick Fill is the new face of electronic music in Mexico, since young age he started collecting music, from downloading it online to creating his own vinyl collection Juan Carlos adopted a love for electronic music and made it his full time work becoming a DJ and producer. After graduating from audio engineering at SAE Barcelona he started his own collective DIP Music to push the underground music scene in Mexico City. Now at days he runs new label "Portal" in search of a new identity. Kick Fill recently released his 'You Are Only A Dream' EP via his label Portal Records and we caught up with him to learn more about the release, electronic music in Mexico, his label and more. Enjoy! Hi Juan, thanks for talking to us today. How has the first half of your year been and please tell us something interesting about your day today? It’s been great, working in the studio as usual this year, just today I finished another track for my first LP. Let’s look back on the first half of t Read More
Matt Gouck [Interview] Matt Gouck is the Northern Irish man who has progressive music on his mind 24/7. His passion for electronic music was awakened from listening to the clubby prog sounds of the late 90s and early 2000s. Before going digital Matt started out on Technics 1210’s, he learned how to mix at the school for promising electronic talent ‘Sonic Academy’ and his first gig came at aged 20. The gigs continued as his reputation grew as a stand out warm up DJ in NI who was playing different music than most of his peers. With the NI club scene being mostly trance orientated, Matt has stayed true to his progressive roots. As well as playing in numerous smaller club nights around the country, promoter Col Hamilton heard Matt and invited him to play in one of the longest running weekly super clubs in the UK, and the most famous club in Ireland, ‘the mighty’ LUSH in Portrush. As a producer Matt has set his sights on the wider international prog fanbase and gained support from Djs like Cosmic Ga Read More