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

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

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

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

Hailing from Ireland, Kevin Manning is best known for being a part of the Bemannte & Bruder duo who first emerged in 2021 with a series of releases via Stripped Recordings. Armed with a timeless progressive sound, Bemannte & Bruder were immediately tipped as a name to watch, with subsequent projects via Aletheia Recordings, Brisbeats Records, Clubsonica and Voodoo & Prayers landing across the next three calendar years. The debut of Kevin's solo moniker came courtesy of Musique de Lune Noire earlier this year with a well-received remix of 'More Than A DJ' by SIX. Now presenting his first original project as a solo artist, Kevin returns to Musique de Lune Noire with 'The Rave Machine', alongside a remix from 'Mauez'. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Kevin to learn more about the release of 'The Rave Machine', his background, electronic music in Ireland, DJing, and much more. Enjoy Hi Kevin, thanks for talking to us today. How has the first three quarters of the yea

Fabreeka is DJ and producer Tom Whitcombe from Cambridge, UK who began his love for electronic music in 1989 after his first ever visit to a rave in Jenkins Lane, London under the guise of the Raindance party franchise. Frequent attendance to The Barn, Essex enabled him to rub shoulders with the then forming Prodigy. Inspired by their rise to fame and original sound Fabreeka began to DJ and play sets out at the local warehouse raves from Cambridge to London. His DJ career went from strength to strength when he moved to London after playing sets at Bagleys, MOS to name but a few. Appearing late in the production game he had his first release on Mistique Music in 2019 and then went on to release on ICONYC, Massive Harmony, Mango Alley, INU and the renowned label of GMJ & Matter, Meanwhile Horizons. This week finds Fabreeka returning to Mark MacLeod's Deep Down Music for his first single for the label 'Logan', alongside a remix from Mystic Mind. Progressive Astronaut caught up wi

Argentinean DJ and Producer Santi Mossman has achieved much success across his fifteen year career. John Digweed took a liking to his remix of Guy Gerber – Timing, playing it live in Beirut. The show was also broadcast live on the famous radio show Transitions. Hernán Cattáneo would play Santi's tracks on several occasions on his radio show Resident and live for Moonpark on two occasions. He would also include his rework of Guy J – Esperanza in his compilation for the prestigious label Balance Music. His remix of Henry Saiz – Of Muses & Slaves would be released shortly thereafter by Natura Sonoris, included in two of his Labyrinths and played by the legendary Sasha in his Avalon mix. This week finds Santi returning after a four-year hiatus with a new EP 'Nebula' for Flown Records. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Santi to learn more about the release of 'Nebula', his background, electronic music in the Argentina, DJing, and much more. Enjoy Hi Santi, thanks fo

Shapeless has been on Hollystone's radar for years, and after their last visit to Koh Phangan, the collaboration 'Involve' with label boss Vakabular finally happened. Its a deeper mood dancefloor track, with intense vocals and melodies. The sound of Hollystone has been well transferred to millions of listeners all around the world. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Shapeless & Vakabular to learn more about the release of 'Involve', their background, DJing, and much more. Enjoy. Hi Guys, thanks for joining us. How has the first half of the year been for you and please tell us something interesting about your day today? Vakabular: I’m constantly working on my weekly event and music production, but over the last couple of months, we finally had some holidays as a family. Now, I feel refreshed and ready to get back to work. It’s 8 a.m., and I’ve just had breakfast, dropped my daughter off at school, and now I’m in the studio. Shapeless: Hi! Thanks for having us.

Ibiza's own Kashian and Parisian maestro JP Lantieri combine their talents to present "Replicant", an old school progressive house cut with warn grooves and summery melodies. This track is lauded for its impeccable production quality, seamless arrangement, and rich tapestry of captivating sounds that promise to enthrall listeners from start to finish. It is accompanied by a remix from Phalguna Somraj and being released on Zephyr Music. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Kashian to learn more about the release of 'Replicant', his background, electronic music in the Spain, DJing, and much more. Enjoy. Hi Kashian, thanks for talking to us today. How has the first half of the year been for you? Hi, thank you for this interview! It has been a good first semester, in which I have started to establish contact with other producers and for the first time I have produced in collaboration with some of them. Something very rewarding and complementary. What’s a piece of music (n

Very few Dj´s can captivate the new generations, and Jose Carlos is one of them, of this two or three Dj's of the capital that are provided with white letter to adapt his speech to the geo-musical peculiarities. His music is a soul and body simultaneously. Hypnotizes, wraps, and expresses with a refined taste and an exquisiteness endorsed for his 30 years of career, freeing sonic battles there where it is needed. This week finds D'Wachman making his debut on Paul Hazendonk's Manual Music with the much anticipated 'We Will Never Forget That Never Happened', alongside remixes from Stereo Underground and Patch Park. Progressive Astronaut caught up with D'Wachman to learn more about the release of 'We Will Never Forget That Never Happened', his background, electronic music in the Spain, DJing, and much more. Enjoy. Hi Jose, thanks for talking to us today. How has the first half of the year been for you so far? And please tell us something interesting about your day today? In