ALAIN M
https://soundcloud.com/alainm2
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BIO:
Alain M.'s weekly podcast, Ottawa Prog Vibes, regularly charts on Mixcloud's Canadian Top 100 Electronica shows and receives regular contributions from producers from around the world. His mixing has been noted as particularly creative and smooth, a skill that allow his sets to be experienced as seamless stories.

Alain M. started dj’ing in his early 20s and played a variety of clubs, big and small, in Ottawa, Montreal and Kingston. From teenage influences in progressive rock, metal and blues, and later New York and Chicago house, Dutch techno and early trance, his style has evolved towards the more melodic, infectiously rhythmic and thoughtful sounds of progressive house, with a fondness for Argentinian productions. Inspired by prog rock, early Dutch techno, 1990’s trance and New York house, his tastes have evolved towards progressive house, with a particular fondness for Argentinian productions.

Over his 25+ years as a DJ, Alain has cultivated a signature melodic, danceable, and thoughtful style with enough surprises to keep even the most devout listeners on their toes. His live events, organized only a few times annually, are a hypotonic, transformational experience for attendees, putting the Nation’s Capital on the map for electronic music.

Even while providing a sought-after, niche experience, Alain intrinsically understands the value of an intelligent radius, making him a refreshingly strategic act to booking agents. He has organized and collaborated in a number of events including Levitar, Sunday Meet & Beat, and Ottawa Prog Nights, attracting a thoughtful crowd who stay mesmerized by his melodic, danceable sets, always peppered with delightfully unexpected sonic elements. He is working on live and broadcast projects through the difficult COVID lockdowns, always as permitted by applicable health restrictions.

Alain M. is also a guest DJ submitting regular sets to several radio and online outlets. DJ Radio, on Progressive Barcelona and on Progressive House Perú. In Canada, he has been featured as a guest DJ by Ottawa-based Music.Art.Ppl, on CHUO FM’s Vanguard Pulse Radio and on CKCU FM's Lost In Bass. He has also appeared several times on New York-based Chill Lover Radio.
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CONTACT:
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LINKS:
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https://twitter.com/DJAlainM1
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ENCYCLOPEDIA:
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ENCYCLOPEDIA  : ALAIN M
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ALAIN M

Alain M Sets - Ottawa Prog Vibes - 2021

Alain M

Good for the long trip

Juicebox Radio 035 - K Loveski

Deep Beauties/Various Artists

Ottawa Prog Vibes 092 - March 13th 2021

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TRACKLIST
Torsten Fassbender – Echion (Alex O’Rion Remix)
Morttagua – Telos (Original Mix)
Rozaker – Polaris (Zaria Remix)
LFOS0 – Angel (Dimitris Palikaris Remix)
Jaydee – Mokum Groove (Rick Pier O’Neil Remix)
Thallulah, Shemsu, William Medagli – Arizona (Paul Sawyer Remix)
Dmitry Molosh – Distant Land (Paul Hamilton Remix)
Gux Jimenez & Maggie B. – Power Within You (Original Mix)
Zalvador – Sweet Melancholy (Original Mix)
Chaim – Underwater (Matias Larrosa, Martin Gardoqui & Matt Lee Bootleg)
Pink Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Purple Pill Edit)

Ottawa Prog Vibes

Ottawa Prog Vibes 092

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 093 - March 20th 2021
Guest DJ: Blake Sutherland (Ottawa, Canada)

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TRACKLIST
Electrypnose - Un Peu De Ciel Bleu (Stereo Underground Remix)
Helsloot - When We Meet Again
Golan Zocher - Wonder Way
Jaap Lighthart - Grass Walking (Karmon Remix)
Jeremy Olander - Rubicks
Shifter - Heart Over Head
Gregor Tresher - Trident
Tommy Farrow - Let's Just (Jansons Extended Remix)
CJ Peeton - The Shining Moon
Nicky Elisabeth - Celeste

Our guest this week is someone very special to our city. Blake Sutherland has blazed the trail in Ottawa for progressive and melodic electronica, a trail we now get to walk with the ease of knowing that our collective taste buds for this music have benefitted from his relentless and passionate work to cultivate and expand them. 

Blake Sutherland has been at the forefront of melodic dance music for over two decades. As founder of Wide Angle Recordings, he has introduced original music from some of scene's most innovative artists, including Max Cooper, Gab Rhome, Deepfunk, Cid Inc, Antrim, and Pole Folder. 

Blake's seminal podcast Cityscape Sessions served as a platform for cutting edge progressive mixes for over 10 years, eventually giving rise to an event series of the same name in his hometown of Ottawa, Canada. Under his direction, Cityscape Sessions ushered in a number of highly influential mixes and played host to some of the biggest melodic dance music names in the world, including Jeremy Olander, Eelke Kleijn, and John 00 Fleming. 

As a DJ, Blake Sutherland's passion for his craft has taken him around the world, with appearances in Canada, the United States, Germany, Netherlands, the UK, and Australia.

This is an exclusive mix by the man himself for Ottawa Prog Vibes, for which we are grateful. Enjoy!

Ottawa Prog Vibes 093

Cityscape - Soundcloud

Mellow Prog Vibes 06 - April 27th 2021
Guest DJ: Nikoli - Ottawa, Canada
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TRACKLIST
Kora - Fragile
Lee Burridge - Diving Bell - 
Oliverio Sofia - Agua (Sebastian Busto Mix)
Wassu, djimboh - Kavi
Ezequiel Arias - Solar (Extended Mix)
Pambouk - Forest Language 
Phoessy, Bodaishin - Sur Le Feu 
Lee Burridge - Satellite Girl (Tim Green Mix)
Soul Button feat Violin Girl - 3A Silhouettes (Clawz SG Remix)
Angus Powell, Westseven - Go Right Through (Sound Quelle Extended Mix)
Sebastien Leger - Stevie 
Gorillaz - Busted and Blue (Yotto Remix)
Moonwalk - Enigma
Nils Hoffmann, MARGARET - Wherever You Are (Tinlicker Remix)

Nikoli is a co-founder and co-creator with the @Music-Art-Ppl collective. He and the MAP team have been working diligently the past few years orchestrating events in the Ottawa area which spotlight talented musicians and artists. Behind the decks, Nikoli strives to captivate the dance floor. and move his listeners. He started out spinning at Ottawa venues such as Surface, Heaven, Helsinki, MTL, The Mercury Lounge, City at Night and many more. His Nikoli Sessions on Soundcloud are sought-after by those looking for deep, progressive and soulful grooves.

Mellow Prog Vibes 06

Music.Art.Ppl Sndcloud

Ottawa Prog Vibes 110 - July 17th 2021

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TRACKLIST
Max Freegrant, Slow Fish, Aves Volare – Times to Come (Extended Mix)
ANII – Insomnia (Original Mix)
Govinda (Arg) – Formentera (Original Mix)
AudioStorm – Sound of Inevitability (Original Mix)
Sebastian Busto – The Blue Rider (Original Mix)
Sebastian Busto – Heathrow (Original Mix)
Valerio Laz – Far (Nickon Faith Remix)
Tuxedo – Embryo (Fabri Lopez Remix)
Luman – Pipa (THE RENA Remix)
Rodrigo Baroni & Bruno Andrada – Spring Rain (Original Mix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 110

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Dragana

Premiere: Billion Watchers - Overlord of Snakes [3rd Avenue]

Ottawa Prog Vibes 113 - August 7th 2021
Alain M.

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TRACKLIST
Leo Baroso – Shibary (Original Mix)
Axe Lara – Luna (Phalguna Somraj Remix)
Evolution – Walking on Fire (Rodrigo Kesovija Edit)
Last 2 Standing – Fascination (Original Mix)
Travis Jesse – Ostara (Original Mix)
Redspace, Lluis Ribalta – Hold my Name (Original Mix)
Rise and Fall – Reaction (Original Mix)
Stan Kolev & Matan Caspi – Empire (Cosmonaut Remix)
Nick Curly – Jaaron (Matthias Meyer Remix)
Matthias Herrera – Nimbus (Original Mix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 113

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Alain M. on XBeat Radio - 2021.08.09
Exclusive set

TRACKLIST:
Fede Pals – 45th South (Original Mix)
Tmorr & Pithra – Flutters (Original Mix)
Moshic – Monsters World With No Hate Master (Gai Barone Remix)
Manu F. – Siempre Cerca (Original Mix)
Balad – Existential (Fernando Olaga Remix)
Shade Audio – Voice of the Soul (EMPHI Remix)
Power Circle – Garden of Peace (Yotto Renaissance Remix)
Augustine Wong – Trust x Love (Fameache Remix)
MUUI – Relevant Symmertry (D-Nox & Ed Steele Remix)
Köschk – Spacewalk (Original Mix)

XBeat on Soundcloud

X Beat Radio - Alain M. - August 2021

Ottawa Prog Vibes 116 - August 28th 2021
Alain M.

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TRACKLIST
Waxman – Deep Blue (EANP Remix)
Husa & Zeyada – A Little Fun (Sasha Carassi Remix)
Yashar – Mandinga (NOIYSE PROJECT Remix)
MBER – Take Me (Original Mix)
Ar-Men da Viken – Taksim Voice (Christian Monique Remix)
Gaston D. – First (Original Mix)
Sebastian Weikum – Nibiru (Extended Mix)
James Holden & Julie Thompson – Nothing (Kenan Savrun Rework)
Coldplay – Midnight (Federico Monachesi Bootleg)
Mattias Herrera – Ango (Original Mix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 116

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AMITABHA’s southern artist Nicolas Soria makes his 3rd return to the label, bringing a charming Organic House EP including: 01. Aouaka Feat. Bodai | 02. Lakar | 03. Anoka’. Spread the Love!🌙🌙

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Aouaka (Original Mix)

Nicolas Soria Feat. Bodai - Aouaka (Original Mix) [AMITABHA] Preview

A new sonic arsenal shoots skywards from Karlsruhe as Tantum's brilliance explodes into the "Hollow Sun". Blistering beats create dancefloor heat as filtered synth motifs shimmer in the haze. Rising and falling, melodies meld together in a fusion of reverberated aural bliss. A powerful energy continues the musical narrative as a sonic depth charge detonates in "Nvmd". Popping and clicking, percussive subtlety flows easily while analogue mastery resonates across the frequency range in glorious open-filtered harmony.

An iconic figure from underground dance history returns to Mango Alley where Micah enters a stellar flow state. A musical maestro rises above the jagged Calgary skyline, creating a new sonic missile aimed towards the "Hollow Sun". Slick rhythmic foundations glisten in a growing rolling force where trademark aural chemistry blends organic textures and intricate motifs into sonic alchemy. Familiar refrains combine with brilliant motifs in a bright new augmented future.

Tantum - Hollow Sun (w/ Micah Remix)

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Ikarus

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#069 -  mo.joee - Ikarus (Original Mix)

'A legendary name, Filip Kaczmarek has continued to innovate and capture the imagination of the underground dance music fraternity with his Kobana production soubriquet. Evergreen and ever-impressive, his work for Proton Music over a decade and half-century of production credits saw a career highlight in 2014's full-length album, "The Riddle". 2015's "Freefall" and 2016's "Boyhood" EPs continued the flow of original music as the Polish artist now returns with his "Light Flooding" EP. The title track showcases a glorious array of hypnotic textures and sound design wrapped around a hefty beat and staccato bassline. Building through a rising progression of pads and white noise effects, the second half erupts into a pulsating wave of sounds that reintroduces melodic elements and subtly cadenced guitar samples to create a driving finale. The partner track sees the smoother deep house vibe of "Focus" evolve through grooved bass pattern, ticking hats and deep kick. Simultaneously, an LFO'd synth rips through the mid-range in smooth synchrony as rich pads add depth. Hitting its stride in the second half a repetitive vocal cut once again features heavily in the dynamic denouement as the track roll forward apace.'

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Light Flooding

Premiere: Kobana - Focus [Proton]

Ottawa Prog Vibes 118 - September 11th 2021
Guest DJ: Alex Efe (Montevideo, Uruguay)

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TRACKLIST
Oxia, Yannick Baudino - Shadows (Original Mix)
Edu Schwartz - Kissed by Fire (Tibor Dragan Remix) 
Mango Cult - Sequoia (Mass Digital Remix)  
Jaanh - Secrets of the Heart (Original Mix)
Kasey Taylor, Karl Pilbrow - Edify (Hernan Cattaneo & Marcelo Vasami Remix) 
Hot TuneiK - Snake (2K21 Mix) 
Nahue Sintes, Fourni - U Don't Know (Alex O'Rion Deep Dub Mix)
Deeparture - Propellor (GMJ Remix) 
Ric Niels - Encounter (Juan Deminicis Remix)
Tonaco - Angle Renovation (NOIYSE PROJECT Remix)
Imran Khan - Horizonz (Simos Tagias Remix) 


The global electronic scene has generated a generation of artists with identity, and @alexefe_uy is among those as a DJ / Producer in constant growth and global recognition. 

His musical influences are in rock, synth pop and new wave, which come through in his characteristic sound. In each session, he transmits his experience and musical knowledge. His eclectic and versatile style allows him to venture into different soundscapes, with the freedom of not being framed in a unique style, one of his main attributes as a DJ.

Alex Efe’s music has been released on labels like Electronic Groove, Faraway Scope, Transensations Records, Melodic Beats, Box4Joy, Droid 9, SLC-6 Music, AH Digital, Ekabeats Music, Nube Music, BBR Records. His tracks and remixes have the support of important references such as Hernán Cattaneo, Sahar Z, Emi Galvan, Cream, Ricky Ryan, Nishan Lee, Baunder, Mariano Mellino, Darin Epsilon, Simply City, Nick Warren, Ezequiel Arias, Aluria, Marcelo Vasami, Fernando Goraieb, Lucas Rossi, Christ Malvin, among others. 

He’s had the opportunity to appear in various countries in his region, with great expectations of travelling around the planet. He is currently on the FP Beats Agency Artist roster alongside artists such as Analog Jungs, Norman H, Gustin, Juan Pablo Torrez, Ewan Rill, Nishan Lee, Cream. 

In his country, he is considered one of the main exponents of the Progressive House genre, participating in the main clubs and festivals. He is co-owner with his friend and colleague Diego Berrondo of Clubbing MVD & Progressive House Uruguay, and teacher at Kultur Music Academy.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 118

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Alain M. on XBeat Radio - 2021.09.13
Exclusive set

TRACKLIST
Mattias Herrera – Elephants (Lucas Caddeo Remix)
Doriaan – Parker Luck (Alain M.’s retouch)
Hermanez, Eran Aviner – Storyteller (Original Mix)
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Gorkiz & GUGGA Remix)
Mystic Mind – Funktion (Original Mix)
R.E.E.V. – Bemposta (Original Mix)
Feist – The Water (Bruno Andrada Unofficial Remix)
Hans Zimmer – Interstellar (Jonnas B. Heaven Remix)
Jonnas B. – Ancestral (Original Mix)
Planet Funk – Chase the Sun (Bruno Andrada Bootleg)

XBeat

XBeat Radio - Alain M. - September 2021

Ottawa Prog Vibes 120 - September 25th 2021
Alain M.

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TRACKLIST
VAUBAN – Ayampe (Original Mix)
Corei, Neurat – Theorema Zero (Original Mix)
Mario Neha – Lights on Mars (Maximo Gambini & Q.A.T. Remix)
BT – Dreaming (Kamilo Sanclemente Bootleg)
Sous Sol – Blurred Strings (Original Mix)
Kosala B – Heaven Voices (Yudi Watanabe Remix)
John Cosani – Bootes (Hicky & Kalo Remix)
Ozgur Ozkan – Try to Remember (Larson AR Remix)
DOMA – Lucero (Original Mix)
Weird Sounding Dude – Wonderlife (Original Mix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 120

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Alain M. on XBeat Radio - 2021.07.21
Exclusive set

TRACKLIST
Salazar (COL) – Alquimia (Leo Guerrero Remix)
Above & Beyond, Richard Bedford – Every Little Beat (Khen Extended Mix)
Zalvador – Isolated (Original Mix)
Randall Jones – She’s Vibing (Original Mix)
Nila, Triggs (NZ) – Snakes and Ladders (Scippo Remix)
Matt Lange – Rift (Alex O’Rion Extended Mix)
Sun Progress – Alone (Original Mix)
Koschk – Bal Masqué (Original Mix)
Partenaire – The Mechanics of our Emotions (Extended Mix)
Gorge, Danjo (ITA) – Verenacio (Original Mix)

XBeat Radio - Alain M. - July 2021

Hi dear friends!!!!!!!

Welcome everyone to another InSIDE Podcast !!!! Every month, I will post a new set on the electronic line ... Big hug to everyone, and I hope you like it!

To the next!! \o/
Cheers!!!
AkINO

InSIDE Podcast #46 by AkINO (OUTUBRO / OCTOBER 2021)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 124 - October 23rd 2021
Alain M.

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TRACKLIST
ARTN – Birdbox (Corei Remix)
Modulon & Freaky Chakra – Yo-Yo (Tripswitch Remix)
Tali Muss – Yalla (Highjacks Remix)
Sebastian Leger – Son of Sun (Original Mix)
Sotela, Javier Portilla, Emalaine – Your Eyes (Hernan Cattaneo & Lonya Remix)
APNITUS – Magic Time (Alberto Hernandez (MX) Remix)
Carl OS – Without You (Guido Elordi & Juan Erbin Remix)
Ivan Aliaga – Parallel (Original Mix)
Facundo Navarro – Renacer (Original Mix)
D.J. MacIntyre & Lorely Mur – Cold Water Army (Kenan Savrun Remix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 124

Ottawa Prog Vibes 127 - November 13th 2021
Alain M.

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TRACKLIST
Nicolas Rada – Schiphol (Original Mix)
Imran Khan – In My Head (Original Mix)
Goda Brother – With Pleasure (Darren Bray Remix)
Hicky & Kalo – Borealis (Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada Remix)
Papai ACCI Attila – Another World (Original Mix)
Oleg Espo & Muline – Magic Land [feat. Doomsayer] (Weird Sounding Dude Remix)
SALAZAR & Pablo Arbelaez – Resilience (Mick Whitehouse Remix)
Stan Seba – Air Supply (Facundo Borras Remix)
Sebastian Busto – The Key of Dreams (Original Mix)
Monolink – The Prey (Gui Boratto & Vintage Culture Remix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 127

Ottawa Prog Vibes 130 - December 4th 2021
Alain M.

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One of my favourite mix CDs in the iconic Global Underground collection is, without a doubt, GU019 - John Digweed Los Angeles, released in 2001. Two decades later that mix hasn’t aged. I must’ve listened to it hundreds of times - and if you have too, you know exactly how it starts - with Pole Folder and CP’s hauntingly trippy track “Apollo Vibes”.

For this episode of Ottawa Prog Vibes, I reach way back into the crate and bring back the unreleased mix of “Apollo Vibes” - an 11-minute opus that epitomizes everything that is brilliant about good electronic music. If you remember this track, this one’s for you :)

TRACKLIST
TD – The Observer (Original Mix)
Enamour – Heartstrings (Extended Mix)
Approximate – Cat in the Rain (Original Mix)
Juan Ibañez & Dylan Deck – Touching the Sky (André Moret Remix)
Forty Cats – Yarilo (Original Mix)
Riigs – Stay Forever (No Distance Remix)
Rikken, Max Hendricks – Labyrinth (MZN Remix)
David August – Epikur (Mariano Montoni Edit)
Pole Folder, CP – Apollo Vibes (Unreleased Mix)
Juan Sapia & Eric Lune – Anyone Who Had a Big Dream (Original Mix)
Massive Attack – Paradise Circus (Tidy Daps Remix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 130

Ottawa Prog Vibes 133 - December 25th 2021
Alain M.

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As is the tradition every year, the last episode is devoted to my 10 best of the year. In a typical year, I will listen to about 8,000 tracks and play fewer than 600, less than 10 per cent, in my recorded or live sets. Of those 600, the 10 best are for me the ones that I either particularly liked for a variety of reasons, and/or those that got a huge reaction when played live in a gig. Some are from big names, others from lesser known or up-and-coming producers. What I care most about selecting my music is how it makes me feel and therefore what I think I can transmit to those who listen to me playing. 

Each of my top-10 has its own reason for being there, in some cases I like the buildup, in other cases the melody, in other cases the groove, in other cases how they set the table - they are simply my own faves.

Every year I make a mix with my top 10 and it is a different kind of set - the flow of the mix is fundamentally different since this is not a set that I built the same way - and my mixing style for some of the transitions, as you’ll notice, is also a bit different.

Here the are, in the order that I play them in this mix (but not in rank order)

Above & Beyond – Sun in Your Eyes (Spencer Brown Club Mix)
LOFAB – Mekong (Alberto Hernandez (MX) Remix)
Alberto Blanco – Multiverse (Tomek Remix)
Darren Bray – Sanctum (JFR & Julian Rodriguez Remix)
Cayto – The Last Glance (Original Mix)
Mattias Herrera – Nimbus (Original Mix)
Gorge, Danjo (IT) – Verenacio (Original Mix)
Far Distance – Hyperspace (Rauschhaus Remix)
Katrin Souza – Butterflies in My Tummy (Julian Liander & Arnaud Cordova Remix)
Sebastian Busto – The Key of Dreams (Original Mix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 133

Ottawa Prog Vibes 084 - January 16th 2021

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TRACKLIST
No Result – Sunrise (Original Mix)
Hermanez – Heavens of Seven (Original Mix)
Anatolian Sessions – Salda (Rasi Z Remix)
Alex Zambrano – Epic Game (Original Mix)
JFR & Juan Sapia – Wander (Original Mix)
Wolf Ear & Fassbender – Hummingbird (Original Mix)
Lucia Haze – Take My Body (Groove Killah 3 am Terrace Remix)
Gonza Rodriguez & Facundo Losardo – Ruta 9 (Original Mix)
RoyCaster – Panacea (Original Mix)
LP – Lost on You (JFR Unofficial Remix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 084

Elementals

Ottawa Prog Vibes 086 - January 30th 2021

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TRACKLIST
Sam Scheme – Alfa Dop (Original Mix)
Kevin Yair – Green Empire (Nobilis Remix)
Nadya (RU) – Gravity Circle (D-Formation Remix)
Shatadru Sensharma & Weiyu Shen – Underwater (Original Mix)
Patricio Mucchielli & Guido Klein – Social Distance (Original Mix)
Sineu, Revan Ø – The Science of the Soul (Original Mix)
Marat Mode, Haptic – Feed the Wolf (Lambert Remix)
Matias Carafa – Leyenda (Original Mix)
Ivan Aliaga & NAHS – Kalimba (Original Mix)
Bob Marley – Small Axe (Main Leaf ‘Vocals Only’ 1973 Edit)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 086

We have entered 2021. A year of hope, a year of immunization, a year of rebirth. Music will always accompany us, help us, lift our spirits. This session is immune to pain and sadness. This set is energetic and hopeful. Enjoy it.

TRACKLIST:

1 - Godinbols - Nebula (In the Void Remix)
2 - Godinbols - Nebula (Original Mix)
3 - Sha-Ullo - Mamish
4 - Einmusik - Immense
5 - Pavel Khvaleev, Miss Monique - Rider (Extender mix)
6 - Dmitry Molosh - Orchard (Tantum & Arude Remix)
7 - Cid Inc & Orsen - A blessing in Disguise
8 - Orsen - Continuum
9 - Dosem - Eternal Summer (Marsh Remix)
10 - UMEK & Cosmic Boys - Evolution

Free Download

Godinbols Immune February 2021

Ottawa Prog Vibes 088 - February 13th 2021

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TRACKLIST
A Silver Mt. Zion – 13 Angels Standing Guard ‘Round the Side of Your Bed (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Extended Mix)
Mass Digital – Restless Skies (Original Mix)
Soulfeed – Firestep (Original Mix)
Ignacio Arbeleche – Arcade (Original Mix)
Franky Wah, AETHO – Should Have Seen It Coming feat. AETHO (Extended Mix)
Guy J – Fantasy Reality (Mike Griego Remix)
Gabo Martin – Parana (Tonaco Remix)
London Grammar – Lose Your Head (CamelPhat Extended Remix)
Ziger – Domestic (Alex O’Rion Private Mix)
Nishan Lee, NAHS – Iceworld (Original Mix)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 090 - Feb. 27th 2021

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TRACKLIST:
Platunoff – Unbreakable Soul (Stan Kolev Remix)
Estebe – Vanuatu (Original Mix)
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence (Valleverde Remix)
Einmusik, Seth Schwartz – Limba (Original Mix)
Da Le (Havana), Different Age – Wemliere (Different Age Remix)
Sunburstz – Purge (JFR Remix)
JPatterson – Mood (Mollono.Bass & Mark Vogler Club Mix)
Armen Miran & Felix Raphael – Ghost (Original Mix)
Aroma (IND) – Elysian (Chihaka Remix)
Oliverio Sofia – Agua (Sebastian Busto Remix)
Yannek Maunz, Johanson – Red River (Mollono.Bass Remix)

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ABOUT OTTAWA PROG VIBES

Alain M.'s weekly podcast, Ottawa Prog Vibes, is now in its 7th year and is a recognized presence among Canadian Electronica shows. The show has two goals: showcase progressive DJ's from Ottawa (and Canada) to a global audience, and bring international DJ guests to an Ottawa (and Canadian) audience). 

Alain plays three out of every 10 shows. His mixing has been noted as particularly creative and smooth, a skill that allow his sets to be experienced as seamless stories.

An offshoot series, called Mellow Prog Vibes, is released every two weeks and focuses on more chill vibes, slightly more downtempo, to create a more relaxed vibe. It is curated by OPV resident DJ Boraa, who plays every other episode, with guest DJs playing the alternate.

Ottawa Prog Vibes and Mellow Prog Vibes are broadcast weekly on UK's Saturo Radio, New York's Chill Lover Radio and Ottawa's Blast the Radio.


ABOUT ALAIN M.

Alain M. started dj’ing in his early 20s and played a variety of clubs, big and small, in Ottawa, Montreal and Kingston. From teenage influences in progressive rock, metal and blues, and later New York and Chicago house, Dutch techno and early trance, his style has evolved towards the more melodic, infectiously rhythmic and thoughtful sounds of progressive house, with a particular fondness for Argentinian productions.

Over his 30+ years as a DJ, Alain has cultivated a signature melodic, danceable, and thoughtful style with enough surprises to keep even the most devout listeners on their toes. His live events, organized only a few times annually, are a hypotonic, transformational experience for attendees, putting the Nation’s Capital on the map for electronic music. He has organized and collaborated in a number of events including Levitar, Sunday Meet & Beat, Sit-Down Sessions, Shake my Thursday and Expeditions, attracting a thoughtful crowd who stay mesmerized by his melodic, danceable sets, always peppered with delightfully unexpected sonic elements.

Alain M. is also a guest DJ submitting regular sets to several radio and online outlets. He is a resident on X-Beat Radio (France, Belgium). He was a monthly resident on Abyss Sound Experience on QuestLondon Radio in 2021 and on UK-based Beach Radio between 2021 and 2024.

He has appeared as a guest on a number of shows in several countries including the UK, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Peru, Turkey, Israel and the US. In Canada, he has been featured as a guest DJ at several events by Ottawa-based Music.Art.Ppl, on CHUO FM’s Vanguard Pulse Radio, on CKCU FM’s Lost In Bass and Mapped Out Radio, on Montreal’s Afterhour radio show and on Toronto’s ION radio show.