Merci pour l'invitation Alain, je me suis régalé à faire ce set :D

Ottawa Prog Vibes 162 - July 16th 2022
Guest DJ: Runik (Toulouse, France)

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TRACKLIST:
Cornucopia - Forever Gone (Original Mix) 
Rain (MU) - Little Ray Of Life (Original Mix)  
Ivory (IT) - Light Through Water (Original Mix) 
Mariano Mellino - Ultramental (Mohn Remix) 
Gmj - Mood Medicine (Original Mix) 
Yuriy From Russia - Afterglow (Extended Mix) 
Monojoke - Cold City (Kasper Koman Remix) 
Fehrplay - Zeitgeist (Original Mix) 
Lautaro Varela - Gone (Antu Coimbra Remix) 
Modd - Chisto Pole (Day Version) 


Our guest this week is from near Toulouse, France’s fourth-largest city, with a metro area about the size of Ottawa’s. Runik is one of those DJ’s who doesn't believe in barriers between music genres, just in good music, and is passionate about it. Dig around his work and you'll find dark melodies, hypnotic grooves, bright vibes and much more.

He gifts us a super chill set that starts mellow and picks up in energy as it tells its story. You’ll find yourself glued to your speakers.

Ottawa Prog Vibes 162

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 162 - Runik (Toulouse, France)

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.

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