Guest DJ's - Ottawa Prog Vibes - 2023

Ottawa Prog Vibes 187 - January 7th 2023
Guest DJ: Nishan Lee (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

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As prog fans know, the Sri Lanka scene is huge and has given us lots of top-notch producers and DJ’s of which the toppest of top dogs is our friend @nishanlee. His first set for OPV last year remains one of our most listened-to episodes - he’s back with another exclusive just for us.

For lovers of progressive electronica, this man needs no introduction. He has released countless tracks and remixes on The Soundgarden / PlattenBank Records / Beatfreak Recordings / Perfecto Records / Mango Alley / Onedotsixtwo / Juicebox Music / Soundteller Records / Movement Recordings / Asymmetric Recordings / Genesis Music / Balkan Connection Records / Massive Harmony Records / Stellar Fountain / 3rd Avenue / One Of A Kind and more.

His productions are supported by the likes of Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Paul Oakenfold, Guy J, Guy Mantzur, CID Inc, Stan Kolev, Darin Epsilon, Lonya, Marcelo Vasami, Mariano Mellino, Graziano Raffa, Nick Varon, Pole Folder, Khen, Brian CID, Stas Drive, Danny Lloyd, Li Polymer, Jelly For The Babies, Simos Tagias, Maydan, Audio Junkies, Navar, Patrick Carrera aka MUUI, Tim Penner, Amber Long, Rammo, Olivier Weiter, Paul Hazendonk, John Cosani, Subandrio, Praveen Achary name just a few.

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 187 - Nishan Lee (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 188 - January 14th 2023
Guest DJ: Matias Crespo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/maticres/ | www.instagram.com/ottawaprogvibes/

TRACKLIST
Ismaehl, Replicanth – Akasha (Original Mix)
Hicky & Kalo – Time We Spent Together
Hyunji-A – This Too Shall Pass (Hakan Ozurun Remix)
Joachim L – Hours Changed (SALAZAR (COL) Remix)
Maudlin – Trailway (Rafa’EL Remix)
Tonaco – Ancient Memories (DJ Ruby Remix)
Dowden, Ben Tauber – Pulsar (Anton Make Remix)
Lio Q – Watanable (Original Mix)
Amir Telem – Quiet Mind Blue Sky (D-Formation Remix)
UNDERHER & Anaphase – Out of Sight (Rony Seikaly Remix)


It’s not just World Cups, it’s also music these guys excel at. This week we welcome @maticres who prepared a poignantly beautiful and emotional musical story for us. 

Matías is an Argentinian DJ and music lover who spent many years as a raver before becoming involved in organizing events. He is the founder of the event producing group Underlife.

As time went on his passion for music led him to go into DJing and producing, which he’s now pursuing on an ongoing basis. His presence has been growing.

His sets are characterized by the use of diverse musical genres, although always with a progressive unifying line, to lead people through moments of deep connection with music and dancing. He has appeared in major clubs and festivals including Niceto, Bahrein and Festival La Chacra.

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 188 - Matias Crespo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 189 - January 21st 2023
Guest DJ: Sal Saqeb (Dubai, UAE)

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TRACKLIST
Anton Ishutin - Air (Michael A remix) 
Simon Doty ft. Ursula Rucker - Hometown
Muui - Reset 
Cream (PL) - Sandpo (Nicolas Rada remix) 
   With Shmuel Flash - Chilling Moments (Bedrock Vocal) 
Hicky & Kalo - Borealis (Nick Warren & Nicholas Rada remix )
Yannick Mueller - Trinidad 
Donna Marie - Eternity 
Sebastian Leger - Pamparis 
Jiminy Hop - Levara 
    With Atmosphere - Dancing in outer space (Acapella)
Shannon Davin & Dimuth K - Horus (Subandrio Remix ) 
Track ID - Track ID 
Erdem Yetim - Virtuvian Man 

Samples used: 
Shmuel Flash - Chilling Moments (Bedrock Vocal mix) 
Atmosphere - Dancing in outer space (Acapella) 
Rauschhaus - Belt of Venus 
Stereo Express – Sacramento

Sal Saqeb has been championing the progressive house sound as far back as 2001, beating 3000 contestants back when Virtual DJ was Atomix and launched a Global DJ competition in search of a new rising star. The following year landing runner up in the Juice Quest for Malaysia’s Best DJ in 2002.

Born in London UK, having resided in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), the U.S., Singapore and Dubai, Sal has carefully crafted his unique sound of gritty beats, groovy baselines and seamless hypnotic mixing which crafts a story in each exciting set. 

His rich blend of musical tastes include heavy metal, jazz, funk, soul, hip hop and rock, and bootlegs of E.B.T.G – Missing & Sasha’s Xpander add to the ever-evolving sound of his preferred progressive selection.

Heavily influenced by the likes of Deep Dish, Sasha, John Digweed, Luke Chable and more recent Guy J, Matter, GMJ and the always consistent duo of Nick Warren and Hernan Cattaneo. Sal has landed residencies at Time in Manila, iconic S.E Asian night club, along with Delawi in K.L Bangsar, Club Seven and Club Minc in Dallas.

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Sal's Soundcloud

Ottawa Prog Vibes 189 - Sal Saqeb (Dubai, UAE)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 191 - February 4th 2023
Guest DJ: Dimitris Palikaris (Athens, Greece)

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/dimitrispalikaris/ | www.instagram.com/ottawaprogvibes/


TRACKLIST
Dimitris Palikaris - Beam of Light (Nerutto Remix)
Gai Barone - Social Dynamics (Original Mix)
Innerphonic - Galactic Trip (Alto Astral Private Mix)
BERDU - Way Out (Original Mix)
ED.E - Nobody Else (Dimitris Palikaris Remix)
Ishan (SL) - Lands With Fairy Tales 
Gusti Rabago - Sama (Agustin Pietrocola Remix)
Lila Rose (UY) – Deep Sea (Original Mix)
ELECGROUND – Cosmonaut


This week we take a little trip to Greece to welcome an exceptional DJ/producer whose work you’ve heard several times on OPV, @dimitrispalikaris.

Electronic music producer for more than sixteen years with several releases on various labels such as A Must Have, Green Snake Recordings, Electronic Tree, Another Life Music, Stazis, Inception, Ekabeat, Soundtopia, Underground Music Records, Elastik Dimension records, Beat Block records, A & H Digital, and more....

Always looking forward always trying to produce interesting sounds. His very first track "nice memories" was played on Greece's top underground/avant garde station best FM in the section for the best mix of the month, hosted by A.M.X. Dj's like Markus Schulz, Argy, Airwave, PPK and many more... have played his tracks in their shows.

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 191 - Dimitris Palikaris (Athens, Greece)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 192 - February 11th 2023
Guest DJ: Armando Guerrero (Valparaiso, Chile)

Facebook: www.facebook.com/arman.progre | www.facebook.com/ott.prog.vibes
Instagram: www.instagram.com/armanguerrero/ | www.instagram.com/ottawaprogvibes/

TRACKLIST
Tebra - Motif (Original Mix) 
Facundo Borras & Leandro Caceres - Herogasm
Deepinity - Let Them Grow 
Onen - Power Flower (Original Mix) 
Floormagnet - Deeper (Zoo Brazil Remix) 
Dave Shtorn - Space Odyssey 
Khen, Freedom Fighters - Levantine (Original Mix) 
Shai T - The Song of Dolores
Mollono.Bass - A Bird with a Message (Original Mix) 
Julian Millan & Mauricio Brigante - Protect the Surface 


This week we return to Chile to welcome @armanguerrero, a veteran of the scene in that country’s second city, Valparaiso. 

Armando Guerrero is an Argentinian DJ/producer whose first productions were in drum & bass but whose musical journey landed him in the sphere of progressive house. His first prog EP, “Closed Circle”, came out in 2014.

His sound keeps evolving and enjoys the support of DJ’s such as Hernán Cattaneo, Soundexile, Fernando Ferreyra, Nick Varon, Cream among others. He has played mixes on Frisky and Proton.

His mixing is utterly rhythmic, harmonic and experimental, and his unique touch has led him to be sought out for EP’s and remixes on labels from around the world such as Massive Harmony, Stellar Fountain, Balkan Connection, BC2 Records, AH Digital, Balkan Connection South America, Spring Tube Label, Nube Music, Estribo, Mystic Carousel. 

Armando currently lives in Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso metro area (Chile’s second city), and plays live events at various locations and events in the area including Antuset Arrayan Sunsets, Club Aruma, Terraza Mimi, Terraza Bellavista, Club Oasis, Sunstrip, and others.

He’s considered to be a versatile DJ that knows how to adapt to his audiences; his style is best described as Progressive Tribal Techno.

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 192 - Armando Guerrero (Valparaiso, Chile)

An absolutely sublime guest mix for Progressive Epidemic which aired on www.saturosounds.com on 27th April 2023. Play it loud. #spreadthemusic

01: Desiree Nemcik - INNER [TBA]
02: Gorge - Sleepless [Deepalma Records]
03: Hobin Rude - The Only Thing That Matters [Mango Alley]
04: Brian Cid - Secret Tunnel [Lost & Found]
05: Sudhaus & The Wash - Spectron [Mango Alley]
06: SKALA - Train To Utogi [Amaeo]
07: Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Damian Lazarus Re-Shape Deeper Version) [Strictly Rhythm]
08: Quivver - The Dark Side Of Pleasure [Controlled Substance]
09: Jamie Stevens, Anthony Pappa, Alice Rose - Nothing To Hide [Selador]
10: Pig & Dan - Radical Honesty [You Plus One]
11: The Wash - String Theory [Mango Alley]
12: Kasper Koman - March (Subandrio Remix) [YOMO]
13: Sinan - Meet Su’al (Moodfreak Remix) [languages]

The Wash - Progressive Epidemic Guest Mix - April 2023

Ottawa Prog Vibes 204 - May 6th 2023
Guest DJ: Brian De Santis (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Tancrack | www.facebook.com/ott.prog.vibes
Instagram: www.instagram.com/briandesantis9/ | www.instagram.com/ottawaprogvibes/
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCm6Bzr0sB1KwWGpb9CrPJIQ

TRACKLIST
Mindlancholic – Lost in a Dream
Betoko, Mattia Pompeo – Lyzer (Original Mix)
Donny Carr - Merlin's Oath (GMJ & Matter Remix)
Lubelski - Dreaming (Yulia Niko Remix)
Miliano - Meteora (Orticaan Remix)
Auggie Vokabularium - Kelly (Denis Horvat Remix)
Nick Warren & Tripswitch - Voight Kampff (Cid Inc. Remix)
Delbar - Introspection
RÜFÜS DU SOL - Make It Happen (Dom Dolla Remix)
Jerome Isma-Ae & Alastor - Timelapse (Marc DePulse Extended Remix)
EdOne - Brine
Insomnia Pimprinella - Why You Need Me


Back to Argentina this week for a top-notch session by one of that country’s young up-and-coming DJs and producers, whose releases have been signed to labels like Future Avenue, BC2, Superordinate, AH Digital and Soundteller Records.

Brian De Santis is a DJ and producer originating from Argentina. His main style of play and production is Progressive House with sprinklings of Melodic House & Techno.

He performs regular shows across the Argentine capital at renowned nightspots such as The White Room, Club Shampoo, Asia de Cuba, Club Scalabrini, and and last week he made his first presentation in Miami, USA in the cycle of events " the hall" . The main influences in his style of production are Guy J ,John Digweed and Hernan Cattaneo

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Brian's Soundcloud

Ottawa Prog Vibes 204 - Brian De Santis (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Progressive Trip - Alain M. on Beach Radio
2023.02.25
Exclusive set

TRACKLIST
Vitaly Shturm – Paranoid Girl (Shanil Anox Remix)
Talal – Perceptions (Original Mix)
Vladimir – Influence (Munz (AR) Remix)
Khalvin, Delaunay, Eva Sizar – Strangeness (Airbas Remix)
Juan Deminicis – Cycles (Second Sine Remix)
Ben Coda – Oumouama
Newman (I Love) – The Seven Skies (Original Mix)
Gaspar Aguilera, Manu Pavez – Ataraxia (Servando’s Clubaholic Remix)
Ruben Karapetyan – Traveling Through Patagonia
Salski – Desert Sands

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ODH-RADIO Resident DJ FISHPLANT (Deep & Sweet Sessions  EP 56)

Ottawa Prog Vibes 205 - May 13th 2023
Guest DJ: ED.E (Vancouver, Canada)

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TRACKLIST
Soul Button, Clawz SG – Catharsis
Fabio Giannelli – Maintain (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
ED.E – Nobody Else
Pan-Pot – Riot (Carl Cox Remix)
Stan Kolev – Inscape
Unique Repeat – One Drop
NekliFF, Rafael Cerato – Marrakesh (Kasper Koman Remix)
Apir – Emphatic
Fur Coat – U Turn
NERVO – Haute Mess (ANNA Remix)
David Granha – Tessitura
Mark Lanegan, Warpaint, Martina Topley Bird – Crystalised (Agoria Remix) (Dixon Vocal Retouch)
Junge Junge feat. Kyle Pearce – Beautiful Girl (Blond:ish Remix)
Soul Button – Play Again (Pete Oak Remix)
Just Emma, Zazou – Baltic Sea (Monolink Remix)


It was about time we hosted a DJ from Canada’s third city, beautiful Vancouver BC. The scene over there is blossoming and we’re thrilled to welcome ED.E to our show for an exclusive session.

Canadian production-whizz Eddie Edwardson, better known by his ED.E moniker, has been rumbling on the underground for a while now with a steady stream of sturdy productions that have passed through a number of emerging labels and quality imprints.

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ED.E's Soundcloud

Ottawa Prog Vibes 205 - ED.E (Vancouver, Canada)

High Times by Juan Martin (Ar) EPISODE 7

This show features tracks by RossAlto, Dave Leck, David Di Sabato, Indigo Man and more.

1 - Jero Nougues, Lila Rose (UY) - Violet (J.P. Velardi Remix) [AH Digital]
2 - Dave Leck - Belonging (Eichenbaum Remix) [3rd Avenue]
3 - Kaame - 101 Years Old (Original Mix)
4 - Mazayr - Golden Rule [RYNTH]
5 - Daft Punk - Infinity Repeating feat. Julian Casablancas+The Voidz (David Di Sabato Progressive Edit)
6 - Arcadio - Sun & Set (K Logan Remix) [Future Avenue]
7 - Indigo Man - Artemis [3rd Avenue]
8 - Milton Nascimento e Criolo - Não Existe Amor Em SP (RossAlto Unofficial Remix)
9 - Icehouse - Great Southern Land (MID LØW 2023 Edit)
10 - Ignacio Ravagnan - Noche Estrellada [Future Avenue]

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High Times By Juan Martin (AR) EPISODE 7

Progressive Trip - Alain M. on Beach Radio
2023.03.25
Exclusive set

TRACKLIST
Marway – Hypnos (Eric Lune Remix)
Mike Rish – Tunnel People (Original Mix)
NOIYSE PROJECT – Alone Way
NICØ (AR) – Moon Phases (Juan Buitrago Remix)
Elle Jae – United (Original Mix)
Spencer Brown, Ezequiel Arias – Mad Rush (Original Mix)
Ed Steele – Over To You (EMPHI Remix)
Kabi (AR), Agustín Ficarra – Infinite (Original Mix)
Matías Delóngaro – Mist (Dizz Martin Remix)
Awka – Stimm (Chiari Remix)

Beach Radio - Alain M. - Progressive Trip 2023-03-25

DP-6 - Blue Chasm (Reincarnation Mix) [DP-6 Records]
Edu Schwartz - A Poem for Every Day of the Year [Where The Heart Is]
Tantum - Narko [Meanwhile]
Dunadry - Forever Young [Balkan Connection]
Pablo German - Infusion [Mango Alley]
Nick Muir - All One Word (GMJ & Matter Remix) [Proton Music]
Fabreeka - Drifter (Mike Hiratzka Remix) [Mango Alley]
Jesuan M - Taiga [Mango Alley]
Verche - Riptide (Luke Brancaccio & Gai Barone Remix) [Particles]
Underworld - Two Months Off (Tim Green Remix) [Balance Music]

Immersed 040 (12 June 2023)

Umbra / Sutra

Sutra

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@jamesharcourt & @affkt - Introducing the Band EP Including m0at Remix

Release Date: 15th August 2025 
Catalogue: SYNC131

Sincopat is proud to present a powerful new EP from the inspired collaboration between the homies James Harcourt and AFFKT. Together, they deliver a release that blends emotional depth with refined production and club-ready energy, staying true to Sincopat’s forward-thinking ethos.
The EP opens with “Introducing the Band”, a captivating blend of analogue warmth and cinematic tension. Its evolving synth motifs, theatrical build-ups, and intricate percussion create a narrative-rich track full of personality, aimed straight at peak-time moments.
UK duo mOat follows with a captivating remix that reworks the original into an infectious piece of underground piano-house, a late-night journey that combines subtle textures, a dubby quality and the extremely uplifting and emotional piano line.
Closing the release is “Servitude”, a slightly darker, industrial-tinged cut that fuses raw synth lines with sharp rhythmic structure. It’s a tense, driving production that balances poise and power perfectly, capturing the pair’s talent for building drama, energy and emotion with sophistication.

Enjoy!

Tracklist:

1. James Harcourt & AFFKT - Introducing the Band
2. James Harcourt & AFFKT - Introducing the Band (mOat Remix) 
3. James Harcourt & AFFKT - Servitud

Artwork by
Junya Matsuyama

Mix & Master by 
Pobla
www.pobla.es


Introducing the Band EP

Servitud

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James Harcourt & AFFKT - Servitude [Sincopat 131]

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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