Ottawa Prog Vibes 239 - January 6th 2024
Resident DJ: Alain M.

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A special one this week as we recap the best tracks of 2023. So much good music, such a dynamic year for new producers and for up-and-coming labels! It was very tough to bring it down to a selection but here it is. This is the full 2½ hour version with the 25 best tracks.

Tracklist
Armen Miran & Pambouk – The Senses (Original Mix)
Sebastian Busto – Last Year (Original Mix)
Ocean of Emotion – The Road to the Sun (Santiago Rossi Remix)
Luman – La Gravité (Nicolas Soria Remix)
Hicky & Kalo – Coming Back Home
Alan Cerra – Timeout (Original Mix)
Callecat – Axolotl
Influence (IN), Berlin Man – Skylark
NAHS, Nishan Lee, Sarah Chilanti – Two Faced (EMPHI & Amhain Remix)
IZAZA – Yakana
Stereo Mind – Time Is Up (Darren Bray Remix)
Mike Turing – Good Looking (Omar Yasser Remix)
Dmitry Molosh – Butterfly (Hicky & Kalo Remix)
Agustín Vallejo – Mutar
NAASA – Little Dream (Tryger Big Dream Extended Mix)
Sanjay Dutta & Dharmalogy – Invoking Spirits (Simos Tagias Ritual Remix)
amháin – Crowe (RIGOONI Remix)
Digital Mess – Find Yourself (Alex O’Rion Remix)
Jamie Stevens, Zankee Gulati – Utveckla (Original Mix)
Pierre Sebastiano – Into The Woods (Weird Sounding Dude Remix)
Nicolas Leonelli, Juan Buitrago – Exilium (Claudio Cornejo AR Remix)
VENAO – ID
Kamilo Sanclemente, Velveta, Arbey Gonzalez – Free Falling feat. Velveta (Original Mix)
Taylan – Magic Wednesday (Extended Mix)
Vandelor – Happy Man (Original Mix)

Ottawa Prog Vibes

Ottawa Prog Vibes 239 - Alain M. (Ottawa, Canada)

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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