Ottawa Prog Vibes 249 – March 16th 2024
Guest DJ: Tokumori (Lima, Perú)

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TRACKLIST
Rockka - Operator (Original Mix)
Noise Generation - Paradise (IGCIØ Remix)
Kebin Van Reeken - Invisible (Original Mix)
Alan Cerra - Blossom (Original Mix)
Emcroy - Erks (Original Mix)
Giovanny Aparicio - Azul Profundo (Maze 28 Remix)
Julian Nates - Smile (Extended Mix)
Kamilo Sanclemente - Post Human (Original Mix)
NAASA - Something Real (Santiago Luna Remix)

This week we are thrilled to bring back one of the many names that the Peruvian scene brings to the world of electronic music. Tokumori (DJ and producer) presents a musical style ranging from the sensual and hypnotic to techno with a deep and melodic texture, as a magical and musical emotion of sounds.

He started mixing at the age of 20, when he entered the Peruvian electronic music school called OHM SCHOOL to specialize as a DJ and producer in 2005.

His first release as a producer was in 2006, followed with a second in 2009 under the Light Record label of Peru. In 2011 he released a record with South African label Kanzen Records. In 2019 Tokumori released 2 EP’s: Moon and Mesopotamia (Mystic Carousel) and Augurio (Estribo Records), plus two remixes with Estribo (both being Proton sub-labels).

In 2021 Tokumori studied at the Sudbeat Bootcamp organized by Aulart and Sudbeat with Hernan Cattaneo, Folgar, Oliverio Sofia, Graziano Raffa, Kevin Di Serna and Ezequiel Arias.

We first hosted Tokumori on OPV three years ago and he’s been killing it in his hometown of Lima, playing shows alongside some of South America’s giants including Ezequiel Arias, Mariano Mellino, Kamilo Sanclemente, Antrim and John Cosani. Thrilled to have him back to tantalize us with an exclusive mix.

Ottawa Prog Vibes

Ottawa Prog Vibes 249 - Tokumori (Lima, Perú)

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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.

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