Alain M Sets - Ottawa Prog Vibes - 2021

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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 094 - March 27th 2021

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TRACKLIST:
Guy Mantzur & Khen – My Golden Cage (Kasper Koman 6AM Remix)
Leandro Murua – Black Hole (Original Mix)
Marco Lopez & Nicolas Giordano – Foreplay (Original Mix)
Darren Bray – Sanctum (JFR & Julian Rodriguez Remix)
Julian Nates – Entropy (Original Mix)
André Moris & AltSenses – Mystic Thoughts (Original Mix)
Alex Araujo – Sacred Cross (Ivan Aliaga Remix)
Juan Deminicis – Intelecto (Original Mix)
David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure (Salazar (COL) Unofficial Bootleg)
Sajay – Subterranean (Original Mix)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 096 - April 10th 2021

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TRACKLIST
Peve – Homero (Original Mix)
Newman (I Love) – After the Storm (Original Mix)
Slavak – My Own Vision (Original Mix)
Arnold T., Alain Pauwels – Havana (André Moret Remix)
Horizon One – Frequencies (MZN Remix)
Alex Araujo – Sacred Cross (Original Mix)
Shmuel Flash, Choopie – Chillimg Moments (Choopie & Sharkieboy Remix)
Innerphonic – Line of Dream (André Moret Remix)
Death on the Balcony – Up Side Down (Madraas Remix)
Izzet – Abstract Distraction (Kamilo Sanclemente & Mauro Aguirre Remix)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 098 - April 24th 2021

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TRACKLIST
L)Vladimir(P – Energy Flows (Original Mix)
Enertia-Sound – Meraki (Original Mix)
Dimel de Silva – Athikkamma (ALPHA 21 & Disto[sl] Remix)
Alto Astral – Camino Al Sol (Original Mix)
Maxi Vega – Gorgo (Voices of Valley Remix)
Vooz Brothers – Green Forest (Original Mix)
Eric Lune, GMJ – Embers (GMJ Remix)
Rod Notario – Let it Go, Let it Happen (Original Mix)
Poli Siufi – Procyon A (Original Mix)
Dimel de Silva – Soul of Balance (Gonza Rodriguez Remix)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 100 - May 8th 2021

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TRACKLIST
Analog Jungs – Satori (Instrumental Mix)(Alain M.’s Rogan Re-rub)
J.P. Velardi & Mariana A. – Nebel (Ricardo Piedra Remix)
Juan Mejia, Newman (I Love) – Sazon (Newman I Love)
Halsey – Sorry (Ignacio Arbeleche Bootleg)
Sebastian Haas – Mercia (Gonzalo Sacc & Rodrigo Lapena Remix)
Kamilo Sanclemente & Dabeat – Morning Vibes (The Wash Remix)
Sergio Salomone – ID
Sebastian Haas – Galex (Original Mix)
Hausboot – Floating Resonance (Original Mix)

Pop on the headphones, close your eyes... and let go for an hour of amazing prog with the 100th episode of this little podcast that grew! 

Sincere thanks to everyone who has listened from the early days two years ago to today! I set out to produce this show out of a genuine love for intelligent, melodic and layered electronic music and progressive mixing. And, as it grew, I wanted it to also help cement our city’s place on the global map of progressive house.

What started small is now a known and growing recognized reference well beyond Ottawa and Canada, with listeners and guest DJs from around the world. The show is now syndicated to radio with more partnerships to come.

Stick around, there’s a lot more to come!

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 102 - May 22nd 2021

TRACKLIST:
Fluida, Ahmed Sosso – First Nation Drums feat. Ahmed Sosso (Nhii Remix)
Mateo Lucas, Lautaro Irraza – Groulu (Original Mix)
Phraktal – Forbidden (Tim French Remix)
Dmitry Molosh – The First Ray of Sun (Original Mix)
Alejo Fochi – Walk in the Time (Original Mix)
Michael A. – Silent Moments (Imran Khan Remix)
Carsten Halm, Yeadon – Spectral (Extended Mix)
Donna-Marie (NZ) – Metamorph (Original Mix)
Messier – Indigo (Original Mix)
Nishan Lee, NAHS – Iceworld (Original Mix)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 104 - June 5th 2021

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TRACKLIST
Tatsu – T-Lords (Original Mix)
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter (Dany DZ Unofficial Remix)
Ric Niels – Kalish (Original Mix)
Solemn Eye – Ether (Abstraal Taskim Night Edit)
Voices of Valley – Endless Panorama (Original Mix)
Namatjira – Apollyon (Mohn Remix)
Allies for Everyone – Hi Low (Original Mix)
Nacho Iturri – Epif (Original Mix)
Nacho Iturri – Epif (Matías Lurueña Remix)
Enamour, Hon Jao – Dragonfly feat. Hon Jao (Extended Mix)
Enamour – Undone (Extended Mix)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 107 - June 26th 2021

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TRACKLIST
Air – Alone in Kyoto (Vandelor “Secret Whisper” Mix)
Jack Lazarus – Elevate (Original Mix)
Matt Young, Lost Arcade – Holding On (Vincenzo Remix)
Nōpi – Unforgettable Dawn (Original Mix)
NOIYSE PROJECT – Time Traveller (Original Mix)
Phesta – Wounds (Fabri Lopez Remix)
D-Formation, Matan Caspi – Arc of Dreams (Original Mix)
Sebastian Cartagena – Spacewalk (Original Mix)
Maximo Gambini – De Buenos Aires a Cordoba (Original Mix)
Gareth 2Dark & Latex Zebra – That Feeling (Gemini Jack Remix)

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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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 113 - August 7th 2021
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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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 116 - August 28th 2021
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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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 120 - September 25th 2021
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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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 124 - October 23rd 2021
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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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 127 - November 13th 2021
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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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 130 - December 4th 2021
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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)

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Ottawa Prog Vibes 133 - December 25th 2021
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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)

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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)

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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)

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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.