Wabi Sabi is a worldview that encourages people to accept the transience of things and to appreciate the beauty of nature's imperfections. It's a rejection of the Western ideal of artificial beauty and the pursuit of perfection. Instead, wabi sabi embraces the natural and raw, and encourages people to be more accepting of their flaws.

The latest Wabi Sabi Session brings a deep house feel and moves to vocal and progressive house with a few remixes of classics you probably haven't heard in a while with a new twist. Enjoy! Let me know what you want to hear next.

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Welcome to the first edition of Got To Be Good Sessions — a deep dive into the hypnotic side of progressive house, melodic techno, and deep house.

This mix flows through deep, hypnotic grooves, and textured melodies building from subtle tension into driving, late-night energy. Featuring cuts from Sasha, Marsh, Spencer Brown, Hernan Cattaneo, and more, it’s a journey through the darker, deeper corners of progressive house and melodic house and techno.

If it moves you, follow for future volumes; it’s got to be good.

Track Listing:
1.	CamelPhat & Elderbrook: Cola feat. Elderbrook (Made By Pete Extended Remix) [Defected]	
2.	Danny Howells: Throb (Original Mix) [Rekids]
3.	Spencer Brown: The Bow (Original Mix) [Diviine]
4.	Sebastien Leger: Mistily (Extended Mix) [Lost Miracle]
5.	Guy J: Million Years from Now (Original Mix) [Early Morning]
6.	Mercurio & Hernan Cattaneo: Altered Reality (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music]
7.	Hernan Cattaneo: Tranquilo (Adrien (AR) Remix) [Plattenbank]
8.	Kabi: Spicy (Original Mix) [Plaisirs Sonores Records]
9.	Kabi: Venom (Original Mix) [Balance]
10.	ID ID: Basement (Original Mix) [Nightcolours]
11.	Spencer Brown: Offsides (Extended) [Higher Ground]
12.	Cortona: Tempesta (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records]
13.	Mercurio & Hernan Cattaneo: Sepulveda (Original Mix) [Last Night on Earth]
14.	Patch Park & The Wash: Ignition (Zuccasam Remix) [Music to Die For]
15.	Rolasoul: Rapture (Original Mix) [Plastic Fantastic Records]
16.	Dowden: Pacifist (Original Mix) [Mango Alley]
17.	Sasha & Joseph Ashworth: HiFiHi (Original Mix) [Last Night on Earth]
18.	Nick Muir, John Digweed, & Spencer Brown: Relentless (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records]
19.	Sasha & Marsh: Dead Synthy (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep]
20.	Newman (I Love): The Moon and the Stars (Original Mix) [Melody of the Soul]

GOT TO BE GOOD SESSIONS #1

Got to Be Good Volume 2 is a one-hour progressive journey built to keep the floor locked in while shifting moods and textures. It opens deep and hypnotic, rolling through layered grooves and melodic swells before pushing into vocal-driven peaks and chunky, percussive thumpers.

Midway, the set leans darker and heavier, driving tension with minimal breaks before snapping back into euphoric highs. The closing stretch cools the room with deeper, atmospheric cuts, setting the stage for whatever comes next.

Built for headphones. Made for speakers. Meant for movement.
When you’re under the lights, it’s got to be good.

Tracklist

1. Become Human – Gux Jimenez 
2. Amethyst – Gux Jimenez
3. Like a Crime – Simon Doty, Marsh 
4. Melodia (Forty Cats & Dowden Remix) – Mike Hiratzka 
5. The Edge (Extended Mix) – ADZ, Christoph, Luk Coulson 
6. Make You Go Higher (David Morales Red Zone Mix) – Pig & Dan 
7. Flash feat. Darla Jade (Dosem Extended Remix) – My Friend & Darla Jade
8. Magnify (Quivver Remix) – Cid Inc.
9. Kind Of Illusion (Danny Serrano Remix) – Santamaria, Johan Mila, MILLICENT 
10. The Age of Love (Manuel De La Mare Remix) – Age of Love
11. Assault – AFFKT
12. Fires (Dub Mix) – Made By Pete 
13. Beyond Perceptions (Hernan Cattaneo & Jamie Stevens Remix) – Nick Varon, Callecat 

Chris McLain - GOT TO BE GOOD SESSIONS #2

Chris blends deep grooves, melodic textures, and hypnotic rhythms to create immersive journeys through sound. With a focus on progressive house, melodic house, and deep techno, his sets are carefully crafted to evolve in mood and energy—built for headphones, but meant for dance floors. Drawing influence from artists like Marsh, Guy J, and Hernán Cattáneo, Chris leans into long transitions, layered textures, and emotional flow. No hype, no gimmicks—just sound that moves.

Chris McLain

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