A special mix for John 00 Fleming. From the first time I saw JOOF play at Sunnyside Up in London in 1998, he's remained one of the most influential and consistent DJ's I've had the pleasure of listening to and following. 
This mix is a wonderful journey of various styles of quality trance including Progressive, Deep, Hypnotic, Raw/Driving and Psy Trance. 
The tracks were curated by JOOF and he put up the challenge for someone to mix them up. Always the peoples DJ, JOOF proposed that his favourite mix would feature on the next edition of his JOOF Radio show. Here is my answer to JOOF's challenge!
John (and my followers and listeners), I absolutely loved creating this journey of your curated tracks for 2024 and, I truly hope you enjoy listening to it. It's a beauty!!

1	Infraspinatus (Allan McLoud Remix)/Reactivated - Elektroluchs, Release
2	Rivers (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) - Milkwish, Van Dope
3	Burn Your Idols (Facade Mix) - Narel
4	Arrival (Original Mix) - Exotek
5	Distance (Extended Mix) - Joram Smit, Definitions
6	Tidal Ways (Original Mix) - Miika Kuisma
7	We Aren't Ready To Understand (Original Mix) - Hedustma
8	Eternal Transit (Original Mix) - Rick Pier O'Neil, Elan Myles
9	Crystal Nova (Enlusion Mix) - Slavlotski
10	Kosmo (Original Mix) - Basil O'Glue
11	Aeon (Original Mix) - Atlas
12	Cosmopolitan (Sphera VIP Mix) - One Million Toys
13	Noir (Extended Mix) - Airwave
14	Metamorphosis (Marie Vaunt Remix) - Belocca
15	1998 (Victor Ruiz Extended Mix) - Binary Finary
16	Heart Level (Original Mix) - Gabriel Le Mar, Silent Sphere
17	Be Careful What You Wish For (Sinful Biz Extended Remix) - John 
             Askew, Lyonheart
18	Cold Memories (Original Mix) - Waveform
19	U R God (Mix 2024) - Ovnimoon
20	Reactivated (Original Mix) - Release

JOOF's Beatport Curation Mixed by DJ Eli G

Music Lover | Raver
Fresh #TECHNO 🖤 #EDM Everyday!

Just a guy who really loves music. I think it is something that binds all humans together. Also goes by RNebular in most things digital :)

I like to create mixes of atmospheric progressive house, with the occasional bit of techno thrown in too. I always strive to make every mix a proper journey, hopefully ebbing and flowing whilst balancing dark and light, throughout. 

All my mixes contain a blend of propulsive, driving tracks, coupled with deeper, more emotional productions. There is so much amazing music out there, and I always aim to do it justice, and put any track in a context that will give it maximum impact - whilst still fitting perfectly with the mix as a whole. 

I know when the time is right to record a mix, as I feel an absolute compulsion to do so. Everything uploaded to this page has come about as a result of that. I hope they all convey the overall feeling, and warmth, that I was striving for.

I am immensely proud of all of the mixes I have uploaded to my page, and the many others that are hosted elsewhere on this site - all of which can be found my playlists. I very much hope that any of you kind enough to take the time to listen, enjoy them.

I was a resident for Progressive House UK from 2020-21, and all the mixes that I recorded for that excellent site, and many others not on here, can be found at: 

https://www.mixcloud.com/steviereid/

In addition, I was a winner in a mix competition judged by Quivver in 2017, a hugely proud moment. I have also done guest mixes for Gai Barone's Patterns show, Il Modo, PFG, Saturo Sounds, 21C Progressive House and Melodic Distraction.

A bit about me: I am Edinburgh born and bred, I feel incredibly lucky to call this beautiful city home. Growing up, the house was always full of music thanks to my parents. I was also lucky enough to be exposed to some fantastic music thanks to my older brother's exemplary taste.

When branching out on my own, of a wide variety of genres, Depeche Mode were the band that spoke to me the most - with honourable mentions to New Order and The Smiths. 

Even as a young child, the dark atmosphere of their tracks resonated with me, and that has been the biggest influence on the kind of progressive house that I play in my sets.

It was early 90s rave music that first got me into dance music, but it was hearing the bassline on Orbital's 'Halcyon' for the first time in 1995 that made me realise that such music could move you in many, many more ways. 

Seeing Leftfield live in 1996 at the Barrowlands in Glasgow remains the most incredible music experience I've ever had. I was a regular at some seminal Edinburgh clubs in the late 90s and early 2000s, but it was at the legendary Taste where I truly found my clubbing utopia. 

In 2006, thanks to the generosity of Mark and Brian at a Taste afterparty, I had a shot of CDJs for the first time. Later that year, thanks to the advent of virtual DJing, I began recording mixes. I've never really stopped since.

In terms of influences from the world of progressive house, there are too many to mention - but Quivver is my all time favourite producer. As such, when my December 2017 mix was picked out by him for a mix competition he was running, it was among the proudest moments of my life.

I would always consider myself to be a bedroom (or living room!) DJ first and foremost, but I have been lucky enough to play at some fantastic clubs and venues.

I made several appearances at Karnival in Edinburgh, the undoubted highlight of which was appearing on the same bill as Inner City. I was also lucky enough to play at (the sadly now defunct) Kinfolk in Brooklyn NYC, with two of my closest friends.

If DJing was something I never thought I'd end up doing, making music most certainly wasn't - but thanks to Edinburgh legend Kev Wright, I have co-produced numerous tracks that have been released since 2011.

Through Kev I was also lucky enough to tag along with he, Gary and the Beat Laundry crew - and playing live streams during lockdown, with that amazing community, managed to put so many special times into an era that was so challenging for everyone.

My true happy place has always been playing at parties in my living room, or at a friend's house, with a great group of people. 

Those opportunities are few and far between now since my amazing daughter Anya was born in 2023 - but I'm at a different stage of life now, and I am blessed to have this amazing addition to an already phenomenal family.

Making mixes will never leave me though, and I very much hope to still continue to do so, as much as I can, going forward. As much as it's amazing playing in front of a crowd that you're in sync with, I love the permanence of a recorded mix.

There is no better feeling than receiving messages from someone you haven't met, on the other side of the world, letting you know that they are enjoying something that you have created.

As long as I feel compelled to keep putting them together, I will most definitely do so. 

(Very well done if you read this far!)

Join me on:
FaceBook: Sonic-j Aquilina 
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Twitch - sonicjmalta2024
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SoundCloud: Sonic J

Dj Eli G's early musical influences began way back with his father's vinyl collection, listening to his 70's and 80's rock and disco tracks. As a kid, some of his favourite bands were Men At Work, The Police, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Black Box, Quadrophonia, Technotronic, SNAP, to name a few. As an active member of the rave scene in the early 90's, Eli'searly musical  influences came from raves, old-skool house, breaks, jungle and some of the first trance ever produced. What an amazing time for electronic music this was!🎶
Over the years, further musical influences came in the from labels, DJs and producers such as Harthouse and Eye Q Records and Oliver Leib, Zero Tolerance Recordings, Felix Da Housecat, Carl Cox, BT, Hooj Choons, Lee Burridge, Quivver, Sasha and John Digweed, Anthony Pappa, Platypus Records, Fluid Records, Bedrock and so, so many more amazing artists and labels. 
Currently, Eli streams a weekly, live radio show called 'Natural Progression', live on Wicked Beats Radio every Saturday from 7am to 10 am (UK time). Feturing a wide variety of music on the show, progressive house and trance, melodic and deep house and progressive breaks are a major focus. Eli also has a love for progressive psytrance, goa, deep, driving and hypnotic trance and melodic and uplifitng grooves. Natural Progression has now begun to feature on Soundcloud for your listening pleasure! Check the links and thanks for following and tuning in🎶🙌
Dj Eli G's selection of tunes, will take you on a soulful and mindful musical journey, which will uplift your spirit and make your dancefloor a happy place to be. Hopefully, you'll experience this when listening to these mixes, wherever you are around the world.

Much Love ❤️
Music🎶 is ALWAYS the answer................