Welcome to Il Modo's Exclusive Series! Every Month, we ask the cream of the worlds DJ talent to surprise us, and you with an extended set, allowing the artist to fully express and show their talents to a more discerning audience. 

Listen in to the likes of Alex O'Rion, Anthony Pappa, NOLAN, Luke Brancaccio and a RARE Selador back to back mix, as they dig deeper into their collections, bringing you an unrivalled journey into their current playlists. 

So, if you're tired of changing hour long mixes all the time, why not go for an extended session, a deeper journey, a continual trip into sound. Choose an Exclusive Series mix, and get that party started!

THE EXCLUSIVE SERIES

Welcome to May's Exclusive Series mix... With Ajit Sarathi.

Ajit Sarathi, born in Himachal and raised in the city of New Delhi, began his career at an early age as a dj under the influences of old school dance musicians and groups from the late 90’s. His strong candidature as an outstanding dj stems from a blend of his professional experiences and his training in Indian classical music. 

He is considered by many as the man who contributes his special touch to every party by a mixture of charisma and his particular choice of music. Together with a sound that is best described as a sophisticated blend of melodic house and techno mutations, packed with twists and turns to assure complete floor annihilation, it is this refined musical vision that have made him one of the most sought after artists in his genre and a preferred pick for numerous dance promoters .

His energetic, upfront, “no holds barred” style makes progressive house, melodic techno, and break beat melt into one. He does not like to be put into one distinct category, rather he considers himself to be an underground dance music performer.

Thank you Ajit for this contribution, we really hope our listeners enjoy this high octane and beautifully crafted set, with a boss track-list that is listed out top of comments.  Cheers!

The Exclusive Series Mix - Episode 13 - Ajit Sarathi

Gerard Bozyk is a Polish DJ, residing in Dublin, Ireland.  With his innovative and forward thinking approach he is never afraid to dig deeper when selecting his music for his DJ sets & podcasts.  Gerard has been passionate about electronic music for almost two decades now.  

Currently he holds a spot on the infamous Proton radio based in USA where he hosts his monthly show Metropolis. His podcasts have been featured numerous times in ten most listened mixes on the station including couple of no. 1 spots. 

His greatest achievement to date is winning Decode magazine's Mix of the month competition back in 2016.  Gerard has also released two exclusive compilations for Spotify & Apple music for Proton music and its sub label Particles, along with the second one for Sound Avenue & 3rd Avenue which are one of the most respected progressive house labels.

In June of 2019 he joined forces with local heroes ''Melodic'' on support duties for Khen (Lost & Found, Ajunadeep, Bedrock) which was one of most memorable nights to date.

As a part of ''Fusion Underground'' DJ collective he is currently working on the launch of new club nights in Dublin, plus some forthcoming projects with the Exclusive Series to be announced soon.

PFG exclusive series

The Exclusive Series - Episode 14 - Gerard Bozyk

Having been DJing for over 15 years now, C-lyn's passion for progressive electronic music has gone nowhere but up. 

It all started at a Philadelphia area warehouse rave back when she was a teenager.  But her passion really exploded when she finally heard the legends themselves, Sasha and Digweed, at the famous NYC club Twilo. A short while after it was her music and DJ friends encouraged her to try a little DJing herself, as it was obvious to them that music was part of her.   

C-Lyn has since established herself by being invited to be a guest on Frisky Radio multiple times, has had a 3 year long residency on the former Progressive Beats Radio and now holds a residency every 3rd Saturday of the month on Subcode Radio.  

C-Lyn's style is a combination of deep and dark tech driven prog which always promises to take you on a musical journey you won't be quick to forget.

tracklist in comments.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 15 - C-Lyn

Welcome to another episode of The Exclusive Series, August 2021.  This month we are delighted to bring you a 2 hour mix, courtesy of DJ/Producer/Remixer, Issac Issac. 

Part of Issac's magic comes from his production skills no doubt, but there's something else. It's called good taste, and it's the kind of thing that separates great producers from the crowd. You'll hear it in everything Issac touches.
Having been strongly supported by label founder Sasha, Guy Gerber and Dixon (to name just a few), it’s no surprise to see his hypnotic dancefloor tracks being released on LNOE.

We hope you enjoy the mix!

The Exclusive Series Mix - Episode 16 - Issac Del Olmo

Long renowned for his passion, dedication & flawless mixing and marathon DJ sets, and having just been voted 75th of all time best DJ of in the world by Dash Berlin World; Anthony Pappa’s unique trademark defining “track selection, journey build, & precision mixing skills” coupled with his overall way of making things just pop has seen him become one of Australia’s most successful DJ exports.
 
Originally from Melbourne, Anthony’s DJ career began at the age of 15 where he won the DMC mixing championship. At the age of 20, frustrated at being halfway around the world from where the music he loved was happening, he moved to the UK’s capital, London, to follow his passion & love of music & Djing. The move was not in vain as it wasn’t long before his talents were picked up by a core group of the UK’s biggest DJ’s who together & forged a strong squad of players that would shape the sounds that have been constantly evolving and always pushing the boundaries over the last two decades and will continue to do so for many years to come byAnthony & others alike.
 
To date, having a history of 35 years within the electronic music industry (clubs,festivals, parties) and having world renowned Origin Agency and Poster Child Agency on Anthony’s side, he has forged constant touring & success throughout South America, Mexico, Europe & Australia. With various tours seeing him, in one year, having a touring schedule including just over 100 performances at various clubs and festivals over the globe he never disappoints his fans.
 
Alongside DJing & continuing to build a reputation for his un-parallel mixing skills, set programming plus the ability to adapt to whatever club environment he finds himself in.  Production was & is still is key to Anthony’s success. His use of musical knowledge of chord structures and melodic phrasing to make sure everything is mixed in key is evident in every track he seamlessly blends / mixes together.  
 
Key tracks produced include: with high profile releases including his massive
collaboration with King Unique called “Vamoosh” released on Bedrock and long time classic Freefall “Skydive” on Stress Records which was UK/European number 1 hit single in the charts.
 
With numerous club anthem singles, remixes plus 6 mix compilations (2 at 200,000 + in sales) he has been released on labels including Sony/BMG, Platipus Records, System Recordings, EQ (Grey), Darkbeat Recordings ‘Darkbeat 10th Anniversary Collection’ and most notably on Boxed Global Underground Nubreed series.
 
Mixed compilations for Renaissance and was the first DJ to be selected for the
Global Underground Nu Breed series which saw him, play over 70 cities around the world and amass sales of over 50,000 copies of the release. Anthony has also done mixes for the cover mount CD for DJ Mag’s coveted Top 100 DJ’s edition receiving high praise from all the big hitters and industry professionals alike.

We are thrilled to have Anthony headline  "Australia Month" September 2021.  We hope you enjoy this incredible extended set.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 17 - Anthony Pappa

Welcome to our The Exclusive Series Mix for October '21, and it's the first B2B of the series.  We are delighted to welcome Scotland's Stevie Reid and Steven Doyle.

Stemming from Depeche Mode, Stevie Reid always had an interest in dark electronic music when growing up, but  it was seeing Leftfield live in 1996 which set him on the path to the progressive house that he loves.  He became interested in DJing from 2006, but it quickly became an obsession that has never left him.

By 2011 hd had played regularly at Edinburgh club night Karnival (often alongside Steven Doyle), and thanks to his friend, Kev Wright (producer and veteran of the Edinburgh club scene) he was able to get involved in some production, seeing several tracks released together.

After a few years feeling disconnected from the scene, he resumed recording mixes regularly in 2016, and never looked back. In the last four years he's been fortunate enough to have an entry to a mix competition picked out by Quivver, appear on Gai Barone’s Patterns show, and do guest mixes for Saturo Sounds, 21C Progressive House and Progressive House UK – after which, they asked him to become resident with them.

The biggest highlight of all was undoubtedly playing a gig in New York with two of his closest friends, including Steven, in 2018.  "I’ve been lucky enough to know Stevie D for 15 years, and we are rarely happier than when in the mix together. We are truly honoured to have been asked to put this mix together for Il Modo, and we hope you enjoy listening to it, as much as we enjoyed making it."

Steven Doyle is originally from coastal East Lothian but now based in Edinburgh.  Enjoying very broad musical tastes that influenced him over the years, his parents loved a party, and their music definitely influenced him.

"I was into early gangsta rap in 90s, then Leftfield,Daft punk etc , whilst working in a kitchen as a teenager in a Saturday, i listened to Pete tong, Danny Rampling then Tim Westwood before finishing work and heading home for the essential mix later!"

Steven hooked on clubbing during the early days of prog , 2000 onwards it was every weekend nearly. "My love of clubbing and music has never stopped from those days."

"I've always just considered myself a bedroom DJ more than anything but I love mixing tunes , especially with Stevie Reid who I have had the opportunity to perform with many times in the past. 
Our Friday evening party in Williamsburg , next door to Output, was one of the most surreal experiences ever."

"The hours, nights, days and weekends we have spent playing tunes at parties and after parties is  unthinkable! Not very much makes us happier ❤️
It had been so long during the pandemic when we couldn't even see each other , let alone play tunes together. 
Music kept us going ❤️"

Thanks to both and we hope you enjoy this amazing extended mix.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 18 - Reid and Doyle (B2B)

Welcome to The Exclusive Series guest mix for November 2021. 

We are thrilled to bring you this session from the insanely talented Nolan. Initially from Cypherpunx & Flip Fantasia, Nolan has uploaded from his vinyl collection to make this incredibly generous three hour mix entitled "After The Afters DJ Mix";  in his own words....

"Back from the after hours to finish the big night out with a back to mine session! The first hour we still have some juice left in the tank. But as the sun continues to rise forcing it's way through the crack in the curtains, casting shards of light onto the smoke filled room we drift down into downtempo ambient electronica and chillout, where beat-matching becomes simple blending trying to hold on to the last moments of energy until our eye lids can stay open no longer! 

This 3 hour session is recorded from vinyl albums I've bought or featured on over the last few years including a couple of reissues of classic records i've played so much they'd worn out so I needed to buy fresh copies. Lay back kick it, enjoy the ride!"

***EDIT:  THERE IS NOW (in the comments)  a totally uncompressed full quality AIF file which being as these are all direct from the Vinyl. We want people who don't like mp3 or compressed formats to be able to download the original lossless mix. ***

Straddling House, Disco, Breaks & Prog with a unique twist and an eye for the underground  NOLAN is making serious waves right now, with key releases on Mobilee, LNOE, Bedrock, Circus,  Kittball, MadTech, Crew Love, Get Physical, OFF, Gruuv & Connaisseur Recordings.  His collaboration with legendary actor Idris Elba caused quite a stir with it's no nonsense anti EDM stance. The vinyl release of which, with its analog heavy Of Norway remix featured as the opening track on John Digweed's Transitions radio show which then led to the NOLAN guest mix on show 511.  

NOLAN's debut release 'Thief' which was snapped up by New York's Nurvous Records, making its way into the discerning boxes of Maceo Plex & Wolf + Lamb.  His follow up EP was released on vinyl by the exquisite Connaisseur Recordings, with a bumping Paradise Garage-inspired disco track alongside a stunning revision of an MK classic. Followed by a sizzling hot vinyl EP on Audiojack's GRUUV imprint with remixes courtesy of John Tejada and Poker Flat's Kyodai. Then came 'Go Slow' with it's choice remixes from Miguel Puente & a young Finnebassen who's remix clocked well over 5 million views on YouTube.  His collaborations with Soul songstress Rachel Adedeji created a huge buzz amongst the DJ community featuring remixes from DJ T, Sharam Jey, Climbers & ATFC. Which was followed by a slew of releases on Low Steppa's Simma Black, Sleazy Deep, ALiVE, King Street, Dear Deer,  Sakura Music & a vinyl release on Sex Panda White with remixes from Kevin Over, Telonius (Gomma) + Matt Fear & Kreature.

But it’s one of NOLAN's collaborations with Amber Jolene which is proving hard to beat. The sublime remix by Danish rising star KANT resonated around Ibiza island and features on Toolroom Ibiza CD, Pure Salinas, Coco Beach, Armada Sunset + Ministry Of Sound Chilled House Ibiza compilation CDs and has also now had over 13 million views on YouTube alone!

Followed by a 2 tracker ‘Dance Boy’ & ‘Cassette Tape’ on Enzo Si
ff redi's chart busting Wired imprint & a release on Kerri Chandler’s MadTech.
Soul Clap & Wolf + Lamb then snapped up 4 more Nolan / Forrest collaborations for an EP on their Brooklyn based Crew Love Records & a collaboration with House Music royalty Joi Cardwell recently came out on the legendary Henry Street Records. Most recently though, Nolan's release on Mobilee with Mr.V on vocals and remixes from SIS and Re.You are what's causing heads to turn!

Plus the future looks bright with SASHA signing 3 more NOLAN tracks for LNOE & Digweed snapping up a remix of Coloursound for his next Quattro compilation..

The Exclusive Series - Episode 19 - NOLAN  "After The Afters"

Welcome to The Exclusive Series mix for December 2021.  We are thrilled to bring you this mix from Luke Brancaccio.  

Luke Brancaccio is a DJ and producer of global experience and escalating renown. His musical evolution has lead him from frontman of the British band “Suicide Sports Club” and the chart-topping production partnership of Brancaccio & Aisher to headlining international events and featuring on the cover of DJ Magazine.

A perennial of Bedrock, with whom he has had more releases than any other artist, he has also signed with https://soundcloud.com/circusrecords?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing, https://soundcloud.com/selador-recordings?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing and Crosstown Rebels, and his cutting-edge tracks have swept the charts, generating several number ones. Widespread critical acclaim has lead to collaborations with https://soundcloud.com/nick_muir?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing and John Digweed.

Now at the vanguard of his craft, he has just remixed a brace of classics; Air and Beth Hirsch’s “All I Need” for Last Man Music (the label of Maceo Plex, Solomun, UNKLE and Bookashade), and Rockers Revenge’s “Walkin’ On Sunshine”. An album is on the way.

The Exclusive Series Mix - Episode 20 - Luke Brancaccio

Welcome to our SoundCloud, and this our first in a brand new series of Exclusive DJ sets. 

We begin with Aiden Burgess, a Belfast born DJ who was the winner of our very first mix competition way back in 2018, Since then he's produced some brilliant mixes of all genres for the group, including one part of a brilliant three part set, that was PFG The Mix Pt 1 ,   full to the brim with tracks selected by the group, the cream of what our scene has to offer.

Aiden has a unique style and can build sets from the start with a natural flow, instant energy and effortless transitions. Always looking to finish big, he carefully selects tunes that keep you locked in all the way. This exclusive mix does all those things and more. We hope you enjoy.

PFG Exclusive Series - (Episode One) Aiden Burgess.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 1 - Aiden Burgess

Shane Mullin & Simon Kingston, collectively known as Mulljoy, have been involved in the Irish Club Scene since 2011 and are well known for their melody driven house & techno sound which sees them as regulars in Dublin's biggest clubs. 

The list of DJ’s who demand they warm up for them is illustrious... Guy J, Nick Warren, Patrice Baumel, Guy Gerber, topped by a recent career high -  Sasha & John Digweed at their sold out District 8 show.

Shane and Simon are also part of the 'Melodic' promotion team, serving up a monthly offering of the best progressive, melodic house & techno from the intimate setting of Tengu in Ireland’s capital.  Guests of late  include Guy J, Rosenfeld, Warren, Saiz, Khen and many more over the last 8 years.

Mulljoy are called upon to support the best our scene can offer, so asking them to feature in our Exclusive Series was an easy decision. We’ve danced to their sets many times, so we know that you’re in a safe pair of hands here. Mixed by Shane, we are proud to present our Exclusive Series (Episode Two) - Mulljoy!  

Tracklist in comments.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 2 - Mulljoy

Juliane Wolf has always been a versatile live act and DJ; one minute you’ll find her destroying the techno floor at Berlin’s Suicide Circus, the next performing an ambient live set at a church in Cologne. She loves to incorporate glimpses of Disco, Synthwave and Acid into her live sound combining them with innovative, fresh experimental sounds of today. 

As well as DJing and live gigs Juliane also discovered the world of producing; diving into analog equipment and exploring the sound of vintage synthesizers which shows in many of her tracks.  Her production works include an album, EP releases and remixes on labels such as Manual Music / MNL, Cinematique, Modern Agenda, Stripped Digital, Droid9 and many others. There’s also a remix for Nick Warren which will be released on The Soundgarden soon! The album ‘Peaceful Heart’ was released on Amber Long’s imprint Honey Drops Recordings in 2017 and went straight into Beatport's Electronica and Progressive House Top Ten. 

Because of her wish to be independent as an artist, she started her own label Wizarding Wolf in May 2019. This has grown into a successful platform for herself and other amazing artists, such as Antrim, Audioglider and Luciano Scheffer. 

This year Juliane also joined the roster of the Origin Presents agency alongside Anthony Pappa, Luke Brancaccio, Steve Parry and others. All in all the future looks bright for this German musical maestro, and we are very happy to help shine a light on her talents. You won’t be disappointed! 

Tracklist in comments:

The Exclusive Series - Episode 3 - Juliane Wolf

Founder of Bloom Records Label, Golan Zocher's career started at a very young age (17) spinning vinyl in a city where the electronic music scene was just a shadow of Salsa and tropical rhythms.

Having a weekly spot on the only electronic radio station that existed in the late 90’s, (La Super Estacion) Golan would bring the best from what he would call "the core of Underground Electronic Music," the Global Underground Series, direct to his listeners. 

Shortly after, he hosted a more mellow radio show on the same station, between 2002 and 2005, a program called Calma Electrica, Golan also introduced albums from the major underground electronic players like Tosca, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Nick Warren, John Digweed, Sasha and Ulrich Schnauss among many others, Golan would present them, and give each one of them a full show just to introduce them to the local audience.

After many years of being away from DJ’ing earlier in his career because of Tinnitus, Golan realized his life didn’t have a meaning without music so he reintroduced himself to the music scene with a different perspective. He is currently working on his own productions and a live set that includes 5 or more musicians all connected through live Ableton to produce live electronic music (flute, violin, vocal, synths, electric guitar, etc).

Here you can check a recent video of the Live Act,

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-ytTD22Ucw.

 Additionally, one can access a monthly podcast on SoundCloud and Mixcloud featuring DJ’s from all over the world who fit into Bloom's underground electronic music taste.

Golan has a monthly show at the most underground club in Cali called La Central.  He presents his Bloom Crew Live set, featuring singers and musicians and kicking off the night with his mates from the label taking the party to another level.

One thing is for sure there are many more great heights to reach from this brilliant Israeli-Colombian DJ/Producer, including this very special and Exclusive 4 hour set. Recorded Live ONLY for us at the stunning location of Talassa Beach Bar, Ladies and Gents we are extremely honoured to present our fourth mix in the series….. from Golan Zocher.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 4 - Golan Zocher

Our Fifth Exclusive Series Mix takes us to Montreal, Canada and Anais Ley.  

Infused into music from an early age, Anaïs Ley started her Dj career back in 2011 in Montreal. From there, she just followed her heart and was determined to better herself in this art.  Always eager to discover fresh beats, her purpose is to push the boundaries by rising the energy of the room using an unique style, seeking harmony and passion to create the best sonic experience possible.

This mix certainly reflects that. It is an odessey of beautiful styles, heady twists and turns, mouthwatering transitions and in keeping with her audience in this instance, some top class prog.  Anais displays that coveted ability to make already well received tracks sound even better in her hands, but she also brings in plenty of twists turns and originality.  

She doesn't need to develop her own style, that's a given.  Totally original but also conforms to the gold standard of a a great prog DJ when called upon, please give a warm welcome to this fantastic artist and mix.  Anais Ley.
(Track Lists in first two comments)

The Exclusive Series - Episode 5 - Anais Ley

Gary Mac has been a DJ for almost 30 years now, cutting his teeth in the early days of the rave scene in his home country, Northern Ireland. 

He began playing in clubs in various towns and cities across all of Ireland and the UK shortly after that. However, as the late 90's merged into the new century he held not one, but two long term residencies at two of Belfast iconic events at the SAME time, in The Netwerk and Larry's, quite the achievement for anyone..
 
He is currently enjoying being part of the Ubik Events team, one of Northern Ireland's leading underground dance event and promotion teams, made up of a tight bunch of friends, being cleverly steered by Andy Condie. Having started out as just DJ's playing their specialist genres of Trance, Techno and Progressive, the team now book sell out nights hosting the biggest Electronic acts, have also moved into Radio, and even producing their own music.

For our September edition of the Exclusive Series, Gary describes this mix as "Exactly what he would play in a club, if we were able to go clubbing!" We've given him three hours to tell you his story, and as the set unfolds we go from a bright, pacey intro straight into recognisable tracks from recent months.
Theres a lovely uplifting flow as Gary's experience behind the decks keeps the feet shuffling and the body moving nicely. Track selection is key in longer sets, and its easy to see how he kept those two residencies going at the same time, choosing tunes that not only fit perfectly into the mix, but fit perfectly into our ethos of having fun while on the dance-floor too.

Ladies and Gents we are proud to present our latest edition to the Exclusive Series, Gary Mac!!

The Exclusive Series - Episode 6 - Gary Mac

We are proud to present our October Exclusive Series Mix, brought to you by the very accomplished and super talented - Gustin.  

Currently based in Ibiza, Gustin is resident for The Soundgarden events series and also co-manager and A&R for onedotsixtwo.

He began his DJ career in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, playing inner city house parties and illegal after hours clubs in the mid 90’s. Then upon re-locating to Amsterdam just after the millennium he caught the ear of Jayhwalk, resulting in a residency allowing him to fully develop his sound alongside industry stalwarts such as Matthew Dekay and Hippee & Halo and also curated his own weekly event named ‘House of Progress’ (HoP) where he played regular seven to eight hour solo sets.

In 2015 Gustin moved to Ibiza where he currently lives, but he can regularly be found playing across Europe, the USA and South America.

Gustin’s infectious sound makes a dancefloor move from the bottom up with a unique blend of lush, pumping, tech and prog house music. 

This mix is totally live, done in one take by Gustin at home in Ibiza.  It is a dance floor mix and to understand his motivation for his choice of tracks, let's hear from the man himself....

'Don’t Stop The Dance’

“I made this mix purely with the dancefloor in mind. A nod to the dark sweaty dancefloors we all miss so much, where basslines mingle with lasers creating smiles, euphoria and tears of joy. 

Do not forget to keep dancing, regardless of where it is, until our beloved dance floors return and we can all dance together again”

Gustin

We are very grateful to Gustin for this beautiful mix, we hope that you, the listener enjoys it as much as we have, and as much as Gustin enjoyed putting it together.

Tracklist available in the comments below.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 7 - Gustin "Don't Stop The Dance"

We are proud to present this beautiful mix, Episode Eight of our monthly Exclusive Series, with AUDIOGLIDER.  

There are points in every artist's musical journey that highlight a sea change or a shift in consciousness. The ﬁrst of those moments for Roberto Sodano was the time he saw Kraftwerk as a spotty teen with dodgy 80’s haircut. Their machine funk sound completely captivated him and his love of all things electronic began. 

Born in Wales to Italian parents, the ’Tafﬁa’ as they were affectionately known, they finally relocated to London after stints all over the UK and Central Europe.

Growing up in a bleak post-industrial city drove Roberto’s need to escape through all manner of musical discovery:  experience borne out in his esoteric musical inﬂuences of 80s and 90s shoegaze, from bands such as Ride, MBV and the Cocteau Twins through to synth pioneers including the aforementioned Kraftwerk and a pre-Dare Human League.
“Music has always been there for me. It’s a friend that doesn’t judge you, a comfort blanket and a kick up the arse when you need it.”

Choosing to make music as much as become a DJ, Roberto released tracks under a range of pseudonyms before ﬁnally settling on his current nom-de-plume ‘Audioglider’. 
His big break came with the licensing of two tracks under the new project name
– Whiskers and Zusammenallein – for Nick Warren’s Global Underground CD, GU30 Paris. 

“These were my ﬁrst ofﬁcial releases as Audioglider, it’s all been downhill from there!” he quips, as he’s now held in high regard by an army of fans and industry insiders alike.

A master of both uptempo club tracks and more winsome downtempo fayre, he cites inﬂuences as wide ranging as Ulrich Schnauss, Massive Attack and School of Seven Bells for his more cerebral back catalogue additions which includes four albums for Tripswitch’s Section Records – two solo - Accidental Beauty and Subaquamarine and two with music maven Xspance - Kollision and Sensory Reception.

Referencing his inﬂuences can be heard as echoes on everything that Roberto does, while at the same time, they glisten in their own unique light. Translucent in sound.

“I don’t stick to a formula so I can explore and develop my musical identity without boundaries.”

One of the most telling sea change events for Roberto was playing his ﬁrst gig at a disused warehouse in East Berlin. “It was my very ﬁrst go on 1210s and I blagged the gig after meeting some Germans at MoS.” he says, “I got a crash course at Zoom Records one afternoon from Billy Nasty and then ﬂew to Berlin next day!” Gigs at Ministry of Sound and beyond bookmarked the 90s and early 00s, a vibrant time for dance music and for the development of progressive house.

Even now Roberto’s ambitions are as strong as ever, signing with the Origin presents artist agency at the tailend of 2019, along with industry stalwarts Anthony Pappa, Luke Brancaccio, Dale Middleton, Ian Dillon, Nadia, Zoyzi, Amber Long, Ian Dillon and others. 

With a flurry of releases and remixes in 2019, 2020 and into next year on labels such as Mirabilis, Pro B Tech, Pangea, Manual, Vector Space, Melodic Beats, Vested, , Emotional Content, VLSI and Tarnished Tracks, his frequent and critically acclaimed collaborations, and new solo album on the horizon, as well as his show Interstellar on Frisky Radio, regularly crashing into their top ten, and his stunning sets at Modern Agenda’s label showcase at ADE 2018 and 19, and back to back sets with Origin agency superstar Nadia, the future is looking bright for Audioglider and his sonic doodling.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 8 - AUDIOGLIDER

Il Modo is proud to present our 9th Exclusive Series Mix, by the legend of the scene, the one and only Dave Seaman.

There aren’t many artists who’ve soundtracked the birth of dance music and are still  leading its development more than two decades later. Dave Seaman is one of a select few.  

Whether it’s one of his spine-tingling Global Underground or Renaissance CDs that’s still burning a hole in your stereo years after its purchase, or the perfect pop of Kylie’s ‘Confide In Me’ that he wrote, produced and remixed, there’s very few with  their heart in electronic music who haven’t been touched by his oeuvre in one form  or another.  

Having devoted almost every weekend over the last 30 years to moving dancefloors from Ibiza to Iceland, Seaman has played the world’s most recognised festivals and clubs in more than 80 countries throughout his career, while still lending his production nous to the music industry’s A List. Along with crafting beats for Ms Minogue and Pet Shop Boys, everyone from David Bowie to New Order and U2 to Michael Jackson have received a Seaman re-rub.

Wind the clock back to when Seaman was eight years old and it’s difficult to imagine anyone wanting to devote their life to music quite as much as the Leeds-born lad. By the early ‘80s, the music obsessive was spinning records at his high school disco and earning his pocket money playing friends’ birthday parties. He knew how to talk-the-talk, too. In 1987 the still-amateur DJ and DMC member won a trip to New York to attend the New Music Seminar – the industry’s most important event at that time. The trip ultimately led him to land the editor’s role at Mixmag, a position he’d hold for the next three years.

Seaman played his first bona-fide professional DJ gig at the legendary Shelley’s in  Stoke in 1990, stroking vinyl alongside a couple of emerging talents by the name of  Sasha and Laurent Garnier. Acid house was blooming and Seaman’s boundless  enthusiasm and creative spirit was petrol in it’s tank.  
Teaming up with producer and friend Steve Anderson, the duo recorded as Brothers  In Rhythm, birthing the seminal rave anthem ‘Such A Good Feeling’ which became a UK Top 20 hit, while also issuing the landmark ‘Mixmag Live Volume’ 1 with Carl Cox in 1991 – a release that stands as one of the first ever commercially available mix compilations.  

Seaman’s unrelenting desire to propel music at all levels saw him kickstart the  Stress Records imprint through DMC, showcasing tunes by some of the finest talent  in dance music for more than a decade. Artists including Sasha, Danny Tenaglia,  John Digweed and Groove Armada’s Andy Cato all released smoking club cuts on  the label, with many crediting it as acting as a global launching pad for their careers.  

He followed Stress with a decade at the helm of Audio Therapy where similar levels  of success ensued proving his ability to spot & nurture talent time and time again.  

Without a doubt, his relationship with Renaissance is one of the most renowned in  dance music, with Seaman having contributed 10 mixes to the revered series. Global Underground view the Brit in a similarly lofty light, having secured his services to mix their Melbourne, Buenos Aires, Cape Town & Lithuanian volumes.

Today, Seaman’s passion to exhibit boundary-breaking talent is as strong as ever.  Via the independent record label Selador Recordings which he co owns with long  time friend, Steve Parry, his inspired A&R has helped nurture some of the finest  groove-merchants in dance music. The label’s roster speaks for itself, with Danny  Howells, Cristoph, Dubspeeka, D Nox & Beckers, Quivver, EdOne, Gorge and  Robert Babicz all contributing tracks and remixes.

Even by his high standards this mix is a beaut ❤ ; we are beyond grateful and feeling very honoured.  We really hope you enjoy this as much as we have.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 9 - Dave Seaman

We are delighted to bring you our 10th Exclusive Series Mix from one of our own, a resident who regularly contributes to our Alchemy Live Streams (alternate Fridays on Mixcloud) ~ Craig Pailing.  

Craig is a key contributor to our brand, but he has been invited to do an Exclusive Series Mix in his own right.  A DJ of considerable talent, great musicality, with a real gift for melody; he never fails to deliver and he brings with it that bliss, as quality melodic DJs do.  

His music makes you feel good.  

His Dire Straits - Money for Nothing intro on our live streams has become well known and loved by our regular listeners, and once it kicks off you know you're in for a treat, Craig never disappoints.  

This mix is amazing, a round up of Craig's favourite tunes of the past FIVE years.  Superbly blended, hard to describe - you just have to listen.  A very skilled offering with a lot of love put into it.  

Let's hear from Craig...

Firstly, I’d like to thank Il Modo for asking me to put together this guest mix.  I have used this opportunity to showcase some of the best melodic, deep progressive house and have put together this 2.1/2 hour mix which features 21 different tracks from 21 different artists on 21 different labels – carefully selected from my back-catalogue from the past 5 years.

I am a DJ from Birmingham, UK, and Co-Label Manager of Plethora Muzik alongside my DJ partner – who I am sure most of you know – Jimi Falconer.

For the past 30 years, since buying my first pair of decks, I have been playing, and hunting down, the best music in the industry.  The music I source has progressed from the early days of rave, piano house and breakbeat to a more melodic and deeper progressive sound.

In 2015 I teamed up with my old friend, Jimi Falconer, who was then running his own label (Plethora Muzik) and he invited me to join and develop it alongside him.

Over the past few years, I have been honoured to guest mix for various events and radio shows including supporting the likes of Blue Amazon and Dave Seaman.  Jimi & I have also enjoyed success with our monthly Alchemy Data Transmission radio show, which is now moving into its 3rd year.

2020 was an interesting year where sadly some events were postponed, but it also gave myself and Jimi the opportunity, when invited, to conjoin Plethora Muzik with the crew to create the Alchemy Live Show, this has been streaming consistently 2-3 times a month since April.

2021 is looking more positive for the industry and there are going to be some more exciting things on the horizon.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy this mix as much as I did putting it together.

Cheers - Craig

We hope you enjoy this mix, feel free to comment and share if you do. Lots of love from Craig.

Tracklist in comments.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 10 - Craig Pailing

We are proud to present our 11th Exclusive Series with Liverpool's Kenny Muir.  

Kenny has been DJing for nearly 25 years now and he says "I have gone through every style of shirt, haircut and music in that time. I enjoy it now more than ever".  

On the second Saturday of every month he hosts the 303 radio show on Melodic Distraction Radio which he really loves. "We’ve got some great guests coming up this year, so it’s well worth tuning in. "

Kenny is a co-founder of the well known and loved '303 Events', the leading progressive house and melodic techno event in Liverpool.  He really enjoys running 303 Events, which he now runs with Zoe Allan.   In recent years 303 has brought Brands and Artists including The Soundgarden, Hernan Cattaneo, John Digweed, Nick Warren, Henry Saiz, Patrice Baumel to play sell out parties at the Invisible Wind Factory, Constellations & The Williamson Tunnels. 

"We have big plans in place to return when it’s safe and sensible to do so and we cannot wait to share these with you.  And I’m so grateful for all the support and enthusiasm we’ve received."

This mix is sensational, and there is no better way to describe it than with a few words from Kenny about the inspiration behind it...

"I was thrilled when I got the message through from the guys, i've really enjoyed the Exclusive Series so it's a real pleasure to be asked to be part of it.

I started to think about what the goal was for this mix and decided that it had to make me feel like I wanted to be on that dance floor again losing myself in the music. 

With that in mind I started to collect tracks that would build the mix up with a solid groove whilst always making room for plenty of vocals which I am always partial to.

I wanted to build up the mix slowly and tracks such as Satoshi Fumi's Celestrial (Death On The Balcony Remix) and Nohan's Four Walls (Lost Desert Mix) were perfect choices.

Keeping a high tempo throughout the last 2 peak hours was essential so stand out tracks for me were Stan Kolev's Revelations, Arbat & Dino Lenny's Fading & Gus Gus Featherlight (Johannes Brecht Remix).

I finished the mix with a nod back to the 303 Henry Saiz party were I played the same Kirsty Henshaw - Its a Fine Day (James Holden Remix) as it is the perfect closer.

Putting this together made me crave those eyes shut, hands up moments where you are taken to another place surrounded by your friends.
  
I'm so looking forward to the day that we are all re-united.

Enjoy this guys and I hope it makes you feel the way I did."

Kenny has been on the wish-list to a mix for the Exclusive Series, right from the start; so we are thrilled to be finally able to bring him to you, and we really hope you enjoy this epic mix from start to finish.  With lots of love from the crew.

Tracklist in comments, enjoy :)

The Exclusive Series - Episode 11 - Kenny Muir

We are very proud to bring our listeners this month's Exclusive Series Mix, from the super talented Dutch DJ and Producer ~ Alex O'Rion.

Alex O'Rion has evolved into one of the most significant artists of Electronic music, officially ranked as #3 best selling producer in 2020 on Beatport's Progressive House genre and an astonishing 25k monthly listeners on top leading streaming platforms! 

Hailing from a long line of talented Dutch producers, he started experimenting with music from the age of 14,  inspired by artists like  Sasha, Nick Warren and John Digweed. He started as a producer in the Trance scene but his switch to the Progressive genre for Alex was a massive decision and as it appears a very successful one. 

His music has been released on the biggest labels such as Sudbeat, Lost & Found, The Soundgarden, Replug Records and Movement Recordings to name a few.  Counting more than 4.000 days in the Top100 charts, one Top 1 Best Seller and numerous top 10 tracks.  Supported by Guy J, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Cid Inc and Eelke Kleijn amongst others. 

His live-performances have established him as a highly appreciated DJ/Performer in Holland but also various countries around Europe such as Ibiza/Spain, Germany, United Kingdom and Hungary. Headlining in major events, venues & festivals such as Burning Man, Nature One (DE), Ministry of Sound / The Gallery (UK), Es Paradis (Ibiza), Amsterdam Dance Event (NL). He also joined the roster of Movement Bookings for his worldwide representation.

Stay tuned for great surprises & news for 2021, with brand-new massive signings such as on Guy J's Lost & Found, and much more to follow.. And we'd highly recommend to keep an eye on the Dutchman & his forthcoming short/long-distance tours to be announced as soon as circumstances allow!

Back to today's mix, which features tracks ~ Foul Play & Cuprum ~ from Alex's recently released sensational E.P. with Lost & Found; alongside tracks from Navar (Desert Storm), Tibi Dabo, Verche, Simon Tagias and Sebastian Sellares.  Needless to say the mix is superb, but in this listeners humble opinion the last 15 minutes are especially good.  

As always, we hope you enjoy this offering from us, with the incredible talent of Alex O'Rion. Thank you Alex.

The Exclusive Series - Episode 12 - Alex O'Rion

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