For more info: https://balancemusic.com.au
@rickyryan

Ricky Ryan's sounds is distinguished by a broad variety of musical styles, from beautiful warm House and deep Techno to driving dance floor anthems, always guiding the listener through a spiritual soundscape by his silky smooth mixing and impeccable programming.

Balance Selections 245

INTERVIEW

Balance Selections 245: Ricky Ryan

https://soundcloud.com/daveseaman / https://www.facebook.com/daveseamanofficial / https://www.instagram.com/daveseamandj/

https://djdaveseaman.com/

(Selador Recordings)

There aren’t many artists who’ve soundtracked the birth of dance music and are still leading its development more than two decades later. There are even less who have gifted both the club and pop scenes with unforgettable musical moments that get talked about in hushed tones years after their creation. Dave Seaman is one of a select few. 

It’s a commonality that everyone from clubbers at Creamfields, to the biggest recording artists on the planet share. Having devoted almost every weekend over the last 20 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. While others indulged in pipe dreams of becoming an English Premier League star or following Neil Armstrong into space, Seaman – much to his career councillor’s disapproval – knew he was destined for a life full of beats and rhythm. 
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 as he shaped the magazine into being the undisputed clubber’s bible it is today. 

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. 

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 Cristoph, Nicolas Masseyeff, Kiko, Kevin Over, Dubspeeka, Habischman, D Nox & Beckers, Quivver, Kiki, Gorge and Robert Babicz all contributing tracks and remixes recently.

D.H.B. Podcast 022 - Dave Seaman

Guy J - June "Ritual" Mix

LEXICON AVENUE - DJ MIX - XBEAT RADIO -9 - 6-23

This is my (hometown) set from this wonderful all day party at invisible Wind Factory in Liverpool. This is a live set (warts and all!), where I played in the main room after Gustin, and before Hernan Cattaneo. the crowd had started partying in the day time outside, and then came inside, so it was time to take the energy levels up!

Steve Parry At 303 at Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool (Before Hernan Cattaneo) 08.04.2023

1. Eko Centrik - Half Light Island (Jamie Stevens Remix) [Balance Music]
2. Jamie Stevens & Stu McKeown - unreleased
3. Luke Alessi - Resurface (Jamie Stevens Remix) [Interfonic]
4. Lucas Degiorgi - Charger (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix) [Particles]
5. Kevin Yost - Muted Scoundrels [TSOY]
6. Jamie Stevens - Seeds (Original Mix) [Selador]
7. Jamie Stevens & Ivan Aliaga - unreleased
8. Jamie Stevens - Giovani [Original Mix) [Selador]
9. TJIG - Amore (Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens Remix) [Ugenius Music]
10. The Field - It’s Up There (Jamie Stevens Re-edit) [Kompakt]

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Selador Sessions 218 | Jamie Stevens

Hello, g'day and welcome! So happy you can join us for a wee whizz around Planet Prog again on this wicked Wednesday. Bags packed? Passport safe? Then take a seat on our first class flight to another scorching dancefloor destination.

There are few producers in the Progressive House world who command more respect than our guest DJ today, and there's no one as happy as us when we introduce him to you. Il Modo, give it up for the amazing Gab Oliver!

“You just had to be there” is an oft-repeated refrain whenever the “Melbourne sound” – the dark, stripped-down, and gritty progressive house and breakbeat that dominated the city’s dancefloors in the early 2000's – comes up in conversation. 

Gab Oliver created and nurtured a sound that eschewed the big, bold, brash sounds of the late 90’s in favour of a deeper, darker, and more hypnotic aesthetic. In the process he shaped an entire movement that cemented Australia as a creative force in the global dance music scene, and led to the rapid maturity of Progressive house and Breakbeat. 

The legendary party 'Sunny' was the key Melbourne monthly event where punters could regularly hear these new sounds, thanks to the resident DJs being given free reign to experiment musically and the party having a strong emphasis on going against the grain. Without question, the driving force behind the uncompromising deep and dark focus of the event was Gab Oliver.

 “Road testing our tunes at Sunny was the biggest gift of all. That’s all that really mattered, people going off to our music, that was fucking amazing.” The pioneer of the deep and hypotonic sound has recently re-launched the much loved Zero Tolerance label which has given the current Progressive House landscape a shakeup from the mainstream, pointing towards a deeper, darker, and more moody aesthetic. He recently released "Drowning" EP on this label and has also joined forces with Bassiray & Mckeown under the guise "Depth Institute".  

Moody soundscapes, mediated by underlying tension and bathed in darkness, Depth Institute‘s haunted and sophisticated late-night progressive storytelling is uncompromising in every sense of the word. Their debut Remix on Gab's ‘Drowning EP‘ which focused on subtlety and deep textures representing the true ZT sound brilliantly. 

Their follow-up release was a remix of Hot TuneiK‘s ‘Poema‘, a track heavily supported by John Digweed on his recent tour of Argentina, on his Transitions Radio show, and peaked at #2 on the Beatport Top 100 Progressive House Releases Chart.

"I want the relaunched Zero Tolerance to be like it was back when we started it, a place for new artists to make music other people aren’t making. I’ve always had a passion for new music and supporting emerging artists, and I would love to see a new generation of producers given the kinds of opportunities we weren’t by other labels when we started out. If you’re making music that’s too deep and dark for other labels, we want to hear it." - Gab.. 

With that in mind, enjoy the mix! 

Gab Oliver - Moody Intro [unreleased]
Desaturate - Scurvy [False Dichotomies]
Hot TuneIK - Close Encounters [Dopamine Music]
Brian Cid - Shoreless Ocean [Infinite Depth]
Lostep - Burma (Mike Rish Remix) [unreleased]
Paul Angelo & Don Argent - Dear Cave [Movement Recordings]
Subandrio - Mein Sohn [Balance Music]
Alex O’Rion - Mastodon (Dub mix) [Sudbeat]
Mike Rish - Tunnel People [Lost & Found]
Paul Deep - Shakti (Matias Chilano Remix) [Sound Avenue]
Gab Oliver - Boogie Man [unreleased]
Jiminy Hop - Playground (Nicolas Petracca Remix) [Majestic Family Records]
Shanil Alox - I'm Too Weird (Original Mix) [Dopamine White]
Hi Fi Bugs - Lydian & The Dinosaur [Zero Tolerance]
Precision - Nightmare (Unreleased Mix) [unreleased]
Ric Niels - Falkner (Hobin Rude Remix) [onedotsixtwo]
Digby & Oliver - Human (Depth Institute Remix) [Zero Tolerance]

Zero Tolerance party in Melbourne -> https://www.facebook.com/events/1649075792272645

The Progcast - Episode 178 - Gab Oliver (Zero Tolerance)

Anthony Pappa PFG 5th Birthday Mix August 2023

PFG is 5 ! To celebrate Anthony in his own words  said "I  wanted to create something different , a musical journey through genres" and that he did. 

Enjoy.

Tracklist :- 
01. Adion - Let Go (Capital Heaven)
02. Jon Gurd & Reset Robot - Lucid (Anjunadeep)
03. Tal Fussman - The Fine Line In Between (Survival Tactics)
04. Framewerk - Inamorata (White Label)
05. GMJ - Valinor (Meanwhile Horizons)
06. Davi - Timekeeper (Bedrock)
07. Davi - Always (Bedrock)
08. Marsh Feat. Jodie Knight - Sleep (Alex O’Rion Extended Mix) (Anjunadeep)
09. GMJ - Metai (Meanwhile Horizons)
10. GMJ - Bayen (Meanwhile Horizons)
11. Ben Summers - Edge Hill (Nightcolours Recordings)
12. Dabeat & Kamilo Sanclamente - Futura (Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens Remix) (Re:Sound Music)
13. ID - ID (Unsigned)
14. Mike Griego - Antidote (A Line In The Sand)
15. Ezequiel Arias - Mad Man (Sudbeat Music)
16. Guy J - Metal Dreams (Lost & Found)
17. Guy J - Illusion (Lost & Found)
18. ID - ID (Unsigned)
19. Ben Summers - Slowly Ask Again (Nightcolours Recordings)
20. TJIG - Amore (Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens Remix) (Ugenius)
21. Shadow Movement - Astral (D.O.C.)
22. Jamie Stevens - Circles (Navar Remix Alex O’Rion Edit) (Not On Label)
23. Dave Seaman - Pretty Doohickey (Dessert)
24. Four Candles - Effervescent (Selador)
25. RY X - Spiral (Patrice Baumel Remix) (Infectious Music)
26. M.A.N.D.Y Vs Booka Shade - Body Language (Patrice Baumel Remix) (Get Physical Music)
27. Steven Weston - Eternal (Reset Robot Remix) (Blank Dust)
28. Stereo Underground - The Last Dance (Lost & Found)
29. Chab - Closer To Me (Framewerk Rewerk) (Not On Label)
30. Sasha & Because Of Art - Fused (Last Night On Earth)
31. Golden Features Feat. Rromarin - Endit (Original Mix) (Foreign Family Collective)
32. Bicep - Waterfall (Ninja Tune)
33. Bicep Feat. Clara La San -Water (Ninja Tune)
34. Framewerk - Metropolis (Remastered) (Not On Label)
35. Jon Gurd & Reset Robot - Celeste (Anjunadeep)
36. Bicep - Meli II (Ninja Tune)

Anthony Pappa PFG 5th Birthday Special

One from the vaults that was never previously uploaded to soundcloud - my mix for John Digweed's Transition radio show from a few years back.

Tracklist

Dany Howells - Stem Up, Skin Up
D-Nox & Beckers - Surrender 
Steve Parry - Waterfloor
TSOS feat Nontu X - Umillo (Klement Bonelli Tinnit Remix)
Antic - Induction (Just Her Remix)
The XX - Violent Noise (Dave Seaman Remix)
Steve Parry - Don’t You Ever Stop
Dee Montero - Radian
Florian Kruse & Julisn Wessermann - Orust
George Fitzgerald & Tracey Thorn - Half light (Alan Fitzpatrick Remix)

John Digweed Transitions with Steve Parry - Episode 784

Live recording of Depth Institute (Gab Oliver / McKeown & Bassiray) at Zero Tolerance presents NO NONSENSE, September 2023. Melbourne, Australia.

Depth Institute - Live at Zero Tolerance Presents No Nonsense, Melbourne, September 2023

Exclusive mix from Soundexile ahead of debut at our October party alongside Hernan Cattaneo

Skyline Sessions - Soundexile Guest Mix

Welcome to Il Modo. Supporters of quality underground electronica, specialising in Progressive House and related genres. Follow us for Exclusive DJ sets from around the world, both weekly and monthly. Plus our monthly radio shows and live streams... ENJOY x

The Progcast - Episode 178 - Gab Oliver (Zero Tolerance)

IL MODO

Recent comments

Marcus Graham

archiryan

Fallon Maree O'Connell

G Rolla

Related tracks