the guy is utter class all round. A genuine ear for what makes a good mix.

Had this on loads since i was recommended it last week. I keep meaning to check out more of your sets, then see this one and i'm like a moth to the flame.

Nice one mate, if I can just stop playing this set then I'm sure I'll love every one of them. you have the exact same taste in music as me, it's always a good sign. thanks for the links I'll put them to good use.

This mix is awesome. Here via Gai Barone 😎

In December 2017 I recorded what was unquestionably the best mix I have ever done, and the response to it was amazing - thanks in no small part to it being publicly endorsed by Quivver himself. I joked a few months afterwards that I may never record another mix again, as how could I top that?! In reality though, as long as I keep finding music that excites me, I’ll keep recording mixes.

Over the course of this year I have been involved in three joint mixes that were recorded live, which is always a thrill, and there’s been nine hours of live mixes added to my profile since July - however I get most enjoyment from planned ones. I love working on the architecture of big mixes, and find it so exciting when everything develops and branches out - and eventually comes together in an epic mix.

This actually started out as what was meant to be a one hour promo mix for a club even that I was playing at (the Dayglow mix that was recorded there was posted on my profile in August), but that mix never materialised. My natural instinct to expand things out as much as they can go took over, and here we are with a five hour affair.

As always, if you are kind enough to find the time to listen, I really appreciate it – and I’m sure that you’ll find it a good use of your time if you’ve liked my previous mixes. It builds and releases tension over and over again, is full of atmosphere and emotion, with plenty moments of high drama as it goes. I’m immensely proud of it and really hope you enjoy it. 

Every time I put out a planned mix I’m always certain it’s the best I’ve ever done – if I wasn’t, I wouldn’t put it out there. The passing of time occasionally proves you wrong, but at this moment I am certain that it is better than last December’s - time will tell if I’m right. But enough of these portentous words - please enjoy the mix! Huge thanks to Kev Wright for stitching together the split Traktor files.

PS - there are 49 tracks on the mix. Please message if you want the full list

PPS - I had a small heart attack when the mix jumped during the Sasha remix of M83 when I was listening on the app the other day. It did it twice.  In case anyone has any problems, the source file is fine and downloads are enabled x

Stevie Reid - December 2018

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!)

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