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Wees Michael Mustapha Evidence

June 19, 2018 by PrimeEV

Wees Michael Mustapha Evidence

Wees Michael Mustapha Evidence featuring Lokka Vox is our progressive house track of the month for June 2018 released on Chroma Records.

American-Lebanese house music DJ producer Wissam Majed, also known as WEES, contracted Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as ‘Lou Gehrig’s Disease’ in early 2014. Wees partnered with DJ Michael Mustapha in 2015, and they produced a track for ALS awareness. That track was ‘Lifeline.’ They released it on John Dahlbeck’s private label, Mutants Records. All proceeds from ‘Lifeline’ go to Hope For ALS.

ALS is a devastating disease that can affect anyone literally. Your body falls apart, and your mind remains sharp. There are no approved effective treatments. We need to put an end to this cruel disease, and hopenowforals.org will lead the way. What keeps me going is the love of my family, friends and dance music.

– Wissam Majed

‘Evidence’ is the follow-up single to ‘Lifeline’ by Wees and Michael Mustapha. Lokka Vox’s sultry vocals tell the story of love’s betrayal. The uplifting melody counters this sad, but too familiar tale. In the end, this song is about emotional suffering and emerging a stronger person.

Anki Delport, also known as Lokka Vox, is a singer, songwriter, and performer from Pretoria, South Africa, but living in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has collaborated with the likes of Borgeous, Ashley Wallbridge, Antillas, Jourdan Bordes, Blood Groove & Kikis, Mintz, Artisan, Dankann, Hazem Beltagui, Newik, Fabio XB, Jaco & Ease, Yves De La Croix, The C.D.S, Almond, Harmonix, Tomac, Rake, Nick Winth, Bassfinder, Rubix, Karim Haas, Paul Sawyer, Kenneth Thomas, Aeonlights, Aerro, John Evans, Craiv, Blue Warrior, I.Y.F.F.E, MKJ & Otter Berry, Straight Up, Alex Leavon, and Disco’s Over.

Pryda Elements EP

May 24, 2018 by PrimeEV

Eric Prydz, progressive house, Pryda

Pryda Elements EP

Pryda Elements EP is the latest release from Swedish progressive house music DJ Producer Eric Prydz. This EP is hotly anticipated and long overdue. Considered a true master of progressive house music, he is believed to be one of the most talented producers of his time. Instead of choosing one single for our progressive house music track of the month for May 2018, we chose this EP in its entirety.

Elements provide his fans with four songs true to his sound. They run the spectrum of sounds from beautiful bright synths to deep dark bass. It’s a perfect mixture of industrial and grimy with progressive and soulful. Each track builds toward Olympian heights at lengths no shorter than six minutes. This EP is magnificent and precisely what differentiates Pryda from the rest of the world.

The four tracks are:

1. ‘Elements,’ at 8:08 is a trek into progressive house.
2. ‘Obsessive Progressive,’ at 8:34 is a melancholy mood of brooding synths.
3. ‘The HoaX,’ at 7:27 is a techno track of epic proportions.
4. ‘Project L.O.V.E,’ is the shortest track at 6:13 and has a limitless sound and leaves you on a higher note.

You can listen to ‘Elements’ below directly from Eric Prydz’s Soundcloud page. If you haven’t already done so, follow that page.

You can sample the other three tracks at Beatport.

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

May 7, 2018 by PrimeEV

Gabriel & Dresden, progressive house

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater featuring Jan Burton, Tinlicker Remix is our progressive house track of the month for May 2018. Originally released on their iTunes dance album The Only Road (2017), the Tinlicker rework of Underwater has a release date of May 1, 2018, on the Anjunabeats label.

Of their sound, Dresden said,

It is always about being timeless.

Gabriel affirmed,

We don’t pay much attention to trends. We choose sounds and words that…will mean something to a lot of people and…make them put their hands in the air.

Gabriel & Dresden have an extensive soundscape, profoundly euphoric vocalist, and an infectious bass line. This Dutch rework preserves the hallmarks of their unique sound while deriving a new conflagration to the electronic dance music scene.

Tinlicker

The Dutch duo Tinlicker, comprised of Micha Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven from Utrecht, Netherlands, worked their progressive magic on this dance floor bomb. A rare talent, Tinlicker’s sound is at home on either Anjuna label.

A pulsating, groove-heavy rework, this is another dance floor oriented remix.

Electronic synths make your introduction. Jan Burton’s deep yet sensual voice slowly follows. You get a sense of the synthesizer sounds of the 1980s from the likes of Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Human League, and New Order. The elemental sounds of Tinlicker shine through though.

‘Underwater’ repeats, and at 122 bpm, the synths nearly feel like you’re swimming slowly in a deep and calm ocean. At the midpoint, Burton’s vocals speak and the pulsing bass returns.

Andre Saint Albin Empty Promises

April 25, 2018 by PrimeEV

Andre Saint Albin, EDM, progressive house

Andre Saint Albin Empty Promises

Andre Saint Albin Empty Promises is our progressive house track of the month for April 2018. Born in Paris, France, Andre or commonly known as Dre, resides in Miami, Florida. Dre honed his craft in nightclubs in France, Spain, and Korea. He performed at Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2014.

Dre has been making quite a name for himself as of late. He has been driving his fusion of electro and progressive sound to the forefront. First was his debut EP, ’37,’ which he debuted at EDC Las Vegas 2014. ’37’ reached numbers 21 and 28 on the Electro Chart and Progressive House Chart respectively. The single ‘Watt’ reached number 21 on the Electro House Chart and Top 50 on the dance charts in Spain. “Watt” ranked in the Top 100 song downloads and is currently #18260 in all-time MP3 Downloads on Amazon.

Classified as progressive house, Dre’s latest single ‘Empty Promises’ is more akin to big room or mainstage. The beautiful melody and vocals provide an emotional atmosphere. The crescendo or drops get you dancing.

You were living in, a world of make believe
And I tried so hard, to make you believe
But I was stuck,
In between,
you and your broken dreams
Now I’m watching you fall down, right in front of me
Now I’m watching you fall down, breaking at the seams
Now I’m watching you fall down, breaking at the seams

Tell… me…..
Noooo-thingggg….
Nothing else but you beeee – lieveeee in me

You got caught up feeling like you’re never there
And I tried to be there
Empty promises that show me you don’t care
But all I need
is a single word…
A single thought
forever there,

Telllll… meeee….
Yoooou… believe….
You believe in more than you can seeeeee
Now I’m watching you fall down, right in front of me

Now I’m watching you fall down, breaking at the seams

Tell… me….. No-thing…. No-thing else but you be – lieve in me

Alex O’Rion Wisteria Progressive House

January 11, 2018 by PrimeEV

Alex O'Rion, progressive house, Wisteria

Alex O’Rion Wisteria Progressive House

Hernan Cattaneo’s label, Sudbeat Music started 2018 with a bang. Our progressive house track of the month for January 2018 is Alexander van Schooneveld’s, aka Alex O’Rion’s ‘Wisteria’ topped Beatport’s Progressive House chart for January 2018. The Dutch DJ Producer made his mark releasing trance tracks on Black Hole Recordings and Magik Muzik.

2017 appeared to be a break out year for Alex. He debuted at El Paradis, Ibiza. He performed at the Ultra Sonic Festival, Holland and Fabric Club, the Czech Republic throughout the summer. He secured appearances at Nature One Festival, Germany, Trancefusion, the Czech Republic, and Ministry of Sound, London.

His 2018 EP, ‘Wisteria’ contains three progressive house tracks, ‘Wisteria,’ ‘The Sirenum Scopuli,’ and Muriwai.’ The title track, ‘Wisteria,’ described as

Cleverly arranged tribal drums marks opener ‘Wisteria’ out before the melodic elements drive the track ever forwards. The main break serves as a brief respite before warped synth madness draws us back under its spell.

Alex O’Rion – Wisteria, released on 2017-01-08 by Sudbeat Music – SB123

Wees Michael Mustapha Evidence

Wees Michael Mustapha Evidence

Pryda Elements EP

Pryda Elements EP

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

Gabriel and Dresden Underwater

Tinlicker

Andre Saint Albin Empty Promises

Andre Saint Albin Empty Promises

Alex O’Rion Wisteria Progressive House

Alex O’Rion Wisteria Progressive House

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