Progressive Aggressive
Lots of great stuff to listen to this month! This installment features some new materials from my Speedboats & Big Explosions project, as well as a number of tracks off Bamboo Music.
Enjoy!
Tracklisting:
01. Andrew Bennett, Strobe - Cataleya (Original Mix)
02. Ian Carey, Brasco, Timbaland, Rosette - Amnesia feat. Timbaland & Brasco (Ralph Good & Chris Gant Remix)
03. Trent Cantrelle - I Want A Freak (Original Mix)
04. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Revolution (Federico Scavo Remix)
05. Trent Cantrelle - Night Like This (Original Mix)
06. My Digital Enemy - Back To The Mansion (Original Mix
07. Umek - Freak It Out (Original Mix)
08. Jesse Voorn, Tom Piper - Pop (Midnite Sleaze Remix)
09. Jay Lumen - Night Glasses (Original Mix)
10. Manna-Croup - Solid Ground (Jozsef Keller Remix)
11. Speedboats & Big Explosions - Dreamer feat. Nicole Faye (Original Mix)
12. Thorsten Hammer - The wonderful life (Alex Sandrino Remix)
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Merry Christmas everyone, and I hope you have a safe and happy New Year!
There is plenty to reflect upon as 2011 comes to a close. Personally this has been a year of change for me on a number of levels - especially musically. Here's to an even better 2012!
This month's show continues pretty much right where we left off back in November. Loads of great tunes here - I hope you enjoy the mix.
Tracklisting:
01. Sin Morera - Heartbeat feat. Bianca (The Cube Guys Remix)
02. Marc Van Linden, Amanda Wilson - Gotta Let You Go (Extended Mix)
03. Astroshift, Krista Richards - Tonight (Stonebridge Mix)
04. Sebastian Krieg, Andrew Bennett - Azure feat. Andrew Bennett (Original Mix)
05. Zedd - Stars Come Out (Original Mix)
06. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Starlight (The Cube Guys Remix)
07. Matt Aubrey, Holevar, Matt Kysia - Addicted (SB SG Mixdown)
08. Tune Brothers - I Like It feat. Anthony Locks (Starkillers Remix)
09. Amanda Wilson, Chrizzo & Maxim - Runaway (Sidney Samsom Remix)
10. Morgan Page, Tegan & Sara - Body Work feat. Tegan & Sara (Club Mix)
11. Orion & J. Shore - White Birds (Tom Fall Remix)
12. Sharam - Our Love feat. Anousheh (Original Mix)
13. Rasmus Faber - Good Times Come Back (Ross Couch Remix)
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Holy crap. My website is looking pretty stale... Hoping to update it this month.
Not much to report on this month other than that I'm still really busy working on Speedboats & Big Explosions, although I may set aside some time to work on some progressive music over the holidays because I feel like it has been forever since I've worked on anything like that.
Lots of great stuff in this month's show. I hope you enjoy the mix!
Tracklisting:
01. Jamie Woon - Night Air (Coqui Selection Remix)
02. Matan Caspi - Dream Machine (Original Mix)
03. Alexey Sonar - Talisman (Original Mix)
04. Matan Caspi - Higher Feelings (Original Mix)
05. Garrett & Ojelay - Do it Right (Original Mix)
06. Paul Strive - Cuando (Original Mix)
07. Latenta Project - Lust In Space (Ross Couch Remix)
08. Boom Jinx, Soundprank - Pieces Of The Puzzle (Original Mix)
09. Approaching Black - Slip (Soarsweep 'Intelligent' Remix)
10. Dusky, Janai - It's Not Enough (Piano Mix)
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It's hard to believe that October is nearly over but here we are. This month's podcast arrives a week early so that I can focus on some Speedboats & Big Explosions-related stuff over the next week and a bit.
Things have been ramping up. We were in studio recording a new track called Wicked Disco with Toronto's MC Prolific two weeks ago and are back recording a couple more vocal tracks over the next few weeks as well. We also just signed a 5-track EP to Muzik X-Press, which is really exciting.
Anyhow - this month's podcast is full of a bunch of great tracks that I am enjoying at the moment. The first half is housier and more commercial, including a number of vocal tracks, while the second is much deeper. Enjoy!
Tracklisting:
01. Porter Robinson - Vandalism feat. Amba Shepherd (Original Mix)
02. Basto - Again and Again (Extended Mix)
03. Sultan, BT, Morgan Page, Ned Shephard - In The Air feat. Angela McClusky (Hard Rock Sofa Remix)
04. Spencer & Hill, Nadia Ali - Believe It (Club Mix)
05. Chris Montana, Etienne Ozborne - Don't Give It Up feat. Polina Griffith (The Good Guys Remix)
06. Eric Prydz - 2Night (Original Mix)
07. Jacob Henry, Coastal - Serengeti (Noel Sanger Remix)
08. Soundprank - Rotation (PROFF Remix)
09. Clokx - Oddity (Club Mix)
10. Airdraw - Olaen (Original Mix)
11. Nitrous Oxide - iPeople (Original Mix)
12. Stan Kolev, Matan Caspi - Nirvana (Original Mix)
13. Tom Glass - Naive (Dosem Remix)
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September's podcast comes a few days late - I managed to injure my lower back and have been trying to minimize time spent sitting in front of a computer.
This month's show features a number of vocal tracks from a variety of genres. Enjoy!
Tracklisting:
01. Afrojack - No Beef (Panic City & Supersede Remix)
02. Arty - Kate (Original Mix)
03. ATB - One More feat. Cristina Soto (Inpetto Dub Remix)
04. Tim Berg - Seek Bromance (Cazette Meets Ash Vocal Mix)
05. David Guetta, Afrojack - Lunar (Original Mix)
06. Wolfgang Gartner, Omarion - Still My Baby feat. Omarion (Extended Mix)
07. Inpetto, Max C - Move feat. Max C (Pauls Paris Remix)
08. John Dahlback, Andy Pfailer - You're In My Heart (Elektrokid, Timofey & Dave Lambert Remix)
09. Lucky Date - Ho's & Disco's (Space Laces Remix)
10. Carlos Russo - Wonderland feat. Noe (Matan Caspi That's What We Want Remix)
11. Colorless, David Mimram - All Over Again (Original Mix)
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We're switching gears this month. Progressive Aggressive (in all of it's album art typo glory) is no more. Enter, The David Akermanis Podcast.
In reality, the show isn't that much different aside from a re-brand. But, the new name is reflective of a pretty drastic evolution in my musical taste since I launched the show in 2007.
Between my new Speedboats & Big Explosions project and where my musical taste has gone, I spend a great deal more time listening to, and producing, house music than I do trance or progressive. That being said, I do remain committed to providing you all with an early look in to the great music coming out from labels like Silk Music and Macarize on a monthly basis.
So, there is a bit of everything in the show now, and it is still a continuous mix - it's just less narrowly focused on melodic progressive music. That's all! Let me know what you think of the new format - I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.
Tracklisting:
01. Hideo Hobayashi - Turquoise Blue feat. Ukumori (Nivek Tsoy Remix)
02. Mateo & Matos, Vincent Inc - Want U Tonight (Jesper Dahlback & Tiger Stripes Crazy Wild Pitch Mix)
03. Aaron Ross - Showtime (Laurer & Canard Remix)
04. Sharam Jey & Soundz Fresh - Lets Get It On (Jean Claude Ades Remix)
05. Polina Griffith & Ralph Good - SOS feat. Polina Griffith (Original Mix)
06. Dr. Kucho! - Every Word feat. RObert Manos (DJ Kone & Mac Palacios Remix)
07. Nigel Good - Civilization (Original Mix)
08. Evren Ulusoy - Fade To Blonde (Sezer Uysal Remix)
09. Simon Sheppard & Chris Girard - Perfect Days (Original Mix)
10. Shingo Nakamura & Kazusa - Move On (Matao Remix)
11. Louder Dale - Halo (PROFF Remix)
12. Ad Brown & Kerry Leva - Memorial (Maor Levi Club Mix)
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This is the latest I've ever published the show before, so I've decided to combine the June & July shows and lengthen things a little bit. To be honest with you all, I've been debating whether or not to continue the podcast or whether I should switch up the format.
Melodic Progressive House (although I love it) isn't really a part of my live performances anymore, and I have been investing a lot of my time in a new project called Speedboats & Big Explosions. My taste in electronic music is pretty broad as well, so I've been toying with the idea of playing a much broader selection of tunes.
I'm really interested in hearing what everyone actually thinks about this? Should I keep it the same? Would you be open to a change in format? Do you have any ideas? Drop me a line!
Anyhow, there is a boatload of great new music in this, uh... early summer's show! The track of the moment for me has to be: Simon Sheppard & Chris Girard - Perfect Days (Jake Benson pres. Digital Sixable Remix). LOVE it!
Enjoy!
Tracklisting:
01. Apologist - Give Me Your Hands (Original Mix)
02. Martin Roth - Deep Style (Original Mix)
03. Claes Rosen - Chimera (Original Mix)
04. Simon Sheppard & Chris Girard - Perfect Days (Jake Benson pres. Digital Sixable Remix)
05. G-Tek - New School FM (B.O.N.G. 'Adouken' Remix)
06. Sezer Uysal - Baku feat. CHINAR (Dinka Remix)
07. Sergi Domene, Joan Reyes, Amba Shepherd - Black & White (Original Extended Mix)
08. Louder Dale - Halo (Matao Remix)
09. Cramp - RU116 (PROFF Remix)
10. Suspect44 - Japanese Schoolgirls (PROFF Remix)
11. Above & Beyond, Richard Bedford - Thing Called Love (Andrew Bayer Remix)
12. Funkagenda & Adam K - Drift (Original Club Mix)
13. Alex Kenji, Starkillers, Nadia Ali - Pressure (Alesso Remix)
14. Sultan & Ned Shepard, Morgan Page, BT - In The Air feat. Angela McCluskey (Extended Mix)
15. Chris Reese, Jennifer Needles - Never Let Me Go feat. Jennifer Needles (Extended Mix)
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May's episode has been out on soundcloud for a few days now, but for those of you that are hearing this for the first time sorry for the delay!
I've been wrapped up in the Edelman Toronto Little give for the last few days. This year me and my team had 48 hours to put together a plan on behalf of the Remix Project. Not only did was this a great experience but we were able to achieve a great deal in a really short period of time. A truly rewarding experience and only the beginning since a number of us, including myself, will be donating our time in the weeks and months to come to support their social enterprise arm Blackboard Marketing.
Anyhow - I hope you enjoy May's show!
Tracklisting:
01. Soundprank - Burner (Shingo Nakamura Remix)
02. Mindset - Manhattan By Night (Original Mix)
03. Arthur Deep - Extravert (Original Mix)
04. Michael Cassette - Crockett's Theme (Original Mix)
05. Soundprank - Solid Ground (Original Mix)
06. Speedboats & Big Explosions - Hazel Eyes (Viktor Fox Remix)
07. Paul Keeley - Relic (Original Mix)
08. PROFF - Interstellar (Original Mix)
09. Answer42 - Dew Point (Original Mix)
10. Mindset - Lovers Shadows (Original Mix)
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Another month has passed and another floor of beautiful progressive music wound up in my inbox. Highlights for me from this month's mix include Jaytech's 'Djembe' and 'Remembering Her Green Eyes' from Rainbow Addict, but really, all of these tracks are beautiful.
I'm in the process of moving studios once again so this episode has arrived a few days late once. I'm really looking forward to getting settled in to my new space and putting together an episode for the month of May though.
Not much else to say this time around other than, if you haven't checked out my latest EP 'Aura' check it out and support if you can. Thanks and I hope you enjoy the mix!
Tracklisting:
01. Hazem Beltagui - 222 (Original Mix)
02. Soundprank - Fortis (Arthur Deep Remix)
03. Thomas Feijk & Worst Voorhoofd - Late Night Snack (Domestic Technology Remix)
04. David Akermanis - Aura (G-Tek Remix)
05. Matt Lange - Rift (Original Mix)
06. Jaytech - Djembe (Original Mix)
07. Jacob Henry & Approaching Black - Yesterday;s Tears (Soundprank Remix)
08. Rainbow Addict - Solar Spin (meHiLove Remix)
09. Tom Fall - Voices (Dezza Remix)
10. Rainbow Addict - Remembering Her Green Eyes (Original Mix)
11. David Akermanis - Spark (Original Mix)
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Whoops... a little late this, well... last month! March's episode features some really great stuff - no shortage of excellent progressive music out there with the influx of tracks for Miami immediately behind us.
March's show kicks off with a beautiful deep tune off Stan Kolev's new album. The track features some super-deep rich pads and really interesting vocal hits. The break leads in to a gorgeous piano melody.
March was a busy month. I've been in the studio working on my Speedboats & Big Explosions duo with DJ Endgame. We wrapped up another three track EP in March that will be out, along with Hazel Eyes, on System Recordings NYC. The new EP features two brand new numbers: Trouble Woman and Strange Justice. The third track on the EP is my track Menagie, which I am thrilled to FINALLY be releasing.
We're still at it too - back in the lab this weekend working on a collaboration with vocalist Nicole Simone (Late Miss July) as well as something very housey along the Hed Kandi vein. All in all, @SBBEMusic is turning out really great and I've been pouring the majority of my musical energy in to that project. I'm going to start sharing more of that stuff here on my site.
One final thing... My 'Spark/Aura' EP is finally out on Silk music this Tuesday, April 5th! Definitely one of the better progressive EPs I've released under my name - very happy with how this one turned out. If you like what you hear, grab a copy from Beatport!
That's all for now. Hope you enjoy the mix!
Tracklisting:
01. Stan Kolev - Part Of Me (Original Mix)
02. Stan Kolev, Dinka - Luminal feat. Albena Veskova (Dinka SpringVibes Mix)
03. Alter Breed - Astronomic (Alleys Mix)
04. Lost Witness - Red Sun Rising (Michael Cassette Remix)
05. Zack Roth - Tekkadon (G-Tek Remix)
06. Pilgrim - Another Chance (Passenger 10 Remix)
07. Michael Cassette - Regatta (Original Mix)
08. Terry Da Libra - Moonspell (Original Mix)
09. Proff, Answer42 - Cosmos (Original Mix)
10. David Folkebrant - The Time Between (Original Mix)
11. Something Good - Marathon (Lovetone Remix)
12. Sweet Euphony - Diamond (Not Okay Remix)
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