Summary: August 2018 “For Those Who Stayed” Chilled Progressive House with a sprinkle of Balearic Trance. I love this one, I hope you will as well. Some context: from late June to most of July, my family went to Europe on a holiday and I stayed in wintery Melbourne. My presence here was necessary and the start of a lot of positive things, yet, I was nonetheless bittersweet and lonely. World Cup notwithstanding, (Allez les Bleus), I missed them terribly. Hence the darker and at times chilled and softer tone, interspaced with sun rays and Mediterranean rhythms and feel. A very, very current set (even the 2017 drops are from very late 2017. There is schadenfreude, emotions, sadness, hope. If all of it transpires, I have succeeded. In any case, a set I will listen to with pleasure once it settles. Check out my edits and last track mash-up. Playlist: 2018 Something Was Real (Original Mix). Eli & Fur 2018 Take it from Me (Extended Mix). Satin Jackets, Emma Brammer 2017 Gimme Your Love (Extended Mix vs Radio Edit). Enaya 2018 Ten Deep (Album Version) [Xtian Eilsenstraße Edit]. Chicane 2017 Twist in my Sobriety (Extended Mix). Microwave Monkeys ft. Nita 2018 Story (VetLove, Mike, Drozdov Remix) [Xtian Sunset Edit]. Sharapov 2018 Nirvana (Album Version). Chicane 2017 It's Too Late (Klein Aber Fein Allstars 2017 Edit). Jay Santi, Klein Aber Fein Allstars 2017 Elixir Tropical (Sharapov Remix). Rio Dela Duna, NerveStrain 2018 Musical Freedom (Paul Lock Remix). Pray for More, Barbara Douglas, Paul Lock 2018 A Love that's Hard to Find (LTN 'Sunrise' Extended vs. Swung Club Remix) [Xtian Groove Edit). Chicane, LTN 2017 Lost in Aegean (Omar Gharbi & Harry Big Room Remix). Omar Gharbi, Harry 2018 Running to the Sea. Chicane 2018 Saltwater (Sebastien Extended Remix). Chicane, Moya Brennan, Sebastien 2017 Hold Me Close (Original Club Mix). MING, Game Chasers 2015 Emhlabeni (Est8 Main Mix). Andyboi, Est8 2018 Greece 2000 (Sebastien Extended Remix) [Xtian Every Day Mash]. Three Drives On A Vinyl, Sebastien, Dajae Highlights: Let’s start with Chicane. In the non-soulful, deep house realm, Chicane is by far my favourite artist! Because he is STILL an artist, someone who releases, lo and behold, “artist albums”, a concept most of the others have forgotten as it is not a smart commercial move. Not sure what’s going on in his personal life but there must be sadness and milestones because he just released a very personal album, probably his best for a decade “The Place You Can’t Forget, The Place You Can’t Remember”. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-place-you-cant-remember-the-place-you-cant-forget/1380873958 Do yourselves a favour and buy the album! I won’t tell you why I chose the particular tunes in this podcast as I would like you to sample the album and will probably drop most of the album tunes in the course of the remaining year. “Nirvana“might be my favourite track of the year in the progressive realm Chicaneon the net: https://www.musicglue.com/chicane/ https://www.armadamusic.com/artists/chicane https://www.facebook.com/chicanemusic/ https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/chicane-presents-sun-sets/id745185047?mt=2 Last word on Chicane, a 2018 remix of “Saltwater” was released in June by none other than Sebastien, very nice take on a pure anthem. Eli & Fur’s “Something Was Real”. Fitting track to start the set. Summarizes my mood at the time and it is an absolute beautiful track. Haunting vocal and the production work is faultless. Today Eli & Fur are my favourite producers and song writers. And yes, we are talking about two young British women showing that EDM has also had its #metoo moment! Since their debut release in 2013, El(continued)
