Mark Dempster | Rituals 20

For Imprint #23 on 21C Progressive House, Steven Flynn selects and mixes 17 tracks from Droid9 Recordings and Droid9 South America, two progressive house catalogues with roots in San Francisco and Argentina. Antrim’s Dawn in Port opens the set, with music from Nightnews, Gowzer, Lio Q and PASINDU along the way. The closing sequence includes VegaZ SL’s remix of David Podhel’s That’s the Way before Fermín Gutiérrez’s Closed Eyes brings the mix to a close. 1. Antrim - Dawn in Port [Droid9] 2. Nightnews - Blackout [Droid9] 3. Tomas Harguintegui - Horus [Droid9] 4. Gowzer - Slicer [Droid9] 5. Niceshot - Popcorn (Berni Turletti Remix) [Droid9] 6. Ezequiel Perini - Big Fish [Droid9] 7. Emmanuel Dip - Khyan (Marway Remix) [Droid9] 8. Axelax, Bootes Gray - Illusion World [Droid9] 9. COQUEIT - Exhaust [Droid9] 10. Lio Q - Afterdark [Droid9] 11. Juan Ram - Breathing [Droid9] 12. Federico Cabrera feat. Ma Aura - Now Is Now (Alto Astral Remix) [Droid9] 13. PASINDU - Magical of Drums [Droid9] 14. Hoffmen - Movement [Droid9] 15. Diego Schiller - Archway [Droid9] 16. David Podhel - That's the Way (VegaZ SL Remix) [Droid9] 17. Fermin Gutierrez - Closed Eyes (Extended Mix) [Droid9 South America]

Gerzinio joins The Racket Club with a progressive house selection connecting recent releases, older catalogue finds and reinterpretations of classic records. Opening with Travis MacDonald’s remake of Jam & Spoon’s Stella, the mix features music from Hairu, Ruben Karapetyan, Barry Jamieson and HAFT, alongside Luca Abayan’s take on PQM’s You Are Sleeping. Remixes from Hernan Cattaneo & Simply City shape the closing sequence through Echosphere and Lifeline, followed by Simon Vuarambon’s Grey Area and an unreleased Cristian Hidalgo & Licha Ignacio remix of Origin’s Wide-Eyed Angel. A selection that reflects Ger’s longstanding connection to progressive music and his interest in the producers giving familiar records another life. 1. Jam & Spoon - Stella (Travis MacDonald’s Happy Summer Remake) [White Label] 2. Hairu - Unravel (Original Mix) [Future Avenue] 3. Ruben Karapetyan - Nostalgic Recall (Hobin Rude Remix) [RKP] 4. Nikola Jovanovic - Iberia (Original Mix) [Shady&Friends] 5. Mind the Gaap - Sen (Border Control Remix) [Future Avenue] 6. Nick Newman - The Magician (Gregory S Remix) [Zenebona] 7. ARJ (IR) - Cyclone (Joca Remix) [KODAI] 8. PQM - You Are Sleeping (Luca Abayan Impulse Remix) [Free Download] 9. Fernando Ferreyra & Mariano Favre - Aura (Casnik Remix) [Movement Recordings] 10. Jonatan Ramonda & Pablo Muniz - Sighting (Ignacio Hernández Remix) [RKP] 11. Barry Jamieson - Fractured Lens (Gai Barone & Kasey Taylor Remix) [Mango Alley] 12. Nicolas Benedetti - Complex (Original Mix) [Future Avenue] 13. Soulmade (AR) - Thunderdome (Original Mix) [YOMO Records] 14. HAFT - Avalanche (Original Mix) [Vapour Recordings] 15. Kamilo Sanclemente, Yudi Watanabe & Andre Moret - Paradox (Extended Mix) [Clubsonica Records] 16. Solis [US] - Echosphere (Hernan Cattaneo & Simply City Extended Remix) [Univack] 17. J Lauda - Lifeline (Hernan Cattaneo & Simply City Extended Remix) [Univack] 18. Simon Vuarambon - Grey Area (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records] 19. Origin - Wide-Eyed Angel (Cristian Hidalgo & Licha Ignacio Remix) [Unreleased]

Mark Dempster’s Rituals 20 begins with Data Rebel as the opener, followed by an early change of rhythm through Framewerk’s breaks interpretation of Chris Fortier’s Losing Wait. Chris Cargo, Gai Barone and DP-6 follow, with the mid-section bringing together Returning Sweetness, Liza Meier, Iván Lozano and Talal Bazzi & Lanza M. Michael A appears twice, alongside recurring selections from AH Digital, South America Avenue and Mango Alley. The closing sequence connects HAFT, Guy J and Weekend World with Mark’s own Bootleg of Life, before the FOTN remix of Spooky’s Belong closes the mix. 01. Data Rebel - Your Robot Eyes / Twisting Threads 02. Chris Fortier - Losing Wait (Framewerk's In The Light Mix) [Fade] 03. Chris Cargo - Boomerang [If You Wait] 04. Serious Dancers - Gloria (Gai Barone Remix) [Univack] 05. Nico Martinez - Kalima (DP-6 Remix) [DP-6] 06. D'SHIFT (SL) - Last Light [AH Digital] 07. about : river - Seven Cats (Gaspar Aguilera & Manu Pavez Remix) [Forward Music] 08. Influence (IN) SHERRNX - Shockwave [Traful] 09. Michael A - Stillform [Genesis] 10. Returning Sweetness - Longevity Eyebrow [A Colourful Storm] 11. Lucas Quiroga - Morning Call (Vazquez AR Remix) [South America Avenue] 12. Liza Meier - Hidden Passion [AH Digital] 13. Byhon - Rocket [Sunexplosion] 14. Iván Lozano - Burn Sequence (Doriaan Remix) [SLC-6] 15. Talal Bazzi, Lanza M - The Space We Leave [Steyoyoke] 16. Doug Crawford - The Frozen Sea [Auricle] 17. Mariano Favre - Reborn (Joaquín Salmain Remix) [SinCity] 18. Ellroy - The Follower [Mango Alley] 19. Eze Volpe - Dumbell [South America Avenue] 20. Michael A - Eternal Fade [Protagonist] 21. Sam Scheme - Leaves [Mango Alley] 22. HAFT - Kaleidoscope (Maze 28 & EMPHI Remix) [Movement] 23. Jota From Portugal - The Journey (Dub) [Capital Heaven] 24 Guy J - Placebo [Early Morning] 25. Weekend World - The Word [Yoshitoshi] 26. Mark Dempster - Bootleg of Life [Not on Label] 27. Spooky - Belong (FOTN Remix) [49North]

The Racket Club welcomes Robert Glenn, resident DJ with The Arena Project, with his guest DJ mix, titled 'Below'. Drawing on his love of progressive and techno, Rob takes inspiration from a night of underground clubbing in a Manchester cellar to explore a progressive warm-up for that setting. Stripped-back grooves, percussion and evolving themes greatly influence the mix, featuring Sam Scheme, Hobin Rude, Julieta Kühnle and Patch Park, alongside remixes from Simos Tagias and Berni Turletti, before closing with Stereo Underground’s In the Middle of Everything. In Rob’s words: “Taking Progressive to the basement.” Follow Robert on SoundCloud, Facebook and Instagram, or explore his Linktree. 1. Ivan Fernandez (AR) - Brick (Extended Mix) [PURRFECTION] 2. Bernardo Baragiotta - Anicca (Original Mix) [Sound Avenue] 3. Nicolas Navarro - Todo Se Detuvo (DJ Meoz Remix) [3rd Avenue] 4. Sam Scheme - Impulse (Original Mix) [Mango Alley] 5. Cendryma - Buildup Trap (Simos Tagias Remix) [Proton Music] 6. Delfina Welz - Die Brücke (Original Mix) [Univack] 7. ARJ (IR) - Underworld (Original Mix) [Protagonist Dark] 8. Heavy Side Function - Zama (Original Mix) [Future Avenue] 9. Zaleski - Wild Control (Original Mix) [Sound Avenue] 10. Julieta Kühnle - Altered State (Original Mix) [Meanwhile] 11. Facu Navas - Clubic (Manu Pavez Remix) [lacasa records] 12. Ignacio Hernández - Hold the Light (Frankie Vertigo Remix) [Movement Recordings] 13. Avenue One - In My Bones (Rokazer Extended Remix) [Polyptych] 14. Hobin Rude - Evasive (Original Mix) [Undergroove Music] 15. Greg Tomaz & Noise Generation - Lost Miracle (Casnik Remix) [roku] 16. Allex - Deep Inside (Original Mix) [Massive Harmony Records] 17. Patch Park - The Drums (Original Mix) [Secret Village] 18. Kebin Van Reeken - Stay Weird (Original Mix) [District Rec] 19. Beyønd (CL) - In Her Eyes (Original Mix) [Plastic Fantastic Records] 20. Sam Scheme - Debri (Original Mix) [Mango Alley] 21. Mariano Favre - Reborn (Evegrem & Jadon Fonka Remix) [SINCITY] 22. Modus Novum - Differing Opinion (Lowki (SL) Remix) [Future Avenue] 23. Kiaro (AM), Futura City - Delta (Berni Turletti Remix) [Mango Alley] 24. Stereo Underground - In the Middle of Everything (Original Mix) [Meanwhile]

The Racket Club welcomes Melbourne’s Eli Gold with a carefully programmed mix that gives the music room to breathe. Deep, emotional and moody progressive house meets driving grooves, atmospheric melodies, intricate percussion and beautifully chosen breaks. Bringing together familiar artists and lesser-known producers and labels he feels deserve greater attention, Eli shares a personal selection shaped by his connection to the music and the people behind it. A mix built for discovery, with space for each track to contribute to the unfolding journey. 1. Rodd Sim - Glamour (Framewerk Poolside Remix) [Pro B Tech Music] 2. Static Guru - Just Out of Reach (Original Mix) [Prognosis] 3. Mike Kohl - View Above the Clouds (Original Mix) [90watts] 4. Gai Barone - Hemels (Original Mix) [Meanwhile] 5. Alex O'Rion - Retroglow (Original Mix) [Solis Records] 6. Forty Cats - Forest Beast (Weird Sounding Dude Remix) [Sound Avenue] 7. Amháin & Covsky - Salamander (Kasey Taylor Remix) [Musique de Lune] 8. Antix - Karangahape in the Sky (Doppel Remix) [Iboga Records] 9. Doppel - Dragon (Jamie Stevens Remix) [Vapour Recordings] 10. Nila - Introspective (Nila 3am Mix) [Plastic Fantastic Records] 11. Barry Jamieson - Fractured Lens (Gai Barone & Kasey Taylor Remix) [Mango Alley] 12. HAFT & Peyman S - Echoes in the Dark (Original Mix) [Yoshitoshi Recordings] 13. Pete B & Rianu Keevs - Believe [Auricle Recordings] 14. Hermanez - Conn (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records] 15. PMT - Deeper Water (Doug Crawford's Bootleg Remix) [Affiliate] 16. Audiofive - Electrified Dancefloor (Original Mix) [Future Avenue] 17. Kostya Outta - Soft Touch (Simply City Remix) [Strange Town Recordings] 18. Augusto Dassano & Sistersweet feat. Frameloue - Distanced (Original Mix) [Forensic Records] 19. Jon Towell - Cola on the Factory Floor (Stevie Jones Bootleg) [White] 20. Kamilo Sanclemente - Kore (Original Mix) [Freegrant Music] 21. Solis [US] - Superposition (Dowden Extended Remix) [The Soundgarden] 22. Desyfer, Emma Konnanov & Cortona - Far Beyond (Extended Mix) [Plastic Fantastic Records] 23. Static Guru - Towards the Void (Original Mix) [Affiliate] 24. Dominic Ortega - Athena (Zy Khan Remix) [Prognosis] 25. Danny Howells - Stereodrama (Aubrey Fry & Nick Stoynoff Remix) [Selador] 26. Aikon & Dave Seaman - Promise You (Extended Edit) [Selador] 27. Pilch - This Is Home [Auricle Recordings] 28. Rodd Sim - ID [Unreleased] 29. Luke Brancaccio & Gai Barone feat. Kiki Cave - All I Need (Hernan Cattaneo & Mercurio Remix) [Music To Die For] 30. Gowzer - Distant Current (Original Mix) [Tradeston Records] 31. ID - ID [Unreleased] 32. Steven Flynn - Fallout (Heaven INC. Remix) [Prognosis] 33. Paul (AR) - Hypnotic (Dave Walker Remix) [Forensic Records] 34. Guy J - Stranger in a Strange World (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records] 35. J Lauda - Volare (Original Mix) [Myrrha Sounds Music] 36. Krasa Rosa - Cassiopeia (Original Mix) [For A Memory] 37. Jamie Stevens feat. Wilma (AU) - Tell You Later (M.O.S. Extended Remix) [Music To Die For] 38. Jamie Stevens & Kasey Taylor - L'alba (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music] 39. Jamie Stevens - Tassolem (Don't Worry 'bout Me) (Jamie's Soundtrack Version) [Music To Die For]

Mark Dempster presents Rituals #19 for 21C Progressive House, a 24-track selection connecting familiar favourites with fresh discoveries. Opening with Pablo Bolivar’s Recuerdos De Otra Edad (Reprise), the episode takes in music from Jamie Stevens, GMJ & Matter, Guy J, Julian Nates and Hobin Rude, alongside Junkie XL’s remix of Infusion’s Legacy and Oliver Lieb’s 2004 mix of L.S.G.’s Netherworld. Fractal Architect’s remix of Tam Mi’s Light brings this edition to a close. 1. Pablo Bolivar - Recuerdos De Otra Edad (Reprise) [Seven Villas Forest] 2. Cass (UK) & Braxton - Reciprocity (Cass Ghost Rider Pieces Remix) [Our Secret Lab Sounds] 3. Pablo Bolivar - Noom (Reprise) [Seven Villas Forest] 4. Rodd Sim - Didgeridoo (Gareth 2Dark & Latex Zebra Remix) [Pro B Tech Music] 5. Jamie Stevens - Tell You Later (GMJ & Matter Remix) [Music To Die For] 6. Lior Fellus - Sun Over Soho [Auricle Recordings] 7. Pablo German - Nightfall (Phillosopher Remix) [3rd Avenue] 8. Tonaco - Hemp [Meanwhile] 9. Tam Mi - Solar Echoes (Destain Remix) [Future Avenue] 10. Infusion - Legacy (Junkie XL Remix, 2026 Remaster) [Selador] 11. Zy Khan - Lowdown (Static Guru Remix) [Label unconfirmed] 12. Ambrosia - Nocturne [Inspired By Trees Records] 13. Cruz Vittor - Epiphany [Synthesis Recordings] 14. Cristoph - Elements (Maze 28 & Ricky Ryan Reform) [Mango Alley] 15. Fernando Terreno - Consciousness [Balkan Connection South America] 16. Julian Nates - Simulator Reset [Rude Resonance] 17. Pete B & Doug Crawford - The Grid [Zero Tolerance Recordings] 18. Guy J - Alive Again [Cocoon Recordings] 19. Kevin Yair - Airport [3rd Avenue] 20. Doug Crawford - Fear of the Night [Zero Tolerance Recordings] 21. Hobin Rude - Then and Now [Inspired By Trees Records] 22. Cendryma - Buildup Trap (Diego R Remix) [Proton Music] 23. L.S.G. - Netherworld (2004 Oliver Lieb Mix) [Superstition Records] 24. Tam Mi - Light (Fractal Architect Remix) [Future Avenue]

The Racket Club welcomes Ben Wooding, a young UK DJ and producer whose mix brings complex textures, personality and character to the fore. Moving from deep, darker house through melody and groove driven prog, with a generous serving of breaks, Ben combines ambitious selection with detailed programming and precise execution. Brilliantly arranged, the mix unfolds with fluency and purpose, delivering a sonic breadth that makes this an exciting introduction to an emerging artist. 1. UNKLE - In a State (Framewerk Poolside Rewerk) [Not on Label] 2. stereo mind - Emotions Offline [Centrik Records] 3. Chris Coles - The Dissent (Doug Crawford Remix) [Prognosis Records] 4. James Harcourt - Quartz (Original Mix) [Renaissance Music] 5. Aubrey Fry & LOVAT - Sheffield Wednesday (Cass Is Broken Remix) [Our Secret Lab Sounds] 6. Spencer Brown - Storm Chasing (Original Mix) [Global Underground] 7. &ME - Fairchild (Original Mix) [Keinemusik] 8. Parallelle & Nicolas Masseyeff - Renegade (Adam Ten & Mita Gami Remix) [Crosstown Rebels] 9. Ron Flatter - Vacation on Mars (Extended Mix) [Pour La Vie] 10. Quivver - Illusions (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep Explorations] 11. Simon Vuarambon - Stamina (Extended Mix) [Global Underground] 12. Jeremy Olander - Control (Original Club Mix) [Vivrant] 13. Nils Hoffmann feat. Panama - Far Behind (Jeremy Olander Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep] 14. Rinzen - Life as It Is (Extended Mix) [This Never Happened] 15. Quivver - Back on Train [Stil vor Talent] 16. Miss Melera - Quartz (Extended Mix) [This Never Happened] 17. Booka Shade - Electric Birds (Sentre Extended Mix) [Blaufield Music] 18. andhim - German Fall (Original Mix) [Superfriends Records] 19. DAVI - Deepest Mind (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records] 20. Matthew Dekay vs. Proluctors - Bad [DK Records]

The Racket Club welcomes Birmingham-based DJ Paul BTW back into the clubhouse. Known for exploring the deeper and darker reaches of progressive house through his monthly Mind Therapy Radio show and his exclusive 21C Progressive House series, Discovery, Paul has created a patient, atmospheric mix that captures the sound of the early hours of a club night. The mix develops from deep, hypnotic grooves into a fuller and more driving progressive sound, with music from Gundamea, Marsh, PROFF & Volen Sentir, Gai Barone, Artic White, Jamie Baggotts, EKIS EKIS & Dion Paola and many more. Personal highlights include Gundamea’s enduring Vision Board, Artic White’s Once We Were, Paul’s current track of the year, and Rick Pier O’Neil’s remix of Vortex, which Paul first heard John 00 Fleming play at UCAP in Manchester. Settle in, turn it up and enjoy Paul BTW’s mix for The Racket Club. 1). DJ Meoz - Midnight Musing (90Watts) 2). Yash (SL) - A Fairy Tale (Anoka) 3). Safety Mode - Mermaids Tear (Nordic Voyage Recordings) 4). Gundamea - Vision Board (Electric Department Records) 5). Jiminy Hop - Apocalypse (Shambhala Music) 6). Mike Kohl - Hooked (90Watts) 7). Marsh - Beside (Anjunadeep) 8). Ranta & 4Moon Music - Navi (Journey of the Soul) 9). Amber Stomp - 330x14 (Thunderlab Collective) 10). Alex Spite - Oracle (Botanica) 11). ECHO DAFT & Barbario - Tide (Melody of the Soul) 12). Martin Lipan - Akoma flow (Keyfound) 13). Surrender Discipline - Aftershock (Bondage Music) 14). Steve Kelley - With you (Bondage Music) 15). Proff & Volen Sentir - Luna Amazonia (PM Mix) (Thunderlab Collective) 16). Krasa Rosa - Kaftan (Thunderlab Collective) 17). Faithless - Insomnia (Kebin van reeken remix) (White Label) 18). Peces Raros - No van a parar (Agustin Pietrocola Unofficial Remix) (White Label) 19). Argy, ARTBAT & Zafrir - Tibet (Afterlife Records) 20). Jamie Baggots - Vortex (Rick Pier O'Neill Remix) (Forescape Digital) 21). Bemannte & Bruder - Embers of Time (Nicholas Benedetti Remix) (Aletheia Recordings) 22). Yomal - Beyond the Horizon (Haft remix) (Digital Emotions) 23). Allan McCloud - Conscious Mind (Ilias Katelanos & Plecta Remix) (Movement Recordings) 24). BORDA - Persefone (Agustin Pietrocola Remix) (LuPS Records) 25). Gai Barone & Greta Meier - Elysium (Movement Recordings) 26). Tobi Amuchastegui - Voices (Gonzalo Cotromeo Remix) (AH Digital) 27). Luan Pugliesi & Cendryma - Raining outside (UV Noir) 28). Juan GK - Trigonometry (AH Digital) 29). DEZ(AR) - Resonance (Kitchen Recordings) 30). Andrea Moris - The Strip (Undergroove Music) 32). Claudio Cornejo (AR) - Lumen (A Line in the Sand) 33). EKIS EKIS & Dion Paola (AUS) - Ignition (Sinan Arsan Remix) (Wander Nation Records) 34). Artic White - Once We Were (Univack) 35). Above & Beyond - World on fire (PROFF Remix) (Anjunabeats)

We welcome Manchester based DJ, hawXy as our guest at The Racket Club. With over 30 years behind the decks, hawXy came through the underground dance scene at a time when progressive house wasn't really a neatly defined genre – it was a journey, the groove, the atmosphere and where a DJ could take you over the course of a set. Fast forward a few decades and, while the technology and the music have moved on, those fundamentals haven't changed for this guest DJ, and this is evident in his set. 1. Vangelis - Tears in Rain (Blade Runner Original Soundtrack) [EastWest] 2. Anthony Pappa & Fauxplay - Forever Seeking (Ambient Mix) [Early Morning] 3. Petar Dundov - Daydreaming [Naumatik Records] 4. Redspace & Kvint - A Change of Scenery (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 5. STEREO MUNK & Mind Echoes - Field of Steel (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 6. Yuvèe - Psychopath (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 7. Tiefstone - Ziphotelont (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 8. Sinkix - Hyperion (Original Mix) [Droid9] 9. STEREO MUNK & Mind Echoes - New Sights (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 10. Agustin Pietrocola - Damage (Original Mix) [UV Noir] 11. Fordal - Glader (Dowden Remix) [Plastic Fantastic Records] 12. Shayan Pasha - Apollo (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 13. Zankee Gulati - Goofball (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music] 14. Hobin Rude - Mirror (Jon Towell Remix) [Brisbeats Records] 15. Kit Lawson - Ruff (Original Mix) [Mango Alley] 16. Paul Deep (AR) - Tique (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music] 17. Teiko Yume - Club Sofa (Extended Mix) [My Secret Agenda] 18. Teiko Yume - Cosma Code (Extended Mix) [My Secret Agenda] 19. Teiko Yume - Cosma Code (Aluria Extended Remix) [My Secret Agenda] 20. Julian Nates - Synchronicity (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 21. Lean Robotti - Poplar (Extended Mix) [The Soundgarden] 22. Erich LH & Valen Gonzalez - Hypernova (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 23. Julian Nates - Do You Want To (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 24. Sandhog - Accent (Renato Cohen Remix) [Exploited] 25. Redspace & Al Park - Singularity (Original Mix) [Plattenbank] 26. Danny In Space & Nick Stoynoff - Delta (Original Mix) [Plastic Fantastic Records]

Summer Series #006 brings the season to its close with Andrew Hamill recording a beautifully measured final session, moving through warm progressive grooves, melodic lift and a few deeper turns as the light begins to change. 1. DP-6, rcnetlark, Zarya ISS (Original Mix) [DP-6 Records] 2. Berni Turletti, Exist Here (Original Mix) [Free Download] 3. Ziger, Mind Conspiracy, Forget (Original) [Eat My Hat Music] 4. Artic White, Rosea (D-Nox, Kamilo Sanclemente Extended Remix) [Sprout] 5. Agustin Pietrocola, Wild (Tiefstone Remix) [UV Noir] 6. Joaquín Salmain, Resolve (Gorkiz PM Remix) [Wander Nation Records] 7. 84 Avenue, Temperance (Extended Mix) [Hollystone Records] 8. Zuccasam, Far Cry (Hernán Cattáneo & Mercurio Remix) [Nightcolours] 9. Alto Astral, HAYAN (PK), Running Away (Original) [CONCATENATE] 10 Anthony Pappa, Nick Stoynoff, Selcouth (Original Mix) [Selador] 11. Framewerk, Your Love (Framewerk Remastered Rewerk) [Self-released] 12. Dusky, What I Never Knew (Framewerk Breaks Edit) [Self-released] 13. Because of Art, Antony Szmierek, Circle of Light (feat. Antony Szmierek) (Original Mix) [Stress Records]