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Particles With so much original production put out every week, it's hard to keep a grip on what's new and noteworthy. Proton Particles aims to feature recently released & upcoming singles, mixed into 30 minute segments by our resident Particles... (Read More & Visit Show Page)
The best-selling quarterly series of atmospheric & melodic house music returns on schedule with a new installment of 13 exclusive tunes hand picked by Proton's director and Particles' show host, Jay Epoch. A cast of new & old faces from the Particles roster unite for a grand showcase of talent spread across Progressive House, Techno, Tech House, and Progressive Breaks.
01 Cassino & Laben - From Which Future
02 Matthew Adams - Fingertips
03 Sandji - Heady
04 Exoplanet - Through The Land Of Talking Lavalamps...
05 Coherent - Broadcasts
06 Nick Stoynoff - Sky Ripper
07 Sezer Uysal & Evren Ulusoy - Turkish Kiss
08 Mobilize - Deep Silence
09 Pacco & Rudy B - Lemuria
10 Max Demand & Marrakech - Summer Cocktail
11 Retroid - Coastlines
12 Vitalis Popoff - Snow Madness
13 Michael Feihstel - Windowgazing
06/29 Step into a Proton GT with Cid Inc & Chris Nemmo
Proton presents a new series called "Proton GT" that will feature only the most talented and best-selling producers on the label. The first release comes from two well-known progressive artists: Chris Nemmo and Cid Inc, who are both Beatport Progressive House top 100 best-sellers. Greece & UK resident Chris Nemmo's tracks have been released on labels such as Klik, Restart, Tilth, and Vapourise, and DJ support includes Kosmas Epsilon, Miss Nine, and Roger Martinez among others. Finnish Cid Inc's tracks have also had great DJ support, including Francesco Pico, Paul Keeley, Derek Howell, and Jaytech, and his tracks have been released on labels including Balkan Connection (a Proton sublabel), Dyami, Global Underground, and Inkfish.
Chris Nemmo's "Randomizer" features an incredibly funky bassline that works really well with the just as funky and groovy beat. Distinct and mesmerizing synth lines with cool melodies along with deep stabs constitute a unique, melodic groove with great hit potential; perfect to get the dance floor moving.
"Shake Before Use" from Cid Inc is a little more deep and pounding; the beat is incredibly strong, and the rolling bassline underneath evolves into a techy monster that adds a great amount of energy to the track. The sidechained pads and various euphoric synth layers are just as energetic and goose bump generating, and new layers just keep appearing. With this energy, this is great as a peak-hour track.
Here's what some DJs have been saying about the first Proton GT:
"Love the Cid Inc number." Nick Warren (Global Underground, Hope)
"The Chris Nemmo track is amazing, will definitely be playing it." Royal Sapien (Fade, Frisky)
"Cid Inc track is the best." Miss Nine (Armada, Harem, Yoshitoshi)
"Cool tracks, pure energy here!" Lank (Boz Boz)
"Cid Inc is the one for me, good job." Magitman (Twisted Frequency, Tribal Vision)
"Nice ones." Soliquid (Baroque)
"Both tracks are quality and I'll be supporting for sure." Matt Rowan (Hope, Curvve)
"Good drive, good give. Enjoyable dancefloor stuff." C-Jay (The Sessions)
"Randomizer gets me with it's melody and groove. Great vibe!" Rhythm Code
"Both tracks are really great!" Mango (Mango Alley)
"Sounds great." Jaytech (Armada)
"Nice tracks, good production." Stel (Audiotherapy, Dieb Audio)
With June behind us here are the Top 10 Mixes listened to and Singles bought in the past month. Congratulations to the artists that made it into these highly competitive charts, well done!
Join NOICE! all month long as they feature the motherbird booking agency; home to dirtybird and mothership. Each week in July we will be exposing Proton listeners to two respected labels in electronica. Featured artists on the show will include: Justin Martin, Christian Martin, Catz n Dogz, Worthy, Monty Luke, P toile, and J Phlip. Join us live each Wednesday @ 8AM EST or On Demand on NOICE!
06/22 James Zabiela - Live in El Paso, TX
A special 1 hour mix has been delivered by one of our favorite DJs-- James Zabiela! This was recorded very recently, live on June 14th in El Paso, Texas and showcases some of the great tracks that James is playing on his US tour at the moment. You can follow updates from James on his tour via his official Twitter feed-- that's how we knew to ask him for a new mix!
The mix is available now On Demand and will be broadcast a few times on our live stream in prime time. Enjoy! And a big thanks to James for sending in the mix
06/15 Derek Howell unveils "Master Lux's Movement Emporium"
From Texas USA comes Derek Howell who gives us the next EP on Proton Music. It's called "Master Lux's Movement Emporium" and consists of three techy tracks which are a little more analog and deep than the past progressive productions he's been known for. Derek has been released on various labels since 2004, including Bedrock, Lost Language, Hope, and Groovecollection. He is one of our mainstays here on Proton as has been with us since the beginning with Lance Cashion's "The Sound", releasing over 20 tracks on our label since.
Focusing more on melodies is the first track, "Runner", which features a little less aggressive beats so the melodies and harmonies can become the dominating elements. But the beat is really groovy and the progressive rhythm of the synth lines creates a unique and interesting soundscape.
"Time Goes" follows with intriguing synth lines and aggressive basslines as well as rather cool vocal samples that make this track even more interesting.
Last is "Useless Sim Card" with its deep and funky bassline. Driving percussion lines and sweeping synths make this a groovy track with great vocal elements which spice it up even more.
"Master Lux's Movement Emporium" is based of Derek's new Proton show, Man to Man with Master Lux which he cohosts with Joshua Michael (who happens to be the man behind the cover art on this release). This EP is released exclusively June 17th at Beatport.
06/12 And the award goes to Balkan Connection!
Proton would like to take a moment and acknowledge our own Ogi Gee Cash & the Balkan Connection crew for taking top honors this week at SeeMee, the South East Europe Music Event where the cream of the regions music industry network, debate, and party in Sofia.
Balkan Connection has a new LP out this week: "Romance Is Not For The Sensitive Guys" from Turkey's Evren Ulusoy, featuring remixes from Derek Howell, Masque, Sezer Uysal, Nicholas Van Orton, Luciano Lima, Saul B, and the new "dont" project. The release is featured this week on Beatport's Progressive & Deep House pages, check it out!
06/11 Olaris Records Gets Mixed Up
From the depths of the Olaris back catalog comes the label's very first compilation featuring remastered and forgotten classics worthy of spinning again — Best Best Y'all, Volume 1.
Available in mixed and unmixed formats, the collection features stunning tracks and remixes from Opencloud, Stefan Anion, Royal Sapien, Boshell & Cody, and many more Olaris favorites. Included is the remastered "The Sound of the City" by Royal Sapien, in Beatport's Top 10 Techno Tracks of 2005, which has seen a resurgence of support.
Literally a one man band, Dj Samer manages to run the Pangea Recordings, Pangea UK, and 1Shot labels, as well as their digital counterparts, all while producing under the Evrydaydowners guise, Djing, and also holding a day job. Read More...
Harmonious Discord Recordings has been the purveyor of offbeat melodies for DJs and producers “in-the-know” for over 7 years. Founded in 2001 by Moon Magnet productions front men Sean Anderson, Brad Denton, and David Brown; HD’s aim has been to provide a musical outlet for artists that continue to defy convention at every opportunity. Read More...
