Super Progressive

 In this special episode of Super Progressive, we welcome Nick Varon to have a chat about his upcoming 20th anniversary boat party in his home country of Greece. Additionally, we chat about his favorite mix compilations, the most important clubs in the history of the Greek scene, the importance of the resident DJ, how he organizes his music, and much more.

00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - Nick Varon Boat Party
03:23 - ...

In this special episode of Super Progressive, I sit down with Paul van Dyk. We chat about the evolution of progressive house and trance, the fluid boundaries between genres in the 90s, and the iconic clubs that shaped the electronic music scene, from his early days in Berlin's underground to his unforgettable residency at New York's Twilo. We also delve into the significance of the Love Parade and the DIY ethos that fuele...

In this episode of Super Progressive, we interview Cass Cutbush, a legendary producer in the progressive underground music scene. Cass shares insights into his career, his creative agency "Our Secret Lab," and his return to music production. He discusses the inspiration and process behind his new EP 'Gothmania' and reflects on the evolution of the electronic music scene from the late 90s to today. Cass also reco...

This week on Super Progressive we are joined by one of the most legendary producers in progressive underground music history... Quivver!

In this interview, we chat about the origin of Quivver's many aliases, his recent projects with Anujna Explorations, Anjunadeep, and Shen, some stories behind his most famous tracks, and his Balance album with Dave Seaman as well as his upcoming appearance at Balance Festival.

This week we are joined by a true legend as John Creamer stops by the Super Progressive Podcast. In this conversation, we talk about John's legendary collaboration with Stephane K, the stories behind his productions, production equipment and techniques to create his signature sound, his unique approach to remixing with vocals, record store culture, and current projects he's working on.

When I speak to progressive...

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On this week's episode of the podcast, we welcome the 2024 Super Progressive Rising Star Award Winner... KABI. In 2024, Kabi had releases on Bedrock, Balance, Flown, and Juicebox, including features on two of John Digweed's Bedrock compilations, Live In Stereo and Futuro Remixes. 

We discuss Kabi's journey starting from his early days in Buenos Aires, influenced by local legends like Hernan Cattaneo. He talk...

In this episode of the Super Progressive podcast, we sit down with the incredibly talented and passionate producer, Hobin Rude. Known for his consistency and quality in the progressive underground scene, Hobin shares his journey from Belgrade, Serbia, to becoming a prolific producer supported by some of the biggest DJs in the world. 

Hobin delves into his technical and philosophical approaches to music production, offering...

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I really feel like the past two months of the Super Progressive podcast have been building up to this interview. This week, GMJ & Matter join the podcast to discuss the upcoming Matter album, releasing on December 20, as well as how they first met, how they work together on their produc...

This episode of Super Progressive is sponsored by Balance Croatia Festival, taking place from August 8 -  August 11, 2025 at the Garden Resort in Tisno, Croatia. Balance Music will host the biggest lineup of progressive and melodic artists to ever grace Croatia’s stunning location. Expect the scene's legends alongside the next generation of quality acts, including Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Sasha, John Digweed, Guy J and ma...

On this week's episode, we are joined by another Australian rising star in the progressive underground... Karl Pilbrow! Forming a solid production duo with legend Kasey Taylor, Karl has had releases on Sudbeat and Vapour and has been supported by Hernan Cattaneo, with many more projects coming up in 2025. I got the chance to meet and hang out with Karl during ADE, and I found him to be a really nice, positive, chilled out guy ...

This week we welcome Vapour Recordings boss and overall progressive pioneer Kasey Taylor to Super Progressive. Kasey is one of the true professionals the progressive underground has to offer, with a career spanning over 30 years where he's found success as a DJ, Producer, and label boss. Hanging out with Kasey during ADE was one of the real highlights of my week, and we felt like an in-depth follow-up conversation was needed, ...

With recent releases on Sudbeat, Meanwhile, The Soundgarden, and Mango Alley, Dowden joins the Super Progressive podcast to discuss the Dowden Production Academy, the success of his YouTube tutorials, releasing on his favorite labels, why he resonates with the progressive house sound, receiving support from legends like Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren, growing up in Toronto and moving to Berlin.

For any up-and-coming produ...

After meeting at ADE, Super Progressive invites ascending Argentinian talent Rocio Portillo to the podcast to chat about her experience at Amsterdam Dance Event, becoming a part of the Soundgarden family, embarking on her European tour, going to Moonpark as a raver to see Hernan Cattaneo, her hybrid performances, favorite DJ headphones, DJing alongside Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, and Nick Warren, and overcoming her Leukemia diagnosis.<...

DJ, Producer, Label Owner... Forty Cats does it all. In this episode, Forty Ctas discusses her label PURRFECTION, how she is always looking to support up-and-coming progressive artists, and what she loves most about progressive underground music and the progressive scene. 

00:00 Introduction
05:44 - Running PURRFECTION
09:10 - Balancing DJing, Production, and the Label
11:30 - Defining Progressive Music
13:...

Ascending Canadian DJ talent Sinca has had a year every up-and-coming underground artist dreams about, including her remix of John Digweed and Nick Muir's 'Santiago' being released on Bedrock, being featured on John Digweed's 'Live in Stereo' mix compilation, and being included on Anjunadeep event lineups around the world.

At ADE, Super Progressive caught up with Sinca to learn more about her ...

Following ADE, Mike Rish stops by the Super Progressive podcast to discuss his latest release with Anjunadeep on the Explorations label 'Tu Attair', how he first got into underground music, the Vapour and Meanwhile ADE Showcase, the emergence of the Australian progressive sound, group chats with his producer friends, releasing on Guy J's Lost & Found label, and of course, what progressive music means to him.
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For any artist in the progressive underground scene, it's a dream to release a track with Sasha. Jody Barr is living that dream. 

Just ahead of his collaborative production with Sasha titled 'Phaxon', Super Progressive catches up with Jody Barr to get a better understanding of why this release marks such a big achievement for his career. We also chat about his approach to productions, the success of his Anju...