# Maybe its just me, but does anybody call what they play deep progressive house? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318 "2012-09-19T07:23:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guiltyblade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/guiltyblade/32/14059_2.png) [@guiltyblade](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/guiltyblade)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/1 "2012-09-19T07:23:04Z")
**Maybe its just me, but does anybody call what they play deep progressive house?** I’m just asking because everytime someone ask what I play and I respond with progressive house the immediate response is big room house. Not anything wrong with that, I just don’t play it at all. I guess I see what I play bordering trance, progressive house, and deep house. But I have always seen music like this as true progressive house, not what is being touted as progressive house now (ala Avicii, Alesso, SMH etc). I guess like Jaytech, Shingo Nakamura, Claes rosen, Sergey Tkachev, Dinka, Fon.Lehman, Ad Brown, Aerofeel5. Does anyone play music like this frequently? Any recommendations? https://www.youtube.com/embed/V_qxeYiC42I?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F47222182&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166 ---
**Author:** ![Timbo21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/timbo21/32/14061_2.png) [@Timbo21](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Timbo21)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/2 "2012-09-19T09:41:39Z")
What was named Progressive House originally in 1991/1992 was some of my favourite music. House music bass lines got fattened up and had a good dose of chunkiness, at a time when many House club Dj’s were playing a lot of New York Garage. Drum beats became more tribal, with interesting sounds thrown in. The mixes had a lovely sense of space that enabled dub echoes thrown onto vocals, or other mix elements, to swim around the club; ethnic percussion was experimented with along with unusual samples previously not used in House tracks. I loved them. Unfortunately, the tracks then started to move away from using ethnic percussion, tempos increased, and lost the great dubby feel I liked, then cheesey prog/trance house came in from the likes of BT and Sasha. (Sasha had been playing reasonable stuff in '91/'92). Many of the Dj’s who had been playing the original prog style moved onto Techno, and the likes of Leftfield who were some of the first of this style moved onto darker/harder, more Techno styles. What is called Progressive House today, I hate. I find it cheesy, with naff melodies, formula cheesy synths. The mix is too cluttered and the horrible ridiculous break downs. Here are 3 tracks that oppitimised the first Prog House scene The way Drum Club’s “You make me feel so good” (Deep ‘N’ Hard Mix) builds at the start is so exciting. I think many producers really should go back and listen to some of the older tracks and realise you can get vibe and excitement without the traditional formula break downs. The arrangement of the track is excellent. There isn’t a point in it where I feel it’s got boring. It drops and then subtly builds. https://www.youtube.com/embed/JzbTL-saTqs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/f/a/fa8379430b4ebbd5f82ae7d4df2b4d96ff25198c.jpeg "The Drum Club - U Make Me Feel So Good (Deep 'N' Hard Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDmI9uTkp5Q) https://www.youtube.com/embed/LCuwxDSFafM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![deevey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deevey/32/10758_2.png) [@deevey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/deevey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/3 "2012-09-19T09:49:11Z")
I hear you bud … I feckin’ despise that the name progressive being used to describe the David Guetta/SHM style … TRIPE! > [@](#): > > then cheesey prog/trance house came in from the likes of BT and Sasha BT yes .. he was a Complete remix whore back then, in fairness to Sasha while he had a few commercial releases his sets we’re always slick as fuck and for the most part on the super low of cheese, at least until he started using Ableton haha. Freaking the choice of tracks though …Intoxication .. mmmm..chills up my spine. I can see where you are coming from though, somewhere along the line trance riffs semi merged with progressive Basslines and “elements” to become the big room Rennasiance style progressive of the 90’s - naughties. Anyhoo’s to the OP here’s a few I think you’ll like [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/c/7/c7715d3a70f018fc3e800c426b08fef509c660bb.jpeg "Guy Gerber - Timing (Kollektiv Turmstrasse Remix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSNBUogE2w) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/e/c/ec229dd18445db469b0c968b0917aaed34c668bc.jpeg "Orli Martie - White Flower (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCItwHAaroY) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/f/9/f9713c362375a6fa5a74ec6d38f4ba5d9f65e461.jpeg "Ada - Lovestoned (Gui Boratto Remix) video.wmv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8-RZ3WFW7s) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/2/3/2325ccba99b97809b0c6f6fbe69bfbd593e64463.jpeg "Patrice Baumel - Vapour (Petar Dundov mix).wmv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNaETPGclY) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/8/9/8924f90679eb0c3a82da1002cce1aee7dfc6c306.jpeg "Dave Seaman & Andy Chatterley - Battery Powered (Monaque Remix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiHloVvCCMs) ---
**Author:** ![deevey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deevey/32/10758_2.png) [@deevey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/deevey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/4 "2012-09-19T10:08:24Z")
A few more for you … oldies though [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/f/1/f1e0222d39f5146eca1e6fc34b417511289b5660.jpeg "Dune - Boomerang (Quivver rmx)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF4YuAYFqcg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/7/7/7772c3e2780868363baeaf6f3279453d9af5da45.jpeg "Greed feat Lesley - Fatal (Deep Air Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQmWo3z7EHU) https://www.youtube.com/embed/X6-YFYOVh0U?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque https://www.youtube.com/embed/ozs3mUyv9a4?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/c/7/c71535394ec14edfb3ac1ff7690eb57349359f7c.jpeg "Madam - Penetration (Madam vs. Bipath Flipped Dub)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGr1ZqXcT0g) ---
**Author:** ![backtothefront](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@backtothefront](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/backtothefront)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/5 "2012-09-19T10:21:13Z")
> [@guiltyblade](#): > > I’m just asking because everytime someone ask what I play and I respond with progressive house the immediate response is big room house. Not anything wrong with that, I just don’t play it at all. I guess I see what I play bordering trance, progressive house, and deep house. But I have always seen music like this as true progressive house, not what is being touted as progressive house now (ala Avicii, Alesso, SMH etc). I guess like Jaytech, Shingo Nakamura, Claes rosen, Sergey Tkachev, Dinka, Fon.Lehman, Ad Brown, Aerofeel5. > > Does anyone play music like this frequently? Any recommendations? I tend to agree, like a lot of definitions, they start out as one thing and can often be hijacked and it’s a great shame when a genre you love gets entangled with current, pop dance music. For me the definitive mix album for Progressive House is Renaissance - The Mix Collection 1 - Sasha & Digweed. A beautifully put together mix album. I find Anjunadeep, for example, still put out some really good, in my terms of reference, deep progressive house. ---
**Author:** ![SparkDogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@SparkDogg](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/SparkDogg)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/6 "2012-09-19T17:28:25Z")
I TOTALLY feel you man. Somewhere along the line the ad hoc definition of Prog became synonymous with the fluffy, feel-good, “anthemy” stuff from the people you mentioned. While that stuff is fine and dandy for what it is, it ain’t the groove I’m looking for. It’s not just normal “deep” house (although a lot of the stuff from Jaytech, Beckwith, Maor Levi, etc. gets classified that way). Too many techy and trancey elements for it to just be “Deep”. It’s also not just normal “tech-house” either, too melodic. I haven’t heard the term “tech-trance” thrown around much for a few years, but some of the stuff that was being referred to as such a few years back has an element of it. Jay Lumen, Guy J, and Mark Knight all produce stuff that usually get classified as Tech-House or Techno but has this sound in my mind. The stuff I think we’re discussing has elements from House, Deep, Prog, Tech-House, Techno, AND Trance. Pretty much makes me go: ![Genres.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/f/0/f0db0ba51c44245fae77669c3a50253455bc4cae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/7 "2012-09-19T18:53:23Z")
I still remember in the mid 2000s when prog seemed to disappear totally, even the core prog djs aka sasha and digweed moved away from the deep dark chuggy prog sound. I thought it was pretty much dead to be honest. But …7 years later, it’s still going strong. Plenty of it at Eastern Electric in London a few weeks ago 🙂 BTW I agree with you that people refer to it as ‘big room house’ - my mate was doing that from the early 2000s. It’s essentially what it is. You play most prog in a small club and it sounds a bit weird. It’s a festival sound! E.g. Sven Vath - Barbarella (Deep Dish mix) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tekki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/tekki/32/12829_2.png) [@tekki](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/tekki)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/8 "2012-09-19T19:56:24Z")
> [@deevey](#): > > A few more for you … oldies though > [..] > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQmWo3z7EHU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQmWo3z7EHU) > [..] Hey! They spelled my name wrong! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![deevey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deevey/32/10758_2.png) [@deevey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/deevey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/9 "2012-09-19T22:24:39Z")
> [@tekki](#): > > Hey! They spelled my name wrong! 😉 WTF where what how wha … 😱 Statute of limitations may apply 😃 ---
**Author:** ![guiltyblade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/guiltyblade/32/14059_2.png) [@guiltyblade](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/guiltyblade)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/10 "2012-09-20T17:53:55Z")
I wouldn’t go as far to say its deep house. But it certainly is frustrating saying prog house to be mistaken for big room prog. The origins of it certainly have a dark, tech feel to them. I personally enjoy tracks that have prog elements to them that are fairly funky as well. These are probably more house then anything, but I have found myself gravitating toward playing music like this. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/2/8/2899d739ee0a631162c114946b8766c545de815b.jpeg "Suspect 44 - Neon Feel (Answer42 Remix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgN1nTGtau0) https://www.youtube.com/embed/PpuLsbnOmYs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/d/6/d6cf8c8392ac3af6c94dd2ed67deb4096070b995.jpeg "Fresh Produce - Movin' and Groovin'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_irlyC0MHg) ---
**Author:** ![C.Lukas1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba9def/32.png) [@C.Lukas1](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/C.Lukas1)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/11 "2012-09-21T01:46:31Z")
Someone say progressive? 👍 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/2/8/281acbc9f3a354c4122b3490cbc1096c8c3ab631.jpeg "Salt Tank - Eugina 2000 (Progressive Summer Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61PSpDaY6C4) ---
**Author:** ![loverocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/loverocket/32/11391_2.png) [@loverocket](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/loverocket)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/12 "2012-09-21T01:49:46Z")
this is Progressive House to me: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/5/d/5dcb7ca22caa9fac38c76d1527b2fba40bb99f05.jpeg "Ignition Trendroid") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnDav3qhlRA) > ---
**Author:** ![loverocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/loverocket/32/11391_2.png) [@loverocket](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/loverocket)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/13 "2012-09-21T01:51:16Z")
> [@C.Lukas1](#): > > Someone say progressive? 👍 > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61PSpDaY6C4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61PSpDaY6C4) that is TRANCE. > ---
**Author:** ![loverocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/loverocket/32/11391_2.png) [@loverocket](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/loverocket)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/14 "2012-09-21T01:52:43Z")
> [@guiltyblade](#): > > I’m just asking because everytime someone ask what I play and I respond with progressive house the immediate response is big room house. Not anything wrong with that, I just don’t play it at all. I guess I see what I play bordering trance, progressive house, and deep house. But I have always seen music like this as true progressive house, not what is being touted as progressive house now (ala Avicii, Alesso, SMH etc). I guess like Jaytech, Shingo Nakamura, Claes rosen, Sergey Tkachev, Dinka, Fon.Lehman, Ad Brown, Aerofeel5. > > Does anyone play music like this frequently? Any recommendations? > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V\_qxeYiC42I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_qxeYiC42I) > > [Stream Mindset 'Move On' [Free Download] by //Mindset | Listen online for free on SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/progressivemindset/mindset-move-on-free-download) You play trance man. Ask Tiesto. This is his sound. TRANCE. > ---
**Author:** ![loverocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/loverocket/32/11391_2.png) [@loverocket](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/loverocket)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/15 "2012-09-21T01:57:14Z")
IMO, this sits at the altar of Progressive House: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/a/0/a05469728e92f7ec25158e80eb75434349c9fc11.jpeg "Trancesetters - Roaches (Peace Division Remix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWASB_NP9Uk) ---
**Author:** ![shr3dder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/shr3dder/32/13288_2.png) [@shr3dder](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/shr3dder)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/16 "2012-09-21T06:03:01Z")
The genre that got me into dance music!!! 😃 https://www.youtube.com/embed/KKdfD0Xr4t8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/c/1/c1d55ba629ea3138bcd9262b5996b473e1deb67e.jpeg "PQM - You are Sleeping (Luke Chable Rmx)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj2CyP4l8QI) https://www.youtube.com/embed/ldMRm1BtYsk?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque I could go on all day nearly 🙂 Australia was a gold mine for this shit a decade ago… Phil K, Infusion, Nubreed, Anthony Pappa, PQM, Jono Fernandez, Chable… Last I saw Luke Chable was a lead singer in an Indie band… It’s a laugh. ---
**Author:** ![backtothefront](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@backtothefront](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/backtothefront)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/17 "2012-09-21T08:54:46Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/4/1/41dbec70a6660dceb0c2ff3e31541ba68d77f41f.jpeg "Bedrock - For What You Dream Of (Full On Renaissance Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RazvzLL5ZH0) That is all… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![guiltyblade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/guiltyblade/32/14059_2.png) [@guiltyblade](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/guiltyblade)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/18 "2012-09-21T09:08:04Z")
Haha yeah I border between trance and prog. I def don’t play true trance or prog. But I can’t define it as one or the other either. I play a border of both. For example as such. https://www.youtube.com/embed/sVRod1B6B_8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque But then I’ll do this. https://www.youtube.com/embed/nWsaKN6Ux-0?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![djlotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@djlotus](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djlotus)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/19 "2012-09-21T12:01:17Z")
That’s the problem with people creating sub-genres. Once you start, there is an endless number that can and will be created. I stopped trying to make sense of the way different areas define certain genres. The house I play has been called deep house, ethereal house, tribal house, minimal house, chill house, etc. It’s all house music to me. ---
**Author:** ![loverocket](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/loverocket/32/11391_2.png) [@loverocket](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/loverocket)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318/20 "2012-09-21T12:08:39Z")
yeah it’s frustrating. at the same time just let it be. When someone asks, just say “I play the good shit.” [Next page](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/maybe-its-just-me-but-does-anybody-call-what-they-play-deep-progressive-house/47318.md?page=2)