A few weeks ago, I did a livestream at Beatport’s "Link Weekly" show. Due to some tech issues I had to play with my fallback setup, which resulted in an interesting journey because my track selection got completely spontaneous rather than having pre-planned a direction for the set. That set is recorded here, including an unreleased breakbeat production of mine which is going to see the light of day soon:
Deeve @ Beatport Link Weekly May 2021

June’s edition of my monthly Temptations mix series represents what I actually had in mind for that livestream. The progressive breaks sound or simply breakbeat represents something twisted which I’ve been enthusiastic about since the 90s. I always use some productions of this genre throughout my set, as I've always found that moment at festivals very special when the sound transitions from breakbeat to 4/4. Recently, I’ve compiled some pure breakbeat mixes, which made some of my listeners asking me to put out more mixes of that style. So, here’s Temptations #018 delivering exactly that, just in time for Summer vibes!
Deeve - Temptations #018 (June 2021)


Tracklist Temptations #018:
1. Suzanne Ciani about Synths & Sound
2. Bedrock - Forge (Framewerk's Cure The Soul Mix) Bedrock Records
3. Karim, Amandra - Sqala 3 (Dorisburg Remix) Tikita
4. Bedrock - Forge (Kohra Remix) Bedrock Records
5. dubspeeka - Khepri (Original Mix) Last Night On Earth
6. Bicep - Apricots (Original Mix) Ninja Tune
7. Vril - Alte Seele (Vril & Marcel Dettmann Bass Mix) Delsin Records
8. Pole Folder & CP - Dust (Fretwell Remix) Bedrock Records
9. LØC, Gabrielle Pollina - Table Mountain (Emotional Tourist Remix) Akbal Music
10. Monkey Maffia - I Know You N.M.S. (Original Mix) Complex Textures
11. Robert Babicz - Sympathy (Breaks Mix) Babiczstyle
12. Quivver - Don't Say Anything - Skanna Remix
13. Gorje Hewek - Say Hello to the Sun (Extended Version) Peace Symphonies
14. Sentre - IDK (Original Mix) BIRD UP!
15. Bicep - Glue (Original Mix) Ninja Tune
16. Sasha - HNDI (Original Mix) Alkaane
17. Robert Babicz - World Of Distance (Original Mix) Bedrock Records
18. Melawati - Daliah (Original Mix) Ellum
19. Oona Dahl - 15 Years Old (Original Mix) Hallucienda

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Last edited by Deeve on Jun-18-2021 at 17:34

Nice set. I'm always a sucker for prog breaks, and it's good to hear the sound done with modern tunes in 2021. My only tiny, tiny gripe is that the Fretwell Remix of Dust was a bit quiet compared to the other tunes. Always a peril when you mix in something old with new material.

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Mixes:
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24
> Surface Tension [Progressive Trance]
> Back To Deep [Deep Trippy House]
> Terra Nova [Modern Progressive Trance]

If you enjoy any of these sets and want to hear me live, I'll be playing a 2 hour progressive trance set at Basing House in Shoreditch, London on 11th October.
I'm also a resident at our bi-monthly party Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Nice set. I'm always a sucker for prog breaks, and it's good to hear the sound done with modern tunes in 2021. My only tiny, tiny gripe is that the Fretwell Remix of Dust was a bit quiet compared to the other tunes. Always a peril when you mix in something old with new material.

Thanks for listening, and 100% agreed re mixing old tunes with new ones!
In these moments I'm always like "am I turning that gain higher now or rather not" ...because it's just the overall sound design, the different compression and punchiness, the mixdown and mastering of those older tunes - so sometimes it doesn't help much to go crazy with the gain, I feel.

In any case, glad you liked it mate!

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I was lurking back when you posted this and gave it a few listens. It's actually helped me get back into the breaks genre a little bit, and sparked the planning phases for a new mix I'm considering. Thanks for that haha!

Love how the old sounds are coming back a little bit in modern tracks. I have a feeling Sasha's recent mix series (LUZoSCURA) has had a hand in helping push it a little more as well.

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Haha that’s great feedback, glad to hear it inspired you!

Yes, while the sound never was completely gone, the last 1.5 years have still been a little renaissance for the genre. Sasha & Digweed have helped keeping this alive, certainly. Also, it’s a sound you can easily enjoy on the couch, so works well with lockdowns too.

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Originally posted by NorthernTide I was lurking back when you posted this and gave it a few listens. It's actually helped me get back into the breaks genre a little bit, and sparked the planning phases for a new mix I'm considering. Thanks for that haha! Love how the old sounds are coming back a little bit in modern tracks. I have a feeling Sasha's recent mix series (LUZoSCURA) has had a hand in helping push it a little more as well.

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