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Originally posted by Adam420 Hey Jack what do you think about the label Outside the Box? Just went through some of their newer releases yesterday and it seems pretty solid.

Not heard much but what I have is usually a bit prog-tech for my tastes. The artists I recognise on their roster are also not names I follow. The techy side of prog can be done well, but I personally am not interested in playing that sound.

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Well I find that a lot of "progressive house" these days sounds really fluffy and while the arrangement and the melodies are usually well done, generally these tracks seem to be lacking in the low-end/bass, which is really what prog is all about. I guess that applies to this label as well but it seemed pretty decent so I thought I'd get your opinion on it.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

dude out of the box is sick! davi - blue hour is one of my tops for this year.

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Originally posted by msz dude out of the box is sick! davi - blue hour is one of my tops for this year.

Yea, I actually bought the original earlier, but the Eelke Kleijn remix is also really nice.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

tell you what, i did the same, but the eelke kleijn remix is a masterpiece, that i originally overlooked for reasons unknown, i suggest you grab that as well.

I agree that a lot of this Mistique-style prog is just glorified ambient music, and I think way too much of it gets lost in pretty twinkly spacey layers that's just empty ear-candy. The prog-tech stuff has a more dancefloor-friendly bottom end, but I don't really get much out of the techy percussion, the sidechained bass, the stabbing synths, the white-noise builds, the way the atmospheric parts are confined to breakdowns. Those sounds are seriously played out.

EDIT: That Eelke Kleijn remix is pretty nice though. Definitely the stand-out track from what I've heard.

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> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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hahaha I feared s such! Not the first time it has happened to me that's for sure. But the original, being slightly more minimal in its nature, at least I see it fitting in my sets better (which are closer to deep house than prog).

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

Was worried this would be waaaaaaaaay too cheesy. Not as good as his other works, but it still has some quality.

Sounds like every other prog breaks track though...

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Originally posted by siastyle Okay iv hurd the Album and lemmi tell you guyz.... Tiesto is gono make it back to the top again with these hits. The thing about it is that hes trying 2 bring a new style tho just like he did with Just be and it worked. they songs areunt TOO HIGHT up. but the vocals acaully are the best thing in 2007. The Track Carpe Noctum is like traffic but it hink he could of prefected the shit ouf it. but generalllyy its an amazing album...oh and Ten Seconds Before Sunrise is like Forever today TIMES 12