Critical Mixes - Progressive House and Trance Music by Critical Value

Here is a new critical mix from August 2025. I created this mix as a sample to FurCon for their DJ lineup, but think that it's a great mix that really captures a bit of my style. I hope that you enjoy the set. Here is the track listing: 1. Ezequiel Arias - What Is Music (Extended Mix) 2. Estiva - Sudden Moves (Extended Mix) 3. Solarstone with Young Parisians featuring JES - Love Comes Quickly (Disco Mix) 4. Yotto, Vintage Culture with Goodboys - This Feeling (Yotto Remix) 5. Tali Muss & Vakabular - Uniqueness (Extended Mix) 6. Bertolt Meyer - Ray of Light (Original Mix) 7. Something Good - Rhythm (Of The Night) (Extended Mix) 8. Maceo Plex - Revision feat. Giovanni (Club Mix) 9. Miss Monique - Concorde (Original Version) 10. Grum feat. Tigerblind - Shout (Extended Mix) 11. Roger Shah & Sian Evans - Hide U (Jerome Isma-Ae Extended 2022 Remix)

A yoga set made especially for Burning Man 2022

This is a live recording from an amazing party that I played at on Feb 4, 2023. The party was called Re:Boot and sponsored by Something Queer, an SF based non-profit dedicated to queer music and art. Here was my play list for the night. 1. Redspace feat. UNWA - So Pretty 2. La Roux - In for the Kill (Simon Doty Remix) 3. Weekend Heroes - Upside Down 4. Alex Metric - Cahuenga 5. CamelPhat - Silenced (Extended Mix) 6. Out of Mind - Close our Eyes (Extended Mix) 7. Marsh & Simon Doty - Touch the Sky (Extended Mix) 8. Something Good - Rhythm of the Night (Extended Mix) 9. Second Sine - Prodigal Son 10. ANUQRAM - Get On (Extended Mix) 11. Rodger Shah feat. Sian Evans - Hide U (Jerome Isma-Ae Extended 2022 Remix) 12. Shouse - Love Tonight (David Guetta Extended Remix) 13. CamelPhat feat. Anyma - The Sign (Extended Remix) 14. Grum feat. Tigerblind - Shout (Extended Remix) 15. Spencer Brown feat. Danny Shamoun - Blue Magic 16. John Summit feat. Hannah Boleyn - Show Me (Extended Mix) 17. Kaskade & Deadmau5 feat. Hayka & Kx5 - Escape (Spencer Brown Remix) 18. Sunscreem & Orkidea - Perfect Motion (Extended Mix) 19. Matt Fax - Energy (Extended Mix) 20. Guy J - 2026 21. Bicep - Glue (Orkidea Pure Progressive Mix) 22. Marc Palacios & DJ Kone - Push the Feeling (Steve Dive Remix) 23. Enamour - The White Lotus Theme (Enamour Remix)

This is a live recording from my set on 3/11/2022 at F8 Nightclub in San Francisco as part of the Something Queer Re:Union party. The event was a huge success! I played in the back room after Mr. Seago. The set includes a lot of great dancy progressive tracks on the more melodic side. This was a bit more of a "club set" than my normal darker mixes. I hope you enjoy! Track listing: 1, LaurenL'aimant & Maxinne - Take it Anymore (extended mix) 2. Marsh - Liberator (extended mix) 3. Dezza - In your Arms (Jackarta Extended Mix) 4.Eric Prydz - Niton (the reason) (Pryda 82 Remix) 5. Sofi Tukker & John Summit - Sun Came Up (Extended Mix) 6. Sound Quelle & Matt Fax - Sunburst (extended mix) 7. New Order - True Faith (Orkidea Pure Progressive Mix) 8. Seal & Claptone - Just a Ghost (vintage culture extended mix) 9. Roger Shah & Sian Evans - Hide U (Jerome Isma-Ae Extended 2022 Mix) 10. Ferry Corsten - Lemme Take You (Extended Mix) 11. Genix - Higher & Higher (extended mix) 12. Out of Mind - Close our Eyes (Extended Mix) 13. Camelphat - Silenced (Extended Mix) 14. Jaytech - Transit of Venus (Extended Mix) 15. Spencer Brown & Qrion - Safeway Sushi 16. The Midnight - Nocturnal (Nox Vahn Remix) 17. Mr. Sosa - Maui 18. Moby - Natural Blues (Sander van Doorn Remix) 19. Grum - Tomorrow (Extended Mix) 20. Riva Starr, Sandra Maitreya & Love Reg - Lonely 21. Tommy Trash & Kiesza - Tectonic (dub mix) 22. Dirty Vegas & Camelphat - Days Go By (Camelphat Extended Mix) 23. Gai Barone - Reverie 24. Luttrell - Into Clouds 25. Marsh - Calling (extended mix) 26. Eric Prydz - Generate (Kolsch Remix) 27. Marsh - Fable (Extended Mix)

I decided to put together a quick mix the other night of some nice melodic tracks. I hope that you enjoy! Here's the track list: 1. Genix - Higher & Higher (Extended Mix) 2. Marsh - Lost in You (Extended Mix) 3. Grum - Through the Night (Tinlicker Extended Mix) 4. The Midnight - Kids (PROFF Dub Remix) 5. Young Parisians feat. Katherine Amy - Rediscover (Extended Mix) 6. Matt Fax - Torn (Extended Mix) 7. Forerunners - Sunreturn 8. Eric Prydz - Generate (Kolsch Remix) 9. Rolo Green & Kolonie - Deeper (Club Mix) 10. Nora En Pure - Birthright (Marius Drescher Remix) 11. Spencer Brown & Qrion - Safeway Sushi 12. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (Claptone Extended Mix)

Welcome to 2022! 2021 produced some incredible progressive house music. In honor of that and to start the year off right, I decided to mix up some of my favorite progressive house tracks from 2021. This mix includes tracks that I played regularly on other mixes or live. Tracklisting: 1. Ferry Corsten - Lemme Take You (Extended Mix) 2. James Hype - Dancing (Extended Mix) 3. John Summit - Make me Feel 4. Dosem & Tinlicker - I can Feel (Extended Mix) 5. Tinlicker feat. Helsloot - Because you Move Me (Jan Oberleander Extended Remix) 6. Enamour feat. Hydrah - Hypertrophy of Heart (Dub Mix) 7. Sofi Tukker & John Summit - Sun Came Up (Extended Mix) 8. Gai Barone - Reverie 9. Matt Fax - Torn (Extended Mix) 10. Infinity Ink - Aya (THEMBA's Herd Extended Remix) 11. Dezza - In your arms (Jackarta Extended Remix) 12. Marsh - Liberator (Extended Mix) 13. Allan McLoud - Gerascophobia (Höhnflug Remix) That last track is one of my favorites for the year! Here's hoping for a wonderful 2022 filled with good friends and great beats! <3 - Critical Value

I put together this mix pretty quickly...these are all some songs that I really have been enjoying recently and I hope you enjoy them too! Here's the tracklisting: 1. Power Circle - Garden of Peace (Yotto Renaissance Remix) 2. Grum - Tomorrow (Extended Mix) 3. Jordin Post - Fade Away (Critical Value Edit) 4. Clara Sofie & Capa - Breathe 5. Tinlicker feat. Helsloot - Because of you Move Me (Jan Oberlaender Extended Remix) 6. New Order - True Faith (Orkidea Pure Progressive Mix) 7. Sound Quelle & Matt Fax - Sunburst (Extended Mix) 8. Lutrell - Into Clouds 9. Jerome Isma-Ae & Alastor - Timelapse (Marc DePulse Extended Remix) 10. Dezza & Kolonie - Expanse (Extended Mix) 11. Wellenrausch & Gai Barone - Heroes of Light (Jerome Isma-Ae & Alastor Remix) 12. Genix feat. Northling - Take our Time (Extended Mix)

This is a special mix that I did for a radio show hosted by @DJTinyTP I hope you enjoy the fun journey through some progressive and deep house tracks. I went back and forth between some fun dark beats and more melodic sounds. Here's the track listing: 1. Sofi Tukker feat. John Summit - Sun Came Up (Extended Mix) 2. Spencer Brown feat. Danny Shamoun - Blue Magic 3. Tinlicker feat. Helsloot - Because you Move Me (Jan Oberlaender Extended Mix) 4. Carsten Halm - Sundstrum 5. Sound Quelle & Jackarta - Algetran (Extended Mix) 6. Grum - Tomorrow (Extended Mix) 7. Florian Kruse & Raphael Hofman - I Want You 8. Alexey Union & Darknezz - Kedah (Extended Mix) 9. Dosem & Tinlicker - I can Feel (Extended Mix) 10. Jack Kaiser - Big Lost 11. The Midnight - Kids (PROFF Dub Mix) 12. Shai T - Gates of Thēbai 13. Dee Montero - Rise 14. Gai Barone - Reverie 15. Matt Fax - Torn (Extended Mix) 16. Marsh - Fable (Extended Mix) 17. Dezza - In Your Arms (Jackarta Extended Mix) 18. Harry Diamond feat. K-MRK - Inner Ghosts (Extended Mix) 19. Lauren L'aimant feat. Maxinne - Take It Anymore (Extended Mix) 20. Isaac Lane feat. Kal-El - Feet Don't Fail me Now (James Dax's Inquisitive Remix) 21. Gabriel Monfutar fear. Gala Khalife - Falling (Pavel Khvaleev Remix) 22. Allan McLoud - Gerascophobia (Höhnflug Remix)

Alright, so it's been a minute since I've put a mix out there. This is one that I just threw together and has some good tracks. I hope you enjoy! Tracklisting: 1. Nora En Pure - Birthright (Marius Drescher Remix) 2. Stan Kolev - Listen (Max Freegrant & Slow Fish Remix) 3. Morgan Page & Matt Fax - The Longest Road to the Ground feat Lissie (Extended Remix) 4. CamelPhat - Be Someone feat. Jake Bugg (Extended Remix) 5. Jeremy Olander - Crossed 6. Yotto - Hear Me Out feat. Sonin & Laudic 7. Grum & Fehrplay - Spirit 8. Cosmic Gate - Come with Me (Extended Mix) 9. Mark Found - In the Room (Club Mix) 10. Quizzow & Kaion - Solitude 11. Genix - Open your Eyes (Extended Mix) 12. Late Night Alumni & Myon - Hearts & Silence (Myon Extended Club Mix) 13. Eric Prydz - Generate (Kolsch Remix) 14. Rolo Green & Kolonie - Deeper 15. Sunny Lax & Aneym - Counter Clockwise (Mad Freegrant & Slow Fish Remix)

The day after I recorded my Oribombi Trance Set (Critical Mixes #19) I ended up doing another 2 hour set for the Oribombi crew for the Virtual Burning Man 2020. This set features far more progressive house and is a bit more "daytime" than the trance set. I hope that you enjoy floating away with me for this Critical Mixes #20 - the Oribombi Progressive Set. Tracklisting Coming Soon...

This is a set that I did for the Oribombi Art Car as part of the 2020 Virtual Burning Man Multiverse event. This was a live stream from twitch. This set was a special 2 hour trance set that I put together and something that I would have totally played out on the playa! Here's the tracklisting: 1. D.N.A. and Dreams - Frequency Modulated Universe 2. Basil O'Glue - The Promise (Extended Mix) 3. Veracocha - Carte Blanche (KhoMha Extended Remix) 4. Oliver Smith - Inside 5. Morgan Page feat Lissie & Matt Fax - The Longest Road to the Ground 6. Ilan Bluestone feat. EL Waves - Mama Africa (extended mix) 7. Gabriel & Dresden - Tracking Treasure Down (Group Therapy Mix) 8. Estiva - Alive (Extended Mix) 9. Super8 & Tab feat. Hero Baldwin - Burn (Extended Mix) 10. OceanLab - Clear Blue Water (Ferry Corsten Remix) 11. Aly & Fila - Eye of Horus (Ronski Speed Remix) 12. Genix - Open your Eyes (Extended Remix) 13. Norma Project - One Day you Care 14. Tempo Giusto - Benzin 15. Ruben de Ronde & FUTURECODE - Trinity (extended remix) 16. Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston - Alchemy (i_o extended mix) 17. Gareth Emery feat. Lucy Saunders - Sanctuary 18. Maor Levi & OTIOT - Aria (extended mix) 19. Three Drives - Carrera 2 (Rub!k Extended Remix) 20. Super 8 & Tab - Iron 21. Armin Van Buuren - Blue Fear 22. Solarstone - Solarcoaster 23. Paul van Dyk - For an Angel (Inpetto Remix) 24. Shane 54 - Dark & Long (Dark Train) 25. Placebo - Special K (Timo Maas Remix)

This track features a fun tech-trance vibe. I've gone into the faster and harder forms of trance, while still staying true to my love of ephemeral breaks. I've also blended a bit of some newer tech-trance with some classics. Enjoy!

It's been a while since I put together a mix and this one is a very special one. At Burning Man 2019, I was invited to play a set on the Orimbombi Art Car. Due to a variety of playa-things, that set never happened. So, I decided to put together a portion of the set that never was. So, here is my trance set for Orimbombi! This mix includes some banger tracks, a few uplifting songs, and a mix of some new, some old, and some reworked classics. Enjoy! Tracklisting: 1. Age of Love - The Age of Love (Kajis Bootlet Remix) 2. Orkidea - Forward Forever (Tripswitch Club Mix) 3. Ruben de Ronde & FUTURECODE - Trinity (Extended Mix) 4. Nikhil Prakash - Are You (Extended Mix) 5. Genix - Open Your Eyes (Extended Mix) 6. Aly & Fila - Eye of Horus (Ronski Speed Remix) 7. OceanLab - Clear Blue Water (Ferry Corsten Remix) 8. Gabriel & Dresden - Jupiter 9. Morgan Page feat. Lissie - The Longest Road (Ruben de Ronde & Elevven Extended Remix) 10. Solarstone - Solarcoaster (Original Mix)

This week, I've decided to keep in the deeper range and put together a nice melodic deep progressive set. You'll find some tracks here that are more on the chill side, some that are a bit dancey, and a few vocal tracks. I hope you enjoy this selection! Here is the tracklisting: 1. Gavin Rochford - Patience 2. Jiminy Hop - Sunrise on the Edge of the Earth 3. Michael A. - Ellipsis (Fabri Lopez Remix) 4. Dezza - In Tents 5. Marsh - Estes (Extended Mix) 6. Enamour - Voye (Extended Mix) 7. Aiiso - Programmer (Extended Mix) 8. Camelphat feat. Jake Bugg - Be Someone (Extended Mix) 9. Trilucid - Fibonacci Trip 10. Luttrell - What you Are

I've decided to go deep! For this my 15th installment, I've put together a deeper and more downtempo mix, but still keeping true to my progressive house roots. I've picked out some nice trance remixes and worked those in throughout the set. The tracks are all deeper remixes and I've let the breakdowns play out, really adding to the chill experience. I invite you to listen, take some deep breaths, and enjoy my latest mix. All credit to these amazing artists and their tracks: 1. Dialoque - Where will you go (Extended Mix)- 2. Fractal Force, Eva Om, and Deva - Mahamrityunjaya Mantra 3. Omnia feat. Ira - The Fusion (Rodg Chill Mix) 4. Three Drives on a Vinyl - Greece 2000 (Sebastian Davidson & Melosense Remix) 5. Spencer Brown & Qrion - Sapporo 6. Criss Deeper - Constellati:on (Difstate Remix) 7. Anees - The Dawn 8. Cubicolor - No Dancers 9. Audiostorm - Pride & Honour 10. MAM (AR) - Living in the Past 11. Paul Oakenfold feat. Cassandra Fox - Touch Me (Rodg Chill Mix)

For this edition of Critical Mixes, I've curated a nice selection of progressive house songs that range from a bit more on trance side all the way to a very nice deep progressive track at the end. Enjoy! Tracks: 1. BLR - Meduse (Extended Mix) 2. IKARIUS - Time (Pavel Petrov Remix) 3. Quivver - One Darker 4. Paul Thomas & White-Akre - Vyote (Extended Mix) 5. Marsh & Nox Vahn feat. Mimi Page - Follow Me (Extended Mix) 6. Joep Mencke - Asiri (Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada Remix) 7. Michael A - Clockwise (Rauschhaus Remix) 8. Nick Hayes - Metrolink (Extended Mix) 9. Moritz Hofbauer - Kaliya 10. Spencer Brown & Qrion - Sapporo

For this mix, I've decided to take you through a journey with trance. I've featured some of my favorite progressive and vocal trance tunes. Here are the tracks that I've featured: 1. Ilan Bluestone feat. El Waves - Mama Africa (Extended Mix) 2. Oliver Smith - Inside 3. Vincent de Moor - Fly Away (KhoMa Extendex Remix) 4. Myon feat. Alissa Feudo - Perfect Ghost (Myon Extended Club Mix) 5. Age of Love - The Age of Love (Kajis Bootleg Remix) 6. Gareth Emery feat. Lucy Saunders - Sanctuary 7. Gabriel and Dresden feat. Jan Burton - You (Myon x Elevven Remix) 8. Above & Beyond - Red Rocks (Extended Mix) 9. Armin van Buuren & Above & Beyond - Show Me Love (Extended Mix) 10. Schiller - Das Glockenspiel (Humate Remox) 11. Above & Beyond - Distorted Truth (Extended Remix)

I'm back! This installment of Critical Mixes features some new progressive trance and house tracks that are groovy, vocal, dark, and deep. I'm hoping that you get lost in this mix, just as much as I did while making it. I've featured some tracks by @CamelPhat, @White-Akre, @chris-giuliano-c-g-c, @LateNightALumni, @OliverSmith, @BenBohmer, @pavelkhvaleev, @janblomqvist, @galexismusic, and @mattfaxmusic Enjoy! Tracklisting: 1. CamelPhat feat. Jem Cooke & Cristoph - Breethe (Eric Prydz Remix) 2. Pavel Khvaleev - Salvador Nights 3. White-Akre - The Crux (Club Mix) 4. Late Night Alumni - Hearts & Silence (Myon Extended Club Mix) 5. Chris Giuliano - Dream You (Extended Mix) 6. Oliver Smith - Over You 7. Gabriel Monfutar - Falling feat. Gala Khalife (Pavel Khvaleev Remix) 8. Galexis - Afterglow 9. Matt Fax - The The Ground (Extended Mix) 10. Jan Blomqvist - The Space In Between (Ben Bohmer Extended Remix)

This is really a special mix. For this one, I decided to showcase some incredible vocal progressive house tunes. For this mix, I start and end with remixes of amazing deep house tracks. I hope you enjoy singing along with these tracks! Track listing: 1. Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Dim Chris Remix) 2. Antidote - What Time is Love (Stan Kolev Remix) vs Cubicolor Dead End Thrill 3. The Spacelovers - Space Lover (Myon & Mitiska Tales from Another World Remix) 4. RUFUS DU SOL - You were right (Braxton Remix) 5. Gabriel Monfutar - Falling feat. Gala Kalife (Pavel Khvaleev Remix) 6. David Guetta & Black Coffee - Drive feat. Delilah Montagu (Solardo Club Mix) 7. Catz n' Dogz - There feat. James Yuill (Terr Remix) 8. Zac - Hold On 9. Yotto - The one you left behind feat. Vok 10. White-Akre - The Cruz 11. Cubicolor - Dead End Thrills (Patrice Baumel Remix) 12. Sound Quelle & Referna - Lauria 13. Antic - Turncoat 14. Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets (Lumisade Balearic Mix)

I will be the first to admit that I love a good vocal trance track. So, for this mix, I put together some of my favorite classic 138 tunes from 2008 - 2010 and a few older throwbacks. I think this mix should get you singing and dancing and will hopefully bring back some fun memories. Here is the tracklisting: 1. OceanLab - Beautiful Together (Signum Remix) 2. John O'Callaghan - Big Sky feat. Audrey Gallagher (Agnelli & Nelson Remix) 3. OceanLab - Clear Blue Water (Ferry Corsten Remix) 4. Armin Van Buuren & Perpetous Dreamer - The Sound of Goodbye 5. Dash Berlin - Till the Sky Falls Down (Extended Remix) 6. Armin van Buuren - Blue Fear 7. Above & Beyond - Far from in Love 8. Binary Finary - 1998 (PVD Remix) 9. The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia (Fly Away) feat. Sheryl Deane (Club Mix) 10. Smith & Pledger v. Matt Hardwick - Day One (A&B Big Room Remix) 11. Divine Inspiration - The Way (Put your hand in my hand)