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10:10:00

Flux BPM Online offered you the opportunity for forth time in a row to enjoy the biggest trance anthems mixed by some of the hottest talents in trance with the show Trance Anthology that is streamed on 1mix radio once a month on Saturday midnight till Sunday morning 08.00. This month the show was fully dedicated to the guest DJs and didn't include dj set from the host Dimitri Kechagias. The line up was pretty insane and definitely worth to follow while the show was streamed live on 1mix radio. Trance Anthology vol.4 Running order 00.00-01.00 Audio Noir from Australia with the tracks that have influenced and shaped his sound.  01.00-03.00 Wellenrausch from Berlin with 2hr exclusive guest mix with Retrospective of their career DJ set. 03.00-04.00 Daniel Wanrooy with his very best productions. 04.00-05.00 Para X from Frankfurt Germany with his biggest tracks so far. 05.00-06.00 The unstoppable Amir Hussain with his own productions and remixes. 06.00-07.00 Exolight from Romania with his own productions and tracks that have influence his music talents. 07.00-08.00 Nick The Kid from UK delivered on the final guest mix uplifting and hard as nails hard trance vibes for happy #trancefamily members. 

For every artist mix we have dedicated page right here:
00.00-01.00 AudioNoir 
01.00-03.00 Wellenrausch 
03.00-04.00 Daniel Wanrooy 
04.00-05.00 Para X 
05.00-06.00 AmirHussain 
06.00-07.00 Exolight
07.00-08.00 Nick The Kid


Many thanks to all the artists involved, Paul at 1mix radio for giving his permission to organise this show and all the listeners who have tuned to our radio show during Saturday night.

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13:13:00
00.00-01.00 Audio Noir

Since quietly appearing on the scene at the beginning of 2013, Audio Noir has slowly built up a strong reputation for creating atmospheric and dance floor friendly productions. In a short space of time, Audio Noir has gained support by many of the industries most notable DJ's; including: Paul Oakenfold, Solarstone, Airwave, Gai Barone, M.I.K.E Push, Matan Caspi & many more. Having received his "lucky break" by signing on with the ultra classic label - Bonzai Progressive, Audio Noir has gone from strength to strength releasing material on other respectable labels such as Perfecto, J00F & Green Martian, EDM Ravers & more. Releasing quality productions & remixes regularly, the Adelaide based producer shows no signs of letting up with his a number of releases so far on the finest progressive house and progressive trance imprints.



Tracklists and comments from Audio Noir
1.Bedrock - Heaven Scent – Original Mix
2.Leftfield Feat. John Lydon – Open Up _ Original Mix
3.Castle Trancelot – Indoctrinate – Original Mix
4.Peter Lazonby – Wavespeech – Junior Vasquez Mix
5.Inner City – I Believe – Laurent Garnier Mix
6.P.V.D – Beautiful Place – Original Mix
7.L.S.G – Netherworld – Vinyl Cut
8.Diddy – Small World – Trade Handbag Mix
9.Goldie – Inner City Life – RITM Vocal Cut

Bedrock - Heaven Scent. I've met John a few times, a surprisingly quiet, unassuming type of guy! Yet, he's deadly in the studio! the first release on Bedrock - Johns imprint - had to be special. And it was! A lovely balance of dark & light. One of my favourite examples of raw energy within a track! I added the silence acapella on a whim! I think it sounds ok!

Leftfield Feat. John Lydon – Open Up: Leftfield is one of my fav artists. Period! he's diverse, edgy and is somehow able to market his appeal to a broad audience. Some feat. Considering he's music was never meant to be crossover material Open up is notorious - as when it was released California was on fire! The vocals, Burn Hollywood burn were seen as the ultimate insult, although that was clearly not the intention. Just unlucky... or lucky timing! All the publicity gave the track a cult following! Still stands the test of time today. Solid, tight arrangement. Buffet of subtle sounds. BOOM!

Castle Trancelot – Indoctrinate – Original Mix:  Indoctrinate... Patrick Prins wrote this. He's music was almost always cheesy. Then he did this and shocked everyone! A haunting, deep progressive track which was prominent any any prig DJ's box during those mid - 90s. The production is fairly simple. Yet the arrangement and elements a far from easy. Indoctrinate stands out to me because its a deceptively brilliant tune! (Listen closely!)

 Peter Lazonby – Wavespeech – Junior Vasquez Mix: The ultimate example of a slam dunk, in your face piece of music! A rare excursion from Junior Vasquez from the depths of Twilo to progressive house! A very unique arrangement with a wonderful example of breaking down a track to almost nothing! A bold and massive remix that in my opinion outshone the original. Vasquez was known for his tuff, dark tribal house, deep house. So to come out with a remix of this calibre in a truly progressive genre, gained my respect for him greatly. Rock-solid production.

Inner City – I Believe – Laurent Garnier Mix: Inner City is one of my fav acts of all time. With countless hits and remixes. Yet Laurent Garnier grabbed this track by the balls and reconstructed it completely. Inner City - I Believe. Laurent Garnier Remix A deep, acid laced, atmospheric gem that still stands out today. I always got the impression that Laurent could produce something like this & polish it within a day! Laurent if anything, is a master storyteller. Something I'm trying to do with my productions today. Twists, turns, unexpected sounds, drops. He's a true journeyman. Especially his older material. Which I've studied many times!

 P.V.D – Beautiful Place – Original Mix: PVD has been around forever! How is this guy now? 70!!! So many productions a DJ could put in their top 10 all time favourites. I chose Beautiful Place as its a fine example of his more mellow side (aka Love Stimulation) and also because the key mix really flows nicely! What I love about PVD is that he always seems to find the right balance in his sound selection. Not as bold as some producers maybe, but he's literally guaranteed to deliver a polished, warm sounding production, regardless if its progressive house or trance. This piece of music is another great example of lush atmospherics, bright, purposeful piano & heavy synth work & FX all coming together in unison. A PVD classic!

 L.S.G – Netherworld – Vinyl Cut: I've met Oliver twice. I've been lucky to meet a lot of great producers. Some of them sadly, no longer with us. Oliver is all business. You can see that in his productions and this track is a great example. He has formula book and this is a wonderful example of less is more. Something I still struggle with sometimes! Netherworld is a serious track. Mystical, deep & energetic at the same time. I never did like its original tempo. I always pitched it down few BPM. I've heard other DJs do the same. By doing this, for me - it makes this track become a true progressive-trance anthem. Just wonderful sounds. You get the impression his has a vault full of unused and unheard elements just waiting to be unleashed! Oliver Lieb is a powerhouse. A writing & recording machine! Who knows how many releases he's been involved in. Perhaps over 1000. he has so many aliases.

 Diddy – Small World – Trade Handbag Mix: Small world. Now thats an interesting one! Written in a bedroom by a clubber named Richard who visited Trade. A UK hard house (Although somewhat cheesy) club. Every so often Trade would release a beautiful piece of music that was far beyond the hard hitting beats of cheesy bangin' trance/hard house. Yet here is the thing. This beautiful track was NEVER released. Of all the records I own, YES! As in 12" vinyl. This was one of the most sort after. Djs have offered me $100s and $100s for this track. Rumoured to be only 250 copies of this test pressing ever made. This track back in the day could have been released on a dozen well know label imprints. But it never happened. Richard's Alias for this track was "Diddy". So he quickly received a cease & desist order (STOP!)from the other Diddy! (Puff Diddy)

 So Diddy, as an artist, was in some respects over before it began. For me, Small World incapsulates the feel of the 90s perfectly. When there were still so many sounds to find, ideas to create and styles to produce. Well before the ideas began to dry up & become harder to find. Long before the cycles of music production became smaller and smaller. This track is simple. It really is. No hidden trickery, no over production. Just face-value reminiscent, nostalgic chords, classic 90's piano. Casio synths (All the rage back then) a fanatic percussive groove over a 909 kick. I would even recommend this track as a template for your own piano/trance productions. One of the best examples I can think of for creating a beautiful track out of sheer simplicity & brilliant conceptualisation.

Goldie – Inner City Life – RITM Vocal Cut: A vocal, atmospheric masterpiece. So sad that Diane Charlemagne passed away a few years back. She was an indelible talent. (Most likely better know for leading the top-40 dance group - Urban Cookie Collective. (I've got the key, I've got the secret) Yeah, that one! One of my fav vocalists of all time and the reason I wanted to finish off this set with a mellow feel. However beyond the vocal is a wonderful production team called RITM. Or more widely know as Rabbit In The Moon. Most ppl won't realise this but these guys.., from Florida USA were amongst the first producers to truly focus on progressive house out of the US. Look up their incredible back catalogue. Their remixes were always so clever. Often using street scene and sounds FX normally reserved for a movie. To this day, I still often use subtle sound FX or lifescapes in my tracks. (Subways, busy cafe, plane flying overhead, etc)

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21:58:00

Following last year’s outstanding, bar-setting series-opener from Airwave, Audio Noir accepts Bonzai’s ‘In The Mix’ baton-pass and heads up their second ‘Progressive Sessions’. 

Over the last few years, the enigmatic Australian has built up a release-oeuvre that’s been as considerable as it’s been impressive. Most recently, his ‘Progressive Tales 2’ EP proved to be yet another example of both his musical savvy and – across its three tracks - heterogeneous styling. 

Having released his ‘Artificial Star’ album debut last year, through ‘In The Mix 002’, Audio Noir turns his attentions to another career ‘first’. Like his own music, his debut mix-comp outing will leave you in no doubt about Noir’s nature… A DJ unafraid to climb out onto the musical ledge, through it he has developed two fantastic exploratory, expeditionary-even mixes. 

To compile them, he’s been on an extensive without-borders trek - painstakingly curating the most cutting edge tracks, often inked fresh from their producers’ studios. 

Many of those sourced and compiled are only classifiable in the broadest of terms - ‘deep house’, ‘progressive’, ‘trance’, ‘techno’ and other expressions scarcely doing them justice. Others meanwhile transcend categorization entirely, making the album something unique and wholly out on its own. Channelling the spirit of Northern Exposure and the early Global Underground outings, Audio Noir freethinking mix-approach will challenge, thrill and satisfy to equal extents.



Part one of its two stage safari begins to build a picture of the Australian’s musical tastes. From the stark gothic-isms and dark bass rumble of its opening strains, it progresses onwards with swirling melodies, chunky drums and ethereal vocals. Latterly it encompasses rolling grooves, progressive thump, cruising synths and galactic harmonies - each brilliantly programmed & expertly sequenced. Throughout you’ll be treated to a peerless collection of tracks and remixes from soundcrafters like Manu Riga, Tru Thoughts, Moonbeam, Sound Quelle, Dofamine, Alex Vidal, Ben Coda and others. Also inline are new remix treatments of recent Audio Noir material, including fresh Airwave, Forerunners and Yuriy From Russia interpretations.

Part 2 addresses later night demands and shows the more floor-focussed side of Audio Noir’s psyche. In his crosshairs are fluid sounds & melodies, locked into infectious grooves, all of which will dig deep into your soul. A super-tight mix, it sports tracks and remixes from the likes of Airwave, Dark Soul Project, Ruslan Vashkevich, Rise and Fall, Nico Parisi, Prelude, Luciano Delgado, Euphoric Traveller, Sylvering, AK/DK and others

Music with which to step outside your comfort zone (and reap the rewards therein), Audio Noir’s In The Mix – Progressive Sessions 002’ is out on May 30th.

Audio Noir’s ‘In The Mix – Progressive Sessions 002’ - Tracklist:
Mix 1:
1° Manu Delago featuring Rahel - Chemical Reaction
2° Twenty_Forty_Six_Yoky_Playground_Remix Lux Departure
3° Moonbeam featuring Loolacoma - Black Skies (Extended Mix)
4° Dofamine – Moon
5° AudioStorm - Differences (Ewan Rill Remix)
6° Audio Noir - Paris After Midnight (Forerunners Remix)
7° Sound Quelle - Allarg (Original Mix)
8° Juan Astudillo - The Drum (Original Mix)
9° Alex Vidal - Distant Lights - Original Mix
10° Manu Riga - When Worlds Collide - Alex Vidal Inner Void Remix
11° Audio Noir - Revelation - Yuriy From Russia Remix
12° Phi Phi & Roddy Circulation (Original Mix)
13° These Days (Original Mix) Ben Coda
14° MIX 001

Mix 2:
15° Resonant Dawn - Prelude 
16° Wind (Original Mix) - Dofamine 
17° Looking Forward (Original Mix) - Rise & Fall 
18° We Are Not Alone (Nico Parisi Mix) - Dark Soul Project & Mathov 
19° Virtuoso - Luciano Delgado 
20° Underwater (Tommi Oskari Remix) - Diyo 
21° Forgotten (Dub Version) - Manu Riga 
22° No Way Out - Dofamine 
23° Hyper Space - Ruslan Vashkevich 
24° When Worlds collide - Manu Riga & Alex Vidal 
25° One More Night (Airwave Mix) - Audio Noir 
26° Unravel (AK/DK Square Knot Mix)- The Seshen 
27° Cabrillo Hwy - Euphonic Traveller 
28° Is There Anybody Out There? - Sylvering 
29° MIX 002


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00:10:00


                                            Audio Noir presents his April Top 10

Halfway through the second decade of the 21st century, you have to hesitate some before reaching for artistic descriptions like “mysterious” or “enigmatic”. Atypical is the new typical; it’s all been said; it’s all been done before, right!? How else though do you depict an artist who, over a good few years and now dozens of productions, has never bared his own face to camera, nor shown himself ‘unmasked’? An artist who opts instead for a series of silhouettes, outlines, altered images and other avant-garde-ist phantasmagorias with which to present himself to his audience. And an artist, it must be remembered, who goes under the distinctly shrouded alias/cloak of Audio Noir! The clandestinely minded Australian won’t be ‘exploding onto any scenes’. He’s no “overnight sensation”, nor could his career rise (thus far anyway) be classified as “swift” or “meteoric”. He doesn’t DJ either (“yet” he underscores) and he may well be too ‘fresh of age’ to have even heard one of his own tracks played live in club. Played live they’ve been, though, with ever-increasing frequency over the last 18 months and to no small measure of DJ acclaim. Paul Oakenfold, Solarstone, John 00 Fleming, Airwave, M.I.K.E Push and Gai Barone are just some of the spinners who’ve been dialling in, with ever more regularity to his own unique, mood-fuelled electronic music hybridization. That sound has seen his releases pollinate across a good few of the more forward thinking label stables: J00F, Green Martian, Perfecto Black and Suffused being but a cross-section. So, if you’ve not already had the occasion, there’s probably no been a better time to ‘meet’ Audio Noir… (“mk.1” he’s at odds to stress) deep & tech house, with trance shades completing its stylistic quadrangle. Belying his tenderer years, Audio Noir’s sonic influences (specifically: “Leftfield, William Orbit, Sasha, Underworld, Digweed, Massive Attack, Pink Floyd & Nightmares On Wax”) are writ large, ten foot high throughout his productions. Vocals are more the exception than the rule in Audio Noir’s music. When they come though, they duly land with even greater impact. Watch this space, much more to follow!

Forthcoming releases to watch out for from Audio Noir:
Progressive Tales #2, R3W!ND Volume 2, Sacred Cycles - Audio Noir Rekonstruction, In the Mix Volume 2.

The latest Audio Noir mix compilation is released 11/4/2016

                                                          Audio Noir artist April Top 10

Number 10: Chicola - Endless Sun


Number 9: Various - Afterhour Trax 19



Number 8: Nico Parisi - Raklet

Number 7: Christopher Hermann – Emerald Queen

Number 6: Ruslan Vashkevich - Kosmos

Number 5: Matan Caspi – Celebrium | Rise & Fall Mix

Number 4: JoC H - Never Give Up

Number 3: Phi Phi - Breaking Danger

Number 2: Various - Solarstone presents Pure Trance 4

Number 1: Gai Barone - Towards


Wonderful news for any Audio Noir fans. Very soon on the weekly house and progressive radio show Flux House Anthems Only on 1mix radio Audio Noir has completed an exclusive Progressive Tales that you can not afford to miss.

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