I've gone many ways thru the jungle of commercial and underground music, but for whatever reasons I've now taken a long pit stop with progressive electronic music. There is something special about sitting down and listening to a whole hour and a half long non-stop mixed set and have it grow on me as I follow along the journey. Thats how I look at it, a nicely done mix will suck me in and I have to follow to the end to see how far the journey goes. I can't throw in one of my Rock'n Roll records and have the same affect. A rock record wont keep me interested for an hour. I might like tracks 1 and 6, but hate tracks 3 and 4 so I wont waist time letting the record play all the way through. In fact, downtime on a good set of house music is what ties it all together, transporting you from one segment to another.
Hernan Cattaneo, is what makes the most turns in my player right now. Cattaneo is progressive house all the way, with hues of organic sounds, such as vocals and played instruments. His mixes are always perfected with technical proficiency and it doesn't matter whether it's a live set or a recorded mix, it always flows smooth and the intensity is there thru out the whole mix.
If you're not familiar at all with his music I would suggest you try his latest mix first; "The master Series Vol 2". It's a phenomenal mix, worth every penny you can spend on commercial house. It includes several genres of house, break-beat and progressive/trance/tribal in a masterful compilation. Also, "Vol. 1" and "South America" are totally worth checking out.
Also, try "Deep funky n'tribal", a heavy tribal mix that will have you nodding your head on your way to work.
Now Playing: Hernan Cattaneo - electrofly mix from proton radio