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Here I bring you the latest addition from Ministry of Sound and for those of you that like progressive house or would like to experience the electronic music world, you will definitely love this compilation. I've provided both the Mixed & Unmixed formats in this article. The difference is that the Mixed format is a compilation of mixes from various artists and it is re-mixed by Quivver himself and the other is the Unmixed format which is very useful for club DJs. Below are the info towards Progressive House and if you are not in mood to read, then skip this part and head over to the tracklist & download links.

In today's current electronic music scene, with the many genres and sub-genres around, it is extremely difficult to adequately explain most of them.. however one style continues to drive its force through the current 'in vogue' trends such as electro & tech - Progressive House - it is still alive and as strong as ever, and often serves up the most mouth-watering and sumptuous electronic music to be found. It's been a while since anyone brought dance music fans up to date with the current breed of Progressive House music producers and so the Ministry of Sound are delighted to present you with the Clubbers Guide to Progressive House 2008.

What is Progressive House? For the uninitiated, the term was coined by Mixmag editor Dom Phillips to describe the music being played by the likes of Sasha, John Digweed, Dave Seaman, Nick Warren and championed on labels like Global Underground and Renaissance. The music itself consisted of the 4-to-4 beat of house music with deeper, dub-influenced basslines and a more melancholic, emotional edge. Later in its development it became marked by melodic pads and delicate melodies, its influence feeding back into trance. Often, it featured elements from many different genres, mixing them together into a credible & powerful product!

When the DJs who played Progressive House were asked to describe what it meant, they often preferred to explain that the term progressive was used to describe the DJs musical outlook (rather than necessarily just the music) in that they preferred to play a wide range of music styles (deep house, house, tech house, breakbeat, techno etc) rather than one particular style. They were always looking at exploring new sounds and building a set or a night and progressing from deeper slower sounds to more up-tempo and possibly melodic sounds. As with all music genres, it's difficult to explain in words, but it was a huge movement whose greatest proponents are some of today's biggest DJs, largely as a result of playing a sound that was a huge favourite in clubland. But enough with categorisations and classifications. Let's get on with the music.

And who better to bring you up to date with today's sound than the mighty Quivver (aka John Graham), the popular British production and remix wizard, who earlier as one part of the Tilt trio helped shape the Progressive House movement of the late 90's. He is responsible for a multitude of releases in his personal capacity on labels such as Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto, Sony & Lost Language as well as Baroque and his own BozBoz imprint which he formed in 2002. He has remixed the likes of Simply Red, BT , Culture Club and Tiesto to name a few, and has had tracks appear on over 80 albums, including Global Underground, Renaissance, Perfecto & Bedrock. Today, Quivver is riding high with the recent release of a huge track called 'Surin' (featured on this album), and the industry is abuzz with talk of his new single 'Chasin A Feelin' since Pete Tong played it on his Essential Selection in April after Sasha had apparently played it all over the WMC in Miami 2008. Both these singles are taken from his first artist album 'dirty nails & vapour trails' which is due for release in July!

For anyone even remotely partial to the type of music championed by the likes of Renaissance, Global Underground and the Balance Series on EQ Recordings, this albums for you.