Progressive House

Progressive house on vinyl: long arcs for the dance floor

In short: Progressive house emerged in Britain in the early nineties: house with long, building arcs, melodic layers and influences from trance and ambient. DJs and producers such as Sasha, John Digweed and Leftfield made it known. The Vinyl Room currently has 38 progressive house records.

What is progressive house?

The British pioneers: Leftfield with “Song Of Life” and Sasha and John Digweed with “Communicate”.

Remixes of big names: U2 with “Elevation” and “Lemon”, Moby with “Porcelain” and “Lift Me Up”, New Order with “Someone Like You” and the Pet Shop Boys with “Se A Vida É”.

What to look for

Our progressive house records are mainly British editions from the nineties and 2000s; label, catalogue number and year of release help you tell which edition you have – it’s noted with each copy.

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FAQ

What is progressive house? House with long, building arcs and melodic layers.

When did progressive house emerge? In Britain in the early nineties.

Why are there so many remixes of well-known bands? In the nineties and 2000s many bands had their songs remixed for the clubs.

Which progressive house records do you have? Here, for example, Leftfield’s “Song Of Life” and Sasha and John Digweed’s “Communicate”.