And then there were three. Another absolutely fantastic mix has been dedicated to the new bringthebeats, and go figure it’s from another Luc… Lucas Abadi!!

As with Luke Morrison and Luke Fair, Lucas has littered us with fantastic funky house sets throughout the years. And exactly like our Canadian Luke’s, this Argentinean is one of the coolest cats we’ve met in the business. This mix came our way at the beginning of our WMC trip and was blazed in our condo over and over and over again.

We felt guilty for not getting to the promos that were handed to us in Miami immediately, but we just couldn’t get enough of this fine, fine 70 minutes. I distinctively remember moments where both Luke Fair and I cut off conversations in mid sentence to point out sickening portions that needed instant attention. I guarantee you will do the same.

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Lucas Abadi - bringthebeats - March 2008

Virtually from the very beginning bringthebeats has had two very special Luke’s in its life. Luke Fair and Luke Morrison have supported us from day one and we’ve always been hyped to spread the love when it comes to their music.

The Luke’s have a lot in common. They’re both veterans in the Canadian club scene, with Luke Fair’s beginnings here in Toronto and Luke Morrison a long standing force behind dance music in Edmonton, Alberta.

Both are extremely successful in their chosen career paths. Of course Mr. Fair has achieved global recognition as a DJ, producer and fierce fantasy sports GM. And Mr. Morrison has become a legendary west coast underground talent and is only a few months away from being a full fledged lawyer in a big fancy firm.

But in the end, our undying respect for Luke Fair and Luke Morrison stems from their music. Time and again these guys come through with mixes that melt our hearts and move our feet. You can only imagine how pumped we were to be able to score exclusive promos from them both to launch the newest version of bringthebeats.

So without further ado, here are the beats. Thanks so much Luke times two, we owe you both big time.

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Luke Fair - bringthebeats - March 2008
Luke Morrison - bringthebeats - March 2008

Argentina is full of wicked under the radar talents and Max Cagliero is right at the top of this list. His mixes continuously rock, with a Dubby Progressive House sound that absolutely gets the chugga rolling. This is most definitely a name to watch out for.

Of course I found this and another killer Warung Waves mix in the mercuryserver Promos and Recommendations section.

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Max Cagliero - September 2007 Promo

I first heard the tatted up Emjae at the Sick Watona party in Miami, and then again at Porterhouse where he ripped a hole right out of the middle of the dance floor. His pumping Electro, Disco Funk style of House is super friendly to the dance floor. I found this and other very cool sets on www.organictheory.com.

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Emjae - Organic Sessions 015

For as much as I try to avoid the jungle that is the Guverment, I may brave it again during their 11th Anniversary weekend. Not for Carl Cox or for the debut of the disgustingly popular producer-turned-DJ, Eric Prydz. I may venture back into the darkness for Eric’s hand picked ‘Pryda North American Tour’ warm-up DJ, fellow Swede, Dana Bergquist.

Dana’s productions are all over the sets of my favorite DJs and his Deep House mixes are played over and over and over again in our pad. He’s the perfect set up man for any DJ, and I’m so pumped that Prydz recognizes this because Dana is going to get some mad exposure on this tour.

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Dana Bergquist - Through The Looking Glass

Yesterday, I had an excellent afternoon. I coasted through a busy day at my desk, and as it wound down I listened to this incredible mix by Lucas Abadi on one my favorite internet radio shows.

As I waited for the broadcast on Basic Frequencies I totally did my best to play this mix out. But really that was never going to happen. Actually, it sounded even better yesterday as the masses enjoyed it for the first time. Lucas is back to his impeccable Funky House form with this one… so solid.

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Lucas Abadi - Basic Frequencies - September 21, 2007

This is the pleasant surprise of the year so far. Niall Kirk sent us a mix quite a while back and we instantly shared it on the site. Unfortunately for us - definitely not for him - Niall has been studying and traveling in Australia, so we haven’t heard much from him since that first promo.

He’s now settled down again in Dublin and is resident at Housejunkies, a weekly that has hosted the likes of Switch, Zoo Brazil and Greg Vickers… nice company. So after way too long a wait, here’s round Number 2 with Niall Kirk on bringthebeats.

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Niall Kirk - August 2007 Promo

I first heard of Kosmos Epsilon in 2004 through a friend who I absolutely respect when it comes to fresh, underground beats. He passed on Kosmos’ Proton ‘Featured Artist’ mix with a stellar recommendation.

Ever since I’ve searched out Kosmos Epsilon sets as he’s one of the few DJs that has been able to maintain the “Communicate” style of progressive that I was completely addicted to back on the day I first checked into his sound.

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Kosmas Epsilon - August 2007 Promo

Tom Morgan is for sure on the rise. He’s spent almost the entire summer in Ibiza, a most excellent place for Tom’s groove. Plus he’s a partner in one of the Net’s coolest new digital labels Discoteca… “Digital CD bombs with vinyl soul,” enough said.

This promo is one of the best I’ve heard from him; super funky, great pace… just perfect for the beachside venues I bet he’s been totally killing over the past few months.

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Tom Morgan - August 2007 Promo

Here’s a mix that has been hidden in the comments of one of our posts. Some of you may have found it earlier, but since this DJ Fountain Groove Collection set is so good, we thought it deserved a little push in one of the posts as well.

I can’t help but smile when I think about how awesome this dude was to hang around with in Miami. And now to hear back-to-back stellar mixes from Fountain, well that’s what the conference is all about. Enjoy.

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DJ Fountain - The Groove Collection - April 27, 2007

Here’s another deep selection from another one of our musical obsessions, John Do. It’s been a while since we’ve hosted a mix of John’s and I’m super pleased that now we are, it’s a mix fit for summer. This down-tempo beauty is perfect for cocktails on the patio.

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John Do - Basic Frequencies on Proton - April 20, 2007

One of our absolute favorite DJs right now, the UK’s Neil Quigley. His melodic Deep House sound has manipulated my headphones for weeks on end.

Neil’s uniquely mature approach to music– through the Urbantorque label and radio show on Proton – will pay off with an unlimited amount of success for Neil in the future, we’re sure of it.  This promo is no exception to his awesome talent.

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Neil Quigley - May Promo 2007