#27 Top Releases in Progressive House

Opening Melorama Músicas curated broadcast for 2026, the imprint proudly presents FJLs new Rider EP. A pulsating three-tracker, the rising Argentines latest delivery explores what lies beyond traditional confines with distinct curiosity in a way that feels intimate, yet expansive as ever. Initiating transmissions with Massive Drift, our voyage begins as a throbbing low end makes its way across chugging hi-hats, uncovering quivering stabs that amplify its cavernous signature. With the groove locked in, FJL unleashes an electrical storm that reaches acid hues as it contorts in strange and captivating ways, leading to a nebulous maelstrom where particles dissolve before reconfiguring themselves for a new beginning. Moving on, the Rosario-based producer presents us with Rider, an aptly named creation that takes us on a shimmering fever dream. Inside it, a restless bassline navigates the streets while textured percussive patterns add a layer of depth, before colliding with a solar storm that latches on as effervescent melodic shards, creating an irresistible sequence that never deviates from its inevitable horizon. Our final echo comes in the form of the ever-preplexing 3 Days To Go. A unique hybrid, FJLs last destination on this package is a rousing and intriguing proposal as we venture into headier terrains. Operating deeper underground, heavy-handed drumming takes center stage as primal patterns provide a solid foundation for guttural synthetic swells and ebbing waves to wash over the piece in a part ritualistic, part futuristic seance. From cavernous lows to radiant highs, Rider stakes FJLs claim as a fearless explorer of the unknown, guiding us through terrains both hypnotic and untamed.

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#67 Top Releases in Progressive House

From Buenos Aires, FJL emerges with a sound that feels personal and unique in its kind. His new three-track EP on HIGHER STATES captures the essence of Future Progressive: emotionally subdued, hypnotic future funk. FJL has been quietly building a name in the underground, sculpting grooves that breathe and evolve slowly. His music doesnt rush; it unfolds layer by layer, until you realize its taken hold. The EPs centerpiece Mesh is a collaboration with fellow Argentine producer Francisco Castro, a meeting of two artists who share the same language, musically and otherwise. Together they build something fluid, futuristic and cinematic: SFX shimmering like city lights through raindrops on windows, bass lines that carry a groove towards cinematic climaxes. A dialogue between friends who dont need to speak much to understand each other. On Time Fades, FJL showcases his more melancholic side with definite Argentinian characteristics, but always staying original in the unfoldment of the arrangement and never choosing the obvious in terms of sample selection and sound design. The last piece Zaino, is a percussive, groove drenched monster, balanced by chord structures that preserve a balance in the light/dark dichotomy, and that slowly unfolds towards a maddening crescendo. On HIGHER STATES, FJL finds the right platform for this sound: music that values depth over volume, impact over image. This is the sound of Argentinas new Future Progressive generation: subtle, patient, and quietly unstoppable.

Francisco Castro, FJL