Dias Ridge’s new mix works best as a snapshot of where his taste is sitting right now. It draws on melodic house, progressive-leaning club records, and slightly left-of-center selections, giving the mix a texture and diversity which is perfect to open the weekend with.
That helps support the concepts of his recent Interstice / Balance release on Magnetic Magazine Recordings. Those records felt like a producer trying to keep the functional side of melodic house intact while still leaving room for odd details, rhythmic turns, and personal taste. This mix does the same thing from the DJ side.
You hear that early with Bonobo, Trilucid, Janus Rasmussen, and Hayyoo, which all help set a patient, melodic tone before “Interstice” comes in. From there, the set starts to feel less like a promo vehicle and more like an artist placing his own music in the records he actually cares about.
That is usually the biggest test.
Why This Mix Works
The smartest part of the mix is the pacing. Dias Ridge gives the records enough room to do their job, and the set never feels like it is racing toward a payoff it has not earned yet. “Interstice” lands early enough to frame the mix, then “End To Begin” and “Balance” arrive later with enough surrounding context to feel natural.
That also connects to what he said in our interview about cutting through noise, staying curious, and avoiding the trap of letting platform numbers define the work. This mix feels like it was built from taste first. The selections are clean, but they still have enough personality to keep the set from feeling overly polished.
Track List
- Bonobo – Rings
- Trilucid – Let Go Of Your Pain (Extended Mix)
- Janus Rasmussen – Murk (Original Mix)
- Hayyoo – Scattered (Extended Mix)
- Dias Ridge – Interstice (Extended Mix)
- Viggo Dyst, OLING [SE] – My Friends (Extended Mix)
- Syon, Sintra – All I See (Enamour’s Misinterpretation)
- Romain Garcia – Next To You (Extended Mix)
- Dias Ridge – End To Begin (Extended Mix)
- Dias Ridge – Balance (Extended Mix)
- Taleon – Avoyara (Original Mix)
- Amtrac – Where We Belong (Original Mix)
- Bella Who, DOM – Full Speed
- Jesse Kendal – As You Are
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
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