Swiss-based Daniel Portman is a true OG of Progressive House music. His first Beatport Top 10 tracks date all the way back to 2007, with his first international gigs following soon after. Ever since, he has consistently released melodic and powerful Progressive House records that have found a loyal audience around the globe.
Over the years, Portman has developed a signature style that is instantly recognizable. Often copied but never truly replicated, the “Portman sound” has become his musical trademark. It is a sound built around emotion, strongly arpeggiated melodies, driving grooves and the kind of energy that has always been designed with the dancefloor in mind.
WHITE LOTUS is his latest release on his home base label Enormous Tunes, and it represents that sound at its very best. Epic and emotional build-ups create tension before opening into hard-hitting, dancefloor-proven drops with all the power you would expect from a Daniel Portman production.
Light ethnic influences within the chord progressions give WHITE LOTUS its mystical and adventurous character, while the driving production keeps the track powerful and energetic from start to finish. There is something cinematic about the atmosphere, yet underneath it all sits a Progressive House record made to work where it matters most: on a big sound system.
That is the Portman sound we mentioned before. And if you are not familiar with it yet, you have definitely been missing out.
WHITE LOTUS is Daniel Portman doing what he does best, and proving once again why his signature sound has remained relevant for almost two decades.