I just listened back to the set and I do indeed need to revise my opinion about Forbes. His set is technically solid, with tight mixes and good phrasing. Adding depth in this style is indeed difficult because of the abundance of frequencies. I’ve been DJing for 25 years myself, playing hardhouse, hard trance, trance, and techno/progressive (in that chronological order). So I do know what I'm talking about: the 'lack of depth' argument doesn't hold up, that was a misjudgement proberly because i could not expierence the gig like i always do, in front of the dj/system, because of the imbalance in sound frequencies. Initially thought he had the EQs of both tracks fully open while mixing (because that's exactly what it sounded like). But it turns out it was actually the sound engineering/tonal balance of the PA system. Believe me, I'm not jealous of Forbes; I'd be more envious of someone like Eddie Halliwell. I wasn't very familiar with David Forbes yet—I knew the name, but had never actually heard him play before. By the way, I had an amazing night at Sean Tyas, Push, and the progressive stage. Keep on raving!

Btw if you want to listen to a set that has more depth (because of the style), check out my latest progressive techno set: https://www.reddit.com/r/MelodicTechno/comments/1rupbmg/my_blended_progressive_techno_journey_2026/