Nick Warren makes his Through Gods Own Eyes debut with “Waves”, backed by three contrasting reworks from Paul James Nolan, Richard Norris and Simon Sheldon.
There aren’t many names as intrinsically linked with the evolution of progressive house as Nick Warren.
From his work alongside Jody Wisternoff as Way Out West to releases for Hope Recordings, Bedrock and Global Underground, and more recently his own The Soundgarden imprint, Warren’s relationship with deeper, melodic electronic music stretches back more than three decades.
For his latest outing, he makes his first appearance on Through Gods Own Eyes with “Waves”, and rather than immediately heading for the safety of a big 4/4 progressive groove, the original takes a more laid-back route sitting around 90bpm.
Built around a shuffling, electro-influenced breakbeat, “Waves” slowly layers sparkling melodies, sustained chords, fluttering flute-like synths and dreamy pads over a beautifully deep bassline.
There’s plenty going on, but nothing feels hurried.
It has that lovely twilight quality Warren has always understood particularly well. Not necessarily the record for the absolute height of the night, but something for those moments where melody and atmosphere can be allowed to take over.
Then Paul James Nolan turns the lights down.
His remix switches the broken rhythm for a driving 4/4 kick and immediately gives “Waves” considerably more weight underneath. A throbbing bassline and steadily developing arrangement take Warren’s melodic framework and pull it towards the main dancefloor without losing what made the original interesting.
Warren has already road-tested Nolan’s version at Balance Croatia in Tisno, where according to the label it received a sizeable response.
Richard Norris takes another route with his “Catch A Wave Remix”.
The Grid man goes deeper and more hypnotic, wrapping pulsing electronics and fluttering flutes around a rumbling bassline and persistent groove. Warren’s melodies remain recognisable, but Norris gives them a darker setting, turning “Waves” into something altogether more heads-down.
Finally comes Simon Sheldon.
One third of NuNorthern Soul’s Visions of Light, Sheldon reaches back towards the late-’90s progressive sound for his interpretation.
Subtle acid lines begin to creep through sweeping chords, elastic bass and rolling house rhythms, gradually developing rather than throwing everything at the listener at once.
And perhaps that’s what works particularly well about this package.
Nobody has simply made a louder version of “Waves”.
Warren gives us the broken-beat original, Nolan takes it into driving progressive house territory, Norris heads deeper into hypnosis, while Sheldon looks back towards the sound of late-’90s progressive dancefloors.
Four versions with four different jobs to do.
Release Date: 25 September 2026, pre save here.
Label: Through Gods Own Eyes
Catalogue: TGOE006
Format: Digital