Editing Progressive house (section)

=== The Golden Era (1994–1999) ===

By the mid-1990s, progressive house had moved from the underground into the mainstream of British and European club culture. Venues such as [[Cream (nightclub)|Cream]] in Liverpool and [[Twilo]] in New York became synonymous with the sound. The compilation series became a primary format for the genre, with [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]] and [[John Digweed]]'s ''Northern Exposure'' (1996) widely regarded as one of the greatest DJ mix albums ever released in any genre.

Key labels of this era included:

* '''Guerilla Records''' — early home of Leftfield and others
* '''[[Renaissance Records (electronic)|Renaissance]]''' — home of the landmark ''Renaissance: The Mix Collection'' series
* '''Stress Records''' — run by [[Dave Seaman]], a central figure in the genre's development
* '''Bedrock Records''' — founded by John Digweed; continued to release progressive and deeper sounds into the 2000s
* '''[[Deconstruction Records]]''' — home to Sasha's productions

The ''[[Global Underground]]'' series, launched in 1996, documented the genre's international spread, releasing city-specific mix CDs by artists including [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]], [[John Digweed]], [[Nick Warren]], and [[Danny Howells]], helping to define a global progressive house aesthetic.