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Baltic Bloc

BALTIC BLOC: CHICAGO PROGRESSIVE HOUSE

About Me

Baltic Bloc is an electronic music/DJ collaboration from Chicago featuring Yuris Bendiks & Andrew Olinski. The collective name refers to their Latvian & Polish heritage. While their current staple is a solid arsenal of progressive house tracks, Bendiks & Olinski strive to incorporate a vast array of sounds and styles into their DJ sets. Baltic Bloc is currently beginning to make a name for themselves in the Chicago scene having earned residencies at Narcisse, Four and Tini Martini and showcasing their talents at many other venues in Chicago, including Vision, and also on WNUR and ETN.fm radio. Future goals include development of original productions and branching out further into the Greater Midwest and beyond.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/15/2006
Band Website: balticbloc.com
Band Members: Yuris Bendiks & Andrew Olinski
Influences: Sander Kleinenberg, Deep Dish, BT, Luke Chable, Sasha & Digweed, James Zabiela, Hernan Cattaneo, Dave Seaman, Erick Morillo, Luke Dzierzek, 16 Bit Lolitas, John Graham (Quivver), David Guetta, Satoshi Tomiie, Way Out West, James Holden, Danny Howells, Monkz, Paul Rogers, Steve Porter, Chus & Ceballos, Matthew Dekay, Max Graham, Stan Kolev, Morgan Page, Mazi, Donald Glaude, Wally Lopez, Christopher Lawrence, Lee Burridge, Sebastian & Ingrosso, Axwell, Luke Fair, Tiga, D-Formation, Shiloh, Underworld, Sultan, The Greek, Hybrid, DJ Tarkan, Kaskade, Miguel Migs, Junkie XL, Steve Bug, Tiefschwarz, G-Pal. Stel, Pole Folder, Darren Emerson and many more!
Sounds Like: A constant delivery of funky tunes with catchy hooks that will keep you dancing from the start to the finish of every set. Baltic Bloc strives to fuse the best progressive house with elements of tech house, rock, , tribal breaks and other genres to maintain a fresh sound that avoids monotony. Each set combines the latest tracks with older gems that have been forgotten over time.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Mix to Download

Here's a mix I recently recorded. If you like the sound, be sure to catch us on Saturdays at IV.Cheers,AndyDOWNLOAD HERETracklist:1. Rockers Hi-Fi - Push Push (M.A.N.D.Y.'s Pusher Remix)2. Hakan Unsa...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:22:00 PST

Live set on WNUR available for Download

Hey everyone, we recently recorded a live mix on WNUR 89.3 on Streebeat with Rocky Jones. This marked our 2nd appearance and was quite a good time with a lot of feedback while on-air. If you missed ...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:37:00 PST

DJ MAG TOP 100

As many of you know, DJ Mag Top 100 voting is under way.  No, I'm not going to ask you to vote for us ;)But we would tremendously appreciate if you would vote for a Chicago DJ with tremendous tal...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:36:00 PST

PureNation Photos

For those who were unable to make it to PureNation here are roughly 100 photos that were taken by me at the festival!Enjoy!!PureNation Photos...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:34:00 PST

August 2006

Horrible title for a blog, I know. Bear with me.  But on summers like this, the last thing you want to do is spend in front of the computer - considering this kind of weather is not exactly commo...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:37:00 PST

Website is now live and alive.

Our website went live today, please visit us now at www.balticbloc.com - this will be your one stop destination for all things Bloc.  Thank you for all you support, we love you guys  =D...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:18:00 PST

Busy Week Ahead!!!

We've got a lot in store this week, including the launch of our new website, our usual Thursday night event @ Frappe, an extended set @ Narcisse, Localized @ Vision and the release of our first formal...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:52:00 PST

Memorial Day Weekend BBQ!!!

I'm hosting a BBQ with burgers, beer & lots of great music featuring Blake Jarrell, Rob Turner, Baltic Bloc and many others this Sunday beginning at 6:30 and it'll go until sometime on Monday.&nbs...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Sat, 27 May 2006 01:19:00 PST

CD Completed

We're proud to announce that our first formal mix CD has been completed & mastered.  Many of you have already heard our first 2 promotional mixes: "Siege of Sound" and "Rude Awakening", but w...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Wed, 24 May 2006 12:31:00 PST

Frappe Thursdays

We're proud to announce that every Thursday night you can find us spinning at Frappe, a great new cafe located at 4431 N. Milwaukee Ave.  Look for these dates on our schedule and stop by to hear ...
Posted by Baltic Bloc on Wed, 24 May 2006 12:13:00 PST