Mike Bentley

11/10/2026

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Thank you for the early support on Mike Bentley’s stunning album ‘Stand or Fall’.

It’s already in the new release charts of all three genres it covers.

43rd Electronica
60th Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
68th Progressive House

Grab your copy now exclusively at Beatport.

09/10/2026

Today is definitely a special day for me with the release of my debut album, Stand or Fall.

My love of electronic music goes right back to my childhood and listening to my parents vinyl copy of Jean Michel Jarre’s iconic Oxygene album. From that moment on I was hooked. 30 or more years passed before I would start producing myself with my first release on Prognosis coming in 2022. It’s been an amazing journey since then leading to this point.

I’d thought for some time about the concept of producing a full artist album and decided if I didn’t attempt it once I may one day regret it. In November last year I started the first track, and it then became an eight month labour of love finishing the last track this summer.

I’m really proud of the final project and believe it’s a true reflection of the styles that I enjoy. It’s deep, dubby and progressive at its core but has sprinkles of ambient, melodic breaks and atmospheric techno along the way.

We now live in a very fast paced world where people are often looking for that quick dopamine hit but I hope those that give it a listen are able to find time to do so from start to finish. It was created to take the listener on a journey, perhaps just like Jean Michel Jarre may have been thinking when he produced Oxygene?

It’s available to download now exclusively at Beatport or to stream at all the major sites.

That’s to everyone who supports me with my music and helped me along the way, it’s genuinely appreciated.

05/10/2026

Always a great pleasure to remix a track of my good friend Selsi.

His latest creation ‘Salut’ lands on the 16th October on the excellent Electronic Tree and includes remixes from myself and Erik Bruce.

Pre-order is available now at Beatport where you can check out some clips (link in comments).

05/10/2026

🔊TRACK PREMIER🔊

Thanks to Suprematic Sounds for premiering ‘Gravitation’ from my forthcoming album ‘Stand or Fall’.

Pre-order now exclusively at Beatport ahead of release on Friday (link in comments).

Stream & Download: https://tinyurl.com/bded5rj4 Follow on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mikebentleyprog https://soundcloud.com/criticalelementsmusic Follow Suprematic Sounds: https://linktr.e

03/10/2026

Great to complete a three track collaboration EP with one of my favourite artists. All three tracks in slightly different styles.

01/10/2026

I've been absolutely blown away by the feedback on my forthcoming artist album 'Stand or Fall'.

To get so many great comments from DJ's and artists who I hold in such high regard is making all the hours on this more than worth it.

It's available to pre-order now exclusively at Beatport (I'll drop the link in the comments 😉)

29/09/2026

Back on resident duties for our Critical Elements podcast! 🔊🔊

🔊NEW PODCAST🔊

September’s podcast is now available exclusively via our SoundCloud page.

For the guest mix we are delighted to welcome Dave Hornby to the show. Hot off the back of the release of his Time Away EP, Dave delivers an hour of warm and uplifting progressive vibes.

Mike Bentley returns on resident duties and showcases some of the tracks from his forthcoming artist album, Stand or Fall. Much more on that coming soon!

Hour One – Mike Bentley
1. Mike Bentley – Stand or Fall (Critical Elements)
2. Mike Bentley – Quantum (Critical Elements)
3. Franky Carbon-e & Nae:Tek – Synthetic Function (Superordinate Dub Waves)
4. Franky Carbon-e & Nae:Tek –Fragmentation (Superordinate Dub Waves)
5. Madloch & Subnode – Closing Cycles (Crossfade Sounds)
6. Nicolas Barnes – Be Calm (SATYA)
7. DP-6 – Fly Away (Dub Mix) (DP-6 Records)
8. Franksen – Dream Dub (Lucidflow)
9. Francesco Tamburrano – Medusa (Franky Carbon-e Remix) (Superordinate Dub Waves)
10. Mike Bentley – Notes of Neptune (Critical Elements)

Hour Two – Dave Hornby
1. Maxim Lany - Riders (Original Mix) - Systematic Recordings
2. Sean Harvey - In the Darkness (Original Mix) - Keep Thinking
3. Words of Nio, Chiara Gamo - Back To You (Original Mix) - Maccabi House
4. Danny Howells - Shutdown (Original Mix) - Selador Recordings
5. Sébastien Léger, Lost Miracle - Grooba (Extended Mix) - Lost Miracle
6. Frankey & Sandrino - Take Me Back (Original Mix) - Mule Musiq
7. Lexicon Avenue, Matt Black - Parallax (Original Mix) - Forensic Records
8. Dave Hornby - Time Away - Critical Elements
9. Jamie Stevens, Wilma (AU) - Tell You Later feat. Wilma (AU) (GMJ & Matter Remix) - Music To Die For
10. Floormagnet - Nodisco (Late Night Extended Mix) - FM Recordings
11. Alex O’Rion, Zankee Gulati - Sabata (Original Mix) - Solis Records

25/09/2026

Great to chat to House Nest yesterday about my forthcoming album and The Old Lion which they are premiering from it today. Check it out here.

11/09/2026

I’m excited to now formally announce my forthcoming artist album titled ‘Stand or Fall’.

This was many months in the making and I’m really proud of the final project. I wanted to ensure it was a true reflection of the music I love and covers dub techno, progressive house, ambient and electronica.

It’s been produced as much for a listening experience as well as some tracks working for the dance floor.

I’ve been humbled by the feedback it has received so far from DJ’s I hold in very high regard.

Some track premiers are coming soon via various channels ahead of full release on October 9th.