Today marks the 20th year anniversary of Balance 006 mixed by Anthony Pappa. Needless to say, it’s a chapter which holds a special place in the Balance story. 

In the years between Anthony's breakout year in 2000 and his Balance mix in 2004, the progressive scene underwent many transformations—shifting from more trance-y sounds to tribal house rhythms, and dark atmospheres, eventually incorporating melodic progressive breaks. With Anthony’s trademark harmonic mixing on full display, this compilation skilfully captured the evolving landscape and showcased Anthony’s musical range in impeccable style.

With it’s borderline spiritual take on progressive breaks, it still sounds as fresh as it did 20 years ago. For Anthony, it stands out as a unique entry in his discography:   

‘I had never dedicated a full mix to breaks. That was something special.'

CD1
1. Luke Chable – Into the Storm
2. Fretwell – Faceless
3. KVK – Reality Theory
4. Michael Lanning ft Charity Havens – Bound For Ascension
5. Blue Haze – A Time To Reflect
6. Rhino Drum – Underground Sound
7. Michael Burns – Sunshine In My Shadows
8. Jacob Todd ft Kevin Clark – Nothing Is Real
9. Main Element – Delta Of Venus (Chris Salt Remix)
10. Steve May – Open Day (Luke Chable Quakes & Craters Remix)
11. Chimera – Natural High
12. Slacker – Tutikinegi
13. Shiloh – Mana
14. Tilt – I Know You re Afraid

Balance 006: Anthony Pappa

Balance 006: Anthony Pappa (CD1)

If the first mix is the spiritual and centered friend you'll happily introduce to your parents, CD 2 is the kid your parents warned you about—the one who smoked cigarettes at school. It's a devilishly hard mix to deny, an adventurous ride through some of the dankest tech-prog the 2004 circuit had to offer.

Back then, this was the sound of the clubs. "It was that kind of style, you know, the late-night, after-hours vibe, like Twilo," Anthony recalls. The NY club was renowned worldwide for its pristine sound system and pure clubbing experience. "I had a monthly residency there, and the music on mix 2 featured that same kind of intoxicating, immersive vibe."

CD2
1. Pavel Bidlo – My Pills
2. Rennie Pilgrem – Coming Up For Air (Mara mix)
3. Ozgur Can – Connected
4. Dirty German ft Mirko Meyer – Be Together (Main Pass)
5. Rhythm Unlimited – All I Wanna Do
6. Pig & Dan – Basement
7. Moonface – Our Prediction
8. MCCP – Deeper Inside
9. Musgrove & McGrath – Freakout
10. Quivver & Sutton – Cold Rush
11. Chris Salt – Atmospheric Graffiti
12. Ben Camp – New World
13. Shpongle – Beija For

Balance 006: Anthony Pappa (CD2)

🚨 To commemorate 20 years of Balance 006, Anthony Pappa compiled a special 2 hour mix, a 2024 rendition if you like of his revered Balance entry: one hour of lush prog breaks and one hour of hypnotic 4/4. 🚨

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Few DJs capture the imagination of prog punters like Australia’s Anthony Pappa. Known for his technical proficiency and ability to mix tracks with surgical precision, he is a generational talent who rightfully became a pivotal scene figure.

With a sound rooted in darker, rebellious tones, he fully embodied the underground at a time when the term still held weight.

Achieving what Pappa did requires a life filled with experiences. Given the way social media, marketing, and promotion have transformed the scene, his story is unlikely to be replicated.   

A pivotal part of our story, we dived deep with Anthony Pappa to discuss his career and his peerless Balance 006. 

Check Balance website for full article and tracklist.

Balance Extra: Anthony Pappa

Interview & Tracklist

BALANCE EXTRA: Anthony Pappa (20 years of Balance 006)

On July 6th, Progressive visionaries Dave Seaman & Anthony Pappa, joined forces at the one and only Stereo Montreal for an all-night long b2b of incredible proportions. This week, we bring you the full mix - a stunning showcase of musical prowess from two of the industry's most respected artists. Enjoy! 

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Dave Seaman & Anthony Pappa - When We Dip 155 (Live @ Stereo Montreal)

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"Hi, everyone. This is a special mix I've recorded live for Electronic Groove. It's their thousandth podcast, and I'm very happy to celebrate that milestone with them. I was going to do a special studio mix for this, but I decided to do something live. I have included many special edits that I've done in the studio and a lot of unreleased stuff. I hope you enjoy it" 

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Mix info

EG.1000 Sasha

On December 28th, 2024, Sasha performed a first-ever Open to Close, 6HR All Night Long Set for us in Denver. This is a perfect example of why he is simply one of the world's greatest electronic music artists ever. Enjoy and share this full set courtesy of @sashaofficial..

Sasha All Night Long Denver | Recorded Live 12.28.24

It’s always an honour and a pleasure to have the man like Danny Howells on the Selador Sessions and this time it coincides with the release of his new single for the label, a double header that features two wonderful new tracks, ‘Powershow’ and Stereodrama’.

You can listen, stream and download the release here > https://paradise.ffm.to/dh1

So without further ado, well hand you over to one of Selador’s favourite sons. Please welcome back Danny Howells exclusively in the mix for the Selador Sessions…

Tracklist..
Kerri Chandler “Mommy What’s A Record”
Sonson “My Blues” (Franck Roger Dubthrumental Mix)
Fish Go Deep “All In Everything”
Fish Go Deep “All In Everything” (6th Borough Project Dub)
Danny Howells “Powershow” (Payoff Mix)
Aquinaee “Astarte” (Aquinaee’s Blue Terrace Mix)
Aquinaee “Astarte” (Vincenzo Mix)
Zoo Brazil “The Night”
Hardfloor “Squarewave Symphony”
Klangfamilie “Shifting Variant”
Celxio/Bruno Chaix “Troy Dee”
Kevin Sanderson and E-Dancer and Dantiez “Melodica”
Danny Howells “Stereodrama” (DCLVIII OFC Mix)

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Selador Sessions 303 | Danny Howells

On April 12, 2025, Progressive House legends Dave Seaman and Anthony Pappa played a 10.5 hour set at Stereo, Montreal. Here is Part 1 of 3, showcasing the opening 3.5 hour section of the set. 

Dave Seaman & Anthony Pappa | Stereo Montreal April 12, 2025 | Part 1 of 3

The city hums a low, metallic breath stretching from core to sky, as if the architecture itself dreams in code. Between the towers, mist coils in mechanical rhythm, alive with the scatter of neon and the silence of watching machines. It is always night here. Or if the sun does rise, it is filtered through so many layers of alloy and atmospheric control that its warmth is little more than myth.

There are no clocks here. Time is marked by the Scan.

It begins without announcement. A flicker in the streetlamps, a subtle drop in the ambient drone. Then, a rising tone like a tuning fork struck against a cathedral of glass, and the city holds its breath. People pause. Every citizen trained from birth to still the body, to quiet the mind. Chins tilt upward, offering themselves to the beam that descends like judgment from the sky: cold, violet, and absolute.

The Scan sees everything.

It doesn't merely record faces or measure gait. It threads into the cortex, pulls at stray thoughts, filters through the dreamdust left behind in sleep. Memory is sifted. Emotion, weighed. Deviations, however slight, are marked. Joy too intense, grief too long, nostalgia, especially nostalgia, flagged and fed into the System. The System does not erase. It observes. It catalogs. Then it decides.

Tonight, the Scan flares once, just once with a flicker of yellow. Not red. Not dangerous. Not yet. But unstable.
Again, we are warned.

City Scan

Ions

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🚨 BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL 2025 🚨
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LIMITED DAILY TICKETS REMAIN 

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7th-11th August 2025
👇🏼 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT 👇🏼

Amonita
Anthony Pappa
Armen Miran
Budakid
 Danny Bonnici
Danny Howells
Dave Seaman 
Death on the Balcony
Eelke Kleijn
Eli Nissan
Ezequiel Arias
Fish56Octagon
Forty Cats
Franky Wah
GMJ & Matter
Guy J
Guy Mantzur
Hannes Bieger live
Henry Saiz
Hernán Cattáneo
Jamie Stevens
Jeremy Olander
Kasey Taylor
Lost Desert
Miss Melera
Nick Warren
Nicolas Rada
Niki Sadeki
Quivver
Redfreya
Rodriguez Jr. live
Roy Rosenfeld
Sasha & John Digweed
Sébastien Léger
Simon Doty
Sinca
Tara Brooks
Tim Green 

SECOND PHASE ADDITIONS
Adam Freeland
Alex O’Rion
D-Nox
DJ Ruby
Eichenbaum
Gai Barone
Graziano Raffa
Gustin
Hicky & Kalo
James Zabiela
Mariano Mellino
Marsh
Patrice Baumel
Petar Dundov
Peter Makto
Simply City
SOS
(Desyn, Demi, Omid)
Stanton Warriors

Barbarella's Discotheque
7th August 2025
Deep Dish
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From August 7th-11th 2025, we’re hosting the biggest line-up of progressive and melodic artists to ever perform at Croatia’s premier festival destination, The Garden Resort in Tisno.

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If you’re looking to attend but don’t have enough money just yet, our payment plan option has got you covered! You can secure your ticket today and spread the cost over manageable instalments.

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Iconic electronic compilation series & music imprint

Est. 2000

Flying the flag for ‘quality independent electronic music’, born and bred on a national and global scale in their homebase of Australia and beyond, Balance Music have been at the very forefront of underground house music since its inception, expertly guided by experienced director Tom Pandzic. Their revered Balance Mix Series (Established in 2000) has seen the likes of Max Cooper, James Zabiela, Kolsch, Hernan Cattaneo, Henry Saiz, Danny Tenaglia, Deetron, Joris Voorn, Patrice Baumel, James Holden, Agoria, Phil K (R.I.P.), and more step up to the plate for one of the most essential collections across the entirety of the electronica spectrum, whilst Balance Series, their showcase for expressive tech, progressive and wider variations of house music, is a focal point of the sound. The latter has nurtured top-drawer releases from quality artists encompassing a plethora of upcoming and established acts. As the brand continues to grow exponentially, their ever-expansive popularity shows no signs of letting up. - Juno