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Techno Wide Awake

BALANS Records

Another first-timer on the fourteenth digital-only release from Dynamic Reflection. Troy makes his resounding debut with three absolutely banging tracks!

On remix-duty is label-resident Tim Wolff who, as always, simply delivers. Techno as it ought to sound.

Tracklisting:

A1. Troy – Andon 1 (Original Mix)
A2. Troy – Andon 1 (Tim Wolff Remix)
B1. Troy – Andon 2 (Original Mix)
B2. Troy – Friction (Original Mix)

Andon EP

Andon 1 (Tim Wolff Remix)

Troy - Andon 1 (Tim Wolff Remix)

artist: Betek
title: U Funking Confuse Me
cat nr.: BALANS002
format: 12” vinyl & digital
release date: 14th of april 2011
file under: Acid House & Techno
tracks:   A1    U Funking Confuse Me (Part 1)
  B1    Wood Engraving
  B2	U Funking Confuse Me (Part 2)

Up next on Balans is a Brazilian old school house & techno talent extraordinaire. He operates under the monniker Betek and has only one release on Black Stripe under his belt so far. This is about to change, because he will be a regular on the imprint from now on.

Hailing from beautiful Rio De Janeiro, you might not expect an artist who is dedicated to old school Roland drumcomputers and bassline machines. Betek clearly has a big love for the the EDM past, but takes it well into the new millennium with a fresh angle. 
Using the best of both worlds he delivers three original acid cuts. Both versions of ‘U Funking Confuse Me’ are firmly settled in the Chicago acid house tradition we all have come to love. Bouncing multiple 303 basslines and 707 and 808 drummachines are draped in strings and pads with beautiful melodies and textures. Wood Engraving is a fierce techno stomper, sweeping everything in it’s way with brutal acid patterns and fierce drums.

You can expect more of Betek this year!


Betek | U Funking Confuse Me | BALANS002

Track from the Pure Cane Sugar EP - Out now on BEK Audio

Gary Beck - Pure Cane Sugar - BEK Audio

Radio Slave - Repeat Myself (Rødhåd Remix)

Niereich vs. Hackler & Kuch - Empire (Original Mix)

MORD Records 2014
Second Life EP 
https://www.discogs.com/fr/UVB-Second-Life-EP/master/889385
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ6EK6KJP7M&index=1149

UVB - Mixtion

Max_M / Fabrizio Lapiana - 1002
A: Max_M - 1002A
B: Fabrizio Lapiana - 1002B

(M_RECLTD1002 - 10")

Release Date: 29 July 2014

OVERVIEW:
Time for the second black label M_Rec Ltd 10”, a series of no-frills vinyl records used by Max_M to deliver dancefloor oriented tracks to djs and techno fans around the world.

On one side, Max_M delivers an irresistible joint that thanks to layers and layers of elements manages to surprise beginning to end. That high pitch bell sound, which is somehow becoming a trademark in Max_M’s productions, splits in multiple directions generating soulful melodies and grooves. A perfect track for peak time.

Fabrizio Lapiana’s cut is an introspective journey rich in modular-fueled melodies. Its mellow refrains pay tribute to ambient classics and trippy British electronica, while the drum programming sets the track into a techno context, groovy and forward driving. 

M_RECLTD1002 - Max_M / Fabrizio Lapiana

DVS1 - "Black Russian"
KW13 - Klockwork
Release date : 16 July 2014

READ THE FULL ARTICLE : http://www.traxmag.fr/dvs1-black-russian-interview

FULL ARTICLE ON TRAX

DVS1 - Black Russian

Sven Vath

Faux was released on Four Tet's Text Records in 2014 but will be featured on and was the initial inspiration for my new LP Everything at Once on Delsin Records, due out on November 7th 2016!

Faux

The Parallel - The Symmetrical EP - BALANS003

Ben Klock - Subzero (Original Mix)

out on Front Left Records //
https://www.facebook.com/FrontLeftRecords/

Finger Trip

[Driving Forces] Hackler & Kuch - Bring It (Original Mix)

Following the release of Jonas Kopp's capturing debut album and the recent Transllusion and Drexciya re-issues, the Berlin powerhouse starts the year with a bang.

Tresor Records is proud to introduce the debut collaboration between all-time reference DJ Deep, and emerging artist Roman Poncet, with two powerful 12"s released back-to-back, exploring both modern and classic interpretations of techno.

DJ Deep, uncovered by Laurent Garnier in the early ‘90s, has always rested on the cusp of modernity, whether in the realm of house or techno, relentlessly delivering visionary selections throughout. As label owner of Deeply Rooted, DJ Deep seeks out likeminded artists, including Poncet, to propel his vision of contemporary sounds.

Roman Poncet, surfaced in 2013 with a growing catalog on labels as Deeply Rooted, Taapion or Figure. The blend of the two producers is simply incendiary and their profound compatibility takes all its sense on these two EPs.

A. Adventice - Hydraulic Jack

Artist: Various artists
Title: 6
Cat nr.: ON006
Format: 12” vinyl & digital
Release date: 11th of April (vinyl, digital)

Tracks:
A1 Milton Bradley - Multidimensional
A2 Jeff Rushin - Tusk
B1 Terence Fixmer - Moments
B2 Yan Cook - Freefall
C1 Mørbeck - Weapon's in your Head
C2 Unbalance - Affective State
D1 Aiken - Reductive
D2 Nicole Rosie - Chambered Nautilus 


Yan Cook - Freefall

Niereich Vs. Hackler & Kuch - In The Desert Without Water (Original Mix)

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Darlin'

'The Wonk' is our pick of the tracks on the new record and it's about as high-octane as it gets. The low-end is savage and ever-present, the hi-hats and snares give it even more pace and that title? Well that refers to the alien-melody that wavers in-and-out of focus like some sort of mutant laser. 

This is not only techno music that we can see Klock dropping at the Berghain, but also techno that's going to take Dax J to same dizzy-heights as the genre's current flag-bearer. 

More exclusive music

Premiere: Dax J 'The Wonk'

OUT NOW on VINYL & BEATPORT:
http://www.decks.de/t/rod-mori_ep/byi-1v
http://www.beatport.com/release/mori-ep/817822

YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghMnTG6V3Jo

INFO:
artist: ROD
title: Mori EP
cat nr.: BALANS004
format: 12” vinyl & digital
release date: 10th of october 2011
file under: Techno
tracks:   A1    Mori One
  B1    Mori Two
  B2	Mori Three

The mysterious ROD enterns the Balans arena with an uncompromising, abstract techno affair. Little can we tell you about this mysterious character. Only that a famous DJ from RODterdam is behind this alter ego and that he did a very well received EP on Ben Klock’s Klockworks earlier this year. 

The music coming from this persona is one hundred percent puristic, stripped down, DJ tool Techno. With a capital T you have seen that right! No nonsense hypnotism as we rarely see it nowadays. Three or four sounds per track, each pushed and stretched inside out for maximum result. These tunes are made for dark, strobe lid cellars or underground techno temples such as Berghain. 

Techno is back and this is about as abstract and underground as it gets. We look forward to release more ROD records in the future.

www.newsnv.be / sales@newsnv.be  / tel : +32-9218.9444 / fax +32-9218.9450

ROD - Mori EP - BALANS004

Umek - Cavist (Original Mix)

artist: Tim Wolff
title: Get Ready
cat nr.: WOLF022
format: 12” vinyl & digital
release date: 31st of october
file under: Freestyle Techno
tracks: A1 Get Ready
	A2  Get Ready (Darko Esser Finally Ready Mix)
           B1  Get Ready (Quince’s Stripped Down Reconstruction)

What’s in a name? Well, a lot in Tim Wolff’s case. He returns to the imprint that has a striking resemblance with his last name. And Mr Wolff’s pure, stripped down and uptempo techno productions fit Wolfskuil Records all to well. 

Get Ready for uncompromising big room techno. The genre’s popularity is ever growing this day and age. Not surprising as it’s a perfect soundtrack in todays uncertain and detached society. 

The titletrack is a relentless, peaktime monstertune. Old school piano stabs are accompanied by an enflamed speech, pounding rythms and a huge breakdown. Get Ready reminds us of Dave Clarke’s 90’s classics. No wonder the man himself played this tune several times on his White Noise radioshow allready.

On remixduties are Dutch studio wunderkind Quince and Wolfskuil labelboss Darko Esser. Quince delivered a stripped down, dubbed out funkcersize that’s as much a deep hypnotic excursion as a prime time secret weapon. A long build gets an unexpected turn when the break kicks in. Quince uses all the tricks he has up his sleeve to turn sounds inside out before the kick drops back in
.
Darko Esser’s interpretation is the moodiest one of the lot. The piano stabs from the original form a foundation for funk fuelled techno grooves. In turn the speech-sample is draped in melancholic strings, wich emphasize the emotional content of the spoken words extensively. 
Are you ready for this?



Tim Wolff - Get Ready EP (incl Quince & Darko Esser Remix) - WOLF022

Fritz Kalkbrenner -  Grove

Stranger - Highest Sense

Enrico Sangiuliano - Dutch Kiss (Straight Mix)

Since 1996, Drumcode has grown to become an institution in the global techno scene, encompassing a radio program, an event series, and a home for the musical vision of its artists and founder, Adam Beyer. “15 Years of Drumcode” celebrates this landmark by focusing on the present.

There are no throwbacks, rehashings, or remixes of the label‘s back catalogue. Instead, the 28-track compilation showcases the newest work of Drumcode‘s current roster alongside fresh material from some well known names from the labels history and special contributions from some of techno's undisputed heavyweights.

Beatport:
http://www.beatport.com/release/15-years-of-drumcode/838119

CD:
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/15-years-of-drumcode/441810-01/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/15-Years-Drumcode-Various-Artists/dp/B00606UP9O
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=434786

Vinyl:
Coming soon


Roberto Capuano - Oblique [DRUMCODE]

artist: Darko Esser
title: The Slightly Disturbed EP
cat nr.: BALANS005
format: 12” vinyl & digital
release date: 13th of february 2012
file under: Techno
tracks:   A1 Slightly Disturbed
  B1 Slightly Disturbed (Peter van Hoesen Stretched And Pitched Remix)
  B2 Slightly Disturbed (Sandwell District Remix)

Balans head honcho Darko Esser is on duty for his very first EP on Balans Records. To celibrate this joyous occasion he unleashes what might be his strangest track up till date. And who is more qualified for a reinterpretation of some weirdness then underground techno-punk duo Sandwell District and Belgian’s finest techno producer Peter van Hoesen to remix? Exactly. It’s an honor to see such fine artists on the Balans board and boy, did they deliver!

The title of the original pretty much is spot on. Allthough we can imagine some might wonder if ‘totally & utterly disturbed’ would have been a better one. It’s without a doubt Darko’s most twisted and unpredictable techno tune up till date. The sequences and basslines seem out of sync, breaks appear out of nowhere and we guess every sound altering source on the synths have been utilized to make them dizzy untill they throw up. It’s like being in modulation hell.

The Dutchman asked a couple of friends for a good old fashioned total re-work. These friends happen to be some of the underground techno’s finest: Peter van Hoesen and Regis & Function a.k.a. Sandwell District. Peter’s Stretched and Pitched reinterpration does exactly as the title promises: total sound re-design. The orginal sounds are being twist and turned into psychedelic mayhem at an unsettling low tempo. Combined with his trademark bass heavy rhythmics, it’s pure and unadultared psychofunk. 

The Sandwell duo are also generous when it comes to bass antics. The slow tempo gives the low frequencies all the breathing space they need, whilst gradually and subtely unleashing dark and haunting soundscapes as the track progresses. Just when you think your are passed the abstract point of no return, there’s a nice little twist at the end. How we love these left turns & surprises. The new year couldn’t have started better. Or is it worse? You decide!


Darko Esser - Slightly Disturbed EP (incl Peter van Hoesen and Sandwell District RMXS) - BALANS005

parappapam pam 

available from 11th of april. digital and vinyl.

w+p by Ronald Christoph
lyrics by Ronald Christoph and Ronald Jaeken
vocals by Ronald Jaeken


Links:
https://www.instagram.com/ronaldchristoph/
https://soundcloud.com/shivart
https://linktr.ee/ronaldchristoph
https://sptfy.com/PrxR
https://www.facebook.com/RonaldChristoph/
https://www.facebook.com/ronald.christoph.7
https://www.youtube.com/user/EVAMOREMUSIC/videos
https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/790319-Ronald-Christoph

Buy on Bandcamp

Ronald Christoph feat Orlando - Take Off, Baby! (VE)

As played at my birthday  03.02.2012 at Studio 80, Amsterdam.
The one and only!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HQ7GD0lgPE

Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Joris Voorn Edit)

Official video for "I'm Week" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3q4BQ1jPDQ

NINA KRAVIZ - I'M WEEK

Beatstreet 03 

get it here: http://www.beatport.com/track/plain-original-mix/716873

Marcel Dettmann - Plain

artist: Dimi Angèlis & Jeroen Search
title: Oneindig EP
cat nr.: BALANS006
format: 12” vinyl & digital
release date: 25th of june 2012
file under: Techno
tracks:   A1 Diepte
  B1 Stroomstoot
  B2 Rustpunt


Dutch minimalists Dimi Angèlis & Jeroen Search return for their second stripped down and abstract sonic affair on BALANS Records. They were resposible for 001 of our imprint and received global critical acclaim for their fantastic effort. Recently they launched their own A&S Records, so the guys have been busy in the studio.

The fruit of 3 of their endeavours are being cut to wax and will off course also be available on digital format. The main track ‘Diepte’ is both a typical Jeroen and Dimi track, but at the same time it’s quite different from their usual approach as well. Rhythm and abstractism are still heavily present, but the tune feels more emotive and dare we say almost ‘human’.

The machines get their say on the flip through ‘Stroomstoot’ and ‘Rustpunt’, but also in these tracks, we can’t help but wonder if artificial intellegence is taking over their equipment. The Oneindig EP is without a doubt one of the warmest EP’s from the guys till date.


www.newsnv.be / sales@newsnv.be  / tel : +32-9218.9444 / fax +32-9218.9450


Dimi Angelis & Jeroen Search - Oneindig EP - BALANS006

Goldfrapp - Believer (Joris Voorn Dub Mix) (Low Quality Unmastered Preview)

WARMFULL - OBSIDIAN

artist: Tim Wolff
title: Angular EP
cat nr.: BALANS007
format: 12” vinyl & digital
release date: 1st of oktober 2012
file under: Techno
tracks:   A1 Angular
             B1 Sad But True
             B2 Louter


Amsterdam’s Tim Wolff debuts on BALANS after two amazing EP’s on Wolfskuil Records. He delivers 3 uptempo techno tunes with strong Detroit references, that showcase some one of his best work untill now. BALANS head honcho Darko Esser has been roadtesting this peaktime package for almost a year and it’s time to unleash the beast.
	
Angular is build around a catchy, funky bassline with the 909 drummachine working overtime for a major workout on the dancefloor. Sad But True is a straight forward, in your face banger. There’s no way to get around it, so we recommend to just undergo the sonic punishment. No questions asked. 
Closing track Louter brings things down a notch. Ultraminimalistic and stripped down to the bare essentials. It’s hard to create a simple melody wich doesn’t bore after 6 odd minutes, but Tim seems to have no problem whatsoever when it comes to creating addictive hooks. 

Simply put: the Angular EP is one hundred percent prime-time material and contains 3 secret weapons for all you techno jocks out there.

Stephan Bodzin - “And another killer release on Balans!! Angular is the thing on this ep, but will also play out Louter. Thanks a lot, can’t wait to drop em at Doornroosje ☺”
   
Marco Bailey - “Thanks for these guys… Fast… but nice ☺ Sad But True will definitely work for me.”
    
James Zabiela - “This is WICKED!!! Really loving Angular and Sad But True!!”
    
Jonas Kopp - “Great EP from Tim!! I’m really into Sad But True. Big support from me!”
    
Norman Nodge - “Now this is proper techno… yummie! ☺ Louter my fav.”
    
DVS1 - “It’s all about Sad But True on this one for me! Great track!! Thank you guys!”
    
Mark Broom - “Sad But True! Has a ‘Hood’ vibe, which is always welcome in my house..Tasty ☺”
    
Nuno dos Santos - (Trouw) - “And again a very fine ep by Balans! Deep driven techno! Will try all 3 tracks! Go Tim!”
    
Dustin Zahn - “Really solid Detroit-tinged techno tunes! Sad But True stands out for me.”
    
Tommy Four Seven - “Oh yes.. Really into Sad But True here but overall a great EP!”
    
Mr. Jones - “I was waiting on Angular for almost a year,. And I played it for a while now,. Works very well on the floor. ☺”
    
Rolando - “Sad But True & Louter are both really… HOT!!!”

Funk D'Void - “Fan-fucking-tastic, just like the last one. Why can't we hear more of this kind of techno out there? THANK YOU TIM!”
    
Karotte - “Angular is a great track. LOVE IT so much… ☺”
    
Danny Howells - “Great EP but Louter is the monster for me .. going straight in the box!!”
    
Ben Sims - “VERY strong ep… all thriller no filler!! Sad But True maybe the pick for me.”
    
Justin Berkovi - “Really great no-nonsense upfront tracks here - will be playing and supporting for sure. Favourite is Sad But True - using in current DJ mix and podcast.”
    
Bert - (Filterheadz) - “Fantastic EP from Tim. We really love it. Louter is our favorite to play!”
    
Gerd - “Wow! Banging bizniz from my home country!!! ☺ Angular will get spins over the next months for sure. Also digging the other bits here. Well done Tim!”
    
Angel Molina - “Nice timeless tech tracks from Tim. The irresistible 'Louter' is definitely the standout for me. Thanks!”
   
Psycatron - “I really love this label and everything they do, classic techno stylings that will still sound fresh in ten years time. Will play ALL of these.”
    
Dave Clarke - “Love Tim's work immensely, understated yet solid, had two of these tracks for a few years now, but never had Louter, so that is the one for me from this ep.”

Orde - (Slam) - “Cool Troity vibes - liking Sad But True and looking forward to spinning that! thanx.”

Diversions - (CHRY 105.5FM Toronto, Canada) - “Three SOLID burners here - driving rhythms, acidic undertones and hypnotic hooks - Angular is my fave!”
    
Laurent N. - (Nice Radio France) - “Excellent Techno Release !!! Great Stuff by Tim Wolf. I will play the 3 tracks for sure. ALL MY SUPPORT !!!”
    
Scan Mode - (DJ Magazine Spain) - “Louter for me! What a track!”
    
Tsugi Magazine France - “Louter for me, great record!”
    
De:Bug Magazine Germany - “Considering for review.”



Tim Wolff - Angular EP - BALANS007

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From the album Dreaming In Key - out February 5th. Order from here: http://atomnation.bandcamp.com/album/dreaming-in-key-full-album

01 Boys (feat. David Douglas)	
02 Lonely People 
03 On The Way (feat. Piana) 
04 Spring And Life 
05 Vintage Clown / Shadow Hunters 
06 Thanks For Fun 
07 Onetasker 
08 Wise Noise On Time (feat. Lanny May) 
09 El Diablo (Live Version) 
10 The Composer 
11 Keep On Dreaming

Applescal - Spring and Life

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Tim Wolff - Angular EP - BALANS007

Darko Esser, Tripeo