This week, LA-based three-piece American Royalty make the slumber session their own. Mixing field recordings with cuts from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, this one's old school, waaay old school. Press play.

"We are big fans of music from the 20s, 30s, and 40s. The simple song structures, the beautiful melodies and harmonies. With our slumber mix, we've taken a bit of the past and placed it within this sort of half-awake landscape of delays and sub frequency bass notes. We think of it as a sun-bleached-Palm-Springs-midday-nap. There are a couple of contemporary guys we've thrown in there as well because they just seemed to fit. No strict rules here. Anyway, here's our best attempt at helping you get unstuck in time and back to the dream state. Float float float away." - @americanroyalty

Tracklist:
1. The Pied Pipers - Whispering  (AR Brainwave edit)
2. Jesse Woods - Gold in the Air
3. KXLU Pete Seeger Tribute - recorded over car radio with cell phone on a rainy day in Los Angeles. 
4. The Four Aces - Dream
5. Marty Robbins - They're Hanging Me Tonight
6. Marty Robbins - Far From Any Road (AR brainwave edit)
7. Elvis Presley - Old Shep
8. Vashti Bunyan - Train Song 
9. The Ink Spots - Java Jive
10. The Ink Spots - I'll Get By (AR brainwave edit)
11. Jim Reeves - One Has My Name
12. Chet Baker - Alone Together (AR brainwave edit)
13. Leroy Carr - When The Sun Goes Down

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Steve O'Sullivan, Ben Sims - Where's Burt (Delano Smith Reconstruction)
Blu.a - Onur (Shaun Reeves Remix)
Karu, Rush Arp - Take You 
Rush Arp - Living Room
Luigi Tozzi - Calipso
Tone Depth - Rumblefish (Maher Daniel Remix)
Depeche Mode - Wrong (Frankies Bromantic Mix)
Martin Brodin - Semitone Shuffle (Guy Gerber Train Of Thought Remix)
Howling - Bind (Rampa Remix)
THEMBA (SA) - Social Distancing
Motip White - Clean The Turbines (Meera Remix)
Christian Löffler - Ease (Johannes Brecht Remix)
Sebastian Sellares - Lullaby Of The Seraphim

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For our special 300th episode, we welcome a true electronic music icon...

As part of the original crew of Nubreed DJs, Sander Kleinenberg helped shape a sound that defined a generation. However, more than his peers, Kleinenberg challenged the prog status quo in a way that set him apart. The first Everybody mix compilation, featuring pink-themed art collage and journal-style liner notes, showcased an artist with a penchant for fun—an image that contrasted sharply with the serious persona his contemporaries portrayed. 

That energy transferred to his sets too, which would fluctuate from vibrant deep house to dark, dramatic progressive sounds. It resonated widely, so much so that he took out the Essential Mix of the Year honours in 2001.

Today, he remains active in the studio, boasting an ever-growing and impressive list of collaborators, including names like Halsey, Daft Punk, Timbaland, and Madonna. His Deepest Mixtape In The Universe podcast is proof that he hasn’t lost his mixing touch. We are thrilled to host this legend for a two-hour mix featuring Phil Kieran, Tigerskin, Blue Amazon, and more.

Balance Selections 300: Sander Kleinenberg

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We’re thrilled to share our latest guest mix: a 2-hour excerpt from Simply City (aka Cesar Romero) during his recent all-night session at Stereo Montreal!

This is just a sneak peek of what’s to come on Friday, October 11th, when Cesar brings his unique Stereo flair back to Winnipeg once again. Thanks for this, Cesar; see you in a few days....

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Your sleepy-time session this week comes from from the soft embrace of smooth and sophisticated electronic soul producer https://soundcloud.com/sglewis. 
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This week’s Slumber Session comes from someone who’s name is not only perfectly fitting but who’s hazy dreamlike music had is in such trance we knew there was no way we could pass up the opportunity to have her grace the slumber session series.

Dreamboy is the audiovisual project of the Canadian musician and singer/songwriter Esther Isabel Munits. The lady of many talents moved to Montréal in 2012 and quickly teamed up with producer Ben Borden (Solar Year) to work on her debut EP Negative Feelings and now after a tour assets up for her follow up EP, Endings. The release is a deep blend of country, gospel, hip hop and jungle influences that come together so form a wavey cut that we can’t get enough of.

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https://soundcloud.com/ocoeur’s sound is one that’s as bold as it is elegant. ‘Au coeur’ simply translates as ‘to the heart’ and the French composer and sound designer has plenty of it. His musical output is a personal insight into his emotions that is laid out with the utmost levels of beauty and we are delighted to welcome him with his debut i-D Slumber Session mix. 

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We couldn’t quite believe it when we heard that Sasha mixed the latest instalment of the Late Night Tales series. Someone so iconic It's been a while since we’ve been treated to something from the legend and Scene Delete shows a whole new side to the house and techno legend.

With sounds inspired by the likes of Steve Reich, Nils Frahm and Max Richter, we are treated to the more contemplative side of Sasha as he ditches the big beats for more sombre sounds. The CD showcases a side to Sasha that we’ve never seen before and we are delighted to delve deeper into it with his Slumber Session mix for i-D.

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