2025 Balatik Studio Mixed Sets

Here's my first recorded house set as balatik. Episode 1 brings you minimal, tribal and tech house. Happy new year and find yourself in the stars 🎆

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From the golden hues of dusk to the moonlit vibes of night, let the rhythms guide your journey. An ode to Mayari, the goddess of the moon, this recorded live set is your perfect companion for chasing the horizon.

Dive into tribal grooves, minimal beats, and hypnotic house tracks that echo the harmony of day and night. 🌌

Press play and find yourself in the stars 🎆

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Introducing my alter ego DJ @iambalatik in this Soundcloud page. Deej Diaz will be on a short hiatus while I focus on my new sound. Be sure to follow @iambalatik for new recorded sets

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It's been a long while since my last set. Here's balatik 004, Pride 2025 set. Happy Pride everyone!

balatik 004 (pride)

A quick 30-minute follow-up set to balatik 004. Welcome to the afters!

balatik 005 (pride afters)

01 Octave One - Blackwater (128 Full Strings Instrumental)
02 Gat Decor - Passion (Naked Mix)
03 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor (Matt Reid Edit)
04 Denis Ago - Move Your Body
05 Madonna - La Isla Bonita (Rhoowax Re-Edit)
06 Deeperfect - Rhyme Like That (Original Mix)
07 Max Chapman - Listen
08 Inner City - Good Life (Apollo 84 & Someguy Remix)
09 Armand van Helden - The Funk Phenomena (HAYNES Edit)
10 The Egg - Walking Away (Ben Read Edit)
11 Lily Allen - Smile (Sammy Porter, George Mensah and Goody Edit)
12 DJ Gregory - Canoa
13 William Kiss - Like This
14 Rihanna - Pour It Up (YASMINA, Chango Remix)
15 Azelia Banks - 212 (tone remix)
16 HoneyLuv, Roland Clark - This Is My Life (Bontan Remix)
17 Cube Guys, Matt Sassari, SIDEPIECE - Elektro (Extended Mix)
18 Gregor Salto, Afrojack - Bouncing Harbour (Afrojack Dutchfire Radio Edit)
19 Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On (Superchumbo's Superfreakon Remix)
20 Madonna - Like A Prayer (Sigala Edit) 

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A glossy vocal house prelude designed to warm up your cold nights where classic house elegance meets fresh and modern energy, blending soulful vocals, smooth grooves and just enough heat to tease the dancefloor. A 25-minute set to stir the senses and flirt you into motion.

Let the seduction begin.

balatik 007 (slip into seductiomn)

Working on a series of recorded live sets true to my identity as Balatik, blending house and techno with the spirit of Philippine folklore and mythology. The journey begins with Bathala.

Before all things, there was only darkness. Then Bathala struck the first beat, and light, sky, and life began to move until the rhythm would one day call it all back into silence.

This set opens deep and hypnotic, like the first breath of creation. It builds with tribal energy as Bathala shapes the world, then ends in explosive chaos before fading back into the void.

Find yourself in the stars and let the rhythm guide you 🎆

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The sun rises, and with it, Apolaki (God of Sun) ignites the first beat: bold, fierce, unstoppable. Light and warmth fill the world as rhythms of house music move through the air, carrying energy and joy.

Today, on my birthday, I celebrate not just a new year of life, but a new chapter as a DJ. This house set marks my return to my roots, the sound that started it all for me back in 2008, and the vibe that truly feels like me. I hope this year brings blessings, growth, and good fortune.

Find yourself in the stars and let the rhythm guide you 🎆

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The night awakens, and with it, Mayari, the goddess of the moon, beauty, and battle. She rises under dim lights and disco hues, guiding the lost and the luminous through rhythm and reflection. This funky, vocal, disco and tech house set is inspired by Mayari, a tribute to the night’s charm, to the beats that heal when the world quiets down, and to the energy that connects us under one pulse.

This also marks my official comeback as Balatik, the storyteller reborn under Manila’s lights.
Catch me at ETA Music Festival’s KLN Walled City on October 24 (2PM–6PM) and October 26 (6PM–10PM) at The Gray Space (Zhongshan District) as the story continues and the moon takes her turn to shine.

Find yourself in the stars and let the rhythm guide you 🎆 

balatik 010 (mayari)

The world shifts and with it rises Lakapati, the fluid deity of life and becoming. Neither man nor woman, neither fixed nor defined, Lakapati moves through form and feeling, reminding us that strength can be soft and beauty can be boundless. This house set is inspired by Lakapati, a tribute to bodies that evolve, identities that defy gravity and stories that continue even when the world tries to silence them.

In observance of World AIDS Day, we honor every journey, each one shaping the pulse of HIV awareness.

The album cover draws from the Red Whistle and Headshot Clinic’s WAD2025 campaign - AMORPHOUS - echoing a truth we all carry: we are fluid, ever-changing and never less whole.

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Here’s Part 1 of my 2025 Year-End mix, an all-women mixed-genre set that i have not done in over a year after focusing primarily on house and techno. This return is guided by Diwata, the mythical female spirit representing power, intuition, nature and divine feminine energy. This mix is a tribute to women as creators, muses and forces of movement, fluid across genres and unapologetic in presence.

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Here’s Part 2 of my 2025 Year-End mix, Bakunawa, the ancient serpent of eclipse and renewal. This set marks the moment of crossing: 2025 devoured, 2026 emerging. Not destruction, but transformation. A ritual for release, movement and stepping into what comes next.

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From the Philippines’ party scene, Deej Diaz now takes the decks as Balatik, crafting cosmic journeys through house, hardgroove and techno. His sets have lit up clubs and events, including former residencies at Nectar Nightclub, Loft Café and Rabbit Hole Saturdays, transforming spaces into playful, immersive soundscapes.

Balatik turns rhythm into story, weaving cosmic energy, transcendent melodies and dynamic grooves into sets that invite audiences into a realm where every beat is a new chapter and the vibes feel infinite.

2025 Balatik Studio Mixed Sets

Balatik (Deej Diaz)