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We got a very special podcast from our friend and BALANS artist Staffan Linzatti. The Swedish scifi producer send us a 67 minute LIVE PA instead of a DJ mix wich literally blew us away. His 'View From The Collapsing Centre EP' is off course featured in the liveset as well as material from his own Searchlights and a whole heep of unreleased material. He will perform live at our BALANS event on september the 20th @ Melkweg Amsterdam and you can expect more from Staffan on the label in the future! 

1.What is your relationship with Balans?

I meet Darko last summer over a coffee, and kind of hit it off straight away. We decided to do something together and everything just grew from that. We managed to meet for another coffee this summer, and I am looking forward to having yet another one with Darko in September. 


2.What do you do to try and stay in balance? Any tips & secrets you  would like to share with us night folks?

Tough question. Record shopping, fresh air, and never being afraid of a challenge would be a good start I think -never get too comfortable to try out new things.  


3.About the podcast, can you tell us the story behind the mix?

This is a recording of a live-set I did a few weeks ago. The thought was to present a mix of current and future ideas, and to explore new ground for music even further out in the future. 

4.What gear did you use to make the Balans podcast?

My usual live-setup; A Frost audio computer, two evolution-uc33, and a novation launchpad.


5.What do you have in store for us (gigs/releases) the coming months?

The fourth release on Searchlights Records was released not too long ago, as well as my first record on Balans. Right now we (me and my brother Mathias) are planning SIGHTS-005, I am working on another record for Balans, and a few other labels, as well as writing music with a good friend of mine for an exhibition of his. Basically, just spending a lot of time writing and recording music.

BALANS033 - Staffan Linzatti

Anthony Rother - Human Made - Kanzleramt
Dasha Rush - Ocean Sharp - Deep Sound Chanel
Blind Observatory - And The Flying Saucer ( I/Y Remix) - I/Y
Ø [Phase] - Decode - Token
Fabrizio Lapiana - Robirds - Attic
Xhin - Fixing The Error - Stroboscopic Artefacts
SNTS - Untitled B1- Horizontal Ground
Arnaud Le Texier - Glace - Affin 
Tripeo - Untitled 9 - Tripeo
Echo 106 - Gate Of Hell - Lux rec
Brando Lupi - The Attitude - Dozzy Records
Hardfloor - The Life We Choose ( E.R.P. Remix) - Hardfloor

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Julian Jeweil-Los Pistolos (Original Mix)

Sian - Shame Cube (Oliver Huntemann Remix)

AEON009 is expertly crafted by AEON labelboss and veritable wunderkind of the multi-faceted anologue electronic, German DJ and producer Alex Niggemann.
As a firm believer that a collection of music should unravel and develop like the plot of a good book, this EP is an apt offering from the German maestro, who has recently seen (and is still seeing) underground chart success with his release ‘Materium’ on Poker Flat, as the likes of Sven Vath, Tale of Us and Mano le Tough continue to drop it to revering masses across the globe.
Following successful releases on Poker Flat, Compost Black Label and Last Night On Earth to name a few, ‘Abaton’ carries on his chameleonic success. The title track highlights Niggemann’s affinity with texture and genre- defying sound, as he mixes ethereal chords with stark ashen synths for a truly goose bump- inducing musical experience.
First on remix duty is the outfit Quantum Entanglement, comprised of Lee Jones and Fink, who provide a somewhat mellow interpretation, leading into a satisfying deeper progression.
Irish producer Chymera evokes an eery landscape with his rework of the track, with the tentative sound of synths juxtaposed with murkier sonic trails and a tiptoeing bassline.
Niggemann rounds off the EP with ‘Tripping Minds’ - a maze of rhythmic curlicues that dance around melancholic pads and descend over a bassline that truly packs a punch, causing the listener to yearn for a dancefloor, or reminisce on a past moment of musical clarity that can only come from the most prolific of
music.
The fifth track is a Beatport exclusive in the form of a Lee Jones remix.
This collection of intelligent, almost lugubrious sonic expression is a fitting display of how far Alex Niggemann, and indeed his AEON label have come; catapulting you into a darker, more aggressive and impressive world of musical capability.

Out on:
Digital: 20 October 2014
Vinyl: 27 October 2014

Buy the vinyl here:
http://www.decks.de/t/alex_niggemann-abaton/c47-js
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/alex-niggemann-abaton/550630-01/

Alex Niggemann - Abaton (Chymera Remix)

We had a secret meeting about our gig together with Echoplex LIVE at Under Bron 17/10 which ended up with a lot of wine, a vinyl only jam and an angry neighbor.  

Jin Mustafa & Johanna Schneider's neighbor-complained-mix

tracklist & more infos: http://goo.gl/Emsjcw

www.inputselector.fr

IS 208 - Dr. Rubinstein

Magnolia EP is the inaugural release of the brand new label Eating Cannibals, run by Danilo Sardella, dj/producer/live-act artist, ex-member of the crazy duo Lula Circus over the last 5 years. The 3 tracks come from the label boss himself, a combination of dark and atmospherical melodies with an extreme forward-thinking attitude, perfectly reflecting his hybrid and mystical inclination. An emotional and pulsing dancefloor gem.

release date: 2nd December 2014 (vinyl) - 22 December 2014 (digital)

Buy on Bandcamp

Eating Cannibals -05- Secrets Of The Afterlife (Bandcamp Exclusive)

soundcloud.com/dr-rubinstein

01. Monolake - Aligning The Deamon - Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music
02. Opuswerk - 04F - Krill Music 
03. Arnaud Le Texier - Continuum - Affin LTD 
04. Edit Select - Asperity ( Mark Broom Remix) - Edit Select Records 
05. Sebastian Mullaert & Patrick Siech - Genome - M_nus 
06. Untold - Caslon - Hemlock Recordings 
07. Minimum Syndicat - Pulsar - Minimum Syndicat 
08. Ekserd - Hidden Document || ( Svreca Remix ) - Ressort Imprint 
10. Logotech - Sub Lunar Phase || - Spectral Rebel
11. Desert Storm - Desert Storm ( Psycho Drums Remix ) - Plastic City 
12. Voiski - Rollerblade On The Grass - The Monkey Bar Records 
13. Umwelt - Future Darkness - 2014 Vision - New Flesh 
14. SHXCXCHCXSH - LTTLWLF - Avian

Reclaim Your City 114 | Dr. Rubinstein

http://www.mixmag.net/music/exclusive-music/prem-ellen-allien-ejeca

Aside from wild re-imagingings by Radio Slave and Aux 88, Belfast hotshot Ejeca has put an acid spin on 'Freak The Night' and we've got the first play.

It starts off subtly and lures you into a false sense of security before intense builds and rolling drops rear their head.

More exclusive music 

Premiere: Ellen Allien 'Freak The Night' (Ejeca Acid remix)

♬ Full Article ♬:
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/full-premiere-baal-lumen-original-mix

One of the most promising new acts coming out of Germany, the fresh taste of deep house and techno on their first EP "Metamorph" earned the duo support by DJs like Solomun, DJ Hell and Tale of Us. This signature sound, as well as their new live show got them the “Munich Act Of The Year” award of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in 2014 and an invitation to play “Pinakothek der Moderne”, one of the most important international museums for modern art and design.

ow, Baal are back with a new six track ep, "NOAH". Of it's 6 track unfolding narrative, we exclusively premiere 'Lumen', a track voted number one unreleased track at NSV Worldwide.  This one is a driving, haunting number, featuring stabs, echoes, and synths to maximum sensory affect.  It is one for dark rooms, late hours, and open minds.

Noah Ep

BAAL - Lumen (Original Mix)

♬ Full Article ♬

Full Premiere: BAAL - Lumen (Original Mix)

"Back in the second room, the undisputed set of the night was beginning. Werkdiscs and Lux Rec favourite Helena Hauff took over from Objekt and from the second she stepped up, commanded the floor, delivering an absolute monster of a set that showed us exactly why she’s been on the receiving end of so much widespread praise recently.

Grubby, distorted techno, dark and dingy EBM, knackered, brutal electro and rancid acid were all stitched together with impeccable skill as she kept us moving like a crowd possessed. The Hamburg native was constantly grafting, digging records out of her bag and meshing together fresh new records with dusty hidden gems with the skill of a master selector." - - Read the full review: www.skiddle.com/news/all/Meat-Free-Presents-20-Years-of-Blueprint-review/28586

A massive MASSIVE thankyou to @Helena-Hauff for setting off Room 2 of our 20 Years of Blueprint Records event, alongside James Ruskin, Luke Slater, Regis and Objekt. 

www.thisismeatfree.com

Helena Hauff 16.04.16 [3hr live mix] @Mantra, Manchester | Meat Free x 20 Yrs of Blueprint Records

It is no secret that Ben Watt has chosen to close his acclaimed label Buzzin' Fly to new music after ten great years as one of the UK's leading dance independents. But the label has chosen to go out with a bang with one final single. Unearthed from the vaults are two dazzling tracks from cornerstone artists, Rodamaal, and Manoo and Francios A.

Rodamaal's ‘Fortune' was originally completed back in 2007 but scheduling problems prevented it from being released at the time. Produced by the Franco-Portuguese trio (Rocco, Darkmountaingroup's Alex Santos and Manoo) it is a stark but emotionally-charged deep-techno masterpiece, that deserves its place alongside their other classics for the label, ‘Musica Feliz' and ‘Insomnia'. On the flip, and originally produced in 2005, is ‘Other Places' a long-lost track by Manoo and Francois A. Full of summer shimmer and heavy bass tones, it was produced by the duo during their heyday at the label, and was a secret favourite of label boss, Ben Watt. 

Two perfect swansongs. Buzz buzz.


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