BALANCE Show - Hosted by Spacewalker

We hit the final quarter of the year, and it's the first autumn show of 2016! Didn't want to interrupt the flow by talking over the records, so I just let the music play on! You can find the full TL by clicking the link below, but be ready for the new Mndsgn, the first single from Tall Black Guy's upcoming album, a great Scrimshire edit for Stevie Wonder, something from Isiah Rashad's latest LP, Chaos in CBD with another killer EP, new jazz from Shabaka and the Ancestors on Brownswood plus a whole lot more!

TRACKLIST
Mndsgn - Enter Her Abode (interlude) | Stones Throw
Mick Jenkins feat. Badbadnotgood - Drowning | Red Bull Sound Select
Earl Sweatshirt feat. Knxwledge - Balance | Adult Swim
Jesse Boykins III - Earth Girls | JBIII
Isaiah Rashad - Brenda | TDE
Tall Black Guy feat. Moonchild - I Will Never Know | First Word
Noname - Diddy Bop | white
Mndsgn - Alluptoyou | Stones Throw
Chapter 8 - Ready for Your Love | Ariola
Michael Lovesmith - Shame on You | Motown
Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me Off My Feet (Scrimshire edit) | Scrimshire Edits
Nebreska - Done My Best | Mister Saturday Night
Letherette - Rayon | Ninja Tune
Trinidadian Deep - Italness | Rough House Rosie
Chaos in the CBD - Invisible Spectrum | Rhythm International
Seb Wildwood - Jazz vol. 1 | Church
Creative Arts Ensemble - Unite | Spacetalk
Hiroshi Suzuki - Shrimp Dance | Columbia
Shabaka and the Ancestors - Joyous | Brownswood

BALANCE Show #521 - Hosted by Spacewalker

It's the final regular show of the year and you know I had to squeeze in some last minute favourites before the Best of 2016 special coming up next week!
A couple of new releases from Rhythm Section International, an exclusive remix from Tenderlonious for Ivan Conti, more from Tall Black Guy, Skymark as well as some boogie and independent soul reissues out now from Ted Coleman Band & Karriem and  beautiful contemporary jazz from the pianist Brenton Foster...

TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2i6Y6LD

BALANCE - Show #523 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

And we've finally reached the end of 2016! Ultimately it has proven to be a rather forgettable year overall, and it appears this is a universally shared sentiment. Yet again, Albert Ayler's theory that music is the healing force of the universe has been put to the test, and luckily, it's proven to be as accurate as ever! 

Breaking from tradition and my usual countdown of the top albums, tracks and EPs, I thought I'd mash them all together in one 90 minute mix, which I think you'll agree, makes for a much better listening experience.

Wishing everyone a Happy 2017!

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Badbadnotgood feat. Charlotte Day Wilson - In Your Eyes | Innovative Leisure
Solange - Cranes in the Sky | Columbia
Jordan Rakei - Midnight Mischief | Soul Has No Tempo
Frank Ocean - Pink + White | Boys Don't Cry
KING - The Right One | KING Creative
Byron the Aquarius - Cosmic $hit | Wild Oats
Anderson .Paak feat. The Game & Sonyae Elise - Room in Here | Steel Wood
Ivan Ave - The Circle | Jakarta
Tall Black Guy feat. Miles Bonny - This One is For the Ladies and Gents | First Word
Isaiah Rashad - Brenda | Top Dawg
Yussef Kamaal - Strings of Light | Brownswood
Skymark - Flying Fantasy | Modern Sun
Mndsgn - Cosmic Perspective | Stones Throw
Omar - I Want it To Be | Freestyle
Mac Miller feat. Anderson .Paak - Dang! | Warner Bros.
Tenderlonious - Song For My Father | 22a
Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - Step Into My Life (M&M mix) | Far Out
Kaytranada - Track Uno | XL
Igor Jadranin - Boulevardd | Back to the World
Steven Julien - XL | Apron
Chaos in the CBD - Invisible Spectrum | Rhythm Section International

BALANCE - Best of 2016 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

January just flew past me, so I hope you've had the time to properly process the Best of 2016 show - thanks for all the lovely comments/emails on the various social media platforms, it means a lot! Diving in straight away with plenty of fresh goodies on the first show of the new year! Thundercat on an AOR tip, Ivan Ave's collab with Kaytranada, the lovely Saucy Lady with a new disco soul banger, the debut album from Gabriel Garzon-Montano on Stones Throw, The Internet's Matt Martians doing his solo thing, and as always a bunch more for you to explore!
>>For TRACKLIST head to: http://bit.ly/2kWcrA2

BALANCE - Show #525 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

With spring on the horizon, the record labels have started to wake up from the early year hibernation. Plenty of new stuff for you to check out on this week's Balance, from Charlotte dos Santos version of "Red Clay", SiR with a new EP to the consistantly great Oddisee, a mindblowing remix by Cody Currie for MF DOOM, first single off of Lord Echo's forthcoming album, a few mendatory In Memoriam cuts and much more! Oh, and after a few shows with strictly music, I'm back talking all over the records...
For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2n40Pv5

BALANCE - Show #526 (Hosted by Spacewalker

The usual Balance excursion through Jazz, Soul, Beats and beyond! Too much good stuff floating about in the first month of spring, so expect a full batch of fresh goodies! Music from Mark de Clive-Lowe, Kendrick Lamar, Moonchild, Harvey Sutherland, K15, Lord Echo and more!
For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2p7O6YF

BALANCE - Show #527 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

This episode's Essential Album Corner features Isoul8's 2006 release on Sonar Kollektiv.

For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2rpqfmU

BALANCE - Show #528 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

One more regular Balance session squeezed in before next week's Best of 2017: The First Half! Summer vibes with music from Hanna, Serge Ponsar, Arian, DJ Harrison and much more!
Thanks for tuning in, and for all the lovely comments!
For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2sHVCIZ

BALANCE - Show #529 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Special edition of Balance on show #530, and it's time for the mid-year review of some of my favourite tracks/albums from the first six months of 2017! Music from Hanna, Lord Echo, Moonchild, Hampshire & Foat, Wayne Snow, Thundercat & more! Hope you like it and feel free to add some stuff you're feeling from this year in the comment section...

For TRACKLIST >

BALANCE Best of 2017: The First Half (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Balance is back! The late summer break is over, and we are falling into autumn and catching up on everything we missed these past couple of months! Music from Byron the Aquarius, Garrett, Mac Ayres, Hermeto Pascoal, Arnheim and much more! 

Next show: NYC Diggin' Special

For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2ymi7to

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BALANCE - Show #531 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

It's a good excuse as any for a diggin' excursion show, so here it is, just music that I picked on my recent trip to NYC, my favorite city to dig for records. From jazz to hip hop, house to soul, a balanced batch as you're already accustomed to on Balance.
Back in a couple of weeks time!

For TRACKLIST: http://bit.ly/2zFnC6q

BALANCE - Show #532: NYC Diggin' Special 3 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

The final (regular) show of the year, so you know I had to squeeze in some current favourites before the Best of 2017, coming up in two weeks time! All new or new-ish stuff from the likes of Waajeed, Ivan Ave, Jordan Rakei, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Jimi Tenor and plenty more in the mix.

For TRACKLIST: http://bit.ly/2BlGBV7

BALANCE - Show #533 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Here it is, the annual breakdown of some of my favorite music released this year! And just like last time round, instead of doing a traditional countdown of the top albums, EPs and singles, I've compiled them into a 90 minute Best of 2017 mix...

Featuring music from Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Wayne Snow, Harvey Sutherland, Moonchild, Thundercat, Ivan Ave, Hampshire &amp; Foat, Lord Echo and more!

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Jordan Rakei - Goodbyes | Ninja Tune
Moonchild - Run Away | Tru Thoughts
Ivan Ave - Fast Forward | Jakarta
Lord Echo - Woah! There's No Limit
Garrett - Home | Music From Memory
Mystic Jungle Tribe - Plenilunio | Periodica
Thundercat featuring Michael McDonald &amp; Kenny Loggins - Show You the Way | Brainfeeder
Dennis Ayler featuring Tenderlonious - Nobody But U | Dennis Ayler Music
Washed Out - Hard to Say (Lone remix) | Stones Throw
Arnheim - Singles of Rhythm | Barbara
Harvey Sutherland - Coast 2 Coast | Clarity
MF DOOM - Devil's Shoestring (Cody Currie remix) | HOD Stash
K15 - Look (Beyond You) | Wild Oats
Joe Armon-Jones &amp; Maxwell Orwin - SE Discotheque | YAM
Hanna - Wayfaring Man | Waella's Choice
Wayne Snow - Freedom RIP | Tartalet
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Sri Neroti | Honest Jon's
Hampshire &amp; Foat - End Song | Athens of the North

BALANCE - Best of 2017 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Winter hibernation's over and I'm glad to be back! Stayed away from the mic on this first show of the year and simply let the music do the talking, so below you'll find a longer description than usual...bear with me!

If January's any indication, 2018 should be the year of jazz and it's reflected on this week's Balance. Spiritual jazz excursions from Menagerie to kick things off, UK new school of jazz from Ashley Henry with a new LP as well as Joe Armon-Jones from the excellent comp "We Out Here" on Brownswood. LA soul sounds from SiR, some gems from last year I haven't played yet on the show like the 80's soul aesthetic stylings of Silver Linings along with the epic Lars Bartkuhn track "Elysium". First class remixes from K15 and Ron Trent for Colm K and AD Bourke, Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers collab on MCDE, plus a little rewind from the MIMS 10th Anniversary compilation (Igor Jadranin). Coming full circle with more jazz, the wonderful Thandi Ntuli who I discovered while watching She's Gotta Have It (the Netflix show based on the film) and the latest reissue from Outernational Sounds, something from the conceptual album recorded by Jeff Resnick in 1977 promoting the Rochester Institute of Technology College of Applied Arts(!)... All in all, plenty of stuff to grab your attention, hope you like it!

For TRACKLIST: http://bit.ly/2oe1Z6L

BALANCE - Show #535 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Another Spacewalker excursion through the sounds of Balance with new music from The Potatohead People, Yazmin Lacey, Ryan Porter, Phonte, Raven Lenae and more, as well as this year's first edition of the Essential Album Corner!

TL:

The Expansions - Ivory Mountain | Albert's Favourites
Ryan Porter - Anaya | World Galaxy
Ashley Henry & The Re:Ensemble - The World is Yours | Sony
Lexus featuring ScienZe - His Earth (My Water) |
Phonte - Sweet You | Foreign Exchange
Potatohead People - Quest for Love | Bastard Jazz
Yazmin Lacey - 90 Degrees | First Word
Craig Mack - Get Down | Bad Boy

Essential Album Corner: Adriana Evans - Adriana Evans (Loud | 1997)

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Seein' is Believing
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Kali Uchis featuring Tyler the Creator & Bootsy Collins - After the Storm | Interscope
Ravyn Lenae - Closer (Ode 2 U) | Atlantic
Jocelyn Brown - Love's Gonna Get You (Dju Dju remix) |
The Goods - Glow | Bastard Jazz
Neue Grafik - To Pecham Rye | Rhythm Section International
Peggy Gou - It Makes You Forget | Ninja Tune
Avon Blume - Factory Tides | On Loop
Vels Trio - The Wad
Up High Collective - All Ending | Tangram
Subsided - Kendo | Low Income $quad

BALANCE Show #536 - Mixed by Spacewalker

2018 has been great thus far and it shows on the latest edition of Balance! Spacewalker in the mix featuring new music from J. Cole, Nu Guinea, The Internet, Space Ghost, Jessica Lauren, Kiefer & more!

For TRACKLIST: https://bit.ly/2KxWmtC

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BALANCE - Show #537 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

So much quality music floating around, so it's brand new stuff all the way on this edition of BALANCE with Spacewalker! Featuring music from K15, Chip Wickham, Kamaal Williams, Dreamcast, Moods, Prophet & more!

Listen & Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2pkZoe3
For TRACKLIST: https://bit.ly/2l3wV7J

BALANCE - Show #538 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

It's the last regular show before the mid-year recap coming up in two weeks time! Plenty of goodness for you to check out on this edition of Balance including music from the new Kaidi Tatham (@kaiditatham) and The Internet (@internet-band) albums, as well as new music from Swarvy (@swarvy), Tenderlonious (@tenderlonious), Kadhja Bonet (@kadhja-bonet) as well as the return of the Essential Album Corner, this time featuring the last album Dego & Marc Mac would record under the name 4hero, the LP "Play with the Changes"...

BALANCE - Show #539 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Featuring Kali Uchis, Potatohead People, Nu Guinea, Menagerie, The Internet, Space Ghost, Yazmin Lacey & more!

I realize this should've been out at least a month ago, but as I'm sure you've become accustomed to on Balance - better late than never!  Albums, EPs and singles of the first 6 months (or so) in this recap of the best of 2018 thus far!

Listen & Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2wr2s98
For TRACKLIST: ow.ly/9Nf030lztOH

BALANCE Best of 2018: The First Half (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Back in full swing on the first regular show after the Best of 2018 - First Half Special, and on the first episode of the autumn season you can expect new music from Jitwam, Allysha Joy, Scott Xylo, H.E.R, Badbadnotgood & Little Dragon, as well as tributes to Mac Miller and Randy Weston!

For TRACKLIST: http://ow.ly/yEUp30m12mM

BALANCE - Show #541 (Hosted by Spacewalker)

Future Classics & Forgotten Treasures — Selections for the Adventurous Music Listener (Founded in 2007 by Lexis)

BALANCE Show - Hosted by Spacewalker

Music Is My Sanctuary