New Year Mixed Up

Sasha & Hernan Cattaneo played b2b All Night Long for the first time in the USA on December 2nd, 2023 for us in Denver. We will never be the same after that epic night on the dancefloor. 

Please enjoy & share Part 1 of the set courtesy of the artists @sashaofficial & @hernancattaneo

Sasha b2b Hernan Cattaneo | Live In Denver 12.2.23 - Part 1

We're beyond thrilled to welcome French house music pioneers Alan Braxe & DJ Falcon who share with us with their recent set from Golden Plains Festival! 

Fasten your seatbelts for a high-octane genre bending encounter, packed with plenty of cult French house classics mixed with the duo's signature blend of indie pop, disco and techno with some special edits they made just for the set. 

@braxe1 + @djfalconofficial

Q. What inspiration did you both draw upon when planning for this set at Golden Plains? How would you describe the feeling in the crowd, and what kind of a story were you hoping to tell with the music that night?

Alan Braxe:

Weeks before playing at Golden Plains many people and friends told us this one is going to be special, you’ll love it! So we were very excited. When we arrived on the site we immediately felt very good energy with a big crowd focusing on the music. All these lights everywhere made it quite unreal, a bit like in a fairy tale. When we played we tried to be quite eclectic covering a wide range of the music we like. We even prepared some special edits backstage before the set when we realized how good the atmosphere was.

DJ Falcon:

As Alain said we were already excited to play there as we had tonnes of great feedback from our Australian mates weeks before the show. We knew this festival was going to suit us well as we’re constantly flirting with pop, rock and electronic music. Honestly we simply play the music we love and tell a little bit of our story, some of our French classics combined with a selection of tracks we like from the moment. 

Q. What were some of your favourite moments from this particular set, and how do you guys find the right balance between the nostalgic classics and the newer French house sounds when preparing for your sets together? 

AB:

As said above we love to play eclectic with a bit of techno, house, French house, indie pop, we don’t really prepare the set, it’s more an improvisation based on our respective selections. It doesn’t really matter to us if the music is new or made 20 years ago, it’s more about playing tracks we love 100%. My fave moment was probably when I played the 1st track “I Saw” by Young Fathers that I edited a few minutes before the set. On stage, when I saw this very enthusiastic crowd, I felt like wow we have full freedom to play whatever we want.

DJF:

Favorite moment, for me, is when you arrive at the place and you instantly know that you’re gonna have a good time. Also after 10/15 mins of our set we were able to know that the audience is super receptive, that’s a good satisfaction for us. Talking about the right balance between classics and newer tracks is mainly dictated by the energy of the audience. I feel like we’re simply going with the flow, we’re somehow just some kind of energy sensor…

Q. Now having completed this long awaited Australia tour, how did you find the experience of returning to the country after so many years, this time as a duo, and where are you hoping to take the Braxe + Falcon project next? 

AB:

It’s been a very pleasant tour, we did other festivals with also a very positive reaction from the people, touring as a duo is also very exciting as there is this common excitement backstage before playing, and also my son is now living in Sydney so I had the chance to spend a lot of time with him. Next for us is studio time to release more music, our next single is set to be released on July 10th on Smugglers Way / Domino, and there will be more to come later in 2024.

MDC.297 Braxe + Falcon

Hellraiser @ MHTR24 [Main Stage]

Anthony Pappa is one of Australia’s most renowned electronic music exports and a global icon. Celebrated for his technical mastery and bringing a signature darker edge to the underground scene, he has firmly established himself as a leader in Progressive House.

Anthony Pappa will perform at Balance Croatia.

@anthonypappa

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Balance Croatia 2025
Thu 7th Aug - Mon 11th Aug 2025
The Garden Resort, Tisno

Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info.

IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

Balance Croatia 011: Anthony Pappa

It’s always an honour and a pleasure to have the man like Danny Howells on the Selador Sessions and this time it coincides with the release of his new single for the label, a double header that features two wonderful new tracks, ‘Powershow’ and Stereodrama’.

You can listen, stream and download the release here > https://paradise.ffm.to/dh1

So without further ado, well hand you over to one of Selador’s favourite sons. Please welcome back Danny Howells exclusively in the mix for the Selador Sessions…

Tracklist..
Kerri Chandler “Mommy What’s A Record”
Sonson “My Blues” (Franck Roger Dubthrumental Mix)
Fish Go Deep “All In Everything”
Fish Go Deep “All In Everything” (6th Borough Project Dub)
Danny Howells “Powershow” (Payoff Mix)
Aquinaee “Astarte” (Aquinaee’s Blue Terrace Mix)
Aquinaee “Astarte” (Vincenzo Mix)
Zoo Brazil “The Night”
Hardfloor “Squarewave Symphony”
Klangfamilie “Shifting Variant”
Celxio/Bruno Chaix “Troy Dee”
Kevin Sanderson and E-Dancer and Dantiez “Melodica”
Danny Howells “Stereodrama” (DCLVIII OFC Mix)

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Selador Sessions 303 | Danny Howells

Hernan Cattaneo performed a stellar Open to Close set for us in Colorado on November 30th, 2024 at Reelworks Denver. Here is 5hrs of that night's electronic music excellence.

We hope you enjoy & share this exclusive release courtesy of @hernancattaneo 
Thank you!

All of our upcoming events and socials are here -> bit.ly/wdplink

Hernan Cattaneo All Night Long Denver | Recorded Live 11.30.24

It’s hard to believe that Balance Music has been around for 25 years. When we first started, there was no grand plan—just a love for electronic music and a desire to share it. We never imagined that what began as a small project in Australia would grow into something that reaches people all over the world. 

Later this year, we’ll mark this milestone with a huge venture as we travel to Croatia to host Balance Croatia Festival, the first-ever music festival dedicated to progressive and melodic house. This is going to be a moment 25 years in the making, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Last year, to commemorate the 25 years, close friend of the label and an artist we deeply admire, Joe Miller, curated a countdown of his favourite Balance Series mix and track entries—an effort that showcased his deep connection to the label’s history.

Now, as he prepares to release his new solo EP, Planet is Far Away, through Anjunadeep later this month, Joe has once again taken the time to celebrate 25 years of Balance Music with a mix that is hard to put into words. This incredible retrospective reimagines key moments from past Balance Series compilations, weaving them together in a way that feels both fresh and deeply familiar. 

We hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane as much as we do.

@joe-miller

25 Years Anniversary Retrospective mixed by Joe Miller

TRACKLIST

25 Years of Balance Series Anniversary Retrospective mixed by Joe Miller

Yoji Biomehanika @ MHTR25 [Main Stage]

00] Hole In One - Spiritual Ideas For Virtual Reality
[09] The Primitive Painter - Levitation [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[18] Dubtribe Sound System - Sunshine's Theme (Sunshine's Remix) [Organico - ORG 004]
[23] State Of Flux - Mercury [Finiflex - FF1009]
[29] The Primitive Painter - Cathedral [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[36] Ebi - Chuu [Space Teddy - ST 007]
[43] Some Other People - Astralise [Infinite Mass - MASS 018 T]
[52] The Primitive Painter - Invisible Landscapes [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[58] Squid - Emprisoning Sound On A Piece Of Wax [Apollo - APOLLO 16]
[64] The Keyprocessor - Feary Tales [Eevo Lute Muzique - EEVO 008]
[68] State Of Flux - The News [Bold! Stars - BR 2009-1]
[71] Ian Pooley And Alec Empire - Untitled (Pulse Code E.P. Side A) [Mille Plateaux - MP 3]
[83] Ebi - Sou [Space Teddy - ST 007]

Mixes 1993

Andrew Weatherall - Massive Mellow Mix (Slow Electric vol 1.1)

I'll get around to not being shit one day

New Year Mixed Up

Dahlee