JUNOFest 2012
May 9, 2012
This year Kasm, The Seed Organization, Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen took part in the JUNO Awards in Ottawa…
Happy and Deep Dark Dub (Instrumental Remix)
April 5, 2012
When recording his Happy and Deep Dark Dub remix featuring Tippa Irie for Northern Faction 5, Subatomic Sound System also…
Balanced 11-Year Party
March 27, 2012
Following our successful 10-year party in 2011, we are set to launch another historical event on April 28th 2012, this…
2 Luvrs Video
March 27, 2012
Rise Ashen’s remix of 2 Luvrs appears on Northern Faction 5. The video was produced by Labnoise and features Lady…
Great Response to Northern Faction 5
March 26, 2012
Early response to Northern Faction 5 has been great. “Great work as usual. heavy dubby rotation big up from vienna!”…
10 Questions With… Version Xcursion
March 6, 2012
This time around, the legendary Sassa’le from Version Xcursion drops by and answers our questions. What musical projects have you…
7FT Soundsystem Live at Cold Turkey
February 28, 2012
7FT live and in full effect at Cape Towns’ greatest party, Cold Turkey. Watch Video
10 Questions With… 7FT Soundsystem
February 28, 2012
The 10 Questions With… series continues by spotlighting another Northern Faction 5 artists. South Africa’s 7FT Soundsystem has been dropping…
10 Questions With… RCola
February 21, 2012
10 Questions With… is a new series on our website allowing you to get to know Balanced artists a little…
JUNO Nomination for One Nation
February 14, 2012
We’re so pumped by the recent news that Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen‘s release One Nation has been nominated…
Gunna Rock dubplate (ft. Brother Culture)
February 9, 2012
To preview of his forthcoming single, The Seed Organization is giving away one of his dubplates of the new Heatscore…
Kijigog Nimiwan/Galactic Dancehall Video
January 7, 2012
Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen blend traditional Algonquin chanting with globetrotting dancefloor mixology. On Kijigog Nimiwan, the chant summons…
Heartical Behaviour (Dubplate Version) – Free Download
December 20, 2011
In 2007, Richie Phoe released the Heartical Behaviour seven-inch on Redbud Records. To close out this year, we are proud…
The Produce Section with J57
December 12, 2011
J57 is featured in Cluster Mag and 2DopeBoyz‘s new monthly video series called The Produce Section focusing on the unsung…
Rise Ashen & Flying Down Thunder Live
December 12, 2011
Rise Ashen and Flying Down Thunder perform the title track from their 2011 album One Nation at the Mercury Lounge…
Joe Silva at MEME 2011
December 5, 2011
From back in June 2011 as part if Winnipeg’s MEME Festival, Joe Silva performs a live PA set at Alive.
Process Rebel and Hope Masike Live
November 17, 2011
Process Rebel performs with Zimbabwean singer Hope Masike at the Incubate Festival in The Netherlands.
J57 Interview on hussletapes.com
November 16, 2011
Emcee/Producer J57 was recently interviewed by the Australian website hussletapes.com. Find out what drives him to produce, who he has…
New Ammoye Single on Renegade Media
November 8, 2011
You may know her from her work with Rise Ashen, Citizen Sound and Dubmatix now check out the debut single…
Thriller Dub
October 31, 2011
Just in time for Halloween, Richie Phoe is giving away a free copy of his dubwise version of the MJ…
Dubmatix: Clash of the Titans
October 25, 2011
Our good friend Dubmatix has just released a new remix album called Clash of the Titans – The System Shakedown…
Richie Phoe Album Preview
September 28, 2011
Check out this week’s radio show by our friends at Roots Garden. It features two brand new tracks by Richie…
Billy Rockwell at MEME 2011
June 30, 2011
Billy Rockwell performing at the 2011 MEME Festival in Winnipeg, Canada. Visuals by Mr. Ghosty.
Process Rebel at MEME 2011
June 30, 2011
Process Rebel performing at the 2011 MEME Festival in Winnipeg, Canada. Visuals by Mr. Ghosty.
Hitori Tori at MEME 2011
June 30, 2011
Hitori Tori performing at the 2011 MEME Festival in Winnipeg, Canada. Visuals by Mr. Ghosty.
King Sunshine at NXNE 2011
June 20, 2011
A video of King Sunshine performing their single “That Rag” at the NXNE 2011 Balanced Records Showcase in Toronto, Canada.
Ammoye + Rise Ashen at NXNE 2011
June 20, 2011
A video of Ammoye + Rise Ashen performing “Haffi Win” at the NXNE 2011 Balanced Records Showcase in Toronto, Canada.
Joe Silva at NXNE 2011
June 20, 2011
A video of Joe Silva performing live at the NXNE 2011 Balanced Records Showcase in Toronto, Canada.
7FT Soundsystem Live at Cold Turkey Video
May 30, 2011
Check out this video of 7FT Soundsystem playing Live at Cold Turkey – Cape Town, South Africa 2011. 7FT Soundsystem…
Joe Silva at Balanced Ten Year Video
May 24, 2011
Here is a video of Joe Silva in the house room of our Ten Year Anniversary Party. His new EP,…
Countdown to Balanced Ten Year Party
April 25, 2011
We are less than one week away from our ten year anniversary party. Tickets are still available, but moving fast,…
Joe Silva Uncorrected EP Coming Soon
April 25, 2011
If you’re one of the luck guests at our Ten Year Anniversary Party, you’ll have a chance to catch Joe…
Rise Ashen Re-Releases
April 25, 2011
We are excited to have the privilege of releasing three classic Rise Ashen albums that haven’t been available digitally until…
10-Year Anniversary Party
March 16, 2011
What began as an informal collective of Winnipeg DJs and music producers in early 2001, has expanded to include a…
Digital Society Music Video
January 31, 2011
Directed by filmmaker Nicolas Heller and featuring cameos by J57 and members of the Brown Bag AllStars, the Digital Society…
J57 Studio Tour
January 9, 2011
J57 offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the lab that crafted Digital Society. Behind the organized chaos, he reveals…
That Rag Music Video
January 9, 2011
Check out this zany video for Toronto’s 9-piece funk machine King Sunshine… it’s pure monkey business! That Rag will be…
Big Things From J57
December 27, 2010
It was a big year for Brooklyn’s J57 who released his monumental debut album Digital Society on Balanced. He recently…
Stephane Lefrancois at ADE 2010
November 25, 2010
While in Amsterdam for ADE 2010, we met up with Stephane Lefrancois who talked about his forthcoming releases coming soon…
Heatscore Riddim Now Available Digitally
November 19, 2010
The first collaboration between The Seed Organization and Scotland’s Big Toe’s Hi Fi; the Heatscore Riddim, is available worldwide today…
Sound A Goody Goody (Process Rebel Dub)
November 18, 2010
Process Rebel just finished up a killer dubwise version of Sound A Goody Goody. You can download it for free…
Process Rebel at ADE 2010
November 18, 2010
While at ADE 2010, Amsterdam/San Francisco producer Process Rebel talks about his upcoming releases on Balanced Records.
Rise Ashen at ADE 2010
November 11, 2010
For the first of our videos from the 2010 Amsterdam Dance Event, Rise Ashen talks about the D25 discussion panel…
Mungo’s Hi Fi Pon Di Big Toe’s Hi Fi
October 15, 2010
Here’s a quick video of Craig from Mungo’s Hi Fi killing it on the
Big Toe’s Hi Fi on the Bushrocker Hi Fi
October 14, 2010
A wicked set at the Bushrocker Hi Fi Reggae Tent for Beatherder 2009. Big Toe’s Hi Fi with B Dawg…
On Stage with J57
October 13, 2010
J57 has been hitting the stage for some high profile shows with artists like Pete Rock, PsychoLes, Prince Paul and…
An Interview With Ammoye
October 13, 2010
The German reggae magazine Irie Ites recently caught up with Ammoye for this interview about her new release with Rise…
Big Toe’s Hi Fi on CBC Radio
September 16, 2010
The Big Toe’s Hi Fi crew including Dangerman stop off at CBC Radio for an interview.
Get Set For Haffi Win!
September 7, 2010
In just two weeks, Ammoye and Rise Ashen’s Haffi Win will be released. The fourteen track album is a futuristic…
Digital Society on Wax Poetics
August 31, 2010
The title track to J57′s Digital Society album is available as a free download at the Wax Poetics Digital site,…
Big Toe’s Hi Fi live at Pangea Garden Party
August 31, 2010
This video features the Big Toe’s Hi Fi live at the Pangea Garden Party in 2008.
Big Toe’s Hi Fi Parade
August 24, 2010
This video features the Big Toe’s crew taking part in a rural Canadian parade. Watch out for shots of their…
The Reviews Are In for Digital Society
August 20, 2010
Digital Society has been making huge waves in the underground hip hop community lighting up blogs with previews of the…
Big Toe’s Hi Fi “Shotgun Sounds”
August 19, 2010
Big Toe’s Hi Fi sent a short promo video of Daddy Scotty and Barba Poppa Choppa on the farm in…
Big Toe’s Hi Fi & Skratch Bastid
August 18, 2010
A video of Canada’s Skratch Bastid playing on the massive sound system of Big Toe’s Hi Fi.
Big Toe’s Hi Fi @ Meadows Festival
August 16, 2010
Here is a video of Big Toe’s Hi Fi live at 2009′s Meadows Festival with deejays Lil Nat, Daddy Scotty…
J57 Interview
August 13, 2010
After launching his vinyl-only EP this spring, we’re happy to announce that today we officially release J57′s full-length album Digital…
MEME 2010 Festival
June 1, 2010
MEME (pronounced ‘meem’) is a multi-day music and digital arts festival featuring live indoor and outdoor electronic music performances, large…
Welcome Balanced House
May 27, 2010
All of the content from our sublabel Balanced House has been merged into this website. You can get all of…
Digital Society Is Ready To Drop
May 13, 2010
J57 is just about to launch his Digital Society vinyl EP and digital album (coming soon) with Balanced Records. Check…
Balanced For Uptown’s Best Record Label of 2010
April 30, 2010
Every year Uptown Magazine celebrates local people and places with their annual “Best of Winnipeg” issue. Please vote Balanced Records…
Happy Birthday Balanced!
April 23, 2010
Balanced Records turns nine years old on April 23rd. Please help us celebrate by posting something nice on our Facebook…
Dubmatix Wins Juno Award
April 18, 2010
A huge congratulations to Dubmatix for winning the Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year! Apart from his work…
Richie Phoe Video from Dirty Sanchez
April 12, 2010
Two cuts from Richie Phoe‘s excellent Eye On the Prize EP were featured on MTV UK’s television programme Dirty Sanchez.…
Big Shot Music Video
April 10, 2010
Berlin’s Noiseshaper recently released a video for their tune Big Shot found on their latest album Satellite City which also…
More Dubmatix Live
March 25, 2010
Here is another awesome Dubmatix live video, this one features The Dubmatix Sound System along with Murray Man & LT…
Dubmatix Live
March 24, 2010
Our fellow Canadian; Dubmatix, is featured here in a live video from the 2009 Toronto Jazz Festival. He can also…
Way Back When Music Video
March 20, 2010
While not actually a Balanced Records release, here is another unofficial video found on YouTube for Richie Phoe‘s track Way…
Parasite Music Video
March 15, 2010
Continuing on the video theme this month, our very own Billy Rockwell just dropped off his video for the unreleased…
Bumpy’s Lament Music Video
March 15, 2010
We just discovered this awesome fan created video for Richie Phoe’s latest single; Bumpy’s Lament. Feel free to share it…
NF4 Wins Best Album of ’09
February 19, 2010
Portugal’s premiere reggae radio show; Zona Reggae, has awarded Northern Faction 4 with Best Dub Album of 2009! Read the…
MIDEM 2010 Showcase
January 11, 2010
Join us in Cannes, France on January 26th 2010 for the Balanced MIDEM Showcase. It all takes place at club…
Zona Reggae Nominates NF4
January 7, 2010
Portugal’s premiere reggae radio show; Zona Reggae, has nominated Northern Faction 4 as part of their Best of 2009 Dub…
Introducing Balanced House
June 14, 2009
Our new sublabel; Balanced House, will focus primarily on releases of house, broken beat and other dancefloor variations.
Nostomania Wins at the Junos
March 30, 2009
It was a huge night for Balanced as our DJ Brace‘s album The Electric Nosehair Orchestra in Nostomania grabbed the…
DJ Brace @ JUNOfest
March 22, 2009
On top of receiving a JUNO nomination for Instrumental Album of the Year, DJ Brace will be busy throughout JUNO…
DJ Brace & Dubmatix Get Juno Nominations
February 5, 2009
We are very excited to announce DJ Brace’s Electric Nosehair Orchestra in Nostomania has been nominated for Instrumental Album of…
The Nostomania Tour Hits Germany
September 8, 2008
DJ Brace will be hitting Winnipeg, Montreal and Berlin to close out the Popkomm music conference as part of the…
Winnipeg Ska & Reggae Festival 2008
August 12, 2008
Join us Thursday August 21st at The Pyramid as The Seed Organization and the JFK Renegade Sound System open for…
Lost Touch (Seed Organization dub)
July 5, 2008
The Seed Organization‘s dub version of the Solidaze song Lost Touch rounds off our seven year celebration. The original appears…
Rise Ashen on Parliament Hill
July 1, 2008
Last year Rise Ashen treated a colossal crowd of 450,000 Canadians to a serious sampling of underground Canadian electronica on…
Mimosa
June 5, 2008
Kasm‘s Mimosa kicks off our free digital downloads to help celebrate our seven year anniversary.
Seven Years of Balanced
May 5, 2008
It’s hard to believe but April 23rd marked the 7th year of operation for our Balanced Records! Building on the…
Desmond Dekker Tribute Show
January 21, 2008
In May of 2006, Desmosnd Dekker passed away and left his legacy for a new generation to discover and learn…
Solidaze Live at MIDEM 2008
January 17, 2008
Sunday January 27 at Balroom, 7 Rue Marceau, Cannes (Google Map). Ping Pong is the main french press relation, marketing…
Aiwa Remixed Volume 1
July 4, 2007
Balanced is pleased to have collaborated on the new remix project for Aïwa, the Iraqi-French troupe that saw huge success…
A Balanced Documentary
April 22, 2007
From Out Of Nowhere; a documentary by Jason “Funk” Permanand, outlines the origins of Balanced Records and features archival footage…
Nu Sounds Series
April 22, 2007
As part of Jazz Winnipeg’s Nu Sounds series, Balanced will be featuring 2 acts – Solidaze with guests, along with…
Water and Light Project
October 30, 2006
As part of the Manito-Ahbee Festival, The Urban Shaman Gallery, Water & Light Project and the Winnipeg Art Gallery are…
WCMA 2006 Showcase
October 8, 2006
Balanced is pleased to be hosting the Electronic Music Showcase as part of the Western Canadian Music Awards Festival. The…
Pleasure From Precision Reviews
June 19, 2006
Solidaze’s Pleasure from Precision has been garnering much national and international acclaim over the past few weeks. Check out the…
Solidaze Profiled on Urbnet
May 9, 2006
Urbnet’s DJ Oxide recently profiled Solidaze for the latest Jackhouse where they talk about the development and influences of the…
It Was A Night
May 5, 2006
Equanim‘s It Was A Night is an awesome outtake from his album Instrumental Language.
Moonlion
May 5, 2006
The final track we are releasing for our 5 For Five promotion is the classic Solidaze track Moonlion.
Fascade@137db On Urbnet
April 5, 2006
Fascade@137db will be playing at The Pyramid alongside Tele, DJ RPG and Telepathic Butterflies on March 18th. This show is…
Balanced Five Year Anniversary Party
March 28, 2006
Join us Friday, April 28th at the Winnipeg Art Gallery for the Balanced Five Year Anniversary Party! After eight releases…
Small Seeds Collective Fundraiser
March 26, 2006
The Small Seeds Collective presents The Fistula Hospital Fundraiser at Yenat Restaurant 330 Ellice Avenue Friday April 14th. Tickets are…
Clash of the Titans
March 5, 2006
Be sure to check out The Clash of the Titans, a CKUW Fundrive event taking place Feb. 11th at the…
Grass Roots
January 1, 2006
To help celebrate our five year anniversary, we bring you Kasm and The Seed Organization‘s dub-funk offering, Grass Roots which…
5 For Five: Log 5_2
January 1, 2006
As part of the 5 For Five celebration we give you a classic Glitch Hop track by Billy Rockwell.
Kasm & DJ Brace Featured on Prison Break
September 30, 2005
Kasm & DJ Brace’s classic “Breaking Out” has been featured on the Halloween episode of “Prison Break”. Billed as ‘the…