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Digital Society
Long Island/Brooklyn native, J57 (fifty-seven) illustrates warm synth melodies washing through tight beats and subtle textures on Digital Society, an anthemic electronic hip hop soundtrack. Infusing his production with hip-hop, soul, glitch, and countless other influences, J57 draws contributions from Digga Jefferson Price on keys and vocals, Jordan Usatch on guitar and lyrical shading by…
District 3
The next phase of Billy Rockwell and Hitori Tori‘s District series features two new cuts from these glitch masters.
Trouble
Citizen Sound and Ammoye team up on the single “Trouble”. The song calls for an end to the violence among the youth. Ammoye’s soulful delivery and dancehall sensibilities compliment this progressive, bass driven, steppers rhythm.
District 2
District 2 sees Billy Rockwell and Hitori Tori continue their journey through their imaginary land of glitch and bass.
Digital Society EP
Long Island/Brooklyn native, J57 illustrates warm synth melodies washing through tight beats and subtle textures on Digital Society, an anthemic electronic hip-hop soundtrack. Infusing his production with hip-hop, soul, glitch, and countless other influences, J57 has a masterful ear and an unerring drive to his beats. Using precision and clarity for this freshman solo album,…
District 1
Billy Rockwell and Hitori Tori release District 1, the first volume in a series of digital singles with deep oscillating bass lines and frenetic cut ups.
Bumpy’s Lament
Hailing from Brighton, UK, Richie Phoe drops “Bumpy’s Lament”, a dubwise reinterpretation of the Isaac Hayes classic, released as a 7-inch single on Canadian label Balanced Records. Deep and rolling, “Bumpy’s Lament” is sure to please connoisseurs of funky reggae. On the B-side, Phoe delivers positive vibes with “Electric Boogie”, a nod to ’80s dancehall…
Northern Faction 4
With the fourth installment of the acclaimed Northern Faction series, Balanced presents a compilation that delves deep into dub reggae, downtempo and electronic styles. Northern Faction 4 showcases artists from around the globe, with contributions from Noiseshaper, Subatomic Sound System, Dubmatix, Richie Phoe, Chronic Sonata, Hitori Tori, Ancient Astronauts and Dubin Hood. Rounding off the…
Nostomania
JUNO Award winner for Instrumental Album of the Year 2009 Canadian DMC champion, DJ Brace presents an instrumental hip-hop album built from a crate filled with familiar sounds and things you’ve never heard. In the mysterious Electric Nosehair Orchestra, each nosehair is distinctively titled (NH1-NH14) to correspond with visual artwork, guiding the listener through the…
Nostomania EP
Canadian DMC champion, DJ Brace presents an instrumental hip-hop album built from a crate filled with familiar sounds and things you’ve never heard. In the mysterious Electric Nosehair Orchestra, each nosehair is distinctively titled (NH1-NH14) to correspond with visual artwork, guiding the listener through the Nostomanian experience. nostomania, [nos-tuh-mey-nee-uh] -noun i: an irresistible compulsion to…
Link Pins
Fascade@137db’s Character of the Moment receives a resonant Sinewave treatment while Fascade dissects layers of haunting melody by famed composer Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet soundtracks). Link Pins also features the newest act on the label – Leaf System, who forge a new alliance showcasing the depth of Canadian dub. The Seed Organization teams…
Pleasure From Precision Remixed
Those who truly derive pleasure from precision always find new ways to measure their work. As one would expect this has been the case with the recent Solidaze full length. This has naturally led to the refining and reworking of Pleasure From Precision into a collection of remixes and previously unreleased songs. The Pleasure from…
Pleasure From Precision
Over 4 years in the making, Solidaze’s Pleasure from Precision offers a warm electro-soul aesthetic alongside loose natural rhythms for both the armchair and the dance floor. Influenced by social and political experiences during this period, Solidaze incorporates grooves from house, electro, IDM, jazz and dub. Originally planned as an instrumental album, Pleasure from Precision…
Northern Faction 3
Four years and eight full lengths have passed since Balanced Records launched their premier release and series. Returning with a new installment, Northern Faction 3 leaps beyond Balanced’s Winnipeg roots to include nu jazz and downtempo from across the Northern hemisphere. It features deep soulful material from Kaskade and King Kooba, both off of the…
Character of the Moment
Over three years after the critical acclaim of The Premonition EP, Fascade@137db returns with his trademark of soulful cinematic soundscapes. The seventh release on Balanced Records, Character of the Moment remains deeply driven by hip hop beats yet is reflective of a more organic and calming turbulence. In this narrative Character of the Moment heavily…
Mod Parlour Orchestra
In the mind of Billy Rockwell resides a frenetic maestro who conducts an abstract orchestra of discarded machine musicians. The Mod Parlour Orchestra EP, dedicated to this group of imaginary musicians, explores the realm between glitched out rhythms and abstract film soundtracks. Producing material under a variety of guises over the years Christopher Robinson AKA…
Northern Faction 2
Bringing together over ten different Canadian producers, Northern Faction 2 presents material spanning nearly a year of production. This Winnipeg produced collection includes new material from original roster members Sohcahtoa, Equanim, Kasm, Duende6, Metesthetics and DJ Brace. The fifth release on Balanced Records, Northern Faction 2 shows the evolution of the label over the last…
Solidaze Sessions
The Solidaze Sessions, brainchild of Balanced Records’ Duende6, brings together a diverse collection of Winnipeg based house producers in an exclusive mixed cd. This collection contains the tribal house sounds of Duende6 aka Solidaze and a collaboration between Viva Recordings’ Jon Lemmon and Winnipeg’s premier house producer Joe Silva. It also features new talent such…
Instrumental Language
Steve Boyd is trained in traditional piano and jazz for over 15 years, Boyd has studied under such luminaries as Marilyn Lerner. As a teenager, he began independantly exploring composition and production with emerging digital technologies. Instrumental Language attracted praise by both the jazz and electronic headz and was nominated for a Western Canadian Music…
Northern Faction
This first release is a compilation that features nine Winnipeg electronic producers who come from a variety of musical backgrounds.Stylistically the tracks express influences from the far reaches of global percussions to the playfulness of early electronic media; the carefree spirit of jazz to the mellow depths of dub.