Artist: Seed Organization, RCola, Icky Magdala Cat: VIBES05 Label: Serious Vibes Bandcamp: May 5 2023 All DSPs: June 2 2023 Montreal-based dub music artists Seed Organization, RCola, and Icky Magdala have joined forces to release “Dub Style.” The EP is a fusion of classic dub rhythms and modern deep dubstep sounds, creating a unique and…
Catalogue: BAL-58 Format: Digital Release Date: March 03, 2023 Rise Ashen & Boddhi Satva Boddhi Satva and Rise Ashen come together for this futuristic deep-dive on the topic of unity. Two big men with big hearts, Rise and Boddhi have been fans of each-other’s production from across the pond for decades and when they met…
Artist: Seed Organization Cat: VIBES04 Label: Serious Vibes Bandcamp: Feb 3 2023 All DSPs: Feb 24 2023 After existing in dubplate only form for years, we are please to make “Whagwan” featuring Danger Man available to all our fans. The release comes with both the vocal and dub cut as well as a remix by…
Catalogue: BAL-57Format: Digital ReleaseDate: Jan 13, 2023Theland and Rise – Same Home Intergenerational sensational Theland and Rise (Theland Kicknosway, 19-year old Cree and Potowatomi singer and dancer and 48 year-old 3-time Juno-Award nominated global grooves producer Rise Ashen) come together for this haunting slow-house groover. Same Home combines Theland’s soaring contemporary vocals with lush bamboo…
Various artists Cat: BAL-56 Released July 8, 2022 The final installment of our 20 year series lands with two uptempo tracks from some of the original Balanced creators. Longtime collaborators Kasm & Rise team up for a warm, meditative track guided by Rise’s powerful, expansive vocals. As a bonus, the instrumental version is also included…
Artist: Various Catalogue: BAL-55 Format: Digital Released May 6, 2022 The third release in Balanced’s 20th anniversary series and the first of 2022 features longtime collaborator Richie Phoe with Petrichor Dub as well as label head Seed Organization’s super heavyweight tune Amps. Mastered by Seed Organization at Green House Mastering Cover Artwork by JS Perron…
Artist: Silla & Rise Cat: BAL-54 Released: October 29, 2021 With Silarjuaq, the album draws its title from the Inuktitut word for Universe: its root, Sila, has a broad definition that encompasses concepts of weather, the land, the spirit of the atmosphere, cunning, and intelligence. Adding the affix “-juaq” makes it “large” and alludes to…
Artist: Silla & Rise Cat#: BAL-53 Format: CD, Digital Released October 15, 2021 Tulukkat is the plural of tulugaq “raven”. The symbolism of the raven is often complex and appears frequently in the stories of peoples around the world. As a mediator between life and death in both Celtic and Inuit traditions this song blends…
Artist: Silla & Rise Catalogue: BAL-52 Format: CD, Digital Released October 1, 2021 The first single of Silla & Rise’s 3rd album, Silarjuaq. The Inuktitut word for breath. Inhale and feel your lungs swell, hear the heartbeat in your ears, and exhale. The power and control you hear in katajjaq requires mastery of breath. Take…
