Artist: Earlyw~rm Cat# : BAL–29 Format: 12” Released : November 18, 2011 File Under: Future Dub !!SOLD OUT!! Side A: Inhale the Lion, Sky Plan w Keygen, Cassette Was a Thing Side B: Drop Claw and the Serial Empress, Dirty Bass Dread Skies With lasers blazing “Natty Droid’s” mesmerizing and mystical dub will…
Artist: Rise Ashen & Flying Down Thunder Cat # BAL-28 Format: CD, digital Release Date: October 11, 2011 File Under: Indigenous Electronic Rise Ashen and Flying Down Thunder deliver a new and unique sound, sharing Algonquin language and chanting through Indigenous and urban electronic music. Honouring Aboriginal culture through collaborative composition, One Nation is a…
Artists: Rise Ashen and Seema D Cat: BH-05 Format: Digital Released: October 4, 2011 File under: house, dub, broken beat, electronic There have been many nights of inner-space drumming and meditative dancing at Ottawa’s Mercury Lounge. After one of these nights, Rise Ashen and vocalist Seema D. headed over to Rise’s studio to jam. There…
RELEASE DATE : MAY 31, 2011 CATALOG : BAL-26 FILE UNDER : REGGAE, DUBSTEP, DRUM N BASS Wa Do Dub feat. Ammoye is the opening track on Citizen Sound’s self titled debut album. Reaching back to the roots of dub producer Aram Scaram pays tribute to the melody of Eek-A-Mouse’s ‘Wa Do Dem’ produced by…
Catalog # BAL-23 Format: digital Release Date: April 19, 2011 File Under: house, dub, broken beat, electronic Balanced Records is ecstatic to re-release Rise Ashen’s 2003 album Earth Dragon: a dubbed-out excursion into broken grooves from the four corners of the world. The textures and melodies are bred from dub reggae, Indian fusion, Scandinavian folk,…
Catalog # BAL-24 Format: digital Release Date: April 19, 2011 File Under: house, dub, broken beat, electronic Balanced brings you another back-catalog gem with Common Ground from Rise Ashen and Trevor Walker. Originally released in 2002, this Canadian world-jazz duo draws from the Middle Eastern, African and Latin dance-floors. Deep layers of instrumentation are united…
Catalog # BAL-25 Format: digital Release Date: April 19, 2011 File Under: house, dub, broken beat, electronic Originally released in 2005, this album was the culmination of 2 years in the studio for Rise Ashen between 2003 and 2005. We are proud to re-release it digitally in 2011! In Rise Ashen’s own words: This album…
Artist: Seed Organization meets Big Toe’s Hi Fi Cat# : BAL-22 Format: 7” vinyl, digital Released: October 15, 2010 File under: reggae “And when they met, it was murder.” The Seed Organization teams up with Big Toe’s Hi Fi to deliver The Heatscore Riddim. The Heatscore is a nod to classic digital reggae, mixing a…
Artist: Ammoye & Rise Ashen Catalog # BCD2010-21 Format: CD & digital Release Date September 17, 2010 File Under: Dancehall, house, dub, electronic On their first joint full length Ammoye and Rise Ashen conjure Haffi Win, a futuristic alchemy of dancehall, hip hop, house and dub. Released on Canada’s Balanced Records, Haffi Win is a…
Artist: J57 Cat#: BAL-19 Format: Vinyl, CD, digital Released August 13, 2010 It’s been over 10 years since Long Island/Brooklyn native, J57 released Digital Society and the album has clearly stood the test of time. Digital Society is a groundbreaking release, an anthemic electronic hip hop soundtrack infused with soul, glitch and bass styles. On…
