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: Clinton Sly Cat: VIBES03 Label: Serious Vibes Bandcamp: August 27, 2021 All DSPs: September 17, 2021 Clinton Sly – Simma Seed Organization – Simma Dub (feat. Clinton Sly) The Serious Vibes imprint returns with Clinton Sly’s track “Simma” and the dub version by the Seed Organization. Mastered by Seed Organization at Green House Mastering…
DANE ANTHONY SWAN X RISE ASHEN – DREAM Canadian-Bermudan poet, musician and writer Dane Anthony Swan and Ottawa musician and DJ Rise Ashen started collaborating together over 20 years ago. At the time, Dane was living in Ottawa and DJing with Bellyful Soundsystem. Rise became an instant fan of Dane’s cool personality, music, DJing and…
Don Barbarino and Rise Ashen met at the Mercury Lounge in Ottawa around 2012 when Don came to play at MELO-T’s Afropolitan series. The pair kept in touch and Don brought Rise to play his night at Au Pied Du Courant in Montreal. Then Don came to play at Capital Sessions and the pair kept…
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…
Check out the SPECIAL EDITION 2xLP re-issue of RICHIE PHOE’S debut LP that quickly sold out in 2012. Feat. TIPPA IRIE, EARL 16, DANGERMAN, the highly sought after “BUMPY’S LAMENT,” and exclusive to this edition, “CLOUDS OUTERNATIONAL PT. 2.” A testament to modern reggae that combines digital, soulful and conscious styles. This double LP includes…
Various artists Cat: BAL-60 Released Dec 9th, 2023 House Dance Mystics is a musical project, the brainchild of Tangent and Rise, housedancers in Ottawa Canada who create sounds to dance to. Founded by Rise Ashen and Tangent in 2023 it aims to showcase them and a community of guest dancers/musicians/djs who perform together across the…
RCola Cat: BAL-61 Released August 23, 2024 RCola’s latest release on Balanced Records, featuring “Born Hustler,” “Get Free,” and “Sidewalking,” marks an exciting departure from his usual style, infusing jazzy elements into his Drum and Bass sound. “Born Hustler” combines intricate rhythms with a smooth jazz vibe, “Get Free” offers an uplifting groove with melodic…
BAL-59 Melo T & Rise Ashen Music is a Journey Digital October 27, 2023 Brothers from the day they met at the famed Mercury Lounge in Ottawa, Canada in 2015, Melo and Rise have been collaborating on music together since their initial release on the Costa-Rica-based Merecumbe records in 2019. Both accomplished DJs, they bring…
