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Balance presents The Soundgarden [CD] (Limited Edition + Bonus download)

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TRACKLIST
CD1
1. Aarp - Gemma III
2. Rigooni - Dreamed Numbers
3. Bigasti & Balad - With You
4. Synkro & Arovane - Aspen
5. Scippo - Rumy
6. Kamilo Sanclemente - Urania (Balance Mix)
7. Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada - Balance
8. Darper - Crystal Voyager
9. Ewan Rill & K Loveski - Omega Torra
10. Emi Galvan - Embrace
11. Ben Archbold - SF (Intro Mix)
12. Baunder 38 & 46
13. Nico Szabo - Soledad (Day Mix)
14. Yoni Yarchi & Daniel Van Der Zwaag - From Tel Aviv to Amsterdam

CD2
1. Yoni Yarchi & Daniel Van Der Zwaag - Into the Wild (Balance Version)
2. Six - Berlin
3. Scippo - Harry
4. Black 8 - Black Tiger
5. Dmitry Molosh - Note
6. Lerr - Moments
7. Armen Miran - Last Chance
8. Nick Warren & Black 8 - Dreamcatcher
9. Nichols - Magnificent Creatures
10. No-No & Nobilis - Diagonal 77
11. Eli Nissan - Restricted Delusions
12. Stillhead - Neu Kobenhavn (Hernan Cattaneo & Audio Junkies Remix)
13. Oliver & Tom Luly

In the space of just a few years since its inception, Nick Warren and his partner Petras globetrotting
concept The Soundgarden has grown to encompass a label, compilations, stunning parties around the world
and a global radio show. It is the culmination of Warrens long and distinguished career in the game, giving
him a multifarious platform through which to exercise total creative control.
From being one of the early defining pillars for progressive house in the mid-90s through to his beautiful
work as one half of Way Out West to his constantly busy DJ diary, he is an electronic music mainstay whose
fan base has only grown stronger with the advent of his own platform. He is long overdue for his return to
Balances lauded compilation series, bringing two discs of exclusive music that expounds everything that
makes The Soundgarden such an engrossing concept.
The Soundgarden endeavours to create magical musical experiences, whether at home listening to the
releases or at the unique global events he explains of the idea behind the platform. On this album, I wanted
to showcase some of my current favourite artists and reflect the more eclectic sound of The Soundgarden. I
feel the secret with compilations is to try and choose music which has almost a timeless feel to it. He has
certainly achieved his goal with this perfectly sequenced selection, picking an array of sumptuous music that
is connected by a thread of beautiful melody and spacious atmospherics. Many of the producers who
contributed to this selection have either been in the crowd or behind the decks at a Soundgarden event,
making this compilation a real family affair.
These two discs of carefully selected compositions are packed with special moments. On CD1, RIGOONIs
Dreamed Numbers gets the mix off to an early chug with its delicate plucked melodies and rolling groove,
leading into the graceful strings of Bigasti & Balads With You. Aspen recalls Airdrawndagger-era Sasha as
the mix find its feet unhurriedly. An exclusive Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada original Balance yields
shimmering atmospheric touches and slivers of plucked guitar, with more musicality displayed through the
melancholic piano chords of Drapers Crystal Voyager. The mix continues to twist and turn through Emi
Galvans soaring Embrace and the arpeggiated groove of Baunders 38 & 46 and Yoni Yarchi & Daniel
Van Der Zwaags From Tel Aviv to Amsterdam brings the mix to a blissed-out climax.
The slo-mo graceful, slinky chug of Sixs Berlin helps to get CD2 going in more mellow tempo, with the
chord stabs of Black 8s Black Tiger giving an almost Detroit feel to this early hypnotic section. The tempo
builds imperceptibly as the haunting vocal of Dmitry Moloshs Note glides over percolating percussion.
Another shimmering Nick Warren & Black 8 production Dreamcatcher arrives to give a contrast to the deep,
introspective atmospheres that precede it. Later, the languid funk of Eli Nissan Restricted Delusions
pushes the listener into a deeper state, before Audio Junkies & Hernan Cattaneos remix of Stillheads Neu
Kobenhaven cuts through in stark fashion with its crystalline chime motif. Oliver & Toms Luly makes for a
perfect closer, its sweet xylophone and piano sounds making for one of the most sublime moments on the
compilation.