BALANCE 030

TRACKLISTING

A1 Bing and Ruth - The How of it Sped
A2 Nils Frahm - For (Max Cooper Remix)
B1 Max Cooper - Music of t he Tides
B2 Rob Clouth - Shedding Layers

C1 Max Cooper - Res ynthesis
C2 Com Truise / Kimyan Law - Ternary / Luba
C3 Max Cooper - Balance (Perc Tool)
D1 Rob Clouth - Transition (Ben Lukas Boysen Remix )
D2 Alix Perez - Blips
D3 Atoms For Peace / Vaetxh - Default / Un folding Mechanism



INFO
Balance has long been a series that elicits the greatest efforts and most original thinking from artists when it comes to the concept of what we know as a DJ mix. In a world where anyo ne can easily cobble together a mix via a myriad of tools, it takes increasing a mounts of innovation to truly stand out. Max Cooper's blend of the artistic and scientific schools of thought have steadily built him up to become one of the st andout electronic musicians of his generation. His mesmeric live shows blend daz zling, synchronized visuals that harness concepts borrowed from the natural worl d and from the mathematical structures of reality itself. This left-of-centre ap proach makes for a truly timeless mix for the 30th edition of the Balance Series , which Tom Pandzic (founder and director of Balance) describes the sound and at titude of the release as the embodiment of what the series represents.
Cooper emerged from Nottingham's club scene in the 2000s, holding down a resi dency at the city's influential Firefly nights where he played turntablist sets across six decks with his fellow resident. From there he became an eminent produ cer of brooding, densely melodic techno via labels like Traum Schallplatten and Herzblut. Since then his creativity has exponentially blossomed, turning him int o a more multifarious artist who borders experimental electronica, ambient and I DM within and alongside his dancefloor-driven output.

On this vinyl double pack you'll hear field recordings, brooding soundscapes, hypnotic piano m odulations, deep atmospheric techno, heavenly melodies, glitchy electro-pop, haz y ambient passages, ravey breakbeats, glitchy drum & bass and even some Thom Yor ke. Complex yet succinct, by turns expansive and intimate, it's the portrait of an ever-evolving artist with a wide gaze, and it's one hell of a listen.