BALANCE PRESENTS HENRY SAIZ

TRACKLISTING


A1. Hal Incandenza - I Know What You Are< br>A2. Guillermo Medín & Henry Saiz - In Jeopardy
A3. Robert Feltman - About Gravity
A4. Karmon - Continuum
B1. Royksopp - This Time, This Place (Henry Saiz Downtempo Egodeath Version)
B2. Genius of Time - Sungswell (Henry Saiz' s Cuban Acid Trip Remix)

C1. Milio - Dew
C2. Henry Saiz - Entre Dos Mu ndos
C3. Brassica - Celestial Suspension
D1. Marshall White & Henry Saiz - Stargazer
D2. Henry Saiz & Imalgi - Kickboxer
D3. Moonlight Wolves - All I Need (Third Son Remix)

E1. NVSBL - Purple Dawn
E2. Henry Saiz - Mind trap
E3. Polygonia - Implosion of the Known (Henry Saiz Remix)
F1. Moonlig ht Wolves - Mantra (Henry Saiz Remix)
F2. Somfay & Henry Saiz - To Steal a St ar From the Night
F3. H. Haze - La Fuerza





INFO< br>

Created over the span of two years, Balance 032 marks a creative high point in the career of Madrid-based artist Henry Saiz, and this marks his third appearance for the hallowed compilation series. Spread over an expansive three discs, it has given him the space to curate a truly stunning odyssey of creative expression-one influenced by everything from AI to his recent ADHD diagnosis.
As ever, he has gone above and beyond to ensure that the mix is cramme d full of exclusive, unreleased material-nearly 75% of the music included-both f rom himself and many of his favourite producers and collaborators, from unknowns through to household names like Röyksopp.

"Since I've done two Balan ce compilations already, I didn't want to repeat myself" he says. "My first, 'Ba lance 19', was very important for my career and I knew people would be comparing it with this new one, so I put a lot of effort into it to make it more attracti ve and to be able to gain more control in the final product sound-wise." - Henry Saiz

Created in Ableton, which he uses for his DJ sets due to its un limited creative functionality and precision ("I get bored easily with CDJs"), t he mix makes great use of many effects, layerings, and production techniques to enhance the beautiful sounds that lie within.

The first part takes a freestyle approach to find a sweet spot between home listening and club warm-up vibes, all woven together through a narrative about the connection between the p ast, the future, the reinterpretation of old concepts and AI.

"I used a lot of AI techniques to add creativity to the songs, from cloning vocals to g enerate atmospheres, to creating grooves using text-to-music always like a tool in order to add to, and not to replace human creativity. Ideally, we will work w ith AI as a co-pilot also in the studio to make boring technical process faster and focus more on what really matters: ideas to bring our human experience into the music form." - Henry Saiz

Packed with symbols and messages, its c hanging tempos span the creepy vaporwave intro of Hal Incandenza's 'I Know What You Are' - setting the tone perfectly with an AI voice telling a human "I know w hat you are, I know where you come from" - through to chugging electronica, dubb y grooves, Indian rhythm, Balearic spoken word, sparkly breakbeats and teases of the clubbier sounds that await in the next disc. The euphoric climax of Saiz's rework of Swedish duo Genius of Time's recent release 'Sunswell' is the perfect bridge into Disc 2, a whirling firework of pretty melody and spine-tingling arpe ggiation. The breadth and surprises of this first disc would have made it a stan dout piece of work on its own, but of course that's never enough for Saiz...

The second part leans towards the sounds of Henry Saiz in club mode, beg inning with the warm blanket of sumptuous Milio's 'Dew', building gradually and flitting between the deep and the soaring. From lush progressive house to the he avenly breaks of Brassica's epic 'Celestial Suspension' through some truly stagg ering new psychedelically tinged material from Saiz, it's a mix packed with magi cal melody. The disc crescendos with the scintillating riffs of Henry Saiz & Ima lgi's 'Kickboxer', where synths are made to weep digital tears, and the stunning liquid breaks and heartfelt vocals of Moonlight Wolves 'All I Need (Third Son R emix)'. As ever, all is not what it seems in his sets, with heavy editing making these truly unique versions.

"People try to Shazam my sets and usual ly don't get the ID because of all the heavy editing I do while I play. Lately I learned this hyperactivity and need for challenging projects that motivates me comes from my ADHD. So, I guess the DNA of my sets would be coherent eclecticism but also a melodic journey that changes and evolves straight to a climax." - He nry Saiz

The final chapter of this sprawling compilation explores the increasing tempos of the current era, expanding Saiz's DNA into new territory w hile maintaining all the classy elements of his sound.

"The current v ogue for faster tempos may be due to the constant stimulation we get from techno logy and how we process information nowadays. My DJ style has become faster beca use the world is going faster. My DJ sets are now moving through 110 to 140 bpm territories. I didn't enjoy much music with faster BPMs a few years ago because it felt very overwhelming and had too many elements, but now people are producin g music that works great at faster speeds because they have less elements and a groove that works that way. As long as the track takes you somewhere and makes y ou feel something through melody, that's what counts for me." - Henry Saiz

A deep and spacey feel early on with plenty of dubby touches gives way to meatier sounds, psychedelic tones woven into the heavier rhythms as the tempos gradually creep upwards and elements of trance abound through a flurry of Saiz e xclusives. A grandstand finish is guaranteed by way of his incredible chugging-b ased rework of Moonlight Wolves' 'Mantra', the light dreamy beauty of Henry Saiz & Somfay's 'To Steal a Star from The Night' and the intense synth overload of H . Haze's 'La Fuerza'. A perfect end to a truly remarkable body of work.