BALANCE PRESENTS THE SOUNDGARDEN

TRACKLISTING


A1. Stillhead - Neu Kobenhavn (Hernan Cat taneo & Audio Junkies Remix)
A2. Rigooni - Dreamed Numbers
B1. Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada - Balance
B2. Armen Miran - Last Chance

C1. Kamilo San clemente - Urania (Balance Mix)
C2. Black 8 - Black Tiger
D1. Six - Berlin
D2. Eli Nissan - Restricted Delusions





INFO


In the space of just a few years since its inception, Nick Warren and hi s partner Petra's 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 Warren's long and distinguished career in the game, gi ving him a multifarious platform through which to exercise total creative contro l.

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 hi s constantly busy DJ diary, he is an electronic music mainstay whose fan base ha s only grown stronger with the advent of his own platform. He is long overdue fo r his return to Balance's lauded compilation series, bringing two discs of exclu sive music that expounds everything that makes The Soundgarden such an engrossin g concept.

"The Soundgarden endeavours to create magical musical expe riences, whether at home listening to the releases or at the unique global event s" he explains of the idea behind the platform. "On this album, I wanted to show case 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 wit h this perfectly sequenced selection, picking an array of sumptuous music that i s connected by a thread of beautiful melody and spacious atmospherics. Many of t he 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 a ffair.

These two discs of carefully selected compositions are packed with special moments. On CD1, RIGOONI's '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 & Balad's 'With You'. Aspen recalls 'Airdrawndag ger'-era Sasha as the mix find its feet unhurriedly. An exclusive Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada original 'Balance' yields shimmering atmospheric touches and sliver s of plucked guitar, with more musicality displayed through the melancholic pian o chords of Draper's 'Crystal Voyager'. The mix continues to twist and turn thro ugh Emi Galvan's soaring 'Embrace' and the arpeggiated groove of Baunder's '38 & 46' and Yoni Yarchi & Daniel Van Der Zwaag's 'From Tel Aviv to Amsterdam' bring s the mix to a blissed-out climax.

The slo-mo graceful, slinky chug o f Six's 'Berlin' helps to get CD2 going in more mellow tempo, with the chord sta bs of Black 8's 'Black Tiger' giving an almost Detroit feel to this early hypnot ic section. The tempo builds imperceptibly as the haunting vocal of Dmitry Molos h's 'Note' glides over percolating percussion. Another shimmering Nick Warren & Black 8 production 'Dreamcatcher' arrives to give a contrast to the deep, intros pective atmospheres that precede it. Later, the languid funk of Eli Nissan' 'Res tricted Delusions' pushes the listener into a deeper state, before Audio Junkies ' & Hernan Cattaneo's remix of Stillhead's 'Neu Kobenhaven' cuts through in star k fashion with its crystalline chime motif. Oliver & Tom's 'Luly' makes for a pe rfect closer, its sweet xylophone and piano sounds making for one of the most su blime moments on the compilation.

"I try to find those tracks which d o not age like more peak time dance tracks tend to" says Warren. "Every single a rtist featured on the compilation delivered big time for me and I am eternally t hankful for their talent." - Nick Warren