Since it's inception back in 2001, EQ Recordings' Balance compilation series has become one of the most consistent and widely recognised; initially showcasing homegrown talents of Sean Quinn, Kasey Taylor and Phil K before breaking free of its Australian roots and introducing international names.
Balance 010 sees Jimmy Van M create an epic three-disc journey through two decades of electronic music, where legends like Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, and Thievery Corporation cosy up alongside today's finest dance artists including Michael Mayer, Ellen Allien, Trentemøller, Booka Shade and Oliver Lieb.
Jimmy Van M explains:
This compilation was 15 years in the making, it offers different shades of music. The first 2 CDs are downtempo mixes that expose a different side of me as a DJ. It took 3 months of digging through my old CD collection, finding the faves, and shaping it into something meaningful. CD 3 is the music that I'm playing in the clubs right now.
Format: 3 x CD
Label: EQ Grey
Release date: October 30, 2006
Tracklist:
CD 1 - Downtempo:
01. Bill Laswell - Ethiopia
02. Bill Laswell - Babylon Ghost
03. Future Sound Of London - Study Of Six Guitars
04. Laika - Coming Down Glass
05. Coldcut - Autumn Leaves
06. Union Jack - Water Drums
07. Casino Vs Japan - Slo Bid Bellwave
08. Nathan Fake - Falmer
09. Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy
10. Anoushka Shankar - Beloved (Thievery Corporation Mix)
11. Wax Poetic Feat Norah Jones - Angels (Thievery Corporation Mix)
12. Autechre - Nine
13. Boards Of Canada - Everything You Is A Balloon
14. Brian Eno & J. Peter Schwalm - Rising Dust
15. Depeche Mode - Halo (Goldfrapp Mix)
16. The Egg - Walking Away
17. Bonobo - Everything You Do
CD 2 - Midtempo:
01. Miles Tilmann - Floating Windows
02. Miles Tilmann - Minutes
03. Steve T - How Are You?
04. Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
05. Speedy J - Oil Zone
06. Adam Johnson - Kriegspiel
07. Adam Johnson - Version 2
08. Ellen Allien & Apparat - Bubbles
09. Boards Of Canada - Skyliner
10. Peter Benisch - Desert
11. Babel - X-Equals
12. Aphex Twin - Delphium
13. Brandi Ifgray - Mono
14. I:Cube - Cash Conv.
15. LCD Soundsystem - Too Much Love (Rub-N-Tug Mix)
16. Saint Etienne - Cool Kids of Death (Underworld Mix)
CD 3 - Uptempo:
01. Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Mix)
02. Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Def Jaguar Mix)
03. Solieb - Integrale
04. Ellen Allien & Apparat - Jet
05. San Lebowski - The Reducer 2
06. Jordano - No Gravity
07. Tom Pooks - Docker
08. Acid Test - Test One
09. 16 Bit Lolitas Feat Jennifer Horne - Ask Why (JVM Gold Mix)
10. DJ T & Booka Shade - Played Runner
11. Hug - The Chopper
12. Loafer - Dirt Bike (16 Bit Lolitas Mix)
13. Gui Boratto - Like You (Supermayer Mix)
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