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: Artist......: VA
: Album.......: Max Cooper Balance 030 :
: Label.......: Balance Music .. .:.. .
Genre.......: Electronic :
Catnr.......: BAL023CD .
' Source......: CD ,
; Rip.date....: 2018-11-10
Str.date....: 2018-05-04
Quality.....: 251kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :..
.:. Url.........: http://www.balancemusic.com.au '
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Disc 1 / 2
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1. Ben Lukas Boysen, Sebastian Plano - A Greater 1:46
Pattern
2. Bing and Ruth - The How of it Sped 5:52
3. Nils Frahm - For (Max Cooper Remix) 4:22
4. Bxentric - Afon 2:20
5. Max Cooper - Balance (Perc Tool) 0:32
6. Geotic - Actually Smiling 3:29
7. Agrippa - Ziplash 0:48
8. Portable Sunsets - Straylight û Dave DK remix 4:26
9. Max Cooper - Music of the Tides 3:22
10. Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds - 23:52 4:13
11. Deapmash - Blocks 0:55
12. Burnski - Control 3:03
13. Tenebre - Axe Nord-Sud 2:05
14. Lusine - Ticking Hands (feat. Sarah McIlwain) 3:25
15. Donato Dozzy - A.Ritmica 3:39
16. Batu - Stairwells 3:39
17. Max Cooper - Organa (Patrice Baumel æBalanceÆ 4:40
Remix)
18. Max Cooper - Resynthesis 5:30
Disc 2 / 2
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1. Lusine - Tropopause (Loscil Remix) 5:22
2. Tim Hecker - Chimeras 2:55
3. Brecon - Half Light 3:35
4. Tessela - Helter Skelter 1:31
5. Rob Clouth - Shedding Layers 7:23
6. Hidden Orchestra - Wingbeats (Max Cooper Remix) 6:55
7. Rob Clouth - Transition (Ben Lukas Boysen Remix) 2:33
8. Kimyan Law - Luba 1:06
9. Com Truise - Ternary 2:59
10. Rob Clouth - Silica 1:29
11. HLZ - Dream Source 3:01
12. LSB - About Tonight 3:02
13. Lee Chapman - Believe in Something 2:28
14. Belief Defect - Disembarking Horizons 2:59
15. Alix Perez - Blips 2:20
16. Atoms for Peace - Default 3:17
17. Vaetxh - Unfolding Mechanism 1:50
18. Rival Consoles - What Sorrow 5:42
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,: 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 anyone ':
,: can easily cobble together a mix via a myriad of tools, it takes :,
: increasing amounts of innovation to truly stand out. Max :
:' CooperÆs blend of the artistic and scientific schools of ':
,: thought have steadily built him up to become one of the standout :,
: electronic musicians of his generation. :
:' ':
,: His mesmeric live shows blend dazzling, synchronized visuals :,
: that harness concepts borrowed from the natural world and from :
:' the mathematical structures of reality itself. This ':
,: left-of-centre approach 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 attitude of ':
,: the release as the embodiment of what the series represents. :,
: :
:' Cooper emerged from NottinghamÆs club scene in the 2000s, ':
,: holding down a residency at the cityÆs influential Firefly :,
: nights where he played turntablist sets across six decks with :
:' his fellow resident. From there he became an eminent producer ':
,: of brooding, densely melodic techno via labels like Traum :,
: Schallplatten and Herzblut. Since then his creativity has :
:' exponentially blossomed, turning him into a more multifarious ':
,: artist who borders experimental electronica, ambient and IDM :,
: within and alongside his dancefloor-driven output. :
:' ':
,: He is increasingly known as a highly conceptual artist who :,
: thinks outside the box, but one who has the quality and depth of :
:' composition and musical emotion to back it up with real ':
,: substance. Wearing several hats these days ù DJ, producer, label :,
: owner with his burgeoning Mesh imprint, creator of art :
:' installations, consultant for new technologies ù and working ':
,: with cutting-edge techniques like 4D sound and 360-degree :,
: visuals, he is a veritable polymath. ôIÆve never really fit in :
:' musicallyö he admits. ôIÆve never been part of a particular ':
,: genre or shared a lasting musical alignment with a particular :,
: group of artists or event. Music should be a reflection of who :
:' someone is, and none of us can be put into a neat box which ':
,: defines that. With that in mind, I set out to create something :,
: reflecting my club shows but also something reflecting as much :
:' as I could of my identity and history.ö ':
,: :,
: On a technical level, the mix is drenched with subtle detailing, :
:' editing, rearranging ù even binaural processing only audible on ':
,: headphones that appears to make sounds move around the :,
: listenerÆs head in all directions. His background as a :
:' turntablist also feeds into the mix in subtle ways, and he ':
,: approached the project as much as a production as a DJ mix, :,
: placing it somewhere between the two and playing to the :
:' strengths of each artform. ôThe thread, I hope, comes from the ':
,: feeling embedded in the music, built around a focus on chords, :,
: detailing, and an attempt to envelop and occasionally turn :
:' corners.ö ':
,: :,
: Exclusives come in the form of CoopersÆ own Balance (Perc Tool) :
:' ù self-explanatory ù and the blissful depths of Music of The ':
,: Tides, constructed using an intricate binaural particle cloud :,
: simulator plugin created by Rob Clouth. ôI wanted to create :
:' moving clouds of sound and similarly swelling clouds of melodic ':
,: synthesis with soft pads and delaysö Cooper says of the majestic :,
: composition. Clouth also provides three other tracks on the mix :
:' (ôyou can spot which tracks are his by the mastery of intricate ':
,: productions and beautiful sound designö). More unreleased :,
: material comes via DeapmashÆs Blocks ù a fixture in CooperÆs :
:' sets of late ù and fellow Balance compiler Patrice BaumelÆs ':
,: remix of CooperÆs Organa, which Baumel wanted to scrap until he :,
: witnessed the amazing reactions when Cooper played it at a :
:' festival they both featured at last year. New English act ':
,: Brecon provide sumptuous broken beat electronica on another :,
: exclusive, Half Light, and CooperÆs remix of Nils FrahmÆs :
:' Juno-60 based live jam, For, which finally gets an official ':
,: release. :,
: :
:' During this incredible 118-minute odyssey youÆll hear field ':
,: recordings, brooding soundscapes, hypnotic piano modulations, :,
: deep atmospheric techno, heavenly melodies, glitchy electro-pop, :
:' hazy ambient passages, ravey breakbeats, glitchy drum & bass ':
,: and even some Thom Yorke. Complex yet succinct, by turns :,
: expansive and intimate, itÆs the portrait of an ever-evolving :
:' artist with a wide gaze, and itÆs one hell of a listen. ':
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