Artist.......: VA
Album........: Northern Faction 4
Label........: Balanced Records
Genre........: Electronic, Reggae, Dub, Dubstep, Downtempo, Breaks
Catnr........: BCD2008-13
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Mar-23-2009
str.date.....: JAN-00-2009
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://balanced-records.com/northern_faction_4/
track title time
01. Solidaze - Panorama Dub 05:06
02. Noiseshaper - Universal 04:16
03. Dubmatix - Black Madonna Dub 03:04
04. The Seed Organization meets Richie Phoe - 03:21
Zebra
05. Leaf System - - Kashseed (Kasm Remix) 05:36
06. Chronic Sonata - Everyday 04:19
(Leaf System's Seedorg Remix)
07. Cain & DJ Brace - Slammed 04:29
08. Billy Rockwell - Cyan 03:47
09. Hitori Tori - Stutter 03:49
10. Fascade@13708 - Won't Make Me Give In 03:29
(feat. Leigh Myles)
11. Dubmatix - Ischense Dub 04:57
12. Dubin Hood - Three Winds Of Dunwood 04:56
13. Subatomic Sound System - Walking On The 04:14
Moon (feat Rhiannon)
14. DJ Brace - Delire A Deux 03:45
15. Electric Nosehair Orchestra - NH4 03:49
(Ancient Astronauts remix)
16. Leaf System - Broken Democracy 04:34
(feat Malual Luat - Rise Ashen's Space mix)
Runtime 67:31 min
Size 87,6 MB
Release Notes:
The fourth instalment of Balanced Records'
signature series, Northern Faction embraces reggae
vibes while maintaining crisp beats and a chilled
mood. Showcasing artists from around the globe,
Northern Faction 4 features contributions from
Noiseshaper, Subatomic Sound System, Dubmatix,
Richie Phoe, Chronic Sonata, Hitori Tori, Ancient
Astronauts and Dubin Hood. Rounding off the
collection are tracks from Balanced residents
Solidaze, The Seed Organization, Rise Ashen, Leaf
System, Billy Rockwell, Kasm, Fascade@137db and a
collaboration between Cain & DJ Brace.
Solidaze's Panorama Dub introduces Northern Faction
4 with a playful synthed reggae breakbeat.
Following suit, Vienna masterminds Noiseshaper
offer up a previously unreleased gem, Universal,
displaying their smooth heavy riddims and conscious
verbs. Black Madonna Dub, by Toronto's reggae
heavyweight Dubmatix, is a one-drop that will keep
you and your head spinnin'. Hailing out of Brighton
UK, Richie Phoe, crosses stripes with The Seed
Organization on Zebra, a sunny dub-rocker that will
leave you skanking. Kasm expands Leaf System's
Kashseed into an Afro-Caribbean electro jam
straight from outer space. Leaf System's version of
the Chronic Sonata tune Everyday is a vignette for
tomorrow's dancehall steered by The Seed
Organization's tight production. Now based in
Banff, former Winnipegger Cain teams up with DJ
Brace on a turntablist's answer to dubstep; a
squelchy analog bass complemented with Brace's
nimble fingers, Slammed will stick in your head.
Changing the pace, we step back and acknowledge our
roots in mid-90's electronic headphone music.
Beginning with a luscious electro epic, Billy
Rockwell's Cyan possesses the depth and precision
of what got us into production in the first place.
Newcomer to the label, Hitori Tori equips Stutter
with crisp layered rhythms and warm nostalgic
washes, faithfully coloured with chopped up vocals.
Fascade@137db's trademark sound is enhanced by
Scottish vocalist Leigh Myles on Won't Make Me Give
In, a moody hip hop romancer. Hailing out of the
old growth forests of British Columbia, Dubin Hood
spaces out in Three Winds of Dubwood, a gorgeous
journey of wind driven solos. Dubmatix doubles up
with a deep and delicious number, Ichense Dub, rich
with brass, impeccable production and the vocals of
Linval Thompson. Covering The Police classic
Walking on the Moon, Subatomic Sound System
provides a dreamy dub treatment to a masterpiece.
Next up, Brace's Delire α Deux takes the breaks
back to the day where smooth beats and warm
melodies were king. Keeping the flow, Germany's
Ancient Astronauts remix of the Electric Nosehair
Orchestra's NH4, is a slo-mo late night blaze.
Finally, Rise Ashen's mix of Leaf System's Broken
Democracy, spoken in Dinka by Sudanese vocalist
Malual Luat, binds everything together with hope
for our fractured lands. Northern Faction 4 pays
homage to the reggae and ambient dub classics,
while forging futuristic permutations for
tomorrow's culture.