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Balance 15 Will Saul

60 durable postsStarted 2009-08-24Latest 2015-02-28
#74172Post 1 of 60

Balance is extremely pleased to announce that the UK’s master of the Deep, Will Saul, has taken on mixing duties for Balance 015.

Since its inception in 2001, the Balance Series has showcased the diverse and upfront sounds of frontrunners like James Holden, Chris Fortier, Desyn Masielo, Paolo Mojo, Jimmy Van M, S.O.S Collective, and Lee Burridge. Now hot on the heels of Joris Voorn’s stunning 100+ track instalment; EQ Recordings returns to the global stage in October 2009 with Balance 015.

Since entering the picture with a prodigious victory in Muzik Magazine’s coveted ‘Bedroom Bedlam’ mixtape competition back in 2000, Will Saul has risen through the ranks of the dance music elite to firmly establish himself as a DJ, Producer and A&R Manager of premium quality and repute.

As a DJ, Will’s trademark penchant for the deep, melodic and hypnotic realms of ‘discohousetechno’ have seen him traverse the planet on tours and hold key residencies at London clubbing institutions like The End and Cable.

As a Producer, Will’s insatiable appetite for forging infectious grooves intertwined with deep, lush audioscapes has seen him not only forge a high-end catalogue of originals to date (including ‘Tic Toc’, ‘Fast Lane’ and ‘Love The Scary’), but earn remix duties for fellow kings of the underground like Phonique, Jesse Rose, Marc Romboy, Manuel Tur and Steve Lawler.

Hallmarked by an unwavering commitment to allowing its chosen artists the creative freedom and musical integrity to present a mix that truly reflects their hearts, minds, souls and sounds; Balance is devoted to bringing listeners, fans and followers unique mixes and sonic experiences that capture the spirit of a moment and stand the test of time.

Will Saul’s Balance 015 will be no different. Indeed, with Will at the controls, Balance 015 promises to epitomise the spirit of the series to date, embody its ethos and, of course, have fans dancing for hours on end – today, tomorrow and well beyond.

'Balance 015' mixed by Will Saul will be released in October 2009.

#1263341Post 2 of 60

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will see...he is not bad. Had a listen to him a while back at the End was pretty not bad. :)

#1263358Post 3 of 60

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I think hes shit hot!!

very excited

#1263360Post 4 of 60

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Nice! Love his productions and the Joris Voorn Balance was very strong.

#1263379Post 5 of 60

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sooooo looking forward to this :)

#1263432Post 6 of 60

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Great news

#1263451Post 7 of 60

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should be good.. lol @ "pretty not bad" :)

#1263620Post 8 of 60

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fucking A!

#1263628Post 9 of 60

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Tracklist

Disc 1

  1. The Irresistible Force - Sunstroke
  2. Smith & Mighty - Anyone (Mellow Mix)
  3. Lawrence - Laid One
  4. Junior Boys - Work
  5. Karma - Beach Towel (I:Cube Cosmix Marathon Remix)
  6. I:Cube - Vacuum Jackers (Maurice Fulton Remix)
  7. Chromatics - In The City
  8. Studio - Life's A Beach (Todd Terje Beach House Mix)
  9. Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Døll Mix)
  10. Cage & Aviary - Georgio Carpenter
  11. Daniel Wang - Panoramic (Acid Dub)
  12. Kerrier District - Let's Dance and Freak
  13. Syclops - NR17
  14. Tensnake - Holding Back My Love
  15. Capracara - King Of The Witches (Rub 'n' Tug Remix)
  16. Bostro Pesopeo - Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix)
  17. Hercules & Love Affair - You Belong
  18. Sally Shapiro - Jackie Junior (Junior Boys Dub)
  19. I:Cube - Supernovac (Live at the Lanchonete Version)
  20. Recloose - Get There Tonight
  21. Bat For Lashes - Pearl's Dream

Disc 2

  1. Isolee - I Owe You (Villalobos Remix)
  2. Cortney Tidwell - Palace
  3. DJ Koze - First Snow
  4. Ricardo Villalobos - Minimoonstar
  5. Lawrence - Rabbit Tube - (DJ Koze Remix)
  6. Isolee - Pillow Talk
  7. Konrad Black - Medusa Smile
  8. Adam Marshall - Vespers
  9. Mathew Jonson - Typerope
  10. Will Saul & Tam Cooper - Sequential Circus
  11. Precious System - The Voice From Planet Love (Dixon's Chic-A-Go-Go Edit)
  12. Robag Wruhme - Robag's Bobb 2005 Fur F
  13. Appleblim & Ramadanman - Sous le Sable
  14. Model 500 - Wanna Be There (Dave Angel Remix)
  15. Will Saul - Mbira
  16. Burial - Shell Of Light
  17. Zomby - Test Me For A Reason
  18. 2562 - Embrace
  19. Pangaea - Router
  20. Peverelist - Infinity Is Now
  21. Pearson Sound - So Far Ago
  22. Modeselektor - The White Flash feat Thom Yorke

Disc 3

  1. Pangaea - Memories
  2. Rhythm & Sound - King In My Empire
  3. Geiom & Appleblim - Shreds
  4. Sly & Robbie - Skull & Crossbones
  5. Geiom - Reminissin'
  6. TRG - Broken Heart (Martyn's DCM Remix)
  7. Rhythm & Sound - Free For All
  8. Atlantic Conveyor - Nasty Things
  9. Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You (Black Science Orchestra Re-Edit)
  10. Dapayk & Padberg - Island (Noze Remix)
  11. Wolf + Lamb - If U Had (Shaun Reeves Edit)
  12. No Regular Play - Lady Luck
  13. Jordan Fields - I Wanna Thank You
  14. Sebo K & Metro - Sax Track (Reboot Remix)
  15. Motorcitysoul - Vivid (Roman Flugel's Desperate Dub)
  16. Will Saul & Tam Cooper - Teddy's Back
  17. DJ T - Bateria (dOp Remix)
  18. Tony Lionni - Found A Place
  19. Shonky - Coco Feel & Love Shonk
  20. Seth Troxler - Love Never Sleeps
  21. Morgan Geist - Detroit (Carl Craig Remix 1)
  22. Liquid People - Son Of Dragon
#1263634Post 10 of 60

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^^^Thanks for the tracklist. looks really nice.

#1263641Post 11 of 60

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what happened to 10/11 track cds?? :shock:

#1263662Post 12 of 60

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Went out of fashion .... which is why GU went to the dogs.

#1263689Post 13 of 60

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Is anybody going to buy this? Balance must be paying him a pittance because I just can't see sales of this being that high?

#1263691Post 14 of 60

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CD3 tracklist looks superb.

#1263692Post 15 of 60

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he may not have the draw of a really big name - but i think hes got a lot of people talking about how talented he is. Whether underground translates to sales is another matter?

#1263783Post 16 of 60

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[QUOTE=GregWhelan;781705]Is anybody going to buy this? Balance must be paying him a pittance because I just can't see sales of this being that high?[/QUOTE]

Im gonna get this.

Plenty of dubstep/dubtechno on there, not the usual balance sound. Looks wicked

#1264371Post 17 of 60

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I'll definitely buy this

#1282340Post 18 of 60

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Play4me always deliveres at time :D CD1 just starts playing...

#1282409Post 19 of 60

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THE best mix CD this year by a country mile....

Makes Bedrock 11 CD's sound like Tiesto's Trance Anthems.

#1282663Post 20 of 60

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[QUOTE=Huggie Smiles;781708]he may not have the draw of a really big name - but i think hes got a lot of people talking about how talented he is. Whether underground translates to sales is another matter?[/QUOTE]

True, but I only bought the Joris Voorn one on word of mouth (never heard the guy before) and the fact the Balance CDs have, without exception, been brilliant since the James Holden one (haven't heard the earlier ones).

Looking forward to getting my hands on this - Simple Records & Aus (which Will runs) are two of the best labels out there. Anyone sitting on the fence should check out the website - loads on mixes to stream by Will amongst others.

[url]www.simplerecords.co.uk[/url] is the URL you want.

#1282774Post 21 of 60

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Whoa! How did I miss this? CD´s 2 and 3 look fucking amazing!

#1282778Post 22 of 60

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Bought this today I loved his RA-podcast hope this as good.

#1288438Post 23 of 60

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Got the cd today, but I'm sorry to say... it's a bit boring.

Most of the tracks on cd1 (especially the first half of the cd) are so boring that I almost fell in sleep. I was happy that there were some good tracks at the end of that cd (more deep-house kinda things).

Cd 2 starts great, but for example track nr. 6 and 7 ruine it. Damn, I don't know why he had choosen that kind of boring track, but for me it were "next track please" numbers. At the end of cd 2 there are some nice tunes.

Cd 3 has got more energie and it has some vocal and instrumental things, but it still isn't it. Offcourse there are some good tunes on it like on the other cd's, but I want to hear better tunes...

You can chill out on this album for sure, but after Balance 14 I expected something else. It's really a shame. Thought that somebody said that this album was the shit compared to Digweed's Bedrock 11, but it's not by a very long mile. The cd is not bad, but it's not great too. I prefered 1 or maybe 2 cd's with the good tunes of this whole album instead of 3 boring cd's with to much "next track please" on it.

#1288462Post 24 of 60

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All I've heard is CD 2 so far, but I thought it was the bees kness.

You have to listen to these cds as their own, you shouldn't compare it to any other Balance release, they are all different in their own light. This is a different sound that I am used to, but it's unique and still keeps that dirty edge I'm so fond of.

#1288766Post 25 of 60

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I wonder if this will turn up any time soon... damn postal strikes :(

#1288844Post 26 of 60

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i blame the commies!

#1288895Post 27 of 60

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cd3 26min! :RockOn:

#1288913Post 28 of 60

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[QUOTE=fletcher;800328]I wonder if this will turn up any time soon... damn postal strikes :([/QUOTE]

Same problem here mate, HMV says it shipped it on the 14th till now nothing :(

#1288936Post 29 of 60

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I'm enjoying cd 1 :)

#1288945Post 30 of 60

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[QUOTE=clintlove;799973]All I've heard is CD 2 so far, but I thought it was the bees kness.

You have to listen to these cds as their own, [B]you shouldn't compare it to any other Balance release, they are all different in their own light.[/B] This is a different sound that I am used to, but it's unique and still keeps that dirty edge I'm so fond of.[/QUOTE]

the beauty of the Balance series as opposed to GU crap

#1289500Post 31 of 60

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cd 2 is a bit up and down n terms of tempo but overall it's a really good cd

#1289561Post 32 of 60

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cd3, nicht so gut

#1289629Post 33 of 60

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Really not sure about this one. On my third listen and still undecided...moment's of genius (the inclusion and timing of the Burial track made me shiver) but some really bad tracks as well imo. Def worth a few more listens though.

#1289644Post 34 of 60

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I've had it on promo for two or three weeks. I like CD2 but the others didn't move me. It's not that I don't like dubstep and other genres, I just didn't like this mix very much.

#1290507Post 35 of 60

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cd2 track at 25 mins is NOT Matthew Jonson - Typerope.

its a track i've wanted for a while.

ID appreciated.

thanks!

#1290697Post 36 of 60

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Hmm... not sure if I should pick this up....

So basically this is a dubstep CD?

#1290756Post 37 of 60

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not at all

#1314510Post 38 of 60

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Rumor is Agoria are doing the next one

#1314552Post 39 of 60

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^^That would be amazing

#1314558Post 40 of 60

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Agoria would definitely revive my interest in the Balance series

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