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Looking more forward for the Saiz. Man is Einstein behind the decks.

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He's back in July !! :D

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Guys, any preview for this online?

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iTunes' crappy 30-seconds preview.

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No preview needed. It's [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=4"]Nick Warren[/url], if you like upfront progressive house, you'll like it.

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The first 3 tracks on this are stellar. Defintion of progressive. Can't wait to listen to the rest of this!

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Warren delivers. Top mix, fine addition to the Balance family. Actually surprised at some of the sounds on this mix, CD 1 seems to have a techier edge in the middle but on the whole, uniquely Warren.

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quality album .... i had to stop myself from dancing in the train on my way to work today while listening to the album

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Amazing comp. I really enjoy this one. some tracks are not good but is a great comp anyway.

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Ok , listened properly now, Cd1 for me is still a bit of a disappointment. Starts brilliantly and then wanders. Some great tracks, a couple I hate :lol: Still bitter about the remix of Buenos Aires. ! If I had just heard that remix without ever hearing the original I probably would have loved it . But the original had this intangible quality that the city had to me, and it is totally gone from the remix :( Took the Air out of Buenos Aires :) Cd1 for me lacked cohesion.

Cd2 Love it !!! :D

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Listened to the first disc. Absolutley love the beginning, agree with the sentiment that it kinda wanders in the middle, but really caps it with the last 3 tracks. The good far outways the bad imo. I agree that Nick should have syuck with the origimal Buenos Aires on this. I'm very much looking forward to disc 2 after hearing the [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=670"]Victoria R[/url] track on last weeks transitions. So far I give a 8.5

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Yes the good definitely outnumbers the bad :D

And I love that Victoria R track !!:D

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[QUOTE=DIDI;949140]Still bitter about the remix of Buenos Aires. ! If I had just heard that remix without ever hearing the original I probably would have loved it . But the original had this intangible quality that the city had to me, and it is totally gone from the remix[/QUOTE]

Agree. The Original is the best version till now. Buenos Aires is Simply Buenos Aires. :D

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Not released until [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Balance-018-Nick-Warren/dp/B004P4TJZY"]May 3rd on Amazon for $32[/URL]... anyone have a better resource?

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That's bad !! Some here mentioned this I think [url]http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=nick+warren+balance&primaryID=0&btnSubmitSearch.x=29&btnSubmitSearch.y=9[/url]

I've bought from them before and they are really good !! I will be ordering my Henry Saiz from them as well :D

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[QUOTE=DIDI;949173]That's bad !! Some here mentioned this I think [url]http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=nick+warren+balance&primaryID=0&btnSubmitSearch.x=29&btnSubmitSearch.y=9[/url]

I've bought from them before and they are really good !! I will be ordering my [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=500"]Henry Saiz[/url] from them as well :D[/QUOTE]

: ) thx

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Sharing music is what I do best :)

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I did think the change in CD1 after track 3 felt a bit random, I assumed Warren wanted to try something different/techier more inline with the recent Balance contributions. But on the whole, great track selection, even the middle of CD1. I struggle to remember another comp in the past 6 months that stood out like that—but my memory is fucked!

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;949162]Not released until [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Balance-018-Nick-Warren/dp/B004P4TJZY"]May 3rd on Amazon for $32[/URL]... anyone have a better resource?[/QUOTE]

.. i've been looking.. can't seem to get it from a US seller at the moment :(

And the fact that most of you actually like it after listening, makes all of this really hard

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^^ The link I put up sends really quickly. :D

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Enjoyed everything about it

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Cd2 is phenomenal. What makes this such a great addition is how well he managed to keep such great tracks under wraps until this was released. Perfect example being Vicotria R's track. This was being played by Hernan in Dec. Cd2 get a 9.5 from me, giving the overall mix a 9. EDM mixes this good are a rarity imo. Now I'm looking forward to [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=94"]Guy J[/url]'s 1000 words(love EVERY track, what a producer), and Mr. Saiz. 2011 is shaping up nicely. p.s. not to be spoiled but PLEASE tell me hernan is doing another b-day mix(fingers-crossed)

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Oh, b-day is approaching, can I do a mix?

Maccheroni's mail hasn't delivered the Balance cd yet, now I could have it the next day from Amazon.

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hit it up sbando...i'll listen. you're in for a treat once you get your copy me thinks.

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Back to work today and it's sitting on my desk.

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I'll give it a proper listen tomorrow night.

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^^^ Well what did you think ??

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[QUOTE=DIDI;951414]^^^ Well what did you think ??[/QUOTE]

I'll reserve my comments on disc 2 for a later time as I don't have a full opinion on it yet (only 1 listen)

I love the first 3 tracks to disc 1. For me it's a nice lush techy introduction and they work together perfectly. Track 4 is a good track in its own right, but just seems out of place that early on in the mix. It abruptly shifts to a bass heavy track and the momentum was killed for me.

The rest of the mix is okay but doesn't grab my attention until deep house track 7 "Jamie Anderson And Owain K - Without Sound". This track, "[url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=79"]Nomad in the Dark[/url] - Drones (Send me)" were stand outs for me. Albeit, for totally different reasons.

Overall it's a decent mix with a decent track selection with a couple of programming hiccups. It's not going to be a classic but it's worth hearing Warren try something different.

Disc 2 sounds more promising from my initial listen.

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Listened to most of cd1 last night, was okay.......best tune was Monkey Movin, nice one Eelke!

[video=youtube;ZVzSXiIYmYI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVzSXiIYmYI[/video]

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[QUOTE=nikoa;951427]I'll reserve my comments on disc 2 for a later time as I don't have a full opinion on it yet (only 1 listen)

I love the first 3 tracks to disc 1. For me it's a nice lush techy introduction and they work together perfectly. Track 4 is a good track in its own right, but just seems out of place that early on in the mix. It abruptly shifts to a bass heavy track and the momentum was killed for me.

The rest of the mix is okay but doesn't grab my attention until deep house track 7 "Jamie Anderson And Owain K - Without Sound". This track, "[url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=79"]Nomad in the Dark[/url] - Drones (Send me)" were stand outs for me. Albeit, for totally different reasons.

Overall it's a decent mix with a decent track selection with a couple of programming hiccups. It's not going to be a classic but it's worth hearing Warren try something different.

Disc 2 sounds more promising from my initial listen.[/QUOTE] Yeah, this seems to be the general consensus of opinion. Definitely glad I have it. :)

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[QUOTE=DIDI;951433]Yeah, this seems to be the general consensus of opinion. Definitely glad I have it. :)[/QUOTE]

I'm looking forward to seeing him at the launch party... whenever that'll be

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Wasn't there a launch party in Miami ??

Btw forgot to say, good review !!

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I really like CD1. I think the mix between tracks 4 and 5 is superb, proper little bassline coming in there, really memorable. Think the last 2 tracks on the disc are a bit average though.

Only heard CD2 once and I wasn't amazed on first listen, although the Aragorn track is top notch. I do feel that the last two tracks on CD2 are too 'mimimal' to end a CD with if you get my meaning? I'm sure I'll enjoy CD2 after a few more listens.

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a decent outing with more balls than his other mixes!

need to give it a few more listens before i pass a full verdict

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Only heard disc 1 so far but thought it was great. Need to have another listen and have a go at disc 2.

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initially it's okay; but imho, it will grow on yee

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[QUOTE=DIDI;951454]Wasn't there a launch party in Miami ??

Btw forgot to say, good review !![/QUOTE]

Thanks ;)

You're right, launch party was in Miami. I guess I mean whenever he has a gig (ie. promotes the album) in Melbourne. Seeing Warren in a more intimate setting is way too tempting (which I presume will be the case)

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^^ I wish :(

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[QUOTE=i!!ustrious;951729]initially it's okay; but imho, it will grow on yee[/QUOTE]

LOL!! :lol:

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Disc 2 is pretty good. Another listen tonight reaffirms that. The first half is well constructed and flows very nicely... and from track 6 " [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=670"]Victoria R[/url] - Cosmos" (great track) is when it really starts for me. A nice journey overall.

I'll go with 6/10 for disc 1 and 7.5/10 for disc 2. Overall 7/10.

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And [url="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/djdb.php?id=670"]Victoria R[/url] is apparently 22 and cute as well. Great :D