Hernan Cattaneo steps up for Balance 026

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  • The Argentine's two-disc mix features cuts from Mano Le Tough, Moderat and Boards Of Canada.
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  • Hernan Cattaneo is next in line for the Balance series. Balance 26 will be the second mix released by the celebrated Australian label in as many months, following Danny Tenaglia's milestone edition, due out in September. Across two discs and 34 tracks, the Argentine touches upon all corners of his melody-heavy output, starting with the downtempo electronica of Boards of Canada before working his way through sturdier cuts from Mano Le Tough, Gui Boratto and Guy J. "It's been a great year for melodies and thankfully even German techno producers are not afraid to use them anymore,” Cattaneo says. “As a result, I think the music is the best it's been since the early 2000s.” He goes on to praise the cluster of Israeli producers that feature on the mix, among them Guy Mantzur, Chaim and Sahar Z. Several of Cattaneo's own productions, alongside studio partner Soundexile, have also been included, showcasing both softer ("Solitude") and more club-ready ("Into The Edge") textures. You can listen to a sampler for the first disc below:
    Tracklist CD1: 01. Boards of Canada - Aquarius (Version 3) 02. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile feat. Luciana - Solitude 03. Chaim - Blue Shadow (Slow Dance Mix) 04. Silinder - Pavement (Paul Hazendonk & Noraj Cue Slow Remix) 05. Mano Le Tough - Changing Days 06. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Rapideye 07. Derek Howell - Happy To Be Sad (Derek's Happy Again Mix) 08. Mercurio feat. Catnapp - On My Way to Hell (Balance Mix) 09. The Field - No. No... (John Tejada mix) 10. Moderat - Clouded (Interlude) 11. Weval - Out of the Game 12. Mike Griego - Sponges 13. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Ginga 14. Spooky - Shelter (Slow Phase mix) 15. YEWS - Believe, Belong 16. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Lunar 17. Damabiah - Irminsul, le pilier du Monde (2014 Edit) 18. Gui Boratto - Half Life 19. Guy J - Dizzy Moments (AM Mix) CD2: 01. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Into The Edge 02. Roi Okev & Hakimonu - Changes 03. Chaim - Underwater 04. Ivory Street - Modjo (Andy Arias Interpretation) 05. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Parallax 06. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Fugazzi 07. Cid Inc - Fragile Circle 08. Khen - Sweet Break Up 09. We Need Cracks - Joran 10. Guy J - Esperanza (Santi Mossman Rework) 11. James Teej Feat. Richie Hennessey - Disclosure (Simon Vuarambon Remix) 12. Guy Mantzur & Sahar Z - Patterns (Guy Mantzur's 2014 Remix) 13. Guy J - Lonely Color 14. Hernan Cattaneo & Guy Mantzur - Imaginarium 15. Hernan Cattaneo & Soundexile - Lotus Balance will release Balance 26 in October, 2014.
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