In 2006, when the borders of progressive house were starting to blur and music started melting into the digital sphere, Balance 010 arrived with almost monastic ambition. A three-disc journey mixed by Jimmy Van M, the release cut against the pace of its moment: patient, structured, emotionally articulate, and stubbornly uninterested in chasing trends. It didn’t shout for attention. It didn’t try to out-shine the giants of the series. Instead, it built something more durable, a slow-burn statement that critics recognised as one of the era’s most meticulous experiments in long-form storytelling.

CD1: Downtempo Mix

01. E. Shibabaw & Bill Laswell – Ethiopia

02. Bill Laswell – Babylon Ghost

03. Future Sound Of London – Study Of Six Guitars

04. Laika – Coming Down Glass

05. Coldcut – Autumn Leaves

06. Union Jack – Water Drums

07. Casino Versus Japan – Slo Bid Bellwave

08. Nathan Fake – Falmer

09. Boards Of Canada – Dayvan Cowboy

10. Anoushka Shankar – Beloved (Thievery Corporation Remix)

11. Wax Poetic Feat. Norah Jones – Angels (Thievery Corporation Remix)

12. Autechre – Nine

13. Boards Of Canada – Everything You Do Is A Balloon

14. Brian Eno & J. Peter Schwalm – Rising Dust

15. Depeche Mode – Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)

16. The Egg – Walking Away

17. Bonobo – Everything You Do

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