The 19th release of Rue de Plaisance is made by our French friends from Berlin, Arcarsenal. The duo, Etienne and Alan, have released on high calibre labels such as Underground Quality and Finest Hour and also run the excellent record shop "Bass Cadet" in Berlin. We were seduced by their unique and personal music and we are proud to release such a great EP which showcases their different sounds from ambient to Techno. Timeless music for your pleasure. More

Finale Sessions is really pleased to launch new series Finale Sessions Limited with Berlin up and coming act Arcarsenal. Duo comprised of Alan Mathias and Etienne Dauta, both founders of Bass Cadet Records and its dedicated vinyl store located in the heart of the german capital, they are also active members of the large Underground Quality family. Arcarsenal have already started to establish themselves as proponent of a crossover sound, mixing many influences from jazz, house, ambient to dub and techno. They are always giving a prominence to jam, improvisation and textures work in their studio routine. This EP called « Dark Skies & Wetlands », even if slightly grittier than usual, is no stranger to the rules of the duo. The opening track « Different Planet » is an epic dark deep house cut which develops itself over a course of 8:40. Starting with a stamping ground bassline and hazy atmosphere, the track opens up with synth attacks, dub echoes and slowly brings in a blissful melody that ends up linking all the elements. « Substance Of Arjuna », the following track on the A-side, is a-contrario a short but intense ambient work. Shot in one take, this subtle cut showcases the kind experimentations that Mathias and Dauta can end up doing late at night in front of their machines. The b-side of the EP leaves all the space to « Racoons », one of the weirdest and yet most powerful work of the duo to date. Tribal techno could be a short try to define what they achieved here, but the track goes far more than this. Built on a gritty mental acidic bass and a huge drum kick, the frenchmen bring over aggressive synth work that could sound like an orchestra on rehearsal, pachydermic screams or an overdriven guitar larsen. Underlined by a complex percussion pattern recorded live in their nest and chopped up to the best effect, the track ends up in a looping transe from which the listener might not leave in a normal state. More

Innerdisc's Lea Lisa debuts on Inner Balance with the kind of breezy house grooves that turn spring into summer. Agnès hops on board for a remix of the title track, the epitome of his signature simplicity. Roll the windows down and join the ride!

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ALVA, a young duo from France, provide Inner Balance with the label's 10th release, and its classic house sounds dovetail perfectly with what's come before.

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Vinyl only. Straight out of Chicago with the pumping kick, elastic basslines and fierce hats unmistakeable from the Windy City's legendary 90s house sound, new-generation DJ/producer Ed Nine debuts on Lisbon's based Inner Balance imprint.
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Vinyl Only. Fresh from releases on the legendary Vibraphone and Robsoul labels, alongside their own long-running Bosconi imprint, Fabio Della Torre & Ennio Colaci aka Minimono join the Inner Balance family for an EP of four fine house dishes. Each cut gives us a different taste of classic house, from the sharp Melchior shuffle of 'Goblin' to the sweet rhodes and walking bassline of 'On The Edge', which wouldn't sound out of place in the Fair Park catalogue. 'Still Alive' is a light confection of soft pads topped with subtle improvisations, while 'This Side Of The Forest' delivers a more flavoursome Sir Lord Commix-style groove. Satisfaction guaranteed.

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French producer Keumel makes a poised vinyl debut on the Inner Balance imprint, with three originals of fine skipping house and a remix by Imprints head Domenico Rosa. “Laïka” is an afternoon space-walk in the vein of vintage Derek Carr, its synths, hats and mid-track acid line surfing light and breezy over a scudding, bumping bassline. Rosa’s remix strikes a more contemplative note by placing a soft breakbeat under the acid line and airborne pads. “No Chill” is a fast-tempo stripped-down house jam that kicks to the sound of the label’s father figure Chez Damier and his contemporaries. “Space Birds” rounds out the EP by building a slowburn groove out of which a lightly-warped acid line slinks part-way through.

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Chez Damier's new Imprint "Inner Balance"! This is a special tribute to the undergroud culture and club scene in Portugal.

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