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Their music alternatingly evokes the saltwaters of the Costa Brava at sunset as well as the intense scents of New York dancefloors.

They implement Drum&Bass grooves, synthesizer surfaces and jazzy trumpet lines to build an atmosphere that keeps finding its balance each time anew.

Cleaned from the dust of the decades jazz shines again and shows that it can be modern and danceable.

The band "Balance" has become a `quiet tip' among the German Nu‑Jazz scene within two years.

Their Sound gleams with joyful playing, intelligent arrangements and the band‑feeling of the cosmos `Balance', in short `jungle jazz'.

Urban atmosphere mixes with artistic solos and exerts an attraction that neither the devoted jazz fan nor the little Rave girl can ignore.

A surprising highlight on the CD `Elements' is the cooperation with dancefloor master `Turbo B.' (Snap) who features on the track `Cote d'Azur' as smooth as never before.

 

Schwindelfrei balanciert „Balance“ auf dem schmalen Hochseil, das einerseits vom Livesound einer echten Band, andererseits von Drum&Bass und Ambientelectronic-Sounds gestützt wird.

Das Gerüst der Songs zwischen Dancefloor und Chillout bilden treibende Breakbeats, welche weiche Fender-Rhodesklänge, spacige Synthieflächen, fette Bass-Grooves und jazzige Trompetenlinien zu einem handgemachten Club‑Jazz zusammenführen, bei dem Elektronik nicht im Vordergrund steht, sondern nur gezielt eingesetzt wird.

So entsteht ein Soundcocktail von groovenden Rhythmen und schwebenden Sounds, der bisweilen modernen Dancefloor-Charakter aufweist, aber auch als atmosphärischer Soundtrack für nächtliche Streifzüge durch die Großstadt dienen kann.

HipHop, Punkrock, Crossover, Funk und Jazz beeinflussten Bernd Rössler (Trompete, Flügelhorn), Michael Koch (Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Electronics), Michael „Barny“ Bürger (Drums) und Michael Schäfers (E-Bass, Kontrabass) auf ihrem Werdegang. Und genau dieser Mix ist es, der die Band so einzigartig macht.

Mit ihren eingängigen Songs und mit ihren Klangexperimenten in der Balance zwischen techno-hiphop-funky groovenden Rhythmen und jazzigen Linien - kurz genannt „Jungle-Jazz“ - hat sich das spielfreudige Ensemble inzwischen in der Club-Szene etabliert.

 

 

line-up:

Bernd Rössler (Trumpet)

Michael Koch (Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Electronics)

Barny Bürger (Drums)

Michael Schäfers (Bass)

 

 

Releases:

EP “Balance“ 2000

CD “Elements“ 2003

CD “Atomic” 2006

 

 

References:

Festivals:

Jazzfest Leipzig, Europhonics Dortmund, Juicy Beats Dortmund, Düsseldorfer Jazzrallye, Cologne Night of Music, BochumTotal, Jazzfest                      Gronau, Streetlife Leverkusen, Emsdettener Jazztage, intern. Jazztage                      Detmold ...

 

Clubs:

Mojo-Club Hamburg, Bunker Ulmenwall Bielefeld, Domicil Dortmund, Cafe Henkelmann Iserlohn, CAVE 61 Heilbronn, Hot Jazzclub Münster, Studio 672 Köln, Stadtgarten Köln, das Bett Frankfurt, Jazzclub Stellwerk Hamburg …

 

Radio:

JamFM (Band der Woche); SWR 3 (Bandempfehlung); WDR 5 (Radiorotation)

 

 

www.balance-music.de

www.myspace.com/balancejunglejazz

 

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Shows

18.05. 2007 Münster
09.06. 2007 Arnstadt

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Photos

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Dec 19 2007 02:45 CET Bofr

Same here. Where are you guys?
Nov 11 2007 14:14 CET Stijn Swinnen

Put some effort and passion in your Sellaband page. I love your music, it's a style i find particularly missing here but you have it. Unfortunately, can't believe you yet, if you won't keep this up to date and keep pushing yourself..
Oct 15 2007 11:36 CET CyLu

toc toc toc: Are you still around? I see you have not updated your profile since almost 7 months!
Oct 11 2007 18:10 CET Kristen

Howdy!

Just wanted to pop in and give you a heads up on Sommersby's October Competition!

If you haven't already heard, the competition (hot on the heels of his recent neck-in-neck September fiesta) will offer 20 parts for the winner and is open to all artists that have between $9999 and $0 in budget.

Please check the forum for updates on contest rules and regs….starts 25 October!

This is a great opportunity for you. Campaign with the believers to let them know you'd like to be nominated and encourage them to vote for you when the time comes.

Of course, if you'd like to, or you know someone who would like to, donate parts for the prizes in the Competition, just send (or have them send) Sommersby the details under a message marked “October Donation."

Hope you join in on the fun and GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!
Aug 24 2007 01:13 CET MissY www.talentcast.nl

Sorry.. Drop a line when you are back, will you?

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Ambient, Jazz, Lounge
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Germany
Member since
Mar 29, 2007
Last update
Apr 08, 2007
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