Joris Voorn - Balance 014
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Artist: Joris VoornEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2009-04-07
Music Label: Alternative Distribution Alliance
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Hit: 5 Stars
Trance Fans of DJ Tiesto (a formidable DJ in himself) will be struck in awe for Joris Voorn is nothing like him, especially since they are both Dutch, and by that association alone many believe that anything Dutch will kind of resemble a similar fashion of electronic music and DJing that they are used to from that region of the world. After all, there is a genre that is Dutch Trance. On the other hand, I am struck in awe and absolutely blown away with Joris's genius and artistry in this balance 14, which in my opinion, not only is it the best balance release to date, but arguably the best electronic release ever to be produced so far.
What makes this release such an Epic you ask? Well, I really don't want to sound cheesy (maybe it's too late now) but the best depiction I could think of is "emotional voyage". Joris is taking us for a voyage through this wonderful piece of art, a voyage that sums up what makes us human, which is so far unprecedented in this art form. His Balance 14 release contained optimism, depression, love, lust, fear, sadness, joy, encouragement, and spirituality (check out the list of related tracks below), all audibly woven in a genius mix of over 100 tracks. Voorn made `no rules' of the trade his number one rule. Moreover he has not conformed to what one or others might expect from dance music, because doing so would yield just another dance mix. For his painting of his Balance mix, Joris started with a `metaphorical' fresh piece of transparent canvas (eliminating the color white in this case) as if not to be distracted or even influenced by anything but the essence of art itself and his disengaged imagination. His aim is (in his own words) to "paint with sound rather than performing a traditional Dj mix". Joris did not just paint with sound; he created a master piece that should be displayed in fine art museums around the world. To put it in other words, it is like the Audio equivalent of Vincent Van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet. This my friends will go in my safe deposit box at my bank.
Forget about technically describing the 2 cds here, I'm not even going to entertain such an idea, nor am I going to exploit such work of art, as no one (sorry fellow reviewers) is capable of such critique of Joris's work. Opinions shared (in my opinion) should only be described from the emotional state that this release instills in those electronic heads listening to it, rather than technical jargons. Of course that is not to say that everything here is technically absolutely perfect in its own way. Whether this helps you or not, I really don't know and I even apologize if it doesn't. But the usual description of highs, lows, flow, build up, peaks, fillers, killers and so on, of any other electronic release does not apply here. You just have to take my word for it, or not. Still many have commented that Joris's Balance 14 lacks party power, culminations, or even not being "clubby" enough to dance all night to. Well, while this might be true (although you will dance) I'm afraid they have missed the point. Voorn's epic mix transcends those of party dance mixes, here it is all about invoking human emotions to summon up your feelings as a consequence, in the same way a powerful movie, drama theatre, a sculpture or a fine art painting suppose to conjure up feeling of the ones experiencing it. There are no rules for that, there shouldn't be. It is what it is.
Some of the emotional Voyage includes:
Spirituality... in track 01 Circunbalation I (Alex Under View)-Stol-In a Distance-Loud-We All-Journ
Joy... in track 03 Enjoy-Ambee-Keep On (Boris Werner Keep on Truckin' Mix)-Lethe 1
Love... in track 05 Crypt -Fire, Water, Machine-Hard Loving -Déjà Vu-I Zebra (Acapella)
Optimism and encouragement... in track 06 Bole Beats-Beach Kisses (Joris Voorn Edit)
Fear and lust... in track 09 Altitude -R U OK -Topdrop (Acapella)
Sadness and depression...10 Stress-3am (Balance Beatless Version)-Ribcage-Elevation(Radio Slave)
Joris Voorn's Balance 14 is (imho) the best that there ever was, and hopefully not the best that there will ever be, becuase I'm greedy.
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