Starting with ep’s for well-known quality labels such as Eskimo Recordings, Future Classic, Liebe/Deatil, Motivbank or Connaisseur, and providing something special for compilations like Satoshi Tomiie’s famous “Renaissance”, Wareika’s work has inspired people around the world who like to listen closely.
A rich tension has always existed between machine-made sounds and human emotions. One the one hand, there is equipment – exact, untiring, dispassionate, icy. On the other, there is the human heart – hot, messy, inconstant, yearning. This textural disjoint has made for decades of great pop music, from disco through house to Bjork and beyond.
French techno genius Agoria has been announced as the next in line to mix a volume for EQ Recordings’ Balance series. Following hot on the heels of critically acclaimed releases from Joris Voorn and Will Saul. Talking about Balance 016 Agoria explained that he took the name of the series quite literally when compiling the mix. “In my mind a balance is not a middle position; it’s a perfect equilibrium…” he said. “I have tried to find this fine line where the balance is just right. In the end, more than a DJ compilation, this is a manifesto of my passion for music and for mixing.”