(we have two silent members who dont actually do anything
we just play our tunes and if they like them we know we are onto something!
those people know who they are but they shall remain anonymous
to the general public for reasons which also shall be undisclosed!)
for bookings contact us via PM or deathonthebalcony@hotmail.co.uk or see blogs "BOOKING"
for remixes or promo's please send to deathonthebalcony@hotmail.co.uk
Influences
we'd like to thank our loving friends and family and... oh what? we haven't won an award yet!
I hate name checking but ok...
Main influences-the friends and substance we have around us which shape each song in its own different, cute little way.
anyone with an honest passion.
Heres a few influences to be going on with
Kraftwerk,georgio morroder,
nitzer ebb,
joe jackson,hall&oates
new romantics,
disco,phil collins,corey heart,
new order,joy division,
ellen allien,b-pitch,
the hacker,miss kitten,
jo jo de freq,nag nag nag,
dj t,m.a.n.d.y.,
bookershade,get physical,
Hell,Gigolos,
visage,spandau ballet,
human league,duran duran,
jon foxx,the cure,
gomma,who made who,
mstrkraft,kitsune,
flock of seagulls,
cocoon,sven vath,
kompakt,michael mayer,superpitcher,
luciano,martin buttrich,loco dice,
williams,love triangle,
crosstown rebels,stink,
leftroom,20-20 vision,
border community,
james holden,nathan fake,
thomas schumacher,
john&jasper dahlback,
radioslave,dominik eulberg,
patrick chardonet,
conossieur,mood music,
davedk,audiofly,
john tejada,deetron,
matthew johnson,
cobblestone jazz,
wagonrepair,
fat lazy people,ripperton,
konrad black,magda,
troy pierce,marc houle,
richie hawtin,minus,
plus 8,adam beyer,
anthony rother,
carl craig,planet e,
ug resistance,
matthew dear,spectral,
stevebug,pokerflat,
guiddo schnider,
trentemoller,guy gerber,
i-cube,chateau flight,
innervisions,ame,
henrik schwarz,
prins thomas,lindstrom,
gui boratto,mobilee,
stefan bodzin,marc romboy,
extrawelt,jamie jones,
ivan smagghe,chloe,
jennifer cardinia,kill the dj,
blackstrobe,oxia,kiko,goodlife,
tiga,turbo,boyz noise,erol alkan,
soulwax,digitalism,AFI,Kiss,
louie vega,kenny dope,
tribe records,the loft,the oracle,
annie errez,
all the dirty disco family,
joe&nick,polaroid,
anna x,dan-wax on,
,
ibiza,amnesia,dc10,monza,
frankfurt,copenhagen,
berlin,love parade,
berghain/panorama bar,
barcelona,sonar,bennicassim fib festival...
and so the list continues. neon lights, malarky
Sounds Like
Jumped up,pretentious "audiowank". seedy sleazy dirt glitter eyeliner indie electro techno....or just deep melodic house & techno through to electro disco!? (isn't throwing genre names about so much fun! ;-$ ) we hold residencies at these places -Dirty Disco, Polaroid,Mind the Gap.If you really wanna know what we sound like come see us in action! ;-? x
---"music that girls shake their hips to and guys dare to shake to, after all it is dance music!--- RESPECT THE BALCONETTES!
Death on the Balcony are a DJ and Production duo residing in Leeds. Mark and Paul both hail from quirky seaside town Blackpool and met through a mutual love of house and techno and also being heavily inspired by New wave, Disco and the general debauchery of the 80's. These guys love a party and whether playing or not they are bound to be knocking around soaking up some inspiration!
From a DOTB set you can expect anything between the best Deep Melodic House/Techno & Groovy Rolling Techno through to Cosmic Disco - if you've forgot your dancing shoes when you enter a roon DOTB are playing in you'll be shooting off home to get them on and getting involved!
Death on the Balcony reside @
-Dirty Disco
-Polaroid
They are also regular guests at Wax On up and down the country (Birmingham & Newcastle) and summer 2008 saw them play the Dirty Disco Tent @ Gatecrasher Summer Soundsystem to spark the summer off with a bang ....
Summer 08 has seen them spreading their wings internationally and playing for Danscotheek in Latvia and a label launch party for Miniclublabel at Sonar,Barcelona & Ibiza for a number of parties including Dirty Disco @ the infamous Zoo project
2008 begun with a Radio 1 play from Rob da Bank with a still unreleased tune "live together" and DOTB have proceeded to get airplay on Galaxy FM with an interview on Riley and Durrants Nu Breed with a mix to boot, a hot mix for Latvian Radio show Dancebox with bodgan taran (www.dancebox.net) and their productions have been supported on brussel FM by DJ's Marcus with constant airplay..
Their groovy techno, disco and melodic house productions are receiving positive response from a number of their peers.
Magda,Rob Da Bank,Agoria,Clickbox, Mauricio Vargas, Paul Woolford, Audiojack, Simon Baker,Gavin Herlihy,Craig Torrance,Matt Tolfrey, Speculum, Dave Martin, Dave Beer, Dan Blackledge, PeopleGetReal,Marcus, Shinji Tokida@Fountain, Jo jo de freq,Colin Dale, Annie Errez, Matt Cooper, Si Mcevoy, Dave Sandford, Bobby O Donnell, Burnski,Darius Syrossian ,Tim Sheridan, Ryan Elliot, Hernan Cattaneo, Caged Baby,PBR Streetgang,Chuck Bleu,Nightmoves, Jay Kilka, Joe Morris,Frenchy,Buckley, Foz, and many more.......
They have played along side such DJ's as Luciano,Pedro,Raresh,Ivan Smagghe,James Zabelia,Funk D'Void, Matthias Tanzmann, Josh Wink, Gabriel Ananda, Ben Simms,Adam Beyer,James Mowbray,Robert Hood, Justus Kohncke, Sebo K,Erol Alkan, Agoria, Luca Bacchetti, Craig Torrance, Geddes, Ryan Elliot, Jo jo de freq, Tobi Neumann, Dave Clarke, Par Grindvik, Mr C, Marc Houle, Dan Ghenacia Brodinski, Nightmoves, Autokratz,Black Strobe,Buckley,Tristan Da Cuhna, Tim Sheridan and on and on bla bla bla....
DOTB have been signed to Japanese label Fountain Music, Mauricio Vargas’s label miniclublabel launched for sonar june 08 the 1st release, "believe" out Jan 09, London label "This is Trash Fash" & have completed remixes for Breakout Audio ...
Discography:-
Death on the Balcony & the Jazz Angel - Death on the Balcony :- 1.All that Jazz 2.Dark Angel - Fountain Music Japan
Death on the Balcony - Country Lane EP - 1.Country Lanes 2. It's a Hazy Day - Fountain Music Japan
Death on the Balcony - Believe - Miniclub Barcelona (release date TBC 08)
Darius Syrossian & Mundyke - Caspian Man - Death on the Balcony remix - Breakout Audio
People Get Real - Wider Pro - Death on the Balcony Remix - TBC
With forthcoming EP's on various labels, Remix projects and not to mention their relentless gigging schedule - the future is looking bright for Death on the Balcony
2008 has seen DOTB spreading their bohemian charms and original sound further a field... as Mark always says, ".. and we’ve not even started yet" and Paul says "we dont just love it, we live it".
Hi! Just passing thru to see how you are doing! I just uploaded a new mix called "Berlin: Beers, Blondes & Bicycles" to my page. Check it out when you have a chance, hope you like it! Regards from Madrid
Hola! Pasando por aqui para ver que tal andas. Acabo de subir una nueva sesion a mi pagina, se llama " Berlin: Beers, Blondes & Bicycles" Chequeala cuando tengas un momento.Espero que te guste! Un abrazo desde Madrid.
1. Tomski Fredboy - Do The Tartlet (Original) 2. Alex Cappelli - East Proof 3. Santiago and Bushido - You What 4. Style Of Eye - Girls (Dub Mix) 5. SFSP - I Love To Play (Spartaque Mix) 6. Cogita Glash - Toy Soldier 7. Moston Malente - Do The Right Thing (Alternative Mix) 8. The Whip - Blackout (Shinichi Oswana Mix) 9. Kidda - Under The Sun (Herve Mix) 10. Destroy Disco - Fly or Bounce 11. Si McEvoy - Wet Spot Machine (Deathkiss Mix) 12. Ali Wilson - Shakedown 13. Mark Brown - New Heights (Christian Smith Mix) 14. Nic Chagal - What You Need (D Formation Mix)
Enjoy the mix and if you would rather a CD please message me.
