Ben Korbel

BEN'S UPCOMING DJ DATES5 Jul: Omleto at The End (London)
13 Jul: We Love Space Sundays (Ibiza) 20 Jul: We Love Space Sundays (Ibiza)
27 Jul: We Love Space Sundays (Ibiza) 27 Jul: Transitions with John Digweed (Kiss 100, UK)
14 Aug: Angel Of Love (Italy) 16 Aug: Angels Of Love (Italy)
31 Aug: We Love Space Sundays (Ibiza) 7 Sept: We Love Space Sundays (Ibiza)
7 Sept: Site-L at Pacha (Ibiza)
TBC: Wonderland, The Looking Glass, Eden (Ibiza)

BEN KORBEL DJ BIO

BALANCE PRESENTS ELECTRIC_03 - OUT 30 MAY 08

Balance presents Electric_03 tracklist

1) Luciano – Back To Front (Electric Edit) – (Perlon)
2) Ronin – Monk Sea – (Primary) 3) Grey – Noodles – (Guidance)
4) Cassy – Somelightuntothenight (Electric Edit) – (Beatstreet) 5) Swayzak – Smile & Receive – Cassy Mix – (K7)
6) Pikaya – Winterdub – (Ungleich) 7) Horror Inc – The Sentinel – Dimbiman Mix – (Revolver Canada)
8) Studiogemeinschaft – Want 2 Shake With U (Treibstoff) 9) Guillaume, The Coutu Dumonts – Sous L’arbre – (Circus Company)
10) Julien Parise – A5b – Mirko Mix – (Iprime) 11) Stryke – Fallen – (Guidance)
12) Dan Curtain – Echoziechen – Someone Else Mix – (District Of Corruption) 13) Der Dritte Raum – Luna Llena – (Harthouse)
14) Matt O'brien – Serotone (Electric Edit) – (Rekids) 15) Freaks – Discorobot – Rob’s No Ears Dub – (Music For Freaks)
16) Ricardo Villalobos – Heike – Mood Mix – (Lofi Stereo) 17) Lfo Vs Fuse – Loop (Electric Edit) – (Plus 8)
18) Horror Inc – The Vanishing – (Perlon)

Some reviews of Electric 03

CD OF THE WEEK (Brag Magazine, June 08)

"My favourite mix from an Aussie ever, surpassing the Honkytonks retrospective from Mike Callendar et al.

Sydney’s dance music cognoscenti hold Ben Korbel in extremely high regard, and this mix explicates exactly why the Sounds head honcho has the reputation he does. It is quite simply one of the best mixes I have heard in a long time.

Perhaps most impressively Korbel does not overplay things at any time – the mix is ostensibly quite simple, but it builds with every track in a manner akin to the DJ mastery of auteurs like Eddie Richards. It begins with some serene, deep and melodic tracks like Cassy’s “Sumlightuntothenight” before things shift towards jacking tech house without ever shedding the melodic feel of the mix’s beginning. The middle third of the mix is an absorbing conflation of influences, as the deep jacking sounds of yesteryear meld with minimal techno undertones of the present underground scene. It is only in the final few tracks that out and out minimal techno in the form of Ricardo Villalobos et al emerges to cap off a journey of the highest order.

Rather than being a collection of banging floorfillers this is a master class, a demonstration of how to build and develop a set – there is a real sense of purpose and progression to this. Anyone interested in quality underground dance music must buy this CD."

4.5 / 5

(words by Chris Honnery, The Brag, June 08)

DMC Review - Essential Listening

"Third in the series sees Australian DJ Ben Korbel excelling himself with a sublime mix of finely-woven deep techno and house which mingles current and classics to intoxicating effect. Hard to believe that, although he's been at it for around a decade, this is Ben's debut but his experience in rocking parties around the world shines through a selection which includes names like Luciano, Gray Cassy, Swayzak, Strike, Villalobos and Freaks [with 'Discorobot']. After setting up a luxurious, dreamy vibe he starts piling on the pressure around the time of Der Dritte Raum's 'Luna Llena' and Matt O'Brien's 'Serotone', peaking with LFO Vs Fuse's monstrous 'Loop'. It doesn't hit you over the head but works insidiously, establishing its own personalised form of dancefloor abandon. Marvellous."

5 Dancing Men

Kris Needs

(5 Dancing Men = Essential)

ONION MAGAZINE REVIEW "Sydney’s Ben Korbel mixes the most satisfying commercially released Australian dance compilation in a hell of a long time."
READ ONION REVIEW HERE

BEN KORBEL (DJ)

Ben, at 29 years of age, has been DJing for more than 10 years. After winning the 3D World Bedroom Bangers competition in 1998, Ben went on to be voted No.1 in the country in Australias very first national DJ poll, the AUS DJ Top 20, co-ordinated by Inthemix. When Inthemix then started their Technics 50 the following year, Ben was voted No. 7 in the country. Ben has DJed at

Home Tank Good Vibrations Festival Homebake Moulon Rouge Sounds On Sunday YU Two Tribes Chinese Laundry T Bar(London) The Key (London) Space (Ibiza) El Divino (Ibiza) The Cross (London) Egg (London) The End (London) Weekend (Berlin) Pacha (Ibiza) Mullet Over (afterparty) Angels Of Love (Naples) StinkTo name a few

And DJed alongside

Damian Lazarus Dinky Jamie Jones Sasha John Digweed Carl Cox Felix Da Housecat Groove Armada Jaques Lu Cont Nick Warren Danny Tenaglia Layo & Bushwacka Tiefschwarz Blackstrobe Derrick May Crazy Penis Danny Howells MANDY DJ T Ewan Peason James Zabiela And many more

Some nice stuff people have said about Ben...
"My favourite Australian DJ"(Clive Henry, Peace Division) "One of the best DJs in the world at the moment" (Nick Warren)
"Ben is leading the dance scene in Oz"(John Digweed) "It's proper house music!"(LTJ Bukem)
"Fucking wicked music!"(Sasha) "Warmup set of the year!" (Nic Fanciulli, The Cross Aug 06)
"Ben impresses me. Technically adept, a really warm DJ" (Cass) "Loved the CD (Doll's House)" (Damian Lazarus)

SOUNDS GROUP (Events)

Ben Korbel is a co-founder and director of Sounds Group (along with Paddy Nash and Declan Lee), one of Sydneys best events promoters. Sounds rose prominence through its promotion of Sounds On Sunday (2000-2005) but now focuses on one off major events including Renaissance, Minimal Fuss, Sounds [live] and the annual festival, We Love Sounds. Not to mention the annual We Love Sounds party at Space, Ibiza. Sounds have promoted concerts at the Enmore Theatre for Public Enemy through to just about every international DJ you can think of, including but not limited to Sasha, Paul Oakenfold, Deep Dish, Felix Da Housecat, Paul Van Dyk, Masters At Work, Jacques Lu Cont, James Zabiela, Danny Howells, Ewan Pearson, Tiefschwarz, Crazy Penis, Kaskade, Dimitri From Paris, Armin Van Buuren, Norman Jay, Nick Warren, Adam Freeland, Damian Lazarus and many, many more. For more info, see Sounds .. .

EGG GROUP (Tours)

Egg is the touring and artist management arm of Sounds, bringing artists to the Australasian region. Artists toured by Egg include Tiefschwarz, Ivan Smagghe (Blackstrobe), Damian Lazarus, James Zabiela, Moguai, Rex The Dog, M.A.N.D.Y, Ewan Pearson, Oscar Melzar, Ellen Allien, Modeselektor, Duke Dumont, Clive Henry, Sandy Rivera, Moonbootica, Tiga, Will Saul, Spirit Catcher, DJ Shadow, Derrick Carter, Grand National, Steve Lawler, Bonde Do Role, Nic Fanciulli, Ben Watt, Audiofly, King Unique, Kraak & Smaak, Mark Knight, Paul Harris (Dirty Vegas), General Midi, The Outlaws, Mike Monday and loads more.