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Although Trip-hop came about as a British amalgam of UK Sound System, rave culture, Dub, & hip- hop, although the name was almost universally despied by the original Brit progenitors, the rest of the world was hugely receptive to the style & not the least wary of the label.

In Austria, Mona Moore, Andy Orel, & Richard Dorfmeister formed the group Sin to create their take on Trip-hop. By 1993, Dortmeister had left Sin & joined up with Peter Kruder. They began releasing Kruder & Dortmeister records for Vienna's Spray Records. 

 

One of the producers at Spray was Klaus Waldeck, who released his own brand of Trip-hop under the name Waldeck. Waldeck's work was similar to K & D's style, though many of his productions reflect the recruitment of various vocalists, similar to Massive Attack.

After contributing a track to the Spray compilation The Eclectic Sound of Vienna, Waldeck released his debut full-length Balance of the Force in 1998. 

 

Waldeck - Balance of the Force, Spray Records, 1998.
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Defenceless
Spy Like an Angel
Children of the Ghetto
Slaapwagen
Aquarius
Northern Lights
Wake Up
Superpopstar
Death of a Piano Salesman
Moon

 

 

 

 

This accompanying remix album was released the following year.

 

Waldeck - Balance of the Force (Remixed), Spray Records, 1999.

Northern Lights (Mushroom Dive remix)
Defenceless (Thievery Corporation remix)
Slaapwagen (Uptight Production's Before Sunrise Joint remix)
Spy Like an Angel (Mushroom Dive remix)
Wake Up (Rocker's Hifi remix)
Defenceless (Fauna Flash remix)
Children of the Ghetto (Blackwing remix)
Aquarius (Mushroom Dive remix)
Defenceless (Solar Moon System remix)
Wake Up (Mushroom Dive remix)
You Only Live Twice

Enjoy the Trip,
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