Daniel Wang

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Daniel Wang
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Born in Northern California, Daniel Wang spent 8 years of his childhood in Taiwan, returned to California for high school, and attended university in New York and Chicago. Instead of finishing his papers, however, he ran out to underground clubs and danced all night to early house music and disco classics, befriending and learning from a few old-school voguers and DJ's along the way.
Dissatisfied with the increasingly unmusical soundtrack of modern nightlife, Danny started Balihu Records in 1993. The first release became a cult success. Danny moved back to NYC and eventually found a job at Dr. Sound Music Store, where he delved deeply into vintage production gear and synths, including the Theremin.
Balihu put out a range of unusual tracks from 1994 to 2000 in the spirit of Philly and Italo Disco, and Wang began producing for the Environ label in 1997. In the past years, he has performed around the world, and his originality is gradually being recognized.
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Releases:
The Look Ma No Drum Machine EP (EP) (2 versions)   Balihu Records 1993
Aphroasiatechnubian (12")   Balihu Records 1995
The Morning Kids (EP) (2 versions)   Balihu Records 1996
The Probe, The Strobe (2 versions)   Balihu Records 1996
Cristal-Plastique (2 versions)   Balihu Records 1997
Mood Mylar (2 versions)   Balihu Records 1997
I Was A Disco Malcontent (The Best Of Balihu Records) (CD, Comp)   OMW (Oxygen Music Works) 1998
Subtle Shuttle (12", W/Lbl)   Balihu Records 1998
The Mechanical Birds EP (EP) (2 versions)   Environ 1998
Silver Trophies (2 versions)   Environ 2000
Idealism (Album) (2 versions)   Environ 2001
Panoramic (12")   Playhouse 2002
Berlin Sunrise (12")   Ghostly International 2004
Echo By Midnight / Roller Giggle (2 versions)   Basenotic Records 2004
Sessions Vol. 3: Come On Let's Fly - A Special Disco Mix From Daniel Wang (CD, Comp, Mixed)   Music Mine Inc. 2005
4 Season Sampler Vol. 1 (12", Smplr)   Jet Set Records, Japan 2007
Balihu Sampler (12", Smplr)   Rush Hour Recordings 2009
Best Of Balihu 1993 - 2008 PT. 1 (2xLP, Ltd, Comp)   Rush Hour Recordings 2009
Best Of Balihu 1993 - 2008 PT. 2 (2xLP, Ltd, Comp)   Rush Hour Recordings 2009
The Best Of Balihu 1993-2008 (2xCD, Comp, Ltd)   Rush Hour Recordings 2009
Untitled (12", W/Lbl, EP)   Balihu Records  
Remixes:
Good Music For Good People (Part 2) (12") Good Music For Good Pe... OMW (Oxygen Music Works) 1996
Keep On (Daniel Wang And Brennan Green Mixes) (12", Ltd) Keep On (Daniel Wang A... Paper Recordings 2002
Morning Sun Remixed (Album) (2 versions) Electrokution (Brennan... Nuphonic 2002
Morning Sun Remixed (Sampler) (12", Promo) Electrokution (Brennan... Nuphonic 2002
Remixed On The 24th Of July (Album, Comp) (3 versions) Forget The Past (Brenn... Peacefrog Records 2003
Computer Incarnations For World Peace II (Comp) (2 versions) Keep On (Daniel Wang +... Sonar Kollektiv 2008
Variety Remixes (12") So Called Friend (Dani... Because Music 2008
Love Get Out Of My Way (12") Love Get Out Of My Way... Gulp Communications 2009
Production:
We'll Do What Ever We Want / Previews Club Track (12", Promo) We'll Do What Ever We ... Dig It International 1995
Glow Worms / Soft Crystal (12")   Balihu Records 1996
Lost At C Minor (12") Andy Baumecker In Tokyo Playhouse 1999
Body Music - Nite:Life 015 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Soft Crystal NRK Sound Division 2003
Collectors Series Pt.2 - Danse, Gravité Zéro (CD, Mixed, Comp, Album) Like Some Dream (I Can... Faith Recordings, Faith Recordings 2006
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Ballroom Boom Boom Part 1 (12")   OMW (Oxygen Music Works) 1996
Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol. 5 (Comp) (2 versions) Glow Worm Compost Records 1998
Buggin' Becky (12") Bugging Becky (Balihu ... Pleasure Music 1999
Lost At C Minor (12") Lost At C Minor, Lost ... Playhouse 1999
Planetary Natural Love Gas Webbin' 199999 - Mixed By DJ Pica Pica Pica (CD, Album, Comp, Mixed) Let's Go To Mars, NYTK... Comma (Japan) 1999
This Is The Final Balihu Release: BAL-010 (12") Rings Of Saturn Balihu Records 1999
Robodisco (CD, Comp, Mixed) Like Some Dream I Can'... Papercuts 2000
Toy Cross (Daniel Wang's Remixes) (10")   Vinland Records 2001
Morning Sun Remixed (CD, Album) Electrokution (Brennan... Nuphonic 2002
Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau (Album) (2 versions) Pistol Oderso Ghostly International 2002
Cruising Attitude (Album, Comp, Single) (6 versions) Venusienne Dance Discograph ... 2003
Electrokution (12", Ltd) Electrokution (BG & DW... Balihu Records 2003
Live In Brussels Bis (CD, Album, RE) Uptown (Live) LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2003
Naked Music Presents Lost On Arrival (CD, Mixed, Comp) 24 To Vector Z (Morgan... Astralwerks, Naked Music Recordings 2003
Berlin Rocks (12")   Handle With Care 2004
Berlin Rocks (Remixes Part 1) (12") Berlin Rocks (Friedric... Kitty-Yo 2004
Cruising (12")   Rong Music 2004
Dance And Urban: Volume 24 (CD, Smplr, Comp) Venusienne Dance HMV 2004
Hello Stranger (2 versions) Lessons In Love, My Re... Studio !K7 2005
Doin It (12") Doin It (Daniel Wang R... Clone 2006
This Is Rong Music (Comp) (2 versions) Cruising (Original Mix) Rong Music ... 2006
Escape From Chinatown / East Side (12") Escape From Chinatown ... Chinatown Records 2007
FabricLive.36 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Met) Like Some Dream (I Can... Fabric (London) 2007
Legato (EP) (2 versions)   Careless 2007
Milky Disco (CD, Comp) All Flowers Must Fade ... Lo Recordings 2007
Environ - Selective Amnesia (CD, Comp) All Flowers Must Fade Octave Lab 2008
Running Back Presents Strada Professional Sound Effects (LP, Ltd, 180)   Running Back 2009
Sensation 9 (12")   Rush Hour Recordings 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Raw Oxygen Vol.4: Brutal Fairytales (12") Slip Away OMW (Oxygen Music Works) 1995
Journeys By DJ Part 1 (CD) Seven Shadows Twisted America Records 1997
Freezone 6: Fourth Person Singular (Comp) (3 versions) My 909 Blues SSR Records 1999
Ideal 1999 Sampler (CD, Comp) 24 To Vector Z (Morgan... Ideal Distribution 1999
Planetary Natural Love Gas Webbin' 199999 - Mixed By DJ Pica Pica Pica (CD, Album, Comp, Mixed) Let's Go To Mars, NYTK... Comma (Japan) 1999
This Is The Final Balihu Release: BAL-010 (12") Rings Of Saturn Balihu Records 1999
Robodisco (Comp) (2 versions) Like Some Dream I Can'... Papercuts 2000
Solaris Number One (CD, Comp) Like Some Dream (I Can... Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 2000
Sheffield Mix Sessions (Comp) (2 versions) 24 To Vector Z (Morgan... Turbo 2001
Trax Sampler 039 (CD, Smplr, Car) Let's Go To Mars (Edit) Trax Sampler 2001
Live Laptop DJ Set At Open Air, NYC (CDr, Mixed, Ltd) Balihu 1 Interdimensional Transmissions 2002
Proto Tracks 03 (CD) Pistol Oderso Proto Tracks 2002
Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau (12", Ltd, 1/3) Pistol Oderso Ghostly International 2002
Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau (Album) (2 versions) Pistol Oderso Ghostly International 2002
Tech House Club Mix (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Panoramic (Acid Dub) ZYX Music 2002
Another Fine Mess (Comp) (2 versions) Warped Azuli Records 2003
Lost On Arrival (Comp) (2 versions) 24 To Vector Z (Morgan... Astralwerks ... 2003
New York Lounge (2xCD) Rings Of Saturn Wagram 2003
Têtu Volume 1 (2xCD) Like Some Dream (I Can... Naïve 2003
New Wave Disco 1 (CD) Echo By Midnight Disque Deluxe 2004
Volume One Issue Four (, Comp, Mag) Interview Keep On 2004
Later Compiled And Mixed By Bent (Comp) (2 versions) Berlin Sunrise (Die Na... Seamless Recordings ... 2005
New Wave Disco 2 (CD) Berlin Sunrise (Die DÃ... Disque Deluxe 2005
Rub' N' Tug Present Campfire (CD, Mixed, Comp) Sylver Belter Eskimo Recordings 2005
Science Fiction Jazz Volume Nine (CD, Comp, Mixed) Pistol Oderso Mole Listening Pearls 2005
Southport Weekender 3 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Echo By Midnight (EPM) SuSU 2005
Café Solo (2xCD) All Flowers Must Fade Resist Music 2006
Collectors Series Pt.2 - Danse, Gravité Zéro (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Like Some Dream (I Can... Faith Recordings ... 2006
Idol Tryouts Two: Ghostly International Vol. Two (Album, Comp) (3 versions) Berlin Sunrise (Remix) Ghostly International 2006
Raremix (12") 24 To Vector Z (Morgan... Environ 2006
FabricLive.36 (Comp) (2 versions) Like Some Dream (I Can... Fabric (London) 2007
Live At The Playboy Mansion (Comp) (2 versions) Like Some Dream (I Can... ITH Records ... 2007
Milky Disco (CD, Comp) All Flowers Must Fade ... Lo Recordings 2007
Electric Chair - Saved My Life (CD, Comp) Like Some Dream I Can'... Tirk 2008
Environ - Selective Amnesia (CD, Comp) All Flowers Must Fade Octave Lab 2008
Unabombers Present Electric Chair RIP EP (12", EP, Smplr) Like Some Dream (I Can... Tirk 2008
Balance 015 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Panoramic (Acid Dub) EQ Recordings 2009
LWE Podcast 21 (File, MP3) Like Some Dream (I Can... Little White Earbuds 2009
Sidetracked (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp, RM) Zola Has Landed, Zola ... Renaissance 2009
Tsugi Sampler 25 - Empty Ballroom 2009 (CD, Smplr, Mixed, Car) On The Moon Tsugi Sampler 2009
Ghostly International: Avant-Pop (CD, Promo, Smplr) Berlin Sunrise (Edit) Ghostly International  
You Are Here (2xCD, Mixed, Comp, Promo) Warped King Biscuit Recordings  
Unofficial Releases:
Space Is The Place (Cass, C-6) Like Some Dream DedJedi 2003
Disco To Get Drunk To #4 (CD, Mixed, Promo, Unofficial) In The Street Digger's Delight 2007
Rvng Prsnts Mx5 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial) Like Some Dream (I Can... Rvng Intl. 2007
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by manchester Sep 12, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
I only discovered Daniel Wang recently & he has really given me a new sonic twist on the genre of house music that was my first love & that I still cherish so much. Daniel Wang obviously has his strong influences in quality underground disco & he has brought that love into his music, creating brilliantlly original spacey house music with beautiful percussive elements and NO cheesy samples. A true innovator.
Review by toedawg Aug 05, 2002
Danny does no wrong giving the world an interpretation of disco music not heard in today's world of mediocre manufactured formulaic music :)
Review by eiskristall May 21, 2002
I want to put here an interesting essential statement for explaining the person Daniel Wang and his music, which I found on the web:

To label Danny Wang a purist would be too easy. His philosophies about dance music go beyond those of the average Garage-lamenter, making him one of the few outspoken producers walking the back-to-basics talk. Having fashioned his recordings "From frustration and love" in Chicago earlier this decade, Danny relocated to New York, where his understanding of underground club music and culture deepened through associations with the House of Ultra Omni and their voguing balls. Friendships with DJ/producers like Danny Krivit and Francois Kevorkian inevitably followed, reinforcing his faith in the classics, as well as his disdain for the majority of contemporary house music. -- M. Eugene Lemcio.

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