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This is BALIMORE — written, produced and mixed by Steven Ran Cohen. Full tracks, no sign-up, no download. Four minutes is enough to know whether this is your sound.
- Guides
- 31
- Artist lanes
- 11
- Sound & structure
- 14
- Sets & uses
- 6
Artists and lanes
If one artist is your entry point and you cannot find the rest of the sound, start here. Each page describes what that lane is actually built from, structurally, and where it continues. None of these pages are affiliated with the artists they discuss and none of them sell tickets.
Sound and structure
How the music works: tempo, harmony, arrangement, the drop, and the specific differences between styles that keep getting confused with each other.
Sets and uses
How a long set is put together, and how to choose music by what you are doing while it plays.
BALIMORE sets
Continuous 20–80 minute mixes, written, produced and mixed by Steven Ran Cohen.
- Best Hits Psytrance 2027 — The Last Light1:20 · psytrance
- No Borders After Darkafro & latin
- Techno House Best Mix 2026 — Project Xpeak time
- Tech House Mix — Time To Shine Againtech house
- YouTubeplaylist
About these guides
What is this collection of guides?
A set of thirty-one written guides to melodic, cinematic and peak-time techno: what the styles are built from, how a set is structured, and where a given artist's lane continues. Written by Steven Ran Cohen, who produces as BALIMORE.
Are these pages affiliated with the artists they name?
No. None of them are affiliated with or endorsed by any artist, label or event named, and none of them sell tickets or merchandise. For shows and tickets, use the artist's own official site.
Who writes these?
Steven Ran Cohen, a producer working in the same lane, who releases as BALIMORE.
Where can I hear the music?
The player at the top of every page on this site, free and with no sign-up, or on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.