TRACKLISTING

Disc: 1
1. Michael Badal - Overture
2. Michael Badal - Fairy Tale (with Tiff Lacey)
3. Michael Badal - Recapture (with Sue McLaren)
4. Michael Badal - Fly (Never Come Down Again)
5. Michael Badal - Unmissable (with Jan Johnston)
6. Michael Badal - Closer (with Ellie Lawson)
7. Michael Badal - Inner Sanctum
8. Michael Badal - Organica
9. Michael Badal - Human Beings (with Haliene)
10. Michael Badal - Blue Skies (with Shanokee)
11. Michael Badal - Inhale
12. Michael Badal - The Room (with Shift Four & Zoe Sky Jord)

The culmination of nearly four years in the studio with collaborators across seven cities, Michael

Badal finally releases his debut album "Now That We're Human" on Black Hole Recordings.

12 progressive house and trance tracks feature the vocal talents of Jan Johnston, Sue McLaren,

Haliene, Ellie Lawson, Tiff Lacey, Lotte Kestner, Shanokee, and Zoe Sky Jordan, with co-writing

credits by Plumb and Shift Four, each contributing to an atmosphere that celebrates the intimacy

of life. "These songs are about love, closeness, and our humanity," says the 25-year old LA

native. "I hope the album brightens the listener's day, if even for a moment, and helps them

realize that life is beautiful."

"Now That We're Human" personifies what it means to be a producer in a digital age. Michael

and his songwriters worked together strictly through Internet file sharing and he was only able to

meet a handful of them in person throughout the duration of production. While electronic dance

music can often be perceived as "artificial" or "heartless," the album plays on the fact that even

though the artists were never in the same room together, they were able to find common ground

through their lyrics and songwriting and preserve the human element in music creation.