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Carl Cox @ Space Opening Party Ibiza

April 23rd, 2010 Alan

Space in Ibiza is one of the most famous clubs in the world, It has history, it has created hero’s, it has created trends, fashions, its broke the bank forSpace people scraping the money to be able to afford to go, Its made labels big, its hosted 22 hour parties, It was the after party venue for the legendary Manumission, it was the best place on the earth to dance in the sun and most of all it plays the worlds best music!

When space opens it signals that Ibiza is open for the party season! In the last couple of seasons the authorities in Ibiza have clamped down on the opening hours of the clubs on the island so they are not aloud to open between 6am and 4.30pm, this doesn’t sound much but if you have partied in Ibiza, going clubbing in the morning and day time was a large part of it.

To overcome this in 2010 Space will be having a two day opening party, it will be on the Saturday and its traditional day Sunday.

I think ive bigged up the club enough, why have i done this? Well for a club of this stature they need a Dj to fit, if your in the best club in the world then you expect to be hearing the best Music in the world and on May 31st Carl Cox will be headlining space in Ibiza.

Carl has his own night in Space which starts a few weeks later however he will be smashing space to pieces, I would predict a more funky set from him if he plays in the Daytime but i really hope he plays two sets, one in the daytime and one in the evening inside , were he can get dirty with his own brand of Techno!

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Orbital still going strong 20 years on

October 26th, 2009 Pam

Orbital have been one of the most successful and influential electronica and techno acts that the UK have produced. They were big on the dance scene during the 1990′s, although their success continued well into the next decade.
Many of their tracks have been featured on the soundtracks of movies- such as ‘The Beach’, ‘Human Traffic’ and ’24 Hour Party People’.
In 2004, Orbital announced that they were to part ways- although they re-formed this year, just in time to do a 20th anniversary tour. Their first performance this year was in June, at the Rockness festival, where their set received rave reviews.
Orbital are a prime example of how, although techno much may no longer be as popular or mainstream, it still has a very loyal following.

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Sven Väth

August 17th, 2009 Alan

So far in this blogs very short lifespan you will have heard me talk about Sven Väth in almost every post! Sven started Dj’ing before i was even one

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year old! Like Carl Cox who i have also wrote about Sven has been here from the start. Sven hails from Frankfurt Germany and when he started his career just like many Dj’s of his experience he didn’t play Techno! Sven was in a band and in the mid 80′s he started up some of the very first trance labels, in recent times i don’t think Germany is most known for Trance although it has produced Dj’s like Paul Van Dyk. Sven had two trance labels in the mid 80′s which shows how cutting edge his sound was for the time and i would say its people like Sven that created the trance scene. Bringing it up to today and Sven is still there producing music, he still has record labels but his sound is different, His sound is Techno, now this isn’t a new sound like Trance was in the 80′s with the introduction of electronic music, however his sound is still mostly underground, the majority of youth in the UK and around Europe will know all the big Trance Dj’s but Sven and his sound is still reserved for the people in the know, I don’t like using the phrase Underground because its not, but its one way to explain it.

Bringing it up to date Sven has his record label and nightclub called Cocoon. Cocoon the nightclub is in his hometown of Frankfurt but can be found on tour in other European towns and cities, The club has an ever growing fan base which means the demand if there or the label and the sound, Much like Gatecrasher and Cream became the names of Trance; Cocoon is the name of Techno and its the sound everyone wants to hear.

If you want to experience Cocoon then in the UK you need to keep your eye out for them appearing at festivals, you can also usually find them at the Manchester Based club ‘The Warehouse Project’. If you visit Ibiza then you will be unable to notice the large advertising bill boards advertising the night and if you are part of the lucky few you might even get to party with the Cocoon guys though its not something you choose to do; they choose you!

If you cant go to a club then there is a great range of albums they have released, Celebrating their Ibiza residence they have the sounds of the season CD’s e.g. sounds of the tenth season will be the 2009 release as they have had 10 years in Ibiza.

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Carl Cox

August 5th, 2009 Alan

carlIm not really sure were to start with the Techno genius! Born in Oldham; Manchester Carl. He started Dj’ing in the mid 80′s and in a relatively short time had played for all the main players on the club scene including the Hacienda and the legendary Fantazia raves. By the end of the 80′s he had started a trait h would become well known for and he played on 3 turntables.

Carl Cox is a dynamite behind the decks, his energy is infectious and anybody that has seen him will know what is meant. His head bobs he gets the crowd going on the mic and he sweats, oh boy does he sweat, its a sign of the effort dedication and pure brilliance of execution that Carl Cox delivers every time he performs behind the decks.

Mr Cox however is more than just a Dj, he has two of his own record labels in Intec Records and 23rd Century Records. As well as his labels he has his extremely popular radio show, you can hear the show every week on di.fm.

Carl’s energetic music is loved the world over, although he hails from Manchester in the last few years he has very rarely played in the UK. The popularity of such a legend amounts to never having to play in the same venue twice and still never being out of work. A sign of a mega Dj however is the ability to host your own night and be your own boss. Carl has manged to achieve this for a long time now and with his night labeled Carl Cox and friends Carl has just that.

As with any DJ however the ultimate goal, the Mecca is Ibiza. Has Carl Cox broken the Ibizan market?.. only with a sledge hammer!! Carl has with everything else in his life been a pioneer in the Ibiza music scene, his popularity today is as strong as it always has been. In Ibiza space is his home, he has for the last few years had his residency of Carl Cox and friends in the club were he regularly played two sets in a night, One set on the legendary terrace were he will have started of his fledgling career on the island and he finishes of the night in the main room were his music gets that bit darker!

Im not sure i can really big up the man any more than i already have done. so i will leave it there. If you like what ypu read about the man and the legend then go and see him play, If you don’t think you would like his style then go and see him anyway as he will prove you wrong. Ive had the pleasure of seeing him in Ibiza many times before so if you are every on the white isle then it is a night you have to go to as Carl Cox creates history and if you can you want to be able to turn roud and say ‘I was there’

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