SunDance - The Ibiza Sun

SunDance
YOUR WEEKLY JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF THE IBIZA DANCE SCENE...
Issue 12
August 1st - 2012
Every so often a DJ or producer
comes along who inspires the
collective imagination. If you’ve
seen Loco Dice perform at his
ten-year-long Tribehouse residency
in his hometown Düsseldorf, or
at DC-10 in Ibiza from ’02-’06, you
will have clicked on to this. Loco
Dice is someone, who can muddle
together intangible moods and
make them work in unison. It’s a
loose, omni-directorial approach
to DJing and it’s not an easy gig
to pull-off. But Dice manages it,
which is one of the reasons why we
wanted to quiz him about music,
Ibiza... and the principles of luck.
Which dance track, released in the last 10
years, has changed the way dance music producers
think about making records
Martin Buttrich, Mathew Jonson, Ricardo Villalobos,
Luciano gave dance music the right kick
with their productions, but there are soooooo
many great and talented artists that it is impossible
for me to name one single dance track
over the rest.
Can you remember the first time you DJ’d in
Ibiza and tell us a little about the experience
My first time was at KM5 and Space for the
Manumission afterhours with Sin Plomo in summer
2001. It was a great experience because
it was shortly after my move from Hip Hop in
1998. I’m very thankful for this one as it dropped
me smoothly into the slots of the island. I was
able to learn a lot about the island and the different
reactions, the different tastes and the
different nationalities.
Where have you been playing out and performing
this season
I’ve been playing for Cocoon at Amnesia since
June, and I’ll play the Terrace on 16.7., 30.7.,
13.8., 10.9, 11.10, and also The Carl Cox Closing
at Space.
Can you describe the sights and sounds of
your home town and explain how you grew
to become one of the foremost DJ/producers
You’ve performed inside a number of the big
Ibiza super-clubs and even at Dalt Vila -how do
the venues differ in terms of vibe, atmosphere
and attendees
The most common thing is that people are
really into it, into the party, they are willing to
let it go. It belongs to the special Ibiza vibe. The
rest are nuances.
Can you tell us a little about your label Desolat
label, from the birth of the idea, to the philosophy
of the imprint today
To cut a long story short, Desolat was a necessity.
I had been receiving tunes from all over,
from known and unknown artists, and I wanted
to create a platform to share all that with the
world. It is my way to keep the dance culture
going, and with Desolat I’m giving something
back to the scene that means so much to me.
Do you believe in luck, or do we make our
own
I believe in god and karma.
Journalists are always talking about the best
bass-line of all time, but in a percussive sense,
which dance music tune sports the ultimate
drum track
Guem & Zaka Percussion “The Serpent”
Do you have you any new releases looming
up on the horizon
There are new Desolat releases, my new single
and soon I will start to prepare my 2nd studio
album.
If there’s anything else you’d like to say, now
is the time…
Check the coming Bundesliga season with Fortuna
95, and be kind to your environment.
in the world
Dusseldorf is a great and underrated city. Most
people will think about Kraftwerk, but there was
so much going on with Male releasing probably
the first German punk album there, D.A.F., Propaganda,
there was a strong punk rock scene,
hip hop was big etc. There were and still are lots
of weird things coming from the art academy
environment. Dusseldorf is something like a
fashion centre of Germany, and it’s probably
this mixture, openness and the distance towards
trends from bigger cities that shaped my views
and tastes.
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interview: the enemy page two august 1st
5-Tracks to Rock
Propaganda...
1. Blur - Parklife
2. Kasabian - Fire
3. Dizzy Rascal - Sirens
4. Prodigy - Firestarter
5. The Jam - Town called Malice
Can you remember the first time you visited
Ibiza and tell us a little about the experience
I first visited Ibiza when I was 16 and had a
mint time, so when we were asked to perform at
Ibiza Rocks I was buzzing and knew it would be
amazing!! The gig was a hot one and the crowd
were well up for it! Quality.
When and where will you be performing in
Ibiza this year
I’ll be DJing at Es Paradis for Propaganda.
What is Propaganda and what does it sound
like
It is a quality night out and it seems to be everywhere,
playing all kinds of music with lots of
amazing guest DJs. Get yourselves down!!
How long have you been DJing for and how
does it compare to live performance in terms
of enjoyment and creativity
About a year and 6 months. DJing is very different
to playing live music; our Enemy show is
very aggressive, energetic and messy!! DJing is
slightly more chilled out, but you can still have
a good time and interact with the crowd like
at a gig!!
Can we expect a full on Indie set from you or
might we see you diversify into other musical
genres
I never just play indie; I’m into loads of different
music as are a lot of people. As a DJ you have
to bare this in mind and keep everybody on the
dancefloor happy!!
Do you plan your DJ sets ahead of time as you
would a live band performance
Never plan a DJ set!! You gotta read the night!
Is this a unique opportunity to see you DJ at
Propaganda, or can we expect to see more DJ
sets in the future
There’ll be more DJ sets in the future for sure!
Will you be taking time out at any of the Clubs
whilst you are on the island and if so which
Events/DJs are you looking forward to seeing
Yeah, I’ll be out every night, but I’ll need to
have a look at what’s on though!
interview: kerri chandler
Can you tell us a little about your recently
resurrected label, Madhouse Records
I’m just trying to make the music that I love and
hopefully the label reflects that. I restarted the
label as a springboard for new artists.
What equipment has changed the scene most
Traktor, because now anyone can sync records;
however, it doesn’t make them a great DJ. It’s still
all about the feel of the moment.
Wav file or mp3
You rounded off Ibiza 2011 at Pacha, collecting
the award for best deep house DJ – what
did the award mean to you
I’m just very happy and feel very blessed that
so many still love and appreciate what I do.
Do you live out on the white isle all summer
I have a very full schedule this summer, so I
won’t be staying in any one place. In fact, I’ll be
everywhere - from Moscow to Puerto Rico. So
I’ll be flying in for each gig.
Tell us about your hometown and how you
grew up around the dance scene
It was an experience and anyone who’s lived in
New Jersey knows what I mean. As far as being
a DJ/ Producer, it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.
I started out following in my Dads footsteps
when I was just 13 years old, standing on a crate
to play records because I was too short to reach
the decks.
What equipment did you use to produce your
Intermezzo and Ozone EPs
It’s a hybrid emulator and sequencer that I
designed.
Will you be using vinyl in Ibiza
I can play using any format and of course I
have a serious love for vinyl, but I tend to use
more digital lately because of the convenience.
I can have a thousand records stored on a drive
compared to the number of vinyl records that
I can carry which gives me more freedom with
the mood of the floor. Also, you don’t get as
many people “record shopping” through your
case at the airport check in!
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Compression, high pass and low pass filters and
harmonics are missing in mp3; however if the
song is recorded like crap then it doesn’t matter
what type of file it is, it’s going to sound like crap.
If you put garbage in, then you get garbage out.
How do you mix Reel to Reel
It is pure analog and tape saturation. Depending
on the song, I use different tape formulas
and tape speeds. It adds a depth to any song I
record into my tape machines. I also modified
my machines with hybrid tape heads.
Do you have any advice for young DJs
My dad gave me the best advice: “The squeaky
wheel gets the oil.”
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eview: we own boat party page three august 1st
the great
mojito hunt...
Hands up if you would like to
sail out into the Mediterranean
in a luxury yacht, which has
been stuffed full of free sangria
and bikini clad girls, to listen
to Miguel Campbell and Matt
Hughes play two hours of nudisco
and educated house music
beats under the guise of their
much celebrated MAM moniker
As you might imagine, plenty
of people were interested in
making the trip. However, the
vessel only had a capacity for 80
people, which meant more than
a few ocean-ready hedonists
were left marooned on dry land.
review: chefs on tour @ sands
On Thursday evening, Sands
Beach Club in Playa d’en Bossa
kicked off their new and intriguing
Chefs on Tour events, inviting
Tim Payne, head chef at London’s
famed Paradise restaurant in Kensal
Green, to take control of their
shoreline kitchen.
Payne may have worked extensively
with Marco Pierre White on
Which is a shame for them, but
not for those of us who managed
to secure a place on onboard,
because We Own’s first
ever party in Ibiza was a superb
event. In fact, rather than feeling
like a public gathering of
random dance-heads, last Sunday’s
We Own boat party felt
like a private, intimate shindig.
Indeed, if you like your boat
parties overcrowded and fuelled
by commercial, branded music,
there are plenty to choose from
here in Ibiza. However, if you’re
looking to board an independent
cruiser that serves up free
beer, sangria, and intelligent underground
beats, seek out the
We Own boat party.
ITV’s Hell’s Kitchen show, but after
a savage trip to Space a few
days earlier, was he ready to feed
a restaurant full of ravenous Ibiza
faces
The answer, thankfully, was yes.
In fact, Payne’s food was so good
that his duck course even swayed
the hand of a humourless, dining
vegetarian, who greedily gobbled
her bird.
But what did Carl Cox think of
Tim’s menu “I thought Tim did
amazingly well,” he replied. “Tim’s
personality really comes through
in the food he cooks. Cooking
isn’t too dissimilar to DJing. It’s all
about marrying different flavours
together in order to come up a
unique combination – and tonight
I think he did just that.”
Bar Name:
Cafe del Mar
Location: Sunset
strip, San Antonio
Tune playing: ‘Silence’
– Delirium
Cocktail Waiter:
Lenka – “I learnt
to flare and make
cocktails in the
Roadhouse in
Covent Garden!”
Price: €12
Height & Girth of Glass: 13 x 8cm
Sugar: white & brown & syrup
Fruit Addition: 5 x Lime chunks
Rum: For Da Cana, dark rum
Mixer: Soda water
Tip: Add a couple of drops of Angostura
Bitters to your mojito
Verdict: A trip to Ibiza is not
complete without a visit to the
islands most famous bar. Lenka
is passionate about her job and is
one of the best mixologists we’ve
found working on the white isle.
All of which means that Cafe del
Mar comes highly recommended.
review: paradise @ dc-10
A few years ago, Cocoon and Cox
were the only big players spewing
techo music in Ibiza, but this season
things are a little bit different.
Enter at Space, Music-On at Amnesia,
Pornographic at Eden, and
a whole host of nights at Sankeys
are busy banging out at barrage of
double-barrelled 4/4 beats.
All of which is good news for
techno heads, but ultimately,
some of these new nights will
have to fall by the wayside, simply
because that’s the central tenet of
the jungle – survival of the fittest.
However, DC-10’s new Thursday
night offering, Jamie Jones’ Hot
Creations event, Paradise, looks
beastly enough to survive the cull.
We’ve been down to the edge of
the airport on a few occasions this
season and each night the venue
has been packed with roaring
stompers.
Of course, the vibe at Paradise
is more house than techno, but
these days, as BPMs become more
measured and all genres look to
embrace more groove than grunt,
newbie nights like Paradise are
really sending shivers up the 4/4
chain of command, without being
quite ready to lead the pride
just yet.
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feature: best bass-lines page four august 1st
part one
Cerrone
Supernature
1977
Welcome to the world of progressive disco,
it’s a fast paced, groovy kind of land located
somewhere in-between techno and Italo disco
and French renaissance-man Marc Cerrone is
the undisputed ruler. Not quite as hard and
powerful as the bass-line on Donna Summer’s “I
Feel Love”, which was released in the same year
and is similar in pitch and tone, “Supernature”
builds rather than slams, constantly rising to a
haunting vocal drop that sounds as eerily relevant
today as it did thirty-five years ago. Much
like Moroder’s celebrated classic, “Supernature”
is also a futuristic vision of our musical future.
However, the lyrical content here is far superior,
telling the apocalyptic tale of a thieving, scientific
world, eventually brought back down to earth
with a fearsome bang by the force of Mother
Nature. “Once upon a time, science opened up
the door…” Yeah! The story of the ages layered
over a banging, predictive bass-line.
Connie Case
Get Down
1982
It’s not techno, it’s not acid house, it’s not disco
– it’s much, much better – it’s Get Down by
Connie Case, one of the most groundbreaking
and irresistibly sleazy dance music records of
all time. The record is laced with squelching
pronto-acid stabs, a dancefloor friendly discodyed
lead vocal, and, of course, that über catchy,
grove infused bass-line which will cause any
crowd, anywhere in the world, to rise up to their
feet and then ‘Get on Down’.
When it comes to making quality electronic dance music, the most important
thing to get right is the bass-line. The bass-line is the aggressive, growling part
of a record that shakes dancefloors, rooms and cars, and can blow your speaker
cones apart if you start cranking up your amp without any decent thought for
the consequences. Whether we’re talking about disco, house, or techno music,
or any style of electronic music laid down on broken beats, all the best basslines
tend to be catchy, simply structured grooves that repeat throughout the
course of the record and which are made using low-pitched synthesised sounds
on electronic devices like the much venerated Roland TB-303. Indeed, these
bass-line sections should be considered the engine room of any good tune,
giving the track its overriding rhythm and pulse.
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean
1982
One of the most famous musical arrangements
of all time, Michael Jackson’s pop, R&B, disco,
dance crossover, “Billie Jean”, is one of the most
memorable tunes ever penned. The bass-line
is a hook driven monster. As throbbing as it
is emotive, it dominates the record and is the
true spirit of the piece. Jackson wouldn’t talk
about the real Billie Jean, but producer Quincy
Jones alleged that Jackson once found a woman
relaxing beside his pool, wearing a bathing suit
and sunglasses. According to Jones, the woman
accused Jackson of fathering one of her sons.
Most likely, this is a cock-and-bull story, but it is
a story nonetheless.
Phuture
Acid Trax
1987
A defining moment in dance music history –
under his Phuture moniker, DJ Pierre releases
Acid Trax and a new genre is born. The track is
built around a Roland TB-303 synthesiser, which
Pierre has blasting out a double-barreled tirade
of acid stabs and bass heavy sounds. These
warped, squelching explosions are then layered
thick over a Chicago house drum-track. If the
original is too abrasive for your soul or too harsh
on your eardrums, check-out the Plump DJs Edit,
or, even better, the Green Velvet Afro Acid Mix
which is seriously stomping.
Inner City
Good Life
1988
A crossover tune that falls somewhere between
acid house, Detroit techno and old-skool,
“Good Life” is just a quality record that has it
all. Kevin Saunderson is the mastermind here,
producing and composing a thumping, acid
tinted euro-dance bass-line that is still being
played today, twenty-five-years after its first
release. “Good Life” which features a plethora
of reassuringly soulful disco vocals from Paris
Grey, was released a few months after “Big Fun”,
which sports a more aggressive bass track and
should be considered as a sonic sibling.
Mr. Oizo
Flat Beat (Original Mix)
1999
One of the most instantly recognizable tracks
of all time, Flat Beat is a little like Marmite – you
either love it or hate it. Nevertheless, back
in April 1999, plenty of people had a serious
penchant for Mr. Oizo, which is why Flat Beat
soared to number one in the UK charts. The
mutated bass-line is the real anchor of the track
– it sounds bouncy and erratic, schizophrenic
almost – while the drum track carries the tune
along on a river of twitchy beats. Ultimately,
there is something really rather unsettling about
Flat Beat, but the unrivalled cheek of the astonishing
bass-line is such that this track demands
historical recognition.
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august 3rd sankeys superlova €25 23:30
august 4th ushuaia pooldisco €35 16:30
august 7th space carl cox €40 20:00
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