WE LOVE... THE BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Date: 1-8-2012

WE LOVE... THE BIRTHDAY PARTY!


Happy birthday to Space! With the arrival of August (cue the heat wave plus thousands of Italians!) comes the annual Space Birthday Party, a behemoth of an event that this year - it's 23rd to be precise - is hosted by We Love on Sunday August 12. In the traditional birthday spirit of not doing things by halves, we've invited the mighty Chemical Brothers to return to the hallowed Discoteca for the occasion - and if that's not the best birthday present on the planet, we don't know what is. Happy birthday to Space, from us!

Of course, that's not all folks. We have plenty more in store for the entire month of August - check out the line-ups below and come join us...

SPACE BIRTHDAY PARTY: August 12
The Chemical Brothers make a rare appearance with a DJ set in a room perfectly suited to their immersive sound, with Simian Mobile Disco, Digital Genetic Pasta and Jem Haynes vs Jason Bye in support in the Discoteca. Meanwhile on the Terraza, Italian clubbing institution Savana Potente host proceedings with Italian Superstar DJ Ralf alongside perennial Savana Potente and We Love favorite Joris Voorn, with a live set from Martin Buttrich and Turin's own Yaya.

Radio 1 regulars Jaymo & Andy George take over the Sunset Terrace, joined by resident man with machines Mat Playford. After Dark, Riva Starr's Bateria Fantastica features Giom for Mr Doris' late night soiree, with hip hopper Mo'Funk and the rhythms of Ian C also in attendance. In El Salon, The Love Lounge features Ben Pound, Itchy and Sophie Lloyd. Up on the Premier Etage, The Heritage Project features father-son pairing Alfredo & Jaime Fiorito, with Ian Blevins playing on until the break of dawn.

Full details and tickets here.

August 5
It's set to be loud and bold in the Discoteca when Chew The Fat! host proceedings. Felix Da Housecat's trademark jacking Chicago sound is complemented by Deetron's dark twisted tech and James Zabiela's across the board electronica and Foamo's rave friendly rhythms. Currently the name on everybody's lips is South London duo Disclosure, bringing a warehouse vibe to the Terraza, complementing 2manydjs, the Dutch 4/4 funk of Joris Voorn and renowned Italian producer Stefano Noferini. Meanwhile, the deep record box of resident Ryan O'Gorman kick starts the entertainment.

The irrepressible Funkagenda is joined by Jem Haynes for the early evening sessions on the Sunset Terrace. It's a breaks-themed After Dark with Mr Doris welcoming the prolific Krafty Kuts and surreptitious Agent 86. In El Salon it's our local friendly favourite bar Lo Cura's turn to let their residents loose all night long. On the Premier Etage there's a meeting of Balearic old and new with Alfredo, Jamie 'Fatneck' Low and Ian Blevins.

Full details and tickets here.

August 19
The Innervisions collective of Dixon, Âme and Agoria make their penultimate appearance on the Terraza alongside the peerless jazz meets soul meets house of live act dOP and warming sounds of Ryan O'Gorman. In the Discoteca it's all about main room bass, with James Zabiela heading up proceedings. Resident Paul Woolford goes back-to-back with one of the most exciting talents to emerge from the dubstep scene - Appleblim. Expect searing stabs and chords from label-mates Scuba and George Fitzgerald while Jem Haynes gets things moving from the off.

Our Balearic bro Andy Baxter opens up the Sunset Terrace, before the indomitable live remixing of Funkagenda. After Dark Mr Doris welcomes the herb-laced sights and sounds of AV maestro Cheeba. Tirk Records take over El Salon with resident Matty J and Robert Needham alongside distinguished Portuguese producer and remixer Tiago. On the Premier Etage, it's Alfredo, Callum and Ian Blevins until the break of dawn.

Full details and tickets here.

August 26
Long-running French magazine Trax present the Terraza, with long-term favourite Miss Kittin, the dark dance sounds of Ivan Smagghe and the forward thinking house of Dan Ghenacia, joined by London lad jozif. In the Discoteca, it's an all-out techno assault courtesy of our Italian friends Savana Potente, with resident Claude getting things rolling before purveyors of the techno vanguard Sandwell District and Skudge perform live sets, plus Berghain main man Marcel Dettmann and Detroit's Jeff Mills.

On the Sunset Terrace, the always-effervescent Jonathan Ulysses plays alongside percussionist Ian C, with a back-to-back session between Jason Bye and Jem Haynes setting the starting pistol. Nightmares on Wax's very own DJ E.A.S.E keeps things going After Dark alongside the ever-present Mr Doris and Negghead. Local haunt Lo Cura takes over El Salon with regulars David Phillips, Daisy Heartbreaker, YMW and Brian 'Brains' Beezwax. It's a Balearic affair on the Premier Etage with Alfredo, Ben Korbel and Ian Blevins playing on and on and on...


Full details and tickets here.

WE LOVE... RADIO This episode of the podcast is a Terrace special, featuring excerpts from jozif's warm-up set and James Zabiela's climactic closing session, recorded live last Sunday. jozif also selects some tracks from his record box including an exclusive preview of his next EP and a rare beauty from London's Petit label. Hosted by Andy Wilson. To listen to the latest edition of We Love... Radio - Click here

WE LOVE... Exclusive Groove Armada DJ mix Stalwarts of the We Love... fiestas for many a year now, Tom Findlay and Andy Cato aka Groove Armada took time out of their ridiculous busy schedule to discuss aviation warnings, lasers, returning to the roots of the house sound and DIY culture with We Love, and recorded an exclusive mix for us at the same time. Snap this one up fast - it's a super rare opportunity to sample the GA sound outside of the club! Listen to the Groove Armada DJ mix here

WE LOVE... DJ CHEEBA VIDEO Ahead of his return to After Dark on the Sunset Terrace at We Love Space on August 19, DJ Cheeba gives us a taste of what's to come with his famed audio visual spectacular in this exclusive teaser video. Click here to watch the video

WE LOVE... PHOTOS Been there, done that, got the photographic evidence to prove it. Look for yourself and your mates among the summer 2012 We Love photo galleries (or check out all the action you've been missing!), taken by our official team snapper Phrank. View our photo galleries here

WE LOVE... DJ MIXES Jonathan Ulysses This exclusive mix by long-term sunset terrace resident Jonathan Ulysses is a perfect representation of his unique style of uplifting sunshine house, featuring loads of original productions from Jonathan himself. The original sound of the Space Terrace...  Ben Terry Hailing from the mean streets of East London, Tirk Records resident and one half of booking agency ‘The Pool', Ben Terry has access to a most wonderfully sublime sonic collection. Expect obscure disco, heavenly Balearia, smooth grooves and everything in between. Listen to more We Love DJ mixes here

WE LOVE... RESIDENT ADVISOR LIVE STREAMING In case you can't be with us on a Sunday, Resident Advisor brings the sounds of We Love into your home, no matter where you may be in the world, with exclusive live streams every week. Broadcasting live from Space every Sunday and hosted on RA, simultaneous broadcasts from multiple rooms at the club are beamed straight into your computer - all you need to do is select the streaming button from the We Love website to be transported instantly to Ibiza every Sunday! Click here to listen to the live broadcast on Sunday

WE LOVE... DANCE TRIPPIN TV As part of the 2020 Vision Showcase last month, Tensnake whipped the Space Terraza into a frenzy to say the least. But fret ye not! If you weren't there to share these special moments with us, Dance Trippin TV certainly was. And as a result, we present to you the entirety of Tensnake's live set as a one hour video extravaganza - stick it on, turn it up and pretend he is in the room with you. Future Dance Trippin TV filming dates include August 12 and September 2; so don't forget to smile when you're on the dance floor! Visit the DanceTrippin website for more updates