Estamos complacidos en anunciarles el lineup de nuestra fiesta de apertura de We Love…space, el domingo 12 de junio de 2011. We Love es única en Ibiza, con seis pistas de desenfranada exploración musical. Sigue los links de los artistas para videos, mixes y mucho más.
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La fiesta de apertura de este año se plantea como la que definirá la temporada de Ibiza, ya que We Love… Space celebra los 20 años de Planet E. Pocos sellos discográficos han logrado superar la prueba del tiempo, y de haberlo hecho, no han sido muchos los que han podido proclamarse tan reelevantes e influyentes como lo fueron ellos,hace veinte anos ya. Planet E, no solo ha sobrevivido los ultimos 20 anos,sino que sin dudas se ha deleitado a lo grande durante los mismos. Al cerebro del techno de Detroit Carl Craig se le sumara Derrick May y Paul Woolford, quienes recientemente han realizado lanzamientos explosivos en el sello. Estos cerebros tambien estarán acompañados por el residente semanal de We Love Jem Haynes, quien tomará el control de la Discoteca y hara una inusual y prestigiosa sesión solo de vinilo, para celebrar este acontecimiento de la discografica.
Mientras tanto, la mundialmente famosa Terraza de Space tendrá de invitado a James Zabiela exibiendo su sonido house para el 2011. Los DJs de Hot Chip, Felix Martin y Al Doyle regresan para la primera de sus tres exclusivas fechas como residentes y Heidi, la favorita de “In New DJs We Trust” de Radio 1, traerá el sonido ‘jackin’ con el apoyo de Made to Play’s Jesse Rose. A continuación tendremos a la apuesta de We Love Mat Playford, haciendo un show en vivo de tres horas, utilizando un sistema análogo personalizado.
El 2011 trae nuevas caras para compartir esta serie de eventos de verano. El sello discografico Moda de Jaymo & Andy George estará auspiciandola Sunset Terrace antes de que el proyecto “Afterdark” de Mr Doris tome el control, luego de la media noche. Ryan O’ Gorman regresa con el Burlington Project para auspiciar doce citas íntimas en la Redbox, la pista que disfrutan entendidos locales y turistas por igual.
We are delighted to announce the lineup for our opening party, We Love… Space on Sunday June 12th 2011. We Love is unique in Ibiza with 6 rooms of unbridled musical excursions. Follow the linked names for videos, mixes and more.
This years opening party is set to define the Ibiza season as We Love… Space celebrate the seminal 20 Years of Planet E. Few labels have managed to stand the test of time and if they have, few can claim to be as relevant and influential as they were twenty years back. Planet E hasn’t just survived the last twenty years but positively revelled in it. Detroit techno mastermind Carl Craig will be joined by Derrick May and Paul Woolford, who have both recently presented the label with blistering releases. These masterminds will be joined by We Love weekly resident Jem Haynes to take control of the Discoteca for a rare and prestigious vinyl-only session in celebration of the label.
Meanwhile, the world famous Space Terraza plays host to James Zabiela showcasing his house sound for 2011. The Hot Chip DJs, Felix Martin and Al Doyle return for the first of their three date exclusive residency and Radio 1 current “In New DJs We Trust” favourite Heidi bringing the jackin’ sound’ o’ Chi’ Town with support from Made To Play’s Jesse Rose. Kicking off proceedings is We Love’s own Mat Playford playing a three hour live show using a customised analogue setup.
2011 brings new faces to share this summer’s series of events. Jaymo & Andy George’s label Moda host the Sunset Terrace before Mr Doris’ “Afterdark” project takes over after midnight. Ryan O’Gorman returns with The Burlington Project to host twelve intimate dates in the Redbox, the room for clued up locals and holiday-makers alike.
We’re off to Trilogy in Dubai on Thursday 17th March, a club which is quickly gaining a reputation for quality bookings in what can be a tough part of the world to crack. James Zabiela will bring his blended brand of bleepy, groovy, deep electronica to the UAE alongside fellow We Lover Thomas Gandey (Cagedbaby). Now a mainstay of Discoteca and Terraza alike, James is sure to electrify the Trilogy terrace just as he does to dancefloors worldwide. The balearic spirit will be brought to the table by godfather of the beat, Alfredo and his We Love percussion compadre Ian C. They will surely transport the sound of our hallowed Sunset Terrace to the balmy Arabian night. Up’n'comers Bicep will be rounding this diverse lineup set to bring a taste of We Love to Dubai for the first time.
Next up in our series to track the movements and latest musical leanings of our summer residents in our interview and mix combination creatively titled “Where are you now…”. Ahead of his appearance in our New Year double-header the man with the most risque press shots in dance music, Jem Haynes, brought his A-game to the table during the summer, opening up the Discoteca for the likes of Ivan Smagghe, Simian Mobile Disco, Joris Voorn and Carl Craig. Not only did he carry off the tricky art of balancing energy and restraint in warming the main room, he also brought his house sounds to both terraces including a spectacular morning closing La Terraza on the night of Spain’s world cup victory. There was also time to tear up the Red Box too. He’s an uncanny ability to combine moods and genres within a single set while reading the crowd that gives his sound a uniquely club orientated edge. Give the mix a listen and you’ll see what we mean. It’s a fine assemblage of beats, loops, breaks and you can download it in hight quality MP3 from his profile page.
So while you listen… Jem Haynes, where are you now?
You spent the summer either lolling around in the sun or playing music for thousands at Space, now you seem to be spending a lot of time in what you refer to as the “rave cave”. Is this your form of hibernation?
Hibernation or studio rehabilitation whatever you want to call it! The Rave Cave is where I produce and engineer all the music for our label Loop Recordings. It’s situated in the basement of Martin’s house and has a great vibe to it. The room has been decked out with some brilliant early 90s (rave flyer) style paintings on the walls as well as being equipped with pretty much everything we need to have a good time down there! I didn’t have a studio space in Ibiza so I used to sit in the sun with my laptop and headphones on and put down ideas after I had played at the club on Sundays. That’s usually the time when I have new ideas about beats, bass lines, melodies or edits of tracks that go down really well at the club. I would come back into the villa and someone would always say “Jem’s brown..” after sitting in the sun working on tracks for ages, so I started using that as my alias for the cheeky edits I do. A couple of them are sandwiched in this mix I did with the new Traktor S4 controller, which is a great new piece of equipment that enables you to play lots of loops, trigger samples as well as playing some strange pads and whooshes along the way! This is pretty much the start of a live setup which I’m keen to expand on next year, adding Ian and Martin into the mix.
Cave of rave
You’ve been using the aforementioned rave cave to produce tracks for your new label which you are running with Ian C and Martin ‘Smut’ Wood. How is that dynamic working out for you?
It’s working really well, surprisingly! I am the Loop Recordings studio engineer and produce tracks with Martin and Ian, as well as producing my own tracks. Ian is the resident drummer / internet tech dude and Martin plays guitar and DJs as well. We all performed together for the first time on the Sunset Terrace last summer, with myself and martin on four decks and FX and Ian on his Roland V drums and percussion. We had so much fun and a got a great crowd response, so I wanted to take it a step further and create a live show making the most of our different musical abilities. It is a work in progress so watch this space.
Mug loop
On tour with We Love you’ve had the chance to take in some pretty far flung places, what really happened in Montenegro?
Im ashamed to say nothing too rock n’ roll! We didn’t even drink a bottle of vodka between us. Myself and Andrew were absolutely blown away by the venue which overlooks the whole city of Montenegro and holds 2500 people on a tuesday night. Add to that some very expensive lights and lasers, some bikini clad girls dancing in a spa pool and a few dodgy looking eastern european soldier types lurking in the vip area… I think we probably made the right decision!
Traditionally New Year’s Eve serves as a time for reflecting on the year gone by, but also as a chance to look ahead at what’s yet to come. For We Love… this sentiment could not be more true. With a double header of parties over the Hogmanay weekend, in Leeds on New Year’s Eve and London on New Year’s Day, we have invited some of our favourite guests from the summer parties here in Ibiza to kick start our winter activities.
We Love... Leeds
For New Year’s Eve we have teamed up with local party starters Asylum and BacktoBasics for some acid house festivities at Stinky’s Peep House. Headlining the event the Radio One’ “in new djs we trust” and Get Physical heroine Heidi will be bringing her Terrace sounds to the slightly less Balearic vibes of the West Yorkshire Pennines. Having wowed us at Space this summer it’s a pleasure to bring Heidi to this overseas event. Let’s see how her sound translates from the hallowed Space Terraza to the infamous Basics basement. The rest of the main room’s activities will be overseen by We Love… resident Jem Haynes who can’t celebrate too hard as it’s off down to London the day after where he’s bringing his label Loop Recordings to the Ministry of Sound second room. Adding the Basics touch, Buckley will be making his return to the We Love… fold after a 3 year hiatus.
The middle floor of Stinky’s will be taken over by Local lads Burnski, Tristan Da Chuna, James Holroyd Jon Woodall and Frenchy who have proven themselves countless times and are sure to celebrate in style.
Orchestrating proceedings will be PBR Streetgang; having slipped so gracefully into their role as Terrace residents this summer, it is only thanks to their help that we can put this party together. Asylum has been a Leeds institution for over seven years and we cant think of a nicer set of folk to bring in the new year with. Joining PBR Streetgang in the top room will be disco boogie doyen Greg Wilson, something not to be missed. And we are now pleased to announce the special late addition of Kitchen Sink Disco king Jamie Fatneck.
Then its off to bed, or perhaps not, before jumping on the train, plane or automobile and heading down to London and the Ministry of Sound.
We Love... London
If we are to believe the Mayans, then come New Year’s day we only have one year left to live. What better way to start the year then, than with three of our standout summer residents stacking up in the Ministry Of Sound main room? James Zabiela,Simian Mobile Disco and Joris Voorn have all excelled on the Terrace and in the Discoteca this summer but this is the first time we’ve managed to get them all playing in the same room. Expect a masterclass in house, techno and technical wizardry.
The 103 bar plays host to We Love residents Mat Playford and Jem Haynes along with his Loop Recordings partners Ian C and Martin ‘Smut‘ Wood. Over the summer Mat and Jem went beyond the call of duty at our summer home Space and away on our international events, proving why they are the most in-demand touring residents on the We Love roster. Jem’s closing Terrace set on the night of Spain’s World Cup victory was one of our summer highlights and Mat’s impromptu warm up for Groove Armada at Ministry impressed so much he’s been called back for each and every tour since. This will also serve as a jumping off point for the infant Loop Recordings, the brain child of Jem, Ian and Martin. Having introduced their label to Ibiza on the Sunset Terrace this summer where all three performed side by side, it’s now time for London to see what they have to offer.
Having taken more formal photos than anyone else of our favourite artists, we thought it suitable to have a nice hi-res showcase of Woolhouse Studios work with some stars of We Love. Click the pictures to view their full profiles. The company is directed by Emma J who knows the skill of putting people at ease who are probably more comfortable locked away in a studio or performing to thousands than they are sitting to pose for the inescapable press shot.
In Emma’s own words: “What makes us different? We get to know people before we put a camera anywhere near them.
As an ex model who hated having my photo taken, I understand both sides of the lens and what it feels like to have a camera shoved in your face, it’s actually a very personal experience. The other thing is I refuse is to shoot against a clock, whilst people are always busy, to get great photos of someone they must be relaxed in your company, time, patience and a sense of humour, coupled with great concepts, lighting, and editing is how to make great photos.
We never assume anything, we get any artist we work with send us visuals, make little desktop folders of images they like before we meet, that way I get to see floats their boat in terms of lighting, editing, illustrations. I try to meet everyone I work with before a shoot too, it builds trust between myself and the artist. I’m very passionate about what we do, and people always pick up on that when we meet, they can see we “don’t just take photos” we put my heart and soul into every image we produce.”
In and out of the mayhem that is Ibiza, two We Love… Space residents have been preparing for a winter musical onslaught. There has been a lot more going on than ‘just’ performing at what they consider to be the best party in the world.
The story started with Ian.C being invited by Martin ‘Smut’ Wood (also a We Love regular guest) and Jem Haynes to “come and have a jam in the rave cave with us”. Tracks were already in progress and a new label Loop Recordings was in its embryonic stage. The rave cave turned out to be a very nicely equipped studio in the countryside of south east England and with no outside distractions (or windows) to stop them, a series of many long, experimental and purposeful sessions ensued. Eight months later a bold new label is on the verge of being launched.
“All three of us bring something different to the table both live and in the studio. Martin plays guitar, Ian the drums and I am from a DJ and producing background,” says Jem. With that broad scope in mind, Loop Recordings makes total sense and actually came together pretty quickly. “We have the first 6 releases scheduled, (many of them road tested on the hallowed We Love dance floors by Jem) the first of which ‘Baby Come Back’ will be released in October after the We Love summer madness has ended.” To celebrate the end of “phase one”, Jem Haynes Sunset Terrace performance on the 12th of September will be joined by Ian.C before he performs with Alfredo. “We have all put in a great deal of effort and had a lot of fun creating the Loop sound”, says Smut, “it’s fantastic that new label tracks can be tested somewhere as special as We Love.”
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As a pre-emptive strike to what is to come, the guys have given us a taster of their forthcoming sounds with a cheeky little audio / video remix of Gorillaz – Dirty Harry, which you can download here, and check the video below.
The end is nigh! There’s still time to book flights from wherever you may be for this party of epic proportion. The line-up speaks for itself, including an Ibiza debut from Aphex Twin in the Discoteca and a return to the venerated Terraza with Basement Jaxx. Big up to David Tazzyman. See you there! x
Our resident percussionist who performs weekly with Alfredo on the Sunset Terrace has been in high demand through the winter playing in clubs, at events and in studios throughout the world. Alfredo sums him up as an artist pretty well, “I never practice with Ian, never. I listened to him play in El Salon. He is the first percussionst to not get over the track and disturb the record. When he has to be silent he is silent. The way he keeps the beat is like a machine and melody with percussion is something I have not heard before. He is a humble guy to work with, I am pleased to know him and work with him.” Mark Broadbent belies his promotors hat like so, “I generally dislike drummers more than DJs but Ian is great.” Here are some tales and photos from his travels…
Ian C'enic
Six months since I played with Alfredo on the Sunset Terraza at Space and it’s hard to believe that Ibiza beckons already. I can remember that last gig like it was yesterday but I’ve crammed so much in since then – what a lucky sod!
Ian Frozen C
50 odd gigs since then (and some were odd) have led me around some parts of the world that I’ve never been to before… Denmark was amazing, mid-January, the sea was frozen (as was I) and I performed and partied in an old cinema with 800 or so people. In Sweden, amid their worst snow storm in 30 years we bounced around in an old church with only good music and strong alcohol for sustenance (by the if you are ever there and get offered a shot of liquid brown tar whose name escapes me, say no and run for the hills). In Austria, at a friends birthday party, I performed in a nightclub that is a coffee and pastry shop by day. Nice and randomly, as my life sometimes tends to be, I ended up staying with We Love’s Mr. Doris and his girlfriend Roxanne in Bahrain after finding out I had been booked to play at his winter residency (neither of us knew the other was there until it was all booked) – small world indeed.
Ian C of people
I’ve also been lucky enough to break some personal career records this winter and perform to 5,000 at Amsterdam Indoor Arena and a monster of a gig to 7,000 at the Dubai World Trade Center. This was rounded off rather bizarrely at an after party, with me drinking drinks I couldn’t possibly afford in the presidential penthouse suite of a well know Dubai hotel with some very nice folk indeed – in other circumstances I would have been mistaken for ‘the help’ and told to get my hair cut!
Ian C'eiling
The over-riding factor at all of the gigs (and many many previous events) in all the countries I have been lucky enough to visit over the years, is how universally, whatever our backgrounds, politics or colour, we all just want to have a bloody good time! So to the 30,000 + people that were at the gigs I’ve played at this winter, I salute you!
Ian C for yourself
The summer is nearly here, I can’t wait to get back on that outdoor terrace every week with Alfie again, Ibiza ticket (one way) is booked and a lot of my friends and all the We Love family are poised cat like for action, well, poised anyway… how about you?
Check out a mix created by Ian C and Jem Haynes, here. It’s a dex / percussion / fx mix recorded live and off the cuff by the duo. The busy pair have also just completed a bootleg of a classic Gorillaz record, check it out below…
