Bottin brings his own brand of intricate cosmic thump with this exclusive mix for We Love. He’s been star performer in for the Tirk crew in Space’s chic back room El Salon for a couple of years now and we’re big fans of his uniquely horror fueled disco. There’s a few unreleased bits on here so think of it as a literal look into the future.
52 minutes of 320 Kbps gold, listen below, download here.
A son who has learned how to smile from his father.
Alfredo has been moved around like a precious chess piece between Space’s 6 rooms in recent years at We Love. He’s finally found a home where he can stretch his balearic muscles on the Premier Etage, the sun-kissed roof terrace. It’s been something of a revelation seeing a master at work, leaving no one in doubt that DJing as a true craft, selection, reading a crowd – can not be learned over-night. Jaime is no slouch either and a true multilingual child of the island. An accomplished DJ in his own right, he acts as something of a filter for his father who is all too aware there is too much music around these days! Together they bring an archetypal summer vibe to the roof, which is unique for We Love, in Space and on Ibiza as a whole.
There’s always a question of context in appreciating someone’s art. Music perhaps is easier than most forms to admire without a need for a back story, but with this mix you can’t help remember the significance it contains. Alfredo arguably kick-started the modern culture of dance music in Ibiza, and it’s good to see it quite literally moving through generations. As one veteran Ibiza promoter happily exclaimed to a questioning young resident as Alfredo made a contentious beat match, “if it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t all have jobs!” Amen. Listen below and download here.
Ivan Smagghe & Tim Paris made a rare appearance under their It’s A Fine Line guise at We Love Space on September 4th. We’ve cut a cheeky bootleg hour and a half from that set. It’s dark, alluring and uplifting in true Smagghe style, give it a listen below. There’s no tracklist because they’re mysterious like that. Download here.
Since securing his place as one of the most most valued members of the eclectic set in Ibiza, young Blevins continues apace with his production work now at the forefront of his mind. The mix below consists of a blend between his own material and collaborations, including his New Orleans inspired project with fellow We Love resident Jem Haynes the double-entendre inducing, Second Line. Check out more from Ian Blevins on Soundcloud.
Full tracklist and download, here.
Joris Voorn is seen by many as but a whippernsnapper but those in the know will be aware of his Rejected parties and their influence on the Dutch sound which is pervasive throughout this mix in style and groove. It’s a bit of a cocktail of personal favourites and obvious classics but blended like only the man knows how, just check that track-list and stream/download below…
Chemical Brothers – Leave Home / Leftfield – Release The Pressure / Chemical Brothers – Block Rocking Beats / Tres Demented – Demented Or Just Crazy / Daft Punk – Teachers / Dave Clarke – Southside / Bob Sinclar – Get Into The Music / Pepe Bradock – Burning / LTJ Bukem – Demon’s Theme / George Thomson – Going Home / Phunky Data – Fashion (Ian Pooley Remix) / Moodymann – Can’t Kick This Feeling When It Hits / Paperclip People – Throw / Aril Brikha – Groove La Chord / Underground Resistance – Transition (Vocals) / Dave Clarke – Protective Custody / Outsider – Fallen Down / Derrick Carter -Where Ya At? / Mike Delgano – Byrdman’s Revenge / 69 – Rushed / Octave One – Blackwater / Dennis Ferrer – Son Of Raw / Stacey Pullen – The Sweat (Vocals) / Losoul – Open Door / Mr. Fingers – Can You Feel It? / Bucketheads – The Bomb / Radio Slave – My Bleep / Ricardo Villalobos – Easy Lee / Isolee – Beau Mot Plage / Ame – Rej / Ignacio – Organa / Derrick May – True Rebels (Vocals) / Grooveyard – Watch Me Now / Mr. Scruff – Get a Move On / Scott Grooves – Mothership Reconnection (Daft Punk Remix) / Underworld – Born Slippy (Nuxx) / Choice – Acid Eiffel / The Subjective – Tremmer / Aztec Mystic – Knights Of The Jaguar / Basement Jaxx – Samba Magic / Wighnomy Brothers – Pele Bloss / Global Communications – The Way / Holden – A Break In The Clouds
Check out Joris this Sunday September 25th at We Love Space.
When he first played at We Love, Marco Niemerski aka Tensnake was in many ways an unknown quantity but fortunately for him, us and our discerning audience his dates have grown into a monthly summer residency on the Space terrace. Considering how rare it is for Tensnake to create mixes in anything other than a ‘live’ setting we feel humbled and privileged to be able to offer you this creation for stream below or download here ahead of his set this Sunday September 18th.
This Sunday 18th September, we welcome a veritable godfather of European techno Michael Mayer and our own enduring favourite Ewan Pearson to the Discoteca for a special collaboration between We Love and Kompakt. As part of the collusion Herr Mayer has put together a package of a 4 track sampler EP and exclusive mix you can get your ears around here. Also, check out Ewan’s own We Love mix which you can stream below or download here.
In celebration and anticipation of his performance tomorrow, playing for the Moda crew on the Sunset Terrace at the We Love Space opening party, Greg Wilson has given us a mix of the highest order recorded live at The Cut club in Newcastle – a venue which is part 70s Manhattan loft, a bit 80s East Berlin squat with a touch of 90s Fenham house party – suiting this mix down to the ground. If you want to download it for your own home listening pleasure then feel free to do so, here.
You can follow Greg Wilson on twitter and don’t forget to check out his insightful blog.
It’s often hard to judge a “club” mix on it’s merits without the boundaries of the dancefloor. Especially when said floor is the hallowed turbine hall of Berghain. Paul Woolford continued his techno excursion with Carl Craig’s 20 years of Planet E tour featuring in a recent show at the revered Berlin institution.
Picked from a large and carefully chosen crate of vinyl, it’s a fine and joyous journey through techno and bass music which works perfectly well beyond the club. Wooly’s decision to use only records (in our view the most appropriate medium for electronic music) certainly gives the mix a certain je ne sais quoi and great artistic moments are often borne from self imposed restriction.
Hit “play” and enjoy Paul’s warm-up of sorts, joining the dots between the genuine Detroit sound and the European progeny it continues to spawn.
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Alex found work as a studio assistant to DJ T, running errands, capturing vinyl, mixing tracks and archiving records. This led to fellow Get Physical stalwarts Booka Shade discovering they had a promising producer in their own ranks. A lauded remix of Booka Shade’s “Darko” followed on a vinyl only release alongside Tiefschwarz and Radio Slave.
After finishing his engineering degree things began to snowball for Alex in 2008, during that summer he was signed to Supernature the home of UK duo Audiofly. They released the Black Rose EP in 2009 followed by critically and commercially successful releases on 8bit charting highly in many end of year lists.
Gigs across the globe followed and in the spring of 2010 he launched his Soulfooled label in the aim of responding quickly to artist needs and creating a platform for artists to release music quicker. The music represents Alex’s standards across old school disciplines of Chicago and Detroit orientated sounds.
Ahead of Alex joining We Love in Miami, we’ve asked him to answer our 11 Questions all about his past present and hypothetical future. You can download an exclusive mix he’s recorded, here.
Is there one book that you have read that has been life-changing for you?
Electroschock by Laurent Garnier. It totally changed my view of that glamourous DJ-life I had before.
Did your parents encourage you to work in music?
Yeah always, my Mom especially when I was I kid and wanted to learn piano. After my interests passed to house and techno music she wasn’t that happy… but my dad continued supporting me until he died unfortunately last year. Without him I wouldn’t be where I am right now! RIP Daddy!
How did you begin to work professionally in music?
It was a hobby for me until I graduated school. I had to decide what I wanted to do for living. So I moved to Berlin and started to study audio engineering to increase my technical knowledge about producing music. When I did the remix for Booka Shade on Get Physical, I knew that I made the right decision. That was the point where I got professional.
How do you apply your past experiences to what you do today?
Everything which you have done or which has happened in the past influences your life. As I also had a lot of really bad experiences, I think this definitely made me withstand things better and reminds me to not give up until I’ve reached my aims!
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I just built my new studio on the 1st floor of my flat in Berlin. I spent a lot of money to make it perfect. It is a room in room construction, with all the finest acoustic elements to make the room with all the techniques to sounding perfect.
How much have you had to consider marketing issues since embarking on your career and how has that affected your creativity?
Well, I would say I’ve spent a lot of time with updating social network sites etc. I think the internet is an important medium, which more and more becomes an entertainment medium. But at a certain point of the career which I have right now, I cant do it on my own anymore. I mean, I still post / tweet a lot of things, I think it is very important to keep in touch with your fans, but for all other things I have my press agency. I definitely think that press and social networking became one of the most important things in this business, as there are too many “self-called” DJs / artist you have to stand out from! But all the marketing doesn’t effect my creativity as I do it most of the time when I’m on flights or in hotels, where I usually don’t produce.
How would you describe your work?
Just one word! Travelling! Playing and producing isn’t work for me. I still have a lot of fun doing that.
Who were your teachers?
Me, myself and my brother, who taught me the first skills in DJing. I mean I had some idols I was always and still looking up to like Ken Ishii, Steve Bug or Emmanuel Top, but they unfortunately couldn’t teach me anything personally because I didn’t know them. So I was learning most by trial and error, until my studies where I refined my technical background.
Your home is burgled but fortunately the culprits are caught and your possessions returned to you. What would you deem a suitable punishment for the burglars?
Show them how it’s when someone steals their possessions and let them life without them for a while.
You have to make one species of animal extinct. Excluding insects, which species would that be?
As I think, that every animal has its function on mother earth, I wouldn’t do it, because the natural balance will be broken. If the question would be only about a species including us, I would say human. As we are the most useless species. The world could life in its balance better without us!
If you could spend one week in any period of history, which period would you choose?
It would be the epoch of Rococo, as in this time most of the most brilliant creative people have lived. Such as Mozart or Goethe!
Thanks Alex. Connect with him on twitter and facebook. Download his mix, here.
