Is it Balearic?

[Mr Monday]

One of the best acid house records IMHO.   Produced in the UK in 1988.

 

 

[Art Vandelay]

Bit of sophisticated Euro Disco – low and slow, that is the tempo.

 

 

[Mr Monday]

Here’s an MTV US news segment from 1988 covering the UK acid house phenomenon and Ibiza.  And Sam Fox for some reason.

 

 

 

 

[Fierce Poodle]

Is this album considered Balearic? 
 

 

[Art Vandelay]

I remember loving Rose Rouge and then buying the full album and absolutely hating every last moment of it. That of course doesn’t effect its Balearic credentials. I’d say it’s maybe a bit polished and try hard to be truly cool? Maybe I’ll try it again and see if I’ve mellowed on it in the intervening 20 years.

[Fierce Poodle]

I mean, I like it but just wanted to check in here before committing a dreadful faux pas by admitting to it in polite company.

[Mr Monday]

New Balearic rock mix from The Reflex

 

 

[acidbearboy]

On 18/09/2020 at 13:24, Fierce Poodle said:

Is this album considered Balearic? 
 

 

Good record, but I'd have to agree with Art that it's not really got the Balearic spirit. You could get away with playing a few of the tracks by the beach, sure, but generally it's cool and sophisticated by design rather than by appropriation. Saying that, Land Of... popped up just last week on shuffle and the bridge section at around 4 minutes is beautiful. The chords give me Ridge Racer Type 4 sunset vibes

 

 

 

[Art Vandelay]

This is Balearic as all bollocks. Careful with the video as there's some artful hedonistic nipslips on display.

Spoiler

 

 

[acidbearboy]

There's one in the freeze frame!

[Art Vandelay]

Oh crumbs, I'll put it spoilers. I'm all for hedonism, but not during work hours.

[Quest]

The Razormaid edit of Escape from New York's only other single is magic.

 

 

[Mr Monday]

RIP Jose Padilla

 

https://pitchfork.com/news/jose-padilla-iconic-ibiza-dj-dead-at-64/

 

 

[Art Vandelay]

Oh man, that's really sad. Test Pressing have got loads of Jose goodies on their site, including this lovely film.

 

 

[acidbearboy]

Just read the sad news. His name has been around for as long as I’ve been into music and I remember enjoying the first 3 Cafe Del Mar compilations, which were the first ‘chillout’ albums I was aware of. Will be checking some of his mixtapes - links at the bottom of this nice piece on test pressing. 

 

https://testpressing.org/magazine/jose-padilla-r-i-p

 

 

[Mr Monday]

I watched the sunset from the terrace of Cafe Del Mar 18 years ago.  We were staying in Ibiza Town but one of my friends insisted we drive across the island to San Antonio to experience it.  Looking back, I’m really glad we did.

 

[Sardan]

Doing a disco mix tonight and this popped up and it made me think of this thread:

 

 

[acidbearboy]

Classic. What’s your disco mix for? Is it online?

[Sardan]

4 hours ago, acidbearboy said:

Classic. What’s your disco mix for? Is it online?

Just Saturday night. Not online I am afraid. 

[Mr Monday]

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Time Capsule: July 14th 1989 - Ku Club prior to Front 242 playing live - Having started to gain rotation on the island in 87/88 House music is in full effect but note it was mixed with EBM. This is not my recording of the night but being there at the time it really captures the golden age of the Ku. Ecstasy was already big at the Ku by then. How did it get there? Some years earlier a legendary drink was being given away for an optional 'donation' by Ibiza legend Brasilio at his Coco Loco bar in Ibiza Town. The effect of Coco Loco (Coconut Milk Vodka and ingredient X) was so profound that Ku's owners signed him up and built him his own bar! Coco Loco at the Coco Loco bar cost 1500 pesetas in 1987 and you were assured it was the only drink you would need all night! Brasilio gave a lot away for free and then he went to Amnesia in '89 taking the bar with him and the rest is history as his most loyal patrons followed him. Anyway close your eyes and imagine the loco kicking in as this soundtrack pumps...Cesar De Melero DJ'ing

And look - space to dance!

 

 

[Sardan]

That brings out all the wrong impulses in me!

 

Dr Felix Relax Your Body from 5:01; French Kiss from 8:00;

[acidbearboy]

Resident Advisor have a nice short film talking to the late great Jose Padilla.

 

 

[Mr Monday]

I remember this making the charts in 1991 but I didn’t hear any of the remixes at the time.

 

 

[ucci]

Anyone remember the way the BBC pronounced Balearic Islands last year? They were using spanish phonetics crossed with english speech. Ba-lee-aric! It was so strange. 

[Sardan]

I always thought it was Bal-ee-aric. 

[Art Vandelay]

Dust off your wicker sandals, it's getting to that time of year again.

 

 

[Art Vandelay]

 

[Mr Monday]

How not to do a holiday in Ibiza in 1988

 

https://fb.watch/6uLZ46i19R/

[Art Vandelay]

This is sounding especially relevant today.

 

 

[Mr Monday]

In the car on the way home from the rave.