Pablo Smifz
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I wrote 95% of this last October but never got round to finishing it off.
Just booked my flights out there to go this september and remembered about my un-completed review! Brought back a lot of funny memories reading through and now cant wait for the end of September.
Enjoy.
Just booked my flights out there to go this september and remembered about my un-completed review! Brought back a lot of funny memories reading through and now cant wait for the end of September.
Enjoy.
Ibiza closings review 25/09/11 – 05/10/11
This was my first visit to closing parties, had been trying to go for at least the last 3 years and failed.....until now! . Also we were staying for Playa Dem Bossa for the first time opposed to San An. This turned out to be a very good decision, saved loads of money on taxis.
Sunday 25/09
We landed around 11pm got our bags and made our way to our apartment, but, only after we had waded our way through the illegal taxis in the airport, hadn't seen them in the airport before. Although I like the we love parties, wasn't feeling the line up for this one at all, so we went to Pacha for Vagabundos! Arrived at 1.30, it was really quiet still. The club got busy quick though, Dixon played the main room from 02:00 till 04:00, highlight of the night by a mile, really groovy sound. Thought Luciano was decent enough but not as good as I've seen before. Reboot was playing the back room and was good but again not at his best . Left around 06:00. Not rating a lot of things about pacha namely all the VIP, but really rate the soundsystem in there.
Monday 26/09
We woke up at 09:30 to meet my friend who had just arrived, proceeded to get on the beers straight away, good idea at the time, would pay the price later..... took a walk all along the beach ended up staying at bora bora for most the day with some randoms. Got half way back to the hotel and realised i had lost my phone. Rung it and luckily, this spanish guy we were with had picked it up.
Got back to the hotel n fell asleep at 8ish, woke up about an hour later and feeling a little jaded went n got some food. Had a very average meal, wasn't surprised when i found out afterwards it was a bull bar. Arrived at cocoon at 01:00 nice vibe building in the club, feeling pretty fresh. Loco dice was playing pretty hard in the main room don't know who was on the terrace but a nice groove was building here aswell. Then got on the tequila, this is about all i can remember till i left the club, lost my friends n feeling really pissed again decided to walk out the club! The second i was out i felt a lot better! And gutted i left as this was probably the night i was most looking forward too from the whole holiday. Walked round the amnesia car park a few times n eventually got a cab home.
Got back to the hotel n fell asleep at 8ish, woke up about an hour later and feeling a little jaded went n got some food. Had a very average meal, wasn't surprised when i found out afterwards it was a bull bar. Arrived at cocoon at 01:00 nice vibe building in the club, feeling pretty fresh. Loco dice was playing pretty hard in the main room don't know who was on the terrace but a nice groove was building here aswell. Then got on the tequila, this is about all i can remember till i left the club, lost my friends n feeling really pissed again decided to walk out the club! The second i was out i felt a lot better! And gutted i left as this was probably the night i was most looking forward too from the whole holiday. Walked round the amnesia car park a few times n eventually got a cab home.
Tuesday 27/09
When i woke up my mates were also in the room now, they left amnesia not long after me. The only good thing about the early blow out the previous night was we were all feeling allright today. We got some breakfast (again poor food) had a few beers and went to plage for the cocoon afterparty. This whole day was a brilliant from the second we walked in at around 1 till close. Apart from the toilet q which was a joke. Ended up going to sands for beers n toilet after the first attempt, the beers were also half the price there n got back to the dancefoor in half the time. Sven played a great set, perfect daytime groove, highlight for me when he dropped onsulade envision (ame rmx) which i am still loving at the moment. It was nicely busy in there, plenty of room, soundsystem was loud aswell, U could hear it from 100m+ away. Sven was looking battered but he played all day, which was pretty impressive.
Wednesday 28/09
Write off
Thursday
had a bit of a bar crawl along the beach to ushuaia for sasha's night. Bumpted into sonia jackson from eastenders which was quite funny. Arrived around 6.30 at ushuaia pretty quiet, damian lazarus was playing, it was pretty dull to say the least but i was expecting that from him anyway. Booka shade came on and smashed it, allways rate theese guys when ive seen them play even if you know there still going to drop body language etc every time. one of my sets of the holiday. Sasha played afterwards and wasn;t his best night. Last time i saw him at fabric he was immense. One negative The speakers were actually turned up too loud everyone i see who stood near them was holding their ears. I thought ushuaia was a bit over rated all in all tbh.
After here we went to monza at sankeys. I thought this place was sopposed to be a bit cheaper than space etc. beers were 10 euro? Anyway, nicely busy from the moment we arrived. I'm not that sure about this club in general. I dont like the void soundsystems personally and it was a proper sweat box towards the end. Im not sure who was playing before ricardo / raresh, she looked a bit like a female richie hawtin lookalike. Dull, dull set though. Barem in the other room played really good. Best set of the night by a mile
Friday
Not much to report here in the daytime, sleeping all day, got a 5hr internet ticket n just played in a online poker tournement (pretty sad activity when in ibiza i no) but i won £100 so that was cool.
Saturday
woke up feeling fresh, down by the pool by 11, had a few pints, wasn't the best weather day today which was annoying as we were out and about all day. Really wanted to just chill today to be fresh for the sunday but was hammered by 5pm stayed in bora bora till midnight, then after taking the wrong way home finally made it back to the appartment at 1.30
Sunday
alarm went off at 7am, feeling like **** – had planned on leaving at 9 for amnesia, absolutely no chance off this. Had a few cereal bars and a few vodka limons which was hard work but knew it was the only way i would be able to drag myself to amnesia before lunchtime. After a few drinks and sum tunes we got our arses in gear and got a cab to amnesia, arived just as dice was coming to the end of his set. I felt soo out of place walking in that club with my fresh t shirt and not a drip of sweat on me, must have lasted a bout 5 mins. Until i literally couldn't take my t-shirt off! Found a reasonable spot middle left of floor. Carola then came on and played an absolute blinder. 10/10. Richie was also in good form. Let around 4 before the mad rush for taxis n to watch the spurs vs arsenal game
Got into a bar just before KO. Wasn't feelin 100% at all, think the vodkas as soon as i woke up were catching up with me.
Anyway spurs won, which cheered me up a lot.
Few beers down went to space, was so dissapointed with the programming when i saw the line up, armin in both the usual carl cox spots! Wtf. gutted steve lawler wasnt going to be playing outside. steve lawler in the car park in '09 for the opening was amazing. Got in fedde le grand was playing, enjoyed it. He dropped cirez d – on off towards the end which is one of my favourite tunes of all time. Wally lopez next – very average. Left for the discoteca when armin came on, dno who was playing, good sound but not busy at all. Marcus schulz played a extremely pumping set, wouldnt normally be my cup of tea but was in the zone for some hard tunes! Then saw maya jane coles last half hr. first time i've seen her was quite impressed. Steve lawler then played a great set. The guy is the most underrated dj out there for me. Surprisingly still not that busy still on the terrazza . Saw a bit of fanciulli but was chilling in el salon for a bit. Carl craig then played, thought he was good aswell, better than last time i caught him. Carl cox started at 07.00, second he started the room got a lot bussier, playing a great set the time of morning. Left around half 8 – my friend has some random back spazom which meant he could barely stand up!
Monday
woke up at 1 still felt really pissed, but buzzing for DC10. Got there around 5, really hot weather today. Got searched by gardia in q for club. Not a nice experience. Garden was pretty busy but wasn't really feeling the tunes – don't know who was playing. Terrace was good at this point loads of room. Went back outside a couple hrs later, literally had to wait 45mins for toilet q! Disgrace. Dyed and ghenacia were playing now – not really into these guys, but stayed anyway as we found a good spot and really wanted to see tania vulcano. She didn't disappoint, loved it. Seth and jamie played pretty well, left before the end to get inside and miss the mad rush, proved to be a masterstroke. Got a great spot in main room were the tunes were fantastic. Ellen alien and then ben klock both on great form. Saw Ben Klock in london recently play a long set, absolutely on the money. left around 3. All in all a really good night. Apart from the toilet Q, i still say it didn't seem as busy to me as amnesia closing, my mate also agreed. Maybe we just got really lucky at DC10?
All in all it was an amazing holiday again in Ibiza,
Space still the best club on the island for me
Space still the best club on the island for me
Roll on September 24th 2012!!!!
