Balearic, Chill Out & Sunset Music

Went to see the Spanish guitarist Melón Jiménez and flute player Lara Wong last night in a live space at the back of a bookshop in town. Absolutely fantastic. Both incredible musicians, taking in everything from jazz and flamenco to Indian, Moroccan and electronic music. Well worth seeing if they're in your neighbourhood. Much of it was taken from the new album which just came out

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Confluencias, by Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong

8 track album
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Latest balearic sunrise...

Another guest mix from a friend - got builders in at home at the moment so my "studio" has had to be dismantled.

It's a great mix in my opinion. This guy isn't a dj "per se" but has been the playlist king at many an afters over the years so I knew he had a good mix in him.

https://soundcloud.com/voicesradio_ldn%2Fbalearic-sunrise-wmarc-rimmer-6122024

Intro - excerpt from Roisin Murphy interview
Cocteau Twins - Cherry Coloured Funk (Seefeel remix)
ETBTG - Night and Day
The Durutti Column - Jacqueline
Khruangbin - Two Fish and an Elephant
Alela Diane - Lady Divine
Phosphorescent - Song for Zula
Thievery Corporation - Sweet Tides
a.s.o - Falling Under
Begin - Wood Trees
Tempelhof, Gigi masin, Jex Opolis - Corner Song (jex Opolis Remix)
Mylo - Emotion 98.6
Lord of the Isles - For a Burning World
Project Pablo - last Day
 
The Sun God said:
Someone has managed to id the Julio Iglesias track Harvey played on Sept 23. I knew it wasn't the og. Had a Residentes Balearicos lick of paint.

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Unknown Artist - Orchestra Veneta | Orchestra Veneta (OV001)

Señor Iglesias’ classic, reworked into an arpeggiated disco anthem by shadowy Ibizan duo Residentes Balearicos, a secret DJ Harvey weapon now revealed!
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Great find and brought back some good memories - sounded immense on that system. Juno has it down as being a DJ Harvey release, not just something he's played.
 
Ambient-inspired Christmas mix.

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Mixcloud

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1 Love Colony - White Christmas
2 Ken Elkinson - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
3 Harold Budd - The White Arcades
4 Tony Anderson - Dwell (Snowfall Remix)
5 Brian Eno - Stars
6 Fever Audio - Lil' Drummer Boy (Big Drummer Man Remix)
7 Steve Roach - Structures from Silence
8 Akis - Christmas
9 We Dream of Eden & MountainCity - Peace for Your Christmastime
10 Tapani Rinne - Jouluyö, juhlayö
 
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Used my Voices hour this month to pay tribute to Alfredo. I was only a wee nipper during the Amnesia years but saw him much later a few times on the premier etage in Space. Had a “smile and nod” exchange with him at the bar there once…he seemed a very warm character. The selections here are perhaps a little obvious but those years at Amnesia were clearly life changing! Tried to present those tunes as best I could. Thanks x

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Balearic Sunrise w/ Mooreo - Alfredo Tribute 03.01.25

This is a special show dedicated to Alfredo – El Originador- who sadly passed away on Christmas Eve. He was as integral to the birth of our scene as the likes of Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles. The
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Excerpt from IMS keynote interview 2014
Timmy Thomas - Why Can’t We Live Together
Antena - Camino Del Sol
Art of Noise - Moments in Love
Marvin Gaye - A Funky Space Reincarnation
Tullio de Piscopo - Stop Bajon (edit)
Elkin & Nelson - Jibaro (Enrolle)
Gilberto Gil - Todo Menina Baiana
The Woodentops - Why (Bonus)
Liaisons Dangereuses - Los ninos del parque
Orange Lemon - The Texican
Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots
The Nightwriters - Let The Music Use You Up (Frankie Knuckles mix)
 
elmooreo said:
Used my Voices hour this month to pay tribute to Alfredo. I was only a wee nipper during the Amnesia years but saw him much later a few times on the premier etage in Space. Had a “smile and nod” exchange with him at the bar there once…he seemed a very warm character. The selections here are perhaps a little obvious but those years at Amnesia were clearly life changing! Tried to present those tunes as best I could. Thanks x

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Balearic Sunrise w/ Mooreo - Alfredo Tribute 03.01.25

This is a special show dedicated to Alfredo – El Originador- who sadly passed away on Christmas Eve. He was as integral to the birth of our scene as the likes of Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles. The
on.soundcloud.com on.soundcloud.com

Excerpt from IMS keynote interview 2014
Timmy Thomas - Why Can’t We Live Together
Antena - Camino Del Sol
Art of Noise - Moments in Love
Marvin Gaye - A Funky Space Reincarnation
Tullio de Piscopo - Stop Bajon (edit)
Elkin & Nelson - Jibaro (Enrolle)
Gilberto Gil - Todo Menina Baiana
The Woodentops - Why (Bonus)
Liaisons Dangereuses - Los ninos del parque
Orange Lemon - The Texican
Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots
The Nightwriters - Let The Music Use You Up (Frankie Knuckles mix)
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^so many personal faves there. The number of times I've been at some incredibly one dimensional party and just wanted to scream "play Jibaro you c***"

Obv been reading all the Alfredo eulogies. I got the impression he was sometimes a bit embarrassed by all the attention, and got a bit tired of being typecast which is why he did play a lot of unexpectedly banging music in the later years.

*HNY to everyone on this thread
 
The Sun God said:
^so many personal faves there. The number of times I've been at some incredibly one dimensional party and just wanted to scream "play Jibaro you c***"

Obv been reading all the Alfredo eulogies. I got the impression he was sometimes a bit embarrassed by all the attention, and got a bit tired of being typecast which is why he did play a lot of unexpectedly banging music in the later years.

*HNY to everyone on this thread
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Yeah...that keynote interview with Ben Turner from 2014 worth a listen. There was deffo a lot more to him than these 15 odd tunes...remember him playing chemical brothers on premier etage on one of the occasions I saw him. Just a shame that he didn't get more from the scene that he was key to the creation of....we've discussed this before but another founding member who didn't get anywhere near the kudos/riches he deserved.

What a time though....one of those if you had a time machine you'd want to do Amnesia in 88 or 89 as much as Paradise Garage in its pomp!
 
elmooreo said:
Yeah...that keynote interview with Ben Turner from 2014 worth a listen. There was deffo a lot more to him than these 15 odd tunes...remember him playing chemical brothers on premier etage on one of the occasions I saw him. Just a shame that he didn't get more from the scene that he was key to the creation of....we've discussed this before but another founding member who didn't get anywhere near the kudos/riches he deserved.

What a time though....one of those if you had a time machine you'd want to do Amnesia in 88 or 89 as much as Paradise Garage in its pomp!
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Me too, and the contrast with now makes me want to weep. I'd rather lacerate my limbs than attend anything advertised in the 'gossip' thread

The challenge for people like me, fast approaching 50 in the next few weeks, is what to do these days musicwise.. I don't want to get my balearic fix at swanky listening bars serving 12€ beers... or at super controlled venues where you can't hear anything

What's been lost is the spontaneity of laidback bar/clubs run by good people with good music which open/close when they feel like it and which are refuges from the outside world
 
Yeah...I'm quite lucky here there are loads of heads well into their 50's/60's and loads of little pubs that offer something but I find it harder and harder to go "proper" clubbing these days....although day parties at some of the bigger venues down here are starting to become a bit of a thing.

Have you ever thought about putting on something yourself?
 
elmooreo said:
Yeah...I'm quite lucky here there are loads of heads well into their 50's/60's and loads of little pubs that offer something but I find it harder and harder to go "proper" clubbing these days....although day parties at some of the bigger venues down here are starting to become a bit of a thing.

Have you ever thought about putting on something yourself?
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ugh don't get me started... hard to start anything here. the number of hoops you have to go through with bars, neighbours, council, cops. not worth the faff.
 
Meanwhile, over on TP someone put up this wicked 2 parter filled with goodies:

PART 1

PART 2

Ozo - Anambra
Charles Webster - Ready
Ability II - Wen Mi Come
Mamukata – Kalimba Del Sol
Ruf Dug - Pomegranate Dub
Opal Suun - Elastic - Phase II
System Exclusive - Jennifer (Do What You Want Mix)
Curved Space - Reverie
DJ Samo - Do Not Resist The Beat
Supermax - Lovemachine
Centuras - Tokyo
Rare Silk - Storm (Arp Duppy Chip Mix)
Innoccence - Natural Thing (Elevation)
808 State - Pacific State (Masseys Conga Mix)
Ability II - Pressure Dub
Tin Man - Nonneo (Donato Dozzy Remix)
Mission Control - Outta Limits
Ralph Falcon - Every Now & Then
Mental Cube - Q
Ghost Assembly - I Miss Your Love (Brian not Brian & Piers Harrison Live Disco Dub)
Dj Persuasion - Jameela (88 Heat)
D Monk - U Light Me Up
Sha-Lor - Im In Love (Caught Up Version)
Red Rack Em - Italo Disco Banger
Dionne - Come Get My Lovin (Remix)
Arthur Russel - In The Light Of The Miracle
A.R. Kane - Sorry
The Bob Bath Band - Traces Of Illusion
Primal Scream - Higher Than The Orb
Saint Etienne - Calico
Majesty Crush - No1 Fan
Jai Paul - Jasmine (Demo)
Veronica Mickie - Lost Children
Andrea Lyn - Hold Onto Your Heart
Vidderna - Villfarelser
Mudd - Afternoon Bob
Malcolm Mclaren - Call A Wave
Jean Baptiste - Paula & Kaspar (Club Mix)
Barbara Hernandez - All Nite Tonite
Pigeon - Infinity (Josh’s Extended Disco Mix)
Coral D - Dissolve
Alex Kassian - E2-E4 (Mad Professor’s Qantas Crazy Remix)]
Psychemagik - I Cant Go For That
Aisha - Give A Little Love
Swamp Children - Youve Got Me Beat
Villanova - On The Loose
Ashaye - Come Go With Me
Casino Boy - This Feeling
Plastic Mode - Mi Amor
Rhye - The Fall (Maurice Fulton Remix)
Kevin Dang - Born in Borneo (Jura Soundsystem Edit)
Palomatic - Flutter
Androo - Lyriso
Zinja Hlungwani - Nwa Gezani My Love
Gold In The Shade - Over You
Asha Puthli - Right Down Here
Air - All I Need
John Makin & Friends - No Lie
Terry Callier - You Goin Miss Your Candyman
Bill Withers - I Can’t Right Left Handed
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
Nick Drake - At The Chime Of A City Clock
Jackie Shane - Any Other Way
 
Phil Cooper's got a new YouTube channel focused on Ibiza. Starts Jan 19th

Having been living in Ibiza for 6 years and visiting and working here since '91, I have decided to take the bull by the horns and start making some informative (I hope) content about ‘The Other Side of the Island’. The first episode goes out on Sunday 19th Jan on my NuNorthern Soul YouTube I have several other episodes recorded and being edited and hopefully my little insights will prove useful for people looking for an alternative angle.

 
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