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Sea change: exploring the Balearic-inspired beats of Poland’s Baltic coast

A new wave of Polish electronic artists are drawing from the country’s musical past and the atmosphere of its Baltic coast to create a fresh take on Ibiza’s Balearic beat. Ben Murphy speaks to artists, promoters, DJs and labels about this unique scene's development

“It’s all in the sea, innit? One of my friends was saying, back in the ’90s, ‘If the going gets tough, well, you can always...

Electronic music in Ibiza evolved from the tricky to pigeonhole Balearic sound. Below we've picked some of our Balearic favourites...

Long before DJs such as Marco Carola, Sven Väth and Carl Cox ruled the roost, an entirely different brand of DJs were busy...

Riva Starr to get Balearic in Brighton with 'Bateria Fantástica' party

Stricken with befuddled bemusement as to what to do this Jubilee weekend? Overwhelmed by the unlimited range of options? Then let us make things...

A campaign by Ibizan DJ Anna Tur spearheaded the change

All City will release Detroit-based fleet.dreams ‘Baskets Of Gold’ LP this month. Hear ‘Obedience (Balearic Mix)’ now

Dublin’s All CIty will release the new album from Detroit-based fleet.dreams this Friday 13th September. 

Following a release on Andrew Morgan's PPU Records, the seven...

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Berlin-based heavyweight Valerie Ace returns to Intrepid Skin with a suite of pulverising hard dance and techno

Valerie Ace will release a new EP, ‘Strass & Stress’, via Intrepid Skin this month. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Slay’ below. Returning to...

Free at Cargo

Mid-August may be that time when summer enters its winding-down stages, but the Future Balearica Album Launch Party is looking to preserve the spirit of...

Valerie Ace

Valerie Ace debuts on SPFDJ’s Intrepid Skin with four cuts of fierce, zapping techno. Hear 'Lavender Ceiling’ now

Valerie Ace will release her debut EP, ‘Glitzer Vs Hass’, via SPFDJ’s Intrepid Skin label this month. 


The German DJ and producer steps up...

Fundraiser launched for Balearic pioneer DJ Alfredo's medical needs

The 71-year-old suffered a stroke in 2021 and requires continued medical care

A fundraising campaign has been launched via GoFundMe to help support medical care for Balearic pioneer and Ibiza mainstay DJ Alfredo. The 71-year-old, real name...

Balearic trance

Ibiza played a central role in spreading a new take on trance around the turn of the millennium — a more soothing vein of the sound that captures the mood of a Mediterranean sunset. As clubs in Ibiza are opening again for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, DJ Mag dives into the roots of a genre that was inspired and shaped by the island’s unique appeal: Balearic trance

Long before turning into a global clubbing destination, Ibiza appealed to crowds looking for spiritual growth — with those from the hippie movement settling in...

Pure house grooves from Riva Starr’s Snatch! Records...

Groove Armada make their debut on Riva Starr’s Snatch! Records with their ‘House With Me’ EP tomorrow (September 16th), and we’ve got the exclusive premiere...

Taken from the 10th release on Clergy... 

Cleric marks his Clergy label's 10th release this month, teaming up with Setaoc Mass for a eight track EP.

The two Manchester artists are old...

Known as ‘the father of the Balearic beat’, Alfredo launched a crowdfund campaign last week

Disco Tees has launched a fundraiser for Argentinian DJ, Alfredo Fiorito.

In February, Alfredo Fiorito, known as ‘the father of the Balearic beat’ and a...

The DJ has been left with no income amid the coronavirus pandemic

Former Cafe Del Mar resident José Padilla has launched a fundraiser following his cancer diagnosis.

The Balearic beat pioneer and Ibiza legend recently created a...

Compilation of the Month: Various Artists ‘Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth- Pop, Boogie And House (1982-1992)’

DJ Trujillo curates a superb time capsule of early Balearic dance music for Soundway Records, from languid pop and sensual wave music, to velvety house anthems

Throughout the ’80s, the iconic Ibiza nightclub Ku (now Privilege) held a regular party known as Noche Española, in which trendy party goers would dance...