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Archive for October, 2008We’ve gone out to see our good friends Katy and Volver play at XTU in Santa Eulalia
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After FIVE months the IMS have finally put up videos of most of the panels at the international music summit in Ibiza back in May. After 4 months of saying that you’d have to pay for them and 4 months of us whinging to them about that and when are they going to go up, surprisingly theyve actually put them up for free. Unfortunately they havent used current techniques to make them available for easy download - ie using bit torrent - so you would normally have to sit there while 100mb to 240mb flv files stream to your pc or mac but with a little knowledge you can download them to your mac or pc so you can watch them when you want to. Strangley though, arguably the most attended, lively and interesting panel footage is not available - namely the clubs panel where all the main clubs and a representative of the government met for the first time in public… wonder why ? right click and “save as” or “save target as” on the following links to save them to your hard drive. You can get a free FLV player here. IMS:08 Key Note: Andrew Keen IMS:08 Key Note: Francois Kevorkian IMS:08 Q&A: David Glick, Edge IMS:08 Q&A: Jonas Tempel, Beatport IMS:08 Key Note: Sarah Tinsley, Natasha Kizzie & Dan O’Neill. Bacardi / KLP / Groove Armada. DIGITAL: DIGITAL DARWINISM? - 231.2MB SYNCH: SYNCH OR SWIM? HOW TO REVOLUTIONISE YOUR BUSINESS VIA SYNCHRONISATION - 242.MB DJ MAG TOP 100: BELIEVE THE HYPE? - 199.7MB TOM MIDDLETION CREATES THE IMS:08 ANTHEM - 193.4MB SOUL AVENGERZ TO REMIX THE IMS:08 ANTHEM - 89.6MB Pete Tong Exclusive InterviewOur gorgeous friend Cila spoke to Pete Tong recently and gave us this exclusive interview.
Pete Tong is a passionate advocate for club culture in general and Ibiza in particular, and brings to the scene a balanced, thoughtful view. He’s seen all the ups, downs and sideways moves of 20 years of rave culture. And he never stops thinking about how to embrace change and progress. We were delighted to get his views on all things Ibicenco… You started the season with the IMS - what did it mean to you? We dreamed it up on the terrace at Pacha a couple of years ago and the partners (including Ben Turner, Danny Whittle, et al) were Will it be back next year? Definitely. It will be the same time - the Wednesday to Friday before Space opening in May. We’ll be announcing ticket prices soon Will there be major changes? The format won’t be significantly different, but there will be evolution on several levels. We want to keep it intimate, but increase the size from about 300 to 500. This year we didn’t have the infrastructure to do follow up, to really reinforce the message, so we’d like to do more of that. Also, we’re working to make it more Spanish, more Euro-centric. What feedback did the IMS receive from the government? Paco Medina was impressed with the professionalism of the whole thing. He thought it promoted a good image of the industry. He
It’s been an amazing challenge and I’m very happy. I feel almost 100% vindicated. I stuck my neck out and we’ve done well. You What are the biggest differences between Wonderland and Pure Pacha? I find the biggest challenge is getting people to try Wonderland. I’ve been more successful than I thought I’d be at getting familiar faces from Pacha to come over. Eden has worked hard to accommodate what we wanted to do, but they’ve also taught me about In San An it’s different. You have to work on the street level. But it’s been nice to get compliments from the Pacha people - they’ve been very sweet. Who were your stand-out guests at Wonderland? We had Deadmau5 doing his first big Ibiza show and Eden turned out to be a great venue for live bands like The Whip and Pnau. Much was made of you going ‘down market’ to San An - what is your view on the city? My feeling is that if you give a better product this place will change. People have traded on the existing infrastructure for too long. There hasn’t been much investment, it hasn’t been upgraded. I’d love to see it evolve. It’s not so different from Playa d’en Bossa and in some respects it is much more beautiful. It is an amazing place, you’re just fighting a perception that it is dominated by the English. I just want San An to get better, to continue the regeneration that’s come with Ibiza Rocks, Savannah, Kanya… How was the Radio 1 Weekend in August? Fantastic. However, San An is a frustration for Radio 1 because they’ve brought an awful lot to Ibiza and it felt as if the local authorities were quite heavy handed. The Weekend went great, but we had to do it on their terms. We ended up doing most of the shows from the Ibiza Rocks hotel. We would have loved to have done something at Mambo or Cafe del Mar…
No one has any control over the state of the world’s finances and the fallout to our tourist numbers. You can only pray Ibiza stays attractive enough to get our audience back next year. The reality is that it’s a very competitive island. What can we do? Just do our best. Put on our best show. Offer better value for money. The things that have been good have been really good this summer. Cocoon has had a great year, David Guetta going weekly at Pacha worked, Space has stayed strong. It’s not all doom and gloom. Clubs are very expensive. Do you think the prices have to drop? What about the effect of the changes in the afterhours laws? It is hard to separate out how much of a negative the changes have been versus the natural decline because of the economy. Ibiza is expensive, for the English crowd in particular. However, people who came had a great year. Unfortunately the perception outside I said to Paco Medina: I think killing daytime clubbing is really, really bad. Let it happen on the weekends, or when school is out, or even just in July and August, but don’t stop it completely. It should have been allowed to continue. Do you think DC10 will be open next year? Every year some city or night spot is branded ‘the new Ibiza’ is there a new Ibiza? Maybe it would be good if there were. Competition could be a good thing. You can’t rest on your laurels. That being said, I can’t
No. But I would be if they asked me. Anything that promotes Ibiza and brings people here in the winter is a good thing. Ibiza is a stunningly beautiful place. There is a lot to enjoy during the winter. What are your plans for the winter? I’m off to America for two weeks in October, then India, and at the end of the year Central America, Columbia, Miami, and Brazil for carnival. I’d also like to play more in Europe. I want to do things that will help set up next year [in Ibiza]. I’m a fidget. I’m impatient. I want everything to be brilliant! Wonderland was busy, but we can squeeze in a few more people next year. What word would you use to describe summer ‘08? Wonderful. It’s been a great year. When you’re doing well it’s hard to challenge yourself, but sometimes it’s good to change. Five years of Pure Pacha was fantastic, I want it to remain as a great memory. But I’m not getting any younger and I want to do new things. I want to make a contribution to Ibiza. Everyone close to me thought I was insane, but I’ve pulled it off. It feels great. Interview by Cila Can Caus open day, when we all get to see where the animals all live and how well kept they all are. Elsewhere were numerous pens with a multitude of other species including a selection of podencos, for those looking to control the rabbit population on their personal mountainside, or perhaps a peacock to decorate the front lawn and act as a guard ‘dog’. Suitably impressed we joined the island’s great and good and the local politicians to sample the fare in the packed restaurant. The menu, unsurprisingly, revolves around a combination of the grill and most of the animals we’ve spent the last hour stroking and making animal noises where we joined by Vaughan (funky room) who told us about his new Funkt night at Aura which starts this coming Saturday - while Mike from Manumission took his kids to see the animals. I opt for the solomillo, as looking least like a little furry animal, whilst my companion scours the menu for vegetarian options. We haven’t been to church as last night the clocks went back, so nobody really knew what time it was. By the look of the rest of our companions overflowing the restaurant and surrounding terraces, most people had worked out that Sunday best and farmyards don’t mix well. Some photos from the day, click on the images for larger versions.
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Novembers’ edition of the Ibiza NOW Magazine has been finished and is off to the printers - here’s Novembers front cover. We interviewed the head of The Hoteliers Association, there’s a report on Ryan Air and winter tourism, Pena Deportiva, - Santa Eulalia’s football team, rural Ibiza restaurants and a report of the early October storms as well as all the usual news, articles and reports about Ibiza and Formentera. Out on 1st Novemember. If you want a copy delievered to your own door you can subscribe online at www.ishopibiza.com
It’s a hard life…. This lunchtime we went to the British Consulate for their open day. We met the new vice-consul Maria Leng as well as the Ibiza team of Raquel de la Osa (pro consul) and Jessica Fernandez and Sharon Hodges, the consular assistants. A very pleasant lunchtime drinking cava and wine and eating nibbles.
From Casi Todo:
Lots of paintings (Antonio Villanueva, Andres Monreal, Prometti, Bombolo etc), plus a magnificent 2 seater 280 SL Mercedes sports Pagoda from 1969, a Fiat 500 1971 (a little jewel!), a Porsche 911 Gorgeous!) and a Mercedes 280 Coupe. (A lovely car which is priced to sell) Don’t hesitate, this is a good one! 25th OCTOBER, SATURDAY FROM 10.30 - 13.30 Hrs |
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And what of your big move from Pacha to Eden? Did Wonderland go to plan?
What’s your perception of the season as a whole, and the economic health of Ibiza?
For the first time in a long time there will be direct flights to Ibiza during the winter months and various island insiders are working to promote winter tourism. Are you involved in that?
Last week we emptied a quality house in Cala Vadella. The contents are very varied & very interesting. 
