A lot has been said recently about Pacha and its moves away from pandering to the ‘Superstar Dj’ and i personally back them 100%. Today we continue to celebrate real music from Dj’s who don’t need 100K to open their laptop.

Today we speak to Andrew, i picked up on Andrews music through listening to a mix he posted on twitter and subsequently went through his mixcloud. Andrew has kindly done a mix for us and i managed to ask him a few questions.

Hi Andrew and thanks for taking the time to talk to me, and especially putting a mix together for the blog.

Firstly a bit about yourself, who are your musical inspirations when it comes to what you listen to? Is it a Dj, or maybe even a venue?

I’ve been into electronic music since around 97, from listening to the early Ministry of Sound ‘The Annual’ compilations and it all kind of went from there. I’m a big fan of DJs and live acts who have their own sound. Acts like Maya Jane Coles, Dubfire, Solomun and The Chemical Brothers. They are instantly recognisable when you hear a track or set from them. I also love DJ’s like Chris Liebing who really embrace technology to take their sets to the next level and blur the line between DJ and live act.

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Something a little different, Im sure a few of us here have heard Yousef smash it out on the covered terrace before. He has done a Christmas mix for us! Its a bit different but definitely a better alternative, its also available to download if you wish.

Update** New Images and DJ set download links

The opening party for Ushuaia is happening right now and you can check it out on www.ibizasonica.com

The advertised lineup to the opening party is

Luciano
Reboot
Michel Cleis
Robert Dietz
Ernesto Ferreyra

The party is on from 3pm (ibiza time), till midnight

If you want to re live the Ushuaia opening party or hear what it was like, then check out these links to the live recorded sets.

Ushuaia Opening Part 1

Ushuaia Opening Part 2

Source: Ibiza Spotlight
Images: Ibiza Sonica Facebook
Live Sets: Mixcloud

Space resident Remo has sent a mix live to help people get through the next couple of months to the space opening, 74 days from today and you will be able to go and see Remo for yourself as im sure he will be playing. In the meantime, have a listen to this

Following on from my blog post a couple of weeks back, i would like to introduce you to another Dj i have stalked online for a long time.

Dave Jones Dj’s by the name djx2 and has been posting mixes and sets online for what now is probably 9 / 10 years. I asked him if there was a mix i could use and this weekend he kindly recorded and gave me is latest mix recorded from his set at Electronique @ Sankeys in Manchester.

First though, i asked him a few questions.

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Les Schmitz is warming up well for the Ibiza 2011 season with a La Troya world Tour, it’s a night i have been to in the past though if im being honest that night is all a little hazy!!

I’m not sure were this mix was recorded, however Les Schmitz has just uploaded it to his sound cloud page.

If you like it why not leave us a comment to let others know!

Les Schmitz – La Troya Tour 2011 by Les Schmitz

Source: Soundcloud

Mr Pedros Ibiza Blog Session

Today we have the first of what i am hoping to make a series of Mixes from Dj’s in the UK. All have played in Ibiza in the past and they are all well worth a listen. I have started it off by invitation only. A small mix of Dj’s i have contact with who will provide a more underground sound.

To start of with i have a mix from Mr Pedros. I first heard Mr Pedros many moons ago in the basement of a restaurant.  Dusted was his night in Middlesbrough, the ceiling was about 7ft high, it was hot, sweaty, and it was one of the best nights in the area at the time!

Since those days Mr Pedros has moved on, You can find him playing in the Manchester area but more recently he has been locked away producing. He has had great success with his track Bang The Drum which was signed by Steve Angello’s label Size and also got a remix from AN21.

Mr Pedros latest productions have also been picked up by two different labels showing that Mr Pedros is in demand!  Tinpot Orchestra has been signed by an underground Manchester label ‘Quadraphonic’ and No Justice has also been signed by ‘Whartone’

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Space have uploaded a nice little mix to soundcloud for you to get through to the end of the week

A winter mix from José María Ramón. José is the a Dj who was born in Ibiza and is the programming director for Ibiza Global Radio, as well as hosting some of the shows, what does all this mean? well it means he knows what he is doing! If your missing Ibiza this winter, then there probably isn’t anyone better to bring a little sound of Ibiza to you.

Winter – José María Ramón by Space Ibiza

Hot off the press, Les Schmitz has done a best of 2010 mix for your listening pleasure.

currently if you go to the send space website you can download the mix through this link http://www.sendspace.com/file/fc7ccn

BEST OF AMNESIA 2010 mixed by Les Schmitz by Les Schmitz

Source: SoundCloud

Tonight at 4am you will be able to listen again to this years essential mix on radio 1 that was recorded from Space this August with Mark Ronson and Zane Lowe.

BBC Radio 1′s Essential Mix :
Mark Ronson & Zane Lowe in Ibiza

Source: iPlayer