#KU Ibiza

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FROM THE URBAN JUNKIES COLLECTION – A MASTERPIECE IN ‘80s POSTER DESIGN.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1367x1920 – Spotlight on an original KU (Ibiza nightclub) promotional poster design by the late, great Parisian artist Yves Uro (1954-1995), c. 1986.

Source: https://ujselect-urbanjunkies.com/products/ku-promo-poster.

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FROM IBIZA BY KU (1986)

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Today, on May 29th, 1987

Ibiza, Spain - Freddie Mercury with Montserrat Caballé played at '92 Festival', at Ku Club, miming 'Barcelona'

The event was held to celebrate Spain hosting the Olympic Games in 1992. Freddie Mercury, along with many other artists, appeared with Spanish operatic soprano to showcase the song they had been working on, seventeen months before it was released as a single

📸 Photo by © FG/Bauer-Griffin

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Roger with Fish ( Marillion ) and John Taylor ( bass player of Duran Duran ) at the Ibiza Festival in Ku Club, Spain, May 1987.

During the same festival Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe performed "Barcelona".

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Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona (Live at Ku Club Ibiza, 1987)

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Perfecto Party at Ku Club, ph. Raise-A-Head [Ibiza, 1995]

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One By One, il nuovo singolo di Gabry Ponte in uscita il 26 maggio

One By One, il nuovo singolo di Gabry Ponte in uscita il 26 maggio. Gabry Ponte, artista nominato ai Grammy e che ha raccolto certificazioni di Diamante, Platino e Oro in giro per il mondo, torna con il suo nuovo singolo ‘One By One’, un progetto che nasce negli US con HOSANNA, all’anagrafe Kristine Bogan, una cantautrice vocalist e producer di base a Berlino, in uscita Venerdì 26 Maggio, su Warner Music Italy. Con più di 14 Milioni di ascoltatori mensili su Spotify, e più di 3 miliardi di streams tra le varie piattaforme digitali, Gabry Ponte nel 2022 ha raggiunto anche l’ambito traguardo dei 2miliardi di streaming solo su Spotify. Insieme ai Måneskin e ai Meduza, è uno dei 3 artisti Italiani più streammati al mondo e il 27 gennaio 2024 terrà una live celebrativo al Forum di Assago in cui si celebreranno i 25 anni di carriera e i suoi 50 anni. Il grande successo per Gabry Ponte ha inizio con I'm Blue (da ba dee) prodotto con gli Eiffel 65 e con cui raggiungerà le vette delle classifiche mondiali vendendo più di 8 milioni di copie.  Nel frattempo inizia la sua carriera solista che vede tra le sue ultime pubblicazioni di successo: "Thunder" con LUM!X e Prezioso, "Can't Get Over You" con Aloe Blacc, "Call Me" con Timmy Trumpet e R3HAB, "The Finger" con Georgia Ku, e la hit estiva "We Could Be Together" con LUM!X and Daddy DJ (Oro in Italia). Solo i singoli Thunder e Monster entrambe con LUM!X (Thunder è stato certificate Diamante in Francia, e due volte Platino in Italia) hanno totalizzato più di 360 Milioni di streams, di cui 260 Milioni solo su Spotify. Gabry Ponte sarà in tour in Europa tra serate club e festival questa estate. Oltre alla sua residenza al Cocoricò di Riccione e Praja di Gallipoli, suonerà all’ Ushuaia, Ibiza (05/07); Parookaville, Germany (July 22); Tomorrowland Belgium (July 30); Cava Paradiso Mikonos, Greece (August 10).... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

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Radio SunLounge Romania (March 16, 2023)

23:57 Don Gorda & Solanos - Festa Do Sol (Funk Edit) 23:53 Paul Hardcastle - Looking For You 23:46 Bent - Swollen 23:46 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 23:42 E-sonic - For What I Want 23:37 Clelia Felix - Keep Watching The Stars 23:31 Approaching Black - A Minute Till Midnight 23:27 Jens Buchert - Helios 3 (Mind Flux Mix) 23:26 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 23:21 Paul Hardcastle Feat. Maxine Hardcastle - Soft Rain 23:18 Micatone - A Part Of Me 23:13 Orbitell - Liquid Sunshine (Ibiza Chillout Mix) 23:09 Bliss - Positive Reaction 23:04 Boerd - Blind 22:59 Mara J Boston - Come Into My Life (Original Mix) 22:55 Nexus 5 - Just Another Day (Original Mix) 22:51 Amour Fou - J'aime Comme Tu Rit (Original Mix) 22:46 Castlebed - Heaven 22:40 Man In A Room - Something New (Feat. Natasha Tsirou) 22:35 Dave Jerome - The Future Is Love (Original Mix) 22:30 Jens Buchert - Sweetwood 22:27 The Chiller - Chiller (Original Mix) 22:20 Trumpet Thing - The Kiss 22:16 Rafau Etamski - Patience 22:10 Dj Krush Feat. Zap Mama - Danger Of Love 22:06 Mystic Diversions - Sensual Wanderer 22:01 Justy Puck - Crumpled (Original Mix) 21:56 Lake Shore Drive - Forever (Feat. Genius Jane) 21:52 Yppah - Occasional Magic 21:46 Sunpeople - Lost (Born This Way Mix) 21:42 Fous De La Mer - Time To Wake Up (Volver A Despertar) 21:35 Pnfa - Keating 21:31 Vargo - Talking One Language Anniversary Mix 21:30 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 21:24 Gold Lounge - Notes From The Depth 21:19 Mozart - Burdened No More 21:13 Re Lounge - No Ordinary Love (Stephen Floyd Rework) 21:08 S.d.j. - Escape To Campania 21:03 Darshan - Listen 20:59 Phontaine - Sour Milk 20:55 Olivia Broadfield - Probably Nothing 20:50 Silvera And Blenn - What You Are 20:45 Schwarz & Funk - Under My Skin (Remastered Version) 20:40 Weber & Weber - Melody Of Love 20:35 Jasmon - Delight 20:30 Lux - Northern Lights 20:30 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 20:26 Gabrielle Chiararo - Rendez-vous Au Club Bossa 20:23 Krystian Shek, Nashi Young Cho - Sweetwater (Instrumental Mix) 20:22 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 20:09 Kai French - Just Relax 20:05 Smooth Deluxe - Zoe 19:59 Blank & Jones - Jet Set 19:52 Kaledj - Summer In Love 19:46 Amanaska - Tide (Electro Remix) (Electro Remix) 19:43 Purrple Cat - Ghost Planet 19:35 Arnica Montana - Sea, Sand And Sun 19:32 Sphere - Is It Sun 19:27 Newton - New Beautiful Life 19:23 Florzinho - Deixe O Sol Entrar 19:18 Dj Torby Feat Christina Stoeger - The Moment 19:14 Lemongrass - Unite (Feat. Wenawedwa) 19:07 York, Project Blue Sun - Crusin (Original Mix) 19:01 Under - Under (Morgan Page Remix) 18:56 Lemongrass - Night Blossom 18:51 Heiko - Miles Away 18:45 Tim Angrave - Dreamescape 18:41 Mr. Moods - A Certain Smile 18:38 Etro Anime - Let It Go 18:34 Ku You - 40 Degrees 18:28 Over Soul - Universal Unfolding (Original Mix) Feat. Gram'ma Funk 18:23 Finley Norton - Cuba - Sea Lounge Version 18:20 Beach Hoppers - One Love 18:16 Sollover - Train Of Love 18:09 Dimilyan - For Her Only (Original Mix) 18:00 Beanfield - Chosen 17:57 The Avener - Conscious Shadows 17:53 Adelaine Simmons - The Groove (Original Mix) 17:53 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 17:47 Deeper Sublime, Krapan - Je T'aime (Original Mix) 17:41 Airstream - Land Of Dreams (Escape Mix) 17:37 Katun - Shout (Feat. Nattie) 17:31 Marc Hartman - I Can't Stop 17:26 Ross Couch - Angel 17:21 Lea Perry - Dubby Sunset Sky At Cafe Del Mar (Ibiza Beach Mix) 17:17 Suburban Crew - Giada - Original Mix 17:13 Sofa Groovers - I Feel Love 17:08 Smooth Gravity - Best Day Of My Life 17:03 Dj Rico Bonetti - Chill Solution 16:59 Florzinho, Barbara Yaa Boahene - Staring At The Stars 16:56 C.cil - Calm And Quiet 16:51 Rory Hoy - Summertime Groovez (Cosmic Child Remix) 16:47 Madrid De Los Austrias - Mã¡s Amor 16:42 Cathy Battistessa - Two Eye's 16:37 Twentyeight - Destiny (Original Mix) 16:32 Simon Le Grec - I Need U (Smooth Mix) 16:29 Mara J Boston - Precious Diamond 16:24 Michiko - No Place Like Home (Lemongrass Playa Bossa Remix) 16:20 Lemongrass, Jane Maximova - I Miss You 16:15 Sine - Smooth Relaxation 16:11 Above The Sky - India (Original Mix) 16:07 Villablue Feat. Juanita Grande - Leaving The Lights 16:04 Dj Phixion - Hideout 15:58 Randy Seidman, Rogerio Jardim, Tommy Cunningham - Come Back To Me (Christos Fourkis Remix) 15:50 Lazy Hammock - Starsoul 15:45 Privat Projekt - Sunshine 15:40 Gordon Geco - Ibiza Sunrise 15:36 S.w. - Humans And Gods 15:31 Soul Avenue - Yearn To Love (Original Mix) 15:25 Emotional - I Found It Again (Tom's V-Mix) 15:19 Patrick Baker - Control (5 Reasons Remix) 15:15 Thunderball - Dub Science Feat. Zeebo 15:10 Reunited - Sun Is Shining (Out Of Sight Remix) 15:05 Cantoma - Out Of Town 15:02 Alien Cafe - Chloe Says (Original Mix) 14:58 Late Night Alumni - Mistake 14:53 Bank & Jones - Beyond Time (Ambient Edit) 14:49 Riccardo Eberspacher - Light Signs 14:42 Honeyroot - Summer Sky 14:36 Razoof Feat. Lady Alma - Jah Is Watching You 14:32 Atb - We Belong 14:27 Velvet Dreamer - Eternal Beauty (Original Mix) 14:20 4 Tunes - In The Middle 14:20 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 14:14 Max Melvin - Seasons (Walking On The Chinese Wall Remix) 14:10 Soundset City - Come With Me (Deep Lounge Cut) 14:06 Bay Area - White Canaria (Laid Back Session) 14:01 Bobby Escobar - Playa (White Sand Mix) 13:56 Lemongrass - Roses 13:52 Lemongrass - Oiseau De Paradis 13:49 Velvet Lounge Project - Fly With Me 13:44 Oscar Salguero - With You 13:44 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 13:40 Five Seasons - La Gomera (Lemongrass Gran Rey Remix) 13:37 Triangle Sun - Dry My Tears 13:31 Ian Pooley - Stoyridge Terrace 13:27 Electric Moonlight - Spirit Of The World 13:23 Stendahl Feat. Jama - Follow Me (Original Mix) 13:15 Dimitris Manasidis - Love You For Life - Bobby Deep Sunset Mix 13:10 Perfect Sin - Raindrop 13:06 Lemongrass - Keep Dancing 13:06 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 13:02 Blank & Jones - Flowing 12:59 Ikon - Rosa (Original Mix) 12:53 Van - Evening Bus (Original Mix) 12:49 Ronin - Just Walking 12:43 Merge Of Equals - Gravity 12:40 Smoke City - Underwater Love 12:36 Malkou - Chateau De Vincennes 12:30 Bruno Be & Alvaro Brites - Seasons 12:24 Almadrava - Do You Think You Know Me- 12:19 Naoki Kenji - Let It Flow 12:13 Opium Lounge - No Time 12:09 Kundalini Project, Paolo Man - The End Of Nation 12:03 Beach Hoppers - Bit By Bit 11:58 Unit Blue - Estamos Esperando 11:53 Hotel Riviera - Another Change Of Love 11:49 Philip Aniskin & Alexsandra Mell - Los Angeles Dream 11:43 Giyo - Earthbound 11:38 Leonard Sign - Sea Of Shinas (Beauty Atmosphere Mix) 11:33 Headstrong Feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Love Calls (Floris De Haan Mix) 11:28 Piero Ft. Mia Lemar - Red Sunset 11:27 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 11:23 Gary B - Never Been Free 11:18 Deja - Move Feat. Nneka - It's All Up 11:14 Smoove & Turrell - The Difference 11:08 Velvet Dreamer - Chasing The Moment 11:08 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 11:02 Christian Lamper - Lazy Boy (Original Mix) 10:59 Ghostly Kisses - Empty Note 10:54 Nick Parker - Guest My (Peace Chill Mix) 10:49 Norman Doray - Chase The Sun (Musica Feliz Ibiza Beat Remix) 10:45 Dab - Dream On 10:41 Moshang - Tall Tale 10:36 Lounge Groove Avenue - Take A Little Time 10:31 Smooth Deluxe - Waterway To Bora Bora (Faris Al-hassoni Mix) 10:31 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:28 Davinci - Love Me 10:23 Telepopmusik - Breathe 10:18 Gushi & Raffunk - Sound Of You (Beat Ambasada Remix) 10:11 Sphere - Is It Sun- 10:09 Aywee Tha Seed - Dear Mama 10:05 Federico Aubele - La Esquina 09:59 Bent - Swollen 09:58 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 09:56 Dave Palmer - Venezia (Love In The City Mix) (Love In The City Mix) 09:51 Andrea Cardillo - Deep Night 09:45 Blue Lagoona - Follow Me (Feat. Io Vita) 09:40 The Soulful Sun - Loose It (Original Mix) 09:40 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 09:34 Carrie Skipper - Time Goes By (Floris De Haan Remix) 09:31 Sandra - Perfect Touch 09:24 Gods Blue Chest - Close To The Sun 09:18 Frontera - A Baia 09:11 Triangle Sun - Buddha 09:08 Capa - Imperfection 09:01 Cinematic - Empty Eoom (Daydreaming Mix) 08:57 Paul Hardcastle - I Really Like 08:57 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 08:53 Dope Control - Vienna Dc 08:48 Luisito Quintero - Our Love 08:44 Paul Hardcastle - So Into You 08:39 Kama - Incanto D'amor 08:32 Lemongrass - Magnificent (Tim Angrave Resplendent Remix) 08:28 Vargo - Talking One Language (25th Anniversary Mix) 08:23 Minus Blue - Be As One (Klangstein Edit) 08:19 Monodeluxe - Devotion 08:18 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 08:14 Stargazer - Because 08:11 Dj Rob De Blank - Love Is All Around Me 08:08 Poldoore - No Face 08:04 Morcheeba - Slow Down 08:00 Beach Hoppers - City Light (Original Mix) 07:54 Nordgroove - Epicly 07:48 Sunyata Project - Sudden Moments (Extended Mix) 07:45 Giants' Nest - Playa Del Colina 07:41 Bella Vita - The Hardest Part (Hot Beach Guitar Mix) 07:38 Lenny Mac Dowell Feat. Jazzamor - Je Te Veux 07:33 Yppah - Light Cycle 07:29 Der Waldläufer - Flores 07:22 Sunyata Project - Pi Lo Chun (Extended Mix) 07:18 Blank & Jones - Ocean View 07:13 Michael E - Bliss You 07:10 Breakfast Trim - Dubai Sun 07:04 Gods Blue Chest - Floating (Beach Mix) 06:58 Solanos - After The Rain (Original Mix) 06:53 Music On Canvas Feat. Tabitha - Upside Down 06:49 Pretz (N. Cowley) - Chapel Stile 06:45 El Petit Jardi - Clic Du Mer (Original Mix) 06:39 Polished Chrome - Ladybug Is Dreaming Of Apple Pie 06:36 Laleh - Live Tomorrow 06:30 Lemongrass Feat Jane Maximova - Reinvented Me 06:30 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 06:24 Afterlife - Makes Me Feel 06:19 Puch - Playground 06:14 Schwarz & Funk - Phil Me (Original Mix) 06:10 The Urban City Myth Club - I Feel It 06:10 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 06:05 Jens Buchert - Airboarding 06:01 Solaris Navis - Blissful Memories 05:57 Soundset City - Loungebox 05:52 Love Del Mar Suite 101 - Viva La Vida (Nights In White Satin Cafe Mix) 05:48 Hysteria! - Talking Eyes (Chillout Mix) 05:44 Axel B - Sunset Love 05:39 Lemongrass - Something True 05:36 Five Seasons - Dreams Come True 05:35 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 05:32 Xerxes & Phoenix - Scarecrow 05:26 Madelin Zero - Perfect Day To Lose 05:22 Clelia Felix - Endless Dream 05:17 La Brisa Del Mar - Session One 05:12 Crystal Theory - Breathe 05:07 Deep Phenomenal - Single Day 05:03 Gxr - To The Lighthouse 04:58 Sunyata Project - Inner Lights (Feat. Miyabi) 04:54 Sunburn In Cyprus - Passage Of Time (Original Mix) 04:48 M. Vitoria - Do Me Favor 04:42 Yppah, Shaunna Heckman - Dreams Like You 04:37 Everything But The Girl - Single 04:33 Lemongrass - Divine Love 04:29 Kosmopolitans Feat. Crystalia - Wild Is The Wind 04:24 Dolphin Boy - Shake It Loose 04:21 Moreza - Miss Guitar 04:16 Mazelo Nostra - Asian Lounge 04:11 Amelie - Softwood 04:07 Jones Meadow - Moment 04:01 Max Waves Feat. Pixieguts - Reflections 03:56 Sixth Finger Feat Alanah Woods - Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough 03:52 Green Rabbit - Primal Self 03:47 Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix) 03:41 Sky Sergeant - Stratosphere Samba (Jazzy James Junior Remix) 03:37 Music On Canvas Feat. Tabitha - Upside Down 03:32 Jerome Ismaae - Underwater Love 03:27 Minus Blue - In Your Arms 03:22 Lounge System - Touch My Body 03:17 Double Wave - Psychedelic 03:10 Cary August, Computer World - Tour De France (St. Tropez Chill) 03:02 Paul Hardcastle - Unlimited Love 02:56 The Man Behind C. Feat. Miriam - See You Again 02:55 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 02:51 Citrus Jam Feat. Judith Erb - Do You See (Rainbow Mix) 02:46 Marga Sol - Beautiful Morning (Seven24 & S.a.t Remix) 02:40 Planet Lounge - Shiva Dance 02:35 Citrus Jam - Hakan's Way (Jazzman Mix) 02:35 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 02:28 Marga Sol - Colours 02:25 Martin Liege - Doin It (Original Mix) 02:19 Philip Aniskin & Alexsey Krapotkin - Sexorica (Original Mix) 02:15 Urban Phunk Society - Love Echoes 02:10 Ego Buster - Starlight Avenue (Better Call L For Lounge) 02:05 Pnfa - Temple Monkey 02:02 Karen Souza - Dreams 01:57 Gary B - Bitter Sweet 01:53 Lemongrass - September 01:49 Audio Elastique - Here And Now (American Flute Mix) 01:44 Ive Mendes - Nao Vou Fugir 01:39 Blue Six - Aquarian Angel 01:39 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:34 Newton - Cologne City Waves 01:30 Lemongrass - Femme Fatale 01:25 Gary B - Love Rain Down 01:19 Re Lounge - Fast Love 01:19 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:15 Keep Shelly In Athens - Flyway 01:11 Steven Dual - Flying (Balearic Guitar Mix) 01:05 Vargo - Infinity (Original Mix) 01:00 Above & Beyond, Zoe Johnston - Falling 00:54 Noise Boyz - Supernatural (The Man Behind C. Edit) 00:50 Moonnight - I Need A New Love (Feat. Neptune) 00:45 Moonwatcher - Sofa Loafer (Original Afterhours Mix) 00:37 Mirage Of Deep - Northern Lights 00:34 Nitin Sawhney - Sunset 00:29 Ealot - Melting Sun 00:24 Michael E - Love Bomb 00:21 Marcel - Backseat Blues 00:21 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:14 Green Lemon - Voz Interior (Meditation Mix) 00:10 Tobago Transfer (Sad Waves Mix) - Cafe Americaine 00:07 Living Room - Golden Ride 00:01 Jane Maximova - Morning Bird (Feat. Dmirty Raschepkin) 00:01 Jingle - Radiosun.ro

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Made mention in this post the other day about a certain mythical, mystical, and idyllic Southeast Asian / South Pacific type of vibe that bled its way into dance music in the 80s, and how that occurrence was due in large part thanks to not only some accessible synthesizer presets, like an indigenous type of flute, but also the Spanish isle of Ibiza, where there were hedonistic havens like Club Ku that played up a whole visual aesthetic too.

So here's some photos I was able to find from an indispensable Facebook page called Ku Ibiza Best Years that give a glimpse of the iconography that was on display at Club Ku throughout all its years. A little kitschy, I suppose, but they had a statue of their own KU god and a pretty niftily sculpted dragon waterslide too.

Many high-profile celebs, socialites, tourists, and vacationers flocked to this place and you can find some terrific photos on that Ku Ibiza Best Years Facebook page of them all thoroughly enjoying themselves there, wearing either some seriously elaborate and ornate costumes or nearly nothing at all. An extremely queer-friendly place too, of course.

Plus, that account posts a lot of the different types of music that was played at Club Ku too, which when grouped together, represent the whole of the Balearic beat, which also includes 808 State's own multiple versions of "Pacific" as well. Just scroll through some of these photos while letting Graham Massey's famous sax from that iconic tune wash over you 😌.

Now listening:

Pacific by 808 State (1989)

Alright, if you've ever wondered where the whole concept of stacking up 12-inch singles and maxi-CDs with lots and lots of remixes of the same song originally came from, you can thank a UK label called ZTT for that, which was co-founded by Trevor Horn from the Art of Noise, the guy who is often referred to as 'the man who invented the 80s,' because his approach to creating music is inextricably linked to what you generally think of when you hear the term '80s music.'

And so it only makes sense then that the first release on ZTT from the then-recently expanded Mancunian dance quartet of 808 State would be a single that came with a bunch of remixes of the most iconic track that they would ever themselves release, "Pacific State," on it, which, prior to its appearance here, made its official debut on their mini-album, Quadrastate, in July of '89.

But this big Balearic ambient house club classic of theirs has a little bit of controversy surrounding it, namely, who was actually responsible for making it in the first place. Prior to this Pacific single, 808 State's lineup was significantly different. The original members were Graham Massey, Martin Price, and Gerald Simpson aka A Guy Called Gerald, and sometime after the release of the group's spellbindingly gnarly and acid-drenched 1988 debut LP, Newbuild, Gerald split, with one of the last things he ever worked on for the group being "Pacific State." And after his departure, a young DJ/keyboardist duo of Andy Barker and Darren Partington was added to the ranks.

But while Graham Massey has publicly claimed that the original version of "Pacific State" was the result of a collaborative effort between he, Price, and Simpson, Simpson has alleged that he actually wrote the entire thing himself. And what's more is that Simpson received writing and co-production credit for the song on Quadrastate, but in subsequent releases like this one, he wasn't credited at all. And I do think that it is kinda crazy that this group's signature hit—the one that would help to cement them as electronic and dance music legends, and one that they've always had to perform because of it—is a song that was originally made before that seismic lineup change actually took place. Thankfully, though, however big this rift between Simpson and his former group actually was, it appears to more or less be water under the bridge at this point, because Massey and Simpson have gone on to collaborate since 🙏.

OK, but how did this song get, like, really big in the first place? Well, "Pacific State" had been a constant closer at the famed Haçienda nightclub in Manchester for six months before breaking containment and then landing in the ears of BBC Radio DJ Gary Davies while he was in Ibiza. And once he'd heard it, he then brought it to his own daytime radio program, and then the group landed on ZTT, with this single lasting on the UK singles chart for 11 weeks and peaking at #10.

But as mentioned before, this single came with a whole bunch of variations on the original, and the version of the single that's available on Spotify—which appears to compile a bunch of the songs that were included on all the different 1989 issues of the single itself, between its 7-inch, 12-inch, CD, and cassette versions—has 7 of them on it. And apparently, over the years, this song has actually amassed a whopping total of at least 42 different versions of itself! 😲

Here's 808 State performing the "707" version of it live on Top of the Pops in 1989, by the way. Absolutely electric stuff 🤩:

Now, one other thing that I think deserves mentioning here is what inspired 808 State to make this song in the first place, and the specific tune that they apparently chalk it all up to is Chicago house legend Marshall Jefferson's own "Open Your Eyes," a song that itself comes with a liberal amount of new age-indigenous 'fourth world' kind of flute on it.

It seems that plenty of synthesizers that were en vogue at that time had some sort of flute preset on them that vaguely evoked a mythical, mystical vibe from an idyllic Southeast Asian / Polynesian / Oceanian part of the world, and as such, a bunch of dance music decided to then incorporate it too. But in addition to that, the Spanish isle of Ibiza was naturally big into the whole sound as well, which had been exemplified by a very popular spot like Club Ku, which among other things, once threw a birthday bash for Freddie Mercury that was so legendary that Ibiza celebrates the anniversary of that very party itself—apparently one of its features was bowls of cocaine 😲. And with a name like "Pacific State" and a single called Pacific, whose only other non-"Pacific State"-related track on here is called "Cobra Bora," which is a reference to the tropical snake and most likely the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora too, you can see how all of this exotic stuff meshes together, especially with Ibiza leaving its mark on Manchester and the Haçienda itself.

So, anyway, time for me to figure out which of these slightly different versions of "Pacific State" here is my favorite. I'm pretty deeply familiar with this song in general already, with its lush sax that serves as a dancefloor equivalent of a call to prayer (and a great phone alarm too, now that I think about it), as well as its famed use of soothing loon birdsong too, but I definitely don't know how all the different versions go and how they actually differ from one another in the first place.

And I was forced to put together my own Spotify playlist for it too, because I think I saw that one of the Pacific releases had a full version of "Cobra Bora" on it, and the single supplied by Spotify doesn't, so here you go:

Plus, here's a very neat tutorial from musician Ski Oakenfull in which he deconstructs "Pacific 707" and builds it back from scratch with Ableton:

After this, we're on to the group's next release, 808:90, which, despite its title, was actually released in December of '89.

More in-depth 808 State posts for those just joining this lengthy excursion too:

Newbuild Let Yourself Go / Deepville Quadrastate

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Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, Harrison Ford at KU Ibiza.

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Adamski dancing @ Ku club, Ibiza, 1989

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1.FM - Chillout Lounge Radio (February 27, 2023)

23:59 Blue Six - Love Yourself 23:54 Ringo Orenji - Mikan 23:48 Shakrag - From Singapore To Ibiza (Tribute To Cafe Del Mar Mix) 23:43 Jazzy Pecada - Slow Down 23:36 Laid Back - Sunshine Reggae (Peter Visti's & Stella Polaris Remix) 23:30 Fluff - Silent Life 23:26 Sleepingroom Armada - Hope - Easy Erotic Groove Lounge Mix 23:20 Freemasons Feat. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind 23:14 Maricopa - Sun Scope 23:10 Thievery Corporation - Transcendence 23:03 Oxen Butcher Feat. Lisa Eaton - Love & Happiness (Original Mix) 22:57 Jjos - One More Night 22:52 Polished Chrome - Mala (Original Mix) 22:47 Pete Tong & Chris Cox - Ku Da Ta 22:40 Dj Lounge Del Mar - Sentosa Beach Cafe - Tribute To Cafe Del Mar Guitar Mix 22:36 Flume Feat. Andrew Wyatt - Some Minds 22:31 Elmara - Training 22:24 Lux - So La Ra Dsa 22:17 Sin Plomo & Torsten Stenzel - Sweet Suffering 22:10 Fenomenon - Pacific Memories 22:06 Peter Pearson - It's In The Stars (Original Mix) 22:01 Bop - Enjoy The Moment (Unquote Remix) 21:57 Mario & Vidis Feat. Jazzu - I'll Be Gone (Extended Original) 21:51 The Sura Quintet - Relax In Sura 21:45 Chilloutlounge - Allstars 21:41 Marc C. Griso - Sex, The First Time 21:37 Mel. T Waters - Glass Reflections 21:32 Luxury Traveller - Eagle Will Rise Again 21:27 Various - The Cure (Sunshine Mix) 21:20 Guenter Haas - Ai Fu Lin 21:15 Noel - Chalito (Ibiza Chillhouse Lounge Mix) 21:10 Ohm-g & Bruno - One 21:05 Mercer - Scandal 21:01 Sunlounger - Balearic Breakfast(Chill) 20:56 Moroccan Blonde - Mirage 20:50 Fresh Moods - The Touch (Enchant Mix) 20:44 Citrus Jam - Nice Holiday 20:41 Gabriel Le Mar - Seaside (Original Vrsion) 20:36 Amethystium - Isabliss - Strangely Beautiful 20:28 Muki - Track 4 20:24 Pines - Tell Me (Feat. Water Park) 20:19 Liquid Kings - Hang Up, Feel Free (Lounge Mix) 20:14 Air - La Femme D'argent 20:08 Noel - Chalito - Ibiza Chillhouse Lounge Mix 20:04 Gxr And Kathie Talbot - 5 A.m. 19:57 Mobymusic - Whispering Wind 19:50 Dj Disse - Walk On The Wild Side 19:47 Synthetic Substance - Eternity 19:43 Petit Biscuit - Sunset Lover 19:39 Lowland - Cafe Del Mar 19:32 Jean Martin - In My Dreams (Extended Remix) 19:26 Fresh Moods - Solarcell 19:19 Sweet Velvet - La Realidad (Feat Debora Vilchez) (Ibiza Del Mar Cafe Lounge Vocal Mix) 19:12 Dab - Have A Smoke 19:06 Future Loop Foundation - Monika's Summer 19:01 Gary B - Set Me Free 18:55 Scott Simmons - Children (Mediterr-asian Chill Mix) 18:51 Mastermind - Wanna Give You Shelter 18:44 Ibiza - Ibiza Blues Swing 18:35 Chris Malinchak - So Good To Me 18:29 Chilloutlounge - Letting The Cables Sleep 18:26 Claes Rosen & Natalie Peris - Stay 18:18 Little Big Bee - Searchin' (At Jazz Remix) 18:11 Chicane - Saltwater (The Thrillseekers Remix) 18:07 Jose Ramos - Alone Again 18:04 Karen Souza - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 17:59 Guss - Milesing 17:54 Merge Of Equals - Clear Blue Sky (Original Mix) 17:47 Sly - Like Love (Original Mix) 17:43 Morcheeba - Under The Ice 17:37 Rollercone - Daydreaming 17:32 Bright And Beautiful - Night Rains - Sound Of Ibiza Mix 17:26 Peter Linski Experience - Everything Flows 17:21 Solid Gold - Save A Prayer (Nick Tatler & Phil Blohm Instrumental) 17:12 Chilloutlounge - Track 3 17:08 Fidelity - You Don't Know 17:02 Coastline - Adriatic Sea - Lounge Cafe Chillout Del Mar Mix 16:54 Roger Sanchez - Lost (Ibizarees The Unforgotten Mix) 16:50 Alex Cortiz - Fingerprints 16:42 Alex Paterson - Flex-e-fun 16:37 Peter Pearson - With All My Love (Bliss) 16:32 Collective Sound Members - Journey To A Dream (Original) 16:27 Dj Milews - Children (Ambient Del Mar Winter Cafe Mix) 16:23 Triangle Sun - Beautiful 16:17 Klangstein - Deep Dive (Original Mix) 16:09 Space Manoeuvres - The Seventh Planet (Leama & Moor Mix) 16:04 Ohm-g & Bruno - Jungle Light 16:01 Dragon Lounge - Saigon Sundown (Asia Cut) 15:56 Sinan - 99 Reasonsfeat. Omenzeter 15:51 Jjos - Let It Go (Remix) 15:45 Zero 7 - Space Between, The 15:37 Bong & Eddie M - Rain From The Suite 902 (Original) 15:29 Deep-dive-corp. - Bassic (Flow Mix) 15:24 Saigenji - No Meio Da Chuva 15:20 Coolinar - Wednesday Night 15:15 Brooke - 1 Want To Know What Love Is (Balearic Hypno Dub) 15:10 Sofa Sweeper - The Sad Side Of The Street (Mellow Guitar Mix) 15:04 Good Chillaz - No Motion (Jazz Relax Mix) 14:59 Gelka Feat. Phoenix Pearle - Being You 14:55 The Angelica Project - Another Skin 14:50 Purplastic - Nathalia (Ambient Mix) 14:44 Nautic - Freedom Of The Floor (Open Space Remix) 14:39 Lounge Aura - Something (Geronimo Chillout Mix) 14:35 Dr. Meaker - Need Love 14:30 Vanegas - Te Voy A Querer 14:25 Lux - Head Centre 14:21 Blank & Jones - Desire 14:14 Silent Poets - Moment Scale 14:07 Universe Music - Guitar Beach Lounge 14:01 Gelka Feat. Phoenix Pearle - Million Nights 13:55 Naoki Kenji - Bedtime 13:49 Madonna - Frozen 13:43 Victor G. De La Fuente Feat. S - Tu Despertar (Original Chill M 13:38 Sleepingroom Armada - Hope (Feat Inocencia Comas) (Easy Erotic Groove Lounge Mix) 13:32 4tunes - In The Middle 13:27 Coastline - Adriatic Sea - Dj Lounge Del Mar Vs. Milews Ambience Mix 13:20 Pep Llado Feat. Antonio Martin - Vai Vedere 13:16 Thomas Lemmer - Savannah 13:11 Melibea - Jam In Dawn 13:06 Coyoteeve Feat Saro - Tribastone 13:02 Ku You - 40 Degrees 12:55 Phil Mison - Lula 12:48 Paco Fernבndez - Al Lado Del Mar 12:44 Flamingo - My Friend (Mercer & Gissal Chilled Version) 12:40 Cold Blue - Underwater Love 12:34 Cafe Del Mar - Leftfield - Fanfare Of Life 12:29 Naoki Kenji - Endless 12:24 Alessandro Boschi - Sentosa 12:20 A$ap Rocky - L$d 12:13 Wharmton Rise - The Augur Revisited 12:06 Bent - Swollen (Napoleon Remix) 12:02 York Ft Asheni - Iceflowers 11:58 Lemon Sol - Beautiful Morning (Piano Cafe Chillout To Ibiza Del Mar) 11:53 Orange Music - Islandlover (Monotonic Trip Mix) 11:48 Ravi Costes - Lion Sleeps - Cafe Groovera Hotel Bar Del Mar Mix 11:42 Ypey - Love In Spain 11:38 Moon Tribe - Moon Tribe 11:33 Dab - Pure Joy 11:32 Moby - Everything Is Wrong 11:28 Jjos - Don't You Want Me (Chilled Mix) 11:24 Nouvelle Vague - Love Will Tear Us Apart 11:19 Soft Wave - Plenitude Part 2 11:14 Melibea - Fusion 11:06 Chillsurfer Armada - Relax Your Mind (Cafe Buddha Del Mar Luxury Lounge) 11:01 Bedroom Surfer - Make It Happen - Meet Her At Costa Del Sol Mix 10:55 Cdm - Many Rivers To Cross 10:50 Bay Area - Santa Monica Blvd (No 17 Mix) 10:46 Tranquillo - Elaborated Compassion 10:39 Rue Du Soleil - Essential Feelings 10:33 Frank Borell - Somber Moods 10:28 Lounge Worship - Above All (Instrumental) 10:24 Re:locate Vs Robert Nickson - Resource (Rechill) 10:19 The Essence - Serpentine 10:15 The Weeknd - Earned It 10:11 Camille - In A Manner Of Speaking 10:05 Shivana Faction - Talking In Whispers 09:59 Wonderphazz - Memories (Chill Guide Mix) 09:53 Freemasons - Love On My Mind 09:48 Jjos - Body & Soul 09:44 Flume Feat. Andrew Wyatt - Some Minds 09:39 Afterlife - Espalmador 09:34 Arrojas - Didascalias 09:30 K Vassiliadis Ft Marien - Den Efiges Lepto (Dub Mix) 09:22 Tommy Awards - Hotel Odemark 09:17 Mamani - Glowing Desert (Aloe Trumpet Mix) 09:10 Sweet Velvet - Recalling The Rising Sun 09:04 Art Of Lounge - Moments In Love (Buddha Bar Mix) 08:58 Leaking Shell - After Hour 08:53 Aloha From Hawai - Sunset Cocktail Lounge (Cafe Bar Chillout Del Mar Cafe Mix) 08:49 Emapea - Laka 08:45 Airstream - Electra 08:40 Sunset People - Summer Madness (White Sand Cut) 08:36 Melibea - Lamento (Al Ponerse El Sol) 08:32 Cafe Easy - Summerbreeze 08:25 Hirudo - Spy From Cairo (Classic Instrumental Mix) 08:20 Steven Solveig - Boa Noite 08:13 Alpha X - Nocturnal Trip 08:08 Chilloutlounge - Track 8 08:04 Erotic Lounge Deluxe - Gimme The Night 08:00 James Bright - Little Things 07:56 Ultraviolet - Ready Or Not (Chilled Out Mix) 07:51 Miraflores - Waves Of Love 07:47 Alex Baratini - My Play (Chill Out Mix) 07:39 Noel - Hold Me (Relax Lounge Cafe Chillout Mix) 07:34 Manoa - Repeat It In Slow Motion (Trippin Clouds Mix) 07:29 Jjos - Falling 07:24 E-love - Cause I Love You No More (Alster Lounge Chill Out Vocal Mix) 07:21 Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat 07:15 Sven Andersson Iii - Journey To Your Soul (Cosmic Cycle Buddha Lounge Bar Mix) 07:05 Chilloutlounge - Track 2 06:59 Gary B - Set Me Free 06:54 Joey Fehrenbach - Untouchable (Feat. Vi Flaten) 06:50 The Fray - How To Save A Life 06:43 Schwarz & Funk - Night Over Bangkok 06:39 Verbal Kint Feat. Judie Jay - Break My Dreams (Original Live Mix) 06:35 Washed Out - Face Up 06:28 Pacator - Tränen (Marcielo Ambient Mix Instrumental) 06:22 Alex Cortiz - Ibiza Trumpet Thing 06:18 Mirrored - Stand Still 06:12 Massive Gold - Follow Me (Feat Jaywee) (Chillout Del Mar Cafe Instrumental) 06:06 Monique Bon - La Musique 06:02 Andras & Oscar - (I Know) What You Want 05:54 Nore Elle - Desert Storm 05:50 Adrien Aubrun - My Last Poem 05:46 Vio Beach - Piano Chillout (Ambient Dream Mix) 05:42 Gelka Feat. Phoenix Pearle - Flying On Clouds 05:38 P.m F.m - Chinchilla 05:31 Lenny Mac Dowell - Zanzibar Feeling 05:27 Pensees - She 05:22 Coronado (Pianofly Mix) - Bay Area 05:13 Va - Soar Angelic 05:07 Phil Mison - Lula 05:00 Schwarz & Funk - Remando Al Viento 04:54 Blue Chakra - Free From You (Half Tempo Long Chill Mix) 04:49 Liedschatten - Seaside (Original Mix 2006) 04:45 Amethystium - Calantha 04:40 Sine - Morning 04:33 Royspop - Mid Summer Nights (Luxury Deluxe Del Mar Mix) 04:28 Limelight - Oxygene 4 04:22 4tunes - Where Are You Now (Feat Hed) (Kandi Hotel Enigma Mix) 04:16 Michael E - Sark Of Searenity 04:12 Jjos - Breathe 04:08 The Avener & Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (The Avener Rework) 04:03 The Sura Quintet - Lampedusa (Sunset Session) 03:58 Jeff Woodal - Silver Birch 03:53 Ziller - Pearl & Dean 03:46 Milews - Miami Beach View - Sunset Del Mar Cafe Lounge Mix 03:41 Smooth Deluxe - Ibiza Sundown (Cafe Buddah Mix) 03:37 For - For Want Of Her 03:31 Fenomenon - Pacific Memories 03:24 Moon De Lounge - Melodia Amore - Buddha Lounge Bar Chillout Mix 03:19 Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeis 03:15 Plasma - Spring 03:09 Night Traffic - Rain 03:03 Kiss Audio - The Voice Of Freedom (Spiritual Version) 02:59 Lemon Sol - Beautiful Morning (Piano Cafe Chillout To Ibiza Del Mar) 02:55 Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line 02:48 Vargo - Get Back To Serenity 02:43 Solanos - Shameless 02:38 Atb - Remember That Day 02:29 Tactful - No Fear 02:24 Coastline - Adriatic Sea (Dj Lounge Del Mar Vs. Milews Ambience Mix) 02:21 Tall Paul Vs Inxs - Precious Heart 02:12 Aural Float - Dreamer's Dream 02:09 Urban Phunk Society - Spring 2 Summer 02:03 Omnimotion - Cozy Life 01:58 Atjazz - Storm 01:52 Martin Bro - To Lose Part 01:48 Va - Serpentine 01:42 Avalona - Empty Streets 01:36 Mark Gorbulew's Manhattan Groove - Dreamsville 01:29 More Than Ever People - Levita 01:24 Moorcheeba - Moog Island 01:18 Jjos - Heartbeat (Balearic Club Mix) 01:14 Ac - Meditarrean Sundance 01:07 Machomovers - Smooth Operator 01:02 Blue Metheny - I'm Calling Out 00:56 Night Loungers - A Little Lazy Morning In Paris - French Kiss Del Mar Instrumental 00:51 Jazz L'amour - Summer Dreams - See The Light Mix 00:45 Vargo - The Moment 00:40 Green Lemon Feat. Magica Fe - 11 O Clock (Pure Beach Cut) 00:34 Mark's & Henry's - The Making 00:27 Dr Drummer - Galactica Soul 00:20 Aurosonic, Denis Karpinskiy & Kate Louise Smith - They Wait For Us (Chill Out Mix) 00:14 Tosca - Mango Di Bango 00:09 Manoa - Walk This Way 00:04 Triangle Sun - Beautiful 00:00 Vibrasphere - Tierra Azul (Omnimotion Feat. Krister Linder Remix)

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Bashkëshortja e futbollistit të famshëm nuk përmbahet, dalin fotot pa reçipeta në det (FOTO)

Bashkëshortja e futbollistit të famshëm nuk përmbahet, dalin fotot pa reçipeta në det (FOTO)

Bashkëshortja e Mauro Icardit, Wanda Nara, ndodhet me pushime në Ibiza së bashku me motrën e saj, Zaira. Gjatë këtyre pushimeve, argjentinasja ka ndarë me ndjekësit imazhe mjaft provokuese ku shfaqet me rroba banje. Po së fundmi po qarkullon në rrjet një video e saj, ku ajo shihet “topless” në det. Me lëvizjet e saj, Wanda nuk i lë vend imagjinatës. Foto dhe videot e këtij momenti qarkullojnë…

[expatmichael]

Flashback Friday Graduation Day The American University May 1986. 21 and on his way to a major summer of fun all over Europe. I even brought that Photography Portfolio with me but did not show it to a single potential employer. I was not ready to tie myself down to the world of work but I was ready for Ibiza, Barcelona, London and Madrid. Eventually settling in Rome for a while until the money ran out. I feel so blessed to have put travel first several times in my life. No one can take away my memories. I may have been a lot more far along in my career had I not been this way but I feel like traveling is in my DNA. As well as doing new things, trying new foods, and fighting the battle of the bore. This Gemini with a Capricorn rising is 55 and sees a very full life ahead of himself. #flashbackfriday #thequad #theamericanuniversity #visualmedia #1986 #travel #summerof86 #spain #italy🇮🇹 #England #Ibiza #ku #clubbing #italodisco🇮🇹 #blond #thisis21 #eighties (at American University Quad) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2nz57ooQ-Wgol9lsstBofzJMi5Gq33qULiRWY0/?igshid=ljkw989t8ghq