Ibiza Anthems - 2006

It was the year of the World Cup and Italy took away the sought after title of World Champions ... adding some more to the party vibe in the Ibiza clubs, Italians were singing and chanting Seven Nation Army (see 2003) everywhere they went - in fact if we never hear that song again it will be too soon! :) Elektro and minimal techno continued growing in popularity. With nights like Monza (moved from Penelope to Space), Cocoon and Meganight attracting thousands each week. One of our highlights of the Summer was Paul van Dyk performing an exclusive sunset session at Kanya! For the rest of us it was business as usual, meaning lots of clubbing and making plenty of new friends along the way ... and of course, making those dancefloors our summer home with tunes like these ...

Yeah Yeah - Bodyrox ft Luciana
One of the sexiest tunes of the summer, with the even sexier Luciana promising to teach us a thing or two. Oh how we wish she would. Absolutely huge this summer.

This Is Ibiza - Sander Kleinenberg
This is not Vienna, this is not Shanghai. This is not Las Vegas, this is not Dubai. This is Ibiza ! In 2006 this tune was literally all over the world.

Put your hands up 4 Detroit - Fedde le Grand
Love it or hate it - and we´re sitting on the fence on this one - this tune was played out at pretty much every bar or club you could make it to.

The Cure And The Cause - Fish Go Deep
Like many club classics, this took a couple of releases to finally make it. But thankfully Defected added the magic touch and we didn't miss out on this gem of house tune. With truly hypnotic vocals from Tracey Kelleher and an addictive bass, this was equally as powerful in the club or chilling at the beach.

Doppelwhipper - Gabriel Ananda
Wow! Hypnotic, minimal techno at it's very best. Very indicative of edgier sound of Ibiza 2006.

Proper Education - Eric Prydz vs Pink Floyd
"We don't need no education" was what they cried in 2006 and we must have agreed. Eric Prydz once more conjured some remix magic with this Pink Floyd classic.

Fade - Solu Music ft Kimblee
Originally released in 2001, this beautiful song took another 5 years before it really got the success it deserved. And given the prevalence of minimal this year we thought we had to show you that good ol' fashioned house is also still played on the island! Kimblee adds the dreamy vocals to this funky number and we all just closed our eyes and got lost in the moment.