Ibiza Anthems - 1995

For us, 1995 was the year that coined the phrase Ibiza Anthems. I remember coming home after the summer of 1995 and the DJ mix album had simply taken off. The best Anthems here, the best anthems there...Brandon Block, Seb Fontaine, Judge Jules - the same names as we see on every album cover these days ;-) More importantly it gave you something to listen to and dream about as those cold winter nights quickly dispelled any thought of summer, cocktails and dancing on an Ibiza beach. And I think Anthems is exactly the right word for these tunes below. Beautiful melodies, haunting trance - these are timeless classics you can hear again and again. Probably the biggest difference to the music heard now is the lack of bass. (Although do enjoy the fattest of basses on De'Lacy's Hideaway, from deep prog remixing specialists Deep Dish)

Missing - Everything but the Girl
This Todd Terry remix is a beautiful tune which graced every club in Ibiza!

Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
Wonderful clubbed up remix, perfect for those blissful sunday mid-afternoons on the terrace

Higher State of Consciousness - Josh Wink
Absolutely wicked - this song brought on fullscale madness everywhere they played it

Hideaway - De'Lacy
Beautifully sexy house remix from an as then unknown American remixing duo - Deep Dish (eh?)

Hold that Sucker down - OT Quartet
Don't know about you, but this has sunrise at Privilege written all over it - what a tune.

Yeke Yeke - Mori Kante
Wonderfully haunting psychedelic trance tune played all over (often dusted off and brought out by discerning DJs today too).

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