Once upon a time, Ibiza was a spiritual and magical place. Every sunset, people gathered at Jose Padilla's ornately-decorated little beach-side bar to be hypnotised by his unique sunset DJ mix, staring dreamily out to sea. The first Café Del Mar album encapsulates this mystical experience, beginning light and airy with Jose's own dolphin-esque "Agua", progressing to darker, bassier sounds ...
For those unwilling to travel across the world in order to hear the finest sets in the finest clubs, as played by the finest DJs, the Global Underground series proves a godsend. Less concerned with forcing as many chart hits into the equation as most of the glut of commercial mix CDs, Global Underground pushes the DJ to the fore. John Digweed's Hong Kong is a perfect example ...