This is Space Ibiza: 25 Years of Perfection (Documentary)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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This DJ Mag documentary features: Carl Cox, Sasha, Nic Fanciulli and Basement Jaxx.
First opened in 1989, the iconic Space Ibiza celebrates 25 years of existence this summer (hence this documentary), and it’s no exaggeration to say that Space has changed the concept of clubbing as we know it. Sundays, for example, helped give rise to the birth of the 24-hour party, while the club has also acted as a springboard for the careers of Carl Cox, Steve Lawler, Sasha and literally hundreds of others. Yet while it’s now very much a state-of-the-art, 6,000 capacity super-club, back in ‘89 it started out with far more humble intentions.
The brainchild of local music lover, businessman and sometime politician Pepe Roselló (a shrewd operator who speaks no less than six languages), Space was originally a conference hall and occasional discotheque, while its opening policy - decreed under Spanish licensing laws - meant that it must be closed for at least two hours a day.
Taking full advantage of laws that worked well in their favour, the savvy promoters chose to operate the club from 8am-6am and voila, Space’s influence soon spanned the globe, with visitors from as far afield as Japan and Australia making annual pilgrimages to Ibiza’s shores in search of this almost mystical club.
That said, the club’s success was no instant thing. Initially conceived as a 300-person capacity club, back in its early days Space actually struggled to attract the punters, with Roselló laughing as he speaks of nights with barely 50 people inside.
But as the island’s tourism increased due to the proliferation of cheap flights, so too did the numbers down at the picturesque Playa d’en Bossa nightspot, and slowly but surely the club was converted to meet demand.
A quarter of a century on from their opening season, and it’s telling that Space is still as influential as it’s ever been, with DJ Mag readers voting it their No.1 club in this year’s Top 100 Clubs poll. And in an industry where evolution is key, that’s no mean feat.
But if ever there was a time to reminisce about times gone by, then a 25th birthday is surely it. Roselló’s favourite moment at Space, for instance, revolves around the time Erick Morillo played Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ in the wake of 9/11 (“simply magical, and it really demonstrated the power of music”), while he also pays homage to long-term resident Carl Cox’s birthday sessions and the many Opening and Closing parties he’s been involved with. Manager Juan Arenas, meanwhile, fills us in on his early Space experiences, where, as a wide-eyed teenager from neighbouring Mallorca, he was utterly transfixed by what played out in front of his eyes.
It’s similarly hard to dwell on 25 years of Space without mentioning 1999, the year We Love… was born. As you might have noted by now, We Love… is Space’s flagship night and by some distance its most influential party.
It’s also no real coincidence that We Love… first came to prominence in 1999 - a year island veterans and clubbing aficionados still talk of as the best-ever season on the White Isle. While many still pine for the days when the club was still open-air (when aeroplanes would roar overhead, breaking the sound of the music as they touched down in Ibiza’s nearby airport), the club has been savvy enough to move with the times; always looking forward rather than backwards.
Anyway, when I woke up last Sunday and looked outside, it was raining and I was naturally disappointed, figuring the clubbers wouldn’t want to dance outside. But then at five minutes to 4pm, the sun came out and the clouds went away, which is one of those happy coincidences that only seem to happen on an island like Ibiza. It was like the gods were shining down on the party, like it was meant to be. At the Opening, I love just walking around with a beer in my hand and surveying how the people react to everything that’s going on in each room, which in the end, is what makes my job so worthwhile.”So what makes Space so special? Is it the music? The setting? The DJs? As it transpires, Darren, Pepe and Juan are all unanimous in their decision here - but it’s Pepe who pipes up first. “That’s easy,” he tells us. “Space is so special because of the people. All we do is host the party, but they’re the ones who make it what it is.” He’s not wrong, and after 25 years at the helm, he’s obviously pretty well qualified to talk about the subject. Thanks for the memories, Space. Here’s to another 25 years of music, hedonism, people and all round good times at the world’s greatest club.
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I went to Space every summer from 1991 to 1999. I think I had a fantastic decade. 😊
Perfect.
@@Withnail1969However, most of the memories of that time are stored in my memory. There were no mobile phone videos back then. Only a few official videos of the clubs. In one such video from 1995 (from Club Space) I was even able to discover myself.
sounds like you had fun
Tracklist as follows
01. X Press 2 - Muzik Xpress (Coyu Remix)
02. Ray Okpara - Chi This Wonder Up (Rodriguez Jr. Remix)
03. Westbam - Hold Me Back
04. Javi Bora & Le Vinyl - La Danza
05. Sharam feat. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Tripi
track id at 6mins ?
***** ty vm!
1st tune is Javi Bora & Le Vinyl - La Danza (Robsoul)
The first visit i had to a club was to arguably the best dance music club in the world when i was only fifteen.. it took another twenty years till i found somewhere to equal that experience,and in many ways from the first time of going into the darkness of the main room at eight thirty on a tuesday morning after dancing all night. the wall of sound just cut glass perfect then your eyes get used to the change in light levels and it reveals ,a beautiful place full of beautiful people , then at ten o clock , the buzz gets even higher as word gets round hat the terrace is open and when you wlak back out into the light and everyone around you is jumping up and own cheering and singing clapping. you forget youve been on your feet for eleven hours already and now your dancing in forty degree heat, for another four hours which flashes by like youve been asleep , i knew after the first time i left that club ijust had to go back again , and on my second visit as i walked into the light the song being played was A REMIX OF GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS with ritchie havens on vocals it completely blew my mind a moment in time i will never ever forget. thank you SPACE
Legendary. Great video.
Thanks for your support !
Really interesting documentary! Great stuff, DJ Mag!
Thanks guys!
Never been to Ibiza Space but have been to Miami Space multiple times. Sasha Ibiza is still the best Album i think released from this island paradise. One day I'll be with the beautiful people of this island. Awesome documentary of Space! Thanks
Ibiza is not the Ibiza it once was. I’m sure it’s still fun but glad I experienced it during the 90s.
Come on now DJ Mag.....anyone that's been around for longer than ten minutes knows it was Alex P that kicked the terrace off in '91. Coxy had very little to do with Space until a few years after. Any documentary that doesn't mention Alex P as the man behind Space terrace is incomplete - or incorrect.
VERY WELL MADE DOCUMENTARY!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Cheers to many many more years of clubbing history!!!! 🙋🏻♀️💕
Viewing tbis video in 2018 , Space is now Closed & it's no more 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Met Carl Cox in manumission July 98 he's a sound bloke! I'm just glad I wasn't too off my head when I was talking to him!
Went throughout the early and late 90sss!!! Fabulous baby 💗🎧 Best club and vibe in the World.. 💕😎🍦
Quality doc video!!!! 👌🍦💕
Day time clubbing! love Space great video x
Amazing! First time in Ibiza 3 weeks ago and all I knew I had to see was We Love Space Sunday. Nothing really compares or prepares you for it, great to see the history behind it!!
Fantastic, Fantastic
this put a smile on my face!
Great video, always good to show what goes on behind the scenes and Tony Andrews of Funktion One is an audio legend.
Great video! Makes me wanna develop a time travel machine to go back there
Party island! Great video guys
Cheers Guys
12:38 I bet it’s much more than just the technology too. The physical acoustics in the club are probably outrageous.
Nice, Westbam's hold me back was the best track played in this doco.
LOVE Space MAGICO .
Best feelings ever. ❤️ IBIZA
What i Love about this is it showcases the authenticity and grass roots of a vintage legacy. #rave #edm - Amazing
+Rave Together Bless you, but no self-respecting dance music fan would ever use the term "EDM" (except in a derogatory way) - it is a stupid American invention from about 8 years ago, and actually means nothing in the scheme of all dance music sub-genres.
Edm 👎
4ever spaceibiza in my heart 💗 🙏💘😥💟🤩🙃😍💯☝
Great Video, 2016 I am gonna visit you!
Every one crazy in SPACE.Top Clab in the World
Christian Smith- Systemwide (original) at one point as well. Not sure why it didn't make the track list but its the main track over Carl Cox chatting it up about the terrace
Funktion one!
AWESOOOOMME🔥
Nice one. I've been to all that nice places too...
Legends
99’ We Love💫🌚🌝☀️
great video
amazing video, well done! any chance on the track list for the tunes in the background?
Awesome documentary!! can you give me the tracklist please?
Epic.
Con todo el respeto del mundo. Una pregunta. Ya que esta sala esta en España. ¿Por que no se dobla al Español o por lo menos se subtitula?. Por lo demás. Genial!!!. No se esperaba menos. Un saludo.
25 Years Of REAL Perfection*
Wow people actually have space to dance… sad to see how oversold the ibiza clubs are now
Rip
I demand a tracklist! :D
In the credits! ;)
The island isn’t the same without it 😔
OK fair Documentary, but they go on about the terrace without mentioning Brandon Block and Alex P once!
Yeah, epic fail there.
Wow
i totally need the first and teh last song! plz
First song is : Javi Bora & Le Vinyl - La Danza ( Original Mix )
Last one : Sharam feat. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Tripi (Original Mix)
thannkksss!!!! man!!!
name all the choons for me pleaseeeeeee
track at 5:15 ???
R.I.P.
Best club :) but 18€ for a drink is a robbery! :(
🎉😊
track 14:00?
Soundtrack?
#MeGusta2016
Could someone please tell me the song starting from around the 11th minute. Thanks!
Chi This Wonder Up (Rodriguez Jr. Remix) - Ray Okpara
god bless :D
I'm sure the old guy gave me a free ticket for a Tuesday morning 1999i wasn't in manumission was in es paradis...
Song at 9:21 ?
The XX - Crystallised - Edu Imbernon remix
Thanks a lot :D
@@DJMag Thanks again :D 😍
ID TRACK MINUTE 14:00 ??
My own personal experience of this club when I visited in 2011 was terrible fucking nightmare trying to get in the door. Getting sent to 4 different entrances by staff because I had a Eticket causing friends to get split up. Was a Carl cox night but he wasn't even playing? Wtf . Interior & sound system wise the best, but the place had no soul no atmosphere I'm sure it did years ago but I'm sure we missed the best era
Ibiza has been on a downward spiral generally over the last 10 years. It's more about posing, seflies, VIP areas and shite 'EDM'. 80'S, 90'S and up about 2005/6 was amazing. Full of awful people now. No different to Magaluf really.
I couldn't be more agree. I visited it first time in 2000 and it was bunkers...Since 2005 started to go downhill...Space terrace was roofed, new legislations against afterhours, more and more drugs and housing problems starting..
track at 16 mins anyone?
Sharam feat. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Tripi (Original Mix)
cheers mate, appreciate it!
Bullshit. It's all about their sound system and flow of the both rooms. And whatever they do to keep the dj's so freaking happy that they're always smiling ear to ear and giving their 100. The owner sounds like he's talking about Pacha Ibiza lol
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mai stato ma chi se ne fotte musica di merda meglio l ultimo impero the best music techno progressive che ne sanno i 2000 uhhuhuh
Why r there only English djs in this doc.. wtf ! Hardly any spanish... Forgotten your own kind ?