#Ibiza
Essays on Ibiza's role in classic trance — the Café del Mar sunset, the Amnesia residencies, and the Balearic thread that runs through the genre.
Ibiza is classic trance's second home: the Café del Mar sunset that produced an entire sub-style, the Amnesia and Space residencies, and the Balearic thread that connects Oakenfold's 1987 trip to the sunset-trance compilations of the 2000s.
These pieces cover the island's actual influence on the records — not the tourism, but the specific tempo, mood and mixing decisions that came out of playing to a terrace at six in the morning.
Jan 25, 2026 · 3 min
Café Del Mar: Anatomy Of The Most-Remixed Record In Trance
Kid Paul and Cosmic Baby wrote it in 1993 as ambient. Every classic-era producer since has taken a run at it. Here is why the melody refuses to age.
Read →Jan 5, 2026 · 4 min
In Search Of Sunrise: How Tiësto Built The Sunset-Trance Canon
Fifteen volumes, twelve years, one Balearic-adjacent template — and the compilation series that defined the melodic-progressive wing of classic trance.
Read →Jun 25, 2026 · 4 min
The Best Trance Anthems Of The 1990s — A Ranked Canon
Twelve records that made trance the sound of the 1990s' second half — from Café Del Mar and Children to Sandstorm and For An Angel.
Read →Aug 22, 2026 · 5 min
When the DJ Mix Became the Artwork
Renaissance, Northern Exposure and In Search Of Sunrise: three documented approaches to the continuous mix as a listening experience, not just a club souvenir.
Read →Aug 22, 2026 · 5 min
In Search of Sunrise, 1999–2004: The First Three Volumes
The early In Search of Sunrise record is three Tiësto-mixed volumes across 1999–2002—not an annual 1999–2004 run. The label catalogue also contains a date conflict worth keeping visible.
Read →