QUICK QUESTIONS WITH LONELY, MANUEL RIBECA & LOWAERZ.
LONELY
FIRST PLACE WHERE YOU PLAYED?
THE FIRST PLACE WHERE I PLAYED OFFICIALLY WAS A CLUB CALLED “DONKY” LOCATED IN MY HOMETOWN (BARLETTA) IF WE SPEAK UNOFFICIALLY, IT WAS IN A BASEMENT WHERE MY FRIENDS AND I HAD SET UP A PARTY WITH 100 PEOPLE, ARRANGED INSTRUMENTS AND IMPROVISED BARMEN… CRAZY BUT BEAUTIFUL!
BEST CLUB EVER?
PANORAMA BAR BERLIN, A UNIQUE, INIMITABLE PLACE WHERE YOU ARE 100% CONNECTED WITH MUSIC, DISCONNECTED FROM WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WORLD. AN EXPERIENCE OF LIFE AND MORE.
YOUR BEST SESSION WAS ON?
SYNPHONYA FESTIVAL, 2 HOURS OF JUST MY TRACKS… IN AN ABSURD LOCATION, A SWABIAN CASTLE WITH 5 THOUSAND PEOPLE DANCING TO MY MUSIC.
THE BEST DJ YOU’VE EVER SEEN?
ONE OF THE MOST ABSURD SETS I LISTENED TO WAS A LIVE SET BY “OCTAVE ONE” COORDINATION, RHYTHM, PASSION AND
ENERGY WHICH FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST ALBUM THEY TRANSMITTED WITH A CRAZY SOUND.
IF YOU WEREN’T A DJ, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
DEFINITELY A CHEF… I LOVE COOKING BUT ABOVE ALL I LOVE EATING.
YOUR FAVORITE PLACE IN IBIZA?
BENIRRÁS, A PLACE WHERE MUSIC AND NATURE COME TOGETHER AND PAY HOMAGE TO EACH OTHER.
YOUR SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN?
FILLET WITH GREEN PEPPER, ONE OF MY FAVORITE DISHES, NOT EASY TO PREPARE… BUT IT ALWAYS COMES OUT PERFECTLY WELL! YOU SHOULD TRY.
WHAT EQUIPMENT IS MISSING IN YOUR STUDY?
TR-808, ORIGINAL. ONE OF THE MOST ABSURD AND SIGNIFICANT DRUMS EVER… BECAUSE OF MY HIP HOP INFLUENCES,
I LOVE THIS DRUM AND ITS INIMITABLE SOUNDS.
A TRACK TO DEFINE IBIZA?
LEXA HILL – LA ISLA DE BES [UNION RECORDS]. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT TO UNDERSTAND… IBIZA.
MANUEL RIBECA
FIRST PLACE WHERE YOU PLAYED?
RED ZONE CLUB (PERUGIA).
BEST CLUB EVER?
AMNESIA IBIZA.
YOUR BEST SESSION WAS ON?
TANTRA IBIZA WARM UP FOR JOSEPH CAPRIATI.
THE BEST DJ YOU’VE EVER SEEN?
SOLOMUN.
IF YOU WEREN’T A DJ, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
TENNIS PLAYER.
YOUR FAVORITE PLACE IN IBIZA?
ATLANTIS.
YOUR SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN?
PASTA CACIO E PEPE.
WHAT EQUIPMENT IS MISSING IN YOUR STUDY?
GRAND PIANO.
A TRACK TO DEFINE IBIZA?
WHAT TO DO GUY GERBER &ME REMIX.
LOWAERZ
FIRST PLACE WHERE YOU PLAYED?
THE FIRST PLACE WE PLAYED WAS A SMALL CLUB IN RIO DE JANEIRO CALLED ABS LOUNGE, AND IT WAS THERE THAT WE MET.
BEST CLUB EVER?
VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION. BUT HERE IN BRAZIL WE CHOOSE THE PRIVILÈGE CLUB IN BÚZIOS. THE CLUB’S ENERGY IS SURREAL.
YOUR BEST SESSION WAS ON?
IN IBIZA WE CHOSE TANTRA, BECAUSE THE PROXIMITY TO THE CROWD, THE CABIN AND THE PEOPLE AROUND CREATE A UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE. IT’S INCREDIBLE.
THE BEST DJ YOU’VE EVER SEEN?
“AAH”, WE HAVE SOME DJS THAT WE ALWAYS FOLLOW AND WE REALLY LIKE THEIR WORK. HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES
TO HAVING ONE ARTIST AS A REFERENCE, THE ANSWER CAN’T BE ANY OTHER WAY: THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS. THE WAY THEY DRIVE THE DANCEFLOOR, THEIR TRACKS, THEIR CHARISMA. THEY ARE SURREAL.
IF YOU WERE NOT DJ, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
OUR DECISION TO BECOME DJS CAME VERY EARLY ON, WHEN WE WERE STILL CHILDREN, EVEN BEFORE WE REACHED THE STAGE WHERE TEENAGERS START PLANNING THEIR FUTURE. WE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WORKING WITH ANYTHING ELSE, IT’S SOMETHING THAT NEVER CROSSED OUR MINDS (LAUGHS). FROM THE DAY WE WATCHED FATBOY SLIM’S BIG BEACH BOUTIQUE DVD, WE DECIDED IT WAS WHAT WE WANTED FOR LIFE.
YOUR FAVORITE PLACE IN IBIZA?
IBIZA IS SOMETHING MAGICAL, THE MOMENT WE SET FOOT IN THIS PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE THOUGHT: “WENEED TO BE HERE FOR ALL THE YEARS OF OUR LIVES”.
WE REALIZED THAT IT’S NO EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT THE ISLAND IS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD. OUR FAVORITE PLACE IN IBIZA IS A SUNNY MORNING IN CALA SALADA.
YOUR SPECIALTY IN THE KITCHEN?
WE’RE VERY FOND OF COOKING, SO WE NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE A FISH OR SOME SNACKS FOR A GATHERING OF FRIENDS. BUT OUR SPECIALTY IS A GREAT BRAZILIAN-STYLE BARBECUE.
WHAT EQUIPMENT IS MISSING IN YOUR STUDY?
WE REALLY WANT TO START TESTING MIXES ON AN MK2, THE SENSATION OF MIXING WITH VINYL IS UNIQUE
A TRACK TO DEFINE IBIZA?
SOME SONGS MOVE US A LOT, WE’RE VERY NOSTALGIC ABOUT THEM. SONGS LIKE ENERGY 52 – CAFE DEL MAR OR THREE DRIVES – GREECE 2000 (ORIGINAL MIX).
BUT IF WE HAD TO CHOOSE ONE THAT REMINDS US OF IBIZA, WE’D GO WITH: GROOVEJET (IF THIS AIN’T LOVE). IT WAS THIS SONG THAT CAME TO MIND THE FIRST TIME WE SET FOOT ON THE ISLAND.