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The History Of Ibizas Club Scene And Its Influence On The UK Rave Scene

Ibiza is known worldwide for its club scene, people travel from all across the world to spend nights dancing in the super clubs to the best DJs on the planet. Many of the visitors to the island are from the UK as are many of the DJs and club night promoters. You would be mistaken for thinking that the Ibizan club scene mirrors that of the UK but what many people do not know is that Ibiza had a greater influence on the UK club and music scene than the other way round.

Just as the Warehouse in Chicago and the Paradise Garage in New York are recognised as changing the music of the 80s and spawning new sounds like House and Garage, Amnesia on Ibiza was the driving force behind the Balearic Beat sound and believe it or not, helped throw the UK into the Acid House craze of 1988 which became known as the second summer of love. The first summer of love was in the swinging sixties during the height of the hippy movement.

Some Chicago House was being listened to and played by some people in the UK but itwasntuntil a young UK Hip Hop DJ by the name of Paul Oakenfold decided to celebrate his 24th birthday with his mates on Ibiza that the House scene exploded in the UK.

Paul had been to Ibiza before promoting the music act Divine but that was with work, this time he was going for a weeks holiday to have fun and meet up with a couple of friends who were working in Ibiza, Trevor Fung a London DJ and Ian St Paul. With him were fellow London DJs and club promoters Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway and Johnny Walker.

Several of the boys had been visiting Ibiza since 1982 but it wasnt until this trip in 1987 when things really changed. Before 1987 they were drinkers, mainly having a few beers, chilling at Caf Del Mar in the afternoons then clubbing at Es Paradis. On the first night of the famed 1987 trip they met up with Trevor Fung who told them about the then legendary club Amnesia and the new party drug called Ecstasy.

Amnesia was on an old farm miles away from where the boys were staying. Ibiza was expensive even back then and they had no idea how to get there, Paul Oakenfold said in an interview In those days, we had just about enough money for a bread roll Ibizas expensive, always has been. But we went. It was the first night of our holiday and wed heard it was something special.

The farm house was converted into the club Amnesia where musicians and Indian gurus would go and meet. The original owner in 1982 decided to leave for Thailand and handed the keys over to anArgentinianfriend Alfredo Fiorito. He gave me the keys and said I was in charge.

Alfredo left Argentina during the military dictatorship of the late seventies; he was a newspaper journalist writing about music and running Rock n Roll nights until the day he left. He first landed in Paris, and then eventually moved to Madrid to live. While living in Madrid he decided to take a trip to Ibiza to visit a friend, he never left.

Before he became the clubs legendary and only DJ Alfredo was selling candles and clothes around Ibiza when he was handed the keys to the club.

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The History Of Ibiza’s Club Scene | Addicted to Ibiza