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Episode 1
@CocoonRecordings
My Own Selection
Founded in 2000 by the legend Sven Väth, Cocoon Recording has released more than 350 artists from house to techno, minimal, acid house, progressive, etc.… mainly on vinyl.
And in between all these artists, it's time to make my selection the perfect pretext to celebrate the 20 years connecting beats and music lovers.
I didn't know Cocoon since the beginning, but I'll never forget my first summer in Ibiza when I met many cocooneros. Every Monday, hundreds of islanders and seasonal ravers gathered in Amnesia Ibiza around midnight to dancing until the end: 7 am. Many friends asked as holiday the Tuesdays, to continue the after party anywhere, any house, any secret after, any beach. I have funny, tripping, such cool memories in the beloved musical white island!
My first season was in 2010 when Cocoon "Party Animals". And, yes, I fell in love with papa Svën, with his always perfect mix, surprising selections, and charm. I partied with Cocoon and Sven for ten years, many Mondays in Amnesia, Pacha Ibiza, in Ushuaïa, 5km, Benimussa Park, Blue Marlin Ibiza. The island is like the biggest toy store that any kid can imagine. I have not idea about the daily number of parties. To select, you have to know! I fell in love with many different parties in ten years, but Cocoon has been the constant.
My last Cocoon was the closing of 2019 when we all celebrated "Dancing Since '99". The September 30th Pure Ibiza Radio streamed that night, from the Club, one of the Amnesia's two rooms. They invited me to be one of the hosts, so we presented Adam Beyer, Ilario Alicante, and Anna by the radio. I was so impressed with the people's energy from that point of view. And, until now, with such high energy, as if we knew that night would be one of the last euphoric celebrations in a club with hundreds of people for almost two years.
Experiencing them, I learned so much about quality techno, quality, minimal, quality acid house, quality sound, quality vinyl mix. So it's not only about parting as a nocturnal animal, is also about educating your ear, connecting your spirit with the amazing music experience, and be part of contemporary music history.
It's not easy to follow the Cocoon Recording steps. Even I have my preferred artists discovered thanks to Cocoon, every year they release legends or relatively new names, in addition to the compilations. However, I use to mix my beloved tracks when I can when the atmosphere deserves it.
My selection was according to follow similar planets orbiting in the same system.
This first musical journey tells the Cocoon Recording story in 8 chapters. The first planets' system is a hypnotic path that flirts the minimal techno, the deepest progressions, and synths.
1. Minilogue. Existensberattigande. Blomma 2013. (Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson) Sweden
2. Acid Pauli. Toms Heimweh. 12th track from the compilation G 2017. Germany
3. Dominik Eulberg. Libellenwellen. Bionik 2007. Germany
4. Guido Schneider. Animism. Compilation F 2006. Germany
5. Sebastian Mullaert. Ode to Be. Compilation Q 2017. Sweden
6. Rod. Abel. Compilation R 2018.
7. Talaboman. Big Room Anthemic Groovy Pounding Trance Dub Bomb. Superb! Compilation S 2019. (John Talabot and Axel Boman) Sweden & Spain
8. David K. Mayann. Mayann. 2007
https://www.cocoon.net/
- Genre
- techno