Energy 52 – Cafe Del Mar (The Official 2016 Remixes) / Push Communications

RELEASE: Cafe Del Mar (The Official 2016 Remixes)
ARTIST: Energy 52
REMIXERS: Dale Middleton, Marcel Janovsky, Mario da Ragnio, Tim Engelhardt
LABEL: Push Communications
GENRE: Tech House
ORIGINAL RELEASED 2016-09-23
BITRATE: 320Kbps
SIZE: 82.33 MB

TOTAL TRACKS 4

Energy 52’s Cafe Del Mar probably needs little introduction – first appearing in 1993 and establishing itself as one of the key tracks in European dance music culture.

The track was voted number 1 in Mixmag’s 100 best tracks of all time, as well as occupying the same spot in a Radio 1 poll of Top 20 Dance Tracks of Last 20 Years.

Honouring the spirit of the track, Push Communications unveil a remix project updating this classic into a 2016 context, via a killer array of contemporary talent.

First up, Tim Engelhardt casts his spell over the original, providing an epic 10 minute journey that evokes sunset at Ibiza’s Cafe Del Mar through lush evolving sounds and textures.

Marcel Janowsky’s remix ups the energy levels with a skippy, vibrant and dubby mix that works the source material in fresh new shapes.

Dale Middleton’s mix is another epic affair, stretching out and giving room for the fully balearic, feet-in-the-sand Ibiza vibe.

Düsseldorf-based Mario Da Ragnio goes for a more driving take with his rework, pushing things into a darker formation before allowing the famous arpeggiated melody to shine through.

The last track on the release, a Beatport exclusive, comes from Affani – the Ibiza regular who pays his own homage to this slice of musical history with a respectful mix distilling the essence of the original into a perfectly realised dance-floor bomb.