Track Walkthroughs - Cafe Del Mar Walkthrough / 2036

Cafe Del Mar Walkthrough

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As part of our Classic Balearic Trance Takeover, our very own Phil Johnston decided to take on the mammoth task of recreating arguably one of the most iconic Trance tracks of all time, and certainly from the 90s Balearic era, Energy 52’s Café Del Mar (Three 'N One Remix).

In this epic video, Phil and Chris walk us through the sounds, the hardware originally used, the processes undertaken, and the sheer genius of the original track, while reminiscing about how music production differed back in the day and how technology helped shape that golden age of dance music.

You won’t want to miss this!

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I though Struggle for Pleasure Wim Mertens didn’t get a mention, but I’m only half way through

A lot of stuff was remix and sampled back then

This was such a fun breakdown. Never appreciated how much was going on in this track, I’d seen the Youtube vid but super fun to see such a deep dive and you get pretty close! Thanks for sharing :slight_smile:

Chris - you mentioned you interviewing Chicane towards the end. Is that online anywhere? Fascinated with early Chicane production

@tdmusic You’ll find the Interview here The Inside Track - Classic Balearic Trance

This interview video features Nick Bracegirdle, aka Chicane; Steve Helstrip, aka Thrillseekers; and Stephen Jones, aka The Space Brothers.

Hope this helps !

Cheers :sunglasses: