A darker and introspective side of the Balearic spectrum, expansive pads, textured synths, hypnotic rhythms, and subtle acid grooves. From reflective beginnings to cosmic expanses the other Ibiza – a place of freedom, convergence, energy, atmosphere, like a continuous journey of sound and space.
1. Chris Coco – Benvenuto
Warm pads and gentle guitars create a spacious, reflective atmosphere with soft minor harmonies.
2. Pig & Dan – Fly Through the Sky
Hypnotic arpeggios and deep bass, subtle filter sweeps and sidechain, and airy tension.
3. DDWY – Heuldro’r Haf
Evolving drones and textured synths. An immersive and introspective soundscape.
4. Alex Kassian x Spooky – Orange Coloured Liquid (Part II)
Fluid bass and smooth pads with phaser and delay evoke subtle, flowing energy.
5. Shrunken Elvis, Spencer Cullum, Rich Ruth, Sean Thompson's Weird Ears – Every Faint Rustle
Sparse percussion and ambient textures craft a quiet, meditative space.
6. The Four Twenties, Sergio Messina – Sometimes Remember (Calm’s Mellow Acid Dub)
Resonant acid basslines and mellow pads with dub-style echoes deepen contemplative tension.
7. DDWY – Beaming Backwards
Long pads and dark drones over minor harmonies provide a meditative, reflective close.
8. Cymande – Coltrane (Crooked Man Remix)
Warm, grooving basslines with textured pads and subtle percussion layers create a reflective yet soulful opening for the extended part.
9. Flayer – Wanna Get Back Your Love (Part I)
Expansive synth layers and airy arpeggios evoke a cosmic journey with gentle rhythmic flow.
10. Flayer – Wanna Get Back Your Love (Part II)
Evolving pads and subtle harmonic shifts create epic, spacious climaxes while retaining meditative depth.

BALEARIC DUSK by Chris Nicholas

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