Dominik Eulberg - SonneMondSterne  12.08.2005

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Amnesia is a nightclub on the Spanish island of Ibiza. It opened in 1976 and won the title of Best Global Club in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 at the IDMA Awards in Miami.The club is located close to the village of San Rafael on the highway between Sant Antoni de Portmany and Ibiza Town.

History:

The so-called Main Room of Amnesia in 2012
The finca (country house) that would become the Amnesia nightclub was sold in April 1970 by the Planells family, who had inhabited the house for five generations, to a widow from an aristocratic background. In May 1976, the widow signed a five-year lease on the house to Antonio Escohotado, a Madrid-born philosopher who had arrived on the island five years earlier to start a new life.

Ibiza, which had become a destination for tourism in the 1950s, was in the 1970s a hive of counterculture and idealists. Escohotado sought to turn the old farmhouse into a place for hippie bands and culture. He launched a discotheque named El taller del olvido ("The Workshop of Forgetfulness"). He wanted to express that when people go out at night it is to forget their problems and indulge in an unknown world far away from ordinary routine. However, co-founder Manolo Sáenz de Heredia proposed the Greek word Amnesia. Initially, admission was cheap, 25 pesetas (equivalent to 1.74 EUR now) including one soda or beer. There were no access restrictions. Escohotado was not interested in the commercial operation and left after 8 months. The dance floor was in the open air and sessions lasted until 12 or 1 pm.

In 1978, Ginés Sánchez, a manufacturer from Madrid, took over Amnesia. Unexpected closings alternated with summers with capacity crowds in competition with the other discothèques, such as Ku (now Privilege Ibiza), Pacha, Glory's, and Lola's.

In the 1980s, Prontxio Izaguirre took over Amnesia, changing its theme to dance music, a mix between pop and funk, and hip hop. Freestyle mixing was permitted, house was about to take over, and Balearic Beat was invented by DJs such as Alfredo Fiorito. In 1984, the drug of choice at Amnesia was mescaline from Valencia. In the late 1980s, the routine circuit was:

Until 3 am, the bars at the port.
Until 5 am, Pachá.
Until 6 am, Ku.
Amnesia.

On 22 June 1991, Amnesia reopened under MFC management. The clubs of Ibiza began to gain international fame. In the mid-1990s, Ezna Sands brought UK promoters and labels, including Joseph Mullen, onto the Balearic Island and into Amnesia. The island, once merely a destination for holidaymakers aged 18 to 30, became a mecca for dance music enthusiasts. While earlier, each club had a personality, now the parties depended on the theme or the hired DJ. In July 1995, techno parties were brought from Germany.

The club expanded, increasing its bars from four to 16, and growing from a staff of 30 to a summer workforce of more than 200, including waiters, go-go dancers, security, and administration staff. As of 2003, the venue had a capacity of 5,000 people and is divided into two areas: Main Room and Terrace.

Since 2005, Amnesia has been run by the Liverpool nightclub Cream, created and founded by Joseph Mullen in 1995. Mullen sold the brand to Cream UK for £4.8 million and retired from the music industry.

In the 2010s, the government of the Balearic Islands promoted luxury tourism.

The club hosts Cocoon, a party by Sven Väth. The club has also hosted popular nights such as La Troya Asesina.

Over the years, the club hosted DJs and live performers such as Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Debbie McGee, Alesso, Marshmello, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Eric Prydz, Sigala, Sigma, Jonas Blue, Sonny Fodera, Gorgon City, Faithless, Chase & Status, Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim, Duke Dumont, Danny Howard, Philip George, Regard and DJ Fresh.

Armin van Buuren Live @ Amnesia, Ibiza Spain 03-08-2004

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Yves Deruyter - The Rebel
DJ Looney Tune - Workstation (M.I.K.E.'s Energized Remix)
Extreme Trax - Final Fantasy
The Green Martian - Industry
Yves Deruyter - Calling Earth
Push - Universal Nation
Fire & Ice - Forever Young
Sunscreem - Exodus (Fire & Ice Remix)
Airwave - Above The Sky
Push - The Legacy
Extreme Trax - Don't Hold Back
Yves Deruyter - To The Rhythm (Signum Remix)
V-One - Dead Cities
Plastic Boy - Twixt
Yves Deruyter - Back To Earth (Rave Mix)
Yves Deruyter - Music-Non-Stop
Push - Strange World (2000 Remake)
Cherrymoon Trax - Let There Be House
Marco Bailey - This Is My Groove
Cherrymoon Trax - The House Of House
Marco Bailey - Scorpia
Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth

Noisetalgia Podcast 048: Bonzai Records

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Tracklist:

01. Antidote - Velocity (Original Mix)
02. Gabriel & Dresden - Arcadia (Original Mix)
03. Peter Martin - Simply Blue (Instrumental Mix)
04. Way Out West - Killa
05. Max Graham featuring Jessica Riddle - Gone
06. Nathan Fake - Adamedge
07. Lolo - Why
08. Ridgewalkers Feat. El - Find (Andy Moor Mix)
09. Ozgur Can - Irony
10. Above & Beyond - No One On Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Vocal Mix)
11. Enmass - CQ (Seek You)
12. Albert Vorne - A Leaden Day (M.I.K.E. Remix)
13. Tilt - 12 (Orkidea Remix)
14. Armin van Buuren vs M.I.K.E. - Pound
15. DJ Tiesto - Ancient History
16. Randy Katana - One Solid Wave (Original Mix)
17. Johan Gielen - Flash
18. Robert Gitelman - Children Of The Sun
19. Kyau vs Albert - Made Of Sun (KvA Hard Dub)
20. E-Tronic - The Glass House
21. John Askew - Mood Swing
22. Marcos - Cosmic Strings
23. Armin van Buuren - Communication Part 3
24. Young Parisians Feat. Ben Lost - Jump The Next Train (Kyau vs Albert Remix)
25. Mirco De Govia - Voller Sterne (Super 8 Remix)
26. DJ Tiesto - Breda 8PM (Montana Mix)
27. Mojado - Samba Brutal
28. Sharpside - Spacecruising
29. Abel Ramos - Aquarius (Randy Katana Remix)
30. Fractal Structure - Lost Sequence
31. Liquid Overdose - Ancient Space (Fred Baker Mix)
32. Len Faki - Figure 2.3
33. Plastic Boy - Silver Bath
34. Robert Nickson - Twisted By Design
35. Solar Factor - No Return (Push Remix)
36. Hertz - Recreate (Montana Remix)
37. Dogzilla - Your Eyes
38. Marco V - Automanual
39. Randy Katana - Fancy Fair 2004
40. DK8 - Murder Was The Bass (Chris Liebing Mix)
41. Dirt Devils - Music Is Life (Jono Grant vs P.O.S. Mix)
42. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (BK Remix)
43. Armin - Blue Fear 2004 (Agnelli & Nelson Remix)
44. The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia 2004 (Ferry Corsten Remix)

Armin van Buuren - Live @ Club Spirit, New York 10.12.2004

February Classic Trance Set 2025

March Techno Set 2025

A little bit naughty

1. Nexus Vita - Dianthe 
2. Push to Start - Noizu & Westend
3. What the Fuzz - Deeper Purpose, MERYLL, Dansy
4. Deep Down - Eli Brown 
5. Frequency Moves - Sian & Hiroko Yamamura
6. Believe - Eli Brown 
7. Opera Rave - Forehand & Ozgun
8. Singularity - Ignacio Arfeli 
9. Kinetic - NoNameLeft
10. Until Morning - UMEK, Keros
11. Geometric - Alberto Ruiz Drizer, 
12. Flashback - Brisa
13. Never Stop - Chriss Jay 
14. Game Over - Justine Prime, Blackcode, David Allen
15. Be the One - Eli Brown 
16. Control you Dreams - Ignacio Arfeli 
17. Missing - PAPI JOE
18. Diamonds on my Mind - Eli Brown 
19. Places we Know - Ignacio Arfeli
20. Bach to the Future - Armin Van Buuren, BLR
21. Salvation - Ignacio Arfeli
22. Seduction - Pleasurekraft, Paula Van Klar
23. Love is Free - Eli Brown 
24. Out of Mind - Ignacio Arfeli
25. Space Time - Digital Culture (RAM & Richard Durand)
26. Hybrid - David Forbes
27. Hellfire - Maddix & Gabry Ponte
28. Firestarter - Paolo Ferrera, Lorenzo Raganzini
29. Heaven - Sara Landry & Alt8
20. NRG - Droplex
21. Open Sesame - Maddix feat Leila K
22. Play with Me - Sara Landry, Shlomo

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Function & Nastia Reigel are the 454th guests of our original Hate Podcast series.

Function and Nastia Reigel join forces for a special podcast, woven with their shared love for hypnotic techno and early ’90s trance – a timeless influence that continues to shape their vision today. The mix features cuts from upcoming Infrastructure New York releases, including Nastia Reigel’s album Identity and new music from Troy, and also unveils Function & Reigel’s collab works, giving listeners a first glimpse of their joint explorations.

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HATE Podcast 454

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Function & Nastia Reigel — HATE Podcast 454

"FULL SET recorded LIVE at Luminosity Beach Festival 2017
Mainstage Beachclub Vroeger 23-06-2017
Bloemendaal aan Zee, The Netherlands
 
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Airwave (Album Release Special) @ Luminosity Beach Festival 2017-06-23

Here for the 16th edition is my exclusive mix for Berlin based record label Symbiostic Records.

Its a special 2 hour set celebrating all kinds of trippy techno including my remix for Mirko Antico on Symbiostic.

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March Techno Set 2025

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