The Solomun +1 Sundays in Pacha Ibiza is, without a doubt, one of the island’s most iconic parties, ever since it started back in 2013, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. This year his residency spans across 16 Sundays with different headliners for each week, except for three dates, starring only the main character himself in an ‘All Night Long’ format.
Recently it was time for one of the most anticipated dates of this season – the night when Dixon would be his special guest, and the expectations for the two heavyweights were high. As per tradition, the guest of the night was in charge of opening the party and as the club quickly started to fill up with people there wasn’t much holding back from the Innervsions boss side. The first few tracks had a touch more of a percussive vibe compared to his usual sound but as the crowd got heated, so did the music.
With tracks like Cipy’s ‘Let’s Try Different’ the German had the crowd where he wanted it and from there he maintained a steady pace full of groove, leaving space for the host to take things to the next level when the time came.
Solomun’s arrival in the booth came with a slight vibe change from the Innervisionesque groove to more of a four-to-the-floor drive without losing the attention of the crowd for even a second. The Diynamic label boss kept his set a lot more on the tech-side of the melodic spectrum with higher BPMs and hypnotic basslines as was to be expected. With Dope Demeanor’s banger ‘How About Your Crew’ he had the entire club bouncing along to the catchy vocals and we still had the main course of the night ahead of us.
Despite the high expectations of the final back-to-back, it did not disappoint. The two veterans met in a skillful symbiosis, respecting each other’s sound without playing it safe and risking the set getting a bit plain. They kept us dancers on edge, having us trying to figure out their next move which we generally (and happily) failed to do. Between tequila shots and cheeky dances with the people in the booth, the two exchanged occasional comments and little nods of approval at the other’s latest track selection.
It was clear that they both had saved the goodies until the end as they served us a never-ending buffet of unreleased tracks and their bigger label hits by artists such as Yet More, Aera, Ede, Whitesquare, among others. And when Dixon, a few tracks before the very end, had the whole club chanting “No time, no time for complications” with Ame’s, yet to be released, ‘Shadow Of Love’ cut, it was clear that the night was yet another success.
