The 2012 Pirate Bar Set
I am back in Greece in the magnificent island of Hydra but sadly for one day only.
It is summer, I felt a sun-drenched, beach house set was “de rigueur”.
I prepared 120 minutes of melodic chilled house, hoping to drop the set at the best bar in Greece., the Pirate Bar. As a “Pirate Bar” set is becoming a yearly fixture for me, get ready, close your eyes and picture THIS:
You start in the bliss of your hammock, shaded by a parasol, your skin softened by the Mediterranean sun.
From the bliss of your afternoon rest, your head start shifting sensually to the right, to the left, with that distinctive shoulder roll. Your eyes still closed, you smile, you just smile to the music..
Lazily sipping your frappe, you notice your feet rhythmically bouncing to the measure of those summer beats.
Incrementally, your feet, your hands, your soul cannot resist…
You stand up, arch your back and just know that you should let the music use you.
Your hands up in the air now lasciviously following the sound, you start dancing on your feet, light in your head, soaking in the pure hedonistic pleasure of the summer sun and summer grooves.
This is what happens at the Pirate Bar in Hydra… Go and see my friends Wendy, Zara, Zef and Takis and enjoy the very best hospitality Greece can offer..
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Highlights:
Loving the little French tune “Sage Comme un Image”, which I thought would set the light vibe I wanted to share.. “The Energy” from Oscar P and Rocco is a solid deep sensual track with “When it Flows” from Edmund and “ Summer Night“ anchoring the set in the summer vibe.
With “Real Love” by Frankie Rizado, we are starting to wake up with a slightly techie gem.
I do like the feel of my edit of “Cali” by DJ Fudge. The original is perfect but you all know my addiction to acapellas.. with Deeper Life continuing the Deep techie groove with a massive bassline.
“Giving You The Light” (Shane D Remix)… this is the track that get’s you on your feet.. Perfect summer tune! And when you have Shane D, you know Grant Nelson cannot be too far away.. I am not sure that my attempt at mashing up Grant’s “Sundown” and “The Phuture Ain’t…” was absolutely necessary but the Boy needs to try all those buttons on the deck..
“Save” by John Julius Knight is irresistible.. You NEED to pick up the sampling, it is pure genius..
“I Need U Back” and “Music is High” are happy house tunes, with very, very clever pads.
To close the mix we have the holy trinity: Purple Music, Jamie Lewis and Marc Evans.. House royalty.. Who can resist the Deepness of Marc Evans voice.. Not ME!! Without You will become a Marc Evans classic and you heard it first here! I actually give myself kudos for the little “Serenity” sample.
This was the 2012 Pirate Bar Set…Come to the Pirate Bar, come to Hydra, come to Greece..
The Pirate Bar on the Web: http://www.piratebar.gr
The Pirate Bar on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pirate-Bar-Hydra-Greece/223081831039926
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