v.a. – la escollera session two 2015

Tucked away on the southern tip of the island in the paradisiacal Ses Salines natural reserve lies La Escollera, an exquisite eatery owned by Dani González, son of the Spanish actor Gaspar ‘Indio’ González.

Next to the magical pine forest is the restaurant’s beachfront terrace where resident DJs soundtrack sweltering summer afternoons with an authentic Balearic selection of undiscovered musical gems and left-of-centre audio delights that where captured on the first La Escollera CD released to critical acclaim in 2014.

Phil Cooper and Gavin Kendrick return for the new season with a record bag full of treats and treasures, distilled here to perfection is the much-requested compilation La Escollera Session Two, the connoisseur’s choice and the musical gem in the heart of the island.

NuNorthern Soul label owner ‘Phat’ Phil Cooper, no stranger to Ibiza, was invited to play across the festive season of 2013 / 2014 and immediately fell in love with the venue and the fact he could play across the board, delving deep into his collection of rare and wonderful music picked up from years of extensive travelling.

Gavin Kendrick has been playing on the terrace which is at the side of the restaurant for several summers, and the space allows him to spin Jazz, Folk, Rare Groove, Hip Hop, House and Soul, to quote him, ‘this special time on the island is perfect for really getting inside your music collection, airing the b-sides and album tracks that rarely otherwise get their chance to shine’.

This follow-up release takes the listener again on a journey impossible to resist, another pillar in the collection of Balearic Beat fans or those who will become one without knowing yet. The term Balearic Beat was created by legend Alfredo back in the days of Amnesia in the late 80’s where he used to play New Wave, Reggae, Pop, Rock, mixing it with the new breed of electronic sounds, House in its purest form. Sounds easy? Well, ask a real DJ on how difficult it is… Just by reading the artists united on the double CD you will already get the enormous bandwith, and paired with the excellent choices on how to put them together by Phil Cooper and Gavin Kendrick the outcome is simply fantastic. But read for yourself who is present on this second release of the ‘La Escollera Sessions’:

Track List

CD One – Phil Cooper Selections

1 Anne Malone and B.J. Smith – Aadgurayname

2 B.J. Smith – Hold On To It [Jonny Nash Remix]

3 Dos Palos – I’ve Been Around [Original]

4 Captain Sunshine and The Valley People – Sun Sheen

5 Quantic – Painting Silhouettes

6 Seahawks – Glass World [Begin Remix]

7 Legs Benedict – Harddrive

8 Faze Action – Echoes of the Mind [Balearic Vocal Dub] *

9 Silk Rhodes – The System

10 A Vision of Panorama – Southern Breeze

11 Tommy Guererro – 40 Summers

12 Benjamin James Smith – Envy

13 Brown Sabbath feat. David Jimenez – Planet Caravan

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CD Two – Gavin Kendrick Selections

1 Steve Gunn & Mike Cooper – Saudade Do Santos-O-Velho

2 Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra – Kiyomizu-Dera

3 Tumi Mogorosi – Thokozile Queen Mother

4 Zara McFarlane – Blossom Tree

5 – Linda Perhacs – The Soul Of All Natural Things

6 Canyon Ryde – Beyond Lies The Open Sea

7 Javier Bergia – Ballenas

8 The Greg Foat Group – Girl And Robot With Flowers (Part V)

9 – Africaine 808 – Lagos, New York

10 Prins Emanuel & Golden Ivy – Mystic Trip

11 Cherry Garcia – Sol Floresta

12 Tempelhof & Gigi Masin – The Dwarf

13 Woo – It’s Love

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