Ahead of taking on 2018, what better way to say goodbye to 2017 than revisiting those tunes that will forever take us back to the year we are leaving behind. Here are some of the ones that had island-dwellers and visitors alike lose their minds on dancefloors across Ibiza.
It was not easy to choose, of course. In 2017, a number of monumental parties rocked the island, the kind that deserves to go down in electronic music history. We went for those tunes that regularly had clubbers going mental, sending shock waves through dancefloors everywhere on the island.
Here are y/our favourites from those nights that defined the reawakenings of Privilege and Eden, the weekly sold-outs at Amnesia and the slickest developments of Hï Ibiza. We travelled back to those classic nights at Sankeys, the classy ones at HEART, the messy ones at DC10, the wet and wild ones at Es Paradis, Ibiza Rocks and Ocean Beach, the fun at sea on the boat parties and the open-air magic at Benimussa Park, Cova Santa, Destino and Ushuaïa. The after-hours, beach club parties and one-off extravaganzas everywhere took care of the rest.
Whether you were physically here or just in spirit, tunes like these made sleep obsolete in favour of letting loose until ... who can say? Sunrise, the next afternoon, two days later? Does it even matter? Ibiza has its own creative time zone anyway.
While obviously not the only tunes, these ones ruled the Ibiza season and have something exceptional about them. You may just find some of those that made your night and start thinking about your next visit to Ibiza. After all, the party calendar has already started filling up.
Meanwhile, relive your favourite music moments of the year, wait for the drop, then fly.
Cornucopia - Letter for Poly
This enigmatic tune accompanied us throughout the entire season at the superclubs, beach clubs and after-hours alike.
Undercatt - Futura (Original Mix)
From the opening of Thursdays at Hï Ibiza to DC10, this atmospheric tech house banger by Italian duo Undercatt proved irresistible. Also a favourite of Solomun, it had us closing out a number of sets throughout the summer.
Bedouin - Straight To The Heart
Captivating from the opening notes, this melodic gem was everywhere with a vibe, from nighttime blasts to sunset sets, as Bedouin themselves took on their first Ibiza residency at HEART.
Butch - Shahrzad (Matthias Meyer Remix)
A Burning Man favourite, this already timeless tune seduced Ibiza seduced as well, from Cova Santa to HEART, as well as Pacha where Matthias Meyer himself was resident.
Sasha - Trigonometry
With his own residency with John Digweed, Sasha blew us away at Privilege. This late night stomper is as compelling as it is hammering.
Patrice Bäumel - Glutes
As obvious as it may seem now, Glutes was a winner from the start. Stunning Ibiza from the pre-season parties at Ushuaïa, it flooded euphoria into every dancefloor on the island. Patrice Bäumel himself played at Amnesia, Pacha, Privilege and HEART.
Bicep - Glue
It had been a while since broken beats had taken the island by storm. Enter Bicep's Glue. Particularly as sunset parties and after-hours, this tune popped up all over. Not easy to choose it over another Bicep track, Aura (Original Mix)
&Me - Avalon
Reminiscent of a germinal techno tune of the 1990s, this percussive knockout captured clubbers at Amnesia, Hï, Privilege, DC10 and more all summer.
Eric Prydz / Pryda - Stay With Me
If that big room filler is what you get off on, here you go. Flirting with trance, this is one progressive house banger that will take you right back to Amnesia or The Theatre at Hï Ibiza where Eric Prydz had his first residency this summer.
Camelphat – Cola
A summer favourite and winner of the DJ Award for Track of the Season, this tune could not be missing as it was played everywhere.
Bonus track (because it was hard enough as it was to choose only 10 tunes)
Hans Zimmer - Time (Tale Of Us Edit)
Thir remastered classic was one of those illuminating tracks that seem to exalt your soul. Blending the classical and electronic world, this tune can carry you away. Imagine it as the sun rises over Ibiza Town, sunrays spilling over the dancefloor at Privilege.
No need to imagine, though. You can already get planning, even before the 2018 party calendar is complete since you already know that whenever you come there will be plenty of choices.
Honourable mentions
Maya Jane Coles - Weak (Tiger Stripes Remix)
Matthias Meyer & Ryan David - Hope
MAT.JO - Blow Your Mind
Recondite - Sol
Chloé - The Dawn (Dixon Remix)
A Sagittariun - Vanishing Point
Tale Of Us & Vaal - Monument
Indigo Kennedy - Voyager
Rob Hes - The Solution
