Energy 52 — Cafe del Mar
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love this track, great mix.... So many memories on this track, thanks RP for the trip back in Time !
This is the Michael Wood remix - radio edit .. the full one is over 10 minutes long and is incredible as well, though this one gets to the point in a different and pleasing way. Nice to hear this on here ... over 25 years later!
TheKing2 wrote:
This is the truncated version - the original, which is 8.46 mins long, really 'let's rip'. Find it, crank up the volume, get your glow sticks out and PARTY!
It's just too ruddy short of a proper rave.
This is the truncated version - the original, which is 8.46 mins long, really 'let's rip'. Find it, crank up the volume, get your glow sticks out and PARTY!
DaidyBoy wrote:
Ahem - I qualify for Old Fart status too, and I have most (if not all) the Cafe del Mar albums. I'd love to hear more of this great stuff on RP.....
Having recently discovered RP and previously wore blinkers and focussing on blues/rock, this track came up the other week and I've been trying to source it ever since. Trying to obtain it is taking a fare chunk out of my state pension. Can I claim to be an old fart? Music has no boundaries and can be loved by all ages.
Ahem - I qualify for Old Fart status too, and I have most (if not all) the Cafe del Mar albums. I'd love to hear more of this great stuff on RP.....
Having recently discovered RP and previously wore blinkers and focussing on blues/rock, this track came up the other week and I've been trying to source it ever since. Trying to obtain it is taking a fare chunk out of my state pension. Can I claim to be an old fart? Music has no boundaries and can be loved by all ages.
mandolin wrote:
...well, i'm disappointed - i ordered the CD pictured and linked above from amazon, received it this afternoon, and now, having just finished listening through it, can verify that this particular song/track/mix is nowhere to be found on the disc, just a bunch of thumping dance remixes...
...now i've spent the past hour digging around for this michael woods ambient mix, and still can't find a credible CD anywhere offered for sale... :(
I've been trying to source it as well. Just posted about my efforts.
...well, i'm disappointed - i ordered the CD pictured and linked above from amazon, received it this afternoon, and now, having just finished listening through it, can verify that this particular song/track/mix is nowhere to be found on the disc, just a bunch of thumping dance remixes...
...now i've spent the past hour digging around for this michael woods ambient mix, and still can't find a credible CD anywhere offered for sale... :(
I've been trying to source it as well. Just posted about my efforts.
Hi, my first post within this forum. This track hit me hard the other day when I first heard it. I'm trying to source a copy of it. Please forgive my ignorance, but there appears to be numerous CD's featuring this title. I have found a version titled '97 mix, but cant find the version with this artwork and dated 2003. If any listener has this cd that the station is playing, I'd love to know the record label etc so I can source this exact track RP is playing. There is a copy of it on a well known internet seller whose name is the same matches a large rain forest, but when the cd is bought, the buyer gets the '97 mix. I dont know if the items are the same, I dont think so. It would help me if I knew the recording label and number etc for a cd copy. Thank you all in anticipation. I'm no expert in trance, so please be gentle, I just enjoyed the sound and want to have my own copy of it..... UPDATE....... I tried my best to get the details of this track played on RP. No luck. Seems odd that it is listed here on RP as having a duration of 3.45. I have obtained the cd which has this artwork, Radikal Records RAD99173-2. None of the 8 tracks on the cd are of that duration! So despite trying to ID the track played by RP, I am still at a loss as to where it has been released. The Energy 52 single cd titled Remix '97 is on Labels LC3098/724389427721. The 2 tracks on the cd single have durations of 3.52 and 3.42. I'm posting this update to try and help anyone else who may be trying to source their own copy of the track being played by RP. Good luck! UPDATE 2.......... Still trying to source the track played by RP and having read the comments about the track being the Ambient Mix by Michael Woods, I've sourced a 3 track cd single on 'Lost Language recordings', LOST019CD dated 2002 which has its track 3 as 'Michael Woods ambient mix', this version though is 9mins 20secs in duration. It is utterly superb and is SO soothing. I've given up my search to source what RP plays, this last version more than does the job. I hope this information helps others. Such a shame the wrong artwork is being displayed. I have mentioned this to RP and can do no more. Thanks to all who have submitted comments over the years.
It's just too ruddy short of a proper rave.
Yay, I'm a pill popping 20yr old in Blighty again for a few minutes...
Love a bit of ambient trance me
This is not the same mix as used to be played here. It is shorter and lacks the build-up of the previous one.
Edit: pretty certain that it was the Michael Woods Ambient Mix.
Edit: pretty certain that it was the Michael Woods Ambient Mix.
Suprised to hear mild trance music here on RP.
The only music I managed to produce during my teens. This mix is a bit boring and I don't like the new age sound effects, but that aside cool for RP to play this.
The only music I managed to produce during my teens. This mix is a bit boring and I don't like the new age sound effects, but that aside cool for RP to play this.
We like a party in Brighton. . .
davin wrote:
Actually to really go back to the roots of this song, you need to go to ‘Struggle for Pleasure’ by Wim Mertens, which this is based on.
Cafe Del Mar is a song, and it is this song right here. I love seeing all the speculation about who wrote and remixed this song.
The original is by Kid Paul (Harald Bluchel), as mentioned earlier. The credit goes to Energy 52 (as that is the alias he used at the time) and the song is indeed called Cafe Del Mar. This ambient remix here is done by Michael Woods who has done a number of ambient remixes like this. Michael Woods served as Matt Darey's engineer for a number of years (hence all the rich atmospherics in both this and Darey's work) and is also known for some trance numbers on his own.
The original is by Kid Paul (Harald Bluchel), as mentioned earlier. The credit goes to Energy 52 (as that is the alias he used at the time) and the song is indeed called Cafe Del Mar. This ambient remix here is done by Michael Woods who has done a number of ambient remixes like this. Michael Woods served as Matt Darey's engineer for a number of years (hence all the rich atmospherics in both this and Darey's work) and is also known for some trance numbers on his own.
Actually to really go back to the roots of this song, you need to go to ‘Struggle for Pleasure’ by Wim Mertens, which this is based on.
Overrated, even with an 1.
And nothing is more overrated than Ibiza and it's clubbing scene.
And nothing is more overrated than Ibiza and it's clubbing scene.
...hmmmm, not bad at all.
Thought I'd turned Zoolook on by mistake there...
This makes me happy every time I hear it.
Alpinestars, Ozzy and now this! My good friends there at the Radio Paradise Institute, I salute you.
SquiddlyDiddly wrote:
You have to be young?......
To do hallucinogenic drugs, it helps.
You have to be young?......
To do hallucinogenic drugs, it helps.
GwentRabbit wrote:
rev_cletus wrote:
Ahem - I qualify for Old Fart status too, and I have most (if not all) the Cafe del Mar albums. I'd love to hear more of this great stuff on RP.....
I suppose playing the fantastic dance version of this would upset the RP old farts brigade too much.
rev_cletus wrote:
Ahem - I'm an "old fart," and I've been groovin' to Cafe del Mar long enough to believe I'd like the dance version just fine!
Ahem - I qualify for Old Fart status too, and I have most (if not all) the Cafe del Mar albums. I'd love to hear more of this great stuff on RP.....
rotekz wrote:
DJ Kid Paul Remix was the one for me. Hell will freeze over before we hear that version on RP.
Going back and listening I reckon the flip-side 'Cosmic Baby's Impressions' is the better remix. Funny how time changes things.
Actually just found the best though.... 'Porte de Bagnolet' mix. There have been countless remixes but this from '93 captures the spirit and drive the most.
https://youtu.be/qq4fr4uQQ3c
DJ Kid Paul Remix was the one for me. Hell will freeze over before we hear that version on RP.
Going back and listening I reckon the flip-side 'Cosmic Baby's Impressions' is the better remix. Funny how time changes things.
Actually just found the best though.... 'Porte de Bagnolet' mix. There have been countless remixes but this from '93 captures the spirit and drive the most.
https://youtu.be/qq4fr4uQQ3c
GwentRabbit wrote:
rotekz wrote:
DJ Kid Paul Remix was the one for me. Hell will freeze over before we hear that version on RP.
Here! Here! Maybe if we all ask nicely . . .?
You never know, Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train was on a few minutes ago, so anythings possible!
Dear Bill & Rebecca,
With respect may i ask if you could please play the DJ Kid Paul remix of Cafe Del Mar, at some point, for us happy few who like that version.
Thank You.
PS if being born in '63, makes me an old fart, then i guess i are one . . .
PPS a link is- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piR4hXsRtow
I suppose playing the fantastic dance version of this would upset the RP old farts brigade too much.
rotekz wrote:
DJ Kid Paul Remix was the one for me. Hell will freeze over before we hear that version on RP.
Here! Here! Maybe if we all ask nicely . . .?
You never know, Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train was on a few minutes ago, so anythings possible!
Dear Bill & Rebecca,
With respect may i ask if you could please play the DJ Kid Paul remix of Cafe Del Mar, at some point, for us happy few who like that version.
Thank You.
PS if being born in '63, makes me an old fart, then i guess i are one . . .
PPS a link is- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piR4hXsRtow
GwentRabbit wrote:
DJ Kid Paul Remix was the one for me. Hell will freeze over before we hear that version on RP.
I suppose playing the fantastic dance version of this would upset the RP old farts brigade too much.
DJ Kid Paul Remix was the one for me. Hell will freeze over before we hear that version on RP.
GwentRabbit wrote:
Ahem - I'm an "old fart," and I've been groovin' to Cafe del Mar long enough to believe I'd like the dance version just fine!
I suppose playing the fantastic dance version of this would upset the RP old farts brigade too much.
Ahem - I'm an "old fart," and I've been groovin' to Cafe del Mar long enough to believe I'd like the dance version just fine!
All these roads lead back to Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk.
I suppose playing the fantastic dance version of this would upset the RP old farts brigade too much.
Feel like I'm at Epcot.
Wow this is unexpected. I used to DJ a much more kicking version of this tune back in the early 90's. I guess this is some kind of chill-out yoga remix. 
Euskadita wrote:
The only two stations programmed into my three internet radios
This song is the missing link between the best radio stations on Earth: Radio Paradise and Digitally Imported Radio
The only two stations programmed into my three internet radios
Moby on Prozak?
I usually enjoy this type of music but this song seriously and literaly put me to sleep at my desk.
Call it a trance or call it sublime - either way, it was not good music to have in the background when trying to get some work done.
Call it a trance or call it sublime - either way, it was not good music to have in the background when trying to get some work done.
Takes me back to the flouro fluffy days in the early 90's in London town. I still have this on vinyl, in mint condition tucked away in the basement. Might have to dig it out this weekend! Thanks RP
Knowing so many other versions, can't help feeling like this is one long bout of foreplay. Just waiting for it to kick in....
This song is the missing link between the best radio stations on Earth: Radio Paradise and Digitally Imported Radio
sublime
In my current mental state, if you get my meaning, if you catch my drift (tip o' the hat to Firesign Theatre): 7 => 8
Aaah,soooo many memories of that beautiful sunset in Ibiza while listening to this top tuneððððð
djsarong wrote:
Try Oakenfold Anthems - Classic tracks with a Perfecto touch https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oakenfold-Anthems-Various-Artists-Paul/dp/B001BNF8KW
This is also on iTunes
The version of this track that's on Oakenfold's "Tranceport" is a lot livelier.
Try Oakenfold Anthems - Classic tracks with a Perfecto touch https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oakenfold-Anthems-Various-Artists-Paul/dp/B001BNF8KW
This is also on iTunes
The version of this track that's on Oakenfold's "Tranceport" is a lot livelier.
ahh, a breath of fresh air. Music to calm and tune the brain.
westslope wrote:
You have to be young? Let me see the rules on the box. . . nope. . . nothing about being any particular age. . . thanks heavens for that!
Gee, almost makes you want to do E. If I wasn't so old. :-)
But I could see dancing to this. Easily.
You have to be young? Let me see the rules on the box. . . nope. . . nothing about being any particular age. . . thanks heavens for that!
Neil66 wrote:
Try Oakenfold Anthems - Classic tracks with a Perfecto touch https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oakenfold-Anthems-Various-Artists-Paul/dp/B001BNF8KW
This is also on iTunes
Try Oakenfold Anthems - Classic tracks with a Perfecto touch https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oakenfold-Anthems-Various-Artists-Paul/dp/B001BNF8KW
This is also on iTunes
This certainly enhances my mood a bit
davin wrote:
...well, i'm disappointed - i ordered the CD pictured and linked above from amazon, received it this afternoon, and now, having just finished listening through it, can verify that this particular song/track/mix is nowhere to be found on the disc, just a bunch of thumping dance remixes...
...now i've spent the past hour digging around for this michael woods ambient mix, and still can't find a credible CD anywhere offered for sale... :(
Cafe Del Mar is a song, and it is this song right here. I love seeing all the speculation about who wrote and remixed this song.
The original is by Kid Paul (Harald Bluchel), as mentioned earlier. The credit goes to Energy 52 (as that is the alias he used at the time) and the song is indeed called Cafe Del Mar. This ambient remix here is done by Michael Woods who has done a number of ambient remixes like this. Michael Woods served as Matt Darey's engineer for a number of years (hence all the rich atmospherics in both this and Darey's work) and is also known for some trance numbers on his own.
I have this CD Single from when it came out, as well as several versions on vinyl as the remixes came out over the years. Some of the biggest remixes came out on a re-release from a label named Hooj Choons by artists "Three n One" and "Nalin and Kane." Big rave tune for a long time played by all the big DJ's.
Hope this helps.
The original is by Kid Paul (Harald Bluchel), as mentioned earlier. The credit goes to Energy 52 (as that is the alias he used at the time) and the song is indeed called Cafe Del Mar. This ambient remix here is done by Michael Woods who has done a number of ambient remixes like this. Michael Woods served as Matt Darey's engineer for a number of years (hence all the rich atmospherics in both this and Darey's work) and is also known for some trance numbers on his own.
I have this CD Single from when it came out, as well as several versions on vinyl as the remixes came out over the years. Some of the biggest remixes came out on a re-release from a label named Hooj Choons by artists "Three n One" and "Nalin and Kane." Big rave tune for a long time played by all the big DJ's.
Hope this helps.
...well, i'm disappointed - i ordered the CD pictured and linked above from amazon, received it this afternoon, and now, having just finished listening through it, can verify that this particular song/track/mix is nowhere to be found on the disc, just a bunch of thumping dance remixes...
...now i've spent the past hour digging around for this michael woods ambient mix, and still can't find a credible CD anywhere offered for sale... :(
Gee, almost makes you want to do E. If I wasn't so old. :-)
But I could see dancing to this. Easily.
kcar wrote:
https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Oakenfold-The-Goa-Mix/release/201325
Anybody know of other good Oakenfold albums? None of the others I've listened have matched up to Tranceport.
https://www.discogs.com/Paul-Oakenfold-The-Goa-Mix/release/201325
Epic tune!
Ooooh yeah 
Heard the chords and the sound effects and i thought, this can't be Cafe del Mar can it? And yeah it is, of course only here on RP this epic version...
I'm not into dance/trance anymore but classics like this remain to be loved...
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I'm not into dance/trance anymore but classics like this remain to be loved...
9
Well I wanted more Tangerine Dream... is this child of TG?
And who said RP isn't Eclectic? Bill, I applause you're broad choice of music. Again and again. Keep on going!
ahhh the summer of 2003, 24 years old, had a great job, just moved into my new house and was full of dreams
A stunning classic dance track in its chill out guise....
I have watched the sun set at Cafe Del Mar where this song is written about and its energy is amazing.... (Ibiza)
Love it, another classic from Radio Paradise Thank you guys
I have watched the sun set at Cafe Del Mar where this song is written about and its energy is amazing.... (Ibiza)
Love it, another classic from Radio Paradise Thank you guys
Reminds me very much of Jarre.
Rick_V wrote:
It's like I'm in yoga class!
As I listen to this I feel I should be getting a massage.
It's like I'm in yoga class!
Raves were never my thing but I think I can understand the appeal.
Is it me, or did it just get all ambient up in here?
Bloody hell - never thought I'd hear this on RP - love it.
kcar wrote:
I thought this sounded familiar. I bought a Mac with a few cuts from Tranceport preloaded into iTunes. Went out and bought the album that week.
Anybody know of other good Oakenfold albums? None of the others I've listened have matched up to Tranceport.
https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Selection-Vol-Slim-Oakenfold/dp/B00004S7LD
Snagged it from a used bin way back when. Got if for the Fatboy mix, but I was pretty keen on the Oakie too. Couldn't say whether it was his best - I was never the biggest trance fan.
I thought this sounded familiar. I bought a Mac with a few cuts from Tranceport preloaded into iTunes. Went out and bought the album that week.
Anybody know of other good Oakenfold albums? None of the others I've listened have matched up to Tranceport.
https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Selection-Vol-Slim-Oakenfold/dp/B00004S7LD
Snagged it from a used bin way back when. Got if for the Fatboy mix, but I was pretty keen on the Oakie too. Couldn't say whether it was his best - I was never the biggest trance fan.
kcar wrote:
I thought this sounded familiar. I bought a Mac with a few cuts from Tranceport preloaded into iTunes. Went out and bought the album that week.
Anybody know of other good Oakenfold albums? None of the others I've listened have matched up to Tranceport.
Have you ever heard of Ferry Corsten? If you like P.O., chances are you'll like F.C. He rawks. RAWKS!!!
I thought this sounded familiar. I bought a Mac with a few cuts from Tranceport preloaded into iTunes. Went out and bought the album that week.
Anybody know of other good Oakenfold albums? None of the others I've listened have matched up to Tranceport.
Have you ever heard of Ferry Corsten? If you like P.O., chances are you'll like F.C. He rawks. RAWKS!!!
Doooooooooooood!!.. Thanks for playing this beautiful blissfullness. I do love electronic music as a genre.
I still love "techno."
Always have.
Always will.
I still love "techno."
Always have.
Always will.
Blissouterspacepiece
Rave On!
As I listen to this I feel I should be getting a massage.
swinghamer wrote:
He mixed this in Tranceport, track 7. I love that album!!
I thought this sounded familiar. I bought a Mac with a few cuts from Tranceport preloaded into iTunes. Went out and bought the album that week.
Anybody know of other good Oakenfold albums? None of the others I've listened have matched up to Tranceport.
He mixed this in Tranceport, track 7. I love that album!!
I thought this sounded familiar. I bought a Mac with a few cuts from Tranceport preloaded into iTunes. Went out and bought the album that week.
Anybody know of other good Oakenfold albums? None of the others I've listened have matched up to Tranceport.
AndyC wrote:
4 years later to the day: 7/7/2009, here's the same track.
This is an excellent remix, very chilled now!
As I read about the carnage in London, where terrorist bombs have just blown up buses and trains around my old student area, the beauty and tranquility of this music is a reminder of all that is good in this world. Namaste.
4 years later to the day: 7/7/2009, here's the same track.
This is an excellent remix, very chilled now!
auburntigerrich wrote:
He mixed this in Tranceport, track 7. I love that album!!
I hear Oakenfold in there somewhere...
He mixed this in Tranceport, track 7. I love that album!!
I don't know why, but I like trance. Go figure!!
Bit of a slow version. Never really kicks in. Maybe I liked it harder years ago.
Still a tune tho, 8!
Still a tune tho, 8!
For a moment there, I thought iTunes had kicked off one of my trance radio station streams by accident :oD. Sneaky transition, Bill.
My Parrot likes' this more then I do ! 
trekhead wrote:
Don't hear it, sorry. Jarre, yes....maybe a little William Orbit, as well....
YELLO, anyone?
8.
8.
Don't hear it, sorry. Jarre, yes....maybe a little William Orbit, as well....
davin wrote:
here is his website.
Incorrect. Cafe Del Mar is a song, and it is this song right here. I love seeing all the speculation about who wrote and remixed this song. The original is by Kid Paul (Harald Bluchel), as mentioned earlier. The credit goes to Energy 52 (as that is the alias he used at the time) and the song is indeed called Cafe Del Mar. This ambient remix here is done by Michael Woods who has done a number of ambient remixes like this. Michael Woods served as Matt Darey's engineer for a number of years (hence all the rich atmospherics in both this and Darey's work) and is also known for some trance numbers on his own. I have this CD Single from when it came out, as well as several versions on vinyl as the remixes came out over the years. Some of the biggest remixes came out on a re-release from a label named Hooj Choons by artists "Three n One" and "Nalin and Kane." Big rave tune for a long time played by all the big DJ's. Hope this helps.
here is his website.
YELLO, anyone?
8.
8.
At first I though this was Enigma, then Jean Michel Jarre. As I enjoy both of them, this suits me just fine. Very nice.
davin wrote:
Very cool. Thanks for the post Davin.
Incorrect. Cafe Del Mar is a song, and it is this song right here. I love seeing all the speculation about who wrote and remixed this song. The original is by Kid Paul (Harald Bluchel), as mentioned earlier. The credit goes to Energy 52 (as that is the alias he used at the time) and the song is indeed called Cafe Del Mar. This ambient remix here is done by Michael Woods who has done a number of ambient remixes like this. Michael Woods served as Matt Darey's engineer for a number of years (hence all the rich atmospherics in both this and Darey's work) and is also known for some trance numbers on his own. I have this CD Single from when it came out, as well as several versions on vinyl as the remixes came out over the years. Some of the biggest remixes came out on a re-release from a label named Hooj Choons by artists "Three n One" and "Nalin and Kane." Big rave tune for a long time played by all the big DJ's. Hope this helps.
Very cool. Thanks for the post Davin.
Reminds me of Eastern Sun.
gekkosan wrote:
I quite agree. At first I was sure I was heaing JMJ.
Hmm.. sounds like a hybrid between Jean Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream. Nothing original, yet pleasant all the same.
I quite agree. At first I was sure I was heaing JMJ.
Sounds kindof familiar. If you play this real fast, you can pick out the keyboard tune from "Take on me"
I hear Oakenfold in there somewhere...
Hmm.. sounds like a hybrid between Jean Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream. Nothing original, yet pleasant all the same.
Man this song tuuuurrrrns me on. I love trance.
trance on RP, cool!
...i so dearly wish i knew of somewhere to buy this CD...
A classic trance track.
Brings back MANY memories from many years ago.
This is why I listen to RP, to hear music I haven't heard in YEARS, decades even. :)
love it! been a while too since the last time
mmm......light feel good psychedelics. nice.
govna wrote:
i was just going to post that this takes me back to my raver days!
I NEED ECSTASY!!!
...NOW!!!
i was just going to post that this takes me back to my raver days!
musikalia wrote:
That person in the photo (scroll down, I didn't want to hit "reply" thereby posting it a third time) looks like a transvestite.
If by transvestite, you mean Greek, then that's horribly insulting. (click and learn!)
I NEED ECSTASY!!!
...NOW!!!
Bill, this one truly made my day. Sooooo chilling.
That person in the photo (scroll down, I didn't want to hit "reply" thereby posting it a third time) looks like a transvestite.
Nice chillout version of this song. Paul Oakenfold's version on Tranceport is great trance version if you need to kick it up a notch.
I'm screening a DVD of Blue Velvet with this in the background and the 2 soundtracks are zoning me out into a stupor!
Play "One of These Days" by Floyd and I'll be peaking soon.
courtney2u wrote:
Nonetheless, "Cafe' Del Mar" is NOT a song (to the very best of my knowledge), no more than "Ministry of Sound" is a group.
Incorrect.
Cafe Del Mar is a song, and it is this song right here. I love seeing all the speculation about who wrote and remixed this song.
The original is by Kid Paul (Harald Bluchel), as mentioned earlier. The credit goes to Energy 52 (as that is the alias he used at the time) and the song is indeed called Cafe Del Mar. This ambient remix here is done by Michael Woods who has done a number of ambient remixes like this. Michael Woods served as Matt Darey's engineer for a number of years (hence all the rich atmospherics in both this and Darey's work) and is also known for some trance numbers on his own.
I have this CD Single from when it came out, as well as several versions on vinyl as the remixes came out over the years. Some of the biggest remixes came out on a re-release from a label named Hooj Choons by artists "Three n One" and "Nalin and Kane." Big rave tune for a long time played by all the big DJ's.
Hope this helps.
Cafe Del Mar is a cafe on the beach in Ibiza. I have never been there, but it's my understanding that they are a chill bar where beautiful people focus on watching the sun set and listening to chill music. They also release compilations of this music under the Cafe Del Mar label.
(click here)
Ah, a little wikipedia confirms this
(click here)
coding_to_music wrote: 
I have no idea what this photo has to do with this track, but it made listening to it much more pleasurable...
Very nice peaceful, tranquil flow
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
Harald BlÃŒchel...
BTW - Harald has done two excellent albums lately: Toteninsel and Caged... I'd hesitate to label them electronic, though they definitely are electronic.. both are concept albums and very serious listening - certainly far removed from the dance floor.. but great stuff nonetheless, in fact I like them way more than his early trance stuff.
karljonasson wrote:
WTF? Why don't I sit down and write 20 hours of this stuff in a week with a $500 synth?
Cuz it's harder than you think, that's why.
kernel_h4cK3R wrote:
Oh my god, boring! Vangelis without coffee. About as exciting as scraping the paint off my house.
rgrace wrote:
Yes, but just like paint-scraping, it's sometimes necessary. :)~
Gotta luuv the short-sighted. Take the good with the bad (btw I gave this a 10)
Like the paint analogy-hard work, seemingly unrewarding, UNTIL it is done & you stand
back and view the WHOLE PICTURE IN PERSPECTIVE
Wow - yet again I am amazed to hear a popular electronic track on RP...this song has been around a while, and has been mixed and remixed by all sorts of DJs and producers. A real classic of the electronic scene!
wow, all we need now is a beach full of English Ibiza has-beens with orange tans and a ton of ecstasy and the scene will be complete...
Steven_G wrote:
Does ANYONE know where or how this track (whatever it is called and by whatever group made it) can be found??
don't know if this is a remix. The original is from Cosmic Baby aka Harald Bluechel and Kid Paul (click here) click english 
then discography and scroll down a bit till you find Energy 52. I translated the website recently and there was this bit of text in there about the track:
then discography and scroll down a bit till you find Energy 52. I translated the website recently and there was this bit of text in there about the track:
Audiofile 14 Energy 52: Cafe del Mar ("Cafe del Mar", 1993 to 2004 )
The background: I met Paul Schmitz-Moormann in 1989. A close friendship developed centred around non-stop music-making. From Paul I learned how to combine high-quality melodic material with rhythm sections in a way that was both transparent and effective and gave the compositions a clear structure. In return, I was a kind of contemporary "piano teacher" for Paul. In 1990 we spent some time together on Ibiza. We got some really good vibes in a white villa on the beach where we spent the evenings, the "Cafe del Mar".
November 1992: Paul returns after an especially long summer holiday on Ibiza. At "Cafe del Mar" he had heard a solo piano composition that had made a big impression on him. I know the piece, it is from Wim Mertens, one of my favorite composers. In the coming weeks we dedicate ourselves as though inspired by a greater force to our own version of this masterpiece working minutely on every little detail until it feels right. In January we produce the two originals ("Kid Paul Mix" and "Cosmic Baby's Impression") in the studio in cooperation with Jens.
Hope that helps!
This is too cool for words. While in Matala, Crete a couple years ago heard this number often while collecting intense sunrays lying on the beach. Have been wondering ever since where it came from and now I know. Thanks to RP...
Is this Moby's Brother?
Okay, I discovered on Amazon.com that "Ministry of Sound" are compliation CDs. Not only that, a track called "Cafe del Mar" wasn't even on the CD pulled up when I clicked on the "Buy from Amazon.com" link. So then I searched for any "Cafe del Mar" on Amazon.com... and got a ton more compilation CDs back~!@#!@$!~@~
Does ANYONE know where or how this track (whatever it is called and by whatever group made it) can be found??
I was just previewing the CD (clicking on Amazon.com's own music sampler) and found that the tracks returned in the Amazon.com player became "disjointed" after the first CD - the player track listing didn't even match the Amazon.com track listing. However I scanned the player's listing and again found no "Cafe del Mar" - nor heard anything like what the track on RP sounded like.
surreal1221 wrote:
Ender43 wrote:
Total agreement here. This fits the genre "electronica" perfectly. It is a bit more amospheric than is usual - but not quite fitting in the "ambient" genre. Pure bliss. I need to buy the album now so I can have an extended session of relief from the tensions of work!
Per the other related comments...if an electronic track is too down-tempo (or atmospheric) for you, check out a remix. This song has been remixed many times, and most of them are more complex and high energy.
The whole point of the Cafe Del Mar series was to showcase down-tempo, atmospheric music. Think...a lazy cafe, down by the ocean...
Excactly! Ministry of Sound are known for creating great electronic music, and Cafe Del Mar is no exception. Many groups, from the likes of Blank and Jones, to the wonderful DJ Tiesto, have remixed this track many times. Certainly check out some of the remixs, but please also remember the original. kernel_h4cK3R wrote:
Oh my god, boring! Vangelis without coffee. About as exciting as scraping the paint off my house.
Yes, but just like paint-scraping, it's sometimes necessary. :)~
Ender43 wrote:
Per the other related comments...if an electronic track is too down-tempo (or atmospheric) for you, check out a remix. This song has been remixed many times, and most of them are more complex and high energy.
The whole point of the Cafe Del Mar series was to showcase down-tempo, atmospheric music. Think...a lazy cafe, down by the ocean...
Excactly! Ministry of Sound are known for creating great electronic music, and Cafe Del Mar is no exception. Many groups, from the likes of Blank and Jones, to the wonderful DJ Tiesto, have remixed this track many times. Certainly check out some of the remixs, but please also remember the original.
As I read about the carnage in London, where terrorist bombs have just blown up buses and trains around my old student area, the beauty and tranquility of this music is a reminder of all that is good in this world. Namaste.
my first sucko-barfo rating!
I had rated it a 2 thinking it was perfect as Ambien music, then i realized it's called ambient.
Per the other related comments...if an electronic track is too down-tempo (or atmospheric) for you, check out a remix. This song has been remixed many times, and most of them are more complex and high energy.
The whole point of the Cafe Del Mar series was to showcase down-tempo, atmospheric music. Think...a lazy cafe, down by the ocean...
rah wrote:
while i like the atmosphere this conjures, it really is all build-up and no release, isn't it. goes nowhere really slowly...
Ditto, mate. When I heard this, I thought I was listening to a really long intro. Then the blips started and I was thinking "well, a great beat's gotta follow." Alas, it really is just like a really long intro to, well, nothing.
Yes, I realize ambient techno isn't really supposed to have a driving beat, but I have heard songs in the genre that don't sound like aural wallpaper for tripping.
This is indeed outstanding. I started to listen to ambient around 94-95, wasn't easy to come by then. Though this genre was quickly establishing itself in the electronic arena of music. More of this please...
How about some Future Sound of London....
Ixion wrote:
Ixion wrote:I was introduced to good, harmonious electronic music about the same time this song originally came out, '99 or 2000 I think. It has been sampled and extended, built and remixed by many, many artists. It is testament to the solid tonic pattern, and pleasant melody that so many others find it a joy to remix.
Beautiful. Top-notch. More! :)
I was introduced to good, harmonious electronic music about the same time this song originally came out, '99 or 2000 I think. It has been sampled and extended, built and remixed by many, many artists. It is testament to the solid tonic pattern, and pleasant melody that so many others find it a joy to remix.
Beautiful. Top-notch. More! :)
while i like the atmosphere this conjures, it really is all build-up and no release, isn't it. goes nowhere really slowly...