Once I joined them and got them a deal, it came about that we were invited to play Café Del Mar’s 25rh anniversary and the band played hovering on the sea and I DJed and threw in odd sound effects to add into this beautiful string soundscape. So they did things like “Little Fluffy Clouds” within that context. I want to say 1997? I was managing and playing alongside an act called Instrumental, who had an album out called Acoustic, which was twelve covers of techno records. My first trips to Ibiza were extremely hilarious. Damian is now a husband and a father, but that dedication to being a dance music wizard will never leave him.Ĭan you remember your first forays into Ibiza? Damian’s book is also a brilliant retrospective through two decades of a label and a life in electronic music. This latest piece looks forward as much as it looks back but starts all the way in Ibiza in ‘97 and slowly makes its way through East London and then across the world to Tulum and finally to Italy, where he now lives. In addition, cool and astute collaborations have always been explored, including a link-up with Diplo and Jungle in the summer of 2021 for “ Don’t Be Afraid.”

I started writing this new feature two days after Damian Lazarus made a serious splash in London with his new book and a twentieth-anniversary party at fabric straight after where Damian celebrated two decades at the very forefront of dance music with special guests Clive Henry, Mathew Jonson, Yulia Niko and Tibi Dado.įrom Get Lost in Miami to Crosstown Rebels parties from London to Ibiza and Day Zero in Tulum, Damian has always had his ears to the ground and his CDJs set to stun so he’s someone I’ve always enjoyed conversing with.

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