Classic Balearic Mastercuts Volume 1 cover

Classic Balearic Mastercuts Volume 1

Various Artists

Released

1996

This compilation from 1996 — now highly sought after — captures the moment just before dance music culture got mega-mainstreamed, when the Balearic aesthetic was still super loose, blurring the original smooth pop mix of the 1980s DJs with the electronic producers they inspired. Soft rock from Chris Rea, proto-house from Arthur Russell, Italian sophistication from Sueño Latino and Tullio De Piscopo, downbeat production from post-acid house UK generation like Moodswings and The Grid: it’s an impeccable, and perfectly balanced, selection.