Mano’s Picks

Lounge and progressive music make it in this list of must-have CDs. DJ Manolet Dario recommends, "These are the ones you’d really love to have in your collection. They’re titles perfect for a pre-party lounge to a hard party night out to a chill out after party hang."

MUZIK presents WHITE ISLAND FEVER
Mixed by NIGEL DAWSON and MARCUS JAMES

Renaissance Residents Marcos James and Nigel Dawson are two of the best DJs to emerge from the U.K.’s burgeoning progressive scene…all the tracks mixed in this compilation have in one way or another been heard in Ibiza, New York, and England. Ibiza in particular—being the one place and time where clubbers from around the world come together—will provide a major stage for this sound in 2001.

THE SALINAS SESSIONS
Mixed by JON SATRINCHA

Ibizan spliff-meister DJ Jonathan takes us back to an era when chill out music didn’t just consist of leaving the hot water tap running while frying an egg in the background and hoping for the best. It is a soundtrack built with 10 years of memories…hot sun and Sangria with Vela Cruz on the decks. Very ideal for transcending human form and piercing the envelope into higher states of consciousness.

COSTES
Mixed by STEPHANIE POMPOUGNAC

The Costes is one of the hottest hotels in Paris. It’s been a real darling of the fashion set for years. The hotel has put out three compilations of awesome mix CDs based on the thematic floors of the hotel, and they all weave an intriguing mix of music from around the edges of the club scene.

MUZIK presents IBIZA BY DAY
Compiled and mixed by CHRIS COCO

Chris Coco’s chosen musical style is melodic and atmospheric. This usually means everything from strumming guitars and deep dubby beats to wailing whales and the odd Balearic surprise! A sublime concoction of horizontal beats and acoustic soul lotion, Coco’s go-minute Muzik mix is the perfect soundtrack to an afternoon of (very relaxed) summer madness.

MUZIK presents WHITE ISLAND FEVER
Mixed by SMOKIN JO

A tough yet teasing tribal-ish house mix, Muzik’s 70-minute session is as flamboyant as the lady herself. This summer, Jo has a residency at manumission every Monday, spins once a month at Amnesia for Cream, once a month for defected at Pacha, and will be playing the odd spot at DC-10, Space and Bora-bora.