Headphones adjusted, the conductor raises his arms. Strings twist and turn, the sound swells; electronic vocals ride the crest of the wave. The beat drops. Then, as lights flash across the Royal Albert Hall, glockenspiels duet over a keyboard motif. The short phrase is repeated, with metronome precision, for several minutes – but it’s not Reich or Glass, it’s Fatboy Slim and Eric Prydz. When the BBC Proms hosted an Ibiza-themed programme in 2015, it wasn’t the gimmick that
Ibiza Spain
Apr 16, 2024
3 minutes
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