10 iconic Ricardo Villalobos moments
We've managed to narrow it down to 10, somehow
Pirouetting while playing back-to-back with Raresh
Watching DJs play back-to-back can often be a thrilling experience, as they push each other outside their respective comfort zones. It’s made more of a spectacle when Ricardo Villalobos is involved, when the mere passing of the headphones takes place in a swirl of pomp and circumstance. In the above 2006 clip of Ricardo playing with an (even more) baby-faced Raresh, he twirls with the grace of a Swan Lake performance when handing over the cans at the 3:25 mark.
His backspin beat-matching
Ricardo takes some flak from the non-believers about his mixing skills. We all know he’s liable to drop a bit of a clanger every now and then (which we secretly love him for), but when you mix in such an experimental, idiosyncratic style as Ricardo it’s inevitable everything won’t always go to plan. If you ever hear someone complain that he can’t mix then point them towards the 26 minute mark of this recording of his set at Kristal Glam Club in Bucharest. He’s in the midst of a blend and the timing is out, and then with a casual movement of the hand he pulls the record back to a near-perfect position by sight alone, lightly taps the edge of the platter, and the mix continues in perfect tandem. He makes it look easy but it’s a masterful move.
