Dekmantel Selectors is another jewel in the Dutch crew's crown

Palms Trax b2b Call Super - Barbarella's, Thursday

A delayed trip from Zadar to Tisno meant we missed the Palms Trax boat party on Thursday afternoon, so we thought we'd make up for it by including another tune from his back-to-back with Call Super on Thursday night. It was through Dekmantel Palms Trax made a name for himself. After two releases on Lobster Theremin, he released the 'In Gold' 12" on Dekmantel's label arm in 2015 and gave us a carefully balanced dose of acid and polished house on 'Sumo Acid Crew'. This year birthed 'High Point On Low Ground', a cosmic beauty that came out just after his In Session for us. Another Mixmag In Sessionist, Call Super was his partner on the decks on Thursday night and the two ensured everyone was smiling from start to finish with an absolutely delightful set. 'All That I Need' by Rogerio Martins gave us the spanky, piano-laden house treatment and, to be quite honest, we didn't need much more to maintain the ecstatic mood after that.

The Black Madonna - Beach 2, Friday

The Black Madonna is the people's champion right now. It seems the Chicago resident can do no wrong and our love for her has gone through the roof after she offered to send pizza to two of the MIxmag crew who were tweeting live from the lengthy fabric hearing last week. Before that, though, she was at Selectors for a set on the Beach 2 stage and a back-to-back with Mike Servito on a boat party. There wasn't an outpouring of pummelling tunes in Tisno, but TBM ensured our techno dreams came true with her Friday set. Just as we placed ourselves next to the stack of Funktion Ones overlooking the dancefloor, in came the smacking beats of Floorplan's 'Music'. Strobes flashed, fists clenched and the whole place erupted. She paid further homage to the recent Mixmag cover star by playing 'Never Grow Old' soon after and the next day she was dropping Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' onboard the Argonaughty. What a champ.