Review: Sasha and John Digweed's first Ibiza b2b since 2009

A few weeks ago, for Pure Carl Cox, the DJ booth was located beneath the VIP balcony. Tonight the stage is situated at the opposite end of the dancehall, in its more traditional position, facing the main entrance, which further improves the sound acoustics inside the venue. “I’m really pleased,” says Funktion-One loudspeaker boss Tony Andrews. “Right now, we’re standing on the VIP balcony about 100 metres from the main stage, yet it feels like we’re only a few metres away. The major difference from my perspective in having the stage positioned where it is tonight is that we’ve been able to position the speakers wider apart. That way we get a bigger stereo image. We were a little constrained by the balcony for Carl’s parties, although I must admit, I did like the way it worked with the audience.”

Midnight and Matador is playing live. Most of the DJs on tonight’s roster are playing back-to-back with another top artist, but the nature of Matador’s performance means he gets the booth all to himself. He’s fusing an assemblage of his own released work with a sprinkling of unreleased edits and one or two acidic classics from yesteryear. The Irishman delivers plenty of serious techno, but his performance is also laced with melody. He’s composed, assured, his sound rich, classy and rolling.