"Café del Mar" is a song first released in 1993 by the trance project Energy 52. It is named after the famous bar located in Ibiza, Islas Baleares, Spain. Almost instantly recognisable by its distinct melody, its popularity is reflected in the countless remixes that have since been created as well as its being featured on hundreds of CD compilations. The main melody of 'Café del Mar' is based on Struggle for Pleasure by Belgian composer Wim Mertens.
(Wikipedia)
I think this is quite common. A fellow member of this forum has a song forthcoming on a label soon based on (with my permission) a piano demo I wrote. I don't think I will be listed anywhere other than maybe the credits and I will receive a percentage of the songwriting royalties.
RebeL9
This has been known for many years.
From an interview with Harald Blüchel in 2005:
"a) Paul M & me met the first time in 1989 at a club, where he did one his first DJ-sets. We became friends and started an intensive creative exchange, while working on a vision, we shared: Transforming our love & enthusiasm to the starting techno-house into truely independent, significant musical statements. Together and as solo-artists. A great exchange of abilities began: I became his "musical teacher", he showed me the structural elegance of "aesthetical efficiency" in futuristic dance track-arrangements.
b) In Summer 1990, we went to Ibiza. Our favourite place to be was the "Cafe del Mar". There, we enjoyed the evening-hours in company with beautiful music and people, who where quite different from the mainstream-club-crowds.
c) In Automn 1992, Paul returned from another Ibiza-vacation. He told me about a certain piece he listened at the "Cafe del Mar", he was electrified by. We found out, that it had been music by Wim Mertens, a composer, I highly adore. We decided, to take his "Struggle for pleasure" as inspiration for a very special piece to create.
d) Between September and December we worked highly concentrated and acribicly on the composition. Our common goal: every entire detail of the piece supposed to become "excellent" - no "that's already o.k."- compromises to be made!
e) Finally in January 1993, we produced the two original versions at the studio with the engineer Jens Woynar. Afterwards we were in serious negotiations with "Eye Q"-records. In the end, they oddly realeased "Cafe del Mar" without having our permission: so, we went to court, the record had to be withdrawn from the shops. A big dilemma for us: the piece became THE anthem right after beeing played by the DJs for the first time - the people couldn't buy the record, though...
f) Since "Energy 52" is Paul's project, the piece "Cafe del mar" however composed by the two of us, we decided, that Paul alone should be responsible for all following negotiations. Four years later (!) the Hamburg based label "Superstition" made the first "official" and authorized realease, followed by a bunch of further remix-releases, which all became highly successful. Unfortunately, the record company labeled the wrong credits in the beginning, which was corrected after some time. The correct credits are: - for the original versions (Kid Paul Mix, Cosmic Baby's impression): "composed & produced by Paul M. and Cosmic Baby" - for the following releases: "composed by Paul M & Cosmic Baby", produced by Paul M."
Trance-M
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Originally posted by Trancelover03591
I think this is quite common.
Indeed (still one of my all-time favorites):
kosmotika
Pretty commonplace practice to sample orchestrated pieces, particularly in trance. Wasn't aware Cafe Del Mar was based on that song though. This one on the other hand...
Godking5
Any other good songs sampling orchestrated peices you all know of off top of you head. I enjoy the above minamalistix song. Good interpretation of that sample
Trance-M
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Originally posted by Godking5
Any other good songs sampling orchestrated peices you all know of off top of you head. I enjoy the above minamalistix song. Good interpretation of that sample
I post this because you maybe never heard it. Two tracks got banned in 1992, I had both on a compilation series before they got banned and replace by two other tracks:
I bet you can imagine this had some impact in 1992:
Honestly I would think it would be harder to find early classics that aren't based on some sort of sample or loop.
2techs
I honestly consider the 3n1 remix the original mix of café del mar. that's how big its legacy is. If I ever saw a generic tag "Energy 52 - Café Del Mar", the first version I'll think about is the Three 'N One remix.
Guest
OP thanks for sharing. Did not know about this remake. This original is excellent!
kosmotika
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Originally posted by Godking5
Any other good songs sampling orchestrated peices you all know of off top of you head. I enjoy the above minamalistix song. Good interpretation of that sample
There's many, but for some reason my mind is drawing a blank to a lot of them. I'm trying to avoid obvious things like Gouryella, William Orbit, Tiesto, Rank 1 etc but here's a few...
Laughingfennec
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Originally posted by kosmotika
There's many, but for some reason my mind is drawing a blank to a lot of them. I'm trying to avoid obvious things like Gouryella, William Orbit, Tiesto, Rank 1 etc but here's a few...
