14 Jan 2025

DJ Christopher Tubbs explains Balearic Music

From On the Air - Mā runga iarere, 2:10 pm on 14 January 2025
New Zealand DJ and music producer Christopher Tubbs

Christopher Tubbs hanging out with Music 101 in the RNZ Wellington studio Photo: Maggie Tweedie

Mark and Kara get a deep dive into Balearic music with producer, taste maker and DJ Christopher Tubbs. Originating in the Spanish Balearic Island of Ibiza, Tubbs explains that the 'contentious genre' is more of a style of DJing and sensibility rather than a specific style of music.

Songs Played:

Toshifumi Hinata – Sarah’s Crime

Simply Red – Holding Back The Years

Maxx Man – Bloody and Blue (Instrumental)

Pink Rhythm – Melodies Of Love

Osmonds – I, I, I / You're Mine

Byron – Too Much

Mr Monday – Daybreak

A Man Called Adam – Estelle

Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love

The Cure – Pictures of You (Extended Dub Mix)

Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime

Morenas – Hazme Soñar (Ambient Mix)

Black Box – Everybody Everybody (Rockappella)

Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love

Gino Soccio – Try it Out