Café del Mar

Café del Mar (Catalan: [kəˈfe ðəɫ ˈma], Spanish: [kaˈfe ðel mar]; "Sea Café") is a record label known for its series of chillout CDs. The label originated from a bar located in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza.

History

The Café del Mar was founded on 20 June 1980.

Decoration

The look of the Café del Mar was designed by architect, Lluis Güell. He was in charge of the design, decoration and architecture.

Music

The Café del Mar is perhaps most known around the world for its chill-out music compilations. The songs are described as balearic ambient, easy listening music. The collections of the music played at the café were first sold on cassette at the end of the 1980s. In 1994, the first official “Café del Mar” CD was released, which included works by world-renowned artists. Following the great success of the first release, a total of 20 volumes of the main compilation series have been published.

The artists

Café del Mar compilations contain music by artists all over the world, more famous ones including Pat Metheny, A. R. Rahman, Moby, Jean Michel Jarre, Chicane, Underworld, Afterlife - Steve Miller, and Thomas Newman.

Café del Mar (song)

"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.

The song has charted three times in the UK Singles Chart, all featuring remixes by Three 'N One. It first made number 51 in March 1997, a second release (Café del Mar '98) featuring a Nalin & Kane remix reached number 12 in July 1998, and a further release featuring remixes by Marco V reached number 24 in October 2002.

The song was included on the soundtrack to the 1999 movie Human Traffic. In 2001 it was voted number one in Mixmag's "100 Best Tunes Ever" list. In 2011 it was voted number one out of fifty nominated tracks in the 'Top 20 Dance Tracks of Last 20 Years' users poll by listeners of BBC Radio 1.

Del Mar

Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "from the sea". It may refer to:

Places

People

Other

See also

Del Mar station

Del Mar is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located off of Del Mar Boulevard between Raymond Avenue and Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California. The station is served by the Gold Line. The station is on the site of the former Pasadena Amtrak/Santa Fe Depot.

This station features station art called Kinetic Energy, created by artist Ries Niemi. This station has a parking lot with 290 reserved paid parking spaces.

Situated on the southern edge of Old Town Pasadena, Del Mar Station features the original Pasadena Santa Fe Depot and is home to many condos and apartments.

It is one of the Gold Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is heavily used by people coming to see the parade and UCLA Football games at the Rose Bowl.

Station layout

Metro Rail service

Gold Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.

Landmarks