balearic

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Smile had been the 'balearic' night in Liverpool and although it had a loyal and committed bunch of regulars, it soon became obvious that the real money and power was being invested away from niche scenes into would would become so-called 'superclubs.'

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  1. Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia.

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  • Buyers of the compilation will also be treated to two exclusive tracks; an upbeat piano-flavoured cut from the Permanent Vacation chaps themselves (featuring a sultry vocal from English disco diva Kathy Diamond), and a more downtempo balearic cut from newcomers Corduba that closes out the second disc. —  RA News
  • Smile had been the 'balearic' night in Liverpool and although it had a loyal and committed bunch of regulars, it soon became obvious that the real money and power was being invested away from niche scenes into would would become so-called 'superclubs.' —  Word Magazine -
  • Our neighbours in Norway have been reigning the balearic disco scene for a few years now, almost to the point where you'd expect nothing else coming out of the fair country. —  Discobelle.net
  • Darren Emerson and Justin Robertson and Jon Dasilva, who will surely throw a fair few balearic grooves for the throngs to indulge in. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • Nu Disco, which is more or less the same thing as balearic house or cosmic disco*, has been more or less my favourite type of electronic music for the past couple of years. —  Telegraph Blogs
 

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