Ibiza Sonica x The RRP: SECRETARIO

Merely mentioning the name Ibiza will undoubtedly bring images, or memories for many of us, of parties, beaches and beautiful sunsets. Since its opening to international tourism in the 1950’s the island has grown to be one of the most attractive party destinations with a thriving music scene, seeing visitors the from around the world attend year in year out, and has inspired music scenes around the world such as the infamous acid house scene here in the UK. Despite its size Ibiza has made a huge impact in the world of electronic music, but maybe more uncommonly known, it has also made a huge impact in the world of radio. In 1902 Julio Cervera Bavaria made pioneering advancements in worldwide telegraphic radio transmissions, a feat that would change the world of human communication forever when he established regular transmission between Ibiza and Xàbia on the mainland. He was one of the very first in the world to achieve this. Since then, radio has been used to connect the residents of the island with each other, and the mainland, with stations such as Radio Diario, Radio Cope, and Radio SER to name a select few. With the explosion of electronic music on the island, it was only natural that stations would start popping up that championed the sound, and just like Bavaria before them, it was only a matter of time before the settlers of the white isle once again made innovations in communicating sounds across the airwaves.


Ibiza Sonica has always strived to do things differently whether it’s setting up live broadcasts from some of the biggest nightclubs, hotels and after parties on the island, to giving the best DJs and promoters a chance to share their sounds, Sonica is all about spreading the soundtrack of Ibiza as far as possible. The masterminds behind the station are Igor Marijuan, Miguel Valverde, and Andy Wilson. The trio was instrumental in the success of the well-known Ibiza Global Radio, and since then they have proved to be a formidable force in radio on the island. We had the chance to speak to the trio on the ideologies of Sonica, getting around advertisements, the problem with streaming and algorithms, and the impact of Covid in the latest edition of our Radio Love series.

As an extra benefit, we have received mixes from the main selectors of Ibiza Sonica with one coming every Friday for the next 5 weeks. In the second instalment of our special Radio Love mix series, were bringing you the wonderfully weird sounds of resident selector SECRETARIO. There's lots of lovely leftfield loops and spacey, melodic vibes to carry you into the weekend in this one 😏 Enjoy!

If you want to listen to Ibiza Sonica or any other of their amazing range of online radio shows then head over to their website: https://ibizasonica.com

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