PORTO CLUBLAND: You're Hearing the Sound of the 2000's For the First Time
By the 90s, Dj’s had become the main attraction with underground parties and clubs like Mau Mau, Rocks and Indústria building loyal followings.
Even a medieval castle became the setting for one of Portugal’s most legendary raves.
Feira Virtual, in Castelo de Santa Maria da Feira, 1994, with The Ozone, DJ Ruizinho, DJ Luis Leite, DJ Vibe, Danny Tenaglia, DJ Jaydee.
Then came New Years Eve, 1999.
No one knew whether the world would end, but one thing was certain: nobody was staying home.
The sound of the dancefloor was about to reach millions of people.
Event promoter X-Club broadcasted Carl Cox’s set live from Bondi Beach, NYE 2000.
Portugal’s NYE from Madeira island.(20m55s)
Music journalist Bob Stanley later said the first UK number one of 2001 sounded exactly how he'd imagined the new millennium as a child:
“spacy, disembodied, oddly beautiful.”
He was talking about Touch Me, produced by DJ Rui da Silva, the first Portuguese artist to top the UK Singles Chart.
Touch Me on Top Of The Pops, 2001
Portugal had found its sound and the world was about to hear it.
Carlos Manaça & Chus & Ceballos – The Strong Rhythm, May 2002
Coming next - from Portugal to the world
