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If all f1 contracts were to end tomorrow and you could build a new grid for 2022 where money wasn’t an object and there are no constraints on which drivers could go to each team (alpha tauri isn’t junior Red Bull, teams with Ferrari engines don’t need a Ferrari driver etc), what would your grid look like? (I swear I sent this to you but obviously I didn’t sorry!!)
OMG a personalised correspondence from the grid anon i feel like an actual vip now... ily grid anon...
this took me literally forever but HERE i think is my final list. i have included footnotes.
mercedes - lewis hamilton & george russell
red bull - max verstappen & pierre gasly¹
mclaren - lando norris & sergio perez²
ferrari - charles leclerc & daniel ricciardo³
alpha tauri - alex albon & juri vips
alpine - esteban ocon & daniil kvyat
aston martin - seb vettel & mick schumacher⁴
alfa romeo - callum ilott & antonio giovinazzi
haas - arthur leclerc⁵ & dan ticktum⁶
williams - jamie chadwick & nicky latifi⁷
¹ other contenders for the second red bull seat were daniel ricciardo (because i feel like pure shit just want red bull danny ric back) and sebastian vettel bc i think it would be very fun to watch christian horner have two faves at once & i also think the seb & max dynamic would be absolutely FASCINATING to behold. however in my heart i just want pierre to get that seat back and fucking smash it<3
² checo works very well as a second driver and we can't have anyone stealing lando's spotlight in mclaren. the social media team wouldn't know how to handle it. i am not a cunt at all
²ᵃ alternatively daniel CAN stay in mclaren i'm not that beefed. also i want him to prove people wrong & smash it in this team :)<3<3<3
³ it's italian manwhore summer
⁴ i want mick out of haas but the man has been driving one of those plastic little tikes cars they used to attach to shopping trolleys in big tescos for the past few months so it would be an act of abject cruelty to bump him up immediately to a top team. popping him in a lower end midfield team is a nice fair compromise and he even gets to hang out with his bestie!
⁵ if nothing else matters i am also assuming superlicence points etc don't matter. if arthur can rocket up from the back of the field in 3 races in the space of 2 race weekends he can go straight to f1 from f3. the haas is barely any faster than an f3 car he'll be fine. plus it will be funny to see what will come over him psychologically when he is forcibly confined to qualifying in p19 / p20 every single week
⁶ i KNOW dan is a very controversial figure and for good reason. but consider this: he is a pretty good driver, and also i like drama and think it's funny when he does his "oh god someone get this man some PR training" rants on instagram after a bad race. i am not above putting people on the grid just for a bit of chaos. also i put him in haas rather than williams even tho he’s a williams junior because as we said allegiances don't matter and i think really at the end of the day he has more haas energy
⁷ i just think he's neat :)
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leightoningstrike · 4 years
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Yonverinos Appreciation Week
(February 27-March 6th)
February 27
Today we celebrate: @dannibobanny
Who is Danni?
Danni is a ray of sunshine. She is passionate and funny. She is also one of our Ship-Babies because she keeps us grandmas hip and forces me to google slang all the gosh dang time. She also can't type and she is in your DMs like she has a wholeass sandwich in her mouth.
Danni is one of the best cheerleaders a fic or creater can have, her enthusiasm is infectious and I adore her endlessly.
She is also a talented writer in her own right
Works by Danni
Taste the Sun
A short but compelling fic about Yon-Rogg and Carol finding eachnother again. Or not. This is not like her other fics and is a showcase of her talent and range. She creates a vivid fever dream where everything is not quite real.
Notch in Your Footnotes
Sexy as hell Professor AU. Short vut sweet I would murder for a second part. Literally. I would commit any crime. This fic owns me.
Sleepless Cell
Post-Movie multiple part. Very compelling character interactions. WIP with so much promise.
Amnesiatic Desires
The fic that made me fall in love with her. Danni excels where reality is unclear. She is great at slowly feeding an audience crumbs of truth blanketed in illusion. The relationship is red hot in this one.
False Memories of Me and You
A one shot pre-Movie that explores the SI's role in Yonvers relationship. An interesting take with scenes/interactions I can still picture vividly almost a year later.
Works Gifted to Danni
Running Cold
I wrote this for Danni as an exploration of some ideas from Amnesiatic Desires. She was gracious in lending me the premise and I consider her instrumental in the creation of this fic because she laid such good ground work for me.
Grateful for Pie
This fic was meant to be a little bit silly, a little bit warm. I wrote it because Danni and I had not been able to chat in a long time and I was always thinking of her. She is a good friend and I wanted to make her laugh.
All Hallow's Eve
Oh my gosh 🙈 okay this is just porn I wrote for Danni. It's weird but it's on the list.
Veritas E Altare
This fic happened entirely because Danni kept sending me The Young Pope gifs and there are some perv-holes you have to write your way out of.
What is Yonverinos Appreciation Week?
One year post Captain Marvel's release we are celebrating some members of our little ship with kind words and sharing their work.
If you want to participate in celebrating the Yonverino-of-the-day just reblog this post with additions or make your own and include the hash tags below
A/N I have some grander plans for this week but I have been stymied by technological issues. While I correct these I may edit or update earlier posts to full realize the YAW dream. Thank you for understanding 💚
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thymeandchai · 3 years
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While I'm Here
After the dumpster fire that was 2020, I didn't really have such high hopes for 2021, but with an unexpected twist, it's been a moderately good year, all things considering.
I started out 2021 with Covid. Literally. I got sick the day before Christmas 2020 and was sick into January. I thought it was to show what has yet to come. 2020 was a learning year for me and 2021 is the year that I actively put into practice what I was already thinking. I've always been a procrastinator...
I started out the year sleeping on my moms couch, not knowing how much longer I could even stay there. I felt alone. I didn't really have much of anyone to talk to about it. Sure, I had friends, but they either had their own problems or weren't interested in mine. I think the only people who actually reached out consistently, without me having to reach out first, was Jessy and Brandon. Though, that's them. They have always been amazing friends and always will be. With the situation I was in, I wanted to put my mind into bettering myself and my life. The first thing I did was work on my health. I lost 20 pounds in 2 months. The second thing I started working on, that kind of goes hand in hand with physical health, is mental health.
What I realized was that it's ok to be alone. As cliche as it sounds, once you let go of letting others have control over your emotions and how you perceive yourself, it's truly is freeing. I first learned this with Danny. I think there was a turning point once he realized that I was doing just fine without him, that I didn't need him, and that he had no more control over my emotions. He asked me to move back in with him and I told him no. It wasn't until I had nowhere else to go that I went back and it's been completely different since I've been back. When he tried to start fights, I removed myself from the situation to show him that his emotional manipulation tactics wont work on me anymore. You're pissed off? Okay that's fine, but you're not going to drag me down with you. I refused to give him a reaction, now it rarely happens and we get along a lot better. Dare I say, he has more respect for me now that I have more respect for me.
Then Kristi. I thought she was my best friend but then I wonder if she was ever my friend at all, to be honest. Was I kept around because I was the only person who would listen to her and let her constantly talk about herself? I literally wondered that for years. I felt like I was always a footnote in our friendship because she would constantly complain about the friends who weren't around anymore but never seemed to appreciate the friends she currently had , one of them being me. It really made me feel like I wasn't good enough... you know, the backup friend. I always defended her though, through out all the years, to all the people who no longer speak to her or even the ones who do speak to her but also speak about her. It wasn't until the past couple of years I realized that we didn't really speak about me or my life, or if we did, she didn't have much to say. She would somehow turn the conversation about her. I understand that some people can't help that, but it doesn't mean that others have to take it either. I tried to be understanding to her, especially knowing all the shit she has been through. But it's not like I haven't been through shit in my life, either. Sometimes I really would just like to talk about me and my problems without having to talk about hers. We didn't talk for a period of time, a couple of times, because she would get mad and tell me It's not true and to fuck off, then would apologize months later. I forgave her. The last time my gut told me not to, but I did anyways. I told myself it would be different or it wouldn't be at all. It wasn't different. I was constantly left on read while I watched her have conversations with other people on facebook. That really made me feel fucking shitty. It wasn't until she had something to talk about about herself that she would message me back. Even if she would respond right away, It was still always about her. It made me feel even worse when she would turn around and tell me she gave all her free time to me.... It was not true. I didn't expect her to give all her free time to me, of course, but also don't lie to me about it. Don't. gaslight. me. I finally said something, though I went about it the wrong way, but the frustration just built and built until I couldn't contain it any longer. I'm not saying our friendship was never real, or that she never was nice or kind to me. She was. But you can do kind things for someone and still treat them crappy, too. You can't expect someone to want to stick around when you constantly show them how unimportant they are to you.
Anyways, Kristi is the second time I stopped letting someone have control over my emotions and the way I perceive myself. I am NOT a backup friend and don't deserve to be treated as such. I am just as important as those other friends she constantly talked about. I deserved to not be sitting on read while watching her converse with her other friends on facebook. I deserve to be more than the footnote. I'm tired of fighting for people who don't care to fight for me back.
That's not to say I stopped trying in all my relationships. I have actually mended a few. We all have our faults and one of mine is being stubborn af. I am working on that as well.
Now, 2021's end is near and I honestly can't think of a time in recent history when i've been this content, this happy. Really focusing on my mental health and not letting anything or anyone distract me has turned my life around. I used to think about dying daily... Now I can go days without think about it. It's amazing that all this time, all it took was a few simple steps and the will power to put those steps into motion. Once I was able to take those two. small. steps. I ran and haven't looked back.
I wonder what 2022 will bring because for once, I am looking forward to it.
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technouk · 5 years
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Everyman Superstar DJ Carl Cox On Techno, Ibiza, Burning Man And Life In The Fast Lane Carl Cox Photo credit Dan Reid Carl Cox has provided the soundtrack for some of the best nights out for millions of clubbers and music lovers all over the world. "Coxy," as he is affectionately known, is one of the most famous DJs on the planet. It is not every day one speaks to such an iconic figure, so in advance of our interview, I talked to a couple of experts to hear their thoughts. Author, DJ and techno editor at Mixmag, Marcus Golden Barnes, is glowing in his appraisal. "I love Carl! He has worked tirelessly to transmit his unwavering love for music to millions of people all over the world. He is always buoyant and positive, and clearly revels in his job every single time he plays. Carl is a remarkable character who lives for music, there's no superficial facade, just pure, sincere love and soul." Ministry Of Sound DJ, journalist and Ibiza stalwart Timmy Sheridan is renowned for deflating the pretensions of many a superstar DJ with his withering editorial putdowns, and is not a man to suffer pretenders gladly. His evaluation of Carl Cox is telling. "Everybody loves Carl. He is unique because you get a sense that absolutely everything you see is what you get. He's literally the only survivor of the process of becoming famous I can think of in our scene. He is utterly without guile, couldn't be less of a diva if he tried and most miraculous of all, still has a fully functioning sense of humor. On top of all this, he is an unwavering standard of excellence. He's never sold out, faked it or failed to deliver over something like 35 years. Few can say that, almost none in the UK." Sheridan continues, not without a sense of humor himself, "As a footnote, I should add, I also get the impression that if something broke, Carl would be the first one to know and to try to fix it. Most DJs can't even mix, never mind solder, splice or make a cabinet." Sheridan is probably not wrong, Cox worked in all aspects of the building trade before getting into DJing, he tells me by phone from his home in Australia. "My last job before I was a DJ was a scaffolder, and before that, I was a painter and decorator, and before that I was I was a builder's mate, a plasterer's mate and a chippy." Perhaps as a result of his unpretentious roots, Cox has always been alive to his opportunities with a clarity which might elude those with less varied life experience. "I know what it's like to be on the other side of the coin. I know what it's like to wait in a queue, to save up my money to go to an event, when I couldn't wait to hear the DJ play. I was right in the middle of the dance floor listening to the sound system with a big smile on my face, and dancing my ass off! Most DJs don't have that experience, most go straight into the DJ booth. But I was a clubber for a least 10 to 15 years before I was DJing. The only reason that I DJed was that - all the time I was dancing - the DJ wasn't really giving me what I wanted. So I thought, the only way I can do that is to do it myself. So that's what I did, I became a DJ." Carl Cox Photo (c) www.visionseven.co.uk After years of perfecting his craft alongside luminaries such as Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling, his big break came when he was invited to perform on three decks at a 1988 Sunrise event in Oxford at 10am. "Since that day I haven't looked back," he reflects. His motivation has remained constant, "I just always love the gift of sharing the love of music. If it moves me then hopefully it moves others." Cox describes the early rave scene as a "Woodstock" for his generation, and is delighted to see new generations embracing aspects of dance music culture, decades later. His distinctive smile behind the decks is a sight welcomed by clubbers of all ages, and one gets a sense that he is still genuinely grateful for every moment. This is no mean feat considering his career is one marked by tireless productivity. "It's taken me a long time to get to where I am," he admits. Cox has performed at over 5,000 events the last 30 years, that's over 166 times a year on average, a punishing schedule when one takes into account the travel needed between events. Cox was one of the first DJ/producers to have a chart hit with "I Want You (Forever)" in 1991, and has sold well over 100,000 records as a solo artist. His 1995 mix CD, 'F.A.C.T.,' set a new benchmark for techno, selling over 250,000 copies, while his label Intec has sold over 600,000 copies of their vinyl and digital releases combined. At the time of his last "Global" radio show, his listenership was a phenomenal 17 million people worldwide. With these staggering levels of reach and influence, Cox is, of course, aware of his role as an ambassador for the music he loves. But he speaks with a palpable enthusiasm when talking about supporting the next generation of techno stars. In particular, he name-checks two young artists signed to his label. "We have a lady called Anfisa Letyago and another guy called Vikthor, both making some really amazing music. Most people don't know these artists, but they are the 'now generation' putting out their own new music." Anfisa Letyago's recent Intec release "Catch The Spirit" is indeed a thunderously euphoric techno banger. One can see why Cox is so excited to be supporting this new wave of the music he loves. Cox is also increasingly involved with events as not just a headliner, but also as a curator. His involvement with the massive US dance music festival Ultra started by curating a relatively small "Carl Cox & Friends" tent which would hold around 2,500 people. The festival quickly had to upscale their allocation for his lineup, and today a purpose-built "Carl Cox Megastructure" holds up to 20,000 clubbers for his specially curated experiences. He admits that the music industry is more demanding now than ever, and DJ/producers also need to be able to perform their music live in order to survive. "People really need to see something tangible," he reflects, name-checking Paul Kalkbrenner, Stephan Bodzin and KiNK as exemplars of the art. The name Carl Cox is also synonymous with the clubbing scene of Ibiza. He has been there since its inception and reminisces fondly about the early days. "You always have certain years in life where it was the best. In the '80s none of the clubs had roofs, you danced under the stars, it was phenomenal. When those roofs went on the clubs, everything changed." Cox's 15-year residency at Ibiza venue Space helped to establish it as one of the most important club nights in the world. "Space was always a club which was a catalyst of how people felt about the island, because it was very much for the people who lived on the island, for the workers and also people who came to club. It had that Spanish feel about it. It was always a non-VIP orientated club, it was a dancefloor club for people who really wanted to have a great time." Cox is well placed to comment on the changes in the island's culture and ethos. "Today there is a VIP 'three-tier system' in most places, and DJs are playing more commercially to get more people in the clubs. It's all progression, it's nothing more than that." While he is pragmatic about the changing emphasis of Ibiza clubland, he is singularly unimpressed with new opportunities to buy overpriced sushi from star chefs. He remembers well being able to get beautiful locally-caught and cooked fish for 15 euros, and reflects on the loss of these simpler times on the island with a hint of sadness. "Well, it's disappeared, that whole idea now is gone. When people are flying in on a private jet or arriving in a superyacht, it's kind of taking away the true essence of what made Ibiza great in the first place." As this gradual transformation of Ibiza was underway, Cox made his first visit to the Burning Man festival in 2008. "As soon as I got onto the playa, I was a Burner, I was just into it." Cox found an opportunity for creative expression unlike anything he had experienced before. "I thought, this is something else, a gathering of like-minded people who go there to be creative, to gift in a way of being able to express themselves, from the biggest sculpture to the smallest detail of something meaningful." Now a regular Burning Man DJ, Cox still relishes the creative canvas, which he has chosen to paint purple in homage to one of his musical heroes. "I decided after three years that I wanted to build a camp at Burning Man, and to have The Purple Party in tribute to Prince. Everyone dressed in purple, and I just played Prince records and '80s music." These days, Cox is spending more time with another lifelong passion, motor racing. He started in 2013 by sponsoring the New Zealand-based sidecar team of his friend, Gavin Sokolich. When they zoomed to victory at the first championship that year, Cox recalls thinking "Wow, this is cool. I wonder what else we can do." True to his nature, Cox embraced the opportunity with gusto. He bought a racing bike, another sidecar, and revamped his team over the course to two infamously demanding Isle Of Man TT races. His team, CC Motorsport, finished in the top three of the TT races last year. Cox also sponsors 15-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop, seven-time World Champion Tim Reeves and his passenger Mark Wilkes. He is also a partner in the boutique motorcycle restoration company TT Motorcycles, and obviously loves the work they do, bringing classic '80s Honda and Yamaha motorbikes back to pristine condition. After speaking at length about his teammates and colleagues, he mentions almost as an aside, "I also drag race myself. I have a Mark One Ford Capri, which is very very fast, over two thousand horsepower. It runs this quarter mile from seven seconds dead, at over 200 mph a quarter mile." As our conversation returns to his first love, Cox still speaks with the untainted enthusiasm of his teenage self, unselfconsciously "dancing his ass off" in the middle of the dance floor. He mentions forthcoming gigs at Tomorrowland and Space Ibiza On Tour, recent remixes for Matthew Bushwacker and Yothu Yindi, his Dr. Funk "El Rancho" remix, and his remake of "Dark Alleys". Throughout our entire conversation, his gratitude for his place in the world is obvious. "I'm so happy, I feel blessed and honored to be doing what I'm doing. At the end of the day I feel privileged to be able to be in this position, and to give you what you believe you should be getting from me as a DJ, but also as a person, because at the end of the day I'll have a beer with anyone, "I'll have a shot with everyone. I don't see myself any higher than anyone else." " There is some poetic justice in this self-effacing superstar DJ rising to the highest point in the dance music industry, using his position to inspire and support others, while indulging his passion for life in the fast lane and loving every sweet minute of it. By all accounts, it could not have happened to a nicer guy. Carl Cox Photo by Dan Reid Carl Cox ‘Dark Alleys’ (Remixes) is out now via Circus Recordings. Carl Cox tour dates: Fri, JUN 14 - Kings Hall at Avant Gardner, Brooklyn, NY Sat, JUN 15 - Brooklyn Mirage, Brooklyn, NY Sun, JUN 16 - Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Canada Wed, JUN 19 - Ushuaa Beach Hotel, Ibiza, Spain Fri, JUN 21 - Ciudad del Rock, Monteagudo Del Castillo, Spain Sat, JUN 22 - Marenostrum Fuengirola, Spain Wed, JUN 26 - Glastonbury Festival, Pilton Green, U.K. Thu, JUL 4 - Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia Sat, JUL 6 - Parco Dora, Piemont, Italy Sat, JUL 6 - Kappa Futur Festival, Turin, Italy Thu, JUL 11 - Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia Fri, JUL 12 - DC10, Ibiza, Spain Fri, JUL 19 - De Schorre Recreation Ground, Boom, Belgium Sun, JUL 21 - Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain Fri, JUL 26 - Tomorrowland, Boom, Belgium Tue, JUL 30 - Privilege, Ibiza, Spain AUG 7-12 - Boomtown, Hampshire, U.K. For more live dates visit carlcox.com/tours " readability="191.56632781652"> Carl Cox has provided the soundtrack for some of the best nights out for millions of clubbers and music lovers all over the world. "Coxy," as he is affectionately known, is one of the most famous DJs on the planet. It is not every day one speaks to such an iconic figure, so in advance of our interview, I talked to a couple of experts to hear their thoughts. Author, DJ and techno editor at Mixmag, Marcus Golden Barnes, is glowing in his appraisal. "I love Carl! He has worked tirelessly to transmit his unwavering love for music to millions of people all over the world. He is always buoyant and positive, and clearly revels in his job every single time he plays. Carl is a remarkable character who lives for music, there's no superficial facade, just pure, sincere love and soul." Ministry Of Sound DJ, journalist and Ibiza stalwart Timmy Sheridan is renowned for deflating the pretensions of many a superstar DJ with his withering editorial putdowns, and is not a man to suffer pretenders gladly. His evaluation of Carl Cox is telling. "Everybody loves Carl. He is unique because you get a sense that absolutely everything you see is what you get. He's literally the only survivor of the process of becoming famous I can think of in our scene. He is utterly without guile, couldn't be less of a diva if he tried and most miraculous of all, still has a fully functioning sense of humor. On top of all this, he is an unwavering standard of excellence. He's never sold out, faked it or failed to deliver over something like 35 years. Few can say that, almost none in the UK." Sheridan continues, not without a sense of humor himself, "As a footnote, I should add, I also get the impression that if something broke, Carl would be the first one to know and to try to fix it. Most DJs can't even mix, never mind solder, splice or make a cabinet." Sheridan is probably not wrong, Cox worked in all aspects of the building trade before getting into DJing, he tells me by phone from his home in Australia. "My last job before I was a DJ was a scaffolder, and before that, I was a painter and decorator, and before that I was I was a builder's mate, a plasterer's mate and a chippy." Perhaps as a result of his unpretentious roots, Cox has always been alive to his opportunities with a clarity which might elude those with less varied life experience. "I know what it's like to be on the other side of the coin. I know what it's like to wait in a queue, to save up my money to go to an event, when I couldn't wait to hear the DJ play. I was right in the middle of the dance floor listening to the sound system with a big smile on my face, and dancing my ass off! Most DJs don't have that experience, most go straight into the DJ booth. But I was a clubber for a least 10 to 15 years before I was DJing. The only reason that I DJed was that - all the time I was dancing - the DJ wasn't really giving me what I wanted. So I thought, the only way I can do that is to do it myself. So that's what I did, I became a DJ." After years of perfecting his craft alongside luminaries such as Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling, his big break came when he was invited to perform on three decks at a 1988 Sunrise event in Oxford at 10am. "Since that day I haven't looked back," he reflects. His motivation has remained constant, "I just always love the gift of sharing the love of music. If it moves me then hopefully it moves others." Cox describes the early rave scene as a "Woodstock" for his generation, and is delighted to see new generations embracing aspects of dance music culture, decades later. His distinctive smile behind the decks is a sight welcomed by clubbers of all ages, and one gets a sense that he is still genuinely grateful for every moment. This is no mean feat considering his career is one marked by tireless productivity. "It's taken me a long time to get to where I am," he admits. Cox has performed at over 5,000 events the last 30 years, that's over 166 times a year on average, a punishing schedule when one takes into account the travel needed between events. Cox was one of the first DJ/producers to have a chart hit with "I Want You (Forever)" in 1991, and has sold well over 100,000 records as a solo artist. His 1995 mix CD, 'F.A.C.T.,' set a new benchmark for techno, selling over 250,000 copies, while his label Intec has sold over 600,000 copies of their vinyl and digital releases combined. At the time of his last "Global" radio show, his listenership was a phenomenal 17 million people worldwide. With these staggering levels of reach and influence, Cox is, of course, aware of his role as an ambassador for the music he loves. But he speaks with a palpable enthusiasm when talking about supporting the next generation of techno stars. In particular, he name-checks two young artists signed to his label. "We have a lady called Anfisa Letyago and another guy called Vikthor, both making some really amazing music. Most people don't know these artists, but they are the 'now generation' putting out their own new music." Anfisa Letyago's recent Intec release "Catch The Spirit" is indeed a thunderously euphoric techno banger. One can see why Cox is so excited to be supporting this new wave of the music he loves. Cox is also increasingly involved with events as not just a headliner, but also as a curator. His involvement with the massive US dance music festival Ultra started by curating a relatively small "Carl Cox & Friends" tent which would hold around 2,500 people. The festival quickly had to upscale their allocation for his lineup, and today a purpose-built "Carl Cox Megastructure" holds up to 20,000 clubbers for his specially curated experiences. He admits that the music industry is more demanding now than ever, and DJ/producers also need to be able to perform their music live in order to survive. "People really need to see something tangible," he reflects, name-checking Paul Kalkbrenner, Stephan Bodzin and KiNK as exemplars of the art. The name Carl Cox is also synonymous with the clubbing scene of Ibiza. He has been there since its inception and reminisces fondly about the early days. "You always have certain years in life where it was the best. In the '80s none of the clubs had roofs, you danced under the stars, it was phenomenal. When those roofs went on the clubs, everything changed." Cox's 15-year residency at Ibiza venue Space helped to establish it as one of the most important club nights in the world. "Space was always a club which was a catalyst of how people felt about the island, because it was very much for the people who lived on the island, for the workers and also people who came to club. It had that Spanish feel about it. It was always a non-VIP orientated club, it was a dancefloor club for people who really wanted to have a great time." Cox is well placed to comment on the changes in the island's culture and ethos. "Today there is a VIP 'three-tier system' in most places, and DJs are playing more commercially to get more people in the clubs. It's all progression, it's nothing more than that." While he is pragmatic about the changing emphasis of Ibiza clubland, he is singularly unimpressed with new opportunities to buy overpriced sushi from star chefs. He remembers well being able to get beautiful locally-caught and cooked fish for 15 euros, and reflects on the loss of these simpler times on the island with a hint of sadness. "Well, it's disappeared, that whole idea now is gone. When people are flying in on a private jet or arriving in a superyacht, it's kind of taking away the true essence of what made Ibiza great in the first place." As this gradual transformation of Ibiza was underway, Cox made his first visit to the Burning Man festival in 2008. "As soon as I got onto the playa, I was a Burner, I was just into it." Cox found an opportunity for creative expression unlike anything he had experienced before. "I thought, this is something else, a gathering of like-minded people who go there to be creative, to gift in a way of being able to express themselves, from the biggest sculpture to the smallest detail of something meaningful." Now a regular Burning Man DJ, Cox still relishes the creative canvas, which he has chosen to paint purple in homage to one of his musical heroes. "I decided after three years that I wanted to build a camp at Burning Man, and to have The Purple Party in tribute to Prince. Everyone dressed in purple, and I just played Prince records and '80s music." These days, Cox is spending more time with another lifelong passion, motor racing. He started in 2013 by sponsoring the New Zealand-based sidecar team of his friend, Gavin Sokolich. When they zoomed to victory at the first championship that year, Cox recalls thinking "Wow, this is cool. I wonder what else we can do." True to his nature, Cox embraced the opportunity with gusto. He bought a racing bike, another sidecar, and revamped his team over the course to two infamously demanding Isle Of Man TT races. His team, CC Motorsport, finished in the top three of the TT races last year. Cox also sponsors 15-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop, seven-time World Champion Tim Reeves and his passenger Mark Wilkes. He is also a partner in the boutique motorcycle restoration company TT Motorcycles, and obviously loves the work they do, bringing classic '80s Honda and Yamaha motorbikes back to pristine condition. After speaking at length about his teammates and colleagues, he mentions almost as an aside, "I also drag race myself. I have a Mark One Ford Capri, which is very very fast, over two thousand horsepower. It runs this quarter mile from seven seconds dead, at over 200 mph a quarter mile." As our conversation returns to his first love, Cox still speaks with the untainted enthusiasm of his teenage self, unselfconsciously "dancing his ass off" in the middle of the dance floor. He mentions forthcoming gigs at Tomorrowland and Space Ibiza On Tour, recent remixes for Matthew Bushwacker and Yothu Yindi, his Dr. Funk "El Rancho" remix, and his remake of "Dark Alleys". Throughout our entire conversation, his gratitude for his place in the world is obvious. "I'm so happy, I feel blessed and honored to be doing what I'm doing. At the end of the day I feel privileged to be able to be in this position, and to give you what you believe you should be getting from me as a DJ, but also as a person, because at the end of the day I'll have a beer with anyone, "I'll have a shot with everyone. I don't see myself any higher than anyone else." " There is some poetic justice in this self-effacing superstar DJ rising to the highest point in the dance music industry, using his position to inspire and support others, while indulging his passion for life in the fast lane and loving every sweet minute of it. By all accounts, it could not have happened to a nicer guy. Carl Cox ‘Dark Alleys’ (Remixes) is out now via Circus Recordings. Carl Cox tour dates: Fri, JUN 14 - Kings Hall at Avant Gardner, Brooklyn, NY Sat, JUN 15 - Brooklyn Mirage, Brooklyn, NY Sun, JUN 16 - Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Canada Wed, JUN 19 - Ushuaa Beach Hotel, Ibiza, Spain Fri, JUN 21 - Ciudad del Rock, Monteagudo Del Castillo, Spain Sat, JUN 22 - Marenostrum Fuengirola, Spain Wed, JUN 26 - Glastonbury Festival, Pilton Green, U.K. Thu, JUL 4 - Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia Sat, JUL 6 - Parco Dora, Piemont, Italy Sat, JUL 6 - Kappa Futur Festival, Turin, Italy Thu, JUL 11 - Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia Fri, JUL 12 - DC10, Ibiza, Spain Fri, JUL 19 - De Schorre Recreation Ground, Boom, Belgium Sun, JUL 21 - Poble Espanyol, Barcelona, Spain Fri, JUL 26 - Tomorrowland, Boom, Belgium Tue, JUL 30 - Privilege, Ibiza, Spain AUG 7-12 - Boomtown, Hampshire, U.K. For more live dates visit carlcox.com/tours Read More
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