Sorting through today`s releases for tunes that could have graced Alfie & Leo`s Amnesia dance floor.

Like “the beat” itself this tale is all about context – ab out circumstance, and passion. For none of the people interviewed was DJing simply a job.

The playful potted history of the world’s most famous capital of hedonism.

Two million people flock to Ibiza, every year. And that's hardly surprising.

While we still barely brush the upper layers of music and its culture, the selectors are somewhere at the back digging deeper and longer, in search of that one record… which constantly alludes their record bag.

Balearic style, balearic beat, balearic house – it’s just balearic, innit? But is it? A quick look at the balearic category here on 45turns will turn back music from deep house to downtempo to Brasilian funk and ambient.

In the summer of 1988 - labelled ‘the Second Summer of Love’ - Acid House went from an underground British clubbing scene to an international phenomenon.

There are countless amounts of classic and deeper balearic jams from the mid 80’s but what’s also been amazing to dig into is the all of the more recent music. 40 tracks hand-picked by Lexis & Lost Heroes from the last couple years.

The Balearic feeling is connected with a summer, freedom, simplicity and being laid-back. About celebrating the summer.