The Spring 2016 Issue: Design, Lifestyle & Creatives in Barcelona

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O U R S T A F F
E D I T O R - I N - C H I E F
Kayla Squelch
C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R
Dorota Stanczyk
W R I T E R S
Kayla Squelch/Reuben Tasker
C OV E R D E S I G N
Kayla Squelch
E D I T O R I A L D E S I G N
Kayla Squelch
P U B L I C AT I O N & P R O M O T I O N
Sabrina Elhady
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C O N T R I B U T O R S
REUBEN TASKER
S T A F F W R I T E R
Reuben is a talented writer specialising in Music
and Events. His enthusiastic approch to writing
gives the stories he tells an extra dimension of
authenticity.
DOROTA STANCZYK
C R E A T I V E D I R E C T O R
Dorota is a Polish visual artist, filmmaker,
photographer and art director. Dorota Stanczyk
studied at the College of Applied Arts Duperré
in Paris.
SABRINA ELHADY
A S S I S T A N T E D I T O R
Sabrina is a Swiss entrepreneur with a strong
sense of style and attention to detail. She
sources engaging content and is in charge of
distribution.

F R O M T H E E D I T O R
his is the very first edition of Compound Magazine, a project we started to
visually tell stories of people from Barcelona and around the world.
You’ll find an exploration into the redefined Poble Nou neighborhood with
photos from Dominique Aizpurua. A feature interview with Dorota Stanczyk, an
extremely talented visual artist from Poland as she talks about her life and creative
process, collaborations and current projects.
We have news on the latest trends and tips for the season to help you get ready for
the months ahead. Plus an article about the city of Barcelona itself (with incredible
arial drone photographs contributed by Sean Strecker), as it has a huge influence
on a types of people we collide with on a daily basis and is a breeding ground for
unexpected ideas. Finally, a first hand account of a night at Reckon, written by our
fresh and enthusiastic staff writer Reuben Tasker, who eloquently explains what it’s
like to party with a crew who really knows what they’re doing when it comes to
music.
This is the first taste of many more editions to come, we hope you like it!
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Kayla Squelch

C O N T E N T S
C O M M U N I T Y
0 8 P O B L E N O U
A town under tight transformation
1 5 T H E H OT L I S T
Find out what you should be looking
at this season
I N T E R V I E W
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Polish visual artist designer
S H O W C A S E
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Style tips, design showcase, local talent
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The Catalan capital awaits
E V E N T S
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Underground underdogs

P O B L E N O U
A T O W N U N D E R T I G H T T R A N S F O R M A T I O N
Spanish Civil War all generating a lively unrest.
Impoverishment and bruising economic disinterest
in the mid-60s meant that by 1970 the dream
was over, and Barcelona’s secret weapon had run
its course. Just two years before Barcelona were
to host the Olympics, 1,300 factories had been
closed, leaving a gaping hole in the fabric of the
city. But the village wasn’t quite finished there.
Now, the town, which once served as a cold
reminder of Barcelona’s peak productivity, is the
most mysterious neighbourhood in Barcelona.
Generally hushed and quiet yet a construction tool
can be heard sporadically, Poblenou is Barcelona’s
Urban District. What’s most interesting is how
how it’s earned this title. The large buildings aren’t
churning out fibreglass and tanks any more, instead
the area is a grid of creative space. Whether it’s
Chez Xefo, a petite contemporary art gallery
A cursory glance at the unlikely town that armed Barcelona, peaked industry and
operates as a secret centre.
Words by Reuben Tasker, Photography by Dominique Aizpurua
We have to thank the Industrial
Revolution sometimes. Photography,
canned food and anesthesia all owe
their place in society to the bold
chaos that was late 19th Century
development.ThefirstSpanishcitytofullyembrace
the revolution, Barcelona had the hardworking
populace to boot, and saw a huge turnaround
thanks to it. But the town that it owes much of its
progress to is El Poble Nou. During Barcelona’s toils
through the revolution, the neighbourhood acted
as the ‘Catalonian Manchester’: the key industrial
town. The thousands of newly-constructed
factories, plants and workshops mirroring the
booming success of the UK’s burly North. Yet the
town was never shy of drama. Metropolitan unrest
soundtracked the ultra-productivity of the barrio,
with strikes, prolific leftfield political activity
and the centre being used as ammo for the 1936
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which invites electronic experimentalists to play
nights or Barcelona’s blockbuster club Razzmatazz,
that takes its name from a Pulp record and takes
residence in a huge factory structure. The anarchist
spirit that ran through the 20th Century endures,
with associations and creative spaces hosting their
own guerilla DJ nights, whilst squatters reside in
the spaces in between derelict factory floors.
The town isn’t just concerned with showcasing
art, it’s producing it too, by the truckload. Creative
spaces Atta 33 and Fab Lab serve as some of
the industrial ambassadors focusing on art for
nationwide production. The two operate as design
and co-working studios, using the art world’s latest
inventions to produce and reproduce samples
for clients wordwide. By acting as hosts as well
as originators to the art that often adorns their
industrial interiors, they act as two of the town’s
establishments, Blended in like paint alongside
fairytale hotels and abandoned structures with
shattered windows.
The turnaround is indebted to 22@. Starting
at the turn of the Century, with Barcelona still
soaking in the newfound economic fruition of the
‘92 Olympics, the government initiative strived
to transform the area into a base of information,
communication, technology and cultural venues.
The project is huge, spanning all of the town’s 115
blocks and 200 hectares. There’s big success too,
the initiative has earned its place as something of
a global case study. Yet internal drama persists. A
story all too familiar: residents and families that
have endured through Poblenou’s rowdy history
are fearful of gentrification driving them from
their bed stay. Concern also stems from renewal
and regeneration whitewashing the location’s
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“The town isn’t
just concerned with
showcasing art, it’s
producing it too - by
the truckload.”
A B OV E R I G H T
Lucrecia Dalt performing
at one of the man cultural
associations. Slum Villiage
perform at Sala Razzmatazz.
FA R L E F T
A sun-kissed view of Torre
Agbar framed by the roof
of the newly re-designed
Encants Market.
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vibrant cultural heritage, 22@’s aims are kept clear,
yet there’s skepticism of how bureaucratic this
turnaround really is. The rickety story of Poble
Nou at first seems like a familiar tale: city wishes
to redevelop a former industrial hub that has fell
into dissolution.
As Zoe Koven writes ‘what makes [Poblenou]
unique and successful … is the explicit intention
to integrate all of its parts.’ It’s an assessment that
rings true. At least from a pragmatic perspective,
the Poble Nou has had a resurrection. And
there’s a future here that can’t be foreseen in
data spreadsheet or a 5 year sales plan. It’s easy
to scrawl on ‘the Brooklyn of Barcelona’ or ‘the
Spanish Shoreditch’ into a comment thread. What’s
difficult is putting a label on a moving object.
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Our staﬀ picks a selection of trending topics.
G A L L E R Y P I C K
M U T U O
Mutuo is Barcelona’s intriguing art
space. Exhibiting and selling art
and design work from independent
artists and creative producers in
the city of Barcelona; the space
provides both artists and guests
with a platform for exchanging
ideas and art. With events this
year including an afternoon with
musician and composer Santi
Aysine and a retrospective of
fantasial artist Jorge Gi, Mutuo is
the place to be for those curious
in Barcelona’s ever-inventive art
scene, never miss it.
O N T R E N D
M E TA L L I C S
Gold and silver have been used
since ancient times for the clobber
of kings and queens. Their textiles
have been locked away in museum
vaults and castles for years, yet the
allureofwearingmetalismorealive
than ever in 2016. Championed on
runways from Laurèl and Joe Fresh
and produced by the pound by
Lurex: a look with a metallic glow
has become a flourescent staple
in shows and showcases. With re-
appearing metallic apparel fabric,
embroidery and even military
regalia, the glossy aesthetic is
trending.
W O R L D L Y T R A V E L S
M A LTA
Malta is the Mediterranean
hotspot you haven’t been to, but
should start to consider. Minus
the crowds and tacky nightclubs
but keep the beautiful beaches,
glorious sunsets and friendly
locals. This island is a colourful
example of relaxed European style,
with plenty of fishing boats, classic
cars and beautiful arquitecture.
Consider this destination for your
next weekend getaway and you
won’t be dissapointed.
T H E H O T L I S T
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T H E I N T E R V I E W
D O R O T A S T A N C Z Y K
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Dorota Stanczyk is a talented visual artist from Poland with a stark, original sense of
style and contrasting aesthetic presentation. She works with multiple disciplines as a
creative director on projects ranging from music video direction to company brand-
ing, always bringing fresh concepts to her assignments.
Q: What made you decide to move from Poland to
France to go to art school?
Well, I always loved the idea of unknown, and I
have always been very ambitious. I’m someone
who loves to improve as much as I can and I truly
believed that there was not a public fashion school
good enough school for me in Poland at that time.
It was not something I planned for years, after my
high school exam, I got into a fine arts academy in
Poland and I was like nah, thats not enough.
For me, fine arts was just not enough. I couldn’t
imagine spending hours at the atelier making
drawings, I wanted more contact with people. I
wanted to do something for other people, with
other people, and do some kind of bigger creation.
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Fashion sounded to me then like
a good compromise, being able to
create and sharing creativity.
Then it was a huge hesitation between
London or Paris, and I guess I just
loved the idea of the French way of
things, Paris and this dream which was
almost like impossible. And that’s why
I wanted to try. I told myself that’s
the best thing I could think about. If
it works amazing and if it doesn’t work
then I figure out something else. So it
was a very spontaneous decision.
I left to paris and I spent one
year learning Fench, to pass the
international exam of foreign language
to be able to study in a French
university. I then I applied to the
one and only public fashion design
school in Paris, which has only 40
places. Maybe two or three thousand
students fight for the places, and I was
accepted.
Q: How did living in Paris and
studying there affect your artistic
style? Do you think it had an impact?
No, to be honest. I think what it did
have an effect on is that I learned how
to work very hard. I learned a lot of
brilliant skills my teachers gave me,
but most of all I learned conceptual
thinking which was actually the
purpose of this school. It was all about
teaching you how to think, how to
think about the art, how to create
art, how to reconstruct art, how to
do all sorts of conceptual approaches
and that is something I wouldn’t have
without this school for sure.
For example if in a project you were
supposed to do everything white,
I would do everything black. But if I
was able to explain that, they would
accept it. It was all about being able to
explain your own work, that was the
most important thing. Almost more
important than what you had actually
created. This is such an important
thing in contemporary art, the
concept. So the process of thinking I
learned in that school was extremely
useful and is still extremely useful in
all my creations.
Q: What were some of the
challenges moving from school into
the professional world, working for
yourself?
I started working creatively for
myself during my studies, so it wasn’t
like this was a huge change of worlds.
I created my company in Paris while
studying so it was a smooth move.
What did happen that completely
changed my life was when I decided
to take a break from that world and
I left to go traveling. This brought
B E L O W
Using body paint as a means
of transformation during a
photoshoot.
A B OV E
Projected shapes onto a
model.
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A B OV E
On set directing a conceptual
music video for artist Lila
Rose.
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something completely different to my art, different
impacts and this is how S.E.W.N. Into The World
was born. This also made me realise that travellng
for me is almost as important as work so I always
try to find a compromise to have both in my life..
Q: Can you tell us a bit about the concept behind
your project S.E.W.N.?
S.E.W.N. is a social art project that explores
identity, integration and union between people and
this world. The letters in S.E.W.N. stand for South,
East, West, North. Participants are photographed
at locations all over the world wearing a printed
picture on the t-shirt, so they are completely
integrated with the background.
It’s a story about how people integrate with
the planet. It’s more than the art project, we are
creating a community of people who have the same
values and the same ideas, simply to make this
world a better place. I hope we will have more of
these kinds of social projects and we will be able
to communicate our values via different projects or
movies like this.
Q: What is your favorite artistic medium to work
with?
I think video, because I can do everything in it. I
have to do scenography…I have to do clothes…I
have to do makeup, I can even do some painting
in it. Not all myself, but I do work on the concepts.
Everything is possible in movies, so thats why I like
it. It puts all my skills together.
Q: Where do you get your inspiration for new
projects? Where do you go to look for new ideas?
I always look at lots of magazines and online galler-
ies, just to keep myself thinking creatively. You don’t
even realize your brain is remembering everything,
so sometimes you get an idea which is a mix of
things from over the years. It’s just there. When I
work for a music video, for example, I will just listen
to the music, close my eyes, listen to my intuition.
I see the first images appearing in my head and im-
agine what I could do. So it’s not so much where I
go to find inspiration, it’s more like I really go into
myself and see what I can think about. Most of the
time I just take pen and paper, write it all down or
draw it and just think about some crazy conceptual
visions. This always the beginning.
Q: Do you prefer to work alone or in a team?
It’s a tricky question. You just have to choose
people carefully. I’m not a person who loves
working just by myself in the studio, I can, but
I also like working with other people. I think it
always makes you progress more and discover
yourself from different sides. When you work
with other people you push things farther. But I
have very strong taste, so I very carefully choose
the people I work with to be sure that we have
the same style.
I really have to like someone’s work and they have
to like my work as well. If we both individually
like each other’s style, then we know that working
together might create something extraordinary.
But if someone comes me to wanting to create
“I’m very rarely satisfied from the final
work I do. It’s more the process, the
whole process of creating which makes
me very happy and satisfied.”
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R I G H T
Still from the music video for
Kill Freeman’s You Wanted
directed by Dorota Stanczyk.
B E L O W
Projection based video
project.
L E F T
Makeup for a music video
shoot in Berlin, Germany.
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something together, and I haven’t seen anything that they’ve done,
there can be a lot of misunderstandings with different tastes.
With video projects, there will be always one person who will lead.
There has to be one leader who is in charge and the others who
work on all the concepts, execution, etc. Because if there are two
leaders, its not really possible to have a clear direction. However
design wise, I love working with other people.
Q: What’s your favorite part of working in the creative industry?
I think the creative process in itself, not the final product. I’m very
rarely satisfied from the final work I do. It’s more the process, the
whole process of creating which makes me very happy and satisfied.
This time with people, sharing this act of creation with other peo-
ple. Most of the time it takes months of work so when we actually
film and we are on the set creating things, we are creating this new
world. Everybody has such an amazing energy and that is probably
the most beautiful moment. And after that it’s days and days of edit-
ing…so that’s less fun (laughs). I do like doing manual things as well,
or traveling with someone shooting film. These kinds of things are
brilliant.
Q: What advice do you have for people just starting out on their
creative journey?
I would say never doubt in yourself and what you love. Do whatever
you love. Do whatever brings your true satisfaction because that is
the thing that will make you a truly happy person. Don’t let your-
self or other people destroy your dreams, and don’t be afraid. Don’t
be afraid to try or afraid of change or afraid of not having enough
money. Just believe and try first, and if you truly believe and you do
what you love there is no way that you can fail. Because when you
love to do something you will always get very good at it. That’s what
I believe.
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G R O W S O M E C O L O U R
Spring is the best season to get dirty and
plant some seeds! Use what you’ve got
(empty bottles, cans, old cups) to make
planters, grab some soil and you’re good to
go! In a few weeks you’ll have an array of
colourful new friends to brighten up your
apartnment. Or go the edible route and
plant some herbs - just don’t forget to water
them!
S U P P O R T L O C A L
This is a fantastic season for local markets
and artisan crafts. Almost every weekend
you can find somewhere that creators near
you will go to sell their wares. Find one-of-a-
kind gifts, vintage clohting, and delicious
produce Here’s to helping your neighbors
and supporting the local economy!
G E T O U T S I D E
Shut off Netflix, chuck on some running
shoes and go to the park. Finally the cold
is fading, the birds are singing and the baby
animals are freeing themselves from their
mothers wombs. Go play with a puppy and
frolic in the grass!
D I Y S E A S O N
Another great advantage to the moderate
spring temperatures is that it’s the perfect
time to get started on those oh-so-simple
DIY projects you’ve been saving up all
winter. Before the scorching heat of summer
is upon us, get to your local craft/hardware
store, stock up and get busy! The time is
now!
S U S T A I N - Y O U R S E L F
G U I D E
S P R I N G I S H E R E - P R E P A R E A C C O R D I N G L Y
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M U S T H A V E S
F O R S P R I N G
The sun is finally out and you can start to
ditch your scarves for statement jewlery,
pop on a bowtie before you head off to
your next garden party and pull up those
colourful socks! Trade your ski-goggles for
sunglasses, get out and enjoy this season in
style.
1 / T-SHIRT Krizia Robustella Spring 2016. 2 / MAXI SHIRT/SWIMSUIT KLING Madrid 3 / BOWTIE Lebowtie Barcelona 4 / NECKLACE Hallo Gallo Shop 5 /
BACKPACK Pinzat Handmade Technical Bags 6 / WATCH Komono Belgium 7 / SUNGLASSES Valley Eyewear Australia. 8 / PENGUIN Flat Pet by Garudio Studiage
9 / SOCKS Happy Socks
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arcelona has a heart that beats a little
bit stronger than most of the world.
A river that rages on whether you’re
ready for it or not. One step out of
your front door and there really is
no telling where you’ll end up. Once
you feel this energy and get used to its rhythm, no
matter where you go, you’ll find it hard to adjust to life
anywhere else.
The Catalan capital is decidedly alive, pulsing with
colour, a place that is unapologetic in its continuous
celebration of life. Expect to hear drums beating well
into the night, prepare yourself for fireworks and
parades. Like a beacon to others of what the good
life should look like - selfies from the beach, rooftops
at sunrise, and a relaxed approach to just about
everything.
The easy pace of life here can be both a blessing and
a curse, as the comfort can leave you not striving for
anything at all. It’s easy to live your days and nights in
peace, eating and drinking with friends, watching the
sunset and sunrise as the days slip by from one to the
next. Money isn’t so easy to come by here in a country
that was heavily affected by the global financial crisis.
You’ll learn to count euros fastidiously but also learn
the true value of the things that money can’t buy.
Bar jobs and call centers can be a drain on your
energy and patience for literally just enough to get by.
A stepping stone, for sure, but the real opportunity
comes from making your own business work. And the
opportunities are everywhere, if you keep your eyes
open.
B A R C E L O N A
C A L L I N G
T I M E T O Q U I T Y O U R J O B
A N D N E V E R L O O K B A C K
Words by Kayla Squelch
Special Thanks to Sean Strecker for the Arial shots of
Barcelona
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Immersing yourself in the rich cultural history of the city is inevitable (not
that you’d want to avoid it). You’ll see brilliant examples of the infamous
Modernist architecture juxtaposed alongside classical gothic buildings and
contemporary sculptures. The footprints of years gone by still leave their
marks and the stories they tell shine light onto the shape of the city as it
stands today. Many buildings were destroyed but meticulously restored
over the years back to their former brilliance, waiting to be acknowledged.
In the summer a flood of new faces can all but drown you as you push past hoardes of international
visitors trying to make your way around the city. Take it how you will, but the chance meetings in bars or
on the playa can lead you places you’d never expect. The strangers you meet will soon become lifelong
friends, even as you separate for years at a time. It never hurts to be associated internationally with a
wistful memory of a trip to Barcelona, and you can expect to be welcomed with a home cooked meal or
couch to crash on in all the four corners of the globe. When people ask how you met, a knowing nod to
the city that brought you together is all the explanation needed.
F R O N T PA G E
Arial shot of Sagrada Familia (Sean
Strecker)
L E F T
Homenatge als castellers by Antoni
Llena.
T O P R I G H T
Handprint Sculpture Catalan Symbols
B OT T O M R I G H T
Signature Mozaic Tiles
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Sometimes all you need to get started is a bit
of inspiration. And if nothing else, the city of
Barcelona inspires. Sometimes all you need is
to be surrounded by a little bit more insanity,
unfamiliarity and colour. It’s hard to put your finger
on what’s missing from your life until you find it,
and then you wonder how you ever went without.
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B O T T O M L E F T
Building windows with flags
in the old part of the city
A B OV E
Full stadium at Camp Nou
Barcelona during a football
match
“The Catalan capital is decidedly alive,
pulsing with colour, a place that is
unapologetic in its continuous celebration
of life.”
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W H A T W E R E C K O N
of an Iberian village), following other gossiping
guests, I’m at the bar to the side of the dance
floor, watching a variance of ambient, house and
techno being stirred together seamlessly. Tonight’s
performers are rising Venezuelan DJ Omar M,
alongside Rex Club resident (slash Birthday girl)
Molly and headliner Julian Perez.
As EDM events conglomerate SFX
Entertainment files for bankruptcy, and Simon
Cowell’s ‘Ultimate DJ’ (dubbed the ‘World Cup
of EDM’) being vetoed before premiere, Reckon
snidely finds itself as an unruly yet peaceful
protest against the plastic nature of EDM culture.
With plenty whistles, cheers and claps, the night’s
a necessary opportunity: to see focus in a culture
brimming with excess, living as something rarer
‘The world of Reckon is both nostalgic and
new, dancing with both, belonging to
neither.’
In a long, dark room, a trio of DJs
are all trying to take clubbing and
electronic music to some new kind
of extreme. Dancing under clouds of
dry ice, the crowd is just as diverse
as the programme: everyone from student ravers
to HBA-donning cool kids, all shaking a leg under
the same spectral screen projections. You could
guess this is a techno-savvy Brooklyn bloc party
or maybe a Berlin electronic showcase, but you’d
be wrong.
We’re in Poble Espanyol, a discrete town
in the hills of Barcelona’s Sants-Montjuic district. I
was just in line outside the town’s fortified castle
walls. After a steady ascent through the hushed
streets (architectured to resemble the calles
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than another flyer handed to you reluctantly.
In a city where underground
producers and promoters wrestle to find an
audience with the nightlife’s good, bad and
ugly, it’s endearing to see hundreds grooving
to a rolling house loop. It’s loud, bass-heavy,
adorned with lasers and fog. The walls are
blacked out, with scattered flyers for other
guerilla parties, fighting to keep the sound
of the underground blaring into Barcelona’s
playlist. It’s like being at somewhere halfway
futurist discoteque, halfway hazy blast from
the past than a formal electronic music event.
The world of Reckon seems both nostalgic
and new, dancing with both, belonging to
neither.
It’s bustling tonight. Yet it’s not what
club edits Julian or Molly will sequence in
their setlist that’s pulling crowds: it’s how the
concept of a club night can be meticulously
rearranged. Conceptually, Reckon defiantly
refuses tropes expected from European
nightclubs-- shisha-littered VIP sections,
theatrical bottle service and hundreds of
ambiguous guestlists are all taboo. The
mission statement is ‘no bullshit’. Yet there’s
also a healthy ambition to put on a show. A
huge disco ball watches over the dancefloor,
reminding everyone what they’re here for.
Meanwhile, lights strobe, smoke billows and
even the bathroom mirrors feature in-built,
bright coloured projections, meticulously
synced to the dancefloor’s swerving rhythms.
With regards to what’s being
played, the night isn’t too worried. The
team are passionate, but not neurotic with
guidelines. ‘I cannot say if it’s gonna be
really housey or techno cos I don’t really
know’ Perez told me before he took the
stage ‘I don’t choose the records I’m gonna
play [beforehand]’. It’s evident genres and
tags are just not what’s on people’s minds
here, and the DJs booked aren’t shying away
from experimenting. Omar M ups the tempo
several times, spinning faster more daring
instrumentals that one might not expect
from a rising name. Perez drenches several
of his songs with waves of dub-techno (a
genre he’s been dabbling as of late) whilst
Molly halts a tumbling techno track at its
climax, allowing a round of applause before
throwing everyone back into the deep end
with the next number. Soon after, the team
give a jovial happy birthday singalong to her
behind the decks, complete with candles and
cake. With something of a counter-culture
of over-analysis and labelling enveloping
electronic dance music, it’s cathartic to step
into a room where for about 4 hours, where
none of it really matters.
A personal strive for greatness is what
motivates Reckon’s crew. Omar M’s
opportunities to flex his skills in his homeland
go in vain without a place to do it. ‘We don’t
have a huge underground scene right now;
he explains, ‘it’s bad because [people are]
believing something is underground and it’s
A B OV E
Molly representing Paris at
Reckon
FA R L E F T
Crowd enjoying the music
at Reckon
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sporadic source material. Such criticism are unfair
for a venue as unique as this. In reality, it’s only at
night when the village’s heart begins to beat.
It’s reasons like this why Reckon has its
sights set bigger than Barcelona. The organisers
are cryptic, trying to not give too much away, but
they promise big plans and success in the new year.
For tonight though, The One will do.
not’. But it’s clear by his third night performing
here that he’s found a venue he feel his country
needs, ‘I support it with love all the way. So, well,
it’s always going to be special to me’.
I step out into the smoking area: a small
plaza with a trickling fountain. There are about
30 people out, laughing and gasping. If, somehow,
you didn’t see the buzz, lights or spectacle inside,
you can hear the excitement here. It even adds
a touch of irony to the party’s venue. Poble
Espanyol, though fanciable, is something of 2D
vignette during the day. Some walls have painted
on windows and the town is recognised by locals
as tourist bait for those unable to travel to its
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B E L O W
Venezuelan duo Moreon
Baffa
R I G H T
The One Barcelona from
above
L E F T
Anthea and Whoann together
on the decks
P R E V I O U S PA G E
Martinez plays to a full house
backed by the re-vamped
audiovisual setup
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