Circoloco Explained

Status:Active
Genre:Club nights
Frequency:Weekly on Mondays
Years Active:1999–present
Website:https://circolocoibiza.com/

Circoloco is a dance party that is held at the DC10 nightclub in Ibiza, Spain, as well as other various locations globally. Circoloco features musical artists from the genres of electronic music, house music, and techno, such as The Martinez Brothers, Seth Troxler, Tale of Us, Black Coffee, and The Blessed Madonna.[1] The event was founded in 1999 by Italian promoters Andrea Pelino and Antonio Carbonaro, in conjunction with the DC10 nightclub.[2]

History

Circoloco was founded in July 1999 by Antonio Carbonaro and Andrea Pelino and was first hosted at the DC10 nightclub in Ibiza, Spain. Circoloco was first intended as an after-party hosted on Mondays after other events, such as the 24-hour event Space. Circoloco has hosted events in other locations, such as Los Angeles, Miami, New York City,[3] and Tokyo. In 2018, a collaboration with the Italian clothing brand Off-White was released. Several CircoLoco events were canceled in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In May 2021, Circoloco and American video game publisher Rockstar Games announced CircoLoco Records, a joint venture between the companies.[5]

Over the years CircoLoco built its community, evolving from an underground music party on Mondays to a recognized global movement with a unique, almost tribal sense of belonging that is the common denominator for those who attend its parties.[6]

Circoloco has traveled worldwide outside of Ibiza throughout the past number of years, with shows in some of the main cities such as New York, Miami, London, Milan, Paris, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Rio de Janeiro & Phuket to name but a few. Throughout the last two decades, Circoloco has been attended by a variety of well-known celebrities and influential individuals. Most recently, Leonardo DiCaprio attended their 2022 Halloween event in Brooklyn, New York.[7]

Known for tapping DJs at the early stages of their career and platforming female DJs — who are often underrepresented on nightclub rosters — CircoLoco has amassed an intercontinental cult following off of Carbonaro's fluid approach to curating and booking acts. The 24-date run in the summer of 2022, the longest party season in CircoLoco history, saw performances from Peggy Gou, Blond:ish, and other industry veterans.[8]

CircoLoco has always been an inclusive, multicultural, transversal movement that attracts eager partygoers of all age groups, nationalities, classes, and backgrounds. Under its logos and distinctive red lighting, it unites very different people in large-scale events that are celebrated around the world as state-of-the-art in terms of electronic music quality.[6] In 2024, Circoloco celebrates 25 years of parties with 25 weeks of shows at Ibiza's DC-10 nightclub. The opening night was covered by Dazed magazine and featured artists like Mochakk, Seth Troxler, Chloé Caillet, and Rampa.[9]

CircoLoco Records

CircoLoco Records
Industry:Music
Founded:2021
Website:https://circolocorecords.com/

CircoLoco Records is a record label founded as a joint venture between Circoloco and Rockstar Games and was announced on May 24, 2021. Artists associated with Circoloco and electronic music in general, such as Tale of Us, The Blessed Madonna, and Moodymann, have been previously featured in Grand Theft Auto Online, an online multiplayer game published by Rockstar Games. Songs from the Monday Dreamin' EPs can be listened to at fictional nightclubs and radio stations within the game, and some songs received remixes from Seth Troxler exclusive to the game's Los Santos Tuners update.

In July 2021 was the release of Skream's 'The Attention Deficit EP' — in collaboration with Jackmaster. The full EP was released on CircoLoco Records, on July 15. Both the lead tune and extended 'Terrace Mix' combines Italian vocal fragments with punchy drums to create an upbeat, infectious record.[10]

Songs and albums released under the CircoLoco Records name are copyrighted by a Take-Two Interactive subsidiary; Rockstar Records, LLC.[11]

Discography

Albums and singles released by CircoLoco Records[12] !Name!Track Listing!Release Date
Lumartes (Extended)24 May 2021
Monday Dreamin' Blue EP4 June 2021
Monday Dreamin' Green EP11 June 2021
Monday Dreamin' Violet EP18 June 2021
Monday Dreamin' Black EP25 June 2021
Monday Dreamin'25 June 2021
CircoLoco Records & NEZ Present CLR 00225 February 2022
The Attention Deficit EP15 July 2022
On My Own Now5 August 2022
IZA26 August 2022
NYWTF14 October 2022
WORLD IS EMPTY4 November 2022
Know Now10 February 2023
Intro12 May 2023[13]
Jealous25 August 2023
Cash For Love26 January 2024
If You Want My Loving12 April 2024
Locomotiva Ibiza 2099 I26 July 2024

CircoLoco X Adidas Originals

CircoLoco X Adidas Originals
Industry:Fashion
Founded:1949
Website:https://www.adidas.ie/confirmed?c=APAC-eCom-OwnedSocial-Instagram-originals-Multiple--CIROLOCO-2208&pid=OwnedSocial&shortlink=twzlf863

On July 25, 2022, a love story between footwear and the dance floor began, as the brand with the Three Stripes met Ibiza's OG shape-cutters, to create the adidas x Circoloco Forum Lo sneaker and adidas x Circoloco adilette slide.[14] [15]

The two-shoe drop presents CircoLoco's take on adidas' Forum Lo sneaker and adilette slides. Both of the designs take inspiration from the Ibiza nightclub and are adorned in CircoLoco's distinctive red and black coloring.[16]

The footwear collaboration was revealed Monday July 25, as CircoLoco celebrates the 23rd birthday of its weekly residency at Ibiza's DC10. Every Monday in the summer of 2022, and for 22 years prior, CircoLoco celebrated the no-nonsense and, nostalgic sense of what dance music should be. From its namesake party in Ibiza, CircoLoco has grown into a global music brand and veritable lifestyle, catalyzing cultural exchange with the most brilliant minds in the art, fashion and entertainment worlds.[14]

To further celebrate this singular collaboration, CircoLoco invited adidas Originals to design their iconic clown logo for their anniversary party, which stars the likes of Keinemusik's &Me and Rampa, Black Coffee, Peggy Gou, Seth Troxler, Gerd Janson, TSHA, Luciano and more.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hawthorn . Carlos . Circoloco Ibiza reveals full season lineup for 2019 . Resident Advisor . 27 November 2021 . 12 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Dahlgren . Peter . The story behind Virgil Abloh's new Circoloco capsule collection . NSS Magazine . 27 November 2021 . 2 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Levin. Harry. 14 July 2021. One Of Ibiza's Most Famous Parties Is Coming To Los Angeles. live. 27 November 2021. EDM Maniac. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714203759/https://edmmaniac.com/circoloco-reveals-us-tour-lineups-for-la-miami-and-new-york/ . 2021-07-14 .
  4. Web site: Worldwide – CircoLoco. live. 27 November 2021. CircoLoco Ibiza. "2020" section. https://web.archive.org/web/20210612150235/https://circolocoibiza.com/worldwide/ . 2021-06-12 .
  5. Web site: 24 May 2021. Introducing CircoLoco Records. live. 27 November 2021. Rockstar Newswire. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524132342/https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/89k3k94ka5ko1o/introducing-circo-loco-records . 2021-05-24 .
  6. Web site: 17 July 2022 . Movers, shakers, magic makers. 17 July 2022. l'officiel ibiza .
  7. Web site: 1 November 2022. DiCaprio and Hadid party hard on Halloween. 2 November 2022. Marca .
  8. Web site: 11 November 2022. The Party Never Stops for CircoLoco. 11 November 2022. Hypebeast .
  9. Web site: 7 May 2024. CircoLoco celebrates 25 years of global dance parties. 7 May 2024. Dazed .
  10. Web site: 26 June 2022. The Attention Deficit EP. Mixmag .
  11. Web site: 27 November 2021. Monday Dreamin'. live. Bandcamp. Bottom of page ("2021, Rockstar Records LLC. (p) 2021, this compilation Take-Two Interactive "). https://web.archive.org/web/20210524133215/https://circolocorecords.bandcamp.com/album/monday-dreamin . 2021-05-24 .
  12. Web site: CircoLoco Records . Bandcamp . 27 November 2021.
  13. Web site: 12 May 2023 . Intro - EP by Chloé Caillet Spotify . .
  14. Web site: 23 July 2022. CircoLoco x Adidas Originals. 27 July 2022 . High Snobiety.
  15. Web site: 25 July 2022. New Sneaker and Slide Release. 25 July 2022 . Flaunt.
  16. Web site: 26 July 2022. CircoLoco x Adidas Originals. 26 July 2022 . Hypebeast.