Sound Of The 20th Season Deluxe edition

By the 70s Ibiza had already developed into an international party destination. The fact that the

third largest of the Balearic Islands is what it is today - namely, the absolute benchmark for

star DJs par excellence - cannot be discussed without mention of Sven Väth. Even in the early

80s, more than anyone else in Germany, he stood for the idea that being a DJ could be more than

just a profession, a vocation or a purpose in life: it's akin to a magician of the dancefloor, a

shaman who conjures up the crowd. As a resident of 'Dorian Gray' - the legendary club at

Frankfurt Airport that was modelled on New York's 'Studio 54 - he shaped the image of the DJ like

no one else in Germany at the time. Even more influential were his broadcasts on hr3 Clubnight.

Without the radio shows that Väth produced there between 1990 and 2004, the seed of techno in

Germany would never have been sown to such an extent. With his first club "Omen", Sven wrote

techno history over 10 years. Soon after, the "Babba", as Väth has been lovingly and respectfully

called in the scene for a long time, set new standards in international club culture with

Frankfurt's 'CocoonClub', inspired by his 'Cocoon Ibiza' events. Pioneer, visionary, ambassador,

identification figure, DJ, label operator, club owner, impresario... over a career spanning four

decades, Väth has developed many facets and yet has always remained true to himself. The fact

that all over the world Berlin music temples of this kind, from 'Tresor' to 'Watergate', are

celebrated as the epitome of party culture, is in no small part due to Väth's influence. Like no

other, Väth has given the landscape of electronic music a face - always evolving, yet

unmistakable. With "Sound of the 20th Season" he presents the culmination of his second decade on

the "White Island". Even at the beginning of the millennium it was Väth who championed this

timeless tune, which not only marked the breakthrough for Danny Wolfers but was also voted track

of the year 2002 by the readers of GROOVE making it a fully deserved high point and end point, to

this outstanding mix.