Café del Mar is a bar located in San Antonio, Ibiza, one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, belonging to Spain. It is a popular summer tourist destination, noted for its view of the local sunset. Café del Mar is the original Ibizan "sunset bar", opened by Ramón Guiral, Carlos Andrea, and José Les in 1978.

Music

The Café del Mar releases compilation albums with tracks selected by the bar's own DJs. The music selection is intended to induce the mood that is experienced watching a sunset. The tracks are described as ambient, easy listening music. The bar originally sold their own tapes of the music but a series of Café del Mar CDs have been sold. As of 2007, there are 14 volumes, numerous side compilations, plus 2 albums commemorating the 20th and 25th Anniversary. A total of about 9 million albums have been sold worldwide.

The original first six volumes' tracklists were selected by José Padilla, a DJ then commonly found at the Café del Mar.

Café del Mar Volumen 1

1994

1. José Padilla - "Agua"

2. William Orbit - "The Story of Light"

3. The Sabres of Paradise - "Smokebelch II" (Beatless Mix)

4. Penguin Cafe Orchestra - "Music for a Found Harmonium"

5. Sun Electric - "Sundance"

6. Leftfield - "Fanfare of Life"

7. Sisterlove - "The Hypnotist"

8. Underworld - "Second Hand"

9. Ver Vlads - "Crazy Ivan"

10. A Man Called Adam - "Estelle"

11. Obiman - "On the Rocks"

12. Tabula Rasa - "Sunset at the Café del Mar"

Café del Mar Volumen 2

1995

1. Silent Poets - "Moment Scale" (Dubmaster X Remix)

2. Psychedelic Research Lab - "Tarenah" (Chili Mix)

3. D*Note - "D*Votion"

4. A Man Called Adam with Eddie Parker - "Easter Song"

5. Paco de Lucía - "Entre Dos Aguas"

6. Marc Antoine - "Unity"

7. José Padilla - "Sabor de Verano" (The Way Out West Mix)

8. Salt Tank - "Sargasso Sea"

9. Mark's & Henry's - "(The Making of...) Jill"

10. R.A.M.P. - "Everybody Loves the Sunshine"

11. Deadbeats - "Feel Good"

12. The Metaluna Mutant - "Blinky Blue Eyed Sunrise"

13. The Sabres of Paradise- "Haunted Dancehall" (In the Nursery Mix)

Café del Mar Volumen 3

1996

1. José Padilla - "Walking on Air"

2. Nova Nova - "Tones"

3. Pat Metheny - "Sueńo Con Mexico"

4. Afterlife - "Blue Bar"

5. Miro - "Emotions of Paradise"

6. Nightmares on Wax - "Nights Interlude"

7. Eighth Wave - "Panama Bazaar"

8. Pressure Drop - "Dusk"

9. Alex Neri - "Asia"

10. Moodswings - "Redemption Song"

11. Fazed Idjuts feat. Sally Rodgers - "Dust of Life"

12. Beat Foundation - "My Freedom"

13. Heavyshift - "Last Picture Show
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Café del Mar Volumen 4

1997

1. José Padilla - "Que Bonito"

2. John Martyn - "Sunshines Better" (Talvin Singh Mix)

3. Indo-Aminata - "Leo Leo"

4. Paco Fernandez - "Grillos"

5. Voices Of Kwahn A.D. - "Return Journey"

6. Les Jumeaux - "Miracle Road"

7. Wasis Diop feat. Lena Fiagbe - "No Sant" (Flytronix Mix)

8. Levitation - "Out of Time"

9. Fila Brazillia - "Place de la Concorde"

10. Chicane - "Offshore" (Ambient Mix)

11. Afterlife - "5th & Avenida"

12. Karen Ramirez - "Troubled Girl" (Spanish Version)

13. Phil Mison - "Lula"

14. Stan Getz - "Street Tattoo"

Café del Mar Volumen 5

1998

1. A. R. Rahman - "Mumbai Theme Tune"

2. Levitation - "More Than Ever People"

3. Jelly & Fish - "Appreciation" (Radio Mix)

4. Nookie feat. Larry Heard - "Paradise" (Tease Mix)

5. 4 Wings - "Penelope" (Radio Edit)

6. Ame Strong - "Tout Est Bleu" (Original Ame Strong S.A. Remix)

7. The Ballistic Brothers - "Uschi's Groove"

8. A New Funky Generation feat. Marika - "Lubumba '98"

9. Les Négresses Vertes - "Face ŕ la Mer" (Massive Attack Remix - full version)

10. Electribe 101 - "Talking with Myself '98" (Canny Remix)

11. Cyberfit - "Pojo Pojo"

12. Lamb - "Transfatty Acid" (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix Edit)

13. Salt Tank - "Angels Landing" (José Padilla & Sunchild Remix)

14. Paco Fernández - "Mani"

15. Wim Mertens - "Close Cover"

Café del Mar Volumen 6

1999

1. Talvin Singh - "Traveller" (Kid Loco's Once upon a Time in the East Mix)

2. Afterlife feat. Rachel Lloyd - "Dub in Ya Mind" (Beach Club Mix)

3. A New Funky Generation - "The Messenger"

4. dZihan & Kamien - "Homebase"

5. Mandalay - "Beautiful" (7" Canny Mix)

6. Humate - "3.2 Bedrock" (Ambient Mix)

7. Endorphin - "Satie 1"

8. Nitin Sawhney - "Homelands"

9. Rae & Christian - "A Distant Invitation"

10. Bugge Wesseltoft - "Existence" (Edit)

11. Paco Fernandez & Levitation feat. Cathy Battistessa - "Oh Home"

12. Marc Collin - "Les Kid Nappeurs Main Theme"

13. José Padilla - "Adios Ayer"

14. Moonrock - "I'll Street Blues" [not available at this time]

15. Dusty Springfield - "The Look of Love"

Café del Mar Volumen 7

2000

1. Lux - "Northern Lights"

2. Afterlife - "Breather 2000" (Arithunda Mix)

3. Moby - "Whispering Wind"

4. Deep & Wide - "Easy Rider"

5. Bush - "Letting the Cables Sleep" (The Nightmares on Wax Remix)

6. UKO - "Sunbeams"

7. Aromabar - "Winter Pageant"

8. Bedrock - "Beautiful Strange"

9. A New Funky Generation feat. Joy Rose - "One More Try"

10. Bent - "Swollen"

11. Underwolves - "68 Moves"

12. Řystein Sevĺg & Lakki Patey - "Cahuita"

13. Slow Pulse feat. Cathy Battistessa - "Riva"

Café del Mar Volumen 8

2001

1. Goldfrapp - "Utopia" (New Ears Mix)

2. Thomas Newman - "Any Other Name"

3. Afterlife - "Sunrise" (DJ Thunda & The K-20 Allstars Remix)

4. Dido - "Worthless"

5. Mari Boine - "Gula Gula" (Chilluminati Mix)

6. Lux - "100 Billion Stars"

7. Mark De Clive-Lowe - "Day by Day" (DJ Spinna Remix Edit)

8. Ben Onono - "Tatouage Bleu (Avec Chet)"

9. Illumination - "Cookie Raver"

10. Tiny Tunes - "Will You Catch Me" (Twin Tunes Mix Edit)

11. Skinny - "Morning Light" (A H Mix)

12. Digby Jones - "Pina Colada" (Jazz Mix)

13. Scripture - "Apache"

14. Lamb - "Gabriel"