A special tribute to the musician Maxi Jazz will be paid at this year’s Classic Ibiza at Blickling Estate.
Tracks by the Faithless frontman, who died in December aged 65, have been regularly played at the outdoor dance party over the years.
At this year’s event, on Saturday, August 5, We Come 1 by Faithless will be one of 15 new tracks given special treatment by the Urban Soul Orchestra (USO).
Lisa Ward, Classic Ibiza organiser, said: “We know how much our audience love tracks by Faithless, so it feels right for us to celebrate the life of Maxi Jazz – someone who lives on in his music and continues to touch so many of us with his emotive lyrics and unique delivery style.”
The USO will also be performing two other Faithless anthems and firm crowd favourites, Insomnia and God Is a DJ.
The songs will be included in a set of more than 30 house classics, reimagined by the 32-piece orchestra, which has worked alongside the likes of Groove Armada, Nightmares on Wax and Robert Miles.
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Stephen Hussey, USO’s founder and Classic Ibiza conductor, said: “While it’s important to use a lot of the original essence of a track, such as hooks and riffs, the process is about imagining what I’d have done on the original recording.
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“All the tracks we perform at Classic Ibiza have great melodies and of course beats – giving them the full orchestral treatment turns up the dial by creating this immense wall of sound.”
This year’s show will start with a chill-out set before former Pacha Ibiza resident, DJ Jose Luis, takes control of the decks for a Latin house set, which includes a live jamming session with members of USO.
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Parking is free for the event, which is this year raising money for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
Visit classicibiza.co.uk for tickets or more information.
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