Kiko Navarro (Local Talk / Yoruba / Exploited)
Honest and faithful to the essence of real house music. You could define Kiko Navarro´s career in those two words. Navarro is a DJ and producer moved by his passion for sounds with groove and feeling, selecting the tunes perfect to lubricate a dance floor. More than twenty years has endorsed this tireless alchemy architect and Navarro has become one of the main figures of the Balearic Islands scene being both resident at Pacha Mallorca for a decade and a regular at Pacha Ibiza (official resident in 2008), Space Ibiza (monthly resident in 2012) and Space Menorca. An artistic career as a DJ has opened doors from his native Mallorca to the rest of Spain and around Europe and the UK, in pedigree clubs such as The Egg (London), Fabrik (Moscow), Cocoon (Frankfurt), Duel Beat (Naples), Prive (Estonia), Bolivar Beach Club (Athens) and Sound Planet (Kiev), among many others.
Unique is his musical concept based on the warmer, deeper side of styles like deep house and garage, with elements from afro and latin to disco. This sound palette has led to his albums Perceptions Of Pacha and Ocho as well as Pacha compilations like The Latin Sound Of Pacha (Tommy Boy), which sold more than 45,000 copies in 2001. A triple CD with Renaissance (U.K.) mix with Neneh Cherry and Wally Lopez in 2004 proved that Navarro is a survivor of the One Hit Wonder syndrome. This artist never accommodates musical quietude. Proof of this are in songs like ‘So Tight’ co-produced with DJ Fudge, which held the No. 1 position in sales on traxsource.com for five weeks, or ‘Lovery’, where he teamed with Tuccillo and maestros such as Osunlade and Louie Vega as remixers. Totem Gilles Peterson chose the ‘Slow Cuban Vibe Mix’ version (made by Navarro) for the soundtrack of the popular videogame Grand Theft Auto V. Kiko will release music during 2015 on labels such as Local Talk and Yoruba Records, demonstrating his love for the underground house music scene.