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As the full moon gleamed over Pacha on Wednesday night, inside Ibiza's most glamorous club the stars did shine. Sassy American R&B songstress Kelis surfaced for a half-hour live sing-a-long at resident witch doctor Erick Morillo's ‘Voodoo Nights'. The Harlem-bred birthday girl's disco-dance performance was most certainly the highlight of the hard-hitting, male-dominated house fiesta from the likes of Carl Kennedy and Dirty South.

Looking toned and radiant in a blue dress and gold wig, Kelis mixed up a dance medley of old and new, including a bootleg of Madonna's ‘Holiday' and her own ‘Milkshake' hit injected with her unique cosmic techno and R&B twist. While at the other end of the main room sidekick DJ Rashida supported her on the decks.

Narrowly avoiding several wardrobe malfunctions Kelis's own dance influences became apparent as she demonstrated robotic Kylie-esque moves with tracks from her new album ‘Flesh Tone' - produced by Pacha resident and megawatt multi-platinum-selling man-of-the-moment David Guetta.

An off-duty Deadmau5 emerged from the darkness during Dirty South's set, and loitered behind the decks looking shady. The Canadian DJ, in Ibiza for a mini residency at Amnesia's Cream, hid beneath his baseball cap as he does his iconic mouse helmet, which he dons when DJing on stage. Evidence that he recently had to cancel a series of gigs under doctor's orders due to ‘exhaustion' were alarmingly clear - at close proximity it occurred how desperately in need he was of a hearty meal and a decent night's sleep.

Dirty South (aka Dragan Roganović) dominated the evening's peak period, mashing up various hits including ‘In For the Kill' by La Roux and Coldplay's ‘Clocks' - two surprisingly recurring remix favourites on the scene this summer. There was also Temper Trap's ‘Sweet Surrender' with some AC/DC riffs thrown in for good measure to prove he's staying true to his Australian roots.

Erick Morillo began his set with Black Box's international ‘80s hit ‘Ride on Time'. Morillo, head honcho of the house scene's renowned Subliminal Records, as usual showcased the best of the label's hard house and electro to rapturous applause. At one point there were so many people behind the decks you could barely sight the pint-sized producer and DJ, whose reputation now far exceeds the man himself. But then, what does size matter when you're the brightest star in the room?

Subliminal pres. Voodoo Nights

25th August Erick Morillo Dirty South Carl Kennedy Kelis Live PA More Info here	01st September Erick Morillo M.A.N.D.Y. (Get Physical) Andy Baxter More Info here	08th September Erick Morillo DJ Roog (Hardsoul) Carl Kennedy More Info here	15th September Erick Morillo Sneaky Sound System Sarah Main More Info here
22nd September Erick Morillo A-Trak Carl Kennedy More Info here	29th September Closing Party Erick Morillo Harry Choo Choo Romero Jose Nunez Juan Diaz More Info here

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