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he temperature is nudging a hundred as a group of excited clubbers fall out of an Ibiza ticket shop clutching their entry into tonight’s Circoloco adventure. A blacked out SUV cruises to a halt down the street and three passengers jump out disappearing through the doors of a disused bowling alley for today’s ÏUMAG photoshoot. Back outside the DC10 devotees continue their journey, oblivious to the fact they have just come within inches of techno royalty. The boys are back in town. We’ve had a lot of feedback from people about the closing party last summer and everyone said it was amazing. We actually passed through ANTS last year. So how did this beautiful musical brotherhood begin…? Seth : I’d seen the guys around a bit, met them briefly in Berlin and thought to myself afterwards, ‘these guys seem pretty damned cool!’. MB : We hooked up in Ibiza a little later and hit Space and Amnesia, had a fucking blast and it’s been all love between us since then. It’s weird man, we realised really quickly how much of the same person we actually are… brothas from another mother hahaha! Guys, your house music loving dad actually brought you to Ibiza for the first time in 2007? MB : Yes he did, we were underage so we needed a legal guardian to bring us to our first gig which was Erick Morillo and Subliminal – what a crazy way to be baptised in Ibiza. He’s bringing our mom this month; she’s never been to Ibiza and is dying to see DC10 and check out what her little boys have been up to! What does your dad think of the music you play now – a little different from what he educated you on? MB : We were brought up listening to a traditional house music soundtrack, very soulful with lots of disco stabs. But as time evolved we started to get into techno and… Seth : …then you met ME and everything changed!! MB: Oh yes it did! Going to Berlin definitely saw us expand our sound. Dad was a little iffy at first, but now he actually prefers listening to our grooves. Seth, you quit your only ‘real’ job at a sports arena when they told you to cut your hair. Smoking a joint and hanging out seemed more appealing – who in your family do you get this vibe from? Seth : My step dad is a radio DJ so the house was always full of music and cool people. I remember going to this rave while I was a fresher at high school and I was like, ‘hey I know this music, this is the shit my parents listen to!’. I just threw myself into it and started partying every weekend. Even back then I knew where I was going in life. One of the most important things I believe in – and I know these guys agree – is the power of faith and human potential. MB : Yes sir. Seth : My grandfather and uncle were both preachers and taught me to have belief in yourself, never have any second guessing in what your mission is and what you are driving towards. And that’s what has got Seth Troxler and the Martinez Brothers to where they are today. Do you think that growing up in the music industry helped shaped
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