CITY Issue 59

CITY SCAPE STEVEN REDANT’S BARCELONA Why do you choose to live in Ba celona? f iend of mine who owns a F ench fashion magazine asked me if I wanted to wo k fo him. I didn’t, because I didn’t want to wo k fo f iends and because I couldn’t live in Pa is. I got inte ested when he sta t asking me if I still spoke Spanish, as the e was a chance fo the magazine to have an oﬃce in Spain. The job at the magazine didn’t wo k out, but I’m still thankful to my fo me f iend that he sent me he e because my DJ ca ee eally took oﬀ. How does Ba celona diﬀe f om whe e you g ew up? I g ew up in Belgium, a ve y small count y which you can c oss by ca , in any di ection in two and a half hou s, and whe e most of the time the weathe sucks. Ba celona on the othe hand is the second biggest city, in a big count y. It’s ve y wo ldly with people of all nations t ying to make it the e. Life goes at a slowe pace, and they pa ty like the e’s no tomo ow – which is obviously fantastic fo my ca ee . How does Ba celona allow you to exp ess you c eativity? I’m a DJ, so Belgium was always too small fo me. He e, it’s a whole diﬀe ent sto y. Ba celona has a much bigge eputation fo house music. The competition makes you edgie , the suppo t eassu es you, and the pa ties feed you mo e ene gy. Is the e one pa ticula fashion b and that is synonymous with mode n day Ba celona? Campe . They hold the pe fect middle between sneake style and leathe shoes. Whe e’s the pe fect spot to g ab dinne with f iends? If you’ e in Spain you have to eat tapas. The place to go, whe e the locals go, is La Flauta. Go fo the squid, the plate of Jabugo Se ano ham and C oquetas de Pollo. ou won’t be disappointed. What’s the best place to go at night to pa ty with the locals? Ba celona has a million places to hang out, but we’ e not ba -people. We eat so late that a e dinne we go st aight to the club. One of my favo ites is Razzmatazz. What’s an oﬀ the beaten path neighbo hood a visito should check out? El Bo ne. I guess you can compa e it to Williamsbu g, N . It’s in the old pa t of town with tiny st eets and ancient buildings, whe e the immig ated yuppies ub shoulde s with the local gypsies. What is one thing that you can do in Ba celona that you can’t do anywhe e else in the wo ld? The most glamo ous is taking the ca , d iving fo one hou , and having dinne at El Bulli. The most athletic thing is that in winte you can go su ﬁ ng in the Medite anean in the mo ning, and skiing in the Py enees in the a e noon. The most Spanish thing is that you pa ty till you d op, take public t anspo tation to the next club, and then pa ty some mo e. Once you’ e done pa tying, you go home, o to the beach, o to the hospital, and chill out the e. LA RAMBLA PHOTO MOLLY ROSE

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CITY Issue 59 Contents Have You Heard? Our Friends Action Wanted City Moment Diary Temporary Contemporary In Rogue The Amused Bouche Fast Food Tara Subkoff Alvarourbano Hardy Blachman Javier Peres Cult Classic Dream Jewels London Calling Argentina Good Airs Mission from God Your Place, and Mine One City, Many Destinations I'm Good, I'm Gone. 7 Hour Overdrive Where to Buy It Cityscape

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