Cas Gayatí: The New Sound of Ibiza

Launched as a deeply personal project rooted in heritage, resilience and cultural reclamation, Cas Gayatí Records is emerging as one of Ibiza’s most purposeful new electronic imprints. Founded by a tenth-generation Ibicenco determined to reframe how the island’s talent is represented globally, the label moves beyond postcard Balearic clichés, instead documenting Ibiza’s past, present and future through contemporary club music. Its first release of 2026, De Vila, brings together three generations of Ibiza-based artists in a powerful statement of continuity, identity and sonic evolution.

Cas Gayati launched in 2025 as a very personal imprint for you. What was missing in the landscape that made you feel it was the right moment to create your own label, and what core philosophy guides it today?

Well Cas Gayatí Records originally was launched in 2024 with a vinyl from DJ Sneak that he’s the first person that really believed in it but is kind of a secret (if you know you know). You can’t find anywhere this vinyl. Only in our Bandcamp or I give it to you by hand and I wanted it to be like this because is a Limited Edition Vinyl with a particular design and a dedicatory to my grandfather Pep D’es Gayatí one of the creators with his bands of the first original music in vinyl originally from Ibiza in the mid 1960s. After that in 2025 after a period of a lot of work and many changes I decided to come stronger and more conscious of what I wanted to represent and how. The philosophy is clear Ibiza needs a !K7 Records, Ninja Tunes, R&S, Warp… to protect and put in the map the talent of the island. Because everyone uses the Ibiza name but ibicencos we are ten and a half. London, Berlin, Chicago, NY.. have their cult representatives and a music style why don’t we? Why is that the fact after being for more than 50 years the main capital of the electronic music? I love the Balearic sound but we Ibicencos didn’t found it. This is a foreigner invention.

The Balearic island is a clear influence on Cas Gayati, but not in an obvious or nostalgic way. How do you translate Ibiza’s spirit into a contemporary electronic music context without leaning on clichés?

For me Ibiza is my home. I am from 10 generations from the island. My spirit of the island is probably quite different of the people that came here and made Ibiza their home. I know how hard my family had to work to rise us properly. In the early 1950s Ibiza had nothing, my great grandma used to walk 6 hours going from Santa Agnès to Ibiza town to go to work for the rich catalans (as they used to call them). She learned how to read at 80 years of age. Ibizans were mostly poor. This means Ibiza for me is sacrifice, is strength, is resilience to overcome everyone that came and appropriated it. It’s time for a change. We are here.

‘De Vila’ is the first release of 2026 on the label and brings together three different generations of Ibiza-based artists. Why was it important for you to frame this EP around generational dialogue?

Because we had always Ibizan artists there but we never gave them importance. Foreigner talent was always more important than our own and I wanted to show three different generations of very talented artists and believe me, there’s another EP in the making with another three different generations on it.

The title ‘De Vila’ is a very local expression. For those outside the island, what does the phrase mean culturally, and how does it reflect the identity of the EP as a whole?

Is quite funny this expression because in the 1950s to be a ‘’Vileru’’ or ‘’De Vila’’ were the ‘’poshy’’ people living in the old town and so on. The people from the country side is how they used to call us a bit despective but always in a funny way. Now is different it just means that you are from town like the ‘’Portmanyencs’’ from Sant Antoni or the ‘’Eulariencs’’ from Santa Eulària.

‘Via Romana’, your collaboration with Joan Ribas, references a place tied to both your father’s and Joan’s early DJ history. How did that shared lineage influence the mood and direction of the track?

This track is very special for me because Joan Ribas is the grandfather of all the Ibizan DJs. My father and him used to play together when they were kids because they have been raised in the same street ‘’Via Romana’’ that was a humble neighbourhood/street in ibiza town and they used to spend time together as kids. He was the first to put Ibiza in the map and we are very proud of it. Joan was very well known for his Funky Room nights at Pacha. Everyone was there because it was funky, good vibes, piano house, energy, joy and happiness! That’s why we made the piano and the groove a main purpose. We wanted to create the groove with different chords and rhythms of a Rhodes and a Grand Piano that they talk two different stories but correlated. Why make it about one piano house and not two in the same song? Of course the amazing Iranian/German piano player Rosbeh helped us with his amazing performance as you can listen!

‘Sa Bodega’ highlights a newer generation through your collaboration with Pere Navarro. What does Pere bring musically that felt essential to capturing the present and future of the island’s sound?

Wow Pere is another level. For me he’s probably one of the best new trumpeters in Spain, probably the best in Ibiza. I’m not a musician myself and I always wanted to be and when I see him doing what he does it’s just pure joy. He can adapt to anything. He has his own quintet of Jazz, he tours with Spanish international artist Rels-B and has made music with Nathan Haines, Kiko Navarro and many more… What do you want more? He’s just brilliant and he should continue like that or even better! We met as kids in the Conservatorium and then we shared the basketball court too as teenagers. We were good friends and we still are and this is the most beautiful thing. Seeing each other grow in this difficult world called music industry and that he’s succeeding ‘’Chapeau’’ like the French people say.

The closing track ‘De Vila’ with Vidal Rodriguez has a deeper, dub-leaning house aesthetic. How did Vidal’s background as a vinyl collector and long-time radio and club DJ shape the sonic character of this track?

Vidal from all of the three is probably who I spent most time with the last years. He’s just the most charming nice ibicenco you will find in the scene. I love spending time with him and talk about music and culture. He came in to my life quite recently in the last 6 or 7 years and I’ve seen his growth as a music producer. As a DJ he’s probably one of my favourite DJs. For me his taste of music is brilliant and he’s an amazing vinyl DJ. As I always say to him you’re the minimal to my house and I love it because he knows always when less is more. ‘’De Vila’’ is just us feeling, letting go and not thinking too much. Just go with the flow as they say and I really really love the track!

Looking ahead, what role do you see Cas Gayati playing in 2026 and beyond, is it primarily a document of Ibiza’s evolving musical culture, or a platform to push it somewhere entirely new?

For the moment I will try my best to create something that really puts ibiza artists in the map. As I said before I would like to make a record label strong enough that when you talk about it it’s like the ‘’Oh Wow’’ but not only for kids if not for all the generations. It doesn’t need to be too comercial just the right amount but for sure very well known for the quality of the product. I see Cas Gayatí still in the early stages but we are firm and this is important. People is noticing that we are here. We have feedback of the best artists of the world in our niche and every time is getting more and more and this feels very good. Of course we will never focus only on Ibiza artists but always with one of them in the formula. It’s very important that for me. We’ve been always excluded and now is time to not be excluded anymore. “Make Ibicencos Great For Once”.

Keep up with Cas Gayati and Bruno Roth on the links below

https://casgayatirecords.bandcamp.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/brunoroth.wav/

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