ardee wrote:

Everyone is bound to have at least one favourite Essential mix. In fact some of the best sets I've listened to (as opposed to actually being at the gig in person) have been essential mixes. I missed Garnier's set recently, but hopefully it'll be up for download somewhere.

Personally, my all time favourite has to be the one Dave Clarke did back in January 2000, absolutely outstanding.

Drexciya - "Temple Of Dos De Aqua" (Tresor)
Riuichi Sakamoto - "The End Of Europe" (Plexus)
D J Rush - "Sessions" (white label)
Adam Beyer - "Lost & Found" (Conform)
Mike Dearborn - "Battle [Advent Remix]" (Majesty)
Alan Barrat - "Part Deux" (Red Frame)
Chris Mccormack - "Space DJz [Remix 1]" (Materials)
Chris Mccormack - "Space Djz [Remix 2]" (Materials)
Richie Hawtin - "Minus Orange" (white label)
Underworld - "K.O.Snake [Dave Clarke Remix]" (Junior Boys Own)
Joey Beltram - "Arena" (S.T.X)
Technasia - "Sino" (white label)
Turning Point 1 - "Jamie Ball" (Turning Point)
Felix Da Housecat - "In The Dark [Dave Clarke Remix]" (Emotive)
Turning Point 1 - "Jamie Ball" (Turning Point)
W.P.A - "Seawolf" (U.R)
D J Rush - "Smoke" (white label)
Lighter Thief - "Zippo King Two" (Ifach)
Jeff Mills - "Tango" (Purpose Maker)
Russian Roulette - "Look'n Like A Man" (High Octane)
D J Funk - "Run Remix" (Projex)
Umek vs Valentinp - "untitled" (white label)
S.L.S - "untitled" (white label)
G Force - "untitled" (white label)
Oliver Ho - "Awakening" (white label)
Spank 3 - "untitled" (white label)
D.O.T.G - "Hope E.P" (Black Nation)
U.R - "Knight Of The Jaguar" (U.R)
Detroit Grand Pu Bahs - "Sandwiches" (Throw)
The Hacker - "untitled" (white label)
Anthony Rother - "Machines" (white label)
X-Ile - "Colours" (Direct Beat)
Di-Jital - "360 Degrees" (white label)
Keith Tucker - "Speak Worshipping" (Dream Hunter)
Aaron Carl - "Down" (Metroplex)
Dre Brown - "Rejuvinated Rhythm" (Direct Beat)
D J Godfather - "From Detroit Via Sat" (white label)
Mr Velcro Fastener - "Assasins" (Tie)
Zombie Nation - "Kerndraft 400" (white label)
D J Hyperactive - "Reptillian Tank" (Morpheus)
D J Bold - "untitled" (white label)
D J Rush - "One Two Zero" (acetate)
Space Djz - "Ak 47 [Gaetek Remix]" (white label)
Surgeon - "Over Kosovo" (white label)
Ben Long - "Ergonomic 3" (white label)
Surgeon - "Over Kosovo" (white label)
Leftfield - "Phat Planet" (Higher Ground)
Surgeon - "Credence" (Dynamic Tension)
Space Djz - "Ak 47 [Inigo K Remix]" (Potential)
Russian Roulette - "Rough Trade" (High Octane)


Anyone else got any favourites?

iamelectron wrote:

17 January 2009
Greg Wilson

The feedback alone is amazing http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/es...chive.shtml?20090117

The Originals ‘Down To Love Town’ (Dimitri From Paris Edit) – Motown / CDR
Soul Searchers ‘Blow Your Whistle’ - Sussex
Goody Goody ‘It Looks Like Love’ - Atlantic
Shirley Lites ‘Heat You Up’ (Melt Down Mix) – West End
Metro Area ‘Dance Reaction’ - Environ
Talking Heads ‘Psycho Killer’ (GW Edit) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only
Sugardaddy ‘Love Honey’ (GW Version) – Tirk
Chic ‘I Want Your Love’ (Todd Terje Edit) – Supreme / DJ Only
Q ‘The Voice Of Q’ – Philly World
Nitro Deluxe ‘This Brutal House’ – Cutting
Atlantic Conveyor ‘We Are’ – Untracked
Firefly ‘Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side)’ – Emergency
Kasso ‘Walkman’ – F1 Team
Rose Royce ‘Do Your Dance’ – Whitfield
Gunchback Boogie Band ‘Funn’ – Prelude
Rufus Feat Chaka Khan ‘Ain’t Nobody’ (Frankie Knuckles Mix) – Warner Brothers
Happy Mondays ‘WFL (Vince Clarke Mix) - Factory
Young Dog Alien ‘Gotta Keep Workin’ It’ (GW Mash-Up) - Reactivate
Stevie Wonder ‘Superstition’ (Todd Terje Edit) – Motown / CDR
Loose Ends ‘Hangin’ On A String’ (Frankie Knuckles Mix) – Ten
Aretha Franklin ‘Rock Steady’ (Danny Krivit Edit) – Rock / DJ Only
Gwen Guthrie ‘Seventh Heaven’ (Larry Levan Mix) – Garage
The Commodores ‘Machine Gun’ (Situation Edit) – Motown / CDR
B.T (Breanda Taylor) ‘You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too’ (GW Edit) – Tirk
West Phillips ‘(I’m Just A) Sucker For A Pretty Face’ – Quality
Edit The Edit ‘Two Sides Of Sympanthy’ (PTA Mash-Up / GW Edit) – Edit The Edit / DJ Only
Stone Roses ‘Fools Gold’ – Silvertone
Banbarra ‘Shack Up’ – United Artists
War ‘Me And Baby Brother’ – Island
Gino Soccio ‘Try It Out’ – Warner Brothers
Geraldine Hunt ‘ Can’t Fake The Feeling’ – Prism
Brown ‘ I Specialize In Love’ – Profile
Visual ‘The Music Got Me’ – Prelude
Incredible Bongo Band ‘Apache’ – MGM
Tweet ‘Boogie 2nite’ (Fat Camp Mix) – Elektra / DJ Only
Dc La Rue ‘Cathedrals’ (GW Edit) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only
Teenage DJ ‘I Was A Teenage DJ Pt 1’ (GW Edit) – Reactivate
Sir Joe Quarterman ‘(I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind’ (Barna Soundmachine Edit) – GSF / DJ Only
League Unlimited Orchestra ‘Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ – Virgin
TW Funkmasters ‘Love Money’ – Champagne
Last Rhythm ‘Last Rhythm’ – American
The Clash ‘Casbah Breakdown’ (Joey Negro Edit) – CBS / CDR
808 State ‘Pacific State’ (GW Edit) – ZTT / CDR

Mpendulo wrote:

It looks that way. Can you add a link for us to D/L ? ;-)

cypherism wrote:

1996-04-14 - Pete Tong, TWA @ Vague Sound City '96, Leeds, UK - Essential Mix


Rex - "Dramarama" (ATMA)
Everything But The Girl - "Missing" (DMC Mix Album)
Sandy B - "Make The World Go Round" (Champion)
Pulse Featuring Antionette Robertson - "The Lover That You Are" (ffrr)
Nikkita Warren - "I Need You" (VC)
Sarah Washington - "Heaven" (AM:PM)
Todd Terry - "Jumpin'" (Manifesto)
Hustlers Convention - "Get Down" (Downtown)
Deeper Trax - "La Tropicana EP" (Deeper)
Josh Wink - "Higher State Of Consciousness" (Manifesto)
GTR - "Mango Cepas Revenge" (Planet 4)
Liberty City - "That's What I Get" (Tribal UK)
Lisa Marie Experience - "Keep On Jumpin'" (ffrr)
Full Intention - "America" (Stress)
Disco Tex - "Get It Up" (Disco Tex)
Valeria Vix - "Vicousa" (ZYX)
Kendoh - "Love Turns Around" (ffrr)
Kadok - "The Night Train" (Positiva)
Billa Bong - "House Forever" (Nu)
Allium - "Guido The Killer Pimp" (Moving Melodies)
Cass - "Outcast" (Bellboy)
Pendulum - "I Need You" (acetate)
Chaka Boom Bang - "Tossing Ang Turning" (Hooj Choons)
Evoke - "Arms Of Lauren"
Angeles - "Keeper Of The Dream" (Concept)
Lucky Monkeys - "Bjango"
Ben Dover - "Enslave Your Mind"
Underworld - "Born Slippy" (Junior Boys Own)
Polterguist - "Vicious Circle" (Manifesto)
Magic Alex - Untitled
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - "White Lines [Alex Martini Remix]"
Choci Versus Jens - "Everything But The Vox"
DJ Scott Project - "U" (DMO)
K90 - "Genesis"
DJ Misjah & DJ Tim - "Access" (X-Trax)
Rizzo - "Housework" (Tripol Trax)
Romper Stopmer - "Enjoyment" (Big Appertitered)
Force Maso Motion - "Fantasy" (Rabbit City)
WestBam - "Wizards Of Sonic" (Urban)
BBE - "Hypnose" (Triangle)
Spacer W - "AC" (Pleasure)
The Golden Girls - "Kinetic" (R&S)
6x6 All Stars - "Into Your Heart"
Itchy & Scratchy - "Volume 2" (Spot On)
Future Breeze - "Read My Lips" (Le Petit Prince)
Björk - "Big Time Sensuality" (Electra)




Best night I've ever been to



My other fave is the Daft Punk Ess mix from March 97,

rile3e wrote:

The ones I have are still on cassette!! Can these old shows be downloaded?

I remember the 1st few being Pete Tong, Weatherall, Clarke, FSOL down a phone line etc etc and waiting to buy Mixmag Update for the tracklist from Tower the following week.

ardee wrote:

i found a site with every essential mix from 1993 to 2007, but im not too sure if the links work or not as im in work at the minute, try it and see anyway!

CLICK HERE

oh, and you can get the Dave Clarke mix HERE


hope they work, let me know.

tom wrote:

I'm still partial to the Weatherall mix from 96, as with the Jim Masters techno retrospective mix from 1999. The many Gariner mixes are great, as are the Derrick Carter & Sneak mixes from the mid 90's.

rile3e wrote:

belter that was

paulo_m wrote:

was that the housey one? if it was i used to have that on tape. the Weatherall mix from 1994(ish) was brilliant, it had Koennig Cylinders - Carousel and other delights on it. fucking brilliant:)

tekkno-guy wrote:

The Dave Clarke one mentioned above is one of my favorites, and the other favorite of mine is the DJ Sneak one that aired around the same time. Both were incredible...

tom wrote:

Aye, it was indeed. Classic it was. And here it is. Sssshh, don't tell the neighbors

apeiro wrote:

Laurent Garnier - Essential Mix 30 Jan 2000 by far.
But i havent listened to that many Essential Mixes.

cypherism wrote:

Ive DL'd the ones I want

If anyone wants to use Rapidshare til Friday, my Premium Login is 9572660, then password is T8gCDeZt, might as well its paid for

V41 wrote:

Leftfield's essential mix back in 2000. Great mix. Legendary.

Dave Clarke 29/10/00 the winning essential mix replay

Paul Van Dyk 23/4/00 brilliant mix!

Mauro Picotto 3/12/00 typical BXR style mix but I did'nt expect him to play so much techno, the techno was pretty stomping like.

Adam Beyer 15/12/02 top techno

James Holden 20/1/02 Excellent mix

ringorider wrote:

Weatherall 96.

V41 wrote:

Leftfield's essential mix back in 2000. Great mix. Legendary.

Dave Clarke 29/10/00 the winning essential mix replay

Paul Van Dyk 23/4/00 brilliant mix!

Mauro Picotto 3/12/00 typical BXR style mix but I did'nt expect him to play so much techno, the techno was pretty stomping like.

Adam Beyer 15/12/02 top techno

James Holden 20/1/02 Excellent mix

crazyowen wrote:

not my all time favorite but I was surprised at how good/fun the new '09 essential mix was from josh wink. good stuff. will check out the dave clarke from '00 right now, thanks for the linkage.

V41 wrote:

Dunno why that double posted there..

AEK wrote:

Posted up a load a few years back: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996...

Personal favourites are FSOL and Holmes from 1993..
Dave Clarke (June mix), CJ Bolland, Laurent Garnier, Dave Angel (all 1994)...
Stacy Pullen and Andrew Weatherall from 1996...
Sven Vath 1997.

cinquante_neuf wrote:

goldie 1996:

1. Rufige Kru - Dark Metal (Source Direct Remix)(Razors Edge)
2. Grooverider - John Prototype (dub plate)
3. Q Project - Champion Sound (Doc Scott Remix) (Legend Records)
4. Doc Scott - Machines (dub plate)
5. J Majik - Your Sound (Metalheadz)
6. Dillinja - Angels Fell (Metalheadz)
7. artist unknown - For The MCs [Tom & Jerry Remix] (BMG/RCA)
8. LTJ Bukem - Music (Good Looking)
9. Skanna - Find Me (Skanna)
10. Blame - Neptune (Moving Shadow)
11. Killer Man Jarrow - Prototype (Proto T)
12. Ruffige Cru - Riderz Ghost (Metalheadz)
13. Doc Scott - Drums - 96 (Metalheadz)
14. artist unknown - Ghost [The Rollers Mix] (Metalheadz)
15. Digital - Space Funk (Timeless Records)
16. Goldie - This Is A Bad [Source Direct Remix] (dub plate)
17. Photek - The Rain [Remix] (Razor's Edge)
18. Lemon D - Urban Style Music (Metalheadz)
19. Adam F - Circles (Section 5)
20. Roni Size - Ready Or Not (V)
21. Goldie - Kemistry [Grooverider Remix] (Razors Edge)
22. Goldie - Jah [Original Prototype] (ffrr)
23. Goldie - Still Life [VIP Roller] (ffrr)
24. Blame/Justice - Athemea (Moving Shadow)

Bukem 1996:

Dusted - "Access" (Good Looking)
G-Force - "G-Force" (Good Looking)
Johnny L - "untitled" (XL)
Phil Basement - "A Jazzier Groove" (Good Looking)
Jack Smooth - "The Genesis Project [Remix]"
Shogun - "Together"
Shogun - "Stretch [Remix]" (R&S)
Universal - "untitled" (Good Looking)
Voyager - "Hyper Sleep"
Seb & Lotek - "So Long" (Looking Good)
P.H.D. - "untitled" (Good Looking)
Aura - "Aura" (Mo' Wax)
Intense - "Only You" (Creative Source)
Subject 13 - "Subject 13" (Good Looking)
Crystal - "Mind Games" (Good Looking)
Universal - "Groove Therapy" (Good Looking)
UFO - "Loud Minority [Alex Reece Mix]" (Talking Loud)
DJ IIs - "untitled"
Life On Mars - "Cool Spot" (Clean Up)
The Jedi Knights - "Solina" (Universal Language)
Phungus - "untitled" (Reload)
Voodoo Child - "Desperate" (Trophey)

1996 is a golden year as far as Essential Mixes go IMO

moltryn wrote:

as all-time favs, definitely the dave clarke ones from june and novemebr 1994, january 1995 and may 1997. these still rock today.

loved the freddy fresh one (mid-1990s?).

and quite partial to the jim masters retrospective mix mentioned earlier, and the david holmes ones from 94/95 as well.

rpenro wrote:

Slam Broadcasted on Saturday 30th April, 1994

Logic - "Celebrate Life"
Terrace - "Turning Point"
Black Scorpion - "Dreamworld"
Rhythm Is Rhythm - "Icon"
Baby Ford - "Dead Eyes"
Carl Craig - "Domina"
69 - "Poi Et Pas"
Robert Hood - "The Pace"
Traxmen - "Wet Floor"
H&M - "Real Life"
Aphrohead - "The Dark We Live"
Dave Clark - "Red I"
Code 6 - "Lost Voyage"
HMC - "Scifonic"
Outlander - "Homeboy"
H&M - "Sleepchamber"
Visnadi - "Transpassage"
Paperclip People - "Remake Uno"
Sueno Latino - "Sueno Latino"
Traxmen and Eric Martin - "Midnite Madness"
Ghetto Trax - "Phreak"
Scan 7 - "Introducing Scan 7"
Basement Trax - "Bang The Box"
Phuture - "Slam"
Phuture - "We Are The Future"
DJ Funk - "House The Groove"
Laurent X - "12 AM"

rpenro wrote:

just reading the slam tracklist blows me away never mind listening to it.

rpenro wrote:

just reading the slam tracklist blows me away never mind listening to it.

Mark_Anthony wrote:

LOL of course everyone lists mixes from ions ago except for one person

cypherism wrote:

I've had an email saying my super duper 3 day account might have been hacked LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Qpchan wrote:

Last EM mix I've heard was, I think, in 2000, the Laurent Garnier one where he plays the Gainsbourg track...that mix was also broadcasted on radio Nova in France a couple of month after the BBC1.


this looks tasty ... far away from what I remember of the EMs back at the end of the '90s (cheese & trance Pete Tong style)

gmos wrote:

yeah, the Greg Wilson one is great fun, best I've heard in recent times anyway.

rile3e wrote:

Legend!! :D

rile3e wrote:

^^password not found^^

iamelectron wrote:

that mix should have come with an introduction at the start thanking "Rub a Dub and Mark Burns @ Strawberry Bazaar" because if it wasn't for the two of them selling Slam those records they would have still been playing progressive house and Kim Sims remixes - FACT

Mpendulo wrote:

You bummer!
Get your own :P

AEK wrote:

??? who gives a fuck? and if the artists involved hadn't made that music Rub a Dub wouldn't have been stocking it. There were dozens of record shops up and down the country selling those tracks so no credit need be given to an outlet that sold the music. Are Rub a Dub sponsoring you? Take your tongue out their arses, twat.

iamelectron wrote:

hahahaha! who fucked your mum?

AEK wrote:

Everyone other than you, she said your cock was too small and smells.

rpenro wrote:

its a real shame i saw stuart macmillan 2 years before this mix was recorded and he was playing similar quality stuff cos that fact just makes you look like a bit of a dick doesnt it.

iamelectron wrote:

in 1992? sorry but that's utter rubbish

iamelectron wrote:

In 92 Slam/Atlantis/Sub was still all about Koshino/Destroy, progressive house, Underworld and the odd Italian import. Pure it was not. You would NEVER have heard Stuart play a Dance Mania record before 1994. Sure, he might have played the 80’s house classics once in a while, but they were much more influenced by the Boy’s Own/Flying/Balearic/London/Manchester thing.

Rub a Dub was without a doubt the fuse to many people in Glasgow, including Stuart & Orde, getting into that new school of Chicago stuff and a lot of really underground techno records.

I do however take back the Mark Burns bit – it was when he was working in 23rd Precinct in Glasgow and when he ran the store in Dundee.

You can huff and puff and throw abuse as much as you like, but that particular Essential Mix was influenced by several factors in Glasgow and a few gust DJ sets like Weatherall’s (in 93).

Slam have never been musical pioneers.

crazyowen wrote:

yes I agree thats the primetime for some DnB!!! I dont have those two mixes... the tracklistings are so on point too... anyone know where they are online?

HRD_Shmoo_XIII wrote:

No one was saying that though were they.

cypherism wrote:

They shut me down LOL

rile3e wrote:

Was still attempting to log in! :D

rpenro wrote:

so you went to every night ever played by them then? i stand corrected.

Tkon wrote:

With ya there m8,FSOL live isdn shows by far the best,lightyears ahead compared to that shitbag Van Dyke and such knobs.

CenkAkyol wrote:

Felix Da Housecat Essential Mix 037
31.08.1997

harbour wrote:

Best mixes
Leftfield 94
Justin Roberston 94
LTJ Bukem 95
Psychonaughts 96

bendavid wrote:

My Favorites:

Leftfield (2000)
Jori Hulkkonen (2002)

Haven't listened to many since then