The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

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Essential Mix 2017-05-20 - Soulwax

Viaje Sideral

Unbelievable

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Hot on the heels of releases from Thomass Jackson, Charlotte Bendiks, and Earthtones, Montreal-based record label Multi Culti unfurl their technicolor banner with ‘Bright Patterns’, the latest offering from London-based group United Freedom Collective...Our pick, ‘Higher Drums’, is a bona fide Balearic daydream, a track that transports you straight to the crystalline shores of the White Island. It begins with a celestial symphony of synths and gently pulsing rhythms, the kind that feel tailor-made for sun-dappled cliffside revelry. As the groove thickens, strings flicker like mirages, weaving a tapestry of cinematic intensity. Horns erupt in a frenzy, accompanied by voices dipped in honeyed tones, all building towards a climax of space-delayed flutes that spiral skyward like the final rays of a Mediterranean sunset.

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Bright Patterns [MC078]

Higher Drums

United Freedom Collective - Higher Drums [Multi Culti]

Berlin-based SIRS is back on Hell Yeah with the new single 'Woman', an instrumental version plus a remix from label favourite My Friend Dario.

Sirsounds Records label head SIRS, which means Sounds In Real Stereo and is an alias of Daniel Klein, is a mainstay of the scene with releases on the likes of Live At Robert Johnson and a distinctive laidback style. He previously contributed to the first volume in the File Under Balearic Gabba EP series and brings the goodness once more here.

'Woman' is a magnificent nine-minute odyssey where silky arps loop around fluttering melodic leads. The chugging beats have a perfect mix of snap and deepness so quickly hypnotise you. There is always soothing going on throughout the track, whether that's a classic falsetto vocal sample, Middle Eastern-style chords or textured guitar licks. It's an epic, slow-burning dance floor workout that also comes as a shorter version and a widescreen instrumental.

My Friend Dario was last here with his Senza Estate album in August, which was a perfectly dreamy summer soundtrack. He shows another side here as his wonderful Food For Woofers Remix brings driving, club-ready technoid beats and warped bass under an explosion of melodies that will twist late-night dance floors inside out.

These sounds are designed to keep everyone warm all winter long.

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SIRS - Woman (Extended Mix)

Set sail for the second release in Snorkel Records' limited 12'' single series, featuring Olefonken and Raaja Bones. This summer, they brought their gear to a cabin by the Norwegian fjords, crafting an ode to late-night reveries between quiet moments drifting in a dinghy.

a1. Babor
a2. Uti Fjæra
B1. Baby Blue

Vinyl only, limited to 300 copies - get your copy before it paddles away!

Bandcamp: https://shorturl.at/fcgA3
Clone distribution: https://shorturl.at/MKV9a

Olefonken & Raaja Bones - Uti Fjæra (12")

The Danish-Brazilian outfit Copenema share ‘O Amor Me Faz Viver’, a sweet, sauntering guitar love track elevated by fine breathy synths and harmonica melodies.
 
'O Amor Me Faz Viver' →https://linktr.ee/musicfordreams

The track features Danish ambient producer The Swan And The Lake who join the two core members Danish Kenneth Bager (production) and Brazillian Rodrigo Sha (vocals, guitar, harmonica).

The single is supported by Koda’s Cultural Funds and Musik Forlæggerne.

Connect with Copenema
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Connect with DJ Disse
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Copenema - O Amor Me Faz Viver (ft. The Swan And The Lake) - s0849

Good friends and Record Mission co-captains, Dan Tyler (one half of the Idjut Boys) and Nick The Record, take the reins for the third volume of the Mr Bongo Edits 12" series. With previous editions coming courtesy of Danny Krivit and Luke Una, Dan and Nick set their sights on a hand-picked selection of iconic ‘70s Cuban recordings for this three-track cosmic whirlwind. Across the A side, Dan picks out two Juan Pablo Torres tracks, with Nick taking on Grupo Los Yoyi on the B. Tweaking, extending and reworking the recordings with a dose of extra magic they remould the tracks to fit the sounds and structure of today’s dancefloors. 

Having formed the Idjut Boys in the early ‘90s, Dan and Conrad McDonnell have crafted a dubbed-out, disco-tinged style that permeates their countless productions, remixes and DJ sets. Speaking of the two tracks Dan has chosen to rework for this EP he mentions, “Having been caught under an avalanche of good music from Mr Bongo, I took it upon myself to extend and add effects to a couple of the fantastic tracks from the Juan Pablo Torres LPs they recently re-issued. Just for disco jockey and barn dance use.”

First, Dan looks to Cuban maestro Juan Pablo Torres’ 1978 album 'Algo Nuevo', taking one of the standout tracks ‘Cacao’ and giving it more space to breathe. Teasing out the scatting vocal line and percussive climax that nods to George Kranz's ’83 electronic disco anthem 'Din Daa Daa', whilst adding more cosmic tripped-out synths and space echoed dubs, Dan builds the tension to fine effect. This track sounds immense on a big club system and the swirling synths felt like they were lifting the ceiling off when we played it at the amazing La Paloma ballroom in Barcelona. 

Dan then turns his attention to Torres’ 1977 'Super Son' album, giving the psych-Latin-funk track 'Pastel En Descarga' a dub makeover. Rich in delay and drama, whilst maintaining and extending the breakers funk intro, he juices it up into a punchy, no-nonsense, cosmic-funk delight. 

On the B side, Tangent co-founder, long-standing Life Force resident and seasoned rework master, Nick The Record, revisits an edit that he originally constructed in 2009. Clocking in at over double the length of the original cut, Nick’s edit of Grupo Los Yoyi’s 1977 cut 'Paco La Calle', is made with dancers firmly in mind. This secret weapon builds and simmers, with the drums and percussion pushing and pulling before the psychedelic synth lines return in a sweltering fashion. In this new 2025 version, Dan is drafted in to work some brilliant new synth lines into the mix.


Juan Pablo Torres - Cacao (Dan Tyler NAD Bulto Versión)

A bit of lightearted Latin pop fun from our favorite Belgian duo.

'Charlotita' →https://linktr.ee/musicfordreams

Supported by Koda’s Cultural Funds and Musik Forlæggerne.

Connect with Charlotte & Reinhard
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Charlotte & Reinhard - Charlotita - s0865

More info : http://versatilerecords.com/podcast/gilbr-versatile-records-podcast-15-years-special-nov-11/

Gilb'R - Versatile Records podcast 15 Years Special - Nov 11

Pender Street Steppers Productions (PSSP) proudly presents a sweet new double single. Please enjoy and thanks for everything.

penderstreetsteppers.bandcamp.com/album/our-time
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1 - Falling (Vocal)
2 - Falling (Dub)
3 - Our Time (Vocal)
4 - Our Time (Dub)

Our Time (Vocal)

AYA is a new imprint of ZZK Records focused on contemporary Latin American musical expressions.  Our focus is to provide a solid platform for exciting new sounds to be seen and heard.  We may even throw in a couple surprises in the mix just to keep things interesting.

aya@ayarecords.net


Viaje Sideral

AYA Records

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