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.

Essential Mix

Essential Mix 2010-08-07 - Zane Lowe V Mark Ronson & Grandmaster Flash

This mix was intended to be our last release of this year in our 20 year series but with the recent loss of one of the best West Coast emcee's, we felt that this light needs to shine bright.
Gift of Gab inspired us, entertained us, and through his music show'd all of us to pursue happiness and be grateful for all we have.
It was an absolute pleasure to have been able to work on this project with him.
Please Enjoy!

Caves of Steel "Survival in the Street"

Caves of Steel. Hosted by Blackalicious

DJ Shadow 2000 - Live at Austin Music Hall

The Box of Tricks Show is 50! 

To celebrate I picked one track from everyshow and put them together in this special 50th anniversary mix.

Thanks to everyone whose been on this journey with me over the last 100 hours of radio! 

Track Listing 

#	Track Title	Artist	Label
1	Fit Rare (feat. Cappo) (Original Mix)	Cappo, Bastien Keb	First Word Records
2	Baiana	BARBATUQUES	Optimo Music Selva Discos
3	Like Sugar (A.Skillz "Jump Off" Edit)	Chaka Khan vs Lil Kim	
4	Milkshake (Original Mix)	Alex Wann	K&S Records
5	Herbie Hancock vs Anderson Paak - Come Down Just Around the Corner (Dj XS Edit)		
6	Keeep Dancing (No More War mix)	Disco Incorporated	South American Grooves US
7	All Under One Roof Raving (Original Mix)	Jamie XX	Young Turks
8	Sideways (Original Mix)	lau.ra, Secaina	Needwant
9	CiF 28 El Bomba - Take a Break		
10	Up & Down (Original Mix)	Giman	Cruise Music
11	Walking With Elephants	Ten Walls	
12	If You Know [Explicit]	KEYAH/BLU	
13	Beaming	OG Wang	Boogie Cafe
14	Flight Of The Eisenberg	RON BASEJAM	Ron's Reworks
15	Birdsong (Super Flu Remix)	Claptone, Zola Blood	Different
16	Starting Again (Original Mix)	&ME, Atelier.	Keinemusik
17	Shona	Jake Chudnow	
18	Tambulaya	Pongo	
19	Love Is Free (Original Mix)	Maluca, Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique	Universal-Island Records Ltd.
20	Veraloga (Original Mix)	Ante Perry, Dayne S, IMYD	Kittball
21	Ponderosa (feat Dena Deadly)	ALDO VANUCCI	
22	Both Of Us (Original Mix)	Jayda G	Ninja Tune
23	It Is What It Is feat. Elise LeGrow (Club Mix)	Vintage Culture, Elise LeGrow	Defected
24	God Made Me Phunky (HCCR Extended Remix)	MD X-Spress	Defected
25	Gypsy Woman (Kaytronik Remix)	Nicholas Ryan Gant x Karizma	
26	Get Creative (extended mix)	Lau.ra & Nova	Needwant
27	Venus (Black Science Orchestra Remix)	Emma-Jean Thackray	
28	Life Goes On (feat. Sampa The Great)	Ezra Collective	
29	School	Four Tet	
30	From A Kid To A Man	PulpFusion	
31	Fusion (feat Bembe Segue - Daz-I-Kue remix)	WHEELUP/DAZ-I-KUE	Tru Thoughts
32	One More Time (feat. SANITY) [Extended Mix]	Sam Redmore	
33	Paper	Harriet Brown	
34	Tears (Scrimshire remix)	Sam Redmore	Jalapeno
35	Lean on You (feat. Dynamite MC)	The Allergies	
36	North Africa (Original Mix)	Moktar	Steel City Dance Discs
37	KILL DEM (Original Mix)	Jamie xx	Young
38	Acid Bits (Original Mix)	Bowser, Guau	83
39	Don't You Leave Me (Original Mix)	S.P.Y	Hospital Records
40	If Only (DJ VIP)	Tiger Smith	Night Theory
41	Blow Out (Original Mix)	Overmono	XL Recordings
42	Hold The Line (Original Mix)	Major Lazer	V2 / Coop
43	Jagna [Explicit]	Alewya	
44	Every Time That I Land	Gardna	Believe International
45	Nobody Speak for One Minute Man - Sucka Productions Blend		
46	Back In the Dayz (Original Mix)	Mungo's Hi Fi, Gardna, Catching Cairo	Scotch Bonnet Records
47	All In Check (remastered Atomic Hooligan remix feat Ragga Twins)	Aquasky/Masterblaster	Passenger
48	Freedom 2 (Original Mix)	Joy Orbison, Overmono, Kwengface	Kwengface LTD
49	People is Massive (ft. General Levy)	L'Entourloop	
50	Original Nuttah 25 (feat. IRAH) (Chase & Status Remix)	Irah, UK Apache, Shy FX	Cult.ure
51	Count To Ten ft. Enei	DRS

Box Of Tricks Episode 50

A mix to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ty's Mercury Award nominated sophomore album ’Upwards’; one of the most influential British hip hop albums & artists of all time.

Tracks in the mix range from 1994 to 2019, as well as clips from the ‘Upwards’ tour shows at Montreux Jazz Festival, Moles in Bath & Belfast for BBC Music Live, 2004.

A salute to the late great Mayor of Brixton.

Broadcast on BBC 6 Music for The Huey Show's Block Party on Saturday 30th September 2023.

Tracklist:
(Huey Intro / BBC News)
Music 2 Fly 2
Brixton Baby
Ha Ha (Live in Bath / BBC Music Live / LP Version / Daniel Crawford Remix)
As The Smoke Clears (ft. Randolph Matthews & Malik)
Get To The Sky
We Don’t Care
Inner Love (Samba)
Trippin’ Over Words
The Tale (LP Version / Montreux Jazz Festival)
Hercules
Hot Spice
The KingDem - The Conversation (ft. Rodney P & Blak Twang)
Funky DL ft. Ty & Shortee Blitz - Worldwide
IG Culture ft. Ty & Mikey Supa - 3 Da Hard Way
Work Of Heart
Closer (ft. Maseo)
Knock Knock (DJ Spinna Remix / Acapella)
Let’s Start
Dreams (LP Version / BBC Music Live)
OK (ft. Terri Walker)
(Meisterbeatz ft. Ty - Wrong Groove)
Don’t Watch That
The Idea (ft. De La Soul)
Me…
Break The Lock (BBC Music Live)
Oh U Want More (BBC Music Live / LP Version)
So U Want More (Refix) (ft. Roots Manuva)
Look 4 Me (BBC Music Live / LP Version)
The Willing
Reflection Eternal ft. Ty & Blak Twang - Down For The Count (UK Version)
Ty & Drew ft. Shortman - Free
Somewhere Somewhere Someway (Acapella)
Sophisticated & Coarse (ft. Eska)
Groovement (LP Version / BBC Music Live)
Emotions (ft. Sarina Leah & Shaun Escofery)
I Want 2 (LP Version / BBC Music Live)
Walk With Your Ego (Rainbow Intro) (Montreux Jazz Festival)
Tony Allen ft. Ty - Woman To Man
Wait A Minute (BBC Music Live / LP Version)
What You Want (Taylormade) (ft. Jason Yarde, Joy Jones & Taylor McFerrin)
Eyes Open (ft. Rootz & Deborah Jordan)
Baby J ft. Rukus, Klashnekoff & Ty - Let It Go
Heart Is Breaking
(vula17)
(Huey Outro / Jamz Supernova Intro)

- The intro clip is from the Groovement Records launch party (my old record shop) at Moles in Bath.
- BBC Music Live was originally broadcast on BBC 6 Music & 1Xtra, hosted by Craig Charles & Rodney P.
- Both those gigs and the Montreux Jazz Festival show took place in 2004, during the Upwards tour.
- The live band included Eska, Sewuese, Phillip Harper & Richard Spaven, amongst others.
- Labels that released Ty’s work included Big Dada, BBE, Tru Thoughts, Jazz:Refreshed & a skit for First Word.

- Special thanks & love to DJ Bounce, Isatta Sheriff, Drew Horley, Terri Walker, Gilla, IG Culture, Kaidi Tatham, Shortee Blitz & Mr Thing.
- Salutes to Teddy Ted, Vula, Michelle Escoffery, Handson Family, DJ Croc & all Ty’s friends, family & collaborators.
- Big up Huey, T-Bone & Agent J.

- Ty should have won that Mercury.

- Dedicated to Ben Chijoke. We all miss you. RIP x

TY Block Party Mix | BBC 6 Music

An attempt to capture the fun and flamboyant times of the late 1970`s, those golden years of funky disco culture. Music given a tasteful  production upgrade by some of the biggest artists in the Nu-Disco and Funky House scene. Give this a like and a repost it if you enjoy it...much appreciated! Be sure to follow, as there is lots more to come!

Tracklist

1. Bohannon, Dimitri from Paris - Let`s Start to Dance Again
2. Raffaele Ciavolino - Superfunk
3. Bonetti - Rio de Janeiro
4. Da Lukas - Music Turns Me On
5. Da Lukas - Back to the Disco Days
6. Raffaele Ciavolino - Jackin`Bossa
7. Instant Funk - I`ve Got my Mind Made Up (Da Lukas Remix)
8. Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces (Marco Fratty Full Remix)
9. Leonid Friends - Street Player (Dimitri from Paris Dubwize Mix)

Late ´70´s Disco Funkhaus (March 2024)

<p>It's another AV mix for you, once again giving you the opportunity to check out the show in 3 different formats.
<p>You can listen to the Audio mix through Soundcloud as normal or you can watch the AV mix on Solid Steel through <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/31795579" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>, plus you can also download the Video Podcast from the Solid Steel page in <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/solid-steel/id88395834" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>
<p>

Following two highly acclaimed video mixes 'The Reels of Solid Steel' and 'Revenge of The Nerd', DJ Cheeba now returns adding live footage and green screen video shoots into his usual fast paced mix style. Music comes from Dave Clarke, High Rankin and Prince among others while video influences draw on everything from Disney to superheros via Spinal Tap and Bristol's recent 'See No Evil' street art event. The art of the mixtape just took another leap forward and there's no looking back.

PART 1 + 2  -  DJ Cheeba		
				
Muddy Waters	_	Mannish Boy	_	Stylus Music
The Bees	_	Chicken Payback	_	Virgin
Pearl Jam	_	Do The Evolution	_	Epic
Spank Rock	_	Bump	_	Ninja Tune
The Bug	_	Poison Dart	_	Ninja Tune
DJ Shadow & Portishead	_	The Time Has Come	_	Mo Wax
The Heavy	_	How You Like Me Now? (Joker Remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Time Love Lee	_	Again Son	_	Peace Feast Industries
Deekline and Wizard	_	Bounce and Rebound	_	Against The Grain
Hexstatic 	_	Hollywood Bar (Lord Fader Remix)	_	Lower Level
Shamanic Technology	_	Electronic Therapy	_	Herb Recordings
Eskmo	_	We Got More	_	Ninja Tune
Pogo	_	Wishery	_	Unreleased
DJ Shadow	_	Walkie Talkie (Irn Mnky Beat Down Remix)	_	Island
High Rankin (Feat. Tigerlight)	_	Still No Money For Guns	_	Suicide Dub
Pop Levi	_	Dita Dimoné	_	Counter Records
Snoop Dog & Pharrel 	_	Drop It Like Its Hot (Acapella)	_	Geffen
RJD2	_	Ghostwriter	_	Def Jux
Little Richard	_	Long Tall Sally	_	London Records
TTC	_	Pauvres Riches	_	Big Dada
Gangstarr 	_	Full Clip	_	Cooltempo
Smov	_	Big Love	_	Wack Records
Method Man	_	Release Yo Delf (Prodigy Remix)	_	Def Jam
Juice Aleem	_	Rock My Hologram	_	Big Dada
LL Cool J	_	Mama Said Knock You Out	_	Def Jam
The Junkyard Band	_	Sardines	_	Def Jam
The Slew	_	Its All Over 	_	Ninja Tune
Seal	_	Crazy	_	ZTT
Boca 45	_	Without a Doubt	_	Grand Central
Fingathing	_	Man Made Monster	_	MP3
The Nextmen	_	Round of Applause	_	Universal
Dave Clarke	_	Blue On Blue	_	Skint
Prince 	_	Batdance	_	Warner Bros
DJ Shadow	_	I Gotta Rokk (Irn Mnky Remix)	_	Island
Enya	_	Boadicia	_	BBC
The Fugees	_	Ready Or Not	_	Columbia
The Fugees	_	Ready Or Not (DJ Hype Remix)	_	White Label
Foreign Beggars	_	Contact (Noisia Remix)	_	Dented
High Rankin	_	Shot You Down	_	MP3
Dope Skillz	_	6 Million Ways To Die (Dub)	_	Frontline
Bjork 	_	Army of Me (Suckerpunch Edit)	_	Water Tower
Orbital	_	Satan	_	FFRR
Eddie Cheba	_	Looking Good	_	P&P
Was Not Was	_	Papa Was  A Rolling Stone	_	Fontana
The Rolling Stones 	_	Sympathy For The Devil	_	Decca

Solid Steel Radio Show 11/11/2011 Part 1 + 2 - DJ Cheeba

With Thanksgiving just around the corner across the pond, our stateside resident Ruckus Roboticus presents his latest mix:  "I'm Thankful" - a musical tribute to all the people and things Ruckus is thankful for everyday (not just on Thanksgiving!).  In the mix, are soulful classics from Otis Redding and Spanky Wilson; funky classics from Sly and The Family Stone, and Maceo And All The King's Men; hip-hop from Afrika Bambaataa and Biz Markie; disco from Donald Byrd and William DeVaughn; jazz from Melvin Sparks and Gus Poole; and much more!  

PART 3 + 4  -  Ruckus Roboticus	
	
Bob Marley	_	Thank You Lord	_	HIP-O
Kashmere Stage Band	_	Thank You	_	Now-Again
Sly And The Family Stone	_	Thankful N' Thoughtful	_	Epic
Donovan Carless	_	Be Thankful	_	VP Records
Spanky Wilson And  The Quantic Soul Orchestra	_	I'm Thankful (Pt. 1)	_	Tru Thoughts
Otis Redding	_	I Wanna Thank You	_	Stax
Earth Wind & Fire	_	Gratitude	_	Columbia
Afrika Bambaataa	_	Thank You	_	Celluloid
Melvin Sparks	_	Thank You (Pt. 1)	_	Prestige
Maceo And All The King's Men	_	Thank You	_	House Of The Fox
Biz Markie	_	Something For The Radio	_	Cold Chillin'
Donald Byrd	_	Thank You For Funking Up My Life	_	Elektra
William DeVaughn	_	Be Thankful For What You've Got	_	WMOT Records
Mighty Voices Of Wonder	_	I Thank You Lord	_	Numero Group
Sam And Dave	_	I Thank You	_	Atlantic
Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	_	Interlude	_	People Records
The J.B.'s	_	Thank You For Lettin' Me Be Myself And You Be Yours	_	People Records
Gus Poole	_	Hallelujah, Alright, Amen	_	Novasonic

Solid Steel Radio Show 18/11/2011 Part 3 + 4 - Ruckus Roboticus

Boba Fatt's tribute mix to Licensed To Ill on its 30th anniversary.

Boba Fatt Beastie Boys Mix

This DJ set was streamed to Facebook Live on July 9, 2020

Artwork courtesy of Kumi Asoh

=============Track List===================

I Don't Want To Leave You, I Just Came To Say Good-Bye - Shawn Phillips [A&M]
Space Talk - Asha Putli [Columbia]
Disco-Fied - Rhythm Heritage [ABC]
Right On - Clarence Wheeler [Atlantic]
Chip's Funk - Black Heat [Atlantic]
Run Fay Run - The El Michels Affair [Truth & Soul]
Funky Fever (Special Disco Version) - Joe Thomas [Groove Merchant]
Can You Feel It - Rhythm Makers [Vigor]
What Cha Doin' - Seawind [A&M]
Pleasure - Sting [ABC]
Do Your Thang - Al Hudson [MCA]
It's Alright - Graham Central Station [Warner Bros]
Only You - Teddy Pendergrass [Philadephia International]
Law Of The Land - The Undisputed Truth [Motown]
Talkin' All That Jazz (Dim's Dub) - Stetsasonic [Tommy Boy]
Aquarian Voyage - Byron The Aquarius [Sound Signature]
Star Booty Kon Edit - Roy Ayers [white]
I Got It - New York Port Authority [Invictus]
Aftershower Funk (F) Pt.2 - Kenny Dope Presents The Fantastic Souls [Kay-Dee]
Changes - Vernon Burch [United Artists]
Rapper Dapper Snapper - Edwin Birdsong [Salsoul]
Ounce (Instrumental) - Bobby Demo [Amherst]
It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To) Parts 1 & 2 - Marva Whitney [UMG]
1 Funkateer - William Bootsy Collins [Warner Bros]
Body Slam - Bootsy Collins [Warner Bros]
Silly Putty - Stanley Clarke [Nemperor]
Worldwide (instrumental) - Pete Rock [Elektra]
Funky Miracle - Meters [Josie]
A Joyfull Process - Funkadelic [Warner Bros]
Riding High - Faze-O [She]
Nigh Life - Blair [Miracle]
Bon Bon Vie - TS Monk [Atlantic]
Ain't No Time (Part 2) - The Kay-Gees [De-Lite]
Razor Blade - Little Royal & The Swingmasters [Tri-Us]
Bite Your Granny - Morning Noon & Night [Roadshow]
One Nation Under A Groove (FK acapella-intro Edit) - Funkadelic [Warner Bros]
212 North 12th - Salsoul Orchestra [Salsoul]
Yabba Dabba Do - Don Blackman [Arista]
Machine Gun - Commodores [Motown]
Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy - The Brides Of Funkenstein [Atlantic]
Q In Doubt - Prince [Warner Bros]

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François K - Funky Sensation (Summer Edition)

DJing since 1992.
BBC 6 MUSIC | Block Party Resident
SOHO RADIO | Fortnightly Friday 6-8pm
FIRST WORD RECORDS | Label Manager

*FACT Magazine: Readers 'Top 20 Unsung DJs' 2014

*BBC 1XTRA: "M1X It Up" Champ 2006

*WORLDWIDE AWARDS Label of the Year 2019 (First Word)

*MIXCLOUD Best Alternative Radio Show 2015 (Rough Trade)

*MIXCLOUD Top 100 Cloudcasts 2013: BAd BReaks


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TY Block Party Mix | BBC 6 Music

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