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-SAT-10-29

Essential Mix 2018-10-29 - Jeff Mills (Classics Set of 1998)

I Love Techno - Flanders Expo, Gent Belgium 06-11-1999

Line Up:

Darren Emerson
Dave Angel
Derrick May
Jeff Mills
Laurent Garnier
Luke Slater
Surgeon 
Sven Väth

Live @ I Love Techno (Flanders Expo, Gent) 1999

Surgeon Live @ I Love Techno, Flanders Expo Gent 06-11-1999

Radio 1, London, ENG 16 January 2000

Drexciya - Intro: Temple Of Dos De Agua (Tresor - TRESOR 129)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - The End Of Europe (Plexus - ILPS 9656)
Dj Rush - Session (Session Recordings - SESS 994003)
Adam Beyer - Untitled B1 (Conform - CNFR 012)
Mike Dearborn - Battle (The Advent Remix) (Majesty Recordings - MAJ 107)
Alan Barratt - Untitled A (Red Frame - RF 007)
Chris McCormack - The Maximalist (Space DJz Remix 2) (Materials - MTZ 002)
Richie Hawtin - Untitled A1 (M_nus - M_NUS ORANGE)
Underworld - King Of Snake (Dave Clarke Remix) (Junior Boy's Own - JBO 5005826 P)
Joey Beltram - Arena (STX Records - STX 001)
Technasia - Cyclone (Tempest) (Sino - SINO 01)
Jamie Ball - Moonlight (Turning Point - TURN 001)
Aphrohead - In The Dark We Live (Dave Clarke 312 Mix) (Re-load - REL 94 02)
Jamie Ball - Moonlight (Turning Point - TURN 001)
Underground Resistance - The Seawolf (World Power Alliance - WPA 002)
Dj Rush - Smoke (Force Inc. - FIM 178)
Lighter Thief - Zippo King Two (Ifach - IFACH 020)
Jeff Mills - Tango (Purpose Maker - PM 009)
Russian Roulette - Look'n Like A Woman (High Octane Recordings - HOR 014)
Dj Funk - Run (Telephone Stalker Remix) (Pro-Jex - PROX 014)
Recycled Loops - Six Is Nine (Primevil - PRVL 013)
Samuel L Session - Shakin' Bootsy (Primevil - PRVL 014)
G Force vs D-Selector - Vigo (Zync - ZYNC 008)
Oliver Ho - Untitled A1 (Blueprint - BP 014)
Mike Humphries & Glenn Wilson - At The Post (Punish - PUNISH 3)
Defenders Of The Ghetto - My God (Vocal) (Black Nation Records - BNR 330)
Aztec Mystic - Knights Of The Jaguar (Underground Resistance - UR 049)
Detroit Grand Pubahs - Sandwiches (Throw - 9230250)
The Hacker - At Night (UMF - UMF 05)
Anthony Rother - Don't Stop The Beat (Psi49net - PSI003)
X-Ile - Color Blind (Dub Mix) (Direct Beat - DB4W-039)
Dj Di'jital - 360 Degrees (Direct Beat - DB4W-047)
Keith Tucker - Speaker Worshipping (Dreamhunter - DH K011K)
Aaron Carl - Down (Electro Mix) (Metroplex - M-035)
DreBrown - Rejuvenated Rhythm (Mix 1) (Direct Beat - DB4W-043)
Dj Godfather - Via Satellite From Detroit (Intuit-Solar - ITU 003)
Mr. Velcro Fastener - Assassins (I220 - J 220)
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (Dave Clarke Remix) (Data Records - DATA 11T)
Dj Hyperactive - Reptillian Tank (Morpheus Productions - MPROD 001)
Dj Bold - Lunch Cutters (High Octane Recordings - HOR013)
Dj Rush - One Two Zero (Pro-Jex - PROXPRO 1)
Space DJz - AK-47 Remixes (Gaetek Remix 2) (Potential - POT 006)
Surgeon - Over Kosovo (Phuture Trax - 4KLP)
Ignition Technician - Ergonomix Part 3 (Ergonomix - ERGO-PART3)
Leftfield - Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix) (Hard Hands - HAND 057 T)
Surgeon - Untitled A1 (Dynamic Tension - DTR 004)
Space DJz - AK-47 Remixes (Inigo Kennedy Remix) (Potential - POT 006)
Dj Rush - Russian Roulette (High Octane Recordings - HOR 014)

Essential Mix 2000

Radio 1, London, ENG 11 May 2004

Gabe Palomo & Lee Chameleon - Lunar (Nee & Shreve Remix) (Zuvuya Recordings - ZUV002)
Dimi Angelis & Jeroen - Glerhini (Ion - ION001)
Pacou - Last Man Standing (Tresor - TRESOR 209)
Jeff Mills - 31J56-4 (Axis - AX019AFV)
Claude Young - How Is Your DNA? (James Ruskin Remix) (MB Selektions - MBSELEK01)
Dave Clarke - Just Ride (James Ruskin Blueprint Remix) (Skint Records - SKINT95)
Alexander Kowalski - Emtec (De-Constructed By The British Murder Boys) (Kanzleramt - KA102)
Umek - Hivid (Consumer Recreation - KUPEC008)
Jeff Mills - Late Night (Tresor - TRESOR 183)
Makaton - Awards Ceremony (Makaton Mix) (Rodz-Konez - MAK 13)
Manu Kenton - Freak On (Kevlar - KEVLAR05)
Makaton - Awards Ceremony (Makaton Mix) (Rodz-Konez - MAK 13)
UR - Transition (Underground Resistance - UR7-3000)
Club MCM - Club M.C.M. (Steve Rachmad Remix) (Brave New World Records - BNW 014)
Ecstasy Club - Jesus Loves The Acid (Acid Chant Mix) (Swordfish - Drop 1) 
Cem Salman - Oral (Teknotika Records - GG036)
Bad Pimps - Soul Power (Terminal M - TERM0296)
Kalpa - 9 Pin Din (Manuke - MK001)
H & M - Suspense (Axis - AX006)
Optic Nerve - ...And U Will Danz! (Extended Version) (Psycho Thrill - PTNE2109 AV LTD.ED.)
Kalpa - 9 Pin Din (Manuke - MK001)
Echoplex - Magnetic Share Of Wonders (End To End - EE007)
Black Noise - Nature Of The Beast (Model 500's Rebirth Mix) (End To End - EE-009)
Petar Dundov - Magma (Music Man Records - MM109)
Scan 7 - Untitled (BTRAX Records - BTX 01)
Laibach - Tanz Mit Laibach ("Upbeat" Version) (Mute - 12MUTE241)
The Advent - Houdinni (Datapunk - DTP 3-3)
K1 - Back From The Future (Puzzlebox Records - PBX-7)
Bytecon - Attack Of The Clones (Satamile Records NYC - SAT014)
Sbassship - Pre-Existent Future (Electronic Corporation - ELCO110)
Keith Tucker - Alien Radio (Version 1) (Twilight 76 Records - TL-020)
Mystic Letter K - Ropa Dopa (Electrix Records - ETRX018)
Scan 7 - You Have The Right (Accapella) (Elypsia - ELY028)
Mystic Letter K - Ropa Dopa (Electrix Records - ETRX018)
The Saxon Scoundrels - Geniuses At Work (Part 1) (B Boy Beats & Pieces Ltd - BB-02)
Ice-T, The Glove & Dave Storrs - Reckless (Instrumental) (Taxidermi Records - xxx1)
Psylocity - Pump It (Psi49net - PSI019)
Dj Rush - Djax-Up-Beats (Dj Bam Bam Remix) (Djax Up Beats - DJAX-UP-366)
Wyndell Long - Burning (Djax Up Beats - DJAX-UP-367)
Dj Omega - Can't Hold Back (Databass - DB051)
Dave Clarke - Way Of Life (Skint Records - BRASSIC 31LP)
Renato Cohen - Untitled A (Popero - POP01)
Justin Berkovi - Electricity (Music Man Records - MMLP024)
Dynarec - Tess Till 340 (Delsin - 44 DSR/DNR2)
Marco Bailey - Modulo (David Carretta Remix) (MB Elektronics - MBELEK013)
Backdraft - Filter (End To End - EE-010)
Autonation - Sparkle (Cue Records - TCUE009)
Ionic Vision - Drive (Mooged To Death By Thomas P Heckmann) (Planete Rouge - PLR03001)
Tim Xavier - Scandalistic Endeavour (Mafia Records - MAFIA03)
The Unknown Artist - BC4 M2BC (Black Codes Experiments - BCODES004)
Cane - Teknotest (Arcola - ARC05)
Michael Forzza - Exposure (Perimeter Records - PERIMETER 003)
Futago-Technologies - Abantu (Teknotika - GG038)
Wyndell Long - Birth Control (Pro-Jex - PROX 052)
Speedy J _ Literon - Snacker_ (NovaMute - 12NOMU132)
Fixmer / McCarthy - Destroy (Planete Rouge - PLR03002)
Skinny Puppy - Assimilate (Nettwerk - 15 NTWK)
Bad Brains - Intro (Reachout International Records - RUSLP 8223)

Essential Mix 2004

Archive One Tour, Index, Dublin IE 28 September 2024

Exodus - Hemka (Float Records - FLOAT080)
Rakham - Meteor (Faut Section - FAUT060)
Jay Denham - Freaks At Night (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR380)
Escalated Edits - EE4 (Hardgoove - HARDGROOVEDIGI032)
Gene Richards Jr - Meant 2 Be (Hardgoove - HARDGROOVEDIGI031)
The Exaltics - Parallel Reality (Repetitive Rhythm Research - RRR 010)
Dave Clarke - Thunder (2023 Remaster) (Skint Recordings - 4050538902891)
Procombo - Mumbles (RSPX - RSPX68)
Underground Resistance - The Seawolf (Mark Broom Re-Edit) (CDr)
Ø [Phase] - Living Proof (Modwerks - MDWLP011D)
Underground Resistance - The Seawolf (Mark Broom Re-Edit) (CDr)
The Ragga Twins - Wipe The Needle (Shut Up And Dance Records - SUAD 12)
Linear System - Fourt Thirty (Molecular Recordings - MOLST01)
Gunjack - Planet On Fire (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR381)
Gary Beck - Lost Angel (Code Records - CODE39)
The Southern - Do Something (Iturnem Music - IT35)
Gaetano Parisio & Raffaele Attanasio - Archers (South Signatures Attanasio - SoU001)
Dave Clarke - The Storm (2023 Remaster) (Skint Recordings - 4050538902891)
D-Knox - Move Yo Body (Sonic Mind Records - SM45)
The Hacker / Millimetric / David Carretta - Moskow Reise (The Horrorist Remix) (GoodLife - GL021)
Aphrohead - In The Dark We Live (Dave Clarke 312 Mix) (Re-load - REL 94 02)
Dave Clarke - The Compass (Wink South Philly Acid Pass) (Skint Records - SKINT 73X)
Dave Clarke - Zeno Xero (Skint - BRASSIC115B)
Dave Clarke - No One's Driving (Chemical Brothers Remix) (Deconstruction - 74321 38016 1)
The Advent & DJ Dextro - Adex 2 (Materia - MATERIA 071)
dc11 - The Fine Art Of Bullashit (Inguma - NMG018)
Man Power feat. Louisahhh - We Trawl The Hurts (Deetron Drum and Bass Remix) (Rekids - REKIDS239)
Vainqueur - Lyot (Maurizio Remix) (Maurizio - M2)
Dave Clarke - Southside (2023 Remaster) (Skint Recordings - 4050538902891)
Vainqueur - Lyot (Maurizio Remix) (Maurizio - M2)
Tadeo - Bad Maneuvers (Madrid Techno - MT09)
Truncate - That Chord Again (Hardgroove - HARDGROOVEDIGI029)
Gary Beck - Variation 1 (BEK Audio - BEK059)
Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise (Umek Digital Remix) (Skint - 4099964 057904)
The Southern - Particle (CLR - CLR115)
I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass (Viewlexx - V-002)
The Southern - Particle (CLR - CLR115)
Mark Broom & Gene Richards Jr - Track 1 (Beard Man - BMD040)
Robert Armani - Road Tour (Dave Clarke Remix) (ACV - ACV 1037)
DJ Geto Man & Trevor Abernethy - Play (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKRSS221)
Charles B - Lack Of Love (Desire Records - WANTX 13)
Risa Taniguchi - Emission (CLR - CLR117)
Dave Clarke - Just Ride (Mister Ries Juke Edit) (CDr)
Gora & Eloy - Pop That (Hitec-Condo - 2276276)
Risa Taniguchi - Mental Rut (CLR - CLR118)

Index 2024 (Exclusive)

Co-Accused, Platform, Glasgow, Scotland 04/10/2025

Risa Taniguchi - Break It (CLR - CLR134)
MaKabre - Alone 6 (UKR Special Series - UKRSS269)
Ken Ishii - Disturbance (Sway - SWAY73)
Underground Resistance - The Seawolf (Mark Broom Re-Edit) (CDr)
Envoy - Dark Manoeuvres (Soma Quality Recordings - SOMA042)
James Ruskin - Work (Steve Rachmad Remix) (Blueprint - BPLTD 03)
Andrei Morant - Union (CDr)
Gary Beck - Video Siren (Bek Audio - BEK015)
Mark Broom - Dated (RSPX - RSPX73)
Dj Grant - Going Madd (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR416)
Perc - Tonight (Perc Trax - TPT103)
Depeche Mode - Dream On (Dave Clarke Club Mix) (Mute - 12BONG30)
Victor Fernandez - Flying To The Unkown (Anaoh - ANA134)
Dave Clarke - Thunder (2023 Remaster) (Skint Recordings - 4050538902891)
Marcelo Demarco - The Concept (Suraw - SUR276)
Kristian Heikkila & CDTRAX - Work (Sway - SWAY79)
Dj Urban - You Work It (Joey Beltram Remix) (Flux Recordings - FLUX 007)
Jeff Mills - Changes Of Life (S-File 2019 Remix) (CDr)
Angel Alanis - Squeaky Clean (Gettoblaster Remix) (Chicago Jaxxx - CJAXXX08)
Dj Funk - House The Groove (Dance Mania - DM 053)
Damon Wilde - Rotary (Slam Archive Edit) (Soma Quality Recordings - SOMA525D)
Robert Hood - Art Form (M-Plant - MPMD2502)
Mark Broom - Peak (Machine - MACHINELP001)
Petter B featuring Arjun Vagale - Before The After (Arjun Vagale Remix) (Bond - BOND015)            
Fischerspooner - Emerge (Dave Clarke Remix) (International Deejay Gigolo Records - GIGOLO 105)
Meng Syndicate - Sonar System (Mike Humphries Re-Edit) (CDr)
The Southern - Myself Yourself (Iturnem Music - IT35)
Dj Grant - Bitch Track (Urban Kickz Recordings - UKR416)
Ken Ishii - Grid Bounce (RSPX - RSPX80)
Risa Taniguchi - Hypes Come Hypes Go (Mind Medizin Records - MDZN032)
Dj Assault - U Can't See Me (Ben Sims JFF Edit) (CDr)
Risa Taniguchi - Hypes Come Hypes Go (Mind Medizin Records - MDZN032)
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Renegades Of Funk (12" Vocal Version) (Tommy Boy - R2 73342)
Risa Taniguchi - Hypes Come Hypes Go (Mind Medizin Records - MDZN032)
Emmon - Machines (Terence Fixmer Remix) (International Deejay Gigolo Records - GIGOLO366)
The Southern - Particle (CLR - CLR115)
Vainqueur - Lyot (Maurizio Remix) (Maurizio - M2)
Robert Görl - Psychoring (Disko B - DB8)
Chris Liebing - Kaizen (CLR - CLR128)
Justin Berkovi - Rage (MB Elektronics - MBE190)
Dj Funk Feat. Dj Deeon - Work This Muthafukka (Dj Funk Mix) (Dance Mania - DMR1013)
Surgeon - Soul Fire (Tresor - TRESOR373)
Ecstasy Club - Jesus Loves The Acid (Acid Chant Mix) (Swordfish - Drop 1)
Surgeon - Soul Fire (Tresor - TRESOR373)
Shaney & Zadig - Downwards (Mord - MORDH012)	
Risa Taniguchi - Give Me Up (CLR - CLR134)
Jeff Mills - Untitled A1 (Axis - AX-008)
Risa Taniguchi - Give Me Up (CLR - CLR134)
Jeff Mills - Untitled A2 (Axis - AX-008)
Risa Taniguchi - Give Me Up (CLR - CLR134)
Klint - Nebula of Orion (Chris Liebing Remix) (CLR - CLR130)
Dave Clarke - What Was her Name? (Skint Records - SKINT94)
Klint - Nebula of Orion (Chris Liebing Remix) (CLR - CLR130)
Dave Clarke - Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted (Part 1) (icrunch - ICRUNCH001)
Fixmer & McCarthy - You Want It (Dave Clarke Remix) (Planete Rouge Records - PLR05002)
Collabs 3000 - Zwart (Novamute - 12NOMU200)
Arnaud Le Texier - Plaza (Materia - MATERIA092)
Ritzi Lee - Transit (Symbolism - SYMDIGI046)
Ritzi Lee - Meltdown (Underground Liberation - UL004)
Ken Ishii - Supergravity (Iturnem Music - IT39)
Florian Meindl - Assembly Line (Umwelt Remix) (Flash Recordings - FLASH358)

Co-Accused 2025 (Exclusive)

….Fantasie Welt

Billy Nasty Essential Mix 03-11-2001

Recording of a set by Dave Clarke from October 2002

Dave Clarke - Dj Set Redbox, Dublin (October 2002)

   1.  Jeff Mills - Humana (Track 1) [Axis]
   2. Jeff Mills - Gateway To Zen [Axis]
   3. Jeff Mills - Humana (Track 2) [Axis]
   4. Jeff Mills - Untitled [Axis]
   5. X-1# Rave New World [Tresor]
   6. Jeff Mills - Very EP Track 4 [Axis]
   7. Fumiya Tanaka - In The Darkness
   8. Marco Carola - Plastatik
   9. Marco Carola -Fokus (C1) [Zenit 001]
  10. Steve Stoll - GT1 [NovaMute]
  11. S. Bicknell - Lost Recordings [Cosmic]
  12. Jeff Mills - Cubango [Purpose Maker]
  13. Purpose Maker - Black Is The Number [Axis]
  14.  ? - Terrafurma [Ground]
  15. S. Bicknell - The Primative Streak [Cosmic]
  16. Jeff Mills - Kat Race [Purpose Maker]
  17. Steve Stoll - Model T [NovaMute]
  18. Jeff Mills - The Bells [Purpose Maker]
  19. Marco Carola - Infinity
  20. Angel Alanis - ? [Konsequent]
  21. Jeff Mills - Untitled [Purpose Maker]
  22. Marco Carola - Acid Tension [Primate]
  23. Jeff Mills - Step To Enchantment [Axis]
  24. Fumiya Tanaka - Antiboom
  25.  ? [Surface]
  26. The Previous - Source EP [Tortured]
  27.  ? [Black Nation]
  28. Adam Beyer - Stocktown City 4.45 [Rotation]
  29. Tony Dax - Untitled [Theory]
  30. Ben Sims - Retrovert [Theory]
  31.  ?
  32.  ? [Axis]
  33.  ?
  34. Anthony Shakir - Systematic Advancing [International Gigolo]
  35. Marco Carola - Submarine
  36.  ? - Terra Incognito
  37. Tony Dax - Repercussion [Theory - TR 002]
  38. Rue East - Summer Blood [Pure Plastic]
  39. Rue East - Power Cute [Tortured]
  40.  ?
  41.  ? [Ground]
  42. Dan Morgan - Flower Child
  43.  ?
  44.  ? [Zenit Music]
  45. Underground Resistance - Untitled [UR]
  46. Purpose Maker - Reverting [Axis]
  47. Jeff Mills - Alarms [Purpose Maker]
  48. Jeff Mills - Untitled [Purpose Maker]
  49. Marco Carola - Rebound 

Jeff Mills Essential Mix 1998-06-07

Dave Clarke - Live @ Impulz Indoor 2001

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Essential Mix 2000

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