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 2013-05-18 - Todd Edwards

Onra - Intro [All City Dublin]
Slum Village - Players [Good Vibe Recordings]
Gang Starr - Put Up Or Shut Up [Virgin]
Jaylib - React (feat. Quasimoto) [Stones Throw]
Q-Tip - Let's Ride [Arista]
Vic Mensa - Orange Soda
Moodymann - U Ranaway
Linkwood - Secret Value [Shevchenko]
Mike Huckaby - Melodies From The Jazz Republic / I Get Deeper (Acapella) [Still Music]
[unknown] - J.A.W.S.
Trankilou - Bill Collector [BPM Records]
T. Williams - Three Letters [PMR]
Bassjackers & Apster - Klambu [Sneakerz MUZIK]
Dusky - Sunsets & Dolphins
Midland - Archive [Graded]
Mark Henning - Trojan [Cityfox]
Ten Walls - Gotham [Innervisions]
Disclosure - When A Fire Starts To Burn [PMR]
Rachel Row - Follow The Step (Breach Hood Remix) [Defected]
New York Transit Authority - 95'
Soul Purpose - Sublim3 [Lo:Rise]
Friend Within - The Scene [Method Records]
Paul Woolford - Untitled
Hannah Wants - Teardrop On The Fire
GoldFfinch - Once You Wrap
Adonis & Charles B - Lack Of Love [Desire]
Native Soul - A New Day (Spencer Parker's A Gun For Hire Remix) (feat. Trey Washington) [Defected]
Eddie Niguel - Absolute [Midnight Shift]
Omar - Feeling You (Henrik Schwarz Remix) [Peppermint Jam]
Hauswerks - Puppet Factory [Moda Black]
Disclosure - Latch (Maddslinky Remix)
Dornik - Something about you

Disclosure BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (10/8/13)

Legendary DJ and record producer Kaytranada presents a two-hour set recorded at his recent show at Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace, featuring Judah on the mic.

Kaytranada: Live At Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace 140723

LA’s Soulection touched down in London to co-host our open-air function at Burgess Park. One final slice of summer euphoria soundtracked by James Blake, Andre Power, Joe Kay & TxC. 

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KAYTRANADA's live set @VillageUnderground 24/10/14.

KAYTRANADA - Live Mixmag DJ set @VillageUnderground (24/10/14)

The Paradise - In Love With You
Everything But The Girl - Tracey In My Room (Lazy Dog Bootleg Vocal)
Friend Within - Lorla
Soichi Terada & Masalo - Diving Into Minds (Club Mix)
Deadboy - Pack It In You Two
SOPHIE - Nothing More To Say (Dub)
Lone - Airglow Fires
Gome - Get My Love
Daft Punk - Revolution 909
Klaus Veen - Snibbit
Ron Plays Games - Stack Em Up
Neana - Nightshade
rAHHH - Aubades
Earth Boys - I Just Love It WIth You (LXURY Remix)
The Phantom’s Revenge - tié ravissante (stade vélodrome rave edit)
salute - Wait For It
salute - perfect (with LEILAH)
salute - Fortress
salute - Peach (with Sammy Virji)
salute - system
salute - reason (with Karma KId)
salute - go! (with なかむらみなみ)
Basement Jaxx - Flylife (salute Remix)
Chris Lake x Disclosure - in2minds
Skin On Skin - ID
salute - more soul (bonus track)
Inafekt & Big Jon - Blaze
DJ Plant Texture - What Should I Do Next?
HAAi - SHiNE
Interplanetary Criminal - ID
AYYA - Second Mistake (Karma Kid Edit)
Disclosure - Carnival
Neana - Yeezus 2 (Blonde Mix)
Zero Idea - Feel
salute - move faster..
Bungle - 25th Floor (DJ Marky & Bungle VIP)
London Elektricity - Vasquez
DJ Falcon - Unplugged
The Phantom’s Revenge - late night tv suite - low moral standards type movie

salute - BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix (19th July, 2024)

nimino - Essential Mix 11/01/2025

Free DL available! Little mashup made for some gigs and posted here for fun.

Free Download

Chris Lorenzo x Odd Mobb - Appetite x Left to right (Tiwari Mashup) [Free DL]

Get ready to drop low and cash out! 'Money Talks!' Blends electrifying phonk with other elements to deliver a dance club anthem that's as sassy as it is unstoppable. Perfect for turning heads on the dance floor or fueling your next underground techno set.


0:00 - Flume - Holdin On (Kaytranada Edition)
1:45 - Janet Jackson - If (Kaytranada Remix)
5:15 - A Tribe Called Quest - Go Ahead In The Rain
6:25 - BMB aka Wayne tweed - Cuba
7:23 - Bel Biv Devoe - Poison
8:35 - Teedra Moses - Be Your Girl (Kaytranada Edition)
10:12 - Sivey - A Little Help
11:45 - Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
13:00 - Busta Rhymes - Make It Hurt
14:05 - Jill Scott - Golden (Kaytranada Extended Life Living Edition)
15:15 - Acid Washed - Fire and Rain (Kaytranada Edition)
17:03 - Jay Simon - Faith
18:53 - Kenlo Craqnuques - 145_en_couple
19:33 - Change - Heaven Of My Life
20:30 - Big Dope P - Southside Anthem (Kaytranada Remix)
21:53 - Danny Brown - Lie4 (Kaytranada Remix)
24:03 - Kaytranada - Don't Get It Confused
24:53 - oriJanus - OochieWally Remix
25:55 - Falcons - Vroom
27:05 - Tommy Kruise - Hypnotize
28:20 - High Klassified - Faster
28:43 - Kaytranada - Killacats
30:00 - Kaytranada - 4evalastin' nite (unreleased)
30:45 - Missy Elliott - Sock It 2 Me
31:45 - Missy Elliott - Sock It 2 Me (Kaytranada Edition)
33:25 - Kaytranada x Mr. Carmack - Unreleased
34:50 - Kaytranada - Jupiter
36:06 - Hesk - New York Girl
37:37 - Kaelin Ellis - Untitled (Unreleased)
38:12 - knxwledge - mistie (roop)
38:42 - Samiyam - Kitties
39:22 - Kaytranada - Where my (_) at?
40:40 - The Celestics - Charles Barkley (Instrumental)
41:55 - Karriem Riggins - Moogy Foog It
42:33 - Madlib - MEDical Card
43:38 - Lakim - 4zeeCRU
44:30 - Kaytranada - Unreleased
45:11 - Kaytranada x Shash'U Collabo
45:54 - Kaytranada - Earn Sunshine (unreleased)
46:51 - Slum Village - The Look Of Love (Remix)

Disclosure BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (10/8/13)

GTM.