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 2013-12-27 - LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad (repeat of 16-07-1995)

Like a lot of prominent drum & bass producers, Duncan Busto’s story begins in the late ‘80s when he was a little more besotted with hip hop. Whilst spending his time in record shops stocking up on import 12”s, he was convinced by a friend to make the move from music collector to disc jockey and a flourishing fleet of DJ bookings followed in the wake of that decision. After acid house had fully bloomed in London, chance encounters, serendipity and the influence of Commercial Suicide boss, Klute and the seminal techno outfit, Ubik, led to the Ipswich based Busto putting together the basics of a home studio in which he started making his own take on the sorts of electronic music he was playing out. 

Now Busto’s firmly ingrained as one of drum & bass’ old guard. Having played around the world and released music on a long list of coveted d&b labels like Shogun Audio, Violence, Metalheadz, CIA and Renegade Hardware he’s reportedly just reopened the doors to his own labels, Phantom Audio, which he began back in 1998 alongside his kindred producer, Digital and his own solo venture, Inneractive. Having recently returned to the UK from a five year stint in the USA, 2015 is already looking like a new chapter for Busto who’s already cued up releases on a raft of labels including Doc Scott’s 31 Records, Metalheadz and Warm Communications, so we’re pleased to be welcoming him back with open arms this Friday (20th February) where he’ll play alongside DJ Marky and Lenzman in the Innerground hosted Room Two. 

With all that in mind, Busto took the time to make us a mixtape that proves to all and sundry that his selections are just as acute as they ever were, putting together something special as a precursor to his set this Friday…

Advance tickets: http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/1014

Spirit - FABRICLIVE Promo Mix

We scored an exclusive 30-track mix from the mighty Digital! 

Track list:

1) Digital+Villem - Sunbites - Dubplate
2) dRamatic & dbAudio - Clash Of The Kings -Horrific Recordings
3) Digital+Response - Light Years - Taken from the 'Rejection EP' Function
4) Total Science & SPY - Whonga (Chroma Rmx) CIA 
5) Mako - Do You Feel The Same - Warm Communications
6) Spirit - Life goes On - Blu Mar Ten Music
7) Digital - Red Alert - Dispatch Recordings
8) Spirit - Ray Gun - Function
9) Drumsound & Bassline Smith - 1 W.P. - Function
10) Digital+Spirit+Response - Garrison Law - V Recordings
11) A. Grooverider - Avenger - Metalheadz
12) Digital+Spirit - Mosquito - The Wolf EP - Metalheadz
13) Total Science v Digital+Spirit- Rumble
14) Digital - 4orcefield - dubplate
15) Digital+Spirit - Captive - taken from 'Future Beats' The Album - 31 Records
16) Digital+Response - Riot - Commercial Suicide
17) Digital - Rejection - taken from the 'Rejection EP' Function
18) Digital+Spirit - Square One - Phantom Audio
19) Digital+Horrific James - Too Much - Function
20) Digital+Response - Silver Lining - taken from the 'Respek Da Foundation' EP
21) Digital - Stray - dubplate
22) Digital+Flava - Retard VIP - Function
23) Digital+Sight Unseen - O.M.H. - Function
24) Calibre - Stoned - CIA
25) Will Miles - Together In Autumn - Function
26) Digital - Toll Free - 31 Records
27) Digital - Ras 78 - Function
28) Digital - Together - 31 Records
29) Digital - Got Ya - dubplate
30) Digital+Spirit+Om Unit - Untitled - Function

Digital - Exclusive Drum&BassArena Mix

Old mixset from Erupt. Chilled . . . Not.

Ceremony Live at Erupt at The Wedgewood Rooms - 22July1999

♫ Download + Tracklist ♫:
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/london/label-showcase-008-anjunadeep

Anjunadeep is an independent record label based in London. Having begun life as an outlet for the deeper and more progressive end of trance trio Above & Beyond's DJ sets, the label has now grown into one of the dance music world’s most respected imprints for deep, melodic house music.

Readers of Deep House London will be no strangers to the prolific output of Anjunadeep, as in the last year alone we have showcased releases and artists like Clarian, Matthias Vogt, and Eli & Fur (whose "California Love" EP featured on our best of November 2015 list), to much acclaim. Aside from those aformentioned, Anjunadeep has also provided a platform for the diverse range of artists such as Yotto, Tom Middleton, Way Out West, Martin Roth, Vincenzo, Lancelot, 16 Bit Loltias, Moon Boots, and Ryan Davis, with the likes of Dusky, Vincenzo, Lane 8 and Michael Cassette, releasing full length albums on the platform.

Dedicated to deep and emotive electronic music, Anjunadeep holds a unique position in the modern dance music world, championing music heard on the huge stages of Coachella and EDC, Nocturnal Wonderland, to Oasis Festival to the intimate dancefloors of Europe and everywhere in between. Over its 10 years and 250 releases, the sound of the label has evolved, but while the BPMs may have slowed, the mission statement of Anjunadeep has remained the same - to release timeless soulful and melodic electronic music.

With that, we continue our new series here, and in conjunction with Deep House Amsterdam, highlighting some of our favourite labels from around the world, we thought we would catch up with label co-founder (and compiler of the annual, and highly successful, Anjunadeep compilation series) James Grant and get the scoop on all things Anjunadeep. Here, you will find information on the label’s history, ethos, releases and future. As you can probably tell by know, we are asking each respective label owner the same questions. With this approach, we hope these showcases will be as educational and informative (for all you aspiring label heads out there) as they are entertaining.

♫ SHOWCASE ♫:

LS008 | Anjunadeep | James Grant

Dubplate special VIP mix of Dom & Optical - 'Quadrant 6'. Made in Virus Studios in SOHO, London in 1997 by Optical and Fierce. 

#20YearsOfOpticalLP Vol.1 is out on Friday: http://smarturl.it/VRS014LP1

DOM & OPTICAL - 'QUADRANT 6' (FIERCE VIP MIX UNRELEASED 1997)

My Speed set from Bal Harbour Lost Tapes session a real magical night as the sun was setting from Sun and Bass 2017.

Sun and Bass 2017

Dj Lee Sun and Bass Bal Harbour Lost Tapes Speed Set 07.09.2017

Loxy Live @Rupture - Corsica Studios 2018

Nucleus & Paradox are back with a series of remastered reissues available to buy from Friday 28th of June. Check out the Juno Download guest mix they did to promote the series. 
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Tracklist:
Nucleus & Paradox - Fuzzy Something    
Nucleus & Paradox - Creator
Nucleus & Paradox - Exoteric
Nucleus & Paradox - Jangala
Nucleus & Paradox - Sweetback
Nucleus & Paradox - Parateric
Nucleus & Paradox - Neoteric
Nucleus & Paradox - Tell Me The Truth
Nucleus & Paradox - Rocksteady
Nucleus & Paradox - Take You There 

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Juno Download Guest Mix - Nucleus & Paradox (Esoteric)

Nice soulful drum & bass mix from back in the day...

01. M.I.S.T. - Play On Me
02. Carlito & Addiction - Make It Real
03. Marcus Intalex & ST Files - Love & Happiness
04. Digital - Red Mist
05. Invaderz - Orion
06. M.I.S.T. - Warp 1
07. The Invaderz - Control My Mind
08. Marcus Intalex & ST Files - Revolution
09. Total Science - Juicy Fruit
10. Tronik 100 - Deep Love
11. High Contrast - Return Of Forever
12. Dylan & Ink - I Can't Wait

Sessions 7

Made in promotion of Digital's appearance in the Metalheadz hosted Room Two on Friday 21st June.

Tickets/info here: http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/740

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Digital - FABRICLIVE x Metalheadz Mix

Jungle/drum'n'bass DJ and vinyl junkie since the early nineties after hearing the now legendary sounds of Good Looking, Metalheadz and Moving Shadow to name but a few.

Formerly known as DJ Leeroy, Proximate helped to set up and run Portsmouth based drum'n'bass nights Erupt and Lava Lounge during the late nineties as well as DJing at other various local drum'n'bass nights.

All mixes were created back in the days when vinyl and turntables ruled the world, no digital trickery to be found here.