Have listened to this mix beginning to end countless times now. Beautiful.

Spring 2022

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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2021-03-27 - Essential Mix - Logic1000

I'd be lying if I said it was easy to play a sunsrise set at burning man... especially at robot heart.  I had to literally help pull an ancient cow statue down from the top of the heart two years ago to be sent to Germany.  It's like I had to do these ancient quests and other sunset sets to be put in the position to play this past burn, so i was not taking that lightly.  By sheer coincidence I found myself in Reno the night before this and drove straight from my set there to the middle of the desert to a gps location at 5:30 in the morning.  I prepared myself for the sunrise; I knew there would be some doubters, but that just made me work harder... oh and I was on acid.  I think it may have been the best dj set of my life so far ..

- diplo 

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Diplo - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

Track List
1.  Made to Dance   Big Bad Puma 
2. Moodena & Soul Central.  A Glass of Kool Aid
3 Kid Enigma.    Everything I Do 
4. Barbara Goes    Deixa 
5. Nenor    Gonna take my time 
6. DJ Aakmael   deepshyt 
7. Colorjaxx.      Easy Rhodes 
8. Barney Osborn     Basement Vibe 
9. Homero Espinosa & Mark Farina feat. Bear Who?         Back2 Groove. 
10. Eli Escobar        Find A Way
11. Phats and Small      Love (is what you need)
12. The Glimmers.     U Rocked My World (Pete Herbert and Tristan de Canha mix)
13. Idan Hana    Moon Desert
14. Kaysoul feat. Desney Bailey   the World is going crazy 
15. Cabana       Bailando con Lobos  (dobre & zki mix)
16. Ben Hixon    Perfect 
17. Decent Rides.     Skin care routine 
18. Woodcut.    The Projects. 
19. Jamie 326 & Jurgen Bouman    Live my life 
20. JT Donaldson      Do Dat
21. Kevin Yost & Krew deep   wanna Meet ya 
22. Hotmood      Saxy 
23. Brawther  the driver.  
24. Ben Hixon     Dangerous 
25. Cody Currie       Apollo 11
26. Ash Lauryn & Stefan Ringer  the D
27. My Mother Say   Enter my galaxy 
28. Sensual Tones   Sweet Love 
29. Osulandé  Momma’s Groove 
30. Massiande.   Through the walls 
31. Dominic Balchin.    What you Do

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Defected Broadcasting House - Episode #2 - April 2022

There's a track on HAAi's upcoming debut album, Baby, We're Ascending, called "Louder Always Better." That kind of sums up her approach right there. (See also: "Biggest Mood Ever.") Since her first record, 2017's "Be Good" her approach to dance music has been to make as dense, overwhelming and uplifting as possible. Much has been made of her background in psychedelic rock, which definitely informs records like the muggy, intense Motorik Voodoo Bush Doof Musik, but it's not the whole story. A better point of reference might be DJ Harvey lost in the Australian desert, but comparisons are beside the point. At this point, HAAi is completely unique.

The Australian producer has made quite a name for herself as a DJ in her adopted hometown of London, and while her album shoots off in all directions—from ecstatic rave-pop to sultry stunners—her RA Podcast captures the spark that makes her such a beloved force behind the decks. Weaving powerful techno from artists like Atrip and Piska Power with weirder, adventurous music courtesy of Cocktail Party Effect and Sha Sha Kimbo—plus a few tastes of HAAi's new album—it's an eclectic mix that's as windy and unpredictable as her records. Plus, it ends with classic track by The Cure. That's just good taste.

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RA.829 HAAi

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Mostly electronic music productions presented in a mixed manner

Skee Mask @ The Lot Radio 05-20-2024

Tripped-out excursions through percussive club music with the Nowadays resident.

Ayesha Chugh, AKA Ayesha, makes club music that activates the body. The Brooklyn-based artist has spent the last few years carving out a distinct lane in modern club music. Her fusion of dubstep, techno and essential '90s rave elements into dynamite club tools that test and support dancers in equal measure. This time though, for her RA Podcast, Chugh purposefully tilts in a "more colorful wonky direction."

Since first turning heads with releases on labels like Fever AM and Kindergarten Records, she’s continued to refine a sound that feels both playful and punishing, marked by writhing basslines, rumbling drums and an innate ability to make bodies move. Her productions capture a kind of kinetic precision—tracks that are slippery yet forceful, balancing psychedelic textures with dubstep-like physicality and club-focused power. As Andrew Ryce wrote of her debut, Rhythm is Memory, her skill is "full of textures that wrap around the otherwise thudding, sub-heavy kick drums." After a serious accident in 2024 stopped her in her tracks, this year marks a full return to global touring with a new vantage point on life and the sound she seeks to push.

RA.983, clocking in at nearly two and a half hours, finds Chugh flexing that club muscle once again. Offering a tour through global club music both old and new, it's based around a set at her home base Nowadays this February. It's a patient but relentless ride: from deep, tunneling psytrance, progressive techno and slippery electro before really turning on the gas at the half mark, moving into slanted UK techno territory.

As she explains in the Q&A, it's a carefully curated selection of tracks that probes "what we perceive as tasteful." It's a mix that speaks to her deep knowledge of dance music’s lineage—and her intuitive ability to push it forward.

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Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/983

RA.983 Ayesha

Hessle Audio feat. Ben UFO & Joe Delon - 07 April 2025

Skee's insight through his daily listening habits, from guilty pleasures to casual recommendations and in between... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/skee-mask/episodes/skee-mask-25th-april-2025

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Original mix desk recording straight from source - ie Soundboard / Tongless

Djrum - Waxcap [Houndstooth]
A Made Up Sound - Ahead [A Made Up Sound]
Paradox - Octa4 [Sneaker Social]
AFX - Phonatacid [Rephlex]
Indian Ocean - Treehouse / School Bell (Part 2) (Short Version) [Sleeping Bag]
Subhead - Mod-U-Like [Subhead]
Walton - More Cowbell [Tectonic]
Conforce - Grain [Clone Basement Series]
MC Shy-D - Shake It (Remix) [Luke Skyywalker]
Kritical Audio - Krupp [Detroit Underground]
Shabaka Hutchins - Explore Inner Space [Impulse!]
Dario Zenker - Quantized Rise [Ilian Tape]
Spacer - Villiger [Pussyfoot]
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore Pres. Derek & Clive - Bo Duddley [Island]
Neotropic - Beached [NTONE]
Atrice - Backrooms [Ilian Tape]
Homelife - Buffalos [Ninja Tune]
Terry Riley - Poppy Nogood And The Fantom Band [CBS]
Martsman - Impending [Hidden Hawaii]
Floral Resources - Botanic Panic [Tech Startup]
Beatrice Pollard - Episode 1 (B2) [MRR]
dgoHn - Invisible Sandwich [Love Love]
Some British Accent And Dialects - Isle Of Man [BBC]
Noise Abatement - Hearing R-Zac In 1997 Made Me Want An R8 [Dance Trax]
Mecanica Popular - La Edad Del Bronce [DRO]
Gato Barbieri & Dollar Brand - To Elsa [Freedom]
Hieroglyphic Being - The Language Of Strings: Audio Memoirs Of Electronic Etudes & Nocturnes (10) [Mathematics - MATH 105]
Vaccine - Rhyme Related [VACCWHITE001]
Loxy & Resound - Heritage [CNVX]
Logos - Seawolf [Keysound]
DJ Vadim - Morning Prayer [Ninja Tune]
Logos Feat. Dusk & Blackdown - Alien Shapes [Keysound]
Black Dog Productions - Otaku [Rising High]
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music [ECM]
Soundmurderer & SK-1 - Telembodanustyle [Rewind]
Sixteenarmed Jack - King A De Jungle [Sweet Sensi]
Family Of Intelligence & Vernon Smith - The Fruit Version [3rd Party]
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam (Original Bam) [Big Beat Reggae]
Aroma Nice - Containr [YUKU]
Terrorrythmus - Suicide [BRKN]
Lester Bowie - Rose Drop [ECM]
FFF - World Is Closed [Vibez' 93]
Bala Bala Boys - Sieta [R&S]
E.K.U.D.C.M. - Ultra Jungle (All Nite) [Hard Disk]
Penderecki, Don Cherry & The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra - Humus - The Life Exploring Force [Philips]
Aleksi Perälä - NL-L56-18-07385 [Dub - 037]
EQ Why - Whybot & Whystien [Orange Milk]
J:Kenzo - Dub For Bashenga [Cosmic Bridge]
The Government - How Many Fingers? [The Government]
Hihats In Trees - C=N [Maloca]
Kid Lib - Mental State [Fresh 86]
Lester Bowie - Rose Drop [ECM]
Paradox - Drum Throne [Paradox]
The Jackson Five - Hum Along And Dance [Motown]
Barker - Birmingham Screwdriver [Smalltown Supersound]
Roswell Return - A Goldbach Vibe (Clean Cut Remix) [SD]
Djrum - Sycamore [Houndstooth]
Aphex Twin - Diskhat All Prepared1mixed 13 [Warp]
Kincaid - Slow Stumble Home [Banoffee Pies]
Bass Butches - Loose Lips Sink Ships [Step Ball Chain]
Zenzizenz - Returning From Home [Banoffee Pies]
Affie Yusuf - Equator [Ferox]
Menace Makes 3 - Keep On Comin' (Brainstorm Remix) [Danse City - DC 1205]
Autechre - Maphive 6.1 [Warp]
Mantra - Stomping Ground [Ilian Tape]
Yunis - Preview Of Tomorrow [YUKU]



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2025-03-29 - Djrum - Essential Mix (Soundboard / Tongless version)

Hessle Audio feat. Pearson Sound - 16 June 2025

Interstellar Funk - 05 July 2025

UK club luminary Peverelist returns to the NTS fold for a special one-off - celebrating the release of new compilation _Pulse Archive_ with an hour of music that inspired the Pulse series. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/livity-sound/episodes/livity-sound-3rd-october-2025

Peverelist - Pulse Inspirations  031025

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Simon Sim's - Let's Go To The Beach (Ivan Martin)

RA.307 DjRUM

Les compartimos este mixtape ideal para salir de fiesta. ¡Abrazo desde Cuba! #PAUZAMUSIC

MIXTAPE - IN DA CLUB

Sharing my original work. One bass, one planet, one people

I am looking for acid house/house songs, mainly 12 inch vinyls from 1989-1999.  I'm also looking for old mix tapes, like Jeno's or Garth's Coming Down Massive, anything from Jeno, Markie, Garth, the wicked sounds, Steve Loria and Doc Martin (LA). I'd love to connect with ravers in LA, that went to F.A.M.I.L.Y. shows or similar, hearing Garth, Doc Martin and Loria spin together with some amazing line ups, like Josh Winks, the one and only Francois K.

I have whole bunch of old vinyl I have converted and am willing to share. I've got stuff like Danny T's remix of Supernature (Cerrone) or VIM's Maggie's Last Party, a whole bunch of Ustar, Idjut boys, nuphonic, and more.  

All music is mine, except Spirit

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