A month on from Conrad's passing I was reminiscing to the second Bukem and Conrad Essential mix and thought I'd upload. Equally brilliant and revolutionary as their first Essential mix, this one built on the impeccable selection of 1995 with another slew of dubplates highlighting incredible tunes that would come out of Good Looking and a few other select labels over the coming years. The tunes ranged from intricate ambient workouts like Jonny L Tychonic Cycle to deep amen batterers like Universal's Live Session (which was a little different and better on dubplate). Some took a little longer such as the lost G-Force Proximity tune that didn't surface till only recently. It's no exaggeration to say all the tunes on this mix were peak golden age, particularly Crystl Mindgames and Intense Only You...

Again, Conrad absolutely rules this mix from start to finish with total confidence and deep soulful lyrics - beautiful stuff from the leading master of ceremonies. A perfect mix for a summer's day. 

'The music's gonna pick you up and take you for a stroll....New found mystics they unfold, we bring you stories that have never been told...'
So long and rest easy Conrad 🙌🙏

Tracklist
Axis – One in Ten
G-Force – Proximity
Jonny L – Tychonic Cycle
Mystic Moods – Jazz Stepper (Dubplate Mix)
Intense – The Genesis Project (Earl Grey Remix)
Shogun – Nautilus
Ken Ishii – Stretch (Shogun Remix)
Universal – Live Session
Voyager – Hyper Sleep
Seba & Lotek – So Long
The Funky Technicians & PHD – Above & Beyond
Forme – New Element
Intense – Only You
Subject 13 – Faith
DJ Crystl – Mind Games
Universal – Groove Therapy
UFO – Loud Minority (Alex Reece Remix)
Axis – High Point
Forces of Nature – Cool Spot
The Jedi Knights – Solina
Phungus – Untitled
Voodoo Child – Desperate

LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad - Second Essential Mix - 1996

Basement Records own event Nitrous on 1st August 1992 at The Rivermean Leisure Complex in Reading.

Tracklisting

Side A

Easygroove

3 Way Split - Wicked Ones
The Dark Syndicate - Do It Jah
D.J.E.Z.E. & D.J. Action G - Time To Get Raw
Spiral Tribe - Do Et
Syko & Mak - Rock Your Body
N.R.G. - The Promised Land
Progression - Jungle Dream
Lewi Cifer - Panic
Bay B Kane - Good Good Sensi
Secret Squirrel - Go Crazy
Bad Influence	- Never Too Much

Side B

Basement Phil

DJ Rap - Divine Rhythm
Industrial	 - Time To Rock (Deepening)
Origination - Bass
Noise Factory - Set Me Free (Remix)
D.J.E.Z.E. & D.J. Action G - Rushin To The Rhythum
Citadel Of Kaos - E-Z Man
MC Lethal - The Rave Digger (Remix)
Basement Phil & The Engineers - We Can Rock It (Extended Clock Mix)
2-X-Treme - X-Treme Theme
Jonny L - Hurt You So (Alright) (The 'Full' Mix)
Smooth But Hazzardous - Smooth But Hazzardous
SMF - Guillotine
The Firm	- Jailhouse Rave (E Wing)

Easygroove & Basement Phil - Live At Nitrous 'The Resurrection' - 1st August 1992 - Side A

Easygroove & Basement Phil - Live At Nitrous 'The Resurrection' - 1st August 1992 - Side B

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Been listening to, mixing and making jungle, hardcore and d&b since first hearing DJ Jinx on Pulse FM playing tracks like Paradise Project, TicTacToe and Order2Move early 1992.     
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