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

Little tribute to one of my favourite mixes from back in the day that still gets rinsed regularly due to dangerously high levels of Voyager content.
It's pretty faithful to the original Fabio and Cleveland Watkiss mix but with a couple of additions for good measure.
Hopefully get round to a full mix of the Compilation tunes in the not too distant future to complement this one.
2 x turntables, vinyl and a dash of DVS only where strictly necessary 🙏

Tracklist 
Voyager - Martian Chronics
Fokus – Like Dat
Q Project & Spinback – Rikers Island
Carlito – Heaven
Voyager – Hypersleep (Original Version)
Funky Technicians – Airtight (Remix)
DJ Trace – Miles High
Adam F – F Jam
Universal Traveller – Midnite (Voyager Remix)
Voyager – Crystl Kleer (edit)
Big Bud – Temptation
Mouly & Lucida – Inertia
DJ Crystl - Paradise

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