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 2009-01-24 - Josh Wink

SURPRISE! I’ve been going through so much TECHNO music for the second night of STAX with Chris Liebing this Saturday in Brooklyn that I thought it would be appropriate to share a set of mine from where it all began… DETROIT!

As you all may already know, I rarely release sets from the past but today I’m sharing my Movement set from 2016. This was such a special gig for me for so many reasons. I was asked last minute to fill in the headline slot for Richie Hawtin and it became a set that I’ll never forget. If you were there, you would know how much fun this one was. 

(This is 1.5 hours of the 3 hour set) Enjoy! 🙂

Danny Tenaglia @ Movement Festival Detroit 2016 (Techno Set)

Hey!

Your favourite SoundCloud rapper is back with the monthly EP release. Once again, I’m bringing you a club-oriented pack filled with heat. This time it’s 4 club-ready tracks plus a bonus one — an unreleased song from last year.

A few years ago I was only making electro. That’s when I first got fascinated by synthesizers. I guess things came full circle, because now I’m back to being obsessed with them. With this project I wanted to focus on synths and melodies, creating something you can truly lose yourself in.

Tracklist:
1. The Escape (Intro)
2. I’m Lost
3. Escape
4.Heat
5.AW SHIT (DIRTY MIX) (2024 UNRELEASED)

The full project is up now on my Bandcamp and SoundCloud pages.

Also, starting next week I’ll be teaching DJing at Instyt Dźwięku in the N29 studio. Can’t wait to see you there! :)

Heat

Buy Here: https://schlaxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gaijin-drifter-ep

With the Gaijin Drifter EP, GPRN takes Schlax Records deep into a raw, restless techno journey. The “Gaijin Drifter” — a stranger in perpetual motion — comes alive in four relentless cuts that balance pounding kicks, shadowy atmospheres, and subtle hypnotic details. Mechanical precision meets modulated basslines and flickering percussion, unfolding like a nocturnal ride through endless neon streets. GPRN blends stripped-back minimalism with unyielding energy — a peak-time weapon as much as an after-hours trip. Schlax Records delivers another uncompromising statement for the club.

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Gaijin Drifter

Carl Cox Essential Mix 1996-11-03

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Dave Angel - Live @ Primary, Chicago (2015-09-18)

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304 - The Sound of Ultimate B.A.S.E mixed by Carl Cox (1998)

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337 - Carl Cox - Global - Disc 1 (2002)

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477 - Carl Cox - Live at Crobar Nightclub, Chicago (2000)

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512 - Mixed Live 'Carl Cox 2nd Session' - Area2 Detroit (2002)

Loco - Eighty Ten ( Flatline's Tribalissmo Remix )
Rune - 'Calabria' (Credence)
Wally Lopez - 'Tribute to Acid House' (Underwater)
Umek - 'Primate 78' (White)
Lee Cabrera - 'Shake It' (Credence)
Snap Mode - 'De Chicage Para Tokyo' (Relief)
Jark Prongo - 'Unknown' (Psssst)
Carl Cox - 'Space Calling' (23rd Century)
Tomaz Vs Filterheadz - 'Lazy People' (Intec)
Erick Morillo, Harry Romero and Jose Nunez - 'Dancin' (Subliminal)
Sebastian Leger - 'Azidobrazil' (Ovum)
Jark Prongo - 'City' (Psssst)
Mr G - 'You Think So' (Loaded)
Timo Maas - 'Untitled' (Perfecto)
Tribal Tech - 'Kurich' (Mixmaster)
Sharam Jay - 'Shake Your ...' (Underwater)
Xpress 2 - 'Strobe Light Silhouette' (White)
Timo Maas - 'Unite' (Perfecto)
Valentine Kanzyani - 'In Sala Del Sol' (White)
Umek - Voice of Africa 9
End JY - 'Red Alert' (Lupp)
Sebastian Leur - 'A2100 Brazil' (Ovum)
Agoria - 'LA Anziome Marche' (Pias)
Daj Sauno and Ben Tisoall - 'Chase' (Reel Musiq)
Hardcell Entertainment - 'The Face' (Zyno)
Larson - 'Native' (TK)
Ignition Technition - 'Move Your Body' (White)
Dave the Drummer and Chris Liberator - '?' (White)
Christian Varela - 'Baneo' (Donkoyhoad)

Carl Cox Essential Mix Space Ibiza 2003

Hey, Gareth here, I'm a graphic designer who start designing for clubs, parties, and labels in the late 90s. Back then, mix CDs were the holy grail of both design and music. I loved them.

But I wasn't the only one, mix cds were the soundtracks of our nights, our days, our afterparties and lives, for everyone. Yet in today's internet age, the art form has been lost (or just changed) to 2-3 hour online mixes and streaming videos, which just don't create the same magic your CD collection did. Just 60 minutes of music and incredible artwork.

The Classic Mix CD Series celebrates these discs, their soundtrack, their box art and your memories. We hope you enjoy it.

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Also, we try to help you find and buy them again by sharing Discogs links on all featured CDs and or direct links to labels where possible.

* We fully support labels and artists. If any disc creates a copyrighting issue let me know and it will be immediately removed. 

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About Gareth:
Digital creative type, gamer, music lover and occasional DJ. Currently living between Dubai & Seoul after setting sail from Sunderland in 2010. As a young designer, club and music culture was the driving force for his work, producing artwork for local club nights and record labels in the North East of England. In particular, DJ mix cds and their packaging were always his 'holy grail of design', especially those from Renaissance, Global Underground and Good Looking Records. It's a pleasure to share these discs back with people and they still influence our tastes to this day. 

For any CD recommendations, bookings, mixes or feedback you can catch me as @asapgareth on Instagram. Or you can check our my design work at www.acid.works

477 - Carl Cox - Live at Crobar Nightclub, Chicago (2000)

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