The late, great Nathan Coles... such a tasty slippy hi-hat

omg..   I love SoundCloud so much for recommending this.  I haven't heard this mix CD for 15 or more years.  What a treat to be reminded of this.  

24th Reunion for Subterrain is 7th December with Darren Emerson & the SuperFreq crew, so how has this progressed, well we will see you on the dancefloor on the 7th December x

Andrew Weatherall - leeds Warehouse 1991 (Not Kaos)

Finally... Some highly requested Lil' Louis. Here he is live from Club Cube in Napoli, Italia. Brother goes deep on us here. I was God blessed to catch Lil' Louis @ Medusa's in Chicago back in 1989' around the time of thee explosion of "French Kiss". Brother ain't NO JOKE!!!

OH U WILL MOST DEF DIG THIS DEEP JOURNEY!!!

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-Traxxx
aka
Professor Jack-Traxxx

Psalms 150=So Ya Wanna Dance...

Lil' Louis @ Cube, Napoli 1994' (Manny'z Tapez)

Bushwacka! – Shock Horror / Oh So Good

Label/Cat#: End Recordings – END029
Country: UK
Year: 1999
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM

Tracklist
A – Shock Horror
B – Oh So Good

More information: https://www.discogs.com/release/10349-Bushwacka-Shock-Horror-Oh-So-Good

Bushwacka! - Oh So Good (1999)

• 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 ─  Lemon Juice︱𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗲 '𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆 •

🍋 Introducing 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗲 '𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆: a new imprint dedicated to letting the music speak for itself. No artist names, just pure beats.

Our premiere track “𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬” lives up to the label’s bold name. It kicks off with a pulsing bass, jagged drums and flickering synths that buzz and snap in unexpected ways. The vibe is raw yet refined, just electricity in motion.

🛒 Buy: 
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💿 Label:
✦ Ripe 'n Juicy
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EP Title: Lemon Juice
Artist: 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁
Label: 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗲 '𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆

Format: Digital
Release Date: June 19, 2025. Spain

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Novi Orbis 08 Compiled by Rowan is out !

limited copies 200

A1 : Die Zukunft
A2: Fierce 
B1 : Leap Of Faith
B2: Unseen Future

Raise Your Frequency EP

Tracklist: (http://www.discogs.com/Freddy-Fresh-The-Essential-Mix/release/1872260)


1998 - 02 - 01 - Essential Mix - Freddy Fresh

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Shout out to Drew for the share on this one!

Tom Middleton

Buy on Discogs

300 - Mixmag presents Tom Middleton 'A Jedi's Night Out'

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Subterrain 100% Unreleased

542 - Mr. C ‎pres. Subterrain 100% Unreleased (2000)

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Nite-Life 017

555 - Kenny Hawkes - Nite-Life 017 (2003)

To celebrate our 700th CD. We've connected with an originator of the scene. John Acquaviva. Who introduces his mix with a look back at his early career and talks about the importance of the mix CD as an art form.

Here's a few words from John:
'It's a pleasure to come together with The Classic Mix CD Series to celebrate their 700th release that reflects and honors what for many is a lost art. That of the mix CD. Cutting my own teeth as a teenager before getting my nightclub gigs, i would make my  mix cassettes and hand them out to shops and friends.  Once I started to tour the world and as our seen grew i treated my mix cds as my album releases. for me these albums were a collage of other peoples works but newly interpreted though my mixing. The title BACK TO BASICS resonates with me as much today as it did around 2004 when techno was too hard, house was to easy and many artist re-energized by going back to the middle where it felt right. Not all the songs aged well, but listening to this brought me back to a wonderful time when it made sense to step back reflect and realize that sometimes, the best way to recalibrate is to get BACK TO BASICS, enjoy the mix'.

www.john-acquaviva.com
www.instagram.com/johnacquaviva
www.mixcloud.com/johnacquaviva
www.beatport.com/artist/john-acquaviva/3621
www.twitter.com/johnacquaviva

700 - BACK TO BASICS presented and mixed by John Acquaviva (2004)

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.

Essential Mixes 2000

Essential Mix 2000-01-30 - Laurent Garnier

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

542 - Mr. C ‎pres. Subterrain 100% Unreleased (2000)

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