CLASSIC CD MIXES

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Broadcast in 4 parts in Transitions radioshow from 27.07.2001 to 17.08.2001.

Tracklist:

01. Depeche Mode - I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia's Labor Of Love Edit)
02. Trancesetters - Synergy (Blackwatch Merseyside Mix)
03. iiO - Rapture (John Creamer & Stephane K. Remix)
04. Fever - Distorted Horizon 
05. NuBreed - Food For Thought (Dark Alley Remix) 
06. Digby & Oliver - Human 
07. Tijuana - Groove Is In The Air (Simons Sweepapella) 
08. ID
09. Jas - Dirty Carnival Music 
10. Tijuana - Groove Is In The Air (Simons Sweepapella) 
11. Cirque - Cirque Music Volume 2 
12. Jimmy Van M @ Sanctuary - Sanctuary (Brancaccio & Aisher Remix) 
13. ID
14. Sean Cusick - Paraiso Obscuro 
15. Sumantri - Diversion 
16. Tone Depth - Rumble Fish 
17. Deep Amok - Shades
18. Soul Grabber - Release 
19. John Creamer & Stephane K - I Wish You Were Here 
20. Moonface - Futurized Fears (Luke Fair Remix) 
21. Mavi - My Dream 
22. Yunus - 70 Watts 
23. Mavi - Doobie
24. Tijuana - Groove Is In The Air (Unreleased Moonface Mix) 
25. Luke Fair - White Island Heat
26. Organik - Musik (Chab Mix)
27. Nat Monday - Waiting (John Creamer & Stephane K Remix)
28. Loafer - Travelogue (Blackwatch Remix) 
29. ID
30. Moshic and Zeidan - Nightstalker (Remix) 
31. Head Honcho - Walls of Jericho (Slacker Mix)
32. Leftfield - Song For Life 
33. Critical Phase - Phase One (Futureshock Mix)

John Digweed - Live @ Club Yellow, Tokyo 06.2001

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About the CD:
So the truth is we actually uploaded this by accident instead of Sasha's GU009 San Francisco disc... but as it got so many plays we thought it only fair to get it back up asap. The album cover, Space Ibiza sponsorship and epic Ibiza setting for the Global Underground series felt like it had come home when this release came out. The stars were aligned, everyone was buying it, and everyone was still mesmerised by Sasha's sound unlike any other dj in the world. It was magical, dreamy, dark and epic. Listening back to it makes you want to be 19 and on a plane to Ibiza... enjoy the mix. x

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017 - Sasha - Global Underground 013 - Ibiza - Disc 1 (1999)

2002.10.06 - Essential Mix - John Digweed (Bedrock's 4th birthday)

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Global Underground 018: Amsterdam [Disc 2]

271 - Global Underground 018: Amsterdam - Nick Warren - Disc 2 (2000)

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John Digweed

356 - Bedrock mixed By John Digweed - Disc 2 (1999)

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Nick Warren

389 - Renaissance: Revelation mixed by Nick Warren - Disc 1

Danny Howells

390 - Renaissance: Revelation mixed by Danny Howells - Disc 2

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Sander Kleinenberg

427 - Nubreed: Sander Kleinenberg - Disc 1 (2001)

428 - Nubreed: Sander Kleinenberg - Disc 2 (2001)

take your mind back to july 2001; dark tribal prog rules britain's superclubs & britain's sound rules the world. berlin is not yet officially cool, cigarettes are smoked on dancefloors, dance music slower than 125 bpm is punishable by death & deadmau5 has not yet been born; it is a time of great joy.

the scene is a room full of samplers, synthesizers & class c narcotics - it is chong's palace studio (mark II), lair of king unique & sweating over a remix are two young men called matthew.

ring ring!... ring ring!...ring r-

KU: "hello?"

BBC: "hello it's the bbc here, can i speak to someone from king unique please"

KU: "oh, right - um hello"

BBC: "right - you know how we asked if you'd do a king unique essential mix in the autumn for us?"

KU: "err, yes"

BBC: "well, would you like to do it a bit sooner than we discussed? quite a lot sooner in fact?"

KU: "um... maybe?"

BBC: "great! the thing is (NAME REMOVED AT BBC LAWYER'S INSISTENCE) promised us a mix months ago & they've just told us it won't be ready after all. so you'd be doing us a huge favour if you stepped in"

KU: "right. just out of interest did ali & sharam say why they couldn't do it?"

BBC: "i couldn't possibly comment"

KU: "i see. well, we are insanely busy but we'd obviously like to help.... how soon were you thinking? this month or next?"

BBC: "oh definitely this month. in fact, um, more like, you know, er, this week actually"

KU: "this week!!!!????"

BBC: "...................... yes. by friday night in fact."

KU: "& you're aware that today is wednesday????!!"

BBC: "............................................ yes."

KU: "!"

so there you have it, the behind the scenes story of how we came to turn round our first essential mix in under 72 hours from a standing start, armed only with a mountain of vinyl, several samplers & a huge computer struggling to run 4 channels of pro-tools with less than half the power of a current iphone. this is King Unique Broadcast 0 if you like, the first time we hit the airwaves & not a bad way to start :)

to add to the nostalgia i've included the handy cassette case with tracklisting that Mixmag used to print each month for all the home-tapers out there - if you'd told us about Soundcloud back then we'd have burnt you as a witch.

enjoy the flashback ;)

Essential Mix 15/07/2001 - King Unique

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.

Radio 1 Essential Mix

Essential Mix 1995-05-21 - Sasha

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

389 - Renaissance: Revelation mixed by Nick Warren - Disc 1

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