Went to so many great Renaissance monthly nights at The Tunnel in Glasgow. 🙌

Arguably the best mix CD ever - this or renaissance 1

Twist & Shout, still one of the best drops in the business! ‘Inside my head’!😍

Absolute belter of a set! 🎧💫⭐️☀️

Continuous DJ Mix

Equally my favourite Essential Mix of all time. Dave Seaman and Steve Anderson at their level best with an awe-inspiring mix, full of past anthems, great mixing and happy memories, which are timeless. Still spine-tinglingly fantastic. Artists include Deep Dish, Chakra, Digital Blondes, Bedrock, T-Empo, Blue Amazon and more. First broadcast on June 23rd, 1996. All thanks and rights go to Brothers In Rhythm and BBC Radio 1.

Brothers In Rhythm: Essential Mix June 23rd, 1996

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025 - No other mix CD out has made me want to wake up to it as much as this one. Think slowly rising from a dream/hangover with the best sound possible and that's about it. Both discs on Sasha & Digweed's Northern Exposure open with absolutely gorgeous tracks, Gus Gus's 'Believe' being an example of this. Furry Phreak's 'Soothe (Chicane Jazz)' dives deeper into the sound before the cd moves on to intelligent breaks, early trance and climaxes in what must be one of the most beautiful electronic tracks ever made... Hybrid's Symphony. This isn't just music you would wake up too, it's so good, you'd probably happily die to it as well. Another CD which raises the bar and takes it's own thrown on the Classic Mix CD series, and a fine choice for our quarter century episode. Turn it up... and enjoy the mix.

025 - Northern Exposure II - Sasha and John Dignweed - Disc 1(1998)

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Cream Live Two (Back Room) Nick Warren [Disc 2]

Sasha & Digweed- Renaissance  The Mix Collection (Disc 1)

"ASCENSION" is the debut album release from artist ston, an independently released project. 

For Ascension, I set out to explore hard house, bassline, and electronic elements throughout.

This body of work means a lot to me; it took up six months of my life and taught me so much about music production. It also taught me the importance of committing to what you set out to achieve and the struggles that can come with that. Most importantly, it showed me that imperfection is okay when the alternative is procrastination.

I created this album using the DAW FL Studio, and as of its release, I’ve begun transitioning to Ableton, a commitment I set for myself when I first began this project.
Through this experience, I’ve learned that moving forward, I want to dive into more intricate ideas and trust my creative process without falling into the trap of comparing my work to others. I’m eager to experiment with more abstract percussions, deeper emotional progressions, and unconventional grooves. It’s going to be a journey, but I’m excited for it to begin.

If you connected with any of the music from this release, I’d love to hear from you.  I’m excited to continue exploring! 

Shoutout Splice lol

RHYTHM TO THE BEAT

Charakter

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Journeys By DJ Vol. 4

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527 - Journeys By DJ Vol. 4 mixed by John Digweed (1994)

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Renaissance .The Mix Collection Part 2

632 - Renaissance - The Mix Collection Part 2 mixed by John Digweed - CD 2 (1995)

633 - Renaissance - The Mix Collection Part 2 mixed by John Digweed - CD 3 (1995)

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JDJ 10 - Dance Wars

687 - The Return Of Judge Jules Vs John Kelly - CD1 (1996)

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Love Is The Message - The Parade Tunes

694 - Love Is The Message - The Parade Tunes mixed by DJ Kid Paul (1995)

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Mixmag Live! Vol. 8 - John Digweed & Gordon Kaye

699 - MixMag Live! vol.8 - John Digweed + Gordon Kaye (1996)

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Visions Of Ibiza Volume 1

703 -  Visions Of Ibiza - Chicane - Disk 1 (2001)

704 -  Visions Of Ibiza - Chicane - Disk 2 (2001)

‘Lost In Lockdown’ Week 8 - Sasha 25th Anniversary Essential Mix @ Que Club.

In 1995, BBC Radio 1 and Cream put together their 'Live' tour with amazing line ups and aired them 'live' for the first time on the radio for listeners. On the Saturday 27th May, The ‘Grande Finale’ of the tour was at the legendary ‘Que Club’ in Birmingham and boasted a line up that featured the biggest Dj’s in the UK at that time. An all-night affair at a club that could hold thousands from 10pm-6am was a first of it’s kind and for the first time you could sit at home listening to the music and madness erupting.

After Sasha & John Digweed’s 1994 Renaissance album had converted and gained so many more fans to the duos epic brand of House Music, 1995 was to take it to the next level. The advancements in the sound they started playing was to be an insight into the future of electronic music. Progressive House suddenly had a harder edge and pushed the boundaries of sound using technology far away from the traditional House music sound with piano and soulful vocals. 

The reason I have chosen to commemorate this mix is that it changed my outlook on House music. I have always enjoyed all genres of music but back then we didn’t have the amounts of genres and sub-genres enjoyed now. I knew I was hearing something very different.

I recorded the whole broadcast from start to finish, swapping 90 min tapes in and out, barely containing my excitement for what I was hearing and capturing. The crowd noises, Tong’s voice bellowing out over the roar of the crowd announcing the DJ's – it was just amazing, literally AMAZING.

Out of all the mixes, it was, of course, Sasha’s that caught my attention and engaged me more than all the other mixes. Having already seen him play this was the nucleus for a brand new Sasha obsession.

To celebrate 25 years since Sasha played the mix live on air that Saturday evening (I still have the original tape, see pic) I’m going to play all the tracks he played* and hope to give us all the sense of nostalgia and wonderment I felt that night.

Most of the tracks are recordings from my vinyl collection before I sold it all to a collector back in 2014.

The mix itself is only around 80 mins so I’ll play some extra tracks from his other sets around the same time.

For myself, 1995 was my favourite year of clubbing ever. The music, the DJ’s the energy at that time was explosive. Join me and let’s take the journey back together.

TRACKLIST 27.05.1995: RADIO 1 ESSENTIAL MIX. LIVE FROM QUE CLUB, BIRMINGHAM.

Intro - Danny Jarvis - Sasha & Pete Tong
1)  BT – Tripping The Light Fantastic (Perfecto)
2)  Microman - Microhouse (Pumphouse)
3)  Hal 9000 - Stoopid (Fresh)
4)  Count Indigo - Unknown Love (Cowboy)
5)  Speedy J - G Spot (BMU)
6)  Blue Amazon - The Blessing (Jackpot)
7)  BT - Loving You More (Dub Mix) (Perfecto)
8.    BT - Loving You More (Vocal Mix) (Perfecto)
9)  Parks & Wilson vs Quivver - I Dream (Perfecto)
10)  Bump – I’m Rushing (Bump's 95 Mix (Deconstruction)
11)New Order - Blue Monday (Hardfloor Remix)
12) Bassheads - Is there Anybody Out There (Hardfloor Remix)
13) Moziac 'Rays of the Sun' (Dekkard & Dane Mix)instead.
Outro - Danny Jarvis - Pete Tong

Sasha 25 Year Anniversary Essential Mix Que Club Birmingham 27th may 1995

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

Pero en ti debes creer
Cuando el mundo no lo haga ya
Deja siempre una marca
Y el amor la recuerda

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

633 - Renaissance - The Mix Collection Part 2 mixed by John Digweed - CD 3 (1995)

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