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.

BBC Radio 1

Essential Mix 2009-05-23 - Laurent Garnier

A lovely livemix from the dynamic duo of Layo & Bushwacka, Recorded live at the End London. (2008)

DJ Mix #130 - Layo & Bushwacka (Recorded Live at The End, London)

Noisy Boi (Radio Edit) - XTK, Soar

Wanna Have It (DEMO)

BOPPIN

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Marco Carola - Time Warp Compilation 2009 [TWCD009]

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423 - Marco Carola ‎– Time Warp Compilation 09 - Hotel Session (2009)

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Dubfire

567 - 10 Years Cocoon Ibiza - Dubfire In The Mix (2009)

Danny Tenaglia - Live @ Pacha Ibiza - 09.30.2004 - Dj Awards

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Loco Dice

598 - Time Warp Compilation 07 - Loco Dice - Disc 2 (2008)

Carl Craig | Boiler Room x Eristoff 'Into The Dark' | Porto

Tribal vibes with Club Bad boss. Featuring tracks from Roger Sanchez, William Djoko and Marco Faraone. Plus unreleased music and edits from Melé.

Aired 02.02.2019 on BBC Radio 1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002875

Tracklist:
Lonnie Liston Smith - A Garden Of Peace (Doctor Jazz)
Mos Def - Mathematics (Acapella) (Rawkus)
Soundstream - Soul Train (Soundstream)
Blaze - My Beat (Acapella) (Slip N Slide)
Mike Steva - The Message (Yoruba Records)
Stefano Ritteri - We Are All One (Viaggio Recordings)
Yonurican - Boriken Soul (Yonurican Club Mix) (Jellybean Soul)
DJ Qu - Picazon (Strength Music Recordings)
Green Velvet (Flash Acapella) (Relief)
River Ocean - Love & Happiness (Masters At Work Dub) (Strictly Rhythm)
Together - Acid Baba (T-Wax)
Senzala - Analyze (Club Bad)
William Djoko - Bernice (DJOKO)
Kaytronik - Renegade Ha (Melé Edit) (None)
RaretwoInc - Cum 2Geza (Hot Trax)
2 Clues - Ritual (Voodoo Drum Mix) (Eightball Digital)
The Shadeaux Men - Spanish Storme (ITH)
The S-Man & Ki Creighton - Snake (Under No Illusion) 
Kendrick Lamar - These Walls (Acapella) (Top Dawg)
J Dilla - The People (Melé Edit) (None)
Trinidad Senolia - La Pacifica (Toto Chiavetta Remix) (Yoruba)
Danny Tenaglia - Elements (Beats) (Twisted)
Cajmere - Brighter Days (Acapella) (Casual)
Marco Faraone - On My Way (Rekids)
Melé - Nasty Track (Club Bad)
Blackstone - Samba Oscura (R&S)
jerome Sydenham & Dennis Ferrer - Timbuktu (Pan African Electro Dub) (Ibadan)
Mood 2 Swing - Call Me (Acapella) (Earth, Moon & Sun)
Basement Jaxx - Rendezvu (Rogers Secret Mix) (XL)
Melé - The ’95 Vibe (Club Bad) 
Mfon - Ron Hardy’s Resurrection (Soma Records)
Joe Corti - Bloodline (Club Bad)
KenLou - Sensational Beats (MAW Records)
Golden Girls - Kinetic (Frank Du Wolf Remix) (R&S)
Xpansions - Elevation (Other Mix) (Arista)
Bassheads - Is There AnyBody Out There? (Melé Edit) (Deconstruction)

Melé- Radio 1 Essential Mix

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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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