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List YOUR Top 10 BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes

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Big_Spence
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List your top 10 favorite (or any number really) Essential Mixes. Also it would be awesome if you added DL links as well to help people out. Please don't shit on this thread and fill it with arguments about who's music is better and other BS.

#10-Funkagenda (1/10/2009)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2009-01-10-essential-mix-funkagenda
Tech-ish, progressive house.


#9-DJ Shadow (3/30/2003)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2003-03-30-essential-mix-dj-shadow
Old school turntable style, really hard to believe this mix is nearly 10 years old.


#8-Major Lazer (7/25/2009)
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/5023159/
Really an odd mix....love Diplo's mixing style, lots of reggae.


#7-Above and Beyond (6/6/2004)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2004-06-06-essential-mix-above-and-beyond
Adore this mix, amazing classic trance feel.


#6-Netsky (9/10/2010)
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/5875608/
Normally I don't care for Drum and Bass, but Netsky completely changed my mind about this genre. Borderline melodic.


#5-Carl Cox (8/15/1999)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/1999-08-15-essential-mix-carl-cox-space-ibiza-es
Carl Cox proving once again that he's a fucking house GOD, one of the best live mixers in the game.


#4-Arty (2/11/2012)
http://www.hulkshare.com/8r1popj1pkxw
Easily the best essential mix so far this year, Arty killed it with FANTASTIC bootlegs/mashups and a great stadium trance sound.


#3-Skream (6/17/2007)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2007-06-17-essential-mix-skream
Skream is truly the king of dub, call me a hipster I don't care. This mix has the most plays on my iPod.


#2-Above and Beyond (2/7/2011)
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6511253/
Lets put it this way, 2011's Essential Mix of the year for a reason...some of these tracks literally bring tears to my eyes. Group Therapy for sure.


#1. Flying Lotus (11/29/2008)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2008-11-29-essential-mix-flying-lotus
FlyLo will always be the man...Definitely the most "different" essential I've ever heard. Plus i've always had a soft spot for Trip-Hop ever since i heard Portishead.


HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Daft Punk-http://www.mediafire.com/?sph7fjsfpp398jr
Deadmau5-http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4305179/
Avicii-http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/80173454/file.html
Benga-http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4008960/
Sander Kleinenberg-http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6013636/

POST UP YOUR FAVORITES GUYS! :)
Aug 19 2012 12:22AM
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H8CH
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I was 19 at your #5 and remember it like yesterday!!! DJ shadow in 03 as well! Geez NS makes me feel old... When really I'm not at all!
Aug 19 2012 12:31AM
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Big_Spence
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i honestly wish that i would have been old enough to enjoy those back then....it's hard looking back and knowing that i missed the glory days. :(
Aug 19 2012 12:35AM
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Backyard.Skier
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i like the swedish house mafia one and the avicii one was killer
Aug 19 2012 12:52AM
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1337
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Alright, I have to admit, I listen to livesets and mixes only now. Because of these mixes. I have a playlist of 50+ right now, from shows to episodes to essential mixes. The EM is my favorite for its 2 hour length.

Top 10 is a tough fucking call. I told myself I wouldn't order them, but I think I just did. So, boom!

#10:Arty (2012_02_11)
Arty topped my chart of favorite artist around the time this mix was released. Great stuff

#09:Netsky (2010_10_09)
Love this mix, my preference of drum and bass can be summed into this and...

#08:Chase&Status (2008_09_08)
...this essential mix. woo

#07:Cosmic Gate (2011_02_12)
This is my latest addition to my essential mix playlist, and currently my go to for car rides. <3 trance

#06:Deadmau5 (2008_07_19)
Older mau5 stuff, but awesome.

#05:Nero (2010_13_11)
First essential mix I listened to. It has like 100+ plays I believe. It's greatness

#04:Kaskade (2011_09_09)
This was another one that I started to listen to at the beginning of my ski season. So it got a lot of plays on trips to/from mountains. Great stuff, you can get an unwatermarked version from kaskades soundcloud, FO FREE!

#03:Sander Van Doorn (2009_06_19)
Groves and makes meh happeh

#02:Above&Beyond (2011_07_02)
Spencer said it well >MFW listening= :'D

#01:Deadmau5 (Live at Space Ibiza) (2011_08_26)
This set from space ibiza, while not 2 hours long, is still SICK. Maybe it's because it has October in it, maybe because it just rocks from start to finish, maybe because I will always have an appreciation for deadmau5 no matter what genre i'm currently obsessed with. And it lacks One Trick Pony/Sofi needs a ladder vocal shit that most of his new stuff contains.
Aug 19 2012 12:57AM
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Balto
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So this does't have any real order, and i tried to not include a few that had already been posted.


Erick Morillo
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2009-07-04-essential-mix-erick-morillo

Julio Bashmore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAge1I868kI

Maceo Plex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDWGjj4yNJU

Paul Oakenfold - Goa mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFeLMFUWmWo

Sander van doorn
http://soundcloud.com/beatsuite/essential-mix-2009-06-20-sander-van-doorn

Magda
http://soundcloud.com/r_co/magda-essential-mix-30-10-2010

Gareth Emery
http://soundcloud.com/garethemery/gareth-emery-bbc-radio-1

DMZ (because real dubstep still kicks ass)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2006-02-12-essential-mix-grime-and-dubstep-special

Paul van Dyk - 4/20 1997 (because my bday is 420 and old PVD is amazing)
http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/1997-04-20-essential-mix-paul-van-dyk

Maya Jane Coles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhqhWaFYNis
Aug 19 2012 1:34AM
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bibs_skibum
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yep. love love love love love
Aug 19 2012 3:09AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Wow, this was actually the first Paul Van Dyke I ever downloaded. I need to hear this again.
Aug 19 2012 3:18AM
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*TURBONERD*
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I'm lame and don't have as wide a range of EM listens as Jamie or Spencer, so I'll do a top five in no particular order:
Arty (11/2/2012):
Encompasses all my favorite songs from the time with awesome flow and just enough variety to keep it from being boring, with some lovely bootlegs I rarely hear.
Laidback Luke (2/19/2011):
Listened to this again recently, and realized I love it. IDK what you want to call his style, but this is pretty signature. No long songs, pretty direct and to the point, with a few occasional hip hop vocal samples to keep it interesting.
Eric Prydz (8/27/2011)
If you like Eric, a live essential mix doesn't get any better. Wonderful, deep, melodic progressive house. You know what you're getting and it's great.
Kaskade (9/9/2011)
There are so many great mashups in this mix it's hard to pick a favorite (even if they aren't live), plus lots of classic Kaskade originals (including the full original of Turn it Down, which he rarely plays by itself anymore) and a few other songs that fit his sound perfectly.
Above and Beyond (7/2/2011)
I said no particular order, but this is my favorite. Movie quotes, incredibly varied and smooth mixing, emotional variety, this has everything. I've played it for people who haven't listened to trance before and they loved it. So do I.
Aug 19 2012 9:16AM
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Ben.
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Threads for when I'm not on mobile and can check my iTunes.
Aug 19 2012 4:26PM
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hey-dude-its-me
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Aug 19 2012 4:50PM
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JzD.
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Off the top of my head a few that come to mind:

Nero Essential Mix (Not sure what date)

Arty 2-11-2012

Kaskade (September 2011?)

This thread is awesome, so hopefully i'll find some more when I get off mobile

Aug 19 2012 4:53PM
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Chuffin
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GAH, not enough time in the day to listen to all this music!
Aug 19 2012 4:57PM
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-JME-
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James Blake, Jamie XX..
Aug 19 2012 5:04PM
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alexat955
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in no particular order:

eric prydz
nicky romero
alesso
kaskade
avicii
arty
swedish house mafia
Aug 19 2012 5:34PM
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jibjunkie
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how do u guys listen to this if your not at a concert/club? like it just seems so out of place. idk what do i know
Aug 19 2012 6:09PM
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LIL_WAT
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Super super sick mix.

Aug 19 2012 6:14PM
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Big_Spence
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because we enjoy it? not like you need drugs or dancing to listen to electronic music. half the mixes posted contain music you'd NEVER even hear at a club nowadays. at least sample the mixes before you say something dumb.
Aug 19 2012 6:21PM
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baethoven
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Since Spencer posted a majority of my favorites, I'm gonna post a few of my more recent favorites. I also like where this thread is going. Consider this a /mythreads post with some substance.


https://rapidshare.com/#!download|388p8|946740935|TNGHT_BBC_RADIO_1_MIX.mp3|142267|0|0


http://rapidshare.com/files/2922464342/Rustie_Essential_Mix_BBC_Radio_1_-_April_2012.mp3






Aug 19 2012 7:38PM
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BootySpunk.
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Because they are amazing to just listen to while doing other things and occasionally there will be an incredibly sick song.
Aug 19 2012 7:45PM
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2_fadez
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Bassnectar's fucking BUMPS

Aug 19 2012 7:46PM
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thedawg
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skream, benga, skream and benga
Aug 19 2012 8:48PM
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shibby
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threads
Aug 19 2012 9:14PM
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kvan
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Threads for tomo
Aug 19 2012 10:14PM
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PacificRimJob
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man.. Cox and DJ Shadow. Such good picks.

I'd throw up Subfocus's essential mix from a year or two ago in there for sure. That was so awesome.

I actually really liked Nero's from last year too... and I'm not usually really into dubstep anymore at all.
Aug 19 2012 10:17PM
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dprice21
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major lazer was definitely my favorite because i love reggae/dancehall type stuff.
Aug 19 2012 10:49PM
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N-John360
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Solomun's recent BBC mix was quite good.

Can't think of my favs right now, but Carl Craig had an amazing one last year. Seth Troxler had a really good one last year as well I believe.
Aug 20 2012 12:08AM
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TinyTigers
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Nero
Magnetic Man
Netsky
Pendulum
Noisia
Laidback Luke
Avicii
Afrojack
Axwell and Norman Doray
Sweedish House Mafia
Aug 20 2012 1:24AM
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baethoven
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I love Shlohmo. This Radio 1 mix is pretty new. (3 weeks)


Download :http://wineandbowties.com/music/shlohmo-the-bbc-radio-1-essential-mix/


It contains this gem, which I haven't been able to stop listening too. It's too beautiful and awesome.

Aug 20 2012 5:11AM
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mittfree
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Just off the top of my head, in no specific order:
MSTRKRFT
Herve
Fake Blood
Gui Boratto
Chris Lake
Simian Mobile Disco
The Twelves
SMD @ Rock Ness
SBTRKT
Hot Chip (2012)
Aug 20 2012 1:15PM
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CliffyByro
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threads
Aug 20 2012 1:18PM
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NWextrem
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Bumping this guy for Hardwell's doooooope mix a bit ago. Some of my favorites right now are both Above and Beyond mixes, Thomas Gold, and Nicky Romero.
Dec 9 2012 12:40AM
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Dunnah
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This x10000. It never gets old.
Dec 9 2012 12:44AM
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bigbromskier
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haven't heard above and beyond before group therapy but that album is so dope.

A lil different type and not BBC, but I think Minnesota is fucking sick:
https://soundcloud.com/minnesota/float-vip-featuring-zion-i

https://soundcloud.com/minnesota/shotgun-radio-a-bad-place-feat
Dec 9 2012 1:03AM
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pmw
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sebastian ingrossio. he fucking kills it in his edc set
Dec 9 2012 2:09AM
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Wallisch_pl
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BBC= big black cock?!?!?!?!?!
Dec 9 2012 2:11AM
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Wallisch_pl
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Bitches before cunts? Bingo booya cool? Banshee bungee carrier?? British brodcasting corporation? Ben bites cierra??
Dec 9 2012 2:14AM
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Dunnah
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no. just no
Dec 9 2012 2:21AM
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VT_scratch
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Top 3

how have none of you listed these!?

Maya Jane Cole's
Julio Bashmore
TEED
Dec 9 2012 4:13AM
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Stickity
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i haven't heard many but none of them have been any good. i heard a nero one and it was terrible, and a bassnectar one that was subpar
Dec 9 2012 4:17AM
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Orrin
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You and I, we'd get on.
Dec 9 2012 5:43AM
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Hoppy
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Only one you need

Fake Blood 2009

https://soundcloud.com/fuse-oxford/fake-blood-essential-mix-march-2009


Dec 9 2012 12:49PM
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alexat955
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Not exactly essential mixes but I've been listening to a lot of the Diplo and Friends mixes on BBC R1XTRA. Definitely a lot of trap stuff if you're into that, but he's a fucking great dj regardless of what genres of EDM you listen to
Dec 9 2012 3:52PM
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B.Aussie
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Threads for when I'm on my computer.
Dec 10 2012 12:19AM
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blatt
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Flosstradomus' (sp?) trap mix is the illest
Dec 10 2012 1:31AM
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VT_scratch
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adderall and studying for finals bumping maya jane cole's essential mix. sooooo fucking good for studying, but just awesome in general
Dec 10 2012 6:07PM
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P-HAGAR
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idk about top ten but hardwell just dropped one of the best essentials i've heard in a long time
Check it out!
Dec 10 2012 6:22PM
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panojibber.
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For some reason I can't quote it, but the deadmau5 08 set is amazing. I feel like I'm embarking on a musical journey every time I listen to it, thats how mixes should be done.
"today, I would like to talk to you about the cow..."
Dec 10 2012 6:24PM
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CliffyByro
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i saw him live at a club here, was actually kinda disappointing :/
Dec 18 2012 12:31PM
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Ben.
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MJCs was sick. Haven't heard the other 2.
Dec 18 2012 7:25PM
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*Bird
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oh sheet dank thread idea op
Dec 18 2012 7:26PM
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