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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! :)
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Big_Spence
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Omg so excited, i'll definitely be tuning in.
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shibby
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ok not sure where else to post this. skream is under fire for this set that he performed totally smashed.

but what i really want to know is what genre is this? ive heard this sound before and i love it, time to put label on it so i can discover more. tech house? deep house? acid house? (yes i am talking out of my ass) and suggestions for further listening?


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chapz
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ooooof where to start...

10. Kaskade
9. Sharam (No words)
8. Axwell & Norman Doray
7. Nicole Moudaber ((())) QUEEN.
6. Dubfire (GOD)
5. Avicii (God this was amazing)
4. The Twelves (Wish they'd make a comeback)
3. Jamie XX (sex)
2. Maya Jane Coles (her first one, haven't listened to her second yet)
1. Mat Zo (Wish he played his dj sets like this)


Honestly, these are off the top of my head though. Honourable mentions go to Swedish House Mafia for their 2010 Creamfields set, ALL of ERIC PRYDZ' MIXES (HOLY FUCK) and Jamie Jones.

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1337
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that sounded pretty tech to me. consult thomas (Balto). He'll know
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Big_Spence
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lol skream is such a badass.

as for this years mixes i really liked zeds dead and maya....her's was really similar to her coachella set.
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Bloc_chain
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combination of house/deep house/tech house/techno/garage/disco
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Bloc_chain
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probably should say skream has been spinning disco and garage sets for years
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Ben.
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This. Hes actually kinda stopped playing dubstep for the most part, other than magnetic man stuff, or special events like the dubwar birthdays, dmz birthdays, etc.
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tacobellslayer
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all the diplo & friends mix's

but of those, specifically, in no order

bro safari

floss

RL Grime (still the best one)

Dillon Francis

Clockwork

Bauuer

ETC!ETC!

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Big_Spence
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sorry BRO those don't count.

just kidding.

but seriously.
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*TURBONERD*
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tacobellslayer
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soz i dont like trance n electro pop
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CliffyByro
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wut
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*TURBONERD*
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*TURBONERD*
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Armin next week! Holy shit I'm excited...
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whoa-dere
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boom

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Big_Spence
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no you're wrong.
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*TURBONERD*
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No, he was talking about the sound the gun he used to shoot himself made when he heard how awful the mix was. He's right.
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Big_Spence
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Disclosure's new Essential definitely has a spot in my top 10...not sure where but it definitely belongs in there.

https://soundcloud.com/thedankles/disclosure-bbc1-essential-mix


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Bloc_chain
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see now THIS is good modern dance music
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Bloc_chain
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Nina Kraviz is a godess, I could spend my life with her
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Magda of course
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Drumcode founder Adam Beyer is top 3 DJ's on earth

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Ben.
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I cant remember if Ive posted them, but I listen to both Maya Jane Coles, and Eats Everythings a lot.
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1337
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Loadstar's was sick. Drum&Bass

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JWoods
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Not essential mixes but check out Kaskades set from Ultra and Gareth Emery's from EDC. I saw Kaskade at Paradiso in Washington and he was incredible.
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ignantchief
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damnit. came here to post disclosure's new mix because its so damn good but big spence beat me to it. DAMN YOU BIG SPENCE!!

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but seriously listen to disclosures new set, its dope.
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*Nickdel*
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Bumping this for the pure fact that everyone needs to give Above and Beyonds 2011 Essential mix a listen. Saw them in Montreal a few weeks and they killed it.
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Big_Spence
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my favorite essential of all time. i just saw them in San Diego on the 4th of this month and cried big ol' tears the whole time. their original mix from 06 is great too if you're in to the Oceanlab stuff.
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quaive
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W&W's latest set is super sick.
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shibby
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^man couldnt get thru that one past 40 mins just friggin bored me.

this one! old school. bumping this thread for the 20th anniversary of the essential mix.


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elinde
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Fucking incredible mix. Mat Zo always kills it.
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TechnoPotamus
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yeahhh enjoyed this one as well
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Big_Spence
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word to that, also good post.

new one from Claude is damn good imo.

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daannnnieel
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Bits and pieces of skrillex's essential mix wasn't bad. I dont even like skrillex.

And skream's boiler room set was fucking funny.
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Ryan*
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Threads because I REALLY should be more up on this than I am.

I basically never listen to mixes because I have a short attention span, which is stupid because I'm a producer.

But I did like Disclosure's:


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fillup
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Idk bout top 10 but this is recent and good




https://soundcloud.com/wedidit-collective/shlohmo-mix-for-diplo-friends
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Ryan*
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Oh poop reposted, Disclosure's already on here. Sorry.
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safetyhound
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Nobody has listed Coldcut or Mr. Scruff?

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Ryan*
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"I'm allergic to feathers, you cunts"
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Big_Spence
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no. killing this post by adding more great essentials.

Nicolas Jaar-



JACK FUCKING BEATS-



Hudson Mohawke AKA half of TNGHT-



^so much unreleased goodness
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Big_Spence
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Essential Mix is now 20!

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*Nickdel*
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Im all for Eric Prydz new stuff but damn his mix from 2007 was fire

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Ben.
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Not an essential mix but just was jamming to this and figured Id post it here anyways.

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fillup
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love how OP tells everyone not to argue about whos music is better then proceeds to tell others their choice is wrong.
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Big_Spence
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all i said was no.....and if you don't like it you can GEEEETTTT OOOUUUUTTT.



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shibby
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So Eric Prydz won essential mix of the year. I've heard it once and enjoyed it but I think Mat Zo did it for me. And obviously I haven't listened to all of them. Short list wast:

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