Quadrant Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I don't think I'm alone in taping Essential Mixes over the years... any favourites that stick out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I don't think I'm alone in taping Essential Mixes over the years... any favourites that stick out? The Scott Bond one from 3/1/1999. I think its on this very site. Any of the live ones are usually very very good. I much prefer them to the Studio jobbies. The ones from 1999 take me back to a time when i discovered trance and totally found myself musically. I remember the excitement of going to the record shop every friday with my part time job wage ( i used to get paid every friday - so nice). At the time everything seemed new and exciting. This essential mix takes me back to that. Thats why it sticks out for me. I was 17 at the time...I'd give anything to go back to those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Have been some classics thru the years. I remember a Steve Lawler Live E-Mix from Leeds a few years back, that was awesome. Also the first hour from OBW in Ireland in 2004 with Armin, some special tracks in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I can honestly say, i've never listened to many over the years - simply because i'm usually out at the time they're broadcast. One of Jules's that sticks in my memory though was from around 2003/2004, when he played Dogzilla - So Damn Beautiful, and Solex. His mixing was spot on, and the flow was supurb - it was like listening to the Jules of 1999 again. Not only was it one of my favourite E-mixes, but also one of my favourite Jules mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrant Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 What about Above & Beyond's Essential Mix, that was extremely well put-together. Also Armin's in 2003? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 What about Above & Beyond's Essential Mix, that was extremely well put-together.Also Armin's in 2003? The A&B E-Mix was excellent, they went the extra mile for that, something that more people should do with the studio based essential mixes. Eddie Halliwell live from Cream a few years back was superb too, he followed on from a piss poor Oakie set & nailed it. Jon O'Bir's set in Jan. 2005 was also superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Any of the Morales/MAW/Rampling E-mixes for me... 2 hours worth of proper house music floats my boat any day of the week!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrant Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I agree with you there Robin! Where did Danny Rampling go - he disappeared from Radio 1 after such long service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Danny Rampling left Radio 1 after his contract wasn't renewed. Gave up Djing to open up a restaurant, although he came out of retirement for the Ministry's 15th Birthday. Favourite Essential Mixes Tall Paul - May 1999 Scott Bond - January 1999 Guy Ornadel - January 2000 Lotherton Hall - June 1999 Judge Jules - Live from Manumission August 1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 The A&B one is my fav by miles... The Pendulum one from a few years ago was also excellent - bit of a dnb lover i am too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Where did Danny Rampling go - he disappeared from Radio 1 after such long service Yeah, his contract wasn't renewed by Radio 1 after they had a bit of a fall out. Danny Rampling wanted to do a few extra worldwide gigs, which meant him pre-recording a few Radio 1 shows - as Jules does - but Radio 1 weren't happy with him wanting to record so many shows, and Danny felt they were being awkward - so they replaced him with Seb Mundane. Its a shame - I still feel that the best days of the dance shows on Radio 1 were where Rampling was there. After he left, they took the opportunity to shuffle shows around, and it was never the same since. The Tong/Jules Fridays, and Rampling/Jules saturdays will never be beaten on Radio 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 The Tong/Jules Fridays, and Rampling/Jules saturdays will never be beaten on Radio 1. agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I really need to do another 2 hour mix again soon, it's much more fun & allows you to be creative with the direction & design of the mix. Having the monthly two hour slot I wanted to record loads of them but obviously listener figures are much higher with guest mixers doing their pull on the promo work and so I've not recorded a two hour mix for a few months. Maybe after my current run of guest mixers is done I'll treat you all to a Tom Bailey Essential Mix style two hour radio show again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Brown Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 What about Above & Beyond's Essential Mix, that was extremely well put-together. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 The Tong/Jules Fridays, and Rampling/Jules saturdays will never be beaten on Radio 1. too right, they all seemed to flow into one another, if you weren't out on those nights this was pretty much essential listening. After rampling left, R1 seemed to lose the plot...remember Yousef? Lottie? Seb Fontaine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 too right, they all seemed to flow into one another, if you weren't out on those nights this was pretty much essential listening.After rampling left, R1 seemed to lose the plot...remember Yousef? Lottie? Seb Fontaine? you'll never get radio 1 to admit that! lol I'm dreading the day Jules announces he's leaving Radio 1/retiring. There's no one out there good enough to replace him. Halliwell isn't fit to shine his boots no matter how much 'radio grooming' he gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrant Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Going back to Essential Mixes - I was rather fond of millenium one Jules did from Sheffield... 1999 into 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simcut Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I love you guys! in a non gay way of course..... the Scott Bond and Guy Ornadel E-Mixes from 1999 & 2000 were f***ing AMAZING. As was the Above & Beyond one in 2004 and the Penduluum one, man we have the same tastes If there is someone on this board who hasnt listened to the Scott Bond E-Mix from 1999 you should be ashamed of yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrant Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Penduluum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzY-LogiC Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Penduluum? The Pendulum set was great, but i liked the ShyFX set better... to quote mr. Keenster from this very board: "you can play the set for people who doesn't like drum'n bass, and theres a good chance of them liking it!". It's just so appealing to a lot of people.. great stuff Im not sure which emix i would pick as my favorite, as there's so many great ones. But some i really like: Trentemøller - 2006-10-15 Christopher Lawrence, Live from Planet Love Festival, Ireland - 2006-09-10 Axwell - 2006-08-20 Paul Van Dyk and Pete Tong - 1999-04-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Doctor Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 I am quite the collector of essential mixes. There have been some quality ones down the years. Unfortunatley I think it's gone quite downhill recently due to a lack of consistent week in week out big name mixes due to Radio 1's new music/new tallent policy. Favorites include: Judge Jules Retrospective 2001 - Fantastic selection of tunes from earlier in Jules career and didn't take the easy route of just banging out 97-99 trancers. Ed Rush & Optical 1999 - High quality tunes (unlike this over rated Pendulum rubbish!) which really showed the direction of D&B at the time, and shows thier influence over the genre if you listen back today. Mauro Picotto 2000 - Played two hours of the sound I was absoutley addicted to back in 2000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Mauro Picotto 2000 - Played two hours of the sound I was absoutley addicted to back in 2000! anyone have this they'd like to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Yeah I'd like to get my greasy mitts on that one too. Picotto's 'Lizard Man' mix compilation was pure class. Can't remember his essential mix but if it was from the same era, it'll be a banger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Yeah I'd like to get my greasy mitts on that one too. Picotto's 'Lizard Man' mix compilation was pure class. Can't remember his essential mix but if it was from the same era, it'll be a banger! i've got the Nukleuz Lizard Man compilation! The cardboard cover is getting a bit tatty but i was listening to this only the other night thinking; I bet this is rare as now! Just looked on amazon and Lizard Man is going for 32 beans!!! even ebay will set you back £14... Also anyone have "Tranceformer 2000" mixed by Picotto and Lange. Another quality compilation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Doctor Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 If you're interestd in this I'll try and sort out a link in the audio section for everyone. Lizardman was an awesome CD. Around the sime time Picotto did a cover mount cd for Mixmag which was superb techy stuff. I'll see if I can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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