Your classic Essential Mix?

[chloe harris]

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ya she even signed the back of one of my record orders to the tune of "nice choons, chloe". made me laugh when i got it in the mail.

i did it if i liked your tunes!! i loved working there and really miss it.

[res0nat0r]

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they're going digital only, they sold off all their records at firesale prices over the last several months. they'll be back.

ahh damn i didnt hear about that otherwise i would have taken advantage. are they going to be able to compete in the all digital market? beatport seems to have that sewn up, plus with a nice and usable interface too boot.

[day_for_night]

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my guess is no...djdownload and beatport are doing well, its gonna be tough for them to gain too much market share.
3beat didn't survive their digital attempt. still waiting for juno to do something decent in that arena.

[GregWhelan]

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It's definitely about the sentimentality for me. My favorite EM's tend to be from the period 1998-2001 when I first got into the scene (and GU was at it's strongest incidentally). Oakenfold's world tour was literally 'essential' listening.

They definitely don't make tunes like they used to. I listened to Gu 7 New York just last night and to say that it's a classic CD is an understatement. When the beat on Taste Experience-Summersault kicks in, man.....................

I said it a few weeks ago and I'll say it again - the EM used to be reserved for people who were well known and/or had worked their way up. Now they dish it out to anybody e.g. Benga (whoever he is) on the other week.....

[evo7]

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^^^yeah exactly
it was like, this dj has made it and deserved their essential mix, they used to put a lot of effort into it as well cos it was such a good promotion, amount of tunes i bought from essential mixes through the years.......
but today it seems that anyone gets on, even just some new producer of the day, plus there are loads of radio shows available for download nowadays, its got a lot more to compete with

anyways! my favourites are
Sanders 2001 and 2003 (all time classics, love the intros)
Adam Beyer 2006 (so many tunes about 6 months before anyone else played them)
Delta heavy 2002 (huuuuuuuuuuge lol)
Gabriel & Dresden 2003 (last good thing they did imo)
also Parks & Wilson 2000 and the Goa mix

i also think Hernans one from this year could be a future classic....

[simonr]

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Taste Experience-Summersault is THE track that should have made Sasha's GU ibiza .. for some daft reason I always think it's on there because it's vibe screams, summer/white isle/terrace.

[Localizer]

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Timo Maas - Live @ Planet Love 20-5-2001 (Essential Mix)

Loved this mix.

[Dhar_2]

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man i remember when timo maas was flavour of the month.

still cant stand the guy!

[res0nat0r]

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his stuff is ok. fat basslines.

[feather]

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Listening to Digweed's 16-05-99 e-mix again ... I think this and his 95 e-mix ... just something about the groove on them. Or I'm not so into the pumpy stuff anymore.

[i!!ustrious]

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Circulation's from 2002 ... omfg.

its even on imeem

http://www.imeem.com/groups/t3JD3b5O/music/E2H4Gwgg/circulation_essential_mix_20020421/

[unkownartist]

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eric powell....first and only time i ever heard him

slam

danny howels

sasha

andrew weatheral

garnier

loads more

[emuler]

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can't remember the date but it was the Sasha mix i think it was 2004 or 2005

[ddr]

Re: Your classic Essential Mix?

Oakenfold - Space, Ibiza 1999 is my classic... i always go back to this on a semi-monthly basis... just a classic emix.

other than that, Sander K's 2001 emix is very close second.

[Kamal]

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other than that, Sander K's 2001 emix is very close second.

+1......after losing this set on one of my HDs, I was re-introduced to this jewel thanks to Gatz. Minute 51 - 62 on this mix are beyond belief.... I'd give my right arm for that track that comes in around the minute 57 mark and goes on through to the minute 62 mark..... WOWZA