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[quote=TitianWarrior;579628]funnily enough I was listening to this today! I only downloaded it the other day

a particular fave of mine is Digweed in Sept 95

Young American Primitive - "Daydream" (Zoe Magic) Young American Primitive - "Over And Out" (Zoe Magic) Simply Red - "Fairground" (Eastwest) Lighthouse Family - "Ocean Drive" (Polydor) Daphne - "Change" (Stress) Sasha & Marie - "Be As One" (deConstruction) Quivver - "Believe in Me" (Perfecto) Tenth Chapter - "Wired" (Jackpot) Zee - "Dreamtime (Dub)" (More Protein) Zee - "Dreamtime" (More Protein) BT & Taylor - "Calling" (acetate) Spirits - "Don't Bring Me Down [Remix]" (MCA acetate) BT & Sasha - "Heart of Imagination" (deConstruction) Crescendo - "Are You Out There" (ffrr) Blue Amazon - "No Other Love" (Jackpot)

superb set[/quote]

Wow, don't believe I've heard that!

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there are too much, really hard to choose... but theres always one which makes me happy, its the steve lawler em from 2000. where he played a fuckin' ace tribal mix. i miss such mixes from him...

tracklist: 2000-07-16 Steve Lawler

    Foremost Poets - "Moonraker [Accapella]" (Soundmen On Wax)
    Faze Action - "Kariba [Ramajam Dub]" (Nuphonic)
    Fresh & Low Productions - "Fresh Juice II" (Black Vinyl)
    Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #8" (VC Music)
    Cevin Fisher - "Love U Some More" (white Label)
    Morel - "Faggot Is You [FC Kahuna Mix]" (Hooj Choons)
    Louis Strange - "Spectre" (Baroque)
    Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Lawler's Deep South Mix]" (Soul Brother)
    Basco - "Only You" (Psst)
    Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Freak Mix]" (Soul Brother)
    Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #9" (After Hours)
    House Of 909 - "Beautiful Day [Cevin Fisher Mix]" (Pagan)
    Film Noir - "Princess Julia [Out Of My Box]" (Kult Records)
    Danny Tenaglia - "Music Is The Answer [Saeed's Mix]" (Kaos)
    Watkins - "Heads Down" (Shaboom)
    Artist Pascal Vegas - "I Know You Like It" (Yoshitoshi)
    Steve Lawler - "Rise In [Remix]" (white Label)
    Morel - "Faggot Is You [16B Mix]" (Hooj Choons)
    Samuel L Session - "Centrafique" (Cycle)
    X-Press-2 - "AC/DC" (Junior)
    The Hacienda - "Must Be Rebuilt" (white Label)
    Hideka Kosaki - "Paradise [Accapella]" (Nite Grooves)
    Laurent Garnier - "Man With The Red Face [Jan Driver Mix]" (P.I.A.S.)

the first hmmm half an hour is unbelievable

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[quote=feather;579648]Wow, don't believe I've heard that![/quote]

there you go!

[URL]http://www.freshlymixed.com/filemgmt/visit.php?lid=102[/URL]

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Thanks, that freshly mixed is a godsend, as you can tell from my signature ;):D

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^ i completely forgot about it!

think the site went down a year or more ago.

glad to see it back up!

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^^^They have created another site called Mixriot, but kept freshly mixed going.

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[quote=TitianWarrior;579628]

a particular fave of mine is Digweed in Sept 95

Young American Primitive - "Daydream" (Zoe Magic) Young American Primitive - "Over And Out" (Zoe Magic) Simply Red - "Fairground" (Eastwest) Lighthouse Family - "Ocean Drive" (Polydor) Daphne - "Change" (Stress) Sasha & Marie - "Be As One" (deConstruction) Quivver - "Believe in Me" (Perfecto) Tenth Chapter - "Wired" (Jackpot) Zee - "Dreamtime (Dub)" (More Protein) Zee - "Dreamtime" (More Protein) BT & Taylor - "Calling" (acetate) Spirits - "Don't Bring Me Down [Remix]" (MCA acetate) BT & Sasha - "Heart of Imagination" (deConstruction) Crescendo - "Are You Out There" (ffrr) Blue Amazon - "No Other Love" (Jackpot)

superb set[/quote]

TIS THE GREATEST MIX TO DATE......................................end of

Re: Your classic Essential Mix?

Have to agree with all the comments on Digweed's mix from 1999. Amazing mix, pisses all over the Bedrock disc he released based on it - I still have this on cassette tape and pull it out every now and then. So many quality tracks - all the house stuff in hour 1, and then he steps up in hour 2 with Xpander, Revolution, Cascade. Amazing mix.

BUT my classic EM is Sasha's Maida Vale set from 2005. Some timeless tracks in there e.g Sia-Breathe and Jori Hulkkonnen-Lo Fiction. I liste to this EM at least once a week.

Honourable mentions to:

All of the Oakenfold 99 world tour EM's, particularly Sydney MoShic Tong/Oakey Cream 6th Birthday 1998

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herre^ that Lawler EM is pretty decent I agree - but always have bad memories of it because the night it was on I was in hospital after being the victim of an armed robbery at work that day! Was more gutted about missing the set!

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hawtin @ sankey's terry francis 98

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My top 5 (no order)

Lawler - Live Passion Coalvill 2001

Moshic - 2003

Digweed - Bedrocks 4th B'day 2002

Nick Warren - Sept 01

Sasha - New Years even 98/99

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Sasha - (2-27-2000)

I remember canning this mix alot at the time.

John Johnston - "Impact" (white label) Yekuana - "Northface" (white label) Apparition - "Chipinque" (Sunkissed) Idjut Boys & Quakerman - "Radio Rage" (Glasgow Underground) 102 - "E Tales" (Sog Records) Dulux Connection - "Let's Beuk" (Combined Forces) Halo Varga - "Future" (Siesta Music) Moon Face - "untitled" (white label) Aquatherium - "All Night Long" (Silver Pearl) Expansion - "Feel" (Funked Up Recordings) BT - "Dreaming [Evolution Mix]" (Pioneer) Timo Maas - "Ubik (The Dance)" (white label) Killahurtz - "West On 27th" (Hooj Choons) Ten And Two - "Alchemy" (10 + 2 Records) DJ Remy - "Pumped Up" (Tusle) La Forge - "Second Contact" (Underworld Recordings) Twister - "Muana Kea" (Decipher Records)

Expansion - Feel :shock:

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Gotta say I loved and still love this one, total tribal ass kicking:

                              [B]Steve Lawler - Essential Mix (07-16-2000)[/B] 
        
                                                          Foremost Poets - "Moonraker [Accapella]" (Soundmen on Wax)

Faze Action - "Kariba [Ramajam Dub]" (Nuphonic) Fresh & Low Productions - "Fresh Juice II" (Black Vinyl) Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #8" (VC Music) Cevin Fisher - "Love U Some More" (white label) Morel - "Faggot Is You [FC Kahuna Mix]" (Hooj Choons) Louis Strange - "Spectre" (Baroque) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Lawler's Deep South Mix]" (Soul Brother) Basco - "Only You" (Psst) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Freak Mix]" (Soul Brother) Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #9" (After Hours) House of 909 - "Beautiful Day [Cevin Fisher Mix]" (Pagan) Film Noir - "Princess Julia [Out Of My Box]" (Kult Records) Danny Tenaglia - "Music Is The Answer [Saeed's Mix]" (Kaos) Watkins - "Heads Down" (Shaboom) Pascal Vegas - "I Know You Like It" (Yoshitoshi) Steve Lawler - "Rise In [Remix]" (white label) Morel - "Faggot Is You [16B Mix]" (Hooj Choons) Samuel L Session - "Centrafique" (Cycle) X-Press-2 - "AC/DC" (Junior) The Hacienda - "Must Be Rebuilt" (white label) Hideka Kosaki - "Paradise [Accapella]" (Nite Grooves) Laurent Garnier - "Man With The Red Face [Jan Driver Mix]" (P.I.A.S.)

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;579963]Gotta say I loved and still love this one, total tribal ass kicking:

                              [B]Steve Lawler - Essential Mix (07-16-2000)[/B] 
        
                                                          Foremost Poets - "Moonraker [Accapella]" (Soundmen on Wax)

Faze Action - "Kariba [Ramajam Dub]" (Nuphonic) Fresh & Low Productions - "Fresh Juice II" (Black Vinyl) Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #8" (VC Music) Cevin Fisher - "Love U Some More" (white label) Morel - "Faggot Is You [FC Kahuna Mix]" (Hooj Choons) Louis Strange - "Spectre" (Baroque) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Lawler's Deep South Mix]" (Soul Brother) Basco - "Only You" (Psst) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Freak Mix]" (Soul Brother) Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #9" (After Hours) House of 909 - "Beautiful Day [Cevin Fisher Mix]" (Pagan) Film Noir - "Princess Julia [Out Of My Box]" (Kult Records) Danny Tenaglia - "Music Is The Answer [Saeed's Mix]" (Kaos) Watkins - "Heads Down" (Shaboom) Pascal Vegas - "I Know You Like It" (Yoshitoshi) Steve Lawler - "Rise In [Remix]" (white label) Morel - "Faggot Is You [16B Mix]" (Hooj Choons) Samuel L Session - "Centrafique" (Cycle) X-Press-2 - "AC/DC" (Junior) The Hacienda - "Must Be Rebuilt" (white label) Hideka Kosaki - "Paradise [Accapella]" (Nite Grooves) Laurent Garnier - "Man With The Red Face [Jan Driver Mix]" (P.I.A.S.)[/QUOTE]

great mix, played the hell out of this one also

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[quote] Louis Strange - "Spectre" (Baroque) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Lawler's Deep South Mix]" (Soul Brother) Basco - "Only You" (Psst) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Freak Mix]" (Soul Brother) Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #9" (After Hours) House of 909 - "Beautiful Day [Cevin Fisher Mix]" (Pagan)

[/quote]This part still makes me :Bounce:

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actually playing this now...gotta hear it again.

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[B]John Digweed & Sasha [/B]Naline & Kane - 'Live At Crystal Palace (Bedrock Mix)' (White Label) JMJ (White Label) Underworld - 'Dark & Long' (JBO) Slackerman (White Label) Junkie XL - 'Bon Voyage' (White Label) Lil Louis vs Josh Wink - 'French Kiss (How's Your Evening So Far?)' (FFRR) Timo Maas - 'Ubik' (White Label) Mory Kante - 'Ye Ke Ye Ke' (FFRR)

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[quote=scottpuig;579351]great one

but I think one of my favs has to be: Essential Mix - Tracklist 21/4/2002

Circulation (Dex & FX)

Chimera - 'Just Wanna Do my Thang' (Silver planet) Terry francis & Richard Grey - 'Has Been' (Eye 4 Sound) Green velvet - 'La la Land' (Credence) Yann Fontaine 'Intermede (Beloved Mix)' (Low Pressings) Unknown Artist - Unknown Track (White Label) P.I.M.P - 'The Light (A.T.T mix)' (Future Groove) Mr G - 'Homeward Bound EP' (Duty Free) David Alvarado - 'Blue (Smith & Selway Mix)' (Strive) Oxia - 'Troisieme (Intec Mix)' (Intec) Inertia - 'Vellum (Circulation Mix)' (Acetate) Y.B.F - 'Dreamin' (Acetate)

Circulation Live set @ Creamfields Circulation - 'Uncoloured'(Slow track) Circulation - 'Emerald'(Circulation) Circulation - 'Uncoloured'(Circulation) Circulation - 'Topaz'(Circulation) Circulation - 'Purple'(Circulation) Circulation - 'Limited 7'(Circulation) Circulation - 'Limited 4' (Circulation) Circulation - 'Exclusive Album Track'(Circula[/quote]

No doubt a very hidden gem, Emerald and Magenta are strong

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[quote=herre;579652]there are too much, really hard to choose... but theres always one which makes me happy, its the steve lawler em from 2000. where he played a fuckin' ace tribal mix. i miss such mixes from him...

tracklist: 2000-07-16 Steve Lawler

Foremost Poets - "Moonraker [Accapella]" (Soundmen On Wax) Faze Action - "Kariba [Ramajam Dub]" (Nuphonic) Fresh & Low Productions - "Fresh Juice II" (Black Vinyl) Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #8" (VC Music) Cevin Fisher - "Love U Some More" (white Label) Morel - "Faggot Is You [FC Kahuna Mix]" (Hooj Choons) Louis Strange - "Spectre" (Baroque) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Lawler's Deep South Mix]" (Soul Brother) Basco - "Only You" (Psst) Freak Project - "Beat Of A Drum [Freak Mix]" (Soul Brother) Ralphi Rosario - "Energy Factor #9" (After Hours) House Of 909 - "Beautiful Day [Cevin Fisher Mix]" (Pagan) Film Noir - "Princess Julia [Out Of My Box]" (Kult Records) Danny Tenaglia - "Music Is The Answer [Saeed's Mix]" (Kaos) Watkins - "Heads Down" (Shaboom) Artist Pascal Vegas - "I Know You Like It" (Yoshitoshi) Steve Lawler - "Rise In [Remix]" (white Label) Morel - "Faggot Is You [16B Mix]" (Hooj Choons) Samuel L Session - "Centrafique" (Cycle) X-Press-2 - "AC/DC" (Junior) The Hacienda - "Must Be Rebuilt" (white Label) Hideka Kosaki - "Paradise [Accapella]" (Nite Grooves) Laurent Garnier - "Man With The Red Face [Jan Driver Mix]" (P.I.A.S.)

the first hmmm half an hour is unbelievable[/quote] Was just thinking of this one his KISS mix in 2001 was even more ridiculous

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[QUOTE=thesightless;579984][B]John Digweed & Sasha [/B]Naline & Kane - 'Live At Crystal Palace (Bedrock Mix)' (White Label) JMJ (White Label) Underworld - 'Dark & Long' (JBO) Slackerman (White Label) Junkie XL - 'Bon Voyage' (White Label) Lil Louis vs Josh Wink - 'French Kiss (How's Your Evening So Far?)' (FFRR) Timo Maas - 'Ubik' (White Label) Mory Kante - 'Ye Ke Ye Ke' (FFRR)[/QUOTE]

I remember this but can't find it anywhere on my hard drives. That Ye Ke Ye Ke track was pretty sick.

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yeah, that digweed 95 set...is pure bliss. it would actually rank it just higher than his Bedrock-based on. but only by a little.

another classic for me that got cattaneo on my radar

Cattaneo Essential mix at Creamfields 24th August 2002:

01 - Futureshock - Frequency (Fuju) 02 - King Unique - Sugarhigh (Junior) 03 - Spacefunk - Evilmoogafooga (Whoop) 04 - Way Out West - Unknown (White Label) 05 - Tom Mangan Chutney (Original Mix) (White Label) 06 - Tom Mangan - Chutney (sixe 9 Reinterpretation) (Bedrock) 07 - Syntax - Pray (White Label) 08 - Danny Sullivan + Kemist - ?Snake Charmer? (Hooj) 09 - Tomaz and Filterheadz - ?Sunshine? (Intec) 10 - Chemical Brothers - ?Electronic Battle Weapon? (White Label) 11 - Cass and Slide - ?Mind Remind? (Fire)

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[quote=AntonyM;579989]Was just thinking of this one his KISS mix in 2001 was even more ridiculous[/quote]

hhmm what date in 2001 as i didnt think he did a kiss mix that year?

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Mind rewind was one of my fave tunes of the period.

proper head fookin music!!!

Fire records ruled!!! shame they didnt make it!

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Oh yeah, Mind Rewind, one fucking twisted awesome synth in that one, thanks for reminding me :twisted::lol:

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thesightless - dunno if you know, but the second track in that Digweed/Sasha EM (titled JMJ) is actually:

Junkie XL-Zerotonine (Slackers Mix 2)

A 2nd remix that Slacker did. Everyone caned the main slacker mix and this one seemed to disappear. Great track

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2002-07-28 Danny Howells Madonna & Massive Attack - "I Want You" (Maverick) Simian - "The Wisp" (Source) Polar - "Nightwatch" (Certificate 18) Danny Byrd - "Expanded Remix" (Hospital) Agent Black - "Feel Good" (Ivory) The Funky Lowlives - "Inside [Dorfmeister Vs Uptight Dub]" (Stereo Deluxe) Primal Scream - "Screamadelica" (Creation) Aloof - "Never Get Out Of The Boat" (FFRR) Beastie Boys - "Shadrach" (Capital) Kool & The Gang - "Spirit Of The Boogie" (De-Lite) Artist Unknown - "Excerpt From James Brown Live At The Apollo Vol 2" (label Unknown) Patti Jo - "Make Me Believe In You" (Strut) Prince - "Drum Link" (label Unknown) Cerrone - "Sweet Drums" (Atlantic) First Choice - "Love Thang" (Salsoul) Raw Silk - "Do It To The Music" (West End) Sir Drew - "Fat Foot" (King Size) Spooky - "Something's Got To Give" (Guerilla) Age Of Chance - "Flame On" (Virgin) Ekova - "Heaven's Dust" (Six Degrees) Candida - "Jingo" (Danny Howellsi [Kitchen Sink Mix]) Mekon & Marc Almond - "Please Stay [Royskopp Mix]" (Wall Of Sound) Clash - "Rock The Casbah" (Columbia) Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Apple) Ringo Starr - "Strawberry Drums Forever [DH Re-Edit]" (Apple)

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[COLOR="Orange"]Jori Hulkkonen - 3rd February, 2002 [/COLOR]

Tieschwarz - 'Yes' (Four Music)
Nick Holder - 'Shadows' (K7)
ADNY presents Clear Vision: 'You're A Lover' (Wave)
Sunday Brunch - 'Things You Said' (Svek)
Freestyle Man ft. Wanda Felicia Jimi Tenor + Severi Pyysalo: Que Domingo Inquieto (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)' (Sahko/ Puu)
Boobjazz - 'Oneness' (Stir 15)
Kurt Harman Project: Pop, Dip and Spin (Prescription)
Pilot: Indian Summer (Pilot)
Charles Webster - 'I Understand You' (Peacefrog)
Jori Hulkkonen + Alexi Delano - 'Future Help' (F Communications)
Telepopmusik - 'Breathe (Jori Hulkkonen remix)' (Catalogue)
Metro Area -'Miura' (Environ)
Pawel Kobak - 'I feel' (Cartridge)
Instant Pleasure - 'Catch a Groove' (Plastic City)
Tony Senghore - 'Beats For Boobs' (Brique Rouge)
Hardlife - 'Hardlife (Aaron Carl remix)' (Underground Resistance)
Jori Hulkkonen - 'Whispers (Dan Electro Remix) (F Communications)
Matti Oiling - 'Cyclops Dance (Pepe Deluxe Mix)' (Sahka/Jazzpuu)
Tiga and Zyntherius - 'Sunglasses At Night' (International Deejay Gigolo)
Adult - 'Hand To Phone' (Clone)
Nail Presents A Kitten - '(I Don't Wanna) Hurt U' (Classic)
Tuomas Salmela Presents Phohogenic - 'Nightwatch' (20:20 Vision)
Unknown - Unknown (White Label)
Carl Thomas - 'I Wish' (GUR)
Milton Jackson - 'Dimensional' (Glasgow Underground)

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Zabiela 02/22/04

REM - Adagio (Warner) Filter - The 4th (Reprise) (Excerpt From Mode 101 Documentary) Daleks - Rebels Of London (White) Amb - Pure (Chi Recordings) James Zabiela - Zabielik Beats (White) 120 Dance - I.I.F (Aqua Lemon) Stripped Inc. - Chrome (New Bass Edition) (Cold Tap) Robag Wruhme - Zundlattchen (Polytik) Maetrik - Excursion (Morris / Audio) Joshua Collins - Polymorphoid (Simple Soul) Introvert Vs Bjork - Joga (White) Funk D'Void - Endless (Soma) PJ Davy - Truffle Junkie (White) Luke Vibert - YosepH (Warp) Unknown - Intro / Tokyo (Lost In Translation Soundtrack ) Brian Reitzell - Shibuya (Lost In Translation Soundtrack) N/A - N/A (Excerpts From Vanilla Sky) Daleks - Invasion Of The Earth (Unknown) Tiefschwarz - Ghosttrack (Black Strobe Remix) (Four Music) Jamie Anderson - Annihilator (Artform) Age Of Love - Age Of Love (Acapella) (Unknown) Co-Fusion - Seats (Pro Jex) Simply Jeff - Funk Delux (Elite Force Remix) (Phonomental Music) Scam - Killer (Deepcut) Ficta - Eli (Zabiela's Rave Lizard Remix) (Global Underground) REM - The Great Beyond (Hybrid Remix) (Unknown) Syntax - Bliss (Wrecked Angle Mix) (Illustrious) N/A - N/A (Excerpts From Vanilla Sky ) Jackie Wilson - Elevator Song (Unknown) Paul Kalkbrenner - The Palisades (Self Soundtrack) (B*Pitch)

sick

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nothing zabiela has done since has compared to his first ever essential mix imo.

Re: Your classic Essential Mix?

I notice that a great many of these sets are from 1999 to 2003. Are the members here older, or is the music not as memorable these days? Just a thought, not trying to start a "music this day is ..... " argument.

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you pose a great question actually.. i think there are quite a few factours. music quality, state of the scene, actual mixes

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2003 probably marked the start of the end of the progressive scene as we knew it (the odd noteable exceptions aside) - not a lot of decent sets were aired in 2004 (although Sasha's part of the Renaissance EM was decent), and Tong seemed to pick other producers with the onset of electro.

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[quote=hypoluxxa;581497]I notice that a great many of these sets are from 1999 to 2003. Are the members here older, or is the music not as memorable these days? Just a thought, not trying to start a "music this day is ..... " argument.[/quote]

music isn't as memorable. when bog-standard prog-fodder evolved with extra bleeps and bloops and was made with casio keyboards, it was bad. and then they started using computers to play it too.

Compare Belfunk with COMA and you'll get what i'm talking about.

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gotta say i agree with that....

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[quote=simonr;581519]not a lot of decent sets were aired in 2004 [/quote]

although i kind of agree as this was the tragic year of mixes from lee haslam, the tidy boys and judge jules, there were some shining lights in the form of Masiello, Mojo and Dekay.

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Nick Warren 1999-10-03 its also a great great one.

Urban Tribe - "Social Theorist" (Mo' Wax) Delicious - "Rising Up [Sphere Remix]" (white Label) City Of Three Thousand - Untitled (French Taka) Heller And Farley - "The Rising Sun [Bedrock Mix]" (Junior Boys Own) Presence - "Sense Of Danger" (Futureshock Dub) Way Out West - "Activity" (white Label) Thomas Heckman - "Ultra Vixens" (Petit Prince) Dos Deviants - "3 Waves" (Waqt) Bluefish - "One" (Quad) Johan EP - "unititled [ff Remix]" (Cyber) Ashtrax - "Diversion" (Deviant) Way Out West - "Spike" (white Label) County & Western - "Positive Energy [Deep Cover Mix]" (Caged) Highland - "Forsaken" (Vapour) P.O.B - "Bluebottle" (Platipus) Sphere - "Miyake" (Electric City) Mindtrap - "Much Better Man" (white Label) K90 - "Deliverence" (Telica) Paragliders - "Paraglide" (Superstition)

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[quote=hypoluxxa;581497]I notice that a great many of these sets are from 1999 to 2003. Are the members here older, or is the music not as memorable these days? Just a thought, not trying to start a "music this day is ..... " argument.[/quote]

I think a lot of it has to do with sentimentalism and nostalgia too. Who's to say the people new to the music now, or getting more interested in the music now, won't look back 5yrs from now, and pick their 'classic EMs' which will be remarkably different from what we pick here.

Also depending on what phase of clubbing life you're in, we associate some of these tracks in these EMs with those unforgettable moments in the clubs.

[quote=88Mariner;581531]music isn't as memorable. when bog-standard prog-fodder evolved with extra bleeps and bloops and was made with casio keyboards, it was bad. and then they started using computers to play it too.

Compare Belfunk with COMA and you'll get what i'm talking about.[/quote]

A lot of today's music is just what 88Mariner described, they sound flat except for a few gimmicky sounds and stuff that sound randomly thrown in to create 'texture.' They lack 'body' and groovy basslines, the basslines are just some skeleton to throw on some sounds to, as opposed to tracks which had basslines that worked on their own. The beats are boring as well.

On the other hand, there're also a lot more music coming from the minimal camp that is very textured, deep, atmospheric, and layered. What they lack in melodies or basslines, they make up for with intricacies that are very absorbing. I'm moving more from 'prog' to the deep minimal stuff cos prog is just pain boring at the moment.

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At least Sasha '05 and Hernan'08 will go down as classics.

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I love seeing the old tracklists, and remembering the times searching for the elusive "white label" by any means neccessary and the feeling of accomplishment when i came home and saw the package leaning up against the door

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man...who ever posted that '95 digweed set is awesome. I've been listening to it all weekend. It destroys* all others, and i would put it in my top 3 e-mixes of all time.

i don't mean it like kills other e-mixes or has harsh sentiments towards others, it's just a really embelished way of saying 'this is dope*

**dope means good