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Maya Jane Coles – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Posted in Playlists by on May 7, 2013

With her first album in imminent pending status for this summer, BBC Radio 1 invited Maya Jane Coles back to their essential decks this past Friday for a preview of what we’re to expect. For a sense of where this mix fits into your day, plan on a dose of ambient, minimal house to begin with a slow build to a delightfully heavier sound. 01. The Poet – Rain On April (Yves Le Groove Mix)...

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Marlon Brando (Original Mix) – Forrest

Posted in Tracks by on Apr 9, 2013

There’s so much talent in the Deep House scene right now it’s mind-numbing. With that being said, I introduce you to the Montreal/London based artist, Forrest. Featured on Pete Tong’s Essential Mix under the “13 Artists to Watch Out for in 2013”  and providing vocals on NTFO’s Changin earlier this year, Forrest has followed up with his original Marlon Brando. Borrowing his...

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Jaymo & Andy George – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (4.5.2013)

Posted in Playlists by on Apr 9, 2013

Jaymo & Andy George – the charismatic young faces of BBC Radio 1′s dance music block were invited on the decks for an essential mix of their own last Friday night. If you’ve hung around our website, you should be familiar with the success they’ve found through their label, Moda Black, and have heard the buffet of young talent they’re pushing to the London house...

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George Fitzgerald – Essential Mix – 19.01.2013 [Future Stars of 2013]

Posted in Videos by on Jan 22, 2013

Throughout the entire month of January, Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Heidi and Friction have been selecting producers for their ‘Essential Mix Future Stars of 2013′ series. Each week they select an artist that they predict will have breakout year in 2013 (Check out Duke Dumont’s set from last week, as well as Jonas Rathsman & Perseus’ a week prior). This week, Heidi was...

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Duke Dumont – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (1.12.2013)

Posted in Playlists by on Jan 13, 2013

All month, BBC Radio 1 has highlighted their Future Stars of 2013. First up was Perseus and Jonas Rathsman last Friday night. And this past Friday, Duke Dumont stepped up to the decks. You’ve likely heard his breakout single, The Giver, somewhere in passing – in a random club DJ’s set, at a festival…shit, I heard it played twice in the same night at this bar in DC last night....

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Perseus & Jonas Rathsman – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix [01.05.2013]

Posted in Playlists by on Jan 5, 2013

Kicking off the 2013 line-up of BBC Radio 1‘s Future Stars were two leaders of an incredibly hot (and might I add American) label, FRENCH EXPRESS. Label head, Perseus, and Jonas Rathsman took control of the Essential Mix decks at 7 pm our time last night to churn out something I’ve been waiting to hear for a while. These two played an incredible back2back set last month at U Street...

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Eats Everything – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix [12.15.2012]

Posted in Playlists by on Dec 17, 2012

Daniel Pearce is a man who needs no introduction on our site (besides, I’ll let Pete Tong explain anything of his you might’ve missed in the beginning minutes of this Essential Mix). Eats Everything made a live debut on the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix show around this time last year in front of a Bristolian home crowd. One year later, he was invited back to showcase every edit, rework and...

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