Radio 1's Essential Mix

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Rolling Stone

The Essential Mix at 25: Pete Tong on Creating One of Dance Music’s Most Important Mix-Shows

On October 30, 1993, Pete Tong oversaw the first episode of the Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio 1. Club music was ascendant in the U.K., and Tong devoted a late-night slot to it on national radio, ...
Billboard

Listen to The Chemical Brothers’ 1995 Essential Mix

Released ahead of the pair's debut album Exit Planet Dust, the two-hour mix features Craig Mack & The Notorious B.I.G., The Beatles, Beastie Boys and more. By Katie Bain Before their 1995 debut album ...

Radio 1's Classic Essential Mix

Running Back boss Gerd Janson delivered two quality hours in March 2017. Revisiting the D&B Godfather Grooverider's Essential ...