Origins of the 1999 Essential Mix World Tour

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Posted by DJ Dingel on Oct-21-2007 18:23:

Origins of the 1999 Essential Mix World Tour

How did Paul Oakenfold's Essential Mix World Tour come about? That is, what caused Radio 1 to grant him such a massive share of airtime, a privilege, afaik, that has never been extended to any other DJ. Was Oakenfold really that much more popular than the rest of the pack in 1999? Was it a failed experiment and Oakenfold was just lucky to be on the trial run? Any explanations?

Posted by iammesol on Oct-21-2007 18:25:

Personally I think Oakenfold had that effect on the world... I know he is the reason I'm into dance music now.

Posted by montana on Oct-21-2007 19:59:

actually, it was just a continutation of carl cox's em world tour of 1998. coxy was the biggest, or at least amongst the biggest ranked jocks at that time. and when trance blew up as it did in 1999, oakey was contacted by radio 1 to do a em world tour.

Posted by sean5 on Oct-21-2007 20:16:

i wouldn't say it was a failed experiment as all his mixes from that year received pretty high praise. it could have been that they wanted to spice the show up a little bit who knows.

Posted by DJ Dingel on Oct-21-2007 20:23:

quote:
Originally posted by montana
actually, it was just a continutation of carl cox's em world tour of 1998.

Ah, excellent. Where can I learn more about that?

Posted by bas on Oct-22-2007 01:37:

Also had a lot to do with the fact that Paul Oakenfold was pretty much taking over the DJ scene in 1999. He was responsible for bringing trance out of the underground and major clubs in the UK and out into the world. Most notably the US.

Posted by Gillis maximus on Oct-23-2007 01:13:

quote:
Originally posted by montana
actually, it was just a continutation of carl cox's em world tour of 1998. coxy was the biggest, or at least amongst the biggest ranked jocks at that time. and when trance blew up as it did in 1999, oakey was contacted by radio 1 to do a em world tour.

Yes. Cox had some great mixes in 98, and if i remember right he was all over the Globe as well like Oakey.

Posted by lim f(x) = f(a) on Oct-24-2007 21:44:

/thread

Posted by plaxx on Oct-24-2007 22:17:

Oakenfold was the reason I got into trance, and got to experience different genres. I wouldn't like EDM if it was for him.

Long live Oakey!

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Oct-24-2007 22:18:

quote:
Originally posted by lim f(x) = f(a)

/thread

Ah yes.. That explains everything now!

You fucking twat.

Posted by lim f(x) = f(a) on Oct-24-2007 22:22:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike
Ah yes.. That explains everything now!

You fucking twat.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but since your intellect is below average you cannot understand the story from the photos.

lolls

And cursing w/ a statement only shows you're insecure.

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Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Oct-24-2007 22:24:

Question:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Dingel
How did Paul Oakenfold's Essential Mix World Tour come about?

Answer:

quote:
Originally posted by lim f(x) = f(a)

Ah yes, my mistake. It's all so obvious now.

You fucking twat.

Posted by lim f(x) = f(a) on Oct-24-2007 22:27:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike
Question:

Answer:

Ah yes, my mistake. It's all so obvious now.

You fucking twat.

yes your mistake. glad i could make you understand, but next time ill charge you son.

Posted by DJ Dingel on Oct-24-2007 22:40:

Your picture is worth 1000 irrelevant words.

Any info on the Cox 1998 World Tour? How did it come about? Clubs, locations, dates? Are the mixes available on the net? Why is it far less popular than Oakenfold's?

Posted by Nostalgic on Oct-24-2007 22:54:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike
Ah yes.. That explains everything now!

You fucking twat.

why are you such a hostile human being?

Posted by lim f(x) = f(a) on Oct-24-2007 22:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Erotic Buddha
why are you such a hostile human being?

his hostility comes from not getting laid

amIrite

Posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs on Oct-24-2007 23:06:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Dingel
Why is it far less popular than Oakenfold's?

I'm guessing because Cox plays teh technoes.

Posted by DJ Dingel on Oct-24-2007 23:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Erotic Buddha
why are you such a hostile human being?

I suspect that Mikey Mike remembers the days when TA was a decent forum and is a bit bitter at its decline into the state where a photo of Oakenfold overlooking a crowd is considered an answer to my question.

Posted by lim f(x) = f(a) on Oct-25-2007 00:12:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Dingel
I suspect that Mikey Mike remembers the days when TA was a decent forum and is a bit bitter at its decline into the state where a photo of Oakenfold overlooking a crowd is considered an answer to my question.

It's a sad sad day when a TA'r cannot understand the gravity of that photo and the history behind it. Sad sad day...

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