yes, i listen to it. the last one by gabriel ananda was pretty decent

yea but dont u think its full of house music now
there used to be a choice on that show
like 1 week they have tencho there other week they have trance
but now its all the same

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Originally posted by djdodger the essential mix what a joke 4 me that used to be best eva show but every mix is a hose set it used to have loads of trace mixes on but its a load of crap dose any 1 agree with me do any 1 still listen to the essential mix

Trust me, it's you.

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My take on... (various mixes planned, updated when I can be arsed)

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Originally posted by basd Trust me, it's you.

i used to listen to it every week
i think it change around 2003

I don't think I've heard a single EM in a year or so. Mary Anne Hobbs is all I need.

Mary Ann Hobbss is very nice.

Although I haven't listened to any EM's this year I've been listening to it forever now and I always enjoy the sets and still do. Your forgetting that the EM is for all kinds of EDM, not just straight Trance - if you want something like that go to ASOT or one of the many Trance radio shows.

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Originally posted by r5a something like that go to ASOT or one of the many Trance radio shows.

ow i do mate
i was just saying because
the essentail
what got be in to music in 99
i rembere listing to scott bond
in jan 99 on the essentail mix
i was hooked after that
i just wish they more trance on
i think the last trance set on that show was
avb on xamas eve
has there been 1 since then

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Originally posted by djdodger yea but dont u think its full of house music now

is that a problem? and no, it's not full of house music.
i think that one month ago they had beyer, sharam, and avb in the row so they still cover pretty much all genres of edm

The essential mix has always been regarded as a house show by many of it's fans, esp those from the start. It does show a fair bit of variation but it does't go far enough simply because if we get 'trance' it's always 1 of 5 djs, techno, usually one of the 'bigger' names & so on. It just needs to expose more obscure stuff from each genre & it'd be fine again. Every style deserves it's chance there but it does become a bit boring when many people get invited back again & again & they're crap. Most people think trance is just pvd, armin, above & beyond, jules & tiesto & judge a whole genre on that. Fortunately once in a while a good trance dj is on, eg christopher lawrence or even marcel woods brought something different.

Here's their schedule from last year... looks pretty diverse to me. Trance, House, Minimal, Electro, Beat, etc. etc. etc.
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December 2006Sunday 3
Paul Harris (Dirty Vegas)
Sunday 10
Adam Beyer
Sunday 17
Sharam (Deep Dish)
Sunday 24
Armin Van Buuren
Sunday 31
Essential Mix Of The Year

November 2006Sunday 5
Dan Ghenacia
Sunday 12
Optimo
Sunday 19
Mark Knight
Sunday 26
DJ Yoda

October 2006Sunday 1
Bob Sinclar
Sunday 8
Tidy Weekender special
Sunday 15
Trentemoller
Sunday 22
Pete Tong + Scott Bradford
Sunday 29
Andy Cato + Essential Mix of the Year vote

September 2006Sunday 3
Kerri Chandler
Sunday 10
Christopher Lawrence + Paul Van Dyk
Sunday 17
Tom Stephan / Superchumbo
Sunday 24
Fergie

August 2006Sunday 6
Ibiza Week: Best of 2005
Monday 7
Ibiza Week: Sander van Doorn + Judge Jules
Tuesday 8
Ibiza Week: Andre Gazzulli + Sven Vath
Wednesday 9
Ibiza Week: John Digweed + Carl Cox
Thursday 10
Ibiza Week: DJ Oliver
Friday 11
Ibiza Week: Fergie
Saturday 12
Ibiza Week: Pete Tong + Steve Lawler
Sunday 13
Ibiza Week: Paul Oakenfold + Steve Angello + Mauro Picotto + Lisa Lashes
Sunday 20
Axwell
Sunday 27
Seb Fontaine + Steve Lawler live at SW4

July 2006Sunday 02
Booka Shade
Sunday 16
Max Graham
Sunday 23
Ame
Sunday 30
Global Gathering: Fatboy Slim, Deep Dish, Tiesto + Ferry Corsten

June 2006Sunday 11
Damian Lazarus
Sunday 18
Shapeshifters
Sunday 25
Sander Van Doorn

May 2006Sunday 7
Gabriel and Dresden
Sunday 14
Live from Dundee with Annie Mac, Mylo, Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Dave Pearce & Fergie
Sunday 21
MYNC Project
Sunday 28
Tiefschwarz

April 2006Sunday 2
Miami WMC special
Sunday 9
Tiga
Sunday 16
Friction
Sunday 23
Nic Fanciulli
Sunday 30
Paul Oakenfold

March 2006Sunday 5
Alex Smoke
Sunday 12
Lush 10th birthday - Col Hamilton + Pete Tong
Sunday 19
Nathan Fake and James Holden
Sunday 26
Desyn Masiello, Demi and Omid 16b

February 2006Sunday 5
Layo and Bushwacka!
Sunday 12
UK Grime and Dubstep special
Sunday 19
Trance Energy - Jules + Armin van Buuren
Sunday 26
Pete Tong live from Ministry of Sound

January 2006Sunday 1
Sasha - Essential Mix of 2005 winner
Sunday 8
Francois K
Sunday 15
Caged Baby
Sunday 22
Yousef
Sunday 29
Coldcut

I personally like the Essential Mix. You should be grateful of having a show which exposes you to different types of music. Yes there is predominatly more house then other genres but it still shows a wide spectrum of music.

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