Radio 1 Essential Mix - which track would you open with?
Curious to hear some set openers, there is a 'sound' I always thought to a radio one essential mix. Some tracks just seem to fit the bill perfectly.
I would personally start with this:
Oct-11-2016 09:30
SPANIARD
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Toronto,Ontario
All due respect, that track does not strike me even in the least as an opener. Although it's not a bad track, the outro section reminds me way too much of xpander.
BTW, for the sake of context, what kind of set would you see this being?
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Oct-11-2016 19:53
rubez
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Registered: Mar 2007
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digger! church of ra was a nice slab of cheese back in the day... this is a very nice prog track, never heard it before. looks super rare. only see it on this wyze site, is that legit?! i want it.
would be very hard for me not to open with this...
Oct-11-2016 21:33
the-sixth
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Registered: Nov 2007
Location: London
quote:
Originally posted by rubez
digger! church of ra was a nice slab of cheese back in the day... this is a very nice prog track, never heard it before. looks super rare. only see it on this wyze site, is that legit?! i want it.
would be very hard for me not to open with this...
Exactly the sort of thing I was thinking, you get where I am coming from.
Can just imagine Pete Tong talking over the top of that.
Digger have done some great tracks, Recalling 86 is another one worth checking out.
Oct-12-2016 12:19
the-sixth
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Registered: Nov 2007
Location: London
quote:
Originally posted by SPANIARD
All due respect, that track does not strike me even in the least as an opener. Although it's not a bad track, the outro section reminds me way too much of xpander.
BTW, for the sake of context, what kind of set would you see this being?
Not sure if you grew up listening to the essential mix on Radio One or not but you would always have Pete Tong talking over the track to introduce who was playing. I just can picture him talking over this track in that same fashion is what I mean.
I would see this as trance but when pitched down you could get away with more deeper, progressive trance of the time (2001).
An example of what I mean with Pete Tong over a great intro track:
Oct-12-2016 12:30
Scoops
4 bags deep
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Jersey Shore
this.....
I still John Askew had one of the best intros for an e-mix
