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DJ Ron — Essential Mix

15 January 1995 · House
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DJ Ron recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 15 January 1995 — their only appearance in the Waveform archive. It lands in the show's formative years, when Radio 1 first handed two hours of its airwaves to club culture, and the set sits in House territory.

The mix runs through 29 documented tracks, opening with Pete Tong — “DJ Ron Classic Essential Mix Intro” and closing on Goldie — “Timeless”. Along the way it draws on labels like FFRR, London Some'ting and Precious Material.

Tracklist

  1. Pete Tong — DJ Ron Classic Essential Mix Intro00:00:00
  2. Goldie — Inner City Life (4 Hero Remix) [FFRR]00:01:22
  3. DJ Ron — Dangerous [London Some'ting]00:07:22
  4. Jazz Juice — Move Your Body [Precious Material]00:11:52
  5. DJ Kane — The Life [Trouble On Vinyl]00:14:49
  6. Hooligan — Digital [Deep & Dark]00:18:54
  7. MI5 — I Can't Understand [Lucky Spin]00:23:13
  8. Alex Reece — I Need Your Love [Metalheadz]00:26:24
  9. Just Jungle — Sky [Trouble On Vinyl]00:29:20
  10. MC Lenni — Make Some Time (Mix 2) [Rough Tone]00:33:48
  11. Blackstar Featuring Top Cat — Champion DJ (Blue Print Mix) [Congo Natty]00:35:38
  12. Omni Trio — Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP) [Moving Shadow]00:40:31
  13. DJ Hype — Computerised Cops (Pascal's Remix) [Ganja]00:44:10
  14. Babylon 5 — Yes Yes '95 (Mix 2) [Dread]00:47:07
  15. Formula 7 — Not Just Ragga Remixed [Quayside]00:50:11
  16. Badman — War For '94 [IQ]00:52:30
  17. Skool Of Hard Knocks — The Bommer [Sonic]00:54:48
  18. Tom And Jerry — Maxi (Mun) Style (Nasty Jungle Remix) [Tom & Jerry]00:58:25
  19. The Dream Team — Sweetie [Joker]00:62:42
  20. Dillinja — Follow Me [Kickin]00:65:37
  21. Blackstar Featuring Sweetie Irie — Get Wild (Firefox Remix) [Congo Natty]00:68:39
  22. Da Maytrix — Let Me Know [Kute Kutz]00:73:23
  23. Family Of Intelligence & Vernon Smith — The Seed [Kemet]00:77:08
  24. Roni Size — All The Crew 'Big Up' (95 Lick) [V]00:82:11
  25. The Dream Team — Stamina (Joker Remix) [Suburban Base]00:85:22
  26. Roni Size & DJ Die — 11.55 (Roll Out Mix) [Full Cycle]00:89:27
  27. Bizzy B — 16 Track Ting [Re-Animate]00:94:25
  28. Dillinja — Brutal Bass [Metalheadz]00:99:45
  29. Goldie — Timeless [FFRR]00:104:08

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