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The Psychonauts — Essential Mix

15 December 1996 · House

The Psychonauts recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 15 December 1996 — their only appearance in the Waveform archive. It lands in the late-nineties peak of superclub culture, and the set sits in House territory.

The mix runs through 93 documented tracks, opening with Psychonauts — “Intro Routine vs. Psycho Theme vs. The Andromeda Strain Speech” and closing on Head — “Swami Speech”. Along the way it draws on labels like 4th & Broadway, Inflamable - CAMUS 001 and Fresh - FRE-80133.

Tracklist

  1. Psychonauts — Intro Routine vs. Psycho Theme vs. The Andromeda Strain Speech
  2. Trans Am — Firepoker
  3. 11:59 — T-60
  4. Big Daddy Kane — Young, Gifted & Black (Instrumental)
  5. DJ Shadow And The Groove Robbers — Last Stop
  6. Marxman — Sad Affair
  7. Peanut Butter Wolf — Lunar Props
  8. — Shadowcast- The Abyss (Instrumental)
  9. w/ Nine Feat. Bounty Killa — Warriors (Instrumental)
  10. Beastie Boys — Bodhisattva Vow (Instrumental)
  11. Tiny Panx Organization — Last Orgy (Instrumental)
  12. Stereo MC's — What Is Soul (Instrumental)
  13. DJ Shadow — Mutual Slump
  14. Ultramagnetic MC's — A Chorus Line (Instrumental)
  15. Meters — Hand Clapping Song
  16. w/ DJ Q-Bert — Ill, You + Me = Naughty
  17. The Wild Bunch Feat. Shara Nelson — The Look Of Love
  18. Tycoon To$h & Terminator Troops — Get Happy!
  19. The Prunes — Intermission Pt. 3
  20. Indo Aminata — Love Will Be On Your Side (Dillinja Drum & Bass Mix)
  21. Tha Rebel Crew — Serpent
  22. DJ Krush — Only The Strong Survive (The 7th Samurai Instrumental Mix)
  23. The Roots — Clones (Instrumental)
  24. Ultimatum — Devils Claw [4th & Broadway]
  25. Pressure Drop — Back2Back
  26. w/ Ultimatum — Devil's Claw
  27. The Beatnuts — Are You Ready (Instrumental)
  28. The Fed — Cut Dirge
  29. Major Force — Untitled
  30. Sven Van Hees — Freakysthan (Tevski's Remix)
  31. Samuel Barber — Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
  32. w/ Love Corporation — Cathedrals Of Glitter (Monkey Mafia Mix)
  33. Faze Action — In The Trees (Cello Reprise)
  34. w/ Coldcut — Beats & Pieces
  35. w/ Howie B — Undercover
  36. w/ Massive Attack — Sly
  37. DJ Cam — Twilight Zone (DJ Cam Hip Hop Remix) [Inflamable - CAMUS 001]
  38. Dan The Automator — Sleep
  39. Lewis Parker — Rise (Instrumental)
  40. w/ Company Flow — Info Kill II (Acappella)
  41. w/ DJ Shadow — Midnight In A Perfect World (Gab Mix)
  42. The Six Million Dollar Man — Main Titles
  43. DJ Shadow — DJ Shadow's Theme
  44. The Groove Robbers Feat. DJ Shadow — Hardcore (Instrumental) Hip Hop
  45. Dr. Octagon — Bear Witness
  46. DJ Krush — Meiso (Instrumental Mix By DJ Shadow)
  47. DJ Shadow — Lost And Found (S.F.L.)
  48. Blackalicious — Rhymes For The Deaf, Dumb And Blind (Instrumental)
  49. Raw Deal — Headless Horseman
  50. w/ DJ Krush With DJ Shadow — Duality
  51. Massive Attack — Daydreaming (Brixton Bass Mix)
  52. Mantronix — Sing A Song (Break It Down) (Dub)
  53. M.C. Kelz Feat. Lynx — Clash Of The Beats
  54. J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E. — Strong Island (Instrumental)
  55. w/ Sugarhill Gang — Rapper's Delight
  56. Gang Starr — Take A Rest (Instrumental)
  57. Jazzy Grooves — Huh
  58. w/ Dimples D. — Sucker D.J.'s (I Will Survive) (Suckapella)
  59. EPMD — So Wat Cha Sayin' (Dub Version) [Fresh - FRE-80133]
  60. w/ Darth Fader & Scarecrow Willy — Toasted Marshmellow Feet Braxe - Track 2
  61. Tycoon To$h & Terminator Troops — Action
  62. Most Wanted — Calm Down (Instrumental)
  63. Lamb — Górecki
  64. The Amalgamation Of Soundz — Eric
  65. w/ Renegade Soundwave — The Phantom (It's In There)
  66. Nicolette — Waking Up
  67. Local Zero — Airbag
  68. DJ Shadow — The Number Song
  69. Beastie Boys — Flute Loop (Instrumental)
  70. Peanut Butter Wolf — Lunar Props
  71. Björk — I Miss You (Dobie's Rub Part One Sunshine Mix)
  72. Gutter Snypes — Trials Of Life (Instrumental)
  73. U.N.K.L.E. — Berry Meditation (The Darker The Berry The Sweeter The Juice Mix)
  74. U.N.K.L.E. — Berry Meditation
  75. Riz Ortolani — Il Ricordo Di Serena
  76. w/ Air — Casanova 70 (The Secret Of Cool)
  77. w/ Dan The Automator — A Better Tomorrow (Instrumental)
  78. Rotary Connection — Soul Man
  79. Dust Brothers — Save Me (Promo)
  80. DJ Shadow — Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
  81. Roni Size / Reprazent — Down
  82. Divine Hustlers — Shaolin Beatbox
  83. DJ Die — Stoned Groove
  84. The Johnny Hawksworth Orchestra — It's Murder
  85. Oasis — Wonderwall [Creation]
  86. — w/ Death Star Battle (Star Wars IV Scene voice sample)
  87. — w/ Street Fighter II (You Win, Perfect)
  88. Hiroshi + K.U.D.O Featuring D.J. Milo — Return Of The Original Art Form
  89. Mink Feat. 2wice The Trouble — Hey! Hey! Can U Relate
  90. Stetsasonic — The Hip Hop Band
  91. Tru Funk — Early Beat (Bonus)
  92. w/ Carlton — Do You Dream (Acappella)
  93. Head — Swami Speech

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