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Daft Punk — Essential Mix

2 March 1997 · House / Tech House
Daft Punk — Essential Mix artwork

Daft Punk recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 2 March 1997 — the 1st of their 2 Essential Mixes in the Waveform archive. It lands in the late-nineties peak of superclub culture, and the set sits in House and Tech House territory.

The mix runs through 37 documented tracks, opening with Daft Punk — “Essential Info” and closing on Moodymann — “U Can Dance If U Want 2 (A1)”. Along the way it draws on labels like Daft Trax, Peacefrog and Henry Street.

Tracklist

  1. Daft Punk — Essential Info [Daft Trax]00:00:00
  2. Paul Johnson — Hear The Music [Peacefrog]00:00:20
  3. Armand Van Helden — The Funk Phenomena (JOHNICkennydopeMastermix) [Henry Street]00:05:23
  4. CZR — Chicago Southside [IHR]00:10:50
  5. DJ Kom — Git Down Saturday [BCC Music]00:14:27
  6. Red-X — Dee's Knots [Ricanstruction]00:19:30
  7. Parris Mitchell — Ghetto Shout Out!! [Dance Mania]00:22:51
  8. Daft Punk — Teachers [Virgin]00:24:52
  9. Martin Luther King — I Have A Dream [20th Century Fox]00:28:58
  10. Rick Wilhite — Drum Patterns & Memories (MM Mix) [KDJ]00:29:36
  11. Jammin The House Gerald — Get The Ho '94 [Dance Mania]00:34:10
  12. Traxxxsters — Da Way U Work [Underground Construction]00:35:18
  13. Thomas Bangalter — Spinal Beats [Roule]00:38:07
  14. + Thomas Bangalter — Spinal Scratch [Roulé]00:40:12
  15. Wax Master Maurice — Waxscratch Trax [Dance Mania]00:44:09
  16. Fantom — Faithfull (Prassay Mix) [Source]00:45:48
  17. Fantom — Faithfull (Original Mix Par Fantom) [Source]00:48:03
  18. Fantom — Faithfull (Minimix Par Etienne De Crecy) [Source]00:51:00
  19. I:Cube — Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Mix) [Versatile]00:53:04
  20. Daft Punk — Rock'n Roll [Virgin]00:58:03
  21. DJ Hyperactive — Chicago [Contact]01:02:30
  22. + Daft Punk — Oh Yeah [Virgin]01:03:25
  23. Cajmere — Only 4 U (Blast From The Past Mix) [Cajual]01:05:56
  24. Trankilou — Champagne [Kif S.A.]01:08:16
  25. DJ Kom — And Da Beat Goes On [BCC Music]01:12:52
  26. DJ Funk — Digal House [Universal Funk]01:15:26
  27. Ween — Freedom Of '76 [Flying Nun]01:17:50
  28. Cassius — Foxxy Lady [Cassius]01:19:52
  29. Gusto — Disco's Revenge (Mole Hole Dirty Mix) [Bumble Beats]01:24:13
  30. DJ Deeon — 2-B-Free [Dance Mania]01:28:16
  31. Sweet — Somebody's Watching [White]01:32:02
  32. Da Mongoloids — Spark Da Meth (Bangin Like A Benzi Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]01:34:26
  33. Ron Maney & L.A. Williams — Shining [Kumba]01:38:12
  34. Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Peven Everett — Gabrielle (Live Garage Mix) [Large]01:42:02
  35. Robert J. Hairston — Preacher Man [White]01:46:51
  36. Daft Punk — Around The World (Motorbass Miami Mix) [Virgin]01:47:36
  37. Moodymann — U Can Dance If U Want 2 (A1) [KDJ]01:58:31

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