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Matthew Roberts — Essential Mix

30 March 1997 · House
Matthew Roberts — Essential Mix artwork

Matthew Roberts recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 30 March 1997 — 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 45 documented tracks, opening with Ennio Morricone — “Once Upon A Time In America” and closing on Trankilou — “Champagne”. Along the way it draws on labels like Mercury, Casablanca and DNH.

Tracklist

  1. Ennio Morricone — Once Upon A Time In America [Mercury]
  2. Johnny Carson — An Anniversay Salute [Casablanca]
  3. Project 32 — Da Strutt [DNH]
  4. The Wiseguys — A Better World [Wall Of Sound]
  5. Jedi Knights — Catch The Break [Evolution - 043]
  6. Bob Sinclar — New York City Music [Yellow]
  7. Armand Van Helden — The Funk Phenomena [Henry Street]
  8. Beck — Devils Haircut [Geffen]
  9. Brand New Heavies — Sometimes (Masters At Work Smooth Mix) [FFRR - BNHDJ 08]
  10. Restless Soul — Mama [Slip 'n' Slide]
  11. Olive — You're Not Alone (Rollo & Sister Bliss Mix)
  12. Revival 3000 — Mighty High [Hi Life]
  13. Bob Sinclar — Disco 2000 Selector [Yellow]
  14. Romanto & Out of the Drum — Thousand Shades Of Life [Kosmotune]
  15. Prince & The Revolution — Raspberry Beret [Paisley Park]
  16. Future Funk — Switch Lock [Platic City]
  17. Bob Sinclar — Vision Of Paradise [Yellow]
  18. Troica — Yellow Fever
  19. Bobby Konders — The Poem [Nugroove]
  20. Sneaker Pimps — Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix)
  21. Phunk Phorce — Mind Games
  22. Wulf N Bear — Spanish Fly [20:20 Vision]
  23. Trankilou — Atom Funk [KTF]
  24. Sound Scapers — I Can't Wait [Swank - 002]
  25. New Edition — Something About You ( Matthew Roberts High Pressure Dub) [MCA]
  26. Nuyorican Soul feat. Jocelyn Brown — It's Alright I Feel It (Armand's Live From Da Dark Side Of Da Moon)
  27. Playboy — In Da Jungle [Tag]
  28. Daft Punk — Phoenix [Daft Trax/Virgin]
  29. Cassius — Foxxy Lady
  30. Orbital — Chime [Oh Zone]
  31. Hunter S Thompson — Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas [Island]
  32. Richard Strauss — Introduction Form Also Sprach Zarathustra [Silva Screen]
  33. Blackstreet — Billie Jean/No Diggity [Interscope]
  34. DJ Zinc — Reach Out [True Playerz]
  35. Earl Grey — The Flavour [Worldwide Ultimatum]
  36. Ed Rush & Nico — Sector 3 [No U-Turn - 017]
  37. Adina Howard — Freak Like Me [WEA]
  38. Ed Rush & Nico — Technology [No U-Turn - 018]
  39. Kraftwerk — Tour De France [EMI]
  40. Laurent Garnier — Crispy Bacon [F Communications - 055]
  41. Olive — You're Not Alone
  42. Green Velvet — The Stalker [Music Man]
  43. Thomas Bangalter — Ventura [Roule]
  44. Cheek — Venus [Versatile - 002]
  45. Trankilou — Champagne [KFT]

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