WAVEFORM

Felix Da Housecat — Essential Mix

31 August 1997 · House

Felix Da Housecat recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 31 August 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 territory.

The mix runs through 33 documented tracks, opening with Willie Hutch — “Brother's Gonna Work It Out” and closing on Thee Maddkatt Chronicles — “Vengeance Is Mine”. Along the way it draws on labels like Motown, Force Inc. - 023 and Cabinet - 10.

Tracklist

  1. Willie Hutch — Brother's Gonna Work It Out [Motown]00:00:00
  2. Gene Farris — Magic Potion [Force Inc. - 023]00:01:21
  3. Cab Drivers — Jellyheads [Cabinet - 10]00:06:34
  4. Blue Maxx — Lifegame [Déjà Vous - 002]00:08:39
  5. — ?00:11:46
  6. Paul Jacobs — Move Ya Feet [Aquarius - DISCO 10]00:14:39
  7. Dave Clarke — Shake Your Booty [DeConstruction - 8280]00:19:28
  8. Paul Jacobs — Happy Days [Aquarius - disco 2]00:22:53
  9. Ian Pooley — All Nite [Force Inc. Music Works U.S.Edition - 20]00:27:57
  10. Aphrohead — Blindmanwilly [Clachbackk - 010]00:30:15
  11. Joey Beltram — The Start It Up (Claude Young Remix) [Trax - 003]00:35:40
  12. + Martin Luther King — I Have A Dream [Gordy]00:37:36
  13. Jeff Mills — Captivate [Purpose Maker - PMWCD9601]00:42:13
  14. DJ Skull — Head Basher [Djax-Up-Beats - 201]00:46:48
  15. DJ Slip — Jill's Meth EP (A) [Missile - 19]00:50:54
  16. Damon Wild vs. Function — Covert Operations [Synewave - 28]00:55:45
  17. Thomas Krome — Wood Carver EP (A2) [Code Red - 01]00:59:41
  18. Robert Armani — Game Day [Chicago Style - CSDP 002]01:01:57
  19. Green Velvet — Destination Unknown [Music Man - 030]01:03:29
  20. Laurent Garnier — Crispy Bacon [F Communications - FC055]01:08:21
  21. JB³ — Forklift [Novamute]01:11:09
  22. Jeff Mills — Untitled (A1) [Axis - 009b]01:14:19
  23. — ?01:17:07
  24. — ?01:19:47
  25. — ?01:24:14
  26. Gene Hunt — Booty [Loop - 033]01:26:51
  27. Paul Johnson — Blackout (Remix) [Dance Mania - 129]01:29:12
  28. Felix Da Housecat — Zeka's Solar Device [Clashbackk]01:33:09
  29. Phuture The Next Generation — Times Fade [Djax-Up-Beats - 256]01:37:11
  30. Spank Spank — Rejoice 2 Phreedom [Clashbackk - 011]01:41:16
  31. — ?01:43:17
  32. Jeff Mills — The Bells [Purpose Maker]01:46:24
  33. Thee Maddkatt Chronicles — Vengeance Is Mine [Clashbackk - 001]01:49:54

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