WAVEFORM

Freddie Fresh — Essential Mix

1 February 1998 · House

Freddie Fresh recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 1 February 1998 — 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 97 documented tracks, opening with — “Intros” and closing on Malcolm McLaren — “Madam Butterfly”. Along the way it draws on labels like Nu Groove- 109, Eye Q and Prism.

Tracklist

  1. — Intros
  2. Hidden Rhythm — Sit Back, Relax [Nu Groove- 109]
  3. Josh Virgin — The Masked (Man) [Eye Q]
  4. Josh Virgin — All Time Master [Eye Q]
  5. Warp 9 — Nunk [Prism]
  6. C.O.D. — In The Bottle [Emergency]
  7. Nairobi — Funky Soul Makossa [Streetwise]
  8. Book Of Love — Modigliani [Sire]
  9. Man Parrish — Techno Trax [Rame Horn]
  10. Man Parrish — Boogie Down Bronx [Superscoop]
  11. Fatboy Slim — The Sound Of Milwaukee [Skint]
  12. Nitro Deluxe — Mental Transformation [Cutting]
  13. Anthony Rother — Sex With The Machines [Kanzleramt]
  14. Koto — Visitors [Memory]
  15. Nancy Martin — Can't Believe [Atlantic]
  16. MFSB — Love Is The Message/Love Break [CBS]
  17. Fascination — Don't You Think It's Time [Vinylmania]
  18. Jive Rhythm Trax — 122 B.P.M. [Jive/Arista]
  19. Radio — Fest Outdoor In Humacou Puerto Rico [DJ Steffan]
  20. Frederico Fresh Meets Freska All Stars — Bedroom Breaks
  21. DJ Louie Lou — Bronx Scratch Mix
  22. Lil' Jazzy Jay & Cool Supreme — B-Boys Style
  23. Fantasy 3 — It's Your Rock [Specific]
  24. Dougy Boys — Fly Guy [Capitol]
  25. Bad Boys — K-Love [Gadgets]
  26. Invisible Man — 149th Street Groove [Butterbeat]
  27. Freddie Fresh — Da Bird [Butterbeat]
  28. Freddie Fresh — Bonus Beats [Analog]
  29. Information Society — Running [Wide Angle]
  30. Monet — My Heart Get All The Breaks [Ligosa]
  31. Artist Uknown — Acappella VD1
  32. Soul Sonic Force — Planet Rock [Tommy Boy]
  33. Kraftwerk — Nummern [Kling Klang]
  34. Queen — The Prophet Song [Elektra B]
  35. C.O.D. — In The Bottle [Emergency]
  36. Man Parrish — Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) [Ram's Horn]
  37. Korean Children's Chior — Chunan Samkuri [Urania]
  38. B Boys — Girls [Vintertainment]
  39. Just Four — Games Of Life [Express]
  40. Majestic Productions — Drop Method [Majestic Control]
  41. M.C. Shan — Beat Biter [Bridge]
  42. Marly Marl — Marly Marl Scratch [NIA]
  43. Super Kids — The Tragedy [NIA]
  44. DJ Phantom — B Boy Break [Phantom]
  45. Keymatics — Breaking In Space [Radar]
  46. Imagination — State Of Love [Elektra]
  47. MC Hollywood — Hollywood's World [Abdull-Akbar]
  48. Jimmy Spider — Super Rhyme [Dazz]
  49. Crash Crew — On The Radio [Bay City]
  50. Disco Four — We're At The Party [Profile - 7016]
  51. Earth People — Dance [Apexton]
  52. Intercity — Groovin' Without Doubt [KMS - 008]
  53. Carl Craig — My Machines [Planet E]
  54. Future Sound Of Detriot — Untitled
  55. Freddy Fresh And Friend — Misc Sound Effects
  56. Aphex Twin — Phloam [R&S]
  57. Renegade Soundwave — The Phantom [Mute]
  58. Aphex Twin — Dodeccaheedron [R&S]
  59. Aphex Twin — Digeridoo [R&S]
  60. Aphex Twin — Isoprophlex [R&S]
  61. Aphex Twin — Phloam [R&S]
  62. Polygon Window — Quoth [Warp]
  63. Marcus Salon — Room To Move [TZ]
  64. Subhead — Grounded [Subhead 011]
  65. Mescalinum United — We Have Arrived
  66. Jeff Mills — Thera EP [Axis]
  67. P.C.P. — The Move [R&S]
  68. Joey Beltram — Energy Flash [R&S]
  69. Air Liquid — If Ther Was No Gravity [Rising High]
  70. Auto Kinetic — Googleplex [Electric Music Foundation]
  71. DJ Slip — Fall Of Jupiter [Parotic]
  72. Aphex Twin — Polygon Window [Warp]
  73. Joey Jupiter — Vibe Tribe [Trick]
  74. Mental Overdrive — Theme of St. Baafs (The Bells) [R&S]
  75. J.V.C. Force — Stong Island [B-Boy]
  76. Schoolly-D — P.S.K. "What Does It Mean"? [Schoolly D]
  77. Eric B. & Rakim — My Melody [Zakia]
  78. Dimples D — Sucker DJ's (I Will Survive) (Suckapella) [Partytime]
  79. Z-3 MCs — Triple Threat [Beauty And Beat]
  80. Master O.C. And Krazy Eddie — Masters Of The Scratch [Next Plateau]
  81. Birdsong And Dugout Boys — The Sucker MC's [Singh]
  82. Troy The Wonderboy And Electric One-Thousand — Boo Amazing Wonderboy [Boos Beat-Cobbler Mary Hill Music]
  83. Kurtis Blow — AJ Scratch [Mercury]
  84. Spoonie Gee — Love Rap [Njoy]
  85. Majestic MC's — Bite On The Duke [Lemon Twist]
  86. KAOS — Crank Up The Bass - Hobo Scratch [Island]
  87. Jazzy Jay — Cold Chillin - In The Spot [Def Jam]
  88. The Art Of Noise — Beat Box II [ZTI]
  89. Malcolm McLaren — World's Famous [Island]
  90. Kurtis Blow — Starlife [Mercury]
  91. Kurtis Blow — Do The Do [Mercury]
  92. Syl Johnson — Different Strokes [7]
  93. Pumpkin — Here Comes That Beat [Profile]
  94. Stacy Lattisaw — Attack Of The Name Game [Cottillion]
  95. M.C.B. — It's Your Scratch (Do What You Wanna Do) [Sunnyview]
  96. Treacherous Three — Get Up [Sugar Hill]
  97. Malcolm McLaren — Madam Butterfly [Charisma]

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