WAVEFORM

Dope Smugglaz — Essential Mix

8 November 1998 · House

Dope Smugglaz recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 8 November 1998 — 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 50 documented tracks, opening with ? — “The Scene” and closing on Jimi Hendrix — “Radio One Theme”. Along the way it draws on labels like Capitol, Perfecto and Mazaruni.

Tracklist

  1. ? — The Scene [Capitol]000
  2. Dope Smugglaz — Radio [Perfecto]000
  3. Mad Professor — Action Radio [Mazaruni]000
  4. Jimi Hendrix — Star Spangled Banner [Atlantic]002
  5. Dope Smugglaz — Rule Britannia [Perfecto]003
  6. ? — Alpha Dance 2000
  7. Roy Davis Jr. — Rock Shock (Thomas Bangalter's Start-Stop Mix) [Roule - 304]000
  8. Marshall Jefferson — House Music (Dope Mix)000
  9. Utah Saints — Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (Monetshot Mix) [Echo]010
  10. Utah Saints — Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (Dope Smugglaz Remix) [Echo]014
  11. Dope Smugglaz — Janis [Perfecto]019
  12. Fox — S-S-S Single Bed [GTO]022
  13. Dope Smugglaz — One 4 The Laydeez [Perfecto]026
  14. + Slacker — Scared (Acapella)000
  15. + Carpenter — Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (Acapella)000
  16. Dope Smugglaz — The Word [Perfecto]032
  17. — ?037
  18. Human League — Hard Times (Martin Rushent Mix)041
  19. Daft Punk — Burnin046
  20. The Tamperer — If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better (Dope Smugglaz Mix) [Pepper]049
  21. La Yellow 357 — The Trailer [Yellow/East West]053
  22. John Miles — Music [Decca]055
  23. Will Dawson — Under The Water000
  24. Le Knight Club — Santa Claus [Crydamoure]000
  25. Le Knight Club — Santa Claus (Paul Johnson Mix) [Crydamoure]000
  26. Armand van Helden feat. Duane Harden — You Don’t Know Me062
  27. I:Cube — Picnic Attack [Versatile]065
  28. Prince — 1999 (? Remix)069
  29. Fuzz Townshend — Smash It (Da Dope Smugglaz Smash It Up Dub)070
  30. Richard Burton — Hamlet [Columbia]070
  31. Fatboy Slim — How Can They Here Us073
  32. Johnny Pearson & Orchestra — The Rat Catchers [EMI]070
  33. Basement Jaxx — Red Alert (Jaxx Radio Mix)070
  34. Cassius — 1999078
  35. Scott Grooves — Mothership Reconnection (Slam Heavy Funk Mix) [Soma]080
  36. Electric Prunes — Vox Wah Advert080
  37. Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You (DJ Sneak 32 On Red Dub Mix)083
  38. Daddy's Favourite — I Feel Good Things For Ya080
  39. Earth — Wa-Wa Pedal086
  40. Trankilou — Atom Funk087
  41. Love Unlimited Orchestra — My Sweet Summer Suite (12" Mix)089
  42. Electra — Jibaro (Dope Mix) [FFRR/London]093
  43. Finitribe — Mind My Make-Up (Dope Mix) [Infectious]000
  44. Choir Of New College — Agnus Dei [Erato/Warners]000
  45. The Noveltones — Left Bank 2 [De Wolfe]000
  46. Dope Smugglaz — Double Double Dutch [Perfecto]000
  47. The Beatles — Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise / Love Version)107
  48. Dope Sumgglaz — We'd Love To Take You Home [Perfecto]108
  49. Sir George Martin — Theme One [EMI]100
  50. Jimi Hendrix — Radio One Theme [BBC/Castle]115

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