WAVEFORM

X Press 2 — Essential Mix

1 September 2002 · House

X Press 2 recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 1 September 2002 — the 2nd of their 2 Essential Mixes in the Waveform archive. It lands in the early-2000s era of progressive sounds and superstar DJs, and the set sits in House territory.

The mix runs through 24 documented tracks, opening with Semi-Hetero Sapians — “The Classey Dame” and closing on Grace Jones — “Slave To The Rhythm”. Along the way it draws on labels like Low Pressings, Karma Giraffe and Ondaunda.

Tracklist

  1. Semi-Hetero Sapians — The Classey Dame [Low Pressings]
  2. King Britt Presents Oba Funke — Uzoamaka (King Britt's Scuba Mix) [Karma Giraffe]
  3. Mustafa — I Can't See Your Face Through The Smoke [Ondaunda]
  4. Range Of Motion Featuring Tanja Dixon — What You Need [Ovum]
  5. Dirty South — Can't Shake The Feeling [Core]
  6. Nathan Haines Featuring Verna Francis — Earth Is The Place [Wave]
  7. Matthias Heilbronn — The Ride [Wave]
  8. Swain And Snell — Hello [Plastica]
  9. Peace Division — Wherever The Drums [Low Pressings]
  10. Papa Washington Trio — Trio De Janeiro [Paper]
  11. Duncan Gray — Driving Back [Salthill]
  12. Shawn Rudnick And Ben Grassini — Chant [Groove On]
  13. Thimo U. Seidel — Drumrush
  14. Kraftwerk — Tour De France [EMI]
  15. Joeski And DJ Chus — El Amor [NRK]
  16. Jania — Deconstructed House [Ibadan]
  17. Los Soneros Del Barrio — Tumba Mabo [Jellybean]
  18. Johnny Blas — Picadillo [Ibadan]
  19. Bando — Forth [Isoghi - 09]
  20. Rythim Is Rythim — Nude Photo [Transmat]
  21. Superchumbo — Irresistible [Loaded]
  22. Rosso — Traxx (Love Mix) [Signal '80]
  23. Jeanette Thomas — Dub Your Body (The Rude Boy Remix) [RL]
  24. Grace Jones — Slave To The Rhythm [Island]

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