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DJ Shadow — Essential Mix

30 March 2003 · Hip Hop / Electronic

DJ Shadow recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 30 March 2003 — the 1st 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 Hip Hop and Electronic territory.

The mix runs through 83 documented tracks, opening with John Peel — “UK Buzz Number 3 (Sample)” and closing on Smiles — “I'm Just A Star On A Democratic Flag”.

Tracklist

  1. John Peel — UK Buzz Number 3 (Sample)00:000:00
  2. Gangsta Boo — Can I Get Paid (Instrumental)00:000:30
  3. Cool Breeze — Cre A Tine (Acapella)00:000:00
  4. Lil Wayne — **** You (Instrumental)00:002:25
  5. — Tow Down / Dynamix II – Country Rap Tune (Acapella) / Give It To Em00:000:00
  6. Awesome Of Course Crew — Micski Is Blasting00:004:36
  7. — The Underground – The Wrath Of Uptown00:006:14
  8. Prince EZE & Big Fran To The 3rd — EZ Makes You Delirious00:007:08
  9. Clash T — Non Stop00:008:08
  10. Casanova — World War 3?00:009:44
  11. Robert S — Don't Dis Me00:013:32
  12. Joe Tex — I Gotcha ?00:015:42
  13. Syl Johnson — Different Strokes00:010:00
  14. George Clinton & Parliament — Tear The Roof Off The Sucker00:010:00
  15. — ?00:018:31
  16. Guess Who — American Woman (Guitar Riff)00:019:33
  17. Led Zeppelin — Whole Lotta Love (Vocal Snippets)00:019:35
  18. Citi Heet — The Saga Of Begging Billy00:019:55
  19. The Brothers — You Can't Win00:021:16
  20. — ? (Instrumental)00:019:47
  21. Singing MC Breeze — Yodelay Dee Hooo00:023:07
  22. Special K — Special K Is Good00:025:08
  23. — ?00:027:00
  24. Frozen Explosion — Mack Knife00:028:42
  25. — M.C. Price & D.J. Trouble – The Price Is Right00:020:00
  26. — Tootskee & The Czar MC / Gift Of Gab – Does A Skeezer Deserve A Chance / Freestyle00:020:00
  27. Stepping Stone — Rhymes Different From The Others00:033:46
  28. BZ2 MCs — We're Troopers00:036:27
  29. Loose J & Master Of Wax — Hi Lo Cut00:038:10
  30. Einstein — The Freeze00:039:45
  31. Beans — Mutescreamer00:043:13
  32. Mr. Lif — Pull Out Your Cut00:044:30
  33. MC Breezy Beat & DJ Quick Rick — ?00:045:39
  34. — ? "Get Your Butt Back To MC School"00:047:40
  35. — Sucka, Sucka.. Coz You Ain't Cool00:040:00
  36. Def Dee & Scott Fresh — No Competition00:048:47
  37. — Super Coper & Clarence Breakers – This Is The Way You Do The Breakdance00:050:34
  38. Kool D & Ultimate MCs — Freestyle00:051:43
  39. Cipher Sound — Get Moved On00:052:58
  40. Kool Kev — My Experience00:052:20
  41. Master P — Light It Up (Vocal)00:055:40
  42. Master P — Light It Up (Instrumental)00:057:05
  43. Mantronix — Hardcore Hip Hop00:058:29
  44. — The Underground – It's Our Thing00:061:01
  45. 5ive 0 Posse — Ain't That The Truth00:062:10
  46. Hijack — Style Warriors Revenge00:063:17
  47. — Unknown Artist – Unknown00:064:28
  48. — Unknown Artist – Unknown00:065:40
  49. Powerule — Gots Ta Get This00:065:59
  50. Busy Boy — Classical00:067:11
  51. 991 Volts — Time Will Tell00:069:00
  52. Ed Math — Behind The Bars00:069:54
  53. Raw Dope Posse — Listen To My Turbo00:070:30
  54. Raw Dope Posse — Listen To My Turbo (Instrumental)00:071:55
  55. Raw Corp. — Troopers On The Mic (Acapella)00:070:00
  56. — Unknown Artist – Buffalo Girls00:072:43
  57. Davy DMX — One For The Treble00:073:15
  58. Spinmasters Of Funk — Martin Luther King00:073:42
  59. Jiří Korn — Akrobat (I Can't Go For That (No Call Do))00:076:00
  60. Hall & Oates — I Can't Go For That00:070:00
  61. — Unknown Marching Band – Another One Bites The Dust00:077:12
  62. Katzenjammers — Cars00:078:20
  63. John Peel — UK Buzz (Sample)00:079:52
  64. Sample — "Party, Party- The Hot Magazine For Cool People"00:080:03
  65. Alexis Korner — Sunrise00:080:30
  66. Frank Zappa — The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet (Excerpt)00:081:04
  67. Listening — Stoned Is00:085:04
  68. Sugar Creek — Memory Tree00:089:35
  69. — + ? "This Planet Has Become..."00:092:05
  70. American Zoo — What Am I00:092:45
  71. — ?00:094:30
  72. — ? "You Cannot Disguise The Hate In Your Eyes"00:090:00
  73. — + ? "This Could Be Today.."00:095:25
  74. Azitis — From This Place00:095:40
  75. — ? (A Funky Tune)00:098:50
  76. The Hunger — Trying To Make The Best00:101:50
  77. Yesterday's Obsession — The Phycle00:104:00
  78. — Tony Church And The Crusade – Love Trip00:106:20
  79. — Operations – The Ever Gentle Presence (Of Your Love)00:108:10
  80. Hickory Hollow — Never Happen00:110:00
  81. Red Temple Spirits — Dive in Deep00:112:50
  82. — ? (Instrumental Guitar Tune)00:116:28
  83. Smiles — I'm Just A Star On A Democratic Flag00:117:45

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