WAVEFORM

Switch — Essential Mix

11 January 2004 · House

Switch recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 11 January 2004 — their only appearance 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 42 documented tracks, opening with Quincy Jones — “Ironside Theme” and closing on Roy Davis Junior — “It's All About Love (Solid Groove Remix)”. Along the way it draws on labels like Credence, Elektra and Purple Tracks - 009.

Tracklist

  1. Quincy Jones — Ironside Theme
  2. Par-T-One — I'm So Crazy [Credence]
  3. Missy Elliot — 4 My People (Acapella) [Elektra]
  4. Par-T-One — I'm So Crazy (Medicine8 Remix) [Credence]
  5. Delicious Inc. Meets Sandy Rivera Featuring LT Brown — Free Call (Sandy Rivera's Dub Mix) [Purple Tracks - 009]
  6. + Fatboy Slim — Song For Shelter (Acapella) [Skint]
  7. Jon Cutler — It's Yours [Chez]
  8. Basement Jaxx — Jus 1 Kiss (Jaxx Nite Dub) [XL]
  9. Switch — Get Ya Dub On [Freerange]
  10. Saint Germain — Rogue Rouge [Floorplay]
  11. Saint Germain — Rose Rouge [Blue Note]
  12. Nepa Allstars — The Way [Red Clay]
  13. Romanthony — Bring U Up [Glasgow Underground]
  14. Solid Groove — Flookin' [Loungin]
  15. 95 North — Jaz Trak [Groove On]
  16. Joakim Lone Octet — Melting Blue Ice (Disorient Remix) [Bittasweet]
  17. Subject — Stepback [Freerange]
  18. Seiji — Loose Lips [Bittasweet]
  19. + Qtip — Breathe And Stop (Acapella) [Elektra]
  20. Trevor Loveys — U Know It (Solid Groove Remix) [Freerange]
  21. Kenny Dope — Percussive [MAW]
  22. Kaori — Good Life (Good Vocal Mix) [PIAS]
  23. Pépé Bradock — Peer Pressure [BBE]
  24. Roots Manuva — Styles [Big Dada]
  25. Neptunes Present Snoop Dog — It Blows My Mind [Arista]
  26. Neptunes Present Roscoe P.Coldchain — Hot [Arista]
  27. Missy Elliot — Let It Bump [Elektra]
  28. Jay Z — Justify My Thug [Roc-A-Fella]
  29. Ludacris — Saturday (Ooohoooh) [Def Jam]
  30. Missy Elliot — Spelling Bee [Elektra]
  31. Missy Elliot — Pump It Up [Elektra]
  32. Clipse — Blaze Of Glory [Arista]
  33. Switch — Skweeze [Switch]
  34. Missy Elliot — Wake Up [Elektra]
  35. Jay Z — Dirt Off Your Shoulder [Roc-Afella]
  36. Missy Elliot — Pass That Dutch [Elektra]
  37. Joe Budden Feat. Red Man And Method Man — Fire [Def Jam]
  38. Audio Bullys — Way Too Long (Switch Remix) [Source - CD088]
  39. Chemical Brothers — Get Yourself High (Switch Remix)
  40. Basement Jaxx — Right Here's The Spot (Switch Mix) [XL]
  41. Futureshock — Late At Night (Switch Mix) [Parlophone]
  42. Roy Davis Junior — It's All About Love (Solid Groove Remix) [Classic]

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