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The Twelves — Essential Mix

19 December 2009 · Tech House / Electronic

The Twelves recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 19 December 2009 — their only appearance in the Waveform archive. It lands in the mid-2000s, as electro and minimal reshaped dancefloors, and the set sits in Tech House and Electronic territory.

The mix runs through 65 documented tracks, opening with Fever Ray — “Seven (The Twelves Remix)” and closing on La Roux — “In For The Kill (Twelves Remix)”. Along the way it draws on labels like Rabid, Output and V2.

Tracklist

  1. Fever Ray — Seven (The Twelves Remix) [Rabid]
  2. The Rapture — Sister Saviour (DFA Dub) [Output]
  3. Phoenix — Fences (Acapella) [V2]
  4. Cerrone — Look For Love [CBS]
  5. Kraftwerk — Music Non Stop (Vocoder) [EMI]
  6. Daft Punk — Da Funk
  7. Glass Candy — Last Night I Met A Costume [Italians Do It Better]
  8. LCD Soundsystem — Nike Run (Excerpt) [DFA]
  9. Yelle — Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix) [Astralwerks]
  10. The Chemical Brothers — Music-Response
  11. Mr. Oizo — Two Takes It [Ed Banger]
  12. D-Train — You're The One For Me [Prelude]
  13. Metric — Help I'm Alive (The Twelves Remix) [Metric Music International]
  14. Roger Sanchez — Computabank [Defected]
  15. Chilly — For Your Love [Polydor]
  16. Dynasty — I Don't Wanna Be A Freak [Old Gold]
  17. Radiohead — Reckoner (The Twelves Remix) [Radiohead]
  18. Siriusmo — Last Dear [BNR]
  19. Empire Of The Sun — Walking On A Dream (Acapella)
  20. Zeigeist — Humanitarianism (The Twelves Remix) [Spegel]
  21. Eddie Tour — Up The Glitter [Unknown Label]
  22. Gaznevada — I.C. Love Affair [ZYX]
  23. Phoenix — Lisztomania (Acapella) [V2]
  24. Groove Armada — Drop The Tough (The Twelves Remix) [B Live]
  25. Methusalem — Robotism [Ariola]
  26. Gossip — Standing In The Way Of Control (Acapella) [Bark Yard]
  27. Chromatics — I Want Your Love (The Twelves Remix) [Italians Do It Better]
  28. Laid Back — White Horse [Creole]
  29. Metronomy — Radio Ladio [Because Music]
  30. Sparks — Tryouts For The Human Race
  31. M.I.A. — Boyz (The Twelves Remix) [Interscope]
  32. Daft Punk — Voyager
  33. Indeep — Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Acapella) [Sound Of New York]
  34. The Virgins — Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix) [Atlantic]
  35. Fleetwood Mac — Dreams (The Twelves Remix) [Warner Brothers]
  36. In Flagranti — Just Gazing [Kill The DJ]
  37. The Alan Parsons Project — Be Like You (The Twelves Remix) [Arista]
  38. B.W.H. — Stop [House Of Music]
  39. The Chemical Brothers — Block Rockin' Beats
  40. Karen O And The Kids — All Is Love (The Twelves Remix) [DGC / Interscope]
  41. Fleet Foxes — Mykonos (The Twelves Remix) [Bella Union]
  42. Patrick Alavi — Power [Work It Baby]
  43. Michael Jackson — Thriller (Instrumental) [Epic]
  44. Justice — Stress (Siren) [Ed Banger / Because Music]
  45. Kano — Ahjia [Emergency]
  46. Mr. Oizo — Gay Dentists [Ed Banger]
  47. Donna Summer — I Feel Love [Polygram]
  48. Cerrone — Give Me Love [Malligator]
  49. Mr. Oizo — Steroids (feat. Uffie) [Ed Banger]
  50. Chic — Everybody Dance [Rhino Entertainment Company]
  51. Coldcut — Timber [Ninja Tune]
  52. Basement Jaxx — Rendez-Vu [XL]
  53. Whirlpool Productions — From: Disco To: Disco (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)
  54. Alex Gopher — Motorcycle [Kitsune]
  55. Nirvana — All Apologies (The Twelves Remix) [Geffen]
  56. Kraftwerk — Trans Europe Express [EMI]
  57. Black Kids — I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix) [Almost Gold]
  58. The Rapture — House Of Jealous Lovers [Output]
  59. Scenario Rock — Skitzo Dancer (Justice Remix)
  60. Daft Punk — Aerodynamic
  61. Boys Noize — Arcade Robot [BNR]
  62. Basement Jaxx — Good Luck (Acapella) [XL]
  63. The Beatles — Eleanor Rigby (The Twelves Remix) [Parlophone]
  64. The Twelves — Nightvision (Daft Punk)
  65. La Roux — In For The Kill (Twelves Remix) [Polydor]

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