For those listening in purple – this is a ropey recreation of some sections from two of Dave Clarke’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes broadcast in 1994. Those mixes were hugely influential for me, so much so that I made it my mission to track down every single record featured in them. I’m still hunting for the last few…
Anyone got a copy of the Rob Hood / Jeff Mills Minimal Nation mispress they wanna swap? Heh
For those that know the difference….
DNL / Marley has been DJing and collecting techno since the early ’90s, growing up alongside the defining years of underground electronic music. Known for exploring the heavier end of the spectrum and influenced by Inigo Kennedy, Surgeon, Regis, Jeff Mills, and Steve Bicknell, his sets focus on classic techno in its purest form. Drawing on a decades-deep vinyl collection, he blends these foundations with the latest digital releases on his FREQS show
Let’s goooooooo
The original! Nice one M!!
The ultimate education for both of us….truly was a game changer.:
No.1 June 1994
No.2 November 1994
For early Essential Mix listeners this was probably all a bit much, for us it changed the focus….🤲🏻
Absolutely Harry and the subsequent Camden / Peel sessions solidified it. Good times.