On October 30, 1993, Pete Tong oversaw the first episode of the Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio 1. Club music was ascendant in the U.K., and Tong devoted a late-night slot to it on national radio, ...

BBC Sounds has released The Chemical Brothers' 1995 Essential Mix for the next month and a half in conjunction with their latest album, For That Beautiful Feeling, released on September 8. The mix ...

Radio 1's Essential Mix of 2025 from Carl Cox, performing a rare vinyl set in Ibiza.

It's been said that having a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix is a DJ's true big moment; not playing a festival or releasing an album to critical success, but rather curating a two-hour long mix on a ...

The manic, unclassifiable Glasgow producer's overstuffed, expertly curated contribution to the BBC's Essential Mix program pulls together threads from across the musical spectrum. Save this story Save ...