Never heard of Umek until this weekend through this Essential Mix but supposedly he’s been doing his Slovenian-techno thing since the early ‘90s. Interesting mix, definitely check it out if you want to hear some eastern European inspired electronic. I read up on him and found out his style has evolved from techno to electro house which in turn, opened him up to a wider audience.
I’ve only started listening to the Essential Mix religiously for a year now, but easily became a weekly tradition and depending on how much I liked the mix, it would extend throughout the month. As 2007 is coming to a close the Essential Mix allows listeners to vote on their favorite mix of the year. There were some stand out mixes which I think have a good chance of getting that crown this year:
Essential Mix of the year:
- Skream
- Goldie
- Lindstrom and Prins Thomas
- Claude VonStroke
- Phil Kieran (w/ Alloy Mental – which on it’s own, is a piece of art)
- Above and Beyond (who won last year)
They stream the weekly mix on the BBC Radio 1 website but if you want to check out old mixes from this year your best bet is to google them and see if there is a link to download them, or even try the torrents. The ones listed above are available but anything before is really hard to find.
Since you're going to be on the Radio One website, be sure to check out the interview they have with Radiohead where they talk about their new album - In Rainbows - and announce their world tour beginning in May 2008.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/essentialmix/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/
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