Classic Progressive House, Trance & Jazz Albums I Scored At Record Stores In Seattle

Classic Progressive House, Trance & Jazz Albums I Scored At Record Stores In Seattle

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JW / Electronica Classics 033: All 12 Sets of Oakenfold's 1999 Essential Mix World Tour

Regrettably my weekly updates to the Electronica Classics series took a hiatus in November & December, but I'm hopeful this music-packed post can make amends.

While I showcased one of these mixes in September, Oakenfold's entire body of work from that tour a decade ago is really quite remarkable. Clocking in at nearly 22 hours of audio, you truly get a sense of where electronic music was at the time, and why Mr. Oakenfold rose to the status of most popular DJ in the world.

I encourage you to download each of these and then listen to them back-t0-back over the course of a few days. While you'll hear a few songs repeated over the course of the 12 mixes, the majority of the tracks stay surprisingly diverse. It's also interesting to see how Oakenfold tailored his track selection to each locale, especially the performances in Miami & Buenos Aires.

As we begin a new decade, enjoy these selections reminiscent of how we rang in the last.

Paul Oakenfold - Live at Home, Sydney, Australia 1999-01-17
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Jonis, Havana, Cuba 1999-02-21
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Shadow Lounge, Miami, FL 1999-03-28
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1999-04-25
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Homelands, Winchester, UK 1999-05-30
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Gatecrasher, Leeds, UK 1999-06-20
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Home, Space, Ibiza 1999-07-25
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Creamfields, Liverpool 1999-08-29
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Rojam, Shanghai, China 1999-09-26
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Home, Leicester Square, London 1999-10-31
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK 1999-11-28
Paul Oakenfold - Live at Home, London 1999-12-31

JW / Electronica Classics 027: Paul Oakenfold Live in Shanghai 1999

This week's selection was an old standby whenever I needed to put in a few solid hours of studying at college. Recorded in late 1999 in Shanghai, China, it was part of the Essential Mix World Tour 12 part series that Paul Oakenfold anchored that year.

There are several tracks to love in this two hour mix, although track 3, "Symphonic Music", was always the one that kept me coming back to this MP3 over the years. The performance as a whole still stands as perhaps my favorite Oakenfold recording, in close competition with his Global Underground 002 New York compilation.

For those of you disenchanted with his current musical direction, or curious as to why he gained such international stardom, this mix is an excellent example of why he's assured his place in electronic music history.

Paul Oakenfold - Essential Mix Live from Rojam Shanghai, China 1999-09-26

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01. TasteXperience - Highlander (Original Mix)

02. Everything But The Girl - Five Fathoms (Club 69 Future Club Mix)

03. Team Progress - Symphonic Music (Sunrise Mix)

04. Vengaboys - Paradise (Album Mix)

05. Desyfer - 831 (Original Mix)

06. Eve - Riser (Christian West Remix)

07. The Blackmaster - Solid Tube

08. Amanda Ghost - Filthy Mind (Boy George & Kinky Roland's Trancesexual Mix)

09. ID (Sample)

10. Moogwai - Viola (Original Mix)

11. Space Manoeuvres - Stage One (Orkidea Remix)

12. Mobile Bitch - Sex For Pleasure

13. Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun (Saturday Mix)

14. Skip Raiders - Another Day (Perfecto Trance Mix)

15. Amoeba Assassin - Speedway Revisited

16. Georgio Moroder - The Chase (Perfecto Remix)