2010 was another excellent year for DJ mixes on Radio 1. As I did in 2009, I've compiled my top 10 mixes from the approximately 50 that were aired in 2010.
Below you'll find my rankings, as well as download links for each two hour mix set. Start 2011 off with the best in electronic music from last year.
1 - John Digweed - Essential Mix 2010-05-29
Genre: Progressive House
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1.Digital Dirty Doering — Loco (Vince Watson Ambient)
2.Digital Dirty Doering — Loco (D- Func Remix)
3.Darko Esser — Bofkont (King Roc Remix)
4.Kev Obrien — Valentines & 909`S (Manik Remix)
5.Triangle — 5 / We Found It (Feat. Mark Ridout) (King Unique Remix)
6.Juspio — Frozen Light (Chris Fortier 40% Remix)
7.Chaim — Love Rehab (Dub)
8.Loco Dice — Definition (Nic Fanciulli)
9.Flavio Diaz & Kaiserdisco — Jaune
10.Gmj — First There Was Sound (Jamie Stevens Remix)
11.TDR — Squelch (Koen Groeneveld Remix)
12.Danilo Vigorito — Primal Scream
13.Pryda — Tumble
14.Ian O`Donovan — Aurora
15.Pryda — Untitled
16.Slam — Room 2 (Pan Pot Rave Tool)
17.Humanio — Life
18.John Digweed & Nick Muir — Meteor
19.Abe Duque — Hypocrisy (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix)
20.Secret Cinema — Glad Chord (Psycatron Remix)
21.Marco Bailey & Tom Hades — Brabant
22.Luis Junior — Bg
2 - James Zabiela - Essential Mix 2010-04-03
Genre: Progressive House
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Danjel Esperanza – Walking In Dirt [Backdoor Beauty]
Alex Smoke – Harmonious [Lux]
Altair – Collateral [Covert Operatons]
Modeselektor – My Anthem [B Pitch]
Nosaj Thing – Light #1 [Alpha Pup]
Ned Coleman – Uncovered [Flying Flowers]
James Zabiela – Burnt Bridges [Renaissance]
Clint Mansell – 117 [Black Records]
Steve Bug – Like It Should Be’ [Poker Flat]
Star You Star Me – A Place In My Heart (feat. Erland Oye) (Jori Hulkkonen 2004 Remix) [Soundz]
Christian Smith – Beluga [Tronic]
Carl Craig – At-Les’ (Christian Smith Remix) [Planet E]
Dusty Kid – Moto Perpetuo (Extended Version) [Boxer]
Lusine – Near Sight [Ghostly International]
Extrawelt – Leaf 43 [Damage Music Berlin]
Mondkopf – Bones Club [Asphalt Duchess]
Clark – Growls Garden [Warp]
Ellen Allien & Apparat – Rotary [B Pitch]
Headhunter – Prototypes (Modeselktor’s Broken Handbrake Remix) [Ammunition]
Clint Mansell – Welcome To Lunar Industries [Three Year Stretch]
ASC – Floating Point [Vampire Records]
Tycho – Send and Receive [Merck]
Ruxpin – Oceanus And Tethys [MIkrolux]
Clint Mansell – Two Weeks and Counting [Black Records]
Plaid – Two Rooms [Warp]
3 - Faithless Sound System - Essential Mix 2010-02-27
Genre: Electronica
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1. Faithless — Sun To Me (Original Club Mix)
2. Simian Mobile Disco — Cruel Intentions (DJ Pierre Mix)
3. Goldfrapp — Rocket
4. Faithless — Feel Me Now
5. Fenech-Soler — Lies (Alex Metric Mix)
6. Michael Cleisz — The Beginning (Spencer Parker Remix)
7. Black Box — Ride On Time (Zombie Disco Squad Mashup)
8. Beltek — Running Backwards
9. Imogen Heap — Hide & Seek (Joy Kitikonti Remix)
10. Faithless — Insomnia (Rene Amez Vs Sister Bliss Vs Tommy Trash Mashup)
11. Graeme Lloyd — New World Translation
12. The Temper Trap — Love Lost (Rollo& Sister Bliss Remix)
13. La Roux — Quicksand (Alex Metric Mix)
14. Ptm — Techno Trip – Starlight
15. Juan Kidd vs Bobby T — We Come (Faithless Soundsystem Mashup)
16. Charles Ramirez — Working Hard
17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs — Heads Will Roll (A -Trak Mix)
18. Hot Chip — One Night Stand (Jooris Voorn Mix)
19. deadmau5 — Strobe (Michael Woods Mix)
20. Gabe & Adam K — The Mask
21. Slacker — I Have No Memory (Final Tweak DJ’s Mix)
22. Funkagenda — Flauta Magica
23. Monaque — Id – Vapour
24. Bent — As U Fall (Kyau &Albert Mix)
25. Dirty Vegas — Tonight (Above&Beyond Mix)
26. Gat Décor — Passion (Original Mix)
27. Faithless Faithless — Not Going Home (Rollo & Sister Bliss Monster Acid Mix) – Nate’s Tunes
4 - Christian Smith - Essential Mix 2010-01-16
Genre: Progressive House
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Vangelis — Blade Runner Main Titles [Polydor]
Christian Smith — Pressure Point [Tronic]
Greg Gow — The Bridge [Transmat]
Taras Va De Voorde — Skylime (feat. Jelle Kuipers) (The Youngsters Remix) [Wolfskull]
Dirk Diggler — Diggler Ranch 2 [Level Non Zero Recordings]
Martinez — My Anthem [Area]
Gary Beck — Sholto [Variance Recordings]
Christian Smith — Almaviva [Tronic]
Reset Robot — Nw1 [Roomba Music]
Coyu & Edu Imbernón — La Coincidencia [Tronic]
Wehbba — Sweet Spot (Sweeter Mix) [Tronic]
Egbert — Vreugdevuur [Cocoon]
Christian Smith & E.B.E. — Fidelidade [Tronic]
Andreas Kowalski — Puesta Del Sol [Facor City]
Theo Parrish — Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix) [Third Ear Recordings]
Christian Smith & Reset Robot — Air Miles (2000 and 1 & DJ Madskillz Remix) [100% Pure]
Marco Bailey — Watergate [Bedrock]
Green Velvet — Flash (Timo Maas Remix) [Music Man]
Wehbba — Brother [Tronic]
Wink — When A Banana Was Just A Banana (Radio Slave Remix) [Ovum]
Christian Smith — Flyertalk (Wehbba Remix) [Bedrock]
Sharam — Don’t Say A Word (Christian Smith Dub) [DCI]
Psycatron — Celestial Symphony [Unreleased]
5 - Nero - Essential Mix 2010-11-13
Genre: Dubstep
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Justice — Stress (Nero Version) – Unreleased
Freestylers — Cracks (Flux Pavilion Remix)
The Streets — Blinded by the lights (Nero Remix) – 679 Recordings
The Streets — In the middle (Nero Remix) – 679 Recordings
Cassius — I Love You So – Ed Banger
Plan B — The Recluse (Nero Remix) – Atlantic
Calvin Harris — You Used To Hold Me (Nero Remix)
Claire Maguire — Ain’t Nobody (Breakage Remix)
Flux Pavilion — I Can’t Stop – Circus
MJ Cole — Sincere (Nero Remix) – Prolific
Doctor P — Big Boss – Circus
The Jets — Crush On You (Nero Remix)
Downlink — Factory
Chase & Status — Let You Go (Nero Remix) – Mercury
Nero — Welcome Reality – MTA
Nero — Me and You – MTA
Alan Braxe — Arena
N.E.R.D and Daft Punk — Hypnotize U (Nero Remix)
Kavinsky — Pacific Coast Highway
Danger — 4h30
Justice — Let There Be Light – Ed Banger
The Kills — Cheap And Cheerful (Sebastian Remix)
Muse — Knights of Cydonia (Feed Me Edit)
Skrillex — Rock n Roll – Mau5trap
Deadmau5 and Wolfgang Gartner — Animal Rights – Mau5trap
Daft Punk — Around The World – Virgin
Gigi Barocco — Puah – Cheaper Thrills
Nero — Innocence (Feed Me Remix) – MTA
Justice — D.A.N.C.E (Live version) – Ed Banger
deadmau5 — Fml – Mau5trap
Uffie — Difficult (Sebastian Remix)
Sebastian — Threnody (Nero Edit)
Thomas Bangalter — Rectum
Thomas Bangalter — The End
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No.9 (Adagio)
Muse — Exogenesis Pt 2
Narcosis — Dark Age Of Reason
Adam Freeland — Mancry (Nero Edit)
The Who — Baba O Riley
The Who — Baba O Riley (Sebastian Remix)
Beastie Boys — Sabotage (Alex Metric Re-Edit)
Sleigh Bells — Tell ‘em
Wolfgang Gartner — Ill America
Swedish House Mafia — One
Swedish House Mafia — One (Netsky Remix)
Sigma — Paint It Black
Chase & Status — Streetlife – Ram
SpectraSoul — The Four Points
DC Breaks — Babyon – Viper
Metrik — T 1000 – Viper
Nero — Do You Wanna – Viper
Sub Focus — Timewarp VIP – Ram
Sub Focus — Let the Story Begin – Ram
Chase & Status — No Problem
The Beatles — A Day In The Life – Parlophone
Magnetic Man — I Need Air – Sony
Chase & Status — Eastern Jam – Ram
Doctor P feat RSK — Black Books – Circus
Brookes Brothers — In Your Eyes (feat Johnny Osbourne) – Breakbeat Kaos
Funtcase — Taking the piss – Circus
Skrillex — Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Mau5trap
Nero — This Way – Z Audio
Nero — Innocence – MTA
Nero — Me And You – MTA
Prince — Let’s Go Crazy – Warner Bros
6 - Justin Martin - Essential Mix 2010-07-03
Genre: House
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Justin Martin – Jungle Chords [CDR]
I:Cube – Metamorphic [Versatile Records]
Cobblestone Jazz – Chance (Dub) [K7]
The Big Crunch Theory – What To Say (Roman Fluegel Remix) [Versatile Records]
Nikola Gala – Keep Walking [Freerange]
Jackname Trouble – Light Again (Kink Remix) [Pets Recordings]
Ramadanman And Midland – Your Words Matter [Aus Music]
Green Velvet – It’s Time 2 Jak [Cajual Records]
Luna City Express – Mr. Jack (Robags Edna Mompf Remix) [Moon Harbour Records]
The Vegetable Orchestra – Pumpkin Feat. Mc Veggie (Martini Bros Jam Mix) [Karmarouge Records]
Uppfade – Say Something [Frequenza]
Matthew Dear – Dog Days [Spectral Sound]
Cajmere – Say U Will Feat. Dajae (Green Velvet Instrumental Mix) [Cajual Records]
Justin Martin – Robot Romance [Dirtybird Records]
Green Velvet And Kid Sister – Everybody Wants (Instrumental) [Relief Records]
DJ Deeon – Headhunters (Street Original) [Dance Mania]
DJ Deeon – Bang! [Dance Mania]
The Martin Brothers – Duckface [Dirtybird Records]
Ark – Sucubz (Herbert’s Goddam Remix Justin Martin Edit) [Brif Records]
Marcel Knopf – Rec-Chord (Jeff Samuel Remix) [Mo's Ferry]
Len Faki – My Black Sheep (Radioslave Remix) [Figure]
DJ Blaqstarr – Shake It To The Ground (Feat. Rye Rye) (Claude Vonstroke Remix) [Mad Decent]
Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo (Mike Monday’s Hse Mngo Remix Justin Martin Special Edit) [CDR]
Bibio – Lovers Carvings (Catz N Dogz Re-Edit) [CDR]
Tony Rohr & Tim Xavier – Awesome Button [Sleaze Records]
Galen & Justin Martin – Dust Devil [Dirtybird Records]
Rachel Barton – Goose Step (Justin Martin’s Wild Goose Chase Mix) [More Music]
Galen & Justin Martin – Tumbleweed [Dirtybird Records]
The Martin Brothers – Steal Drums [Dirtybird Records]
Midnight Express – Hallelujah (Feat. Sabrina Jonston) (Solid Groove Dub) [Slip N Slide]
Global Communication – The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix) [Dedicated]
Justin Martin – The Sad Piano [Buzzin' Fly Records]
Ardalan & Justin Martin – Mr. Spock [CDR]
K.L.A.M. – Funky 4 (The Martin Brothers Donkey Punk Remix) [Fools Gold]
Cajmere – Percolator (Claude Vonstroke Remix) [CDR]
Justin Martin – Get Low [Dirtybird Records]
Nav Tha Shah – Chicken Tetrazzini (*Produced By Justin Martin) [CDR]
[unknown] – Unknown [CDR]
7 - Four Tet - Essential Mix 2010-01-23
Genre: Electronica
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Four Tet – Angel Echoes [Domino]
Floating Points – Vacuum [Eglo]
Robert Owens – Bring Down The Walls [Trax]
STL – Jungle Sometimes [Something Records]
Oni Ayhun – Oar003 B [Oni Ayhun Records]
Weather Report – Non-Stop Home [Cbs]
DJ Sprinkles – Grand Central Pt1 (Mcde Bassline Dub) [Mule Musiq]
Four Tet – Sing [Domino]
Benge – 1981 Yamaha Cs70m [Expanding Records]
Joy Orbison – So Derobe [Aus Music]
Melchior Productions – Different Places [Perlon]
Dem 2 – Luv’s Hard [New York Soundclash Records]
Seelenluft – Manila (Manitoba Remix) [Klein]
William Onyeabor – When The Going Is Smooth And Good [Wilfilms]
Pryda – Muranyi [Balaton]
Moodymann – Det.Riot [KDJ]
Zomby – Digital Fauna [Brainmath]
Joyce – Aldela De Ogum [Odeon]
Joe Goddard – Apple Bobbing (Four Tet Remix) [Greco Roman]
Cassy – Soul Saviour [Perlon]
One Little Plane – Lotus Flower (Avus She’s Singing Mix) [Text]
Hard House Banton – Reign [Spoilt Rotten Enterrtainment]
Four Tet – Sing (Floating Points Remix) [Domino]
Troy Pierce – Oxytocin [M_Nus]
Laurie Spiegel – Patchwork [Philo]
Eluvium – The Motion Makes Me Last (Four Tet Remix) [Temporary Residence]
8 - Simian Mobile Disco - Essential Mix 2010-01-09
Genre: Electronica
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Kraftwerk — Franz Schubert [EMI]
Subway — Xam [Soul Jazz Records]
Kikumoto Allstars — Dco [International Deejay Gigolos]
Levon Vincent — Late Night Jam [Ostgut Ton]
Simian Mobile Disco — Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto) (Space Cave Mix) [Wichita]
Unknown Artist — Get The Curse [White Label]
Oliver Huntemann — Shanghai Spinner (Joey Beltram Remix) [Ideal Audio]
Armando — Don’t Take It (feat. Sharvette) [Let's Pet Puppies Records]
Slam — Room 2 [Soma]
Denis Naidanow — Wonderland (feat. Tyree) [Sure Player]
Oliver Huntemann — Trummerfeld [Cocoon]
Simian Mobile Disco — Are You In The Picture? [Wichita]
On/Off — Cirez D [Mouseville]
Dusty Kid — Train # 1 [Boxer]
Raymond Scott — Cindy Electronium Pt. 1 [OHM]
Rogue Cat — Magic Journey (Todd Terje Remix) [Tiny Sticks]
Cassius — Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes (Radio Slave Mix) [Cassius Records]
Dustin Zahn — Stranger To Stability (Len Faki Mix) [Rekids]
Blake Baxter & Abe Duque — Let’s Take It Back (Joey Beltram Remix) [Process Records]
SMD Delicatessen — Aspic [White Label]
Raymond Scott — Cindy Electronium Pt. 2 [OHM]
Ramadanman — Revenue (Untold Remix) [2nd Drop Music]
Paul Woolford — Pandemonium [Intamacy]
Psycatron — Deeper Shades Of Black [Planet E Communications]
Alex Costa — Evergreen [Dataworx]
Skream — 2 D [Tempa]
Dexter — Unknown Title [White Label]
Zomby — Strange Fruit [Ramp Recordings]
Deepgroove — Spike [Underwater Records]
Adam Beyer — Something Good To Die For [Mad Eye]
Caramel — Cluster [Brain]
L-Vis 1990 — The Bird
MJ Cole — Sincere (Mumdance Mix)
Crookers Feat Miike Snow — Remedy
9 - Boy 8 Bit - Essential Mix 2010-05-15
Genre: Electronica
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01. Boy 8-Bit — The Blood Tide [White]
02. Aleem — Get Loose Dub [NIA]
03. Eli Escobar — Glass House [Plant Music]
04. Patrick Turner — Planets Align [Inversus Records]
05. DJ Sprinkles — Grandcentral Pt 1 (MCDE Remix Dub) [Endless Flight]
06. Ali Love — Love Harder (Jokers of The scene Unreleased Remix) [White]
07. Gui Boratto — The Glam [Kompakt]
08. Kolombo — Acai [Boxer Recordings]
09. Liz Cirelli — Ultraviolet [LouLou]
10. Kaiser Souzai — Altocumulus Floccus (Piemont Remix) [Yellow Tail]
11. Visti & Meyland — All Night Long (Trentemoller Remix) [Eskimo]
12. Justin Martin — Get Low [Dirty Bird]
13. Diamond K — Damn Track [White]
14. Boy 8-Bit — Tropical Heat [White]
15. Mele — Bombay (Nadastrom Remix) [Mixpak]
16. DJ Will Roc — Twilight Zone [Unruly]
17. Zombie Disco Squad — The Duke Sound [Made To Play]
18. Footsteps — Worker [White]
19. Detroit Grand Pubahs — Sandwedges (Unknown Mix) [White]
20. Ron Hardy — Sensation (Obi Blanche Remix) [White]
21. Carte Blanche — Black Billionaires [Ed Banger]
22. Alan Fitzpatrick — Green Light [Tokio]
23. Boy 8-Bit — Yard Birds [Turbo]
24. Boy 8-Bit — The Keep [This is Music]
25. Boy 8-Bit — Baltic Pine (Roy Apron Dub) [White]
26. Ink & Needle — Thirteen [Tattoo]
27. Bookashade Vs Mandy — Donut (Boy 8-Bit Remix) [Living the Dream]
28. Boy 8-Bit — An Impending Sense Of Doom [White]
29. MMM — Nous Sommes [MMM]
30. Pig & Dan — Terminate [Cocoon]
31. Leftfield — Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix) [Hard Hands]
32. Thomas Schumacher — Red Purple [Spiel-zeug Schallplatten]
33. Joe and Will Ask? — The Rusty Pig [Gulp]
34. Florence and The Machine — Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit remix) [White]
35. Yousef — Come Home [Cocoon]
36. Josh One — Contemplation (King Britt Remix — Mat Playford Edit) [Social Problem]
37. Rodriguez Jr. — Pandora [Leena Music]
10 - Sander Kleinenberg - Essential Mix 2010-12-04
Genre: Progressive House
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Sander Kleinenberg — Follow Me – This Is Recordings
Dana Bergquist & Peder G — Loveshine (Downtown Party Network Remix) – Global Underground
N.E.R.D. — Hypnotize U (Sharam Jey Edit) – Interscope
Groove Armada — Love Sweet Sound – Columbia
Kevlar — Weapons (KiNK Psyche Funk Mix) – White Label
Charlotte Gainsbourg — Irm – Elektra/Because
The Cataracs — Bass Down Low (feat Dev) – White Label
The 2 Bears — Be Strong – Southern Fried Records
Sanya Shelest — Get Back To Tech – Intension Records
Pleasurekraft & Hugo — Nosferatune (feat Renao) – Kraftek
Sander Kleinenberg — Remember When (feat Jamie Cullum) (Tapesh Remix) – This Is Recordings
Roger Martinez — Re-Move – Gem Records
Channel X — Snug Decent (Acapella) – Stil Vor Talent
Lifelike — Heatwave (Alan Braxe rmx) – Computer Science
Style of Eye & Magnus The Magnus — Antidote – Horehause
Sander Kleinenberg & Kraak & Smaak ft. Ursula Rucker — The Journey – This Is Recordings
Glenn Morrison vs Wink — Don’t Laugh Under A Pink Cherry Tree – White Label
Goldtrix vs Drumcomplex & Pascal Dior — It’s Ice Love (5K is Trippin mix) – White Label
Madskillz Presents Morning Glory Seeds — Tramadol – Remote Area
Ferreck Dawn — Satrinxa – White Label
Kink — Dame Mas (feat Milenita) – Argumento
Underworld — Rez (Long Mix) – Junior Boys Own
Pig & Dan — Detonate – White Label
Jamie Woon — Night Air – Candent Songs
