Favourite Compilation Series

My copy of this fell apart many moons ago. The follow up was good but not a classic like this was

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Despite the Mixmag connection this had some great stuff on it

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The first Yoshiesque was ace too

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And of course not forgetting this.

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JDJ were pivotal for me growing up. Particularly these…

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there is actually a dedicated YouTube channel to all those mixmag and muzik CDs (if you can get past all the hard house bosh)

https://www.youtube.com/@CoverCDs

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Of course JDJ also the greatest cover tape of all time (in my opinion :slight_smile: )

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Did you miss number 3? Was released in 2021. Not as good as the originals, but hits the same feeling

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Loved the first three Eskimo comps:

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It’s good it has one of those non-stop mixes, I prefer those to the ones that stop

those BBE beats n pieces comps really hit me, as a 20yr old in new Zealand they put me on to so much stuff

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it’s on my wantlist!

Glimmer Twins Club Culture. Came out when electro clash was becoming a thing but checking the track list now its pretty balearic

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i am not a reggae guy. i love dub and i love some classics and some digi-dancehall here and there, but it’s a sort of major blind spot for me and that’s fine, i can’t be a mile deep in everything.

the dynamite series certainly helped me out. i wasn’t going to be buying a load of singles - thanks to the soul jazz label for keeping me on a promo list for as long as they did.

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Warp’s Artificial intelligence probably goes without saying, with Polygon Window being the favourite.

ā€˜Beats and Pieces’, ā€˜Strange Games and Funky things’, and ā€˜Stop and Listen’ on BBE introduced me to so much good music and changed my listening taste for ever.

DJ kicks, Thievery Corporation, and K&D were essential (see if you can locate the bootlegs of K&D vols2,3 &4 if you want a further treat)

Global Underground, Tenaglia and Emerson

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The early one’s of these were decent. Captured that early 90s house vibe perfectly

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I LOVE this one - especially the 90s RnB-dancehall-mix by Troubleman on disc 2 that finishes up with EW&F and Phil Collins.

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Bill Brewsters Sources comps. Treasure trove for 80’s US music.

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the rebirth of cool… all of them, but this is a personal favourite

gilles p’s worldwide series was strong

the React series was always a buy on sight for me, many great artists/tunes discovered

and these…

especially CJ Mackintosh’s Rulin mix where he mixes Martha Wash - Carry On (Tee’s Freeze) into I’ll Be Your Friend (Def Club) into Pennies From Heaven (Tunnel Mix)… i mean, tingles?! :joy:

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the New Electronica series, especially these ones:

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The Soundcolors mix series from Xtreme records - three by Phil Mison & the final one by Moonboots - I dig these out when the temperature starts to go up. Sweet summer sounds.

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Always come back to GP’s INCredible comp.

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Skin up mate

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