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ESSENTIAL MIX LIVE IN IRELAND Broadcast 14/02/99 : 02:00 - 04:00 |
This week the Essential Mix visits Northern and Southern Ireland for a live Valentine’s special. Darren Emerson will be coming live from Red Box in Dublin, followed by Sasha from Lush at Kelly’s in Portrush. Darren Emerson took time out from promoting the new Underworld album to take a grilling from the Radio 1 Website.
What DJ inspired you to become a DJ?
Grandmaster Flash
Name a record that changed your life.
‘No Way Back’ by Adonis
Maddest crowd you have ever played to in Ireland.
The Red Box crowd in Dublin, every time I play.
What is the worst record you have ever played using the old ‘Balearic’ excuse?
‘Josephine’ by Chris Rea
Describe the way you dance behind the turntables.
I wiggle my bum.
Who do you most enjoy DJing alongside and why?
Dave Clarke at Soma, he always has the keys to the fridge.
Name the members of your ideal supergroup.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Apart from your house, what is the most amount of money you have spent on one thing?
Studio equipment.
Favourite musical movement: punk, disco, acid house?
Acid House.
If could have chosen to score any film, what would it be?
Star Wars.
Where were you and what were you up to (musically) when you discovered acid house?
I was DJing in Essex running my own club.
Do you earn more as a musician or a DJ?
Doing pottery.
Who is the most famous person you have met and did they know who you were?
Norman Cook, no he didn’t.
What is your favourite…?
House Track
Nightwriters ‘Let The Music Use You’.
Balearic Track
Thrashing Doves ‘Jesus On The Payroll’.
Techno Track
Ron Trent ‘Altered States’.
Soundtrack
Ennio Morricone ‘Once Upon A Time In
America’.
What is the most rock ‘n’ roll thing you have ever done?
Joined a band.
The Track Listings....
DARREN EMERSON LIVE FROM "RED BOX", DUBLIN, 02:00-03:00
Planetary Assault Systems - ‘Planetary Funk’ (Peace Frog Records)
Underworld - ‘Push Upstairs’ (White Label)
Jason Jinx - ‘The N.Y Experience’ (Subliminal - test pressing)
Unknown - ‘Up the Heat’ (Rotation Records)
Envoy - ‘Rundown’ (Soma)
Constipated Monkeys - ‘Cro-Magnon (What About Our Love)’ (Subliminal)
Morgan Reno - ‘Mango Man’ (Shoot)
Unknown - ‘Underwater’ (White Label)
Jamie Anderson - ‘Rio Grande’ (Artform)
Richard F Presents The BWE Dice Project Ft. Amanda Cee - ‘Feel the Rhythm’ (Subliminal)
Skymaster - ‘Shooting Stars’ (Offshoot)
Stonemaker - ‘Re-mission’ (Bellboy)
Underworld - ‘Kittens’ (JBO)
Underworld - ‘King of Snake’ (JBO)
SASHA LIVE FROM "LUSH", PORTRUSH, 03:00-04:00
The Altruistics - ‘The Neglected – For All’ (White Label)
Technique - ‘Sun Is Shining’ (White Label)
Jark Prongo - ‘Movin Thru Your System’ (Slacker Software Remix) (Hooj Choons)
Lucid - ‘Crazy’ (Delirious)
Planetary Consciousness - ‘Ice EP’ (Planetary Consciousness)
Armin - ‘Lost Soul Society’ (Cyber Records)
Sasha - ‘Xpander’ (Deconstruction W/L)
Airwave - ‘I Want To Believe’ (P&C Lightning Records)