Paul Oakenfold - Live from Rojan in Shanghai, China [1999-09-26] Radio 1 Essential Mix

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[@klneo]

I listened to Paul’s trance when I was 21 years old. Now I am 58 years old n listening this wonderful track now.

[@kylevicory2688]

This mix holds a very special time and place captured in its sound. Everyone in the comments knows what I mean by this. It's almost tears of joy but it's also sorrow as those days are long gone and all we have now are mixes like this to reminisce on those truly better times.

[@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197]

To have been young and in the prime of your life when this was mixed. I was too young for it but I know exactly what you mean.

[@nicholasmolloy7343]

I'm with u friend, oakey was the main man, travelled to Liverpool from Dublin to see him, the 90s I fuckin miss them

[@owen7185]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@patty109109]

Me, too. I remember clearly where I was when I first heard this.

[@INCYTER]

Betterdays

[@LimpTicTac]

It will never be this good again.

[@thekittyspy]

Probably one of Oakenfold’s best sets ever. Simply epic.

[@glendoolan6441]

One of the best techno sets of all time.

[@Sebastian-qx3fu]

Trueeeeeee🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TheWallmartPimp]

Paul absolutely killed it with this one, it's by far my fav set from him. I lost track of how many times I've played this one, absolute legend

[@yogamon]

You like this, try oakeys gatecrasher essential mix. Might be better, it is shorter

[@jamesvaccarella839]

Yes

[@AgentHubcap]

Still listening to this mix 24 years later. The video makes me miss living in Toronto.

[@van84agon]

This is Peak Oakenfold. simply the best set ever, thanks for posting now I can retire my MP3 cd player!

[@hindukushethnostate3288]

lmao at Pete Tong. "I bet you haven't been there. Well he has..."

[@jameswright8529]

I have too, but not in that club at that time unfortunately!

[@e.r.6147]

@@jameswright8529 Excellent Club , as was Fura in Japan (also defunct) these pure trance clubs in Asia lasted like a few years and then disappeared. which was a shame

[@thebassconnection7226]

Yea Pete, I was on 80quid a week at the time, whilst Oakenfold was on about that for playing two records. ;)

[@Ikeetrnsm]

@@e.r.6147 Ah is it closed then? Having listened to this mix non-stop for the past 10 years I got curious recently and tried to find information about the club online but couldn't find anything! Makes sense if it's been closed.

[@user-ns4ds9wy5z]

At 16 I used to jam out to this playing Tribes 2 for PC. What a time to be alive.

[@leilaessop7041]

This set right here is why I fell in love with trance! I take a bow Mr Oakenfold 🙌👌

[@IvanSnake08]

I'll bring my axe

[@n0rep1y]

Same

[@frederickvillarete1755]

At first I thought, "Wow Shanghai looks a lot like Southern Ontario!"

[@elliotjung1766]

lol

[@petermcilrath4008]

It's Ontario Canada w the mix being played from Shanghai

[@saabgarage3574]

@@petermcilrath4008 they know..

[@JanikLitalien]

near my old bayview crib

[@John_Stone_]

Southern Ontario will resemble Shanghai pretty soon.

[@RubenSingh]

Can anyone else do Trance like Oakey after 20 years? HECK NO! Not even the Oakenfold of 2020. These were the days of UNDERGROUND TRANCE that made Paul Oakenfold, The King of Trance. If you like this set, look for Acid Goa Underground Trance, but Oakenfold has a unique touch that combines all these Trance flavors in a progressive and melodic way.

[@NajlepszaMuzyka]

Oakie told us a story in his sets...

[@jsw5798]

Unfortunately the whole genre has been severely watered down nowadays, 90s and early 00s were the golden era of trance.

[@stephenwiley5617]

Not his fault they dont make gem's anymore

[@KesterFernando]

@@stephenwiley5617 agree crap in crap out. Oakie is the master for sure.

[@JasonPryor]

@@NajlepszaMuzyka YES! Oakey told Stories... as if he travelled the world of emerging electronic music and compiled these albums each fitting to its location, paired with exotic transitions of mystery. I have always thought of these mixes as Stories which wove intricately and seamlessly into my own dramatic story lived in my teens. You keep the Story alive, and I will too!!!

[@noelf3127]

Full Tracklist The Taste Experience - Highlander Everything But The Girl - Five Fathoms (Club 69 Future Club Mix) [Virgin] Team Progress - Symphonic Music Vengaboys - Paradise Desyfer - 831 (Supa Kings Dub) Eve - Riser (Christian West Remix) The Blackmaster - Solid Tube Amanda Ghost - Filthy Mind [WEA] [Unknown ?] Moogwai - Viola [Perfecto] Space Man - DJ Orkideo Remix/Stage One/Space Manouveres [Perfecto] Mobile Bitch - Sex For Pleasure [Bitch] Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun [Perfecto] Skip Raiders - Another Day (Trance Mix) [Perfecto] Amoeba Assassin - Speedway Revisited [Amoeba Assassin] Giorgio Moroder - The Chase (Perfecto Remix) [Polydor]

[@Totally_B]

Thanks for posting the FULL tracklist. Theres some bangers that Shazam cant ID.

[@alldiotechnica6919]

thx 4 the tracklist! cheers

[@benmiles00]

That unknown track still bugs me. Who the hell is it?

[@diegogomezlinares6391]

Thank you, sir

[@DANIELlaroqustar]

Thanks!

[@INFP_Growth]

Quite possibly the most definitive set by an artist in their prime of all time.

[@gpitman1]

I remember listening to this in the fall of 1999 :)

[@osquiozo]

Me too.

[@Horche]

Me as well! As a student in Liverpool then!

[@simonriddick]

Same here. I was still living in my Mom's basement playing Quake II rocket arena all day everyday and listening to amazing new music like this. Good times. I'm an Adult now and it sucks haha :).

[@Klynch111]

Paul oakenfolds essential mix world tour was epic. 👍

[@beaubuffington]

@gpitman1 i lived in the UK in 96-97 and have distinct memories of hearing epic sets on BBC Essential Mix and One in the Jungle! My beloved Scottish mate described it as music that shows you pictures!

[@tonyalderman7600]

I was a student at Exeter university listening to this in 1999. Still love it! And now I live in Japan, not so far from Shanghai!

[@lawrencetessier2409]

Japan hey what's it like there. I live in Canada

[@CyrylB]

Bump, what Lawrence said

[@tonyalderman7600]

@@lawrencetessier2409 I like it! No decent dance music though! Thank goodness for KZbin!

[@gmack7277]

96/97 started going to dance clubs/raves. 99 I found out about Essential Mix. I think it wasn't until about 2001 I found this mix. Honestly not a Oakie fan. However this is without a doubt his best. That Amanda Ghost joint is a TUNE!

[@operationstech]

My first Essential Mix... so long ago. Any Essential Mix by Oakey still beats anything out there today...

[@davidevans3227]

Taped this onto cassette off the radio back in '99.. And still one of my favourite mixes twenty yrs later..

[@markleonard8514]

Same!

[@lawrencetessier2409]

Cassette Lols nice one guys

[@davidevans3227]

@@lawrencetessier2409 still works 😉

[@danielbabis1]

Still get the CHILLS just like listening for the first time 20 years ago - MAGIC!

[@markdavis3171]

Pure class

[@marcwilliamson5010]

@@markdavis3171 TGI a did to

[@kylevicory2688]

It's like a magical sound that can't be described in words. Brings me back to a simpler time in my life when I had the whole world in front of me. Now I'm approaching 40 and all the great days are behind me wrapped in in this mix and sound. Pure magic

[@SuperScully20]

Going back every week after Cream nightclub having these all year to listen to Times that will NEVER be topped

[@marcodurandt727]

Got hooked on this set back in the day. Still listen it at least once a week. Expertly put together by one of best musicians. Imagine what the people remember that was there. Must have been awesome

[@Dashoost]

I was at Shadow Lounge in March 99. One of the best nights of my life. The whole weekend was magical due to his visit

[@BarryChapman]

@@Dashoostsame

[@L0RIR0]

Jeeeesus, this was the 1st mix I ever listened to and I was mesmerized... still am, 21 years later. Thank you for these amazing flashbacks!

[@Stefan-jb3hr]

Si pe mine m-a marcat

[@yogamon]

Try gatecrasher essential mix oakey

[@BarryChapman]

@@yogamonI was there for that. Saw judge Jules a few times too there. RIP gatecrasher

[@DennisZavvas-ur8vv]

After 20 year...this set is one of the best......oaky....respect....

[@danrericha346]

Way ahead of its time.

[@Lakeplanner]

Like a fine wine, this mix perfectly captures all the optimism and exuberance of that very perfect moment in 1999. The tragic part is that it has been all down hill since then.

[@BanglishBoy]

@@Lakeplanner Who else would you recommend for mixes similar to Paul Oakenfold? I just found his music and am looking for others :)

[@XxGyromancerXx]

@@BanglishBoy- Paul van Dyk was damn great during the 90s and up to the mid-00s. I would highly recommend you give this mix a listen! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2Ovo5mtZb9snq8

[@simonriddick]

Man the beginning gives me the feels big time. I still have this in mp3 on a old memorex cd. I don't even understand what happened to all these years and that is very scary sometimes. October 8th 2023 - I just came back to this comment 3 years later! I was just reading through some e-mails and thought that the hotmail account I use I have had since 1999! :) Someone hacked it a couple of weeks ago but I managed to get it back. No way I'm losing my old account :).

[@Euphoria0610]

Immaculate set... absolutely breath-taking!

[@Cykelpump33]

21:18 That transition into Vengaboys - Paradise is just beautiful. Oakie had that special touch.

[@user-pd3ib2xy5t]

I was in a private booth upstairs at Rojam for this - good party.

[@RobynJames55]

what was the 9th track ! ! lol the holy grail of trance needs to be found ! after amanda ghost filthy mind ?!

[@e.r.6147]

@@RobynJames55 I dont think hes gonna know bro. I was at several of Paul's major parties myself and I kick myself for not asking the track names since I no longer have access to ask him . Back then I didnt give a shit but NOW I DO. So one day in London im gonna have to make it happen. I tell you its the only way you will know , by asking the MAN HIMSELF. By the way 小杜 thats absolutely bonkers, glad you were there to live this in the flesh. Cheers mate. and Nee hao :D

[@V0lk4n00]

@@e.r.6147 Someone from TranceAddict already asked Paul about 9th song long time ago and he didn't know the title

[@beetsinternational8336]

42 mins perfection 🙏

[@jak4bud]

Absolute perfection, then and now.

[@grosati7877]

Legendary set!!!

[@adamcummings1862]

His sets are legendary and staples for any DJ / EDM artist. God father to EDM and we owe Oakenfold for modern music to this day really.

[@mattgcar84]

Paul oakenfold amd van dyk old mixes still hold up to the new stuff its a shame that snyc and presets took over

[@RobynJames55]

happy birthday to me ! played on my 18th bday i was having it large . now im 40 and im like turn this up still !

[@thebaidiereacts7649]

this has to be the greatest SET of all time

[@travispeterson5359]

I listen to this when i 1v1 on broodwar.

[@L0RIR0]

I would add Sasha’s Maida Vale mix to the list too

[@ChrisOhMy]

Sasha's Global Underground San Fran is also right up there. A year earlier, not as trancey of course....but it's a journey.

[@INCYTER]

It's pretty freaking awesome

[@Lakeplanner]

Legendary set that summed up the fantastic optimism and energy of the 90s; its been all downhill ever since.

[@danjsy]

"I wish you'd just tell me rather trying to engage my enthusiasm because I haven't got one."

[@Lakeplanner]

@@danjsy Das tut mir leid. Un du bist?

[@danjsy]

@@Lakeplanner was sprecht du ?

[@york2600]

I'm pretty sure I downloaded this on Napster back in the day. Such a good mix

[@marcinkemnitz9243]

Good old Rojan.

[@ashleywatson1864]

Classic Oakey, still fresh in 2022..rave on folks 👍✌

[@davidkymdell452]

Wow....I got so lost. I think I was like...meditating.

[@makimasbrat5508]

Thx for making my days easier

[@jofacio]

Another Blue Elephant please. Double stacked.

[@e.r.6147]

lmfao mitsubishi micro dot shamrock pleze

[@georgeg7628]

White doves,red tullips,and blue dolphins 😎 Good times

[@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197]

Wish it was still sold as these

[@stephenwiley5617]

The days roll by like thunder like a storm that's never breaking All my time and space compressed in the low pressure of the proceedings And they beat against the sides of my life, like fists against the sides of my life And the roads all lead behind me So I wrap the wheel around me and I go out

[@ilikecats45648]

Paul made a lot of great Mixes over the years, but this one is my most favorite by far. Perfect for forgetting everything around you when while closing your eyes.

[@JanikLitalien]

22 years later here we are

[@cimez]

Two tracks stand out in this mix. The first one is Paradise. I couldn't believe that it's a Vengaboys tune, when I found out and of course Stage One which is the peak of the mix for me. I still get goosebumps listening to this set.

[@KingboyD2008]

Also the great ID after Amanda Ghost!

[@Petar101]

30-36 mins is on point! This easily still holds up today.

[@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197]

To be old enough to have been in this music scene… Lucky

[@franzobermeier]

Könnte mich weg träumen dabei...

[@Chitownloverboy]

This takes me back! Listening still on 2022

[@grosati7877]

Thank you for this!!!!

[@sonicbreaker00]

TRACK LIST (partial) Taste Experience - 'Highlander' (Unknown) Everything But The Girl - 'Five Fathoms' (Club 69 Future Club Mix) (Virgin) Progress - 'Symphonic Music' (Unknown) Paradise - 'Original Mix' (Unknown) Artist Unknown - 'Untitled' (White Label) Artist Unknown - 'Untitled' (White Label) Artist Unknown - 'Untitled' (White Label) Amanda Ghost - 'Filthy Mind' (WEA) Moogwai - 'Viola' (Perfecto) Space Man - 'DJ Orkideo Remix/Stage One/Space Manouveres' (Perfecto) Mobile Bitch - 'Sex For Pleasure' (Bitch Records) Planet Perfecto - 'Bullet In The Gun' (Perfecto) Skip Raiders - 'Another Day' (Trance Mix) (Perfecto) Amoeba Assassin - 'Speedway Revisited' (Amoeba Assassin) Georgio Moroder - 'The Chase' (Perfecto Remix) (Polydor)

[@parametriconline]

@42:00 The blackmaster - solid tube!!! :)

[@Mastadex]

@21:00 Vengaboys - Paradise

[@AlexandrRodionov]

space manouvers - stage one

[@hwanjung8230]

Sick ass set. Still holds up after 20 years

[@nati1025]

I love this mix, thank you for uploading the video but it would be so much better if the video were cruising in Shanghai

[@jsw5798]

Unfortunately I was well below legal age(was only a child) then to have experienced the clubbing scene of that era, but I vividly remember hearing a lot of these tracks for the first time in 1999.

[@davidmichaelpitchford8133]

same bro!! born in 85, 14 years old 1999 trance got me hooked, learnt all about history of house techno never looked back,..but the ferry armin tiesto pvd oakenfold judge jules tong sasha digweed prime days were special!! on par with the 88 summer of love. 1999 alone had 50 tracks just trance that still 20 years on timeless classics, your lucky to get one great track each year now as everyone is a producer and just get quantity, the quality is gone...ewan mcvicar tell me something good extended mix is the first track i heard in a long time that made me think finally a proper banger and this lads going places!!

[@jeffreycharlton4772]

Prob the best oakie set ever the mix into Amanda’s ghost unreal!!

[@viktornilsson1777]

A wonderful classic mix. Cheers!

[@discodroid]

The track at 20min is incredible. I nonstop play it everytime I listen to this mix.

[@KesterFernando]

absolutely love this mix man, genius.

[@heloisearmes3924]

"Hooker Harvey's" at 27:15...a landmark for Toronto Ryerson University students since 1980s.

[@johnnyd6135]

I love this. I probably listen to this at least monthly :)

[@RobynJames55]

god i m getting older and forgetting my own birthday ! happy birthday to me . every year i play this stil non the wiser to teh holy grail track

[@kyleaubrey821]

Top notch pure quality banging ❤️❤️❤️

[@xxyy_6969]

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Oh god this takes me back to the best times in my life in the late 90's!!!!!

[@CharlesLoveless]

He steadily gets better and better!! Thanks uploaded! I really needed that!

[@tiffanythompsonn4792]

Love it !!

[@corsakias]

Τι ρεμκξ ηταν αυτο! Τρελα στα ηχεια!

[@Horche]

Τυπικός, κλασικός Oakenfold! Πάντα τα σετ του βγάζουν αυτήν την απίστευτη ενέργεια!! 👌👌👌

[@omarmattu8393]

And the legend goes on....i love this era...with fantastic essential mix...by Oakey...

[@eddiedevine5296]

Absolutely fuckin class. Twenty years later, thanks.

[@adelepyott2094]

God I love this dj he's awesome his he 😘❤️👌

[@kyleaubrey821]

Top notch pure quality 💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️

[@kyleaubrey821]

Just pure class epic set 👏 👌

[@DjBillman]

Great music, great times, great memories, just amazing

[@alandomenech3278]

Think that's one of the BEST mixes ever!

[@vangelismantafounis8874]

We love Paul.

[@brandonbrandonb3761]

Thank you. Sir. ❤️

[@franzobermeier]

Für mich jedenfalls beste Track aller Zeiten 👍💪😁🙋‍♂️

[@midzo1000]

Best set I've ever heard, always my go-to set to listen to. So many good tunes. Absolutely love it, always will do.❤❤

[@FatherAndSonsTV]

One of my favorite mixes of all times. It was such a blessing as I got to listen to this dozens of times while living in Shanghai

[@lawrencetessier2409]

What's it like in Shanghai I live in Canada

[@andrefrancis9432]

I remember this masterpiece ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏 oakeyyyyyyyyyy 🙇🙇🙇

[@petran_kav]

And here I thought I could never listen to this set ever again. I have it recorded somewhere on a cassette. So many memories.

[@divinelorraine]

Legendary set

[@viktornilsson1777]

Welcome to my filthy mind

[@tonyconway7284]

The good old days....

[@noregularplan]

This Havana and Sydney just are different level

[@ilyakushnirskiy]

This is pure New York 1999 :)

[@Discolours]

The Taste Experience - Highlander Everything But The Girl - Five Fathoms (Club 69 Future Club Mix) Team Progress - Symphonic Music (Sunrise Mix) Vengaboys - Paradise Desyfer - 831 (Supa Kings Dub) Eve - Riser (Christian West Remix) The Blackmaster - Solid Tube Amanda Ghost - Filthy Mind (Boy George & Kinky Roland Trancesexual Mix) ? Moogwai - Viola [Perfecto] Space Man - DJ Orkidea Remix/Stage One/Space Manouveres Mobile Bitch - Sex For Pleasure Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun (Saturday Mix) Skip Raiders - Another Day (Perfecto Trance Mix) Amoeba Assassin - Speedway Revisited Giorgio Moroder - The Chase (Perfecto Remix)

[@franzobermeier]

Zeitlos super 👍👌😃

[@gfanarakos]

epic set

[@PDXBlue1979]

Fan from day 1

[@SmD71nG]

I drew my first self portrait to this song. I love that this video exist. I drive uber now and this solidifies my thought that driving is like a dance.

[@giannisaek8512]

Ahh ...Theeeese daysszz ..!fuck i am old ... where the fuck is that time machine ?

[@mattgcar84]

this is fuckin off the walls jesus the swaps are just fuckin flawless

[@Horche]

The Trancemeister!!!! This set is such a trip!! So much ahead of it's time!!!! (also impossible to obey traffic laws, if on the road..)

[@Wilson-gj1fj]

Thanks Tim Ferries !

[@danjsy]

15:00 - now we're getting there ! Classic Oakey.

[@jrocket1253]

I❤paul oakenfold

[@haggismuncher429]

A lovely part of China, I've been hear a few times.

[@Vodkanada]

Best. Mix. Ever.

[@charliesphantom6362]

“There is hope”‼️ “Come as you are”‼️

[@ScottSRizzi]

I want to just listen and do some work but I also want to see this tour of Toronto!

[@lavingunn4468]

Toronto!