Essential Mix 95 - Sasha

A mix of Progressive, House and Hard House. Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Carl Cox and Sasha each put in a studio mix for BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix series. This four installment series was from May 1995 and ranks with me as one of my all time favourite Essential Mix sessions. Each has a unique style but for my money Sasha and Carl Cox's mixes are the best. Enjoy and let me know what you think?
Tracklisting
1.) Paradise Regime - Blue Amazon
2.) Saved Me - Beat Foundation
3.) Wired - Tenth Chapter
4.) Rays of the Rising Sun D & D Mix - Mosaic
"Blue Amazon-Paradise Regime", sound recording administered by: Believe
This is the BBC's intellectual copyright material.

[@mikeellis3365]

You could play the first minute of the first tune and instantly people would be like, this is Sasha init. An unmistakable “sound”

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

The first mix is one of my favourite of all time with the thunder crashing in. Sasha & Digweed was so far ahead of time all other DJ's were playing catch up in my view. It showed me how creative mixing could really be.

[@jonavery5195]

I think this is one of the best mixes ever

[@jonavery755]

Agreed geez

[@waynelittle646]

I'll say it again Only 4 tracks, but still the best mix out the four mixes. What a year 1995 was

[@thejeffjefferson4128]

The year Sasha brought us BT and the Que Club mix 🙏

[@Tom-oj7si]

True

[@jasoncooke5572]

@@thejeffjefferson4128 oh my god the que club -i was there for those nights ,incredible music people and venue, makes me shivver just thinking about it i remember it like it was last week.

[@sparkysalisbury]

100%

[@spud74]

Sasha- half hour mix, four songs.... only he could!!!

[@Saj170673]

Almost 30 years on and still as fresh as a daisy . Do not make em like this anymore . Skill and an art form in itself. Thank fuck I loved through the early to mid 90s .....brilliant .

[@dizzyden1]

Oh my....the only CD I played driving back to Chesterfield from Birmingham's after a session at Moneypennys/Godskitchen/Wobble or Sundissential! Seeing the sun rise to Rays of the Sun....hairs on back of neck! Thanks for putting this on my car doesn't have a CD player, just Bluetooth now, so it's a Godsend! Those times will never happen again so we will re-live with the music and memories! 👍😁🎶🎵

[@dudeesat]

Denise James you are spot on there

[@chrisChris6969]

Ha ha ,,you speak for the generation when u say those words ,,as I type I am listening to ' save me ' cleaning my gaff reminiscing of the times gone by ,, happy to say the least ,,never thought would still love house music in my mid 40,s ,,but as much now as I did way back then

[@chick262]

Sad to think that you cant relive those times as you age

[@sparkysalisbury]

Wobble (heart)

[@helengoddard8742]

Denise you are spot on! And i live in Birmingham now... X

[@marklee9903]

47yrs old bought this when it came out and still listen to it magic

[@johngleig2880]

Me too I still listen to these early ones and still have the cds great memories times that’ll never be forgotten stay blessed 🕉☯️

[@rossiwilton]

​@@johngleig2880cd's !? How very posh lol , was tapes ere . . .❤

[@johngleig2880]

@@rossiwilton worked in music shop always got what was needed for the afters 🤣

[@rossiwilton]

@@johngleig2880 music shop in Manchester by any chance ?

[@unstanic]

Anyone could do god's work and share with me a ripped CD of this mix? To enjoy in high quality?

[@SleazyDeepRecords]

Only Sasha could bring 4 tracks to an essential mix, pure class...

[@jamieb3071]

The sound track to my teens. Gives me the goose bumps listening to this day. This was one of the seminal albums of the 90s, hands down, along with Renaissance and FACT. So glad and privileged to be a teen during those years.

[@Mz-fi3tl]

Sasha has always stayed true to the sound he started with . Could of sold out and made commercial stuff , still DJs what a legend

[@simonallen8424]

The sasha mix here still stands up

[@New777Wine]

21 years old...where did the time go? So many great memories stirred up listening to this. A much thinner, younger, dumber, crazier, wreckless and messier me...May he rest in peace! :)

[@Drivingp]

New777Wine Me to mate. Good Times, the best times

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

Getting old. I was 19....where has time gone.

[@unplanedlayer]

Age is just a number , sure...... but we were there!

[@JayJay-hv9mc]

​@@unplanedlayer 🙌🙌🔥🔥💯

[@playinwiknives5500]

No.1 set, played to death and then played again. Sasha into Oakenfold, soooo good. 51 years old now and it sounds as good now as it did then. A dove wouldn't go amiss though!

[@masterblockwarrior]

Blue Amazon - Paradise Regime 0:00 Beat Foundation - Save Me 9:28 Tenth Chapter - Wired 16:52 Mozaic - Rays Of The Setting Sun (D&D Mix) 25:01

[@TheLevifour]

in its day this was unfucking believable and it still holds up :)

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

Yeah, this was my "Sasha conversion - Oh my God this guy is a fucking genius moment". I was into Hardcore up til this point. Thanks for the comment.

[@arlexzender2449]

My first exposure to this type of dance. after the raves ,muddy fields and cassettes of variable quality. Mixing since 93 and in 95 i played the Sasha mix everywhere I went. . I have shown to others who never heard of this style ... Sasha was so careful with over layers on every mix. Never a straight forward in and out. Just blended the melody and dropped every track off the usual bar. Took risks and created a new soundscape...genius. and a pioneer of his time along with others....Ossia, Warren, Digweed, Cox, Oakenfold, and Tengalia us so many others sorry

[@dewaryboy]

@@arlexzender2449 100% on the money

[@redparade99]

@@JamesBrewerDJ Gamechanger. Sublime mix. To this day he's never mixed 4 tracks as good. Rollercoaster 👍

[@redparade99]

@@arlexzender2449 couldn't say it better. Nailed

[@darren5803]

I remember we bought these mixes on double tapes. They still hold some memories for me.

[@guygraham2580]

...and those fucking double tape boxes were absurdly brittle - but the material got the job done!

[@argyle1805]

18000 views and not a single dislike. Only Sasha could make a 35 minute 4 track mix sound so incredible.

[@k3zzyP]

+Neil Duignan 19000+ and still no dislikes after 4yrs :)

[@colintraveller]

Neil Duignan 5 tracks actually

[@cd78]

there is 7 dislikes now, 7 OAP's from BUPA nursing home put the thumbs down

[@guygraham2580]

@@colintraveller Just like those hazy ecstatic days, it ain't nothing but a mere number. Sasha played some amazing and eclectic sets in the most unlikeliest of places, back in the day.

[@colintraveller]

@Michael McCullagh 5 the thunderstorm intro .. Isnt part of Paradise Regime ..the sample is uncredited ...Just like John digweed no crediting blue Amazon for using a sample of Never forget on his E mix cd

[@mickfriday]

Oh yes! Bought this when I was 15 and I'm still playing it! When I was 16 I went and got a tattoo of a barcode on my arm cos of this album cover, I pulled so many birds cos of that tattoo back then!! 😆👊🏼

[@thejeffjefferson4128]

I really wanted it on the nape of my neck... sort of glad I didn’t now I’m 46 with 2 kids and a cop 😬😂

[@unclepabs]

Legend 👊🏼

[@jacquelinejardine1032]

and still blows me away ... this is ART.

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

You know that.....love the thunder crescendo that brings in the second track....makes me nearly do a sex-wee when I hear this.

[@jacquelinejardine1032]

i don't know what a sex wee is but it sounds pretty out there...and I cant love that thunder crescendo enough James :)

[@marin1419]

How can it sound so fresh even in 2019?! amazing quality

[@PeteEd79]

Edit: 2022 ❤

[@simonangove2683]

Edit 2023....timeless!

[@senornikos]

Edit 2024! Some great tracks on here.

[@paulcarter3246]

51,098 views and 51.000 of those are probably just me :)

[@jacknewton5638]

Tong, Cox, Oakenfold and Sasha. 1996, at college, driving to a partyyyyy in and old Fieasta (on tape) with this going. First time I truly got into house/Dance and 22yrs later have this on the ipod why? 'Cos it's the gateway to dance music across 4 mixes. Nuff said. Turn it up!

[@redparade99]

Up there with the greatest of great mix cds...and he only needed 4 tracks. Sublime. Sasha crafting at his best.

[@garyglespie9744]

Nigel McDonagh There is only 1 man on the planet who could possibly pull this off Mr Alexander Coe wow

[@redparade99]

@@garyglespie9744 I salute your sir. Yes Indeed.

[@imonlytellingthetruth6562]

My all time fav cd , the oakenfold mix is superb aswell, still has it all to this day.

[@user-jt1jv8vl9r]

One of my fav essential mixes is Sasha 2000. I still remember to this day listening to it with headphones after a night out recording it onto mini disc.

[@eamonronan8715]

Oh this has so made my Sunday !!!! @ James Brewer, my appreciation forever ! Haven't heard these 4 in years, ever since my CDs got stolen :( I guess I'll have to check save song by song for Spotify (no ads) and see if there're close to this mix.

[@danselector3694]

Bought it on release and still own it. Should of been a full disc for each DJ tbh. Sasha with just the 4 tunes. Magic!

[@jamesboughton3123]

proper stoked to have found this !! used to play this on the way to many a night out , music factory , leadmill, club Uk , was a right old pickle !

[@thejeffjefferson4128]

Spoiled we were…. absolutely ruined with good music, good clubs, good vibes… back then…. we could go to a sophisticated club night (Hard Times, Up Yer Ronson , Back to Basics) or a ‘rave’… Life @ Bowlers….. enjoyed it all…. 🧀👌

[@redparade99]

One of Sasha's finest. Something special

[@chriswhite343]

Sasha is still alive has anyone thought about that

[@AlexPaulMason-nl8yk]

This album made me. 95. It started. Thanks for the beat album ever.

[@GaynorCowley]

This was the first dance CD I purchased and still have it in my loft. Think it’s time to get it down. So many great memories.

[@KeithMason]

I can't thank you enough for uploading this. This was my favourite CD for years when I was a kid. Lost it and only just remembered it. Thought I'd google it and voila. You're a legend !!

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

My pleasure. Always makes my day when I see all the positive comments. Just hope KZbin don't block it anytime soon like most of my mixes. Have a good weekend mate.

[@allanronney]

Iv'e still got the double pack cassette my wee sister bought me when it came out! Thanks for uploading this mate.Hazy,Crazy Weekenders & all that went wth it :-)

[@terrypay]

the best dance cd of the 90s

[@thisisit333]

The GOAT. Used to go to Twilo in the day. Just saw Sasha again in 2019. Religious experience.

[@lifeinthemix]

what a time indeed

[@alisontrudgill1625]

This is just so beautiful and majestic.....thankyou Sacha 😊😊😊

[@faeriedust23]

some serious class, this one! 😇

[@Porto_Pablo]

Still have my copy along with the following 2 CD's that were released. They were the best years :)

[@unclepabs]

When the Beat Foundation - Save me vocal drops….. Turkey skin! 👏🏼🤩👊🏼

[@duanehurn6923]

I had a promo cd of sashas which had the track I Lift My Cup-Glow Worm on it. It was probably the best set of sashas that I have ever heard, and some toe-rag nicked it from my bedsit room after a seriously awesome night on a red-dragon trip.

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

+Duane Hurn PMSL - I had a few of those :)

[@peepingsid2096]

Duane Hurn I dunno if that's a good or bad story 😊

[@peepingsid2096]

...but only you can save me from this ❤️

[@waynelittle646]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3jbZ3iOidCohpI

[@zambiakid]

I still proudly have this CD in my collection

[@dewaryboy]

Sasha = legend 🙌

[@taffthesheep]

Track 2 is fantastic.

[@sublutionsub8797]

thanks ! great tune hard times !!

[@gregroberts8836]

Only just found this, this mon was class great memories of days now gone😔

[@ohare100]

fookin classic:)thanks

[@keithlow3056]

Got this on tape and it always made me laugh that Sasha would mix 4 ten minute tracks while everyone else would mix between 8 and 10 in the same time.

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

S&D were so ahead of their time and this mix shows it.

[@zarozinia1985]

Wired - Tenth Chapter, banging man.

[@dannyporter1573]

thans for posting this mix. good stuff

[@ProspectFilmRoom]

Hello everybody. If you're here, we probably raved or clubbed together at some point in the amazing mid-1990's. Good to see you again.

[@tubekevski]

Thanks for this - great Mix

[@ohare100]

have bin looking for years on you tube for this..your a star:)thank you:)

[@kaiross3365]

Best cd I've ever owned

[@jonathonsmith2147]

WAY OUT WEST !!! THE WEST IS THE BEST !!!

[@guygraham2580]

Nick & Jody did great work - deserve greater recognition!

[@nathanwrench4330]

Listening in 2021. I remember I used to listen to this in my car in 1996 as I just started to get into dance music and clubbing

[@tomlennon8967]

Best cd I ever borrowed of my brother back in the day got hooked

[@girthvader1]

Thank you!!!

[@awsomeo1979]

Always my come up cd .

[@WaveformDigitalMedia]

Amazing, one of my all time fave mixes from those days, so many memories (albeit hazy ones).

[@codenamegrimlock7510]

Agreed hasn’t aged in 2021

[@MrJohnm1980]

Wow!! The man is dangerous 👏🏻…all im saying is SASHA!!!👌🏻

[@scarecrow7313]

My god I love Shasha! What a Dj.

[@1976wong]

Brilliant...thank you.

[@Davidarris1969]

i brought this sasha tong oakenfold cox tape off amazon along with all off sashas other cds.involver 1.2.3. and so on.if you google www.mix riot .com youll get most off sashas sets from the 90s.which you cann download into your windows media library so the only data that you use is the data to download.😉

[@unclepabs]

Masterpiece

[@jonavery5195]

Thank you

[@terryglover8725]

my car chewed this tape up on the way to strawberry fair 96 made me mardy lol

[@JussiTuukkanen]

yes sasha s mix does sound awesome

[@blatchford11]

At the end of it all, he will be revered as the ‘one’.

[@amplituhedron1300]

Stellar ride

[@andyhall7032]

THANKYOU !!!

[@Scubadevils]

Must dig this out again, absolutely loved this and the Cox and Oakenfold mix, not so much the Tong...

[@jacknewton5638]

Scubadevils I dunno, the Tong mix was and is a blinder. DJ TIM and MISHAJ - Access. But, the sasha and Oakie is just THE BESTEST!

[@chriswhite343]

Nice handover

[@jonathonsmith2147]

ALL THE MIXES ON THIS CD ARE QUALITY IN THEIR OWN RITE,TRYING TO BRING BACK MEMORIES,IT AINT WORKING,I REALLY FUCKED MYSELF UP MAN,CANT DO FUCK ALL ABOUT IT NOW,THE DAMAGE IS DONE !!!

[@rofanolubis8896]

magic !

[@karljm2982]

Ive still got this CD bought it in Our Price May 1995 :{)

[@thejeffjefferson4128]

Our Price 😂💥 blast from the past or what

[@jamestownsend8002]

crazy that this is only 4 tracks!

[@CroydonTramp]

Fuck me its 2022. Proves beauty is timeless.

[@ohare100]

you r god thank you :)) am buzzin thank you thank you:) one happy guy:)xx

[@djrichylaurence8991]

Banging.

[@TheSpiderwebber]

Love it...........was it longer

[@JamesBrewerDJ]

No, it's only 4 tracks for about 36 mins (fits on one side of an old 90min tape). Not sure if the BBC mucked up the recording and have asked this question several times.....it adds to the charm I think :)

[@TheLevifour]

those were the days ! lol

[@simbatron24]

Sasha God. ..Cox rocks ya socks...oakenfold is gold...Tong? There's a reason why it's all gone pete

[@rangatang100]

Best bar none

[@mickanderson9249]

Does anyone know where I can fin Sasha's Bangkok mix circa 1989 ?

[@maipai4282]

It s from 92..eBay if you are lucky. It s in youtube

[@rogerbagley791]

Memories of a certain after party here

[@edwoodspencer5813]

11 year old from her mother and her mothers older brother 1996 Mormons only you can save us yours truly Wayne Promisel.

[@simonallen8424]

I've been looking for this mix and c.d for an age!!! It's '95 in a nutshell. If anyone has a copy (mp3) full disc.. please p.m me

[@simonallen8424]

I have it

[@zayk2981]

sasha, morrilo and cox must be the creme de la creme of all djs past n present !

[@andrewjbirnie]

tune

[@nemthefearless]

10 people lost their 20 sided die and didn't like the D&D remix of "Rays of the Rising Sun"

[@joeayoub5589]

Classic mix.. What was it called again??

[@thejeffjefferson4128]

And I used to think this was one of Sasha’s boring mixes.... fuck me! We were spoiled to death... good god...

[@mtaylor698]

👍👍👍

[@JeanineLugo-ib5sx]

I believe so😅

[@sparkysalisbury]

Bet she regrets that tattoo!

[@edwoodspencer5813]

Yeah Orrin hatch had to take the bar exam after he finished at Pitt panthers

[@TheLevifour]

I agree