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Radio 1's Essential Mix

The world's biggest DJs on the world's biggest decks.

Radio 1,8 episodes

Episodes

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KI/KI
KI/KI makes a thumping Essential Mix debut.
26 Apr 2025,120 mins
Effy
Effy makes an excellent Essential Mix debut!
19 Apr 2025,120 mins
p-rallel
West London's p-rallel makes his Essential Mix debut with two hours of house music & UKG.
12 Apr 2025,120 mins
Mason Collective
Manchester's Mason Collective make a bumping Essential Mix debut.
05 Apr 2025,120 mins
Djrum
Three decks. Over sixty tracks. All vinyl. Djrum mixes two unclassifiable hours of music.
29 Mar 2025,120 mins
Perel
DFA and Kompakt artist Perel makes her Essential Mix debut.
22 Mar 2025,120 mins
Indo Warehouse
New York collective Indo Warehouse make their Essential Mix debut.
15 Mar 2025,120 mins
Paula Tape
Chile's Paula Tape delivers two hours of soaring, balearic-infused house music.
23 Nov 2024,120 mins