The opportunity to provide an Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 is an honor squandered by none. Any act skilled and fortuitous enough to be called up to offer a contribution to the prestigious broadcast is sure to bring the most thoughtfully-curated mix that he, she, or they can conceive. For the series’ first episode of May, Camo & Krooked have put forth the most ambitious Essential Mix debut since Recondite’s in November of 2016.
Where Recondite stood out for his choice to compile a mix consisting entirely of his own music, the Australian duo have tackled the formidable task of featuring over 100 songs across their two-hour set. Though Camo & Krooked are best known for being influencers in the Drum & Bass scene, their selections are as eclectic as one would expect from a mix of such magnitude. The pair explore far beyond the fast-paced, broken-beat genre, drawing from the likes of Flume, What So Not, and Mura Masa. Delving into the realm of house and techno, the two DJs also feature highlights from artists such as andhim, Stimming, Stephan Bodzin, and Adriatique.
Of course, though Camo & Krooked don’t shy away from musical variation in their BBC offering, they also are true to their form in favoring Drum & Bass. The duo include over 30 of their own originals and remixes and pieces from other major players in the genre, like TC and Dimension. Indeed, one of the mixes many high points comes with its inclusion of Skrillex’s unreleased edit for Dimension’s “UK.”
Regardless of one’s opinions on Drum & Bass, Camo & Krooked’s first step up to bat at the Essential Mix is an eclectic, tasteful home run.
Listen to Camo & Krooked’s debut Essential Mix.
Tracklist:
1. Camo & Krooked – Broken Pieces
2. Camo & Krooked – Ember
3. Subwave – Stars Get Down (VIP)
4. Camo & Krooked – Ember (Hybrid Minds Remix)
5. Brookes Brothers – Last Night
6. Calyx & TeeBee – Elevate This Sound
7. Camo & Krooked ft. Joe Killington – If I Could (SpectraSoul Remix)
8. Hybrid Minds ft. Grimm – Meant To Be
9. Camo & Krooked ft. Metrik – Aurora
10. Camo & Krooked – All Night
11. Misanthrop – Deadlock
12. Dub Phizix & Chimpo – Ossibisa
13. Camo & Krooked – Witchdoctor
14. Dimension – UK (Skrillex Edit)
15. Urbandawn – Like What
16. Camo & Krooked – Ruhepuls
17. What So Not – Divide & Conquer
18. Nu:Logic – Morning Light w/Camo & Krooked ft. Ian Shaw – Move Around (Acappella)
19. Culture Shock – Protection
20. SpectraSoul ft. Tamara Blessa – Away With Me (Calibre Remix) w/Camo & Krooked ft. Metrik – Aurora (Instrapella)
21. Camo & Krooked ft. Jenna G – Lost In The Future (VIP)
22. Sneaky Sound System – Always By Your Side (Nicolas Jaar Remix) w/Camo & Krooked – Time Is Ticking Away (Acappella)
23. Bop & Subwave – ID
24. June Miller – Ups Downs
25. Jai Paul – Jasmine (Camo & Krooked Edit)
26. DJ Koze – I Haven’t Been Everywhere But It’s On My List
27. Mat Zo ft. Sinead Egan – The Enemy (Fred V & Grafix Remix)
28. Baron – At The Drive In
29. Technimatic – Night Vision (VIP Edit)
30. Flume ft. Dave Glass Animals – Fantastic
31. Camo & Krooked – The Sloth w/London Elektricity – Main Ingredient (Acappella)
32. Dawn Wall – Twin Falls
33. Camo & Krooked – Turn Up The Music (VIP)
34. Camo & Krooked – Far Away (VIP) w/Camo & Krooked – Faith (Acappella)
35. Camo & Krooked – Passion
36. Syy – Downgrade (TC Edit)
37. TC – Have You
38. Alix Perez – Crookly
39. RÜFÜS – Innerbloom
40. DJ Fresh – Babylon Rising
41. Subwave – Rain Dance
42. London Grammar – Hey Now (Camo & Krooked Bootleg)
43. Kimyan Law – Luba
44. Camo & Krooked – Good Times Bad Times
45. Stephan Bodzin – Wir
46. Trentemøller – Take Me Into Your Skin w/Nina Simone – Feeling Good
47. Camo & Krooked ft. Klei – Dissolve Me
48. A.I. aka Artificial Intelligence ft. Steo – Take Me There
49. Camo & Krooked ft. Mefjus – Mandala
50. Camo & Krooked – Afterlife (BCee Remix)
51. Mutt ft. Kevin King – Conversations
52. D.Kay & DJ Lee – How Much Does It Take?
53. Mura Masa – Are U There
54. Camo & Krooked – Last Of The Tribe
55. Noisia – The Entangled (Camo & Krooked Extended Intro Mix)
56. Tapolsky & Vovking – 88
57. Moby – Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad
58. Camo & Krooked – Climax
59. Bmotion & Dossa & Locuzzed – Love Blind
60. Daughter – Youth (Hybrid Minds Bootleg)
61. Breakage ft. Madi Lane – Future (Calibre Remix) w/Moderat – Bad Kingdom (Acappella)
62. Calibre & High Contrast – Mr. Majestic
63. Break ft. Celestine – Hope
64. Camo & Krooked – Heat Of The Moment
65. High Contrast – Make It Tonight
66. Darkside aka Nicolas Jaar & Dave Harrington – Golden Arrow
67. Diana Ross & The Supremes – I’ll Try Something New
68. Moby – Wait For Me (Adriatique Remix)
69. The Doors – Break On Through (To The Other Side) (Camo & Krooked Remix)
70. RY X – Salt (Mohican Sun Remix)
71. Commix ft. Steve Spacek – How You Gonna Feel
72. Culture Shock & Brookes Brothers – Rework
73. D.Kay – Serenade
74. Donny Hathaway – Giving Up (Camo & Krooked Edit)
75. Rival Consoles – Recovery
76. Lana Del Rey – West Coast (Camo & Krooked Remix)
77. Joe Ford – Transpose
78. Dan Dakota – Yot Klub
79. Calyx & TeeBee – Loose Ends
80. Upgrade & T>I – Shot Down
81. Break – Enigma
82. Eric Prydz – Generate (Dimension Remix)
83. High Contrast – Return Of Forever
84. Redeyes ft. Glxy & Tyler Daley – Keep On
85. Calibre – Second Sun
86. Wandl – Vienna
87. D.Kay ft. Stamina Mc – Barcelona (High Contrast Remix) (Acappella Edit)
88. S.P.Y – By Your Side
89. Moderat – Intruder
90. Mefjus & Kasra – Conversions
91. Ivy Lab – Live On Your Smile
92. Thomas Oliver – Shine Like The Sun (Nu:Logic Remix)
93. Dossa & Locuzzed & Dorian – Synthesizer
94. Camo & Krooked – Honesty
95. Camo & Krooked – Tagtraum
96. HVOB – Always Like This (andhim Remix)
97. Stimming ft. Urzula Amen – From One Cell
98. Nathan Fake – The Sky Was Pink (Camo & Krooked Moog Edit)
99. Camo & Krooked ft. Tasha Baxter – Black Or White (Signal Remix)
100. Hybrid Minds – Brighter Days (Alibi Remix)
H/T: 1001 Tracklists
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