The Freestylers had only released a handful of 12″s when they recorded this for the BBC, although both members – Aston Harvey and Matt Cantor – had been around on the scene for years. A sizable chunk of the tunes in this mix were made by them under a variety of pre-Freestylers aliases dating all the way back to the acid house days – included in this mix are names such as Blapps Posse!, Bowser, Cut & Paste and Damage Control which all had some Freestyling input.

This mix includes so many classic from the big beat era its unreal. So much quality music from a time when you could just about mix anything into your set. Enjoy this wicked tbt mix!

Bleaden – Hitchhikers Guide
Beenie Man – Who Am I [Greensleeves]
Danny Reo – Room Wize [Columbia]
Ninja Man / Flourgen – Zip It Up [Sure Delight]
Freestylers – B-Boy Stance [Freekanova]
Budbrothers – Do You Wanna
Funkzm – Boogie Butt Sounds [Reel Vybe]
Eric B And Rakim – Juice [Soul/MCA]
Bowser – I Need More Time [Freekanova]
Whodini – Magic’s Wand
Cut And Paste – Let’s Go Disco
? – Funky 4 U
? – Petal [Indolent]
Bowser – Operation Hardheat [Freekanova]
Damage Control – Da Pumped Up Phunk [Afro Wax]
Double G – Untitled
Pick ‘n’ Mixed – Twisted Ska
? – El Magnfioo
Soul Hooligan – Sweet Pea [Freekanova]
Wil Shaker – Made Up Of This And That [Sophisticuts]
Star And Garter – Blimey [Easy DB]
Freestylers – Drop Tha Boom [Scratch City]
Freestylers – Don’t Stop The Rock [Music Specialists]
Freestylers – Don’t Stop [Scratch City]
Information Society – Running [Tommy Boy]
Bowser – Let Ya Body Funk [Freekanova]
DJ Funk Roc – My Beat Box
Isunamioe – Number 43 With [Fuel]
Freestylers – Spaced Invader [Freekanova]
Freestylers – Check Da Ski [Freekanova]
The Fall – Masquerade
DJ Poout – Let The Bass Mix
Dance Conspiracy – Dub War [Matamorhasis]
Genuwn – Holler
John Williams – Throne Room From Star Wars [20th Century]
Public Enemy – Bring The Noise [Def Jam]
Chemical Brothers – Leave Home [Virgin]
Blapps – Don’t Hold Back [Tribal Bass]
Godeoo – Birth Of The Odessy [BBC]
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Freestylers – Essential Mix 1998