Hardwell blitzes the Essential Mix with 2 hours of big room bootlegs, exclusives, and more
This week, Hardwell stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Studios to get behind the decks of Pete Tong‘s Radio 1 broadcast. Recently voted the 6th Best DJ in the World by the infamous DJ Mag poll, this Holland-based producer has been putting out electro/big room hybrids since he first got his start in 2007. In the last 2 years, with tracks like “Spaceman” and collaborations with Tiesto and Nicky Romero, Hardwell has seen a meteoric rise to superstardom, one that was fueled by his bootleg-heavy sets and the type of indescribable style that he himself proclaims as “Hardwell music.”
On his Essential Mix, Hardwell showcases his prowess for dismantling and reassembling familiar tracks with surprisingly unique results. Countless bootlegs and mash-ups, like his combination of REM’s “Losing My Religion” with “Three Triangles,” make up the foundation of the mix. Featuring cuts from his own Revealed Recordings artists and his upcoming track “Apollo,” Hardwell’s Essential Mix is big room at its best. If there was any doubt that his placement at #6 was ill-deserved, this Essential Mix should squelch the non-believers.
Tracklist after the break.
01 Dannic – Clobber
w/ Karizma feat. DJ Spen – 4 The Love (Of House)
02 Example – Say Nothing (Hardwell & Dannic Remix) [MOS]
03 Tommy Trash – Truffle Pig [FOOL’S GOLD]
04 Hardwell vs. R.E.M. – Losing My Three Triangles (Hardwell Mashup) [WARNER BROS./TOOLROOM]
05 Jochen Miller – Cheer Up
w/ Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go – Cinema (Acappella) [ULTRA]
06 Hardwell feat. Amba Shepherd – Apollo
07 Porter Robinson feat. Heather Bright – Language [BIG BEAT]
08 Syn Cole – April [LE7ELS]
09 Hardwell – Spaceman [REVEALED]
10 Bingo Players – Out Of My Mind [HYSTERIA]
11 Hardwell – Cobra [REVEALED]
w/ Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People [CAPITOL (EMI)]
w/ Hardwell – Three Triangles [TOOLROOM]
12 Joachim Garraud – Are U Ready (Hardwell Rework)
w/ Joachim Garraud – Are U Ready (Acappella)
13 Mr. Fluff – Fearless Hearts (Jordy Dazz Vocal Remix)
w/ Alesso – Raise Your Head [REFUNE]
w/ Calvin Harris feat. Example – We’ll Be Coming Back [COLUMBIA (SONY)]
14 Tiesto & Hardwell – Zero 76 [MUSICAL FREEDOM]
15 Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash – Reload [REFUNE]
16 Jay-Z & Linkin Park – Numb Encore (Acappella)
w/ Chuckie – Who’s Ready To Jump (GlowInTheDark Higher Club Mix) [BIG BEAT]
17 Tony Romera – Pandor [PROTOCOL]
w/ ANSOL & Dyro – Top Of The World [WALL (SPINNIN)]
18 Marcel Woods & Allure – Ready
w/ Syndicate Of L.A.W. – Right On Time (2000 Countdown The Holly Digit)
w/ Chuckie & Hardwell feat. Ambush – Move It 2 The Drum [DIRTY DUTCH]
19 Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites [MAU5TRAP]
w/ Sander Van Doorn & Julian Jordan – Kangaroo [DOORN (SPINNIN)]
w/ Zedd & Lucky Date feat. Ellie Goulding – Fall Into The Sky [INTERSCOPE]
20 Wolfgang Gartner & Tiesto feat. Luciana – We Own The Night (Acappella) [MUSICAL FREEDOM]
w/ ID – ID
21 Nicky Romero – Symphonica [PROTOCOL]
22 Zedd feat. Matthew Koma – Spectrum (Tristan Garner & Gregori Klosman Knight Remix) [INTERSCOPE]
23 Hardwell & Dannic – Kontiki (Dyro Remix) [REVEALED]
24 Firebeatz – Here We F*cking Go [REVEALED]
25 Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX – I Love It (Sick Individuals Remix) [BIG BEAT]
26 Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child [EMI UK]
w/ Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child (Promise Land Remix) [EMI UK]
27 Hardwell & Showtek – How We Do [REVEALED]
28 Jordy Dazz – Claymore
w/ Daft Punk – Technologic
29 Hardwell – Encoded (Dada Life Remix) [REVEALED]
30 Chuckie vs. Tom Fall – Who’s Ready For iRok (Hardwell Mashup) [BIG BEAT/TRICE (ARMADA)]
w/ Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream (Acappella) [EMI]
31 Showtek & Justin Prime – Cannonball [MUSICAL FREEDOM]
w/ Daft Punk – Around The World (Acappella) [VIRGIN]
32 Jordy Dazz – OMG [REVEALED]
33 Knife Party – Rage Valley [BIG BEAT]
w/ Franky Rizardo & Roul & Doors – Elements (Hardwell & Dannic Remix) [REVEALED]
34 Hardwell & Laidback Luke – Dynamo
w/ Dada Life – Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker [Mixmash Records]
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