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Revisiting Nicolas Jaar's stunning 2012 Essential Mix of the Year. A magical journey through a musical world where the Aphex Twin joined a string quartet and Jay Z played golf.

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Sat 6 Jan 202423:00
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Music Played

  • Angelo Badalamenti

    Conversation On Twin Peaks

  • The Brothers Four

    Greenfields

  • JAY-Z

    My First Song (Acapella)

  • Jonny Greenwood

    There Will Be Blood

  • Los Ángeles Negros

    Tu Y Tu Mirar... Yo Y Mi Cancion

  • LaShun Pace

    It's Me Oh Lord (Acapella Praise)

  • Jonny Greenwood

    Open Spaces

  • Pearson Sound

    Footloose

  • The Electric Prunes

    Holy Are You (There Is No God Edit)

  • Aphex Twin

    Ziggomatic 17

  • Marin Marais

    Sonnerie De St Genevieve

  • Keith Jarrett

    Tokyo, November 14 (Encore)

  • My Girl And Me

    Always Back To You (feat. Lorraine)

  • Vera November

    Last Night Together (You're Coming Back Edit

  • Nikita Quasim

    L'amour l'après midi

  • Nikita Quasim

    The Way I Felt Today

  • In The Mood For Love

    Yujemi & 39s Theme

  • *NSYNC

    It Makes Me Edit

  • Charles Mingus

    Myself When I'm Real

  • Bill Callahan

    America!

  • The Field

    The Little Heart Beats So Fast

  • Bruno Pronsato

    Slowly Gravely

  • Sneaky Sound System

    Always By Your Side (Remix)

  • Just Friends

    Avalanche

  • Pavla & Noura

    Don't Owe Me A Thing

  • Acid Pauli

    La Voz Tan Tierna

  • Igor Wakhévitch

    Taddy's Dream

  • Nikita Quasim

    Derridu

  • Beyoncé

    1+1

  • Anouar Brahem

    Vague / E La Nave Va

  • Rio Grande

    Let's Groove (Tonight Edit)

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Manifesto

  • The Grass Roots

    Let's Live For Today (Learn To Live Edit)

  • Marvin Gaye

    Inner City Blues (SK Edit)

  • Man Friday

    Real Love (The Paradise Garage Mix) (feat. Larry Levan)

  • DJ Slugo

    What That Do

  • Ricordo Villalobos

    What You Say Is More Than I Can Say

  • Nicolas Jaar

    The Student

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 May 202201:00
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  • Wed 1 Jun 202219:00
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  • Mon 13 Jun 202220:00
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  • Thu 14 Dec 202301:00
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  • Thu 21 Dec 202319:00
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  • New Year's Day 202405:00
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