What a truly wonderful interview, in a very intimate setting (Paul's own home!) The interviewer had obviously done alot of his own research regarding Paul himself, the Goa Mix itself, the asked questions were fantastic, And Paul really appreciated some deep and refeshing questions for a change! I really felt by watcing this, you got to see the deeper side of Paul, which was really lovely to see, And just how much Music became and is his chosen path in life... He really is the greatest dj of all time, and very humble with it... I have met him many times at gig's, and each time, it is like seeing an old friend! So thank you for such a fab interview! One of my favourite iterviews of Paul i have ever really watched! Oh and his hardcore fans are called the #Oakenfolks! I know that, because i am one of them ;-)
Thank you for this message! This is amazing to hear from one of his biggest fans. Happy you enjoyed Sean! We are very appreciative he shared these stories with us
We were so excited when he brought that up, didn't want to have to bring it up myself or else I would have started performing that part lol. Hope you enjoyed the interview, thanks for the comment
Paul is a major reason why I got into DJing back in the late 90s. He's still one of my favorite DJs and those essential mixes and GU mixes are among the greatest DJ mixes of all time.
Defo a legend! And a legendary Mix! I still remember when Paul came to my city (Antofagasta, Chile) in November 2015. And I was talking with him about the local trance scene and he gifted to me Perfecto Fluoro (1996) in CD and signed it. I was mindblowed. Great interview!
the impact of the goa mix shouldn't be under estimated - and by people here, watching this, it isn't. But it's important to understand for those of a newer generation, the times were _fundamentally_ different. There was no internet. There was no catch-up. No spotify to curate the perfect genre. No beatport. No BBC Sounds App. No Soundcloud. Few music outlets stocked these types of tracks, and certainly no one was mixing them with film scores and samples. But also the Essential Mix itself was legendary. If you were in to clubbing, or even if you were just in to the music, or in to hearing new things it was the place to be. It was how we discovered new movements, and certainly there was no way of knowing what we were going to get injected in to our ears before it happened. Maybe we were clubbing and would get our mate to tape it. For me I taped it each week, normally heading off to do other things for 45 minutes before rushing back to flip the tape and hit record again.... I was 19, going to illegal raves in Middle England where people like Eat Static, and the psychedelic off-shoot of the 'traditional' rave culture were starting to be played more and more. The goa / psytrance scene was coming, and Paul's Goa Mix caught the wave with perfect timing. It defined a moment for so many, it switched us on to a new way to listen to dance music and new sub genres that would later become massive global successes. For me I've been in to goa and psytrance ever since, and it's become a life-long passion thanks to Paul and Pete (and a few other essential mix DJs putting out ground-breaking mixes around the same time). As a direct result I made trance music and started DJing (soundcloud . com / jrb) where I curate similar (but obviously no where near as good) mixes as the Goa Mix). It's hard to see how we'll ever see a culture defining moment like it again, we can only hope!
He's right about how listening to Goa over and over again makes you more curious about the film score/dialogue as well as the individual tracks themselves. There's a track in there called Eugina by Salt Tank that plays about 20 minutes into the mix, which is now an all-time trance favourite of mine. Each to their own, but I believe that the underground scene back then produced more memorable, melodic sounds than you hear in today's commercialised nightclub world.
As much as Metallica whined about Napster, my addiction to EDM came from that program. The availability of mixes on there was epic. This mix, Shanghai, Havana and LA put this man on the map for me! Tiesto also had too many to name at that time (~2000). The golden age of trance, and I'm grateful to have lived through it!
Thanks Zach! Appreciate the comment. One of our ALL-TIME favorite Trance mixes is Tiesto Live at Innercity from 1999. Hopefully one day we can talk to him about it!
GOING AWESOME GUYS ALL THE BEST FOR THE COMING FUTURE.....SUPER PROGRESSIVE WILL BE THE ONE-STOP INFORMATION PLACE FOR EVERYTHING ABOUT PROGRESSIVE. Amazing Interview, got to know so many new things about the mix ..So much love from INDIA
Excellent! Like many of us here, the Goa mix means a lot to me and was one of my introductions to electronic music, and hearing Paul Oakenfold discuss its origins just reaffirms it to me as probably the greatest mix of all time.
Nobody has been able to ID track number 9 from Paul's essential mix from the Rojan in Shanghai China in 99. It's been over 20 years. If someone was going to figure it out it would have happened by now. The only person who can solve this is Paul. If you have a way to ask the track ID can you please. I love that mix. It's still one of my favorites. I'd really like a complete track selection. I'm fairly certain it's an unreleased track and that's why nobody has been able to figure it out. Which is again why nobody but Paul will know the answer. Amanda Ghost - Filthy Mind ID Moogwai - Viola ua-cam.com/video/aqyVBXg35wI/v-deo.html
we know the sample ! it was played on my 18th birthday ! what a night i had ! but yes only paul will know . the tracklisting that was published in the dj mags of the time says it was on Bonzai records. but i know ppl that have been through the whole of back cat of most of the white labels and still not found it . only paul will no . and i dont even think he does i mean how can you remember that moment from 25+ yrs ago. One day maybe and its a big maybe
@@RobynJames55 That dj mag bit is closer than anyone else has gotten in the last 20+ years. At least that gives me somewhere to look. But yeah I agree. I highly doubt Paul remembers. I can't remember some of my tracklists from a year ago. Still, I figured I'd at least try because you never know 🤷♂️. Maybe I'll hit up Bonzai and see if they can email their whitelabel info. They have a pretty well digitized back catalogue.
The Essential Mix, Global Underground, Perfecto Presents. It's tremendous how much memorable moments Oakie has created. Any newcomer should atleast once during their lifetime listen to all of them.
Got a tape of this the week it aired. Listened to it continuously and it changed me. From then on I would try to see him whenever I could and when he was resident in cream 98/99 I went about 90 times. Most memorable night was the que club in Birmingham 1997 just after cj bolland ’the prophet’ was released, what a venue, what a set, and that track blew the roof off! Fucking awesome decade, and I don’t bandy that word around lightly.
I listened to the Goa mix on the day, It captured the essence of Totally the essence of I knew it was a out of body experience Never will be repeated 😊🏴☠️
I came across your channel accidentally last night. Watched this all the way through and episode 9 with Hernan Cattaneo all the way through as well. Thank you so much for what y’all are doing. I feel so moved and appreciate so very much that some one is giving the genres of music I have loved since my early teen years and the djs who play it, such dignity and respect. These gentleman, Oakenfold, Cattaneo, and so many others deserve this historical treatment of themselves and the art form that they have passionately pushed forth for so many years. Best of regards.
Phenomenal work, gents. To capture the essence of it from the maker himself is so wholesome. Also being Indian and going to goa very often, it adds the extra bit of love for this. Time to play that on full volume tonight :) good luck
These interviews are pure gold! Guys thank you, keep up with your work so that the new generations know how electronic music used to be and bringing nostalgia to us who already experienced it.
What a truly wonderful interview, in a very intimate setting (Paul's own home!) The interviewer had obviously done alot of his own research regarding Paul himself, the Goa Mix itself, the asked questions were fantastic, And Paul really appreciated some deep and refeshing questions for a change! I really felt by watcing this, you got to see the deeper side of Paul, which was really lovely to see, And just how much Music became and is his chosen path in life... He really is the greatest dj of all time, and very humble with it... I have met him many times at gig's, and each time, it is like seeing an old friend! So thank you for such a fab interview! One of my favourite iterviews of Paul i have ever really watched! Oh and his hardcore fans are called the #Oakenfolks! I know that, because i am one of them ;-)
Thank you for this message! This is amazing to hear from one of his biggest fans. Happy you enjoyed Sean! We are very appreciative he shared these stories with us
I went to Goa back in 2005, 10 years after the Goa mix. It was insane
The DJ eases a spliff from his lyrical lips and smilingly orders…. CEASE! Love the Goa Mix, outstanding.
We were so excited when he brought that up, didn't want to have to bring it up myself or else I would have started performing that part lol. Hope you enjoyed the interview, thanks for the comment
Paul is a major reason why I got into DJing back in the late 90s. He's still one of my favorite DJs and those essential mixes and GU mixes are among the greatest DJ mixes of all time.
great work man! This history needs to be captured.
Happy you enjoyed thanks for the comment
Pauls Essential mixes from back then, truly classic live sets. Perfecto Flouro still one of favourite compilations, a real journey
We’ve been having a lot of fun going back and listening to them
Defo a legend! And a legendary Mix!
I still remember when Paul came to my city (Antofagasta, Chile) in November 2015. And I was talking with him about the local trance scene and he gifted to me Perfecto Fluoro (1996) in CD and signed it. I was mindblowed.
Great interview!
Thanks for the kind words Hernan! That's an awesome story!
the impact of the goa mix shouldn't be under estimated - and by people here, watching this, it isn't. But it's important to understand for those of a newer generation, the times were _fundamentally_ different. There was no internet. There was no catch-up. No spotify to curate the perfect genre. No beatport. No BBC Sounds App. No Soundcloud. Few music outlets stocked these types of tracks, and certainly no one was mixing them with film scores and samples. But also the Essential Mix itself was legendary. If you were in to clubbing, or even if you were just in to the music, or in to hearing new things it was the place to be. It was how we discovered new movements, and certainly there was no way of knowing what we were going to get injected in to our ears before it happened. Maybe we were clubbing and would get our mate to tape it. For me I taped it each week, normally heading off to do other things for 45 minutes before rushing back to flip the tape and hit record again.... I was 19, going to illegal raves in Middle England where people like Eat Static, and the psychedelic off-shoot of the 'traditional' rave culture were starting to be played more and more. The goa / psytrance scene was coming, and Paul's Goa Mix caught the wave with perfect timing. It defined a moment for so many, it switched us on to a new way to listen to dance music and new sub genres that would later become massive global successes. For me I've been in to goa and psytrance ever since, and it's become a life-long passion thanks to Paul and Pete (and a few other essential mix DJs putting out ground-breaking mixes around the same time). As a direct result I made trance music and started DJing (soundcloud . com / jrb) where I curate similar (but obviously no where near as good) mixes as the Goa Mix).
It's hard to see how we'll ever see a culture defining moment like it again, we can only hope!
Thank you for sharing this comment. So much information here. The context you provide adds so much to understanding what this mix is all about
He's right about how listening to Goa over and over again makes you more curious about the film score/dialogue as well as the individual tracks themselves. There's a track in there called Eugina by Salt Tank that plays about 20 minutes into the mix, which is now an all-time trance favourite of mine. Each to their own, but I believe that the underground scene back then produced more memorable, melodic sounds than you hear in today's commercialised nightclub world.
Eugina is peak trance
As much as Metallica whined about Napster, my addiction to EDM came from that program. The availability of mixes on there was epic. This mix, Shanghai, Havana and LA put this man on the map for me! Tiesto also had too many to name at that time (~2000). The golden age of trance, and I'm grateful to have lived through it!
Thanks Zach! Appreciate the comment. One of our ALL-TIME favorite Trance mixes is Tiesto Live at Innercity from 1999. Hopefully one day we can talk to him about it!
Haven’t listened to it in years. I’ll be correcting that over the next week. Great interview!
Thanks for watching Andy, happy you enjoyed it!
This was super interesting! Loved his bit at the end where he said to keep listening to the mix to find hidden gems
Happy you enjoyed William! Thanks for the continued support!!!
agree, so excited to listen to it now:P
great camera work Jack
Thank you! ❤️
Agreed! Beautifully done.
Wooohoooo what a great interview, best choice for the first podcast. Can't wait for his new album to come out.
Class video
Thanks! Happy you enjoyed!
Your are doing a great job whit this vídeos.. Thanks... Love to see you talking whit lawler por seaman... Maybe seb talking about prototype
Wonderful interview thank you so much 😊
Thanks for watching !!
GOING AWESOME GUYS ALL THE BEST FOR THE COMING FUTURE.....SUPER PROGRESSIVE WILL BE THE ONE-STOP INFORMATION PLACE FOR EVERYTHING ABOUT PROGRESSIVE.
Amazing Interview, got to know so many new things about the mix ..So much love from INDIA
Really happy you enjoyed Aryan! Thanks for the kind comment, that's our goal!
Great engaging questions. You guys were fantastically prepared for this interview.
Thank you very much! Thanks for watching
Excellent! Like many of us here, the Goa mix means a lot to me and was one of my introductions to electronic music, and hearing Paul Oakenfold discuss its origins just reaffirms it to me as probably the greatest mix of all time.
Thanks for the awesome comment. We hope the interview brought back some great memories
Nobody has been able to ID track number 9 from Paul's essential mix from the Rojan in Shanghai China in 99. It's been over 20 years. If someone was going to figure it out it would have happened by now. The only person who can solve this is Paul. If you have a way to ask the track ID can you please. I love that mix. It's still one of my favorites. I'd really like a complete track selection.
I'm fairly certain it's an unreleased track and that's why nobody has been able to figure it out. Which is again why nobody but Paul will know the answer.
Amanda Ghost - Filthy Mind
ID
Moogwai - Viola
ua-cam.com/video/aqyVBXg35wI/v-deo.html
we know the sample ! it was played on my 18th birthday ! what a night i had !
but yes only paul will know . the tracklisting that was published in the dj mags of the time says it was on Bonzai records. but i know ppl that have been through the whole of back cat of most of the white labels and still not found it . only paul will no . and i dont even think he does i mean how can you remember that moment from 25+ yrs ago. One day maybe and its a big maybe
@@RobynJames55 That dj mag bit is closer than anyone else has gotten in the last 20+ years. At least that gives me somewhere to look. But yeah I agree. I highly doubt Paul remembers. I can't remember some of my tracklists from a year ago. Still, I figured I'd at least try because you never know 🤷♂️. Maybe I'll hit up Bonzai and see if they can email their whitelabel info. They have a pretty well digitized back catalogue.
He's been asked, he does not remember
@@stephenwiley5617 Damn, that's unfortunate. Hopefully someone figures it at some point.
Great interview and I look forward to more with other legends. Good job! :)
Thanks a lot!!! More on the way
The Essential Mix, Global Underground, Perfecto Presents. It's tremendous how much memorable moments Oakie has created.
Any newcomer should atleast once during their lifetime listen to all of them.
Went to my first cream event last year and pauls cream 2004 mix still set the tone
Got a tape of this the week it aired. Listened to it continuously and it changed me. From then on I would try to see him whenever I could and when he was resident in cream 98/99 I went about 90 times. Most memorable night was the que club in Birmingham 1997 just after cj bolland ’the prophet’ was released, what a venue, what a set, and that track blew the roof off! Fucking awesome decade, and I don’t bandy that word around lightly.
I listened to the Goa mix on the day,
It captured the essence of
Totally the essence of
I knew it was a out of body experience
Never will be repeated
😊🏴☠️
Love this videos... More please
More coming!
One of the three people who simultaneously got me into trance as a little child forever go. Absolute legend.
Not a lot of people really understand what Goa brings to the table. Brilliant to hear about Goa from the legend himself.
i am simply amazed at where you go, who you talk to and the quality of questions and rationale you use.....
Gracias.
I came across your channel accidentally last night. Watched this all the way through and episode 9 with Hernan Cattaneo all the way through as well.
Thank you so much for what y’all are doing. I feel so moved and appreciate so very much that some one is giving the genres of music I have loved since my early teen years and the djs who play it, such dignity and respect. These gentleman, Oakenfold, Cattaneo, and so many others deserve this historical treatment of themselves and the art form that they have passionately pushed forth for so many years. Best of regards.
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Phenomenal work, gents. To capture the essence of it from the maker himself is so wholesome. Also being Indian and going to goa very often, it adds the extra bit of love for this.
Time to play that on full volume tonight :) good luck
Might be my favorite mix ever!
Wow…what a legendary dj.
Amazing!
so good! nice vibes
Goa isn’t an island.
An uninformed American.. Never!!
Goa isn’t an island
I hate psytrance lol
These interviews are pure gold! Guys thank you, keep up with your work so that the new generations know how electronic music used to be and bringing nostalgia to us who already experienced it.