Radio 1's Essential Mix of 2016: Midland

As decided by a panel of experts, Radio 1's Essential Mix of 2016 comes from Midland - an eclectic and stunning two hours, including exclusives from the man himself.

Hosts	Pete Tong
Featured Artists	Midland
Programme	Radio 1's Essential Mix
Broadcast	24 Dec 2016
Brand	Essential Mix of the Year
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Episode Tracklist

#		Artists/Remixers	Labels
1	Trace	Midland	Aus Music	25 Feb 2013
2	Introduction	Nick Drake	Island Records	01 Mar 1971
3	Ache	MAP	Giegling
4	Portal	Benedkit Frey	MRT
5	Ich Geh Den Weg Mit Dir	Musiccargo	Amontillado Music	15 Aug 2005
6	Demo 3	Aufgang
7	Beat Les	Kusama	White Label
8	Bells, Walking	CO/R	Hinge Finger	17 Jul 2016
9	Decompression Suite	Midland	Aus Music	08 Jul 2016
10	Eisbaer ILO's Warped Edit	Grauzone	Lo-Fi EdiTS	01 Jan 2014
11	Thief of Love	Patrick Cowley	Honey Soundsystem, Honey Soundsystem Records
12	Apni To Jaise Midland Edit	Kishore Kumar Midland	White Label
13	Sunny Ti De Ariya Midland Panorama Bar Edit	King Sunny Adé Midland	White Label
14	Move Yourself	Ploy	Hessle Audio	18 Feb 2016
15	Outpost	Midland	Graded	29 Apr 2016
16	B1 Untitled	Dynamo Dreesen, SVN, A Made Up Sound	SUED
17	Holdup	Midland	Graded	29 Apr 2016
18	Vessel Four Tet Remix	Jon Hopkins Four Tet	Double Six, Double Six Records	16 Jul 2010
19	Ruby	Silver Apples	Kapp Records	01 Jan 1969
20	The Rainbow	Talk Talk	Capitol Records	01 Jan 2003
21	The Warrior	Anthony Child	Editions Mego
22	Japanese Electronics Instra:mental Moog remix	Commix Instra:mental Moog	Metalheadz
23	Jasmine	Jai Paul	Because Music	01 Jan 2012
24	Solitaire	Jon Daly
25	Desire + Apathy	Solitary Dancer	White Label, Graded
26	6	Sfire	Ultramajic
27	Double	Midland, ure	ReGraded
28	Final Credits	Midland	ReGraded	31 May 2016
29	The Night	The Four Seasons	EMI TV, Virgin, Universal Music	01 Jan 2009

Created at: 24 Feb 2026

Updated at: 23 Mar 2026