RA celebrates the art of the mix with our list of the best compilations of the past ten years.

No Halo & Hipp-E Fabric??? Never heard anything but positive things about that mix.

Loads of blinders in there but the Villalobos obsession is getting a bit too much now

love this chart....global underground has many releases in this poll and i loved most of them (expecially GU19 by diggers)...but there are lot of pearls too.
well done RA

The "obsession" of placing just one of the four mix CDs he released in the past decade at no. 8?

holy crap i actually agree with their choices for a change altho i think villalobos' gren & blue mix is better than the fabric one

Having Mayer do his own blurb was a nice touch

Involver all the way baby.

Magda and Ricardo above Tiga and Trevor Jackson .. no comment.

It's a also a good list, but in my opinion: Tom Middleton's The Sound Of The Cosmos should have been in top 10. I would have put Burrdige's Nu Breed in instead of 24:7 and Taka Taka from Ricardo instead of Fabric.
I miss Fred Deakin's Nu Balearica, some disco mixes (Idjut Boys, Unabombers), Prins Thomas' Cosmo Galatic Prism, Armand Van Helden'S Odyssey, Superpitcher's Today, Francois Kevorkian's Essential mix, Books Shade's and Daddy G's Dj Kicks, Sasha & Diweed's Communicate, Fabriclive01 from James LAvelle, Another Late Night from Groove Armada. And I really don't understand what are doing Magda and Dixon in top 10
But That's just me...

totally enjoyable.

Luciano's Sci:Fi Hi:Fi Vol2 should have got a mention the top 50 I guess.

Happy to see Involver and James Lavelle Barcelona get a mention along with some other great names.

i suppose everyone has an opinion and thats what makes music so great, a good conversation point at any table. Never mind Another late night as good as it is. What about Groove Armada After dark , Andy Smith the document 2. unabombers aswell nowhere to be seen. booka shade and im sure if i gave it another little think id come up with loads. I have to say for me the best mix of the last decade has to be Dixon Body Language outstanding mix, track selection is unreal its an emotional rollercoaster made me fall inlove with music all over again. Oh yeah Strange Games by Kenny Dope and the dj spinna one and what about the buzzin fly collection most of them would be worthy of a spot and lazy dog. dont think ye sat down for long enough for this one. And how 2 many djs is there i dont know it does my head in thats just my opinion

could have been a bit more 'obsessed' and remembered taka taka.....

Is this a RA "office" poll rather than a RA "users" poll.

If the latter I missed the invite to vote. If the former its meaningless...

Good list. A lot I haven't heard. Keen to check out the Dan Bell, in particular.

My Top 3:

Superpitcher "Today"
Wighnomy Brothers "Metawuff..."
Magda "She's a Dancing Machine".

Good choice for number 1 IMO as well.

cassy above tiga,richie hawtin,weatherhall... you must be joking , that mix is nice maybe for place 50 or something , but anyway cool chart

Bit stunned that Tyrant - No Shoes No Cake didnt make it on to this........

Not a single Solid Steel mix? What's going on? If you're giving (well deserved) credit to Soulwax for what they did, I think Ninja Tune deserves more than a mention.. even if they aren't as trendy.

Excellent stuff though. Good call on David Holmes. One personal addition would be Underworld - Back to Mine.

wheres 20 years of the subclub?! with Harri and Domenic and Optimo..

The James Holden at the controls cd is far better than the Agoria one and also is far better than the james holden balance cd that is placed in the top 10, weird.

Optimo, Kill The DJ- surely??

dont agree with a lot of them but i must say that the mayer mix is probably the one i listened to most over the last few years.

#1 DJ
#1 Artist Album of the last 10 years
Top 10 placing for a really poor mix cd

etc

obviously its all subjective but seems to be some serious bumming going on for a couple of albums that werent actually really that great.

Greg Wilson? Theo Parrish?

Greg Wilson and Theo for sure, add Moodymann to the list as well! What about Derrick Carter?

Some good mixes in there for sure but also allot of obvious omissions. Not heard allot of the mixes mentioned to be honest and will be on the hunt to see what is special about them.

Personally I think the west coast sound at the turn of the centaury should have a mention as lots of good stuff and mixes that were about at the time. Also was integral period for deep house on the soundscaping of the modern sound IMO. Yousef for example for me was one of the best DJ's on the planet circa 2001 - 2002.

Of course this is like the top DJ’s poll, all very subjective to someone’s personal preferences.

Carl Cox live at Crobar, hello?

A personal list of 5o mixes from 2ooo-2oo9 I liked, in casual order... mostly not so recent... and maybe I missed some...

01. Jennifer Cardini - Feeling Strange
02. Chloè - Live At Robert Johnson
03. DJ Hell - Hell Boy
04. Timewriter - Deep Train 4
05. John Digweed - GU019: Los Angeles
06. Wighnomy Brothers - Metawuffmischfelge
07. Chateau Flight - Body Language 5
08. Terry Lee Brown Junior - Terry's Cafè 8
09. Danny Howells - GU027: Miami
10. M.A.N.D.Y. - Get Physical 2nd Anniversary Label Compilation
11. M.A.N.D.Y. - Get Physical 4th Anniversary Label Compilation
12. Funk D'Void - Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi 4
13. Desyn Masiello - Balance 008
14. Michael Mayer - Immer
15. Sasha - Involver
16. Deep Dish - GU025: Toronto
17. The Forth - GU: Afterhours
18. Everything But The Girl - Back To Mine
19. The Glimmers - DJ Kicks
20. Optimo Espacio - How To Kill The DJ (Part 2)
21. Chicken Lips - Nitelife 015
22. 2 Many DJs - As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 2
23. Darren Emerson - GU020: Singapore
24. Optimo - Psyche Out
25. Superpitcher - Today
26. Joris Voorn - Balance 014
27. Ivan Smagghe - Fabric 23
28. Maybe. Plastic City Label Compilation
29. Ricardo Villalobos - Taka Taka
30. Nick Warren - GU024: Reykjavik
31. Danny Rampling - Break For Love
32. Freeform Five - Misch Masch
33. Ben Watt - Buzzin' Fly III
34. Playgroup - DJ Kicks
35. Rub N Tug - Fabric 29
36. Ame - Coast2Coast
37. Babak Shayan - Pestomix 001
38. Dixon - Body Language 4
39. Francois K - Frequencies
40. Sebo K - Back Up 01
41. Ewan Pearson - Fabric 35
42. Jamie Jones - Get Lost 02
43. Radioslave - Rekids
44. Trentemoller - The Polar Mix
45. Motorcitysoul - Back Up
46. Nick Harris - Deep Sensation
47. Tiefschwarz - Strictly Tiefschwarz
48. Villa - Cosmic Balearic Beats 02
49. Swayzak - Groovetechnology v1.3
50. James Holden - Balance 005

Screw this

DJ Bone - Subjectetroit Volume 2 (2000) pure 3 deck skills, ultimate craftmanship and timeless track selection.

Jeff Mills - Exhibitionist - Much of the same as above but not as timeless a Mix.

Mayer - are you trying to say you can't creatively mix or what?

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apart from swayzaks and richards that are my favourites, from the fabric series i would have also included tyrant 15 and stacey pullen 14 =)

DE-9 Closer to the Edit should be at the top of the list. It's the only mix on there that instantly made a niche genre into an industry. Can't think of any other mix CD having such a huge influence. I know it's a matter of taste but I can't honestly see how Magda's mix is up so much higher. While good it's based on all the concepts pioneered in closer to the edit. I know which one I will remember in ten years.

fabric 27 audion, 41 luciano and 42 ame would have been in there for me also teh matthew dear body language

very glad with #22

totally agree with the #1 btw!

suprised this one didn't get a bit higher: Wighnomy Brothers' "Metawuffmischfelge". I would also have put Radioactive Man's Fabric08 mix in there and would've have mentioned a few, but I guess the list will be different for everyone of us...

magda - shes a dancing machine at no.7......bore off.

think that Involver is an album.

Nice to see Diggers GU L.A in there, one of my personal faves, still sounds amazing.

Lawlers NUbreed..... again, great to hear it, released in the midst of the Tribal frenzy, great stuff.

I liked Danny Howels 24:7 more than Buridges, still both good tho.

Magda so high up? just sounded like a mess to me.

Villilobos deserves to be higher

Supprised not to see any Renaissance up there, Deepdish in Ibiza deserves a shout.

Nice selection. I would include Akufen Fabric, Circoloco At DC10 mixed by Clive Henry & Loco Dice, and Matthew Dear Fabric.

Immer is amazing !

Where's Jeff Mills Live from the Liquid Rooms?

I second that... How about Bonobo's "It came from the sea" mix?

Back in the mid 90s! Wrong decade...

I found this one of the most disappointing mixes of the last decade! Massive let down after Yoshiesque.

marcus intalex - fabriclive 35 should definitely be there. i think it opened up a lot of people's ears to the diversity of drum and bass as well as being stunningly well selected mixed and paced. i know ra doesn't focus that much on d n b but to miss out that mix is ridiculous.

Nobody will ever agree entirely with a list like this but I guess that's the point of publishing them - to spark interest & debate.

For my money, I found Tom Middleton's mix a let-down after high expectations. The chillout mix was enjoyable if polite, the alternative mix was good in parts, unexceptional in others, whilst the house mix I found, on the whole, offensively insipid.

I'd certainly have placed Henrik Schwarz's DJ Kicks in my Top 50, as well as Derrick Carter's 'Choice' CD which was magical! Also one from the legend, Doc Martin, is a must - whether his fabric CD for the best intro to a house mix I have heard, or 'Sounds You Can Feel' for just being great track after great track, of all different styles, I'm not sure. Maybe both for me personally! Possibly FK's Masterpiece, 2 discs of which do live up to the billing (not the electro house effort though). I'd also include Modeselektor's Boogybytes.

Certainly agree with the inclusion of DJ Deep's 'City To City' - a fine mix! Also big love for Alex Nut's Rinse mix, Dixon's Body Language and Craig Richards fabric.

I'm glad to see Surgeon made the cut.

james holden - at the controls?

Nice to see Dave Clarke's 'World Service Vol. 1' in the Top 10... Absolutely amazing mix... Pretty happy with the results overall.

Immer is definitely bomb, loving it!

I would also add older Desyn Masiello's Balance 008 and newer Sasha Funke's Watergate 02, but seeing Efdemin, Holden and Dixon out there makes me happy enough.

Involver is an album, mixed but an album. Involver 2 is a mix cd.

Good list for the most part! Only missing items for me are:

• VILLALOBOS - TAKA TAKA
• TIGA - THE BEST OF INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLOS vol. 1

Carl Craig - The Workout anyone?

Joris Voorn - Balance should be way higher, and the Villalobos Fabric mix wouldn't be in my top 40, let alone top 10.

God damn, forgot about Yoshi !!