Midland has won ‘Essential Mix of the Year’ for 2016

by: Will McCarthy Dec 23, 2016

Late in February, British DJ Harry Agius delivered a stunning Essential Mix under his Midland moniker. Agius’ contribution stood out among its competition immediately upon its broadcast, in terms of its tastefulness, masterful arrangement, and vastly eclectic nature. Ranging from Four Tet to Frankie Valli, Midland’s Essential Mix is the culmination of his mission statement to “create a homogeneous sound that people from different musical persuasions can appreciate.”

Now, Midland has officially won the prestigious honor of Essential Mix of the Year, emerging triumphantly against a strong pool of 2016 contenders; EMOTY’s other nominees included heavyweight efforts from Âme X Dixon, Recondite, Dusky, and Leon Vynehall. Harry Agius succeeds 2015’s champion, the legendary Berghain resident Ben Klock. Tune into Midland’s remarkably-woven auditory journey below.

Congratulations, Harry.

Tracklist:

Nick Drake – Introduction [Island]
Map.ache – You R The Bonus [Giegling]
Benedkit Frey – Portal [MRT]
Musiccargo – Ich Geh Den Weg Mit Dir [Amontillado Music]
Aufgang – Demo 3 [Neabau]
Kusuma – Beat les [White Label]
C/Or – Bells, Walking [White Label]
Midland – Decompression Suite [Aus Music]
Grauzone – Eisbaer (ILO’s Warped Edit) [Lo Fi Edits]
Patrick Cowley – Thief of Love [Honey Soundsystem]
Kishore Kumar – Apni To Jaise (Midland Edit) [White Label]
King Sunny Adé – Sunny Ti De Ariya (Midland Panorama Bar Edit) [White Label]
Ploy – Move Yourself [Hessle Audio]
Midland – Outpost [Graded]
Dynamo Dreesen – B1 [Sued]
Midland – Holdup [Graded]
Jon Hopkins – Vessel (Four Tet Remix) [Double Six]
Silver Apples – Ruby [Kaap]
Talk Talk – The Rainbow [EMI]
Anthony Child – Midnight Rain [Editions Mego]
Commix – Japanese Electronics (Instra:mental Moog remix) [Metalheadz]
Jai Paul – Jasmine [XL]
Jon Daly – Solitaire [IRR Germany]
Solitary Dancer – Desire + Apathy [White Label]
Sfire – 6 [Ultramajic]
Midland – Double Feature [ReGraded]
Midland – Final Credits [ReGraded]
Frankie Valli – The Night [Mowest]