Essential Mix [13th November 1993]

Starting off this mix with a heavyweight dub mix of Killing Joke’s “Requiem” by Thrash (then of The Orb) was a monumental statement of intent. This period, following the first Sabres Of Paradise album and the launch of the Sabresonic club, could have been the moment Weatherall became a global techno megastar, but as ever he swerved off piste at every opportunity. This mix does build to the very greatest techno tracks of the moment, but the way it seamlessly does so from such a cavernously deep downtempo beginning is a masterclass in how to escape genre without ever losing focus.