So can a modern DJ truly be successful without their own music? Generally the answer to that question is an emphatic no. However broad generalisations generally mean that there’s the odd exception. In this case that exception is the exceptional Hessle Audio co-owner Ben UFO.

Admittedly his forward thinking label founded with the equally progressive thinking Pearson Sound and Pangea has certainly helped his cause, however you dont get an Essential Mix for just having a highly regarded underground record label, there needs to be a bit more under the hood. Pop that hood and you find a carefully chosen array of parts that have been fastidiously put together, this is no second hand car boj job, but rather a Goodwood type revival of DJ proportions. It has to be said that this is not for the faint hearted chart inspired House heads, however if you are truly passionate, like us, about electronic music, look no further. Highly recommended.

Ben UFO Essential Mix – Tracklist

Guy Evans – AC004 B2 [All Caps]

Bass Clef – Stenaline Metronil Solar Flare (Peverelist System Mix) [Punch Drunk]

Randomer – Curtains [Hemlock]

Drexciya – Danger Bay [Underground Resistance]

Royal Crown Of Sweden – Vanern [Proibito]

Mix Mup – Doomed [Hinge Finger]

Basic Soul Unit – Inner Shell [Lab.OUR]

Christian S. – Jagos [Cómeme]

Beau Wanzer – Balls Of Steel [LIES]

Hieroglyphic Being – Long Live The Flesh (The Edit) [+ + +]

Nueroshima – Scanner [Unreleased]

Ekranoplan – Coil [Unreleased]

JD Twitch – Juju [Autonomous Africa]

Laurie Spiegel – Drums [Unseen World]

SUL – Ain’t Bin Idle [MeandYou]

Mgun – Jijijijij$ijijijiji [Don’t Be Afraid]

Joey Anderson – Press Play [Latency]

Snugs – Rural Brazil [Unreleased]

DJ Qu – Alone I See [Inimeg]

Glenn Underground – Madzone [Djax-Up-Beats]

Kassem Mosse – Untitled

L.B. Dub Corp – Take It Down In (Dub) [Ostgut Ton]

Frak – First Snow In Harlem [Borft]

Baby Ford – Make Your Own Sunshine (Minimal Man Remix) [PAL SL]

Black Sites – N313 P [PAN]

Ekoclef – Tonight Is A Trap But The Bait Is Great [MAGIC + DREAMS]

Hank Jackson – Shave [Mr. Saturday Night]

DJ Booman – To Da Rhythm [Hardhead]

Gemini – Movement [NRK Sound Division]

The Traveller – Bypass [Ostgut Ton]

Marcos Cabral – Dancing On Manhattan [LIES]

Joe – Slope [Hessle]

Basic House – No Lotion (LK Mix) [Opal Tapes]

Plez – Can’t Stop (DMR Zone) [Plezure]

Depeche Mode – Should Be Higher (Pangaea Dub) [Columbia]

Special Request – Cold Blooded [Houndstooth]

Untold – Ion [Unreleased]

Kartei – 1866 Sisyphus [WT]