For over three decades Paul Oakenfold has shaped the dance & electronic music genre and remains one of the leading forces in the wider global music scene. His works have taken him from the DJ booth of the worlds’ hottest nightspots and festivals to producing soundtracks for Hollywood blockbuster movies. His diversity has earned him two Grammy nominations. He’s produced & remixed for the likes of U2, Madonna and The Happy Mondays. He’s remixed Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones and Justin Timberlake plus released over 20 DJ mix compilations. Paul has also been responsible for creating film scores including The Bourne Identity, Matrix Reloaded, Shrek 2, Swordfish and Collateral. Paul Oakenfold is the sovereign of DJ culture and its’ most recognizable icon.
Rewind to 30 years ago when Paul Oakenfold set out on a trip to Ibiza, what he learned there would change dance & electronic music in the UK & Europe, ultimately the World, forever…
Generations charts this and is a 60 track journey through the last three decades of music. It’s split into three mixes; House Mix, Trance Mix and Balearic Mix. The House Mix contains no.1 hits from M/A/A/R/S, Steve Hurley, Black Box and Storm Queen, classic house tracks from CeCe Rogers, Marshall Jefferson, Inner City and Underworld. The Trance Mix has club & chart hits from Faithless, Chicane, Planet Perfecto, Da Hool and Schiller. The Balearic Mix contains Oakenfolds’ classic Ibiza memories with tracks that shaped modern electronic and indie from Frankie Knuckles, The Beloved, Happy Mondays, Leftfield and The Cure.
The Generations album is backed up by the Generations World Tour from April – October 2017, taking in 34 dates and adding, including a date on Mount Everest, which is up for the world record as the highest DJ gig ever!
CD01 House Mix
01 Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino (Paradise Version) no.47 1989
02 M|A|R|R|S – Pump Up The Volume no.1 1987
03 Steve Hurley – Jack Your Body (Original Club Mix) no.1 1987
04 Joe Smooth – Promised Land no.56 1989
05 CeCe Rogers – Someday (Club Mix) 1987
06 Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem) 1990
07 Adventures of Stevie V – Dirty Cash (Sold Out Mix) no.2 1989
08 Inner City – Good Life (Magic Juan’s Mix) no.4 1988
09 Black Box – Ride On Time (Massive Mix) no.1 1989
10 Everthing But The Girl – Missing (Todd Terry Remix) no.3 1995
11 Dirty Vegas – Days Go By no.16 2002
12 Robin S – Show Me Love (Stonebridge Remix) no.6 1993
13 Eric Prydz – Pjano no.2 2008
14 Jaydee – Plastic Dreams no.18 1997
15 Storm Queen – Look Right Through (MK Dub Remix) no.1 2013
16 Deadmau5 & Kaskade – I Remember no.14 2009
17 U2 – Beautiful Day (The Perfecto Mix) no. 1 2000
18 Mory Kante – Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor Remix) no.25 1995
19 Underworld – Born Slippy Nuxx (Paul Oakenfold Remix) no.2 1995
20 Swedish House Mafia ft. Tinie Tempah – Miami 2 Ibiza (Radio Edit) no.4 2010
CD02 Trance Mix
01 Salt Tank – Eugina (Salt Tank’s Reactivation Mix) no.40 1996
02 LostIt.Com – Animal (Trance Mix) no.70 2001
03 Chicane – Offshore (Disco Citizens Remix) no.14 1996
04 Tilt – Children (Tilt’s Courtyard Mix) no.2 1996
05 Tastexperience – Highlander (Original Mix)
06 Paul Oakenfold – Southern Sun (DJ Tiësto Mix) no.16 2002
07 Faithless – Salva Mea (Sister Bliss Remix) no.9 1996
08 Planet Perfecto Knights – ResuRection (EC Twins & Remy Le Duc Remix) no.3 2001
09 Timo Maas feat. Martin Bettinghaus – Ubik (The Dance) no.33 2000
10 Der Dritte Raum – Hale Bopp (Raumgleiter Version) 1998
11 Paul Oakenfold – Barber’s Adagio For Strings (Instrumental Mix) no.4 1999
12 Da Hool – Meet Her At The Love Parade (Nalin & Kane Mix) no.11 1998
13 Chakra – Home (Salt Tank Reconstruction) no.47 2000
14 Grace – Skin On Skin (Orange Mix) no.21 1996
15 Paul Oakenfold & Cassandra Fox – Touch Me (Perfecto Club Mix) 2014
16 Jam & Spoon – Stella no.66 1992
17 Planet Perfecto – Bullet In The Gun (Saturday Mix) no.7 1999
18 Amoeba Assassin – Piledriver (Grayed Out Summer Mix)
19 Schiller – Das Glockenspiel (Humate Remix) no.17 2001
20 LSG – Netherworld (Vinyl Cut) no.63 1997
21 Grace – Not Over Yet (Perfecto Mix) no.6 1995
CD03 Balearic Mix
01 Frankie Knuckles – Your Love no.59 1989
02 Electra – Jibaro no.54 1988
03 It’s Immaterial – Driving Away From Home (Wicked Weather For Walking) no.18 1986
04 Simple Minds – Theme For Great Cities no.13 1982
05 The Beloved – Sun Rising (Deeply Satisfying) no.26 1989
06 Orbital – Belfast (Perfecto Mix) no.53 1995
07 Leftfield – Release The Pressure (Desert Mix) no.13 1996
08 The Grid – Floatation no.60 1990
09 Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Andrew Weatherall Mix) no.39 1990
10 Carly Simon -Why (12” Mix) no.10 1982
11 Happy Mondays – Hallelujah (Club Mix) no.19 1989
12 William Pitt – City Lights (Extended Remix) no.94 1987
13 Cyndi Lauper – What’s Going On (Club Version) no.57 1987
14 Thrashing Doves – Jesus On The Payroll (Street Groove) 1987
15 Izit – Stories (I’ve a Novella Mix) no.52 1989
16 The Cure – Lullaby (Extended Mix) no.5 1989
17 Red Box – Enjoy (Solid Gold Easy Amex) 1990
18 Stone Roses – Waterfall (12” Mix aka Oakenfold & Osbourne Remix) no.27 1992
19 The Woodentops – Why Why Why 1988