The Essential Mix kicked off the first of its 4-week 'Future Stars' series last week (which selects DJs who are destined for big things) with a mix from the half-Danish, half-Irish DJ and producer, Kolsch.
With Kolsch being chosen by Essential Mix head honcho Pete Tong, week 2 was in the capable hands of Annie Mac, who decided upon mysterious producer Friend Within, who made his mark in 2013 via tracks like 'The Renegade' on Method Records, 'The Pull' on Dirtybird and 'The Relate' on Pets Recordings.
Friend Within says of his debut Essential Mix:
"The mix is a good representation of my live DJ sets from the past year. They have consisted solely of my own productions and remixes. I've been a busy boy and had over sixty tracks to choose from. Specifically in this Essential Mix are some of my very first releases on Dirtybird through to remixes of Disclosure, Bondax and Ella Eyre continuing onto tunes from my forthcoming EP on Hypercolour."
"There are also seven previously unheard treats which are not even lined up for release yet, including a special refix of a Groove Armada chill-out classic. Let us not forget what must be my biggest tune to date, 'The Renegade' on Disclosure's Method Records."
Listen to Friend Within's Essential Mix below.