The winner of 600 records from the late DJs collection has posted a two-hour podcast to mark the 10th anniversary of Peels death on 25 October. Highlights include tracks by Boards of Canada and Daft Punk
In 1998, John Peel ran a competition on his BBC Radio 1 show in which the prize was a huge haul of 600 dance and electronic 12-inch records. The stash, from his own personal vault, had been gathering dust at Peel Acres, his home in Suffolk, and included classics from Boards of Canada, Speedy J, Daft Punk, Ben Sims and the Stay Up Forever Collective.
As a contribution to John Peel Day on 25 October which marks 10 years since the DJ died the winner of these 600 discs, who wishes to remain anonymous, has launched a two-hour mix featuring his favourites from the collection. It is a journey through the late 90s sounds of downtempo, techno, acid techno, experimental electronica, big beat, tech house, dub techno and drumnbass. Also included is the story of how the records arrived in his life.
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