Hear Ingrosso and Alesso’s back-to-back Essential Mix

With a listing in the Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s largest nightclub’, Privilege Ibiza is not the place to play a slow-burning deep house set. The gargantuan 10,000-capacity institution – which also happens to house a swimming pool – goes for DJs who can comfortably fill the space. Dutch kingpin Tiesto enjoyed a stint there up until this season when he moved to over to the relatively-intimate Pacha, and now Armin van Buuren is there each Monday with his A State Of Trance residency.

As part of the recent Radio 1 Ibiza weekend, Pete Tong took his Essential Mix into the cavernous surrounds of Privilege with an eclectic bunch of DJs, including a back-to-back session from Swedish House Mafia don Sebastian Ingrosso and his protégé Alesso. The broadcast went out last weekend, and if you’re a fan of big-room house dialled up to 11, you can revisit the set in the Soundcloud embed below.

Alesso made his first trip to Australia in 2012 for a star-making run of shows on the Creamfields mainstage. In an interview with inthemix ahead of the tour, he reflected on the ‘trouse’ tag. “Ingrosso said a few years ago that it’s going to be the new thing, trance mixed with house,” he said. “He said he got a lot of shit because a lot of trance fans don’t like house, and a lot of house fans don’t like trance – but in 2010 and 2011, it was crazy with that sound everywhere. I think it’s a great sound. I get inspired by everything, and of course I get inspired of trance. I judge a track by its sound, its melody, and maybe the vocals. I don’t care that much about the genre itself.”

In their back-to-back, the Swedes worked in plenty of familiar remixes, mash-ups and productions from producers like Deniz Koyu, Tommy Trash and Michael Calfan. And, of course, the inescapable a capellas of Somebody That I Used To Know and You’ve Got The Love to close it out.

1. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso feat. Ryan Tedder – Calling (Lose My Mind) (Intro Edit)
2. Hard Rock Sofa & Swanky Tunes – Here We Go
3. Deniz Koyu vs. Calvin Harris – Tung! vs. Feel So Close
4. Alesso feat. Matthew Koma – Years
5. Alesso vs. Coldplay – Nillionaire vs. Paradise
6. Michael Calfan – Resurrection (Axwell’s Recut Club Version)
7. Swedish House Mafia vs. Swedish House Mafia & Knife Party – Greyhound vs. Antidote
8. Nari & Milani vs. Deborah Cox – Atom vs. Leave The World Behind (Acapella)
9. Miike Snow vs. Qulinez – Devil’s Work (Dirty South Remix) vs. Troll (Sick Individuals Remix)
10. Steve Angello – ID
11. Deniz Koyu vs. Depeche Mode – Bong vs. Personal Jesus (Acapella)
12. Sebastien Drums & Whelan Di Scala feat. Mitch Crown vs. DEVolution feat. Amy Pearson – Here I Come (Instrumental Mix) vs. Good Love (Acapella)
13. Afrojack & Shermanology – Can’t Stop Me (Kryder & Tom Staar Remix)
14. Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind (Axwell Remix)
15. David Guetta feat. Sia – Titanium (Alesso Remix)
16. Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji – Pressure (Alesso Remix)
17. Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash vs. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Reload vs. Save The World (Acapella)
18. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin – Don’t You Worry Child
19. Steve Aoki feat. Wynter Gordon vs. Thomas Gold vs. Red Carpet – Ladi Dadi (Tommy Trash Remix) vs. Sing 2 Me vs. Alright (Acapella)
20. Tommy Trash – The End
21. Alesso – Clash
22. Swedish House Mafia vs. Florence & The Machine – One vs. You’ve Got The Love (A capella)
23. Swedish House Mafia vs. Gotye feat. Kimbra – One vs. Somebody That I Used To Know (A capella)