Listen: Eric Prydz steps up again for the Essential Mix

Swedish dynamo Eric Prydz may be no closer to getting on that plane to Australia, but at least we can admire his DJing from afar. Prydz recently turned in another two-hour session for Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, and once again he’s stacked it with his own productions. The DJ’s last appearance on Tong’s show was with a live recording from Creamfields in 2011. Pryda weapons make up the bulk of the 2013 mix, with a flash of Cirez D and his own name. The man’s protégé Jeremy Olander is also strongly represented, along with Christopher Kah, Tonja Holma and Not Mani. “I never play the same set twice,” Prydz said of his DJing philosophy last time he spoke to inthemix. “Maybe I know the track I want to start with, but I always improvise from there. You can’t really plan.”

Having moved to L.A. to stake his place in the booming North American dance market, Prydz has picked up a residency in Las Vegas for 2013. Wynn Casino announced a roll-call of over 40 residents for its clubs Encore, Surrender, Tryst and XS, with Prydz listed alongside the likes of Avicii, Afrojack, David Guetta and Skrillex. Then came the announcement of the concept for his Vegas stint, titled Black Dice.

“Las Vegas has always been known for that glamour,” Prydz says as he strolls the Strip in the promo video for Black Dice. “We want to change things around a bit, darken things up and strip things down. I think the sound of the music I produce and play Las Vegas hasn’t really heard yet. That’s the whole idea of Black Dice as a night; it’s about pushing something new on the city. We want to do something brand new that Vegas hasn’t seen before.”

Essential Mix tracklisting:

Pryda – Liam
Not Mani – Need You
Tonja Holma – Spanish Delight
Christopher Kah – Evolution 909 (Magnus Froblom Remix)
Cory Lasser – Cypher
Pryda – Snaz
Pryda – Border Control w/ Pryda – Reeperbahn (Chordapella Mix)
Pryda – EPIC Radio 003 ID
Arpo – Interlude
Pryda – Warrior
Pryda – ID
Pryda – Games
Pryda – Rush
Pryda – Power Drive
Pryda – Clapham
Cirez D – Drums In The Deep
Jeremy Olander – Apex
Jeremy Olander – Let Me Feel (Eric Prydz Dub Remix)
Pryda – Rotonda
Jeremy Olander – Rorschach
Pryda – Welcome To My House
Eric Prydz – Every Day (Interlude Mix)
Pryda – One Day
Jeremy Olander – Let Me Feel