The Essential Mix at 25: Pete Tong on Creating One of Dance Music's Most Important Mix-Shows - Rolling Stone

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The Essential Mix at 25: Pete Tong on Creating One of Dance Music's Most Important Mix-Shows Rolling Stone On October 30, 1993, Pete Tong oversaw the first episode of the Essential Mix on BBC's Radio 1. Club music was ascendant in the U.K., and Tong devoted a late-night slot to it on national radio, playing an uninterrupted string of house — inspired by ... and more »