- Essential Selection
The "Essential Selection" was a
radio show on Friday evenings 6:00pm-9:00pm onBBC Radio One , hosted byPete Tong . It started in early1991 and showcased the latestelectronic dance music , with an emphasis on house. Since changing from a three hour show to two hour show onSeptember 29 2006 , the show has been entitled simply, "Pete Tong."Versions of the show are exported outside of the UK. In Vancouver, Canada, the show, under its original name, airs Saturday evenings from 8:00pm-10:00pm on The Beat 94.5FM. [ [http://www.thebeat.com/shows/show_essential.cfm?ShowID=79 "Essential Selection"] The Beat 94.5FM, Vancouver, Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2008.]
Format
A regular feature of the show is Tong's designation of one track as the Essential New Tune of the week. Often, the track in question may be only available in
white label releases at the time. This is a significant accolade within the dance music community,cite web | author = Hannan, Rachael | year = | url = http://www.urbanplanet.co.uk/dj_interviews/yousef.php | title = DJ Interviews: Yousef | format = | work = | publisher = Urban Planet | accessdate = 2006-12-05 | accessyear = ] cite web | author = | date =October 12 ,2006 | url = http://www.dancefrontdoor.co.uk/v2/news/cr2-records-celebrate-50-releases/1597.html | title = CR2 Records Celebrate 50 Releases - Mark Brown Interview | format = | work = | publisher = Dance Front Door | accessdate = 2006-12-05 | accessyear = ] and a number of Essential New Tunes have gone on to become classics in terms of club playLinks to track listings archives
1. Aimless archive (http://www.aimless.demon.co.uk/em/selection.htm)
2. Essential mixings (http://www.essentialmix.nu/index.php?modname=tracklistings)
Notes and references
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