Following up a 2013 that saw his expansion into the US with the iHeartRadio expansion of the "All Gone Pete Tong" brand cement his legacy as a pioneering name in dance music radio broadcasting, it's still all going Pete Tong's way in 2014. New Year's Day found the top-tier personality being awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year's honours list for "services to broadcasting and music" from the British crown, and now he releases a Soundcloud playlist of his most vaunted "Essential" tunes of 2013. If a fan of Disclosure and Duke Dumont's funky house-gone-pop, loving the big room sounds of Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash's "Reload," or glad to follow Fatboy Slim and Riva Starr festival commandments of "Eat Sleep Rave Repeat," the content is most certainly diverse, and absolutely showcases the incredible sway that Tong's influence has over EDM as a whole.
Pete Tong Collected His Essential New Tunes of 2013
Following up a 2013 that saw his expansion into the US with the iHeartRadio expansion of the "All Gone Pete Tong" brand cement his legacy as a pioneer
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