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Enter the world of melodic techno with Pete Tong as he explores the origins of the sound.

Melodic techno is characterised by hypnotising progressions and cinematic drops. It is a sound that takes you on a journey and originally thrived in the underground in the mid-late 00s. It evolved from traditional techno and took elements from minimal sounds and even trance music to become the sound we recognise today.

Pete plays some of his favourites from the genre including the likes of M.A.N.D.Y, Solomun, Adriatique, Stefan Bodzin and more...

碍枚濒蝉肠丑 drops by to share his Essentials of the genre, and we rewind a slice of 脗尘别's iconic 2006 Essential Mix.

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Music Played

  • Anyma

    Hypnotized (feat. Ellie Goulding)

    • Interscope Records/ Sony Music Publishing.

  • Anyma & Ellie Goulding

    Hypnotized

  • John Summit & Cassian

    Shiver (Cassian Remix)

    • Experts Only.

  • ARTBAT & Sailor & I

    Best of Me

    • METAPHYSICAL.

  • WhoMadeWho & 碍枚濒蝉肠丑

    Heartless (Alex Wann Remix)

    • WhomadeWho Label.

  • Tale of Us & Pete Tong

    Time (feat. Jules Buckley)

    • Ministry of Sound Recordings.

  • Monolink

    Return To Oz (ARTBAT Remix)

    • RCA.

  • CamelPhat

    Constellations

    • Epic/Spinnin.

  • Der Dritte Raum

    Halle Bop

    • Harthouse.

  • Azzido da Bass

    Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix)

    • Club Tools.

  • Spektrum

    Kinda New (We All Live And Die) (Tiefschwarz Dub)

    • Altra Moda.

  • M.A.N.D.Y.

    Tonight

    • Get Physical Music.

  • Booka Shade

    In White Rooms

    • Get Physical Music.

  • 脗尘别

    Rej

    • Sonar Kollektiv.

  • Solomun

    Something We All Adore

    • Supernature.

  • Thyladomid & Adriatique

    Deep In The Three

    • 2DIY4.

  • DJ Rolando

    Knights Of The Jaguar

    • Underground Resistance.

  • Domino

    Oxia

    • Kompakt.

  • 碍枚濒蝉肠丑

    All That Matters (feat. Troels Abrahamsen)

    • Kompakt.

  • M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade

    Body Language

    • Get Physical Music.

  • 搁枚测办蝉辞辫辫

    Sordid Affair (Maceo Plex Remix)

    Remix Artist: Maceo Plex.
    • Dog Triumph.

  • Frankey & Sandrino

    Acamar

    • Innervisions.

  • Tale of Us & Mind Against

    Astral

    • Life And Death.

  • Kevin de Vries & Mau P

    Metro

    • Afterlife.

  • Anyma & Chris Advantgarde

    Eternity

    • Afterlife Records.

  • Gui Boratto

    Beautiful Life (feat. Luciana Villanova)

    • Kompakt.

  • Stefan Bodzin

    Singularity

    • Life And Death.

  • Pachanga Boys

    Time

    • Afterlife.

  • Sebo K

    Horizons

    • Mobilee. 17..

  • Karma & Marcus Worgull

    Father, Father (Marcus Worgull Remix)

    • Compost.

  • Kingpin Cartel

    Ghetto

    • Pure Plastic.

  • Maurizio

    M-5

    • Maurizio.

  • Kym Mazelle

    Useless

    • Capitol.

  • Mr. G

    E.C.G.'ed (Rekid Remix)

    Remix Artist: Rekid.
    • Rekids.

  • Sandy Rivera

    The Path

    • Bassclef.

  • Rodamaal

    Insomnia (脗尘别 Remix)

    Remix Artist: 脗尘别.
    • Buzzin' Fly.

  • Dixon, 脗尘别 & Henrik Schwarz

    Where We At (feat. Derrick Carter)

    • Sonar Kollektiv.

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