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It’s one of dance music’s great opinion-dividers – just how grating is Pete Tong’s voice?
Dedicated listeners of the man’s Essential Mix program on BBC Radio 1 have plenty of chances to ponder that question, as barely ten minutes go by without the host chiming in over the breakdown you were trying to enjoy.
But really, who gives a shit? Well, obviously the minds behind tongless.com, a new website ‘dedicated’ to bringing you the best Essential Mixes, sans Tongy’s commentary. The intro on the web-page puts it like this:
“Just imagine you are walking through the Louvre and you want to watch the countless artworks which grace the walls. And then imagine that the museum director has put some his little signs with text about the painting (and some text which is completely off-topic) on top of it, covering part of the precious paintings. This is exactly what Pete Tong has been doing for so long with his Essential Mix!”
You can’t fault dedication like that, but why, then, is there only one Tong-free Essential Mix (Trentemoller from 2006) available for download? Here’s hoping tongless.com isn’t all talk too…
Yet to form an opinion? Have a look at Tong’s latest Fast Trax video podcast and decide where you stand…
i_have_ADD says...
i can't believe someone would go to the trouble of dubbing over every single mic break... that being said, obviously they CANT be bothered, as there's only 1 mix up so far. i wonder how long it will last hahahaha
mikewebster says...
I've seen a few sites claiming rips 'direct from source' before Tong gets the chance to dub his voice into the mix. It's pretty much guaranteed on commercial radio anyway, and Tong isn't that bad.. I find it kind of soothing...
angy says...
i must be alone cause i LOVE tongy's vocie haha
RachelLincoln says...
It's to stop the skanks taking straight edits of course. And anyway, the London accent is far better than many. The man doesn't have success on radio1 for so many years for no reason. But ohhh have you checked out the current essential mix- claude vonstroke. Though of course it'll take a good few years for him to grace these shores.... c'mon australia, catch up with the rest of the world.
JackT says...
Claude VonStroke has been here before and is coming out again over the NYE period for several major festivals.
locho says...
tong is the bomb...tong tong tong. booka shade's essential mix would be terrible without the tong. the essential mix is pete tong, without him it wouldnt be the eseential mix ha. tong is king get geeeeeeeeed
dylanlindgren says...
i like pete tongs voice he really knows how to convey his status as perceived by some people as 'the authority in the dance music scene'. He has alot of power in his voice and it suits his radio shows perfectly.
Juggalo Muli says...
i like his voice :p
drew k says...
leave tongy alone.. his intro to sasha live at homelands 99 is one of the best peakin buildups ever - 'would you give some appriecation! he's just flown over from twilo on concorde, give it up ... for ssaaaaaassssshhhhhhhaaaaa!
snakez0r says...
I've never had a problem with his commentary during the sets. These guys have too much time on their hands :P
Brennan_Heart says...
he doesn't interrupt that much
Seanus12 says...
its only to stop people from taking unreleased music straight from the radio i thinks its a good idea plus who cares? Tong has done a lot for the community on a international level
youngman says...
I like the Tongy. "Radio 1 brings you two whole hours, 120 consecutive minutes, dedicated to the best from the world of electronic music" He's so good at maths and stuff
mogmac says...
his distubance is minimal, he doesnt speak for more than 2 mins throughout a 2 hr set. drum n bass mc's r much more intrusive and thats what im used to
iamgoodwill says...
one of the main reason tongy wold talk over the essential mixes is so that people dont rip the tracks off the mix and put them on blog sites and peer 2 peer networks. if tongy didnt talk over the breakdowns on broadcasts its likely that djs would play alot less exlucisve tracks on their essential mixes. its a catch 22 really. when a dj gives a radio dj an exclusive record, mor ofthen that not they will actually request that that host talks over the breakdwon.
Downlow says...
Holy shit, those whingers should listen to seppo radio - stations like Hot 97 don't let songs ride for over a minute without hammering their slogans down your ears. I was just listening today to a Mistress Barbara EM and thinking how good Radio One is at letting broadcasts run.. Go Tongy
Downlow says...
No sweat anyways - he's dead now.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlTRVXMCbnM
Stonkmaster says...
it's cliche, BUT IT'S GONE OFF!