Pete Tong - Essential Selection (Best of 2011)

Radio 1 legend Pete Tong, with a little help from Seth Troxler and the Radio 1 listeners, has put together this special Essential Mix to round up a spectacular year of music. For the past 20 years this guy has managed to keep things fresh and has provided the nation/world with the most up-to-date Electronic radio show of all-time. This is just another example as to why he is one of the most loved Radio DJs out there. Hit the jump to see the tracklist and pick up your copy for free below.

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Phunk Investigation - Acid Houze

Here is my favourite track from Italian duo Phunk Investigation's new EP, Necropolis, which is the latest release on BluFin. One of the strongest acts in Techno right now, they never let me down. Buy HERE.

Skream - Warehouse Project 130 BPM Set

Skream, one of the WHP residents for 2011, yesterday uploaded his set from Friday night to his SoundCloud page for our listening pleasure. The set sees him move away from his comfort zone of Dubstep/Disco, to provide us with a pulsating and brilliant 130 BPM set, which once again shows me why he is one of the most talented DJs in the world. Free download below, tracklist after the jump.

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Phunk Investigation - Dirty Is Better

The Italian music label 303lovers catches the spirits of its followers all over the world in order to invest it into the newest Techno release with a provocative title 'Dirty Is Better' by the ever brilliant duo, Phunk Investigation. DJs and producers, Dino & Stef, have dedicated their passion for life to the invention of new formulas of the Techno sound - it's been worth it. I've fallen out love with Techno over the past couple of years, but this is massive, and you should definitely think about picking up a copy up on November 20th.

Phunk Investigation - Dirty Is Better (Original Mix) by 303lovers | hotfingers

Format B - Country Girl

Here is my favourite track from Format B's new album, Restless, which has just been released on his own label Formatik. Lost interest in Techno a while ago now, but this guy is forever pushing the boundaries and this track is huge. Pick up your copy HERE.

Real Scenes: Berlin

Real Scenes: Berlin from Resident Advisor on Vimeo.

For the third edition of Real Scenes, Resident Advisor and Bench go to one of the most special places for electronic music in the world: Berlin. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, techno became the underground soundtrack to the reunion between East and West. In recent years, it's become an international destination for ravers - a cheap place to party with clubs that are renowned throughout the world. Techno has become a business in the meantime, yet Berlin still maintains a credibility that other cities lack. To understand why, RA and Bench went to the German capital eager to find out about its unique history and the reasons behind its continued relevance. Visit the feature page on Resident Advisor. Sick mini-documentary.