Sammy Bananas is a modern day renaissance man: funky house production svengali, brilliant cover songwriter, Clinton-era saxophone impresario and moustache wrangler. The Fools Gold dj and producer talks to The Rub about touring with Chromeo, the Telephoned writing and recording process, and plays a bunch of his new records.
This Saturday we’ll have our pal DJ Anonymous (pictured on the right with Cosmo Baker on the left) at The Rub. Despite his humble name, Anonymous is a legendary crate monster, king of R&B, disco, house, hip-hop and everything funky. We’re beyond honored to have him rock with us. Get in the mood with some mixes!
DJ Anonymous: Disco #5 (August 2010) by DJ Anonymous
DJ Anonymous: House Classics 01 (2008) by DJ Anonymous
DJ Anonymous: New Jack Swing #1 (2007) by DJ Anonymous
This Saturday we welcome The Bladerunners. They are from Boston but even if you’re a die-hard Yankees fan, we discourage you from throwing batteries at them when they man the turntables. If you’re a big rap nerd like I am then you remember ‘Runners member DJ 7L from the boom-bap duo 7L and Esoteric; the Bladerunners channels that type of energy and focus into 80s-style razor blade tape edits (think Latin Rascals). Nothing escapes their blade. Witness the dopeness that is their Super 7 Mix:
BLADERUNNERS Super 7 Mix by BLADERUNNER7L
See what I mean? Get there early, you don’t want to miss this one.
Here’s a little Halloween treat!
Kanye West – Monster Mash (DJ Ayres Edit) (right click “save target as”)
featuring Bobby “Borris” Pickett, Rick Ross, Jay-Z & Nicki Minaj
An oldie but goodie:
Mobb Deep x Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters Got It Twisted (DJ Ayres remix) right click “save target as”
Best of Munchi Mix by Dirty South Joe (right click “save target as”)
In the spring of 2010, an unknown kid from the Netherlands named Munchi sent Dave Nada a handful of Moombahton tracks, which he passed around to his friends. Since then, Munchi has gone from being a few DJs’ best kept secret to a highly sought-after producer. He’s been cranking out monthly promo EPs all year, and when Tittsworth and I reached out to him about doing an EP on T&A, he sent us everything from Baltimore Club, Kuduro, Baile Funk and Cumbia to House, Breakcore and deep Dubstep. But genre labels do Munchi a disservice, as every track combines elements from different styles and influences. A Dominican kid living in Rotterdam, he has been making reggaeton with Dutch influences since way before Dave coined Moombahton, and all sorts of weird shit before “Tropical” became a blanket term for the global bass movement. Simply put, he’s our favorite new producer and his tracks are fucking insane. Dirty South Joe agrees, so he whipped up a live mix of Munchi favorites, including a bunch of tracks off Munchi’s Murda Sound EP (out Nov 2) and as-yet untitled album coming on T&A this winter.
Munchi will be making his debut in DC and LA this week: catch him at Moombahton Massive on Oct 27 at U Street Music Hall and Friday, Oct 29 at the Dance Right x Mad Decent party at the Standard in LA.
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