Sammy Bananas shows his way around his lovely little studio in this Pro Audio Store vlog (or whatever you kids call ‘em these days). If you notice, the main theme is none other than his “Paper Cat” remix. Big up the sax man.

Our man Meroz made an appearance on Danced on Arrival earlier this week. He takes the time with the DOA crew to discuss what he is looking for in love, whether he is a dog or a cat man, and if he thinks Jesus will be resurrected in 2012 to punish the wicked.

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White Girl Lust sat down with Ghosts of Venice to discuss his new single “Her” on Solid Bump Records, doing time in the clink, his sexual preferences in the rave community, and his favorite tunes.

The audience loved it.

This week fate pushed together Solid Bump and the amazing blog, Chemical Jump in many ways. First Adulture of Paper Cat fame did a exclusive guest mix. Then White Girl Lust hopped on the bandwagon and did an interview and exclusive mix.

Read the full White Girl Lust interview here

Check out Adulture’s exclusive Guest Mix here

White Girl Lust Mix Tracklisting:

1. Jam Hot (Tensnake Rmx) – Johnny Dynell (Smash Hit Music)
2. Gotta Help – El Mundo & Satori & Kid Culture (Gruuv Recs)
3. Mesopotamia (B-52′s Bootleg) – White Girl Lust (Solid Bump Bootleg)
4. Disco Love Affair (Ridney Rmx) – Ghosts of Venice (White Label)
5. Can’t Wait – Mark Broom (Saved Records)
6. In My Arms – Mykill & Meroz (Solid Bump Records Exclusive)
7. Your Love (Kenny Dope Dub) – Johnick (Power Music)
8. Her (Bit Funk Rmx) – Ghosts of Venice (Solid Bump Records)
9. Chiuso Per Ferie – Pezzner (Freerange)

Last Friday Hacksaw Ent. joined up with Solid Bump Records to present Carte Blanche (i.e. Mehdi & Riton). The show was top notch and featured an opening set from Shane King (half of Hacksaw’s team) followed by Eric from White Girl Lust. His set wrapped up with a short performance by SBR’s resident Diva – Alona who was accompanied by the Counter Culture Collective dancers for a full blown Burlesque style show.

We have full video we will be posting soon, but for now, read the interview from SF weekly to get a bit of the inside scoop about the full collaboration.

Read SF Weekly’s Interview Here

If you are in the Bay Area – don’t forget to RSVP to get into this free event!

WHITE GIRL LUST INTERVIEW ON SCIONIFY

Our latest Bumpketeer, Mykill, has been getting a stellar response on his debut track “Love Story” of Pleasure & Pressure Vol.2. Local SF hype machine, SF Station, was so intrigued they tracked him down almost immediately to ask some questions.

If you have not grabbed his free track Flashback or his P&P mixtape, do it! Then pop over to SF Station to learn a bit more about the man and the myth.

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Around the time we met Laberge in 2008, we also stumbled onto an awesome single called Your Lover by Meroz. Coincidentally when we started discussing doing a EP for Laberge, we were thrilled that he mentioned having Meroz act as remixer for the lead single. As fate would have it this has turned into a long term affair and in 2010 Solid Bump will be releasing at least two EPs from this man of mystery. To get a little insight on who he is, we sat down with Meroz. Check out this interview for a taste of what is to come…

Solid Bump: Age & Location?

Meroz: Old as shit & Midwestern United States.

SB: How did you connect with Solid Bump?

M: Did a Remix For Laberge, heard positive feedback about Solid Bump on the dealings and professionalism, Seems to be pretty rare this to happen between artists and labels these days. I continued contact sent a demo and skiggity skat music & ideas are born!!

SB: Previous Releases/ Projects?

M: As Meroz, With Respect EP, Your Lover single, Your Lover Remixes, as well as various remixes released and yet to be released. As Automatic & Silk, The Gospel According to Chicago (Bumpin City Records), Jackwars EP ( Bumpin City Records).  Hystereo with Automatic & Silk, Gonna Love You (Soma Records). Driver of the Year (Future Appletree) Some Girls Would Say, Statik, Will Destroy You LPs (Indy Rock Goodness)

Full interview after the jump…

SB: Describe your sound. How did you arrive on this sound and what sets it apart?

M: I would have to say I tend to lean more on the side of “early” French Touch meets Todd Edwards with Chi Town Swing….. The sound comes from all my influences I dont just like one area of the dance culture they all have great artists that stand out. What sets me apart would be that I was lucky enough to actually be around for the House music boom in the early to mid 90s. I was part of it and I am trying to bring back the quality and the enjoyment that I still get when I hear a great track.

SB: What was your first experience with electronic music – specifically the Disco House sound?

M: Seeing Paul Johnson tear a warehouse apart on 3 turntables…, The music was pumping so hard I could barely breath, watching women straight ghetto grinding on each other, and how everyone was just jackin to the beat no body had any issues with eachother just dancing. I was hooked from that very moment. The other DJ’s that night were great but that is what I first walked in on.

SB: What are some of your major influences?

M: Honestly a lot of Rock and Hip Hop, Led Zepplin, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, Eric B & Rakim, Outkast, Big L, Notorius BIG, A Tribe Called Quest, Paul Johnson, Todd Edwards, Thomas Bangalter (Daft of corse), Sebastien Leger, This list will get out of hand if I continue.

SB: How did this go from this musical discovery to you writing tracks?

M: I have been playing music since a very young age Drums in rock bands and backing up hip hop acts by the age of 14 so it was a natural progression for me, I am pretty sure I will be playing music until I finish my natural descent back to shitting in diapers.

SB: How does the current “Disco House” revival distinguish itself from the style of a decade ago?

M: Its not to much different really … Whats old is new I guess. The stuff from a “decade’ ago that just seems harsh but anyways, would prob be more raw in a sense some of this stuff out now is to polished or they feel the need to make them structured more like a song vs. a track, believe me DJ’s love tracky music so dont be scarred to be minimal with your tunes!

SB: What is the process of a track? Where does it start? When is it done?

M: I have about 90 tracks in “process” I have A.D.D. when it comes to creating music. I guess it depends on the track, usually the beat. If its a sample track it will usually catch my ear then I will try to re-work the sample by cutting it up. If it needs a bass line or anything else that is usually next. Then its getting the levels of the tracks to fit right in the mix. Its usually only done when there is a deadline.

SB: What is your current gear set up?

M: I use a old ass “Dot and Loop” program alot its great it only crashes on me 3 to 5 times a session but I love it. Also Ableton Live, Pro Tools. outboard gear I have a Prophet 600, Moog Little Phatty, CS1X, and some other shit laying around.

SB: Is there a story behind the EP or any of it’s songs?

M: Mainly this first EP I just wanted to make a set of Bangers, Tracky stuff that is fun to play and listen too. The track “Trump” is basically a shout out to take care of the people your supposed to.

SB: Is anyone notable championing your music?

M: Last I knew I was getting support from Erick Morillo, Boris Dlugosch, Dave Aude, Hatiras, Charles Feelgood, Alex Gopher, Angel Alanis, Terry Mullan, Ian Pooley, Mark Farina, Stacey Kidd, Terrence Parker. Also Jaymo on BBC Radio 1 has been rather kind to me as well.

SB: What attracted you to Solid Bump Records?

M: Good sounds great artwork, and word of mouth. After talking with them they are on the up and up and super positive.

SB: Give us a link to a song that you consider “one of the greatest”.

M: Really I cant do one song so heres a few….

In celebration of Solid Bump dropping Laberge’s debut, “This Feeling EP”, we took a minute to pick the next generation of disco house’s brain on process, funk, and kittens…

Solid Bump Records: How old are you?

Laberge: I am currently aged 22.

SBR: How did we meet?

Lbrg: It was a lonely sunday, I posted on “casual encounters on Craigslist” you replied… actually I think I added you on myspace and you sent me a message about my track.

SBR: Describe your sound. What sets it apart?

Lbrg: I like to think of my sound as warm and mellow. I like to remind people where the sound comes from, vinyl.

SBR: How does the current “Disco House” revival distinguish itself from the style of a decade ago?

Lbrg: More compression and not many people getting their music properly mastered. There are lots of dudes doing great things though – Hugo van Dyck, Get Famous, Le Pimp, Skingz and Snolan.

SBR: Vancouver has a lot of up and coming artist that seem to be similar in musical vision to you with people like U-Tern and the White Light Mix series. Is Vancouver developing a sound?

Lbrg: I don’t think Vancouver has ever had a true “sound”. If you look at the pool of talent in a city like Toronto, Vancouver never has really had much of an influence on music itself. Though there is plenty of talent in Vancouver, I have to think our best artists export themselves.

SBR: What is the process of a Laberge track? Where does it start? When is it done?

Lbrg: There isn’t so much a process as a “happening”, things usually come together over time rather then in a processed form. The idea for the EP was to create a warm, consistent sound throughout all 3 tracks.This was the project from the very start.

SBR: What attracted you to Solid Bump Records?

Lbrg: The fact that your previous releases were awesome. I bought that Chat Noir tune the day I read about it, before I had even contacted you guys.

SBR: On a certain internet music forum you have been known to post Lulz cat pictures. Give us the death blow of all Lulz cat pics.

SBR: Favorite canadian snack treat?

Lbrg: While it’s not a snack or treat, the single greatest piece of food on the earth is a Croque Madame. Make one today. Its basically a sandwich with special cheese sauce, mustard, black forest ham. you top it with more cheese sauce, and put an egg on top of it. The french are gluttons.

SBR: Give us a link to a song that you consider “one of the greatest”.

Lbrg: Absolutely one of the best funk tracks ever. Few people can come close.

This halloween was the 5 year anniversary of White Girl Lust. Although we missed the final post landing on the anniversary we felt the need to share the final part of our story.

Although we DJed a few gigs previously together, we really consider Halloween the real kick off of White Girl Lust. We had stumbled on a random bar deep in the Park Hill area of Denver that was perfect for a Halloween kick off. It was a former speakeasy from the 30′s. At this time the upstairs was a multi-room brothel and had a very seedy reputation. After prohibition was lifted the place went legit but the upstairs remained a whore house. By the 70′s the whole area turned to shit and the place hit economic ruin. At some point the place was robbed and the bartender SHOT the guy on his way out with a shotgun. There was still buckshot in the wall! Rumor also had it that a girl was murdered upstairs at some point.

Soon the poor place went under and was unoccupied for the next 30 years. In the early 2000′s a dude bought it and literally just cleaned it up – otherwise the whole venue was untouched… except the upstairs. This was still in complete ruin with no working electricity. On my first trip there we were allowed VIP access upstairs with flash lights. The top floor was a series of rooms, all connected in a circle and a hallway. The original wallpaper was still intact but severely damaged with stains. Old newspapers were thrown throughout the rooms. It smelled dank and was very cold. Although I never experienced anything, the place was often visited by paranormal research teams. Supposedly the bartenders (who often had no customers for hours) would often hear odd footsteps upstairs. I am far from “that guy” who buys into this type of hype but it was hands down the most creepy places I have ever been.

We decided this would be the PERFECT place to do our first event. The bar never had more than 3 patrons and was hurting for business. This made it very easy to strike a deal. We first were going to call the event “Dead Disco” but realized “Dead Rock & Roll” was more marketable at the time. We promoted our asses off and by game night we had a huge buzz going. By 10:30 the place was packed wall to wall and the party erupted. We made the bar more money than they had ever rang in a evening. This turned into a series of events that continued until I moved to San Francisco – coincidentally because I was coaxed there by a girl I met at that party.

To this day I think it was one of the most fun gigs of my life. It is a shame that the bar soon closed after I left. I would pay money to go explore that upstairs one more time.

Here is the second half of the first WGL mix from around 2004. Starts off a bit intense but smooths out at the end into what would become more “our sound”.

Part 2 of the First White Girl Lust Mix CD (Era 2004)

Men1 – AFX
Right Way (Z Trip) – DJ Shadow
Gangsta, Gangsta – NWA
U Mass – Pixies
The Choice is Yours (Rmx) – Black Sheep
Come Out – The Avalanche
Light My Fire – Erma Franklin
Saturday – De La Soul
Love is the Message (Edit) – MFSB
Boys & Girls – Blur
You Remind (Ernest Saint Laurent Mix) – Royksopp