Episode 34: JUNIOR SANCHEZ PART 1

In part one of our interview with legendary house music producer Junior Sanchez, he lays down a heap of stories from Newark, New Jersey and Downtown Manhattan in the late ’80s and early ’90s. We talk about raving at Limelight, NASA and Sound Factory Bar, house dancing, getting up with the Constipated Monkeys and dancing on The Grind, plus how he got started making records, his long history with Strictly Rhythm and hijinks from Boston to Ibiza with Armand Van Helden and Roger S. Plus a heavy dose of music lore!! This one is not to be missed.

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Things discussed in this episode & extras:
- Musica Tremenda. Peep a bunch of Junior’s music and remixes on YouTube.
- NASA Anniversary July 23, 1993. Keoki, Junior and Chloe Sevigny at 6AM outside
- Limelight footage from 1992. Where’s the teleport?
- When Hip-Hop and House Met. David Gordon Brown charts the hip-house fusion through some really great records.
- Astro Erle. Murderous club kid Michael Alig and Ernie Glam talk to the icon Astro Erle, who used to make the whole scene’s platform stacks.
- MTV’s The Grind. What teen dreams are made of.
- Miami WMC 2008. Junior in action with Brobot at the infamous Miami electronic music “conference” aka party week.

Tracks in this episode include:
Da Mongoloids - Spark Tha Meth (Bangin’ Like A Benzi Mix)
Tyree Cooper - Acid Crash
Queen Latifah - Come Into My House
Deee-Lite - What Is Love?
Jose Chinga - Fly Tetas
Sweet Exorcist - Testone
Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era - Further Out
Armand Van Helden - Hot Butter
Junior Sanchez - Secret Life
Subspecies - From Da East (East Coast Mix)