Episode 35: JUNIOR SANCHEZ PART 2
In part two of our interview with legendary house music producer Junior Sanchez, we talk about the late1990s until the present day: forming the Wu-Tang of house with artists like Daft Punk and Basement Jaxx, Miami WMC and Ibiza hijinks, the “Planet Rock” tapes story, the electrohouse era, working with Madonna and the evolution of club culture over the last two decades, plus what keeps Junior inspired and connected to the underground more than three decades on.
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Things discussed in this episode & extras:
- Remix Refix. A playlist of Junior’s remixes (not all but many!)
- Daft & Direct. Armand and Junior cameo in the Daft Punk “Burnin” video.
- Jersey Boyz. More on Junior’s history in this doc!
- Sound Advice. Listen to another interview I did with Junior for SoundCloud about music production and his Songprints Vol. 1 album.
- Rock It Don’t Stop It. Arthur Baker talks to IMS Ibiza about how he made “Planet Rock.”
- The Agony and The Ecstasy. Junior Sanchez talks about the music industry and club culture on Will Clarke’s podcast.
- Sex Cells. A wild night out in Ibiza with Mike from Manumission.
- More Manumission. If you wanted to know..
- Miami WMC 2008. Junior in action with Brobot at the infamous Miami electronic music “conference” aka party week.
Tracks in this episode include:
Got Funk (Da Mongoloids Funktastic Funk Mix)
Bassment Jaxx - Jaxxalude
Daft Punk - Burnin’
Riot Society - Understand Me (Output Remix)
Gorillaz - Dare (Junior Sanchez Remix)
Junior Sanchez / Rhythm Masters - Rock Your Body
Madonna - Jump (Junior Sanchez Remix)
Fcukers - Devil’s Cut (Junior Sanchez Remix)