The DJ Sneaks series continues today with a mix and kicks chat from Samabalanco, (Well one of the Sambalanco crew at least)
The Sambalanco parties kicked off in 2004 as a session aimed at bringing people together and to push some pretty hefty music forward in the process and they have been running hard ever since.
The Sambalanco Crew is made up of Dave Blackgrove (from Coda Agency), Matt Riley (from Hospital Records), and Si Tubby (the chief of Graphics at Surrey County Council). Who together obviously know very well how to throw a good party, pick a good line up and create some seriously clean and precise flyers in the process.
We had a quick chat with Mr Dave Blackgrove to check out his fine pair of kicks as well as Sambalanco's latest mix effort which we have available on the D-L below.
O - "Tell us a touch about Sambalanco's music policy"
Dave - "We started on a very Jazz / Broken / Afro-Latin slant but Disco & House have always been and remain as the backbone. These days it’s more Disco, Bass & Dub, often with a hefty afro/tropical sound to keep it a bit more tribal".
Sambalanco has always been legendary in my eyes as its early efforts in Camberwell meant that at the time in the dry and desolate "Legal" music venue selection that Camberwell had to offer there was always the occasional gem of a party put on by the Sambalanco guys which in no doubt added towards the demise of my university efforts.
Until a few months back Sambalanco had been holding regular ramm out parties at the Brixton venue The Rest Is Noise adding another element to Brixton's recent comeback but with The Rest Is Noise's recent sell out for development opportunities it seems the guys have had to take things East for a bit with their last shin dig being at Great Eastern Street's East Village.
Dave - The Rest Is Noise was packed on a monthly basis but the lease holder wanted to use it for a shop so allas, it closed in Feb and we’re holding tight, planning our next attack!
O - Anything planned for South London in the future?
Dave -We will be starting a new south London session to keep true to our roots soon, but there's nothing locked down as yet.
Dave's Kicks- A very classic looking pair of Rebok pumps with a simple but efective colour scheme. The Rebok Pumps first hit the courts in 1989 and was initially designed as a basketball high top but was later released in a number of tennis and track orientated styles. The shoe quickly became a court status symbol due to the higher cost of the trainer compared to basic sneaks and the fact that the tongues pump element didnt really have any effect at all.
Dave -"Never had actual Reebok pumps before so I chose the classic model in the classic green on white as a little nod to my old Dunlop Greenflash that died.
I used the Pump to do them up for at least two weeks until my thumbs hurt and I realized the pump doesn’t really help you out and that pumping each shoe takes half a day."
Make sure you all get down to the next Sambalanco session. Details for all upcoming Sambalanco parties can be found on the FaceBook group here .
THREE POUND DISCO by Dave Blackgrove by Sambalanco
TRACK LISTING:
1. Thank You Music Intro - Stratasoul 0.0
2. Body Stop - Touch Sensitive1.10
3. Need Your Lovin (dub) – Tensnake 5.30
4. Holdin (Maurice Fulton mix) - Nicole Willis 8.40
5. Chocolate Bar – Space Ranger 11.10
6. Reckless With Your Love (Tensnake mix) – Azari & III 14.0
7. VCR (Four Tet Remix) - The xx 17.30
8. Love So Deep (Inst) - Tony Lee 21.10
9. Breakin Down (John Morales edit) - Julia & Company 23.55
10. Carino – T Coy 28.50
11. Siula Grande - Bonar Bradberry 32.20
10. Catnip – Mike Monday 35.50
11. Azul Blue - Toby Tobias 37.30
12. Super Monkey (Headman Rework) - Hannulelauri 40.30
13. Dub Is For Real - Maddslinky 42.45
14. Blueprint - Kink & Neville Watson 45.40
15. A Shake Your Body Down - Discreet Unit 48.20
16. Riot Music (Shy FX Mix) – Donaeo 50.50
17. The Warning - Sepalcure 54.10
18. Kind Of Familiar - Sinden & SBTRKT 58.20
19. Elevator - Seiji 1.1.10
20. I Can Feel The Love (Kenny Dope Mix) – Real People 1.4.45
21. Mengao 2000 - Furacao 200 1.6.55
22. Conqueror – J:Kenzo 1.9.10
23. Just Say - Synkro 1.11.10
24. The Liquidator - Harry J Allstars 1.15.30
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