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Pumping Iron Mixtape

I recorded a new mix yesterday with Passion. It’s mostly club stuff but the “nice” stuff. Not the pill-taking-rave-music. Enjoy.

(right click on the pic to get the mix or here)

Here is my tracklist, I’m gonna post Passion’s one soon, too:

1. We Are Golden – MIKA (Calvin Harris Edit)
2. Pon De Floor – Major Lazer (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix Blend)
3. Face – Black Ghost (Switch Remix)
4. Geht Ab – BASS ILL EURO aka. The Euros
5. Flat Beat – Mr. Oizo
6. Shake & Pop – Green Velvet
7. Left Behind – CSS (João Brasil Tropical Edit)
8. Float My Boat – Lazy Jay
9. Great DJ – The Ting Tings (Calvin Harris Edit)
10. Put Your Hands on Me – Crookers (Solo Remix)
11. The Imperious Urge – Adam Sky & Danny Williams (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
12. Joga Bola – Solo
13. Afreaka – Solo
14. You got the Love – Florence & The Machine (The XX Remix)

Who’s the boss?

Passion is still in Shanghai. Besides exploring interesting animals (bbqed) on the street we decided to record a mixtape. I organized a studio, brought Serato, Turntables, Mixer and my Sound-Card. Latter just wouldn’t work. After playing with dogs, watching old Eazy-E videos on Youtube and eating pie we finally did something productive; taking new press photos.

(Maybe I should have mentioned that the studio we were hooking up our equipment was VISUAL TWO, from my favorite Photographer Guiseppe Ciaola.)

Pics by Guiseppe Ciaola

Eat More Yellow Bananas

Taxis overcharging you? Too weak to break a fortune-cookie and tired of being skinny? We got the solution, eat more YELLOW BANANAS.

Lot’s of Biceps-Bass this Saturday, 10th at LoGo with Ben Huang, Kamikaze & elnomo. Come by and get strong, we know you need it.

0711 Bananas

Ja Herrschafts Zeiten. Bananas kommt nach Stuttgart. Wer haette das gedacht. Allerdings, so verrueckt ist das gar nicht. Passion war Anfang des Jahres hier in China und meinte die Schwaben brauchen auch ne’ Budget Party. Gesagt getan. Hier noch ein paar schicke Bilder von Passion’s Besuch in Shanghai, weil irgendwie gibts keine Bilder von der Party in Stuttgart.

Have a look at DJ Passion’s blog. He just produced a hit for “Cuuulooooo-Schreihals” Pitbull.

BANANAS – eaten alive! 3rd July 2009

Bananas is dead? Nah, not really but were just going on a nice & long summer break. Plus Chris always wanted to take his frogs out for a rave and show them a good time; and what place would be more suitable the the moldy chambers of The Shelter. Thanx to Adam for re-painting my flyer in ueber-big.

Pics by the one & only Charlie Xia

Do It Yourself 8th May 2009

Well I guess there is the always the time in life when you loose your muse. In the rap world its pretty easy, start beef with someone. Same as a rock-musician, abuse drugs and call it an new way of playing your guitar. People (doing the same drugs) will dig it. But what to do as a designer & party promoter. Having beef with my party-folks is more a Brüno thing and giving out free drugs was already done in the 90s at the Love Parade in Berlin. So none of them is new, too. But luckily were a bit smarter here at Bananas. Dan and me went with pens and pencils to other parties and let people design our flyer. That’s how it’s made. Here are some of the funky designs.

I was honestly quite impressed walking a week before Bananas DIY into Shelter, spotting one of our posters done by Zeb Roc Ski.

Ya heard? Daft Punk is coming to Shanghai.

Okay, this was actually quite fun. On Monday night I’m out at a small bar and this french girl gives me a flyer smiling all over her face: “daft punk is playing this Friday in Shanghai.” Those french Mother F*ckers, it’s Bananas Friday and I wanted all the hipsters to come to my party. Well that was the first reason to buy another drink and yell about Frech (we somehow love to do that here in Shanghai).

Next day I decided to change the name of RM-Bananas into Daft-er Party, printed new flyers and tried to organize a few people who would flyer the secret venue to spread the word that there will be more french house music at Bananas. But guess what happened. Normally DJ’s miss their flights, forget they have a criminal record and get access to China denied or in the most cases just are to retared to apply for a Visa in the first place. Not with the two mystery helmet musicians. They didnt even know they were supposed to show up in Shanghai. The whole thing was a hoax! Apparently two guys sold over 3000 tickets for that fake-show, made about 150,000Euros and then left town leaving all fools behind. (Read more about the details here)

RM-Bananas 13th February 2009

Juice Magazine Shooting for Akademiks

Got a call from Germany to do the styling for an AKADEMIKS shoot for the Juice Magazine.

Pics done by Guiseppe Ciaola