Anyone who’s taken dance music seriously in the past ten years knows about Rob Da Bank. He became a sensation back in 1995 with his South London Sunday’s Best party at Tearooms Des Artistes, whose ‘anything goes’ electronica music policy left clubbers yearning for more after hearing Basement Jaxx and Fatboy Slim there. At one point he was also the official “teaboy” at Muzik Magazine before graduating to Assistant Editor. (Inquiries about tea-bagging should be directed straight to Rob.)

Of course, Sunday Best became such a sensation that an imprint was soon to follow in 1997, introducing the world to the eclectic and upbeat sounds of Groove Armada, Two Lone Swordsmen, and Lemon Jelly. The idea was simple: ‘Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream…’ was the method, perfectly catching the late ‘90s clubber’s ethos of escapism down the rabbit hole every day, not just on bank holidays. When Rollo signed Sunday Best Recordings to BMG in 2001, they went on to sign Grand National and Bent. Of course, the Sunday Best brand is alive and well, spun-off by the ever-popular Bestival – which started in 2004 – a showcase with the finest DJ talent. This past year included the likes of Ashley Beadle (playing reggae!), Carl Cox, Erol Alkan, Jazzanova, Mixmaster Morris and Ricardo Villalobos. (Talk about diverse!) To top it all off, Rob Da Bank and Chris Coco host the current “Blue Room” BBC Radio 1 Show and have done so for the past four years! So if you haven’t caught on, now’s your chance to see what you’ve missed. Here’s Rob Da Bank’s 100%.

1. Sign - of the times
2. Age - 33
3. Martial status – N/A
4. Where were you born- in bed
5. Heaven - 17
6. An inspiration – Michael Davis
7. Love - is all
8. A vice - like grip
9. Music - sounds better with you
10. Sex - wax
11. Hell - is for heroes
12. Lust - for life
13. A place - India
14. A pioneer - CDJ 1000
15. Friends - essential
16. God - maybe
17. A Hero  - John Peel
18. Revenge - isn’t sweet
19. Passion - fruit
20. Fashion - fruit
21. Angels - on horseback
22. Favorite dish - salad
23. A nightmare – spilt milk
24. Aliens  - are back
25. An animal  - George Bush
26. A sport - sailing
27. A sex symbol - Björk
28. Favorite season - open
29. A book – The Garden of Eden
30. A film - Rumblefish
31. Fame - nothing
32. Money - disappears
33. Happiness - reigns



34. Time  - quick
35. Religion - cults
36. Peace – and quiet
37. Loneliness - never
38. Drugs - hmm
39. Life is - ace
40. Power is - boring
41. Advice – slowly, slowly
42. Weakness - strengthens
43. Strength - weakens
44. Fear of - sun
45. Racism - still
46. Reincarnation - possibly
47. Terrorism - always
48. Future - bright
49. Past - dim
50. Success – is relative
51. Justice – we are your friends
52. Traveling – without moving
53. The Internet – music 24/7
54. A Virtue - patience
55. A Defect - Krispy Kreme
56. Something you can’t stand – warm beer
57. Faithfulness – 15 years and counting!
58. Something that worries you – what happened to Chewbacca?
59. A kiss – yes please
60. Miracles – I believe in
61. Family – three is the magic number
62. Tears – of a clown
63. Best childhood memory – finding my pecker
64. Most embarrassing moment – wetting my bed ‘til I was 8
65. Best hang out spot – N/A
66. Most recent discovery – mp3s
67. A perfect night – Goa, grass and giggling
68. Truth – or dare
69. Something to solve – why my son wakes up at 5:30am
70. A frustration – chewing gum
71. Communication – Crackberries are evil
72. A doubt – when will I be found out and become a binman?
73. A challenge – Rubick’s Cube underwater
74. Something you never do – eat meat
75. Something to look forward to - tonight
76. A dream – nearly being crushed by a big concrete ball
77. Childhood – snot, wallpaper,
78. Muscles or brains - mussels
79. A hope - peace
80. Perfection - eggs
81. Childhood idols – Laurel and Hardy, father Christmas, Peter Pan
82. Residence – Sarf London
83. Direction of dance music – up, up, up and away
84. Sunrise or sunset – one after the other if possible
85. What will be big in the next few months – Spaz Grime
86. What do you never leave home without - shoes
87. Best time of day – 7am
88. Trains, planes or automobiles – camper van
89. High point – N/A
90. Low point – Ibiza 1998
91. Style - loose
92. What’s your most valuable possession – Arlo Albert Barnacle Lynwode-Gorham
93. Favorite all time movie – my life
94. An actor – De Niro
95. A color - yellow
96. Pain - schmain
97. A car - VW
98. Wardrobe - handcuffs
99. What is your guilty pleasure – chocolate croissants
100. This interview – was very very hard and time consuming…can I stop now?

 

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