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August 7, 2004
Monkey Bars Take On Lawrence Welk, Kaskade...and Cleveland! Hot damn! Things are indeed heating up for those House-Hussling Hebrews aka Monkey Bars! Hot on the heels of their debut album, Food-Eating Food, the boys have hit us hard with a bevvy of follow-up goodies destined for your both your hearts as well as your credit card statements. For starters, there's the highly-publicized Monkey Bars contribution to Upstairs at Larry's, which is the Lawrence Welk remix CD that's been getting rave reviews in publications everywhere including Billboard Magazine. You'll be proud to know that our boys' bizarro re-working of the classic ditty, "Baby Elephant Walk" has actually been a perennial favorite on the top Los Angeles radio program, KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt. If you want a little bit of Monkey Bars/Lawrence Welk remix-trivia for your next awkward drunken interjection at the quarterly sales dinner, you can tell 'em that the "Welk It Up" slogan used so extensively in the marketing campaign of the CD was coined by none other than Monkey Bars' larger half, Doron. You see, it was his thugged-out flow, "Welk It Up," that inspired the good people at the record label to utilize the thought-provoking phrase in the official press release, as well as to register the domain by the same name. For reals, yo -- check it: www.welkitup.com. Next off is the thumpin' Monkey Bars treatment of deep house it-boy, Kaskade's smash-hit "Steppin' Out." Already getting serious radio and chart action worldwide, the "Monkey Bars Silver Spoons Mix" owes its title to a heavy reliance on some adept electric guitar work inspired by a timeless television theme somg. Nabbing the #5 spot on the Billboard's dance chart, this mix hits you where it counts, and HARD. Pumpin' epic 80's-tinged jazz-rock-funk. The kind you won't take home to ma-ma. Last but not least, is of course, Cleveland. The city might not mean a whole hell of a lot to you high-falutin' coastal city folk, but out here in this coastal city of Glendale, California, Cleveland means a hell of a lot to two hard working American patriots by the name of "Monkey Bars." You see, we've never played in Cleveland before, and we're delighted that they've agreed to have us. By the time you read this, our August 14th appearance in that fine city will most likely have passed you by, but if not, you Clevelanders out there make sure to check our events page for the particulars! |
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May 25, 2004
That Album that Monkey Bars Have Been Rattling About for as Long as We've Known Them is FINALLY Actually Available!! And that's not all folks! Do a Google Search on "Shuggie Love" and you'll be bombarded by literally singles of sites offering you your very own Shuggie Love ringtone!! Now if the album and the ringtone aren't enough to thoroughly empty your wallet, then we've even got some super-slick Monkey Bars/Clover Club t-shirts on their way, so stay tuned for that! As for this debut full-length album of ours, the philosophy is quite simple. We see the record-buying public as a field that we must throughly and utterly fertilize with awareness of the Monkey Bars brand. Now, stay with me here folks. The next step for our fertilized (if not a bit pungent) acres is for a spinkler system to nourish the field, but in this case, it will not be droplets of water, but rather scores and scores of units of Monkey Bars product in the form of "Food-Eating Food" that shall nourish our famished field of funk-starved fans. And once the earth is nourished, our land can sprout with the most lovely shade of green...and at last, all will be well. Less agriculturally-minded friends of ours may exclaim. "Ummmm. OK, great. Cow dung. Dazzling. What about the f!#@ing music?" Well, if you must know, we can only say that this album spans nearly 2 years of creative output that besides being simply funky, also seeks to explore the boundaries of melody, harmony, and lyrics as they appear in house music. Now before you begin to long for a return to the subject of fertilizer, let us reassure you that the main point here is to have some frickin' fun! So let's all celebrate, and each pick up a copy or six of this Summer's finest stocking-stuffer, ""Food-Eating Food""!!! |
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March 25, 2004
Monkey Bars' "Shuggie Love" Tops the UK Charts! In the spirit of Jerry Lewis and David Hasselhoff, this month finds Monkey Bars joining the ranks of American artists that are massive in Europe. You see folks, in the US, we've got Billboard Magazine telling us what's what, and in the UK, it's Music Week. Last week, the good people at Music Week noticed that the Monkeys' new single, "Shuggie Love" had found its way to the #1 spot on the Upfront Club Chart and - look out! - #7 on the Commercial Pop Chart!! Well tickle my tutu and call me a Monkey's Uncle! It looks like this might just be the year of that Monkey after all! And don't even think that Monkey Madness is gonna "Pass You By" this summer, because after their rump-rockin' live set before 2,000 bouncing dancefloor dwellers at the WMC Subliminal Sessions soiree, the boys are ready to dish out additional funk with their own "trough style" DJ sets which include healthy helpings of house topped off with sax, samples, voice, and anything else we can feed the floor. Still hungry? Well then fear not, for the the main course, aka Monkey Bars' debut full-length album entitled Food-Eating Food makes its way to music retailers everywhere later this spring. Be there! |
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February 11, 2004
"Year of the Monkey" To Officially Kick-Off at Subliminal's WMC Bash in Miami! As billions of Chinese and non-Chinese alike take to the streets wildly ushering in the Year of the Monkey, their festivities will be bolstered by the almost eerie and, let's be honest, kinda creepy, "coincidental" ushering in of everyone's favorite house music power-duo, the ever-timely Monkey Bars. Starry-eyed boys and girls may ask, "But Father, why is this year so god-damned different than other years?" And as Father puts down the bottle of Wild Turkey and lifts little Timmy upon his knee, he murmurs to the lad, "Why Timmy, this is the year that Monkey Bars is slated to perform live at what is arguably the most talked-about event at the entire Winter Music Conference -" and Timmy breathlessly interjects, "You mean the Subliminal WMC Party?" "That's right kiddie! And, and...AND! Did I mention they'll be performing with their new superstar vocalist Rachael?" At this point, father picks up the bottle, raises it towards the setting sun, and cries, "2004- Year of the Monkey! Year of the Monkey! Yeeeaaar- of the, Mon..." |
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January 3, 2004
Monkey Bars' Remixes of "Can't Get It Wrong" Now Available on Subliminal Records! After completing a triumphant tour of the Great Northwest, the boys are back in town with two earth-shattering remixes of "Can't Get It Wrong" by Vantage Point (aka Jimmy Van M, Richard Schiessl and Marc Mitchell). With sexybouncy vocals by Terra Deva, this EP devoted entirely to Monkey Bars' mixes has been making its mark in clubland with DJs worldwide. In fact, you'll be able to hear Monkey Bars' melodramatic musings on this song as part of Subliminal Sessions 6 mixed by none other than Benny Benassi -- who, as most of you are already aware, is known as the man behind one of last year's most massive of clubland anthems, "Satisfaction." So extra special thanks to everyone who made 2003 such a breakout year for us, and here's to making 2004 our personal whore!! |
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November 18, 2003
Monkey Bars Announce First-Ever Northwestern Mega-Tour! To our hackey-sackin' patchouli-plasterin' family of fans in the great Northwest, we say "Aloha!" with a string of tour dates destined for infamy and general musical mayhem! First off we'll be hittin' the high-tech hippie haven of San Franciso, moving on to the to the ever-chill greens of Portland, Oregon, and then toppin' it all off with a grunge-rockin' jaunt through sleepless Seattle, Washington. Speaking of rockin' it BIG-TIME, we were recently bestowed with the blessings of none other than Metallica's one and only double-bass drummer-extrodinaire, Lars Ulrich, who reportedly really dug a recent live show of ours in good ole' Hollywierd. So come on out and check out a show if ya live out on the left coast- see our events page for the particulars! And for all of you who don't live out on the west side of the greatest power ever known to man or animal, you need not fret, as we'll be comin' for your ass before you can say "we surrender!" (that's a joke btw, no need to get your turban in a bunch -- and that's a joke too, the turban part) |
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August 3, 2003
"Pass You By," Monkey Bars' 2nd Single on Subliminal to be Released November 24th After making some serious waves with their first single on Subliminal entitled "You Be Want Some Fun," everyone's favorite jazzy-funky-cyber-samba-maximal-house producers come back kickin' with their next single entitled, "Pass You By." Although you'll have to wait until November to pick this one up in stores, you might just get a taste a bit sooner than that, as the record was promo date is in October. Initial dance floor reaction to this single has been, as we say in the hood, "off the chain," so expect to hear this fall at every respectable disco from Tinsel Town to Cape Town, and beyond! |
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July 29, 2003
Monkey Bars' "You Be Want Some Fun" featured as BBC Music's Dance "Tune of the Week" Looks like the buzz is continuing to grow around Monkey Bars as "You Be Want Some Fun," the first single from their eagerly anticipated full-length album Food-Eating Food (Subliminal Records) was selected by BBC Music and featured for the week of July 20 on their dance music homepage. DJs Tim Deluxe, Mousse T, Seamus Haji, Yousef, Graeme Park, Lottie, Smokin' Jo and many more all be have some fun droppin' this Summer anthem. The 12" is in stores now, so get up off your bloated ass and buy six copies immediately! |
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July 21, 2003
Monkey Bars featured on Power Tools radio show in Los Angeles Monkey Bars were featured on July 19th on Swedish Egil and Richard "Humpty" Vission's influential dance music show on KPWR Power 106 (105.9 FM), Power Tools. In addition to being interviewed by the hosts, they spun an exclusive DJ set featuring their most recent productions such as "You Be Want Some Fun". |
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June 27, 2003
Monkey Bars Hit #8 on DMC's Buzz Chart! Monkey Bars' new single "You Be Want Some Fun," due out in late July on Subliminal Records, has climbed from #14 to #8 on the highly influential chart. Looks like the buzz is indeed building up, as the single is also featured on Subliminal Sessions 5 mixed by Erick Morillo as well as being played on radio programs throughout Europe and the United States. |
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June 6, 2003
Monkey Bars Assault the Airwaves! Monkey Bars' new single "You Be Want Some Fun" is due out in July on Subliminal Records. Recently the group has been featured on the following radio programs:
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May 15, 2003
Monkey Bars Appear in BPM Magazine as Guest Reviewers! For its June 2003 issue, BPM featured Monkey Bars as guest reviewers for the house singles section. Among the reviewed were Smitty and Davenport, Mike Balance, Zuco 103, Dj Jorj, and the entire Sesame Street crew for thier work on the seminal album, "Sesame Disco." Hell, Monkey Bars even got their picture in the magazine, so special thanks go out to our friends at BPM! |
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April 24, 2003 Twenty Twelve's remix of Yacht Party to be included on El Divino Ibiza 2003 CD! The ever-popular compilation is slated for release this coming May and will feature Twenty Twelve's remix of Clover Club's 2nd release entitled Yacht Party (see our releases section to hear the EP for yourself!). Also featured on the CD are tracks by Who Da Funk, Soul Grabber, Tony Thomas, and many others. |
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March 15, 2003 Tom Stephan plays Monkey Bars - Dark Traffic from Clover Club's Newest Release Monkey Bars' Dark Chocolate Vol. 1 is currently being promoted all over the US and Europe to rave reviews by top DJs and should be available in stores this April. Tom Stephan, aka Superchumbo, recently featured Dark Traffic on his weekly radio show on London's KISS 100 fm. Thanks Tom!  |
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March 12, 2003
In case your hunger for more Clover Club and Monkey Bars news is insatiable, you'll be stoked to know that we've set up this special page just to let you know the hizzaps. That's right, you don't have to rely on the word on the street anymore! Just stop on by here for all the latest. Monkey Bars is finished with their debut full-length album "Food-Eating Food" for Subliminal Records! The first single, "You Be Want Some Fun", an afro-beat-influenced excursion with Gabriel on vocals, will be released on Subliminal in 12" vinyl form by June 2003. Keep an eye out for our exclusive dub remix and advance copies. The promotional copies of Clover Club's third release, Dark Chocolate Vol. 1, are already in Europe and on their way to US DJs. This 4-track EP should be available in stores on 12" DJ vinyl in April 2003. Have a listen to the mp3 samples. Lately we have been very busy taming the beast that is Food-Eating Food, but now that it's done, we will be working on new songs. We've got some garage, Chicago-style humorous, and fun samba instrumental numbers in store. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about us or our music. And remember kids, adulthood really is cooler than being a kid! Just ask Doron, he can stay up as late as he wants (lucky bastard). -Gabriel and Doron |
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