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Monday, October 4, 2021

FTA Spotlight: Grand Ancestor: YOLO Interview Oct 4th 2021

I can not tell you how stoked I am. Yola / Jason Berto of the Grand Ancestor Sound System. Here is just a visual taste of what we will be chatting about. Boh Boh Boh!

Do you all even know what you are looking at here? It's a quadfecta of tools that makes me want to scream in a bag. HA!

Below is version 1.0. Above is the 2.0 update... boss level.

Kick back and enjoy the tunes and conversation.

If you want to know more about YOLO and Grand Ancestor:

http://www.grandancestor.com/

https://www.instagram.com/grandancestor/

https://www.facebook.com/grandancestor/

https://twitter.com/GrandAncestor

https://soundcloud.com/grandancestor

Also big ups to Detroit_Jimmy our big winner of the Grand Ancestor giveaway.

Keep Smiling family.

The Librarian

Friday, October 1, 2021

FTA Spotlight: [DC Session] Harry Ransom

Here in DC in the 2000s, there was a good chance if you went to a DnB show you would see Ransom on the bill. The man seemed to be everywhere. We caught up with him and had a bit of a chat about this time in DC. Enjoy

Rolling the clock back. Man look at the mixer!

Just in case you all forgot about the DC DnB message board. Proper time traveling business.

If you would like to find our man Harry Ransom nowadays:

https://soundcloud.com/harry_ransom

https://twitter.com/r4ns0m

https://www.mixcloud.com/r4ns0m/

https://www.facebook.com/r4ns0m

https://r4ns0m.bandcamp.com/

I would like to apologize, eagle eye followers will notice that this interview happened in APRIL! Yes, I've been sitting on this one without even realizing it as it was a draft that just never got published. For that I'm sorry. Oh well life happens

Enjoy Fam. Keep Smiling

The Librarian

Saturday, February 6, 2021

FTA Spotlight: Andy "2Tuff" Cerutti

Here is the first in a rebooted series of interviews called FTA Spotlight, which we are hosting to talk about the past, present, and future of the DC DnB scene.

I recently had a moment to sit down with one of the early founders of the DnB scene here in DC. Andy Cerutti or Andy 2Tuff as he is commonly known. Promoter, Manager, Teacher, and lover of the music. We delved into the history of the man who helped DC be such a massive juggernaut for the American DnB scene. Sit back, grab a beverage and get ready for a musical journey into the life of Andy 2Tuff.

Shouts out to all those in the Twitch chat, asking questions, bring up memories, and just sending love. Big ups.

Here are some additional fliers we did not get to share in the interview but I figured you all would appreciate.

Sound Clash: DJ Trace, Karl K, Slant, DJ Stress, MC Dub 2

2Tuff 10-year party with Shy FX

SoundClash2: See-i, Slant, Jahwei, Bjoo, Peter H

Doc Scott, DJ Slant, Stress, Bjoo & MC Mecha

Give Thanks: DJ Slant VS Bjoo, Ray Casil VS Dan Soda, Harry Ransom VS IllEffect, Version Sound VS Blaze One & MC Mecha

10 years of 2Tuff: DJ Friction

Urban Space: DJSS, Eshin, Diggadee MC, Slant, Deinfamous, Joel Transit & Steve Eternal, Seven, Eastcoast boodiemen, Ink house, Charles Martin, Vanniety Kills, Zuzuka Poderosa, Empersarios, DJ Underdog, Maracuyeah

20 years of 2Tuff: Slant, T.R.A.C., Bjoo, Freefall

DJ Slant

Cadence: Bailey, T.R.A.C, Slant, Seany Ranks, Joel Transit VS Seven, Rex Riddem, QDup, Jey One

The Legends of Drum & Bass: Jumping Jack Frost VS Bailey, Slant, Ken Lazee

Cadence: Goldie, Seany Ranks VS Vannity Kills, Keenan Orr, Oso Fresh, Slant

Goldie, Bailey, Slant

The Rudebwoy Shuffle

The Big Boom: See-i, Nappy Riddem, Fort Knox Five

Forward DC: Rob Paine, Jahkey Chalice & Papa FZ

Rockers International: See-i

Rockers International: See-i, Dub Traffik Control, Eddie Turbo, Gematria

Rockers International: See-i

Jungle Fever: DH Hype, Trace, MC Daddy Earl, Homemade Weapons, Slant, Donvega

Jungle Business: The Insiders, Joanna O, Slant, High Tolerance, DJ Seven

The Rudebwoy Shuffle: Bailey, Flight, Slant

The Rudebwoy Shuffle: Slant & Jahwei

The Rudebwoy Shuffle:

A Sides, Diggadee MC, Slant, Brothers Brau, Rogue State, IllEffect, Julez

Urban Space

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

FTA NEWS: 2018 is over. Here comes 2019!

BACK STORY in 2018:

The Studio is back on line (9 months later). 32 gallons of sewage. A cracked pipe. Holes cut in my foundation.... yea it sucked.

We pulled our support for the Facebook platform. You can still find us on twitter, youtube, mixcloud and now Twitch. Video is not fully new here for From The Annex but fully interactive video streaming is both exciting and daunting. With that noted, as we venture on to this field we have already been greeted by a flourishing, supportive DJ community.   

What can you expect from From The Annex in 2019?

SHORT TERM GOALS:
- Weekly Twitch video streaming. Encoding the Annex with The Librarian.
- Weekly Blog posting about the Encoding the Annex project. 
- Monthly Twitch video streaming. From The Annex with The Librarian.
- Monthly Mixcloud/iTunes/RSS audio stream.
- Bi-Monthly Spotlight on DJs/Producers in the DMV.

LONG TERM GOALS:
- HAVE FUN!
- Continue to build our physical and virtual communities.
- Bring good music to the community and expose them to music they may not have heard of before.
- Bring a partner on board to help spice up the content and play some other music.
- Bring Social Lubrication back as a monthly podcast.    
- Redesign our website.
- Break even by 2021. Become self-sustaining by 2022.

Easy enough right. HA! No. But let me tell you how much I have missed making music for you all. 

SUMMARY: 

Archive Encoding: Monday 8pm-12am EST [TWITCH]: 
- Music appreciation. Music archeology. Music encoding technics. My history with that music.
- Accompanying blog post issues by Wednesday of that week. Detailing the adventures highlights. 

From The Annex with The Librarian: First Thursday of every month 8pm-12am EST [TWITCH]:  
- Musical throw-down. A mix of what I've been encoding, with new releases and demos that have been sent in. We will be playing the music that makes people shake their ass.
- Accompanying blog post and mixcloud/itunes/rss stream added the following day.

Spotlight: Bi Monthly
- Continuing to turn the spotlight on the local community of DJs and Producers in the DMV 

Thats From The Annex in a nut shell. Lets see what 2019 has to offer.

With that Keep Smiling!
-The Librarian
 

Friday, August 12, 2016

FTA Spotlight: Special ED: V6 on WERA 96.7FM [07.28.16]

From The Annex w/ Special ED on 96.7FM WERA Arlington VA.

Thursday from 10 - 11pm.

Episode #16: Tonight is a DJ Spotlight with Special ED. This mix was recorded during his first international booking at Transit on June 8th 2016. ED is the man behind Boiler Kitchen, Flex Records UK podcast, Low Frequency got on a Skype call with us after his US tour. Be sure to check out our interview with ED after his live mix.

Big ups to Special ED for coming out, sharing his thoughts with us and being an epic legend.

If you like what you hear check out the links below:

https://soundcloud.com/special-ed
Special_ED
https://www.facebook.com/DJ.Special.ED

If you like the broadcast let us know: 
www.fromtheannex.com 
www.facebook.com/fromtheannex 
www.twitter.com/fromtheannex
 www.instagram.com/fromtheannex 
www.youtube.com/EdwardTheLibrarian

As always Keep Smiling

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

FTA Spotlight: Empire Rising: V5 on WERA 96.7FM [06.23.16]

The opportunity to bring in new talent from the UK on to the Annex Studio is just to good to pass up. His energy, optimism and unjaded view of the scene is contagious. So it is with great pleasure that I get to present you with an interview and mix from Empire Rising.

PLAYLIST:
001) Coolio - I Remember
002) DJ Die - Something Special
003) The Untouchables - At the Count of Three
004) Swoosh & The Joker - That's Played out
005) E.P.S & 2 Vibe - Big Time
006) Dope Skillz - Faction
007) Fate - Step On (Majistrate Remix)
008) Stratus - Raid ('99 Remix)
(... The interview with Emipre Rising kicks off )
009) The Dream Team - Dope Beat
010) Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push
011) Freestylers - B BoyStance
... Yea still waiting for the full playlist from Empire Rising. hahahahahha

Empire Rising at From The Annex studio. Credit: Ocean Eiler

Empire Rising at From The Annex studio. Credit: Ocean Eiler

So you asking where is the trans scripted interview... yea no. I'm bogged down with work, a head cold and yea moving on. But just listen to the interview already. hahahahah