Train Wreck Mix

Rub N Tug

Campfire, Eskimo, New York

Eric D and Thomas met at a party in L.A. through a mutual friend working at a clothing and disco unit called Sarcastic. Random chance and coincidence soon found the two of them together on the other side of the continent, pumping beats into the heart of New York City's underground scene. Despite NYC commercialism staring them in the eyes and singing it sweet siren song, Eric and Thomas, with good mates and cheap drinks in hand, kept their feet firmly planted in the fertile underground and sauntered on with a laugh. A friend's acquisition of a Chinese Rub N Tug massage-palace-cum-loft-space sparked a series of raucous parties where rooms were torn down, both literally and figuratively, as 300-400 people shuffled to their wild disco mash-up's. It seems only natural that out of the seedy, risque, hell-bent indulgence, Rub N Tug was born. Next up were their lock-ins on the rammed disco floors of 'Passerby', now notoriously and fondly recalled as 'Campfire', where house music poured out of sweaty speakers 'till the after-after-hours. Shortly after their first mix CD for aNYthing clothing company came a boisterous compilation from Eskimo called 'Campfire', a stylish capturing of their debauched nights/mornings at Passerby, and Rub N Tug found they'd quickly transformed from NYC scene-sters to globetrotting party starters. Remixes flowed out like tequila shots, sharp and burning, and they were soon queuing everyone from !!! to Coldplay to Beastie Boys to Roxy Music to Zero 7. This mix has been recorded live at London's Fabric.