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Launched by the illustriously monikered Rob Da Bank in 1995 at South London's Tearooms des Artistes, Sunday Best proved a pioneer of what later became known as bar culture, with an emphasis less about dancing than a relaxed accompaniment to board games, chitchat, and sleepy weekend pints. The inevitable eponymously monikered label was launched two years later championed this eased listening through a series of compilations that pioneered material from the likes of Groove Armada, Lemon Jelly, and Bent, as well as Da Bank's own Lazyboy project. As the profile of the resident DJ increased, both through the night and via a sideline into journalism, where he rose through the ranks at Muzik magazine before taking over the dance music section of Worldpop.com, Da Bank became increasingly synonymous with chill-out. He can now be found championing the music via his late-night beat broadcasts with Chris Coco from the U.K.'s only national show of its kind, Radio One's Blue Room. ~ Kingsley Marshall, All Music Guide
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Rob da Bank in 2006
Background information
Birth name Robert Gorham
Also known as Rob da Bank
Origin Portsmouth
Occupations DJ
Labels Sunday Best Recordings
Associated acts Lazyboy
Website http://www.sundaybest.net/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank/

Robert Gorham, known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is a British disc jockey. He presents a Saturday-night show, Rob da Bank, on BBC Radio 1 from 5am-7am, focused on promoting new left field music. Examples of artists featured on his show include Tipper, Moloko and a host of unsigned acts.

Until September 2006, he and Chris Coco were the presenters of the Blue Room on Radio 1. The show had a dedicated following, and was one of the few show-cases for a unique blend of quirky chillout tunes. He also hosted Radio 1's One Music show on Thursday nights, the content of which is more similar to the music played on his current show. Rob Da Bank filled in for John Peel's show for several weeks following his death in 2004. In 2009 he gave BBC Blast an exclusive look behind the scenes of his show. The music played by Rob da Bank on Sunday Best helped launch the "bar culture" (as opposed to "club culture"), which features more relaxed activities than dancing.[1]

He is also the owner of a number of business ventures under the name Sunday Best, which originated as a Sunday night event in a Battersea tea-room.[2] Sunday Best has grown to incorporate a record label and an off-shoot music festival, Bestival. Gorham has also compiled a mix LP for the Fabric night club's series of mix compilations, entitled Fabric 24 (2006).[3]

He lives in London with his illustrator wife Josie, and their two sons Arlo and Merlin[4]

References

  1. ^ Marshall, Kingsley. "Rob Da Bank > Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:apfuxqtkldke. Retrieved 2007-08-04. 
  2. ^ Phillips, Dom (2004-12-10). "No one can ever be the next John Peel". The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1369879,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-04. 
  3. ^ Beatjunkie (2005-10-20). "Rob Da Bank - Fabric 24". Resident Advisor. http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=3310. Retrieved 2007-08-04. 
  4. ^ "I am what I am" Sunday Times interview 19/04/09 http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6090705.ece

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