My List: Deerhoof's Greg Saunier

The Deerhoof drummer on his favorite Cubano, gospel and Keef cuts

Posted Feb 08, 2007 2:19 PM

Perez Prado: 10 Grandes Exitos
"This was supposed to make me dance and smile. Why am I stopped dead in my tracks?" asks Saunier of this compilation from the Mambo King, whom he calls "the Igor Stravinsky of Cuban music."

Keith Richards and the X-pensive Winos: Main Offender
"Just because I don't drink, smoke or say bad words doesn't mean I can't claim Keith as my reason for playing music," says Saunier. He calls the guitar part on "Matchbook Seeks Maniac" his "best Keith Richards imitation."

The Staple Singers: Pray On, My Child "If your cheeks have been feeling a little dry lately, allow me to introduce the perfect remedy," the drummer says of this early-Sixties recording from the gospel greats. "Do not put this on at work, though. You won't get anything done."

Fat Worm of Error: Pregnant Babies Pregnant With Pregnant Babies [Listen]
Saunier describes the debut from two ex-Deerhoof members as his favorite of 2006: "Clumsiness equals mastership, punk rock equals musique concrete, evil equals niceness."

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