Live at Attic x Café del Mar (December 2023)

Attic returned for a summer soirée at the iconic Café del Mar Sydney back in December—the balmy weekend was embraced by the sun-drenched ambience of Cockle Bay.

As I like to do, I kicked off the afternoon’s proceedings, offering a selection of Balearic-inspired flavours to set the mood and tone, in preparation for the more house-centric flavours to follow. (And they certainly did.)

I really enjoyed packing and preparing this particular box—which required many a dig for hidden treasures from yesteryear!—and it came out about as well as I hoped it might!

I hope it translates as such for you, potentially offering a tasty aural side dish for your day or evening!

Bon appetite!

: Tracklisting:
01 : Petalpusher – ‘Breakin’ It Down’ (Downtown Original) [Naked Music]
02 : Planty Herbs – ‘Back Into The Light’ (Original Mix) [Intimate Friends]
03 : DJ “S” – ‘Groovin” (Original Mix) [Too Slow To Disco]
04 : Jungle – ‘Bonnie Hill’ (Original Mix) [Caiola Records]
05 : Sister Sledge – ‘Thinking Of You’ (Dimitri From Paris Remix, 2018 Remaster) [Glitterbox Recordings]
06 : Chris Malinchak – ‘Cellophane’ (DJ Edit) [CDR]
07 : LUXXURY – ‘Baby Please Don’t Go (Oooh No)” (Original Mix) [Too Slow To Disco]
08 : Poolside – ‘Which Way To Paradise’ (Original Mix) [Poolside Music]
09 : Kimchii – ‘Windsurf’ (Anoraak Remix) [How Do You Are?]
10 : Kaytranada ft. Kali Uchis – ‘10%%’ (Original Mix) [RCA Records]
11 : Palavas – ‘We Are Strong Enough’ (Original Mix) [Ravanelli Disco Club]
12 : Dabeull ft. Holybrune – ‘DX7’ (Original Mix) [Roche Musique]
13 : Matt Hughes – ‘Lazors Part 2’ (Original Mix) [Outcross Records]
14 : E. Live – ‘Stranger Dayz’ (Original Mix) [Star Creature Universal Vibrations]
15 : Buzz Compass – ‘Morning’ (Original Mix) [Inhale Exhale Records]
16 : Ben Jamin – ‘I’m Yours’ (Original Mix) [Too Slow To Disco]
17 : Frank Booker – ‘Roady’ (Original Mix) [Sleazy Beats Black Ops]
18 : Lord Echo ft. Mara T.K. – ‘The Sweetest Meditation’ (Julien Dyne Remix) [Soundway Records]
19 : Kappekoff, Reggie Got Beats & Andre Espeut – ‘Sugar’ (Original Mix) [Star Creature Universal Vibrations]
20 : Unknown Artist – ‘No Mistake’ (Kon 2079 Mix) [On The Prowl]
21 : Sinan Kaya – ‘No Matter What’ (Original Mix) [Savoir Faire Musique]
22 : Soul Minority ft. Nathalie Claude – ‘Always There’ (Evren Furtuna Remix) [Kolour Recordings]
23 : China Charmeleon ft. Rona Ray – ‘Invisible’ (Extended Mix) [Stay True Sounds]

Live at Stanley’s Block Party (October 2023)—with Andrew Fazzolari

Following recent sombre developments that our beloved Stanley Street Block Parties are no longer—cheers for that, local council!—we thought it appropriate to pay homage to the fantastic times enjoyed by all, by making available our recorded mix from last month.

(We failed to realise it at the time, but it may be the very last Block Party gracing the sacred bitumen known at Stanley Street… at least, for the foreseeable future.)

The Fazz and I were handed a prime slot for the balmy October afternoon to do our Attic thing.

Within the hour-long offering, you can expect our usual blend of fun, fruity, typically disco-skewed house music, with a few fruits from yesteryear thrown in.

This is the result—hope you dig!

Live at Analogue Discogue at Rekodo Restaurant & Vinyl Bar, Sydney (23rd July, 2023)

Analogue Discogue is an esteemed hi-fi, vinyl-only event hosted by house and disco aficionado, Norm De Plume.

We were invited to join the line-up for its July event: a sun-kissed Sunday afternoon affair hosted at the exquisite, Japanese-inspired Rekōdo Restaurant & Vinyl Bar at Sydney’s Barangaroo.

Rekōdo‘s crystal-clear Klipsch sound system sounded expectedly immaculate right throughout the afternoon’s proceedings: the clarity and warmth of the system provided an ambient yet immersive experience for diners and listeners, alike. It was an absolute pleasure.

The Fazz and I came prepared, armed and loaded with a couple of boxes of carefully selected favourites—a concoction of newer burners and some favourites from yesteryear—and did our very best to fly the Attic flag proudly.

Hope you enjoy!

: Tracklisting:
01 : Dino Soccio – ‘Fred’s Groove’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
02 : Sleazy McQueen & Vinyladdicted – ‘Hot To Trot’ (Original Mix) [Kolour Limited]
03 : Buzz Compass – ‘Your World’ (Original Mix) [Whiskey Disco]
04 : Closed Paradise – ‘Cindy Goes To A Party’ (Original Mix) [Lovedancing]
05 : Unknown Artist – ‘Love In The Night’ (Original Mix) [Ltd, W/Lbl]
06 : Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee – ‘Slo-Fusion’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records]
07 : Scruscru – ‘Love Fusion’ (Original Mix) [Ltd, W/Lbl]
08 : Jimmy Rouge – ‘Rounders’ (Original Mix) [Orange Tree Edits]
09 : Luvless – ‘Down With You Baby’ (Original Mix) [Tsuba]
10 : Mint Jams – ‘Club Members Only’ (Original Mix) [Better Listen Records]
11 : Chevals – ‘Layover’ (Original Mix) [Better Listen Records]
12 : Loveface – ‘Smoke Chronic’ (Original Mix) [Loveface Music]
13 : Late Nite Tuff Guy – ‘Go For That’ (Original Mix) [Tuff Cut]

Live at Stanley’s (9th December, 2022)

Certified slow jams incoming!

The Fazz and I returned to one of our favourite haunts—and a hidden local pleasure!—Stanley’s on Stanley for an all-afternoon/all-night pre-Christmas affair.

The entire venue was booked for an EOY shindig by the fine folk at Desk Space—a nearby co-working hub—who, I don’t mind mentioning, had personally requested our services, having heard one of our Attic mixes playing during a venue inspection.

(Humble brag, sure, but hey, gotta take them where you can!)

The seven-hour sesh flew by in the blink of an eye, and we had a blast playing for the wonderfully receptive crowd who stuck with us right ’till close.

Here is the opening hour, beginning at five o’clock. It’s an understandably laidback affair, setting the scene for all that was to come! (And it definitely did.)

Hope you enjoy some forgotten favourites of yesteryear, washed down with the usual abundance of lower, slower, groove-laden jams!

: Tracklisting:
01 : HNNY – ‘Hej’ (Original Mix) [HNNY]
02 : Queen – ‘Cool Cat’ (Original Mix) [EMI]
03 : Sticky Fingers – ‘How To Fly’ (Original Mix) [Sureshaker Music]
04 : Jenevieve – ‘Baby Powder’ (Original Mix) [CDR]
05 : Thundercat – ‘Them Changes’ (Original Mix) [Brainfeeder]
06 : Planty Herbs – ‘Thank You’ (Original Mix) [Intimate Friends]
07 : Lightfoot – ‘Digital Wallpaper’ (Original Mix) [Dust Collectors]
08 : InI & Pete Rock – ‘Think Twice’ (Original Mix) [VinDig]
09 : Letherette – ‘After 8’ (Original Mix) [Wulf]
10 : Saine – ‘Casual’ (Original Mix) [Fools & Fables Recordings]
11 : Dave Allison – ‘Cocktail Blue’ (Original) [Kinjo Music]
12 : Ben Sun – ‘The Answer’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
13 : Those Guys From Athens – ‘Burnin’ Up’ (Original Mix) [Too Slow To Disco]
14 : Fantasy Love Affair – ‘How Can I Forget’ (Original Mix) [Chopshop]
15 : Linda Clifford – ‘Never Gonna Stop’ (DJ “S” Remix) [Too Slow To Disco]
16 : Poolside ft. Ben Browning – ‘I Feel High’ (Original Mix) [Pacific Standard Records]
17 : Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee – ‘Sweet Love’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records]
18 : DJ Steef – ‘It’s Cool’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records]
19 : DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – ‘Summertime’ (DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Mix) [Jive/Legacy]
20 : Janet Jackson – ‘Got Til It’s Gone’ (Original Mix) [Virgin Records]
21 : Warren G. ft. Nate Dogg – ‘Regulate’ (DJ “S” Not In Love Anymore Edit) [CDR]

Live at No Place Like House ft. Art Of Tones (22nd July, 2022)—with Andrew Fazzolari

We played our first club set under our Attic guise for a little over two years! (Hey, a pandemic might just do that.)

For the occasion, we partnered with the fine folk at No Place Like House, welcoming seasoned French house stalwart, Art of Tones, as part of his very first Australian tour—a great booking and an even better bloke!

(And, geez, we’d missed the Civic Underground—our home away from home since Attic’s inception.)

We opened the evening and were gifted a deliciously lengthy two-and-a-half set to get things underway. We kicked off with our signature warm-up fodder and built things up on the housey tip as the room began filling up and the feet started moving en masse!

Within you’ll hear originals, remixes and releases from a selection of our favourites, including Junktion, Local Talk, Tropical Disco Records, I Gemin, SlothBoogie, Jehan, Sondrio, Hotmood, Sune, Scruscru, Never Dull, Dam Swindle, Ed Wizard, Dan Kye, Felipe Gordon, Kevin Over, Demuir and Tilman—to name just a few!

We hope you dig this one! We’ve had another taste and you can bet that there is plenty more to come in the near future! 😉

S*A*S*H Lockdown Radio Mix (September 2020)

Watch the entire four-hour effort here.

There are few phone calls we enjoy receiving more than those from Cris at S*A*S*H. A large, red, circled calendar date typically follows the conversation, accompanied with resulting excitement in preparation for our next S*A*S*H date.

Whether demanding a sweaty, pumping late-night/early-morning shift in The Den, the lower, slower, disco vibes in The Maze, or a sun-soaked warm-up effort at S.A.S.H By Day; bookings at S.A.S.H quickly become personal highlights and are always, always subject for excitement.

Well, we received this very call a couple of months back which came with a comforting indication: “once we’re back; you’re back.”

With the ever-evolving situation that we call 2020; we have little doubt that the call came with an expectation that we’d be “back” in the saddle by now. While that’s not (yet) to be; we were offered a unique opportunity in the interim:

Back in September, we were—quite literally—handed the keys to the kingdom by Marley for the purpose of throwing down another edition of S.A.S.H’s Sunday stanza for its Lockdown Radio series. (And what a sweet space to spend an afternoon, it must be stated!)

We approached this as an opportunity to build our own theoretical S*A*S*H By Day composition—albeit, a condensed rendition of four hours—beginning with melodic, deeper vibes as a “warm-up”, and running through deeper house, dashes of disco, with some top-drawer signature S*A*S*H-esque chuggers towards its conclusion. Two parts Attic, two parts S*A*S*H, and plenty in-between.

This particular hour is the very first—more of a warm-up effort containing a selection of more off-the-grid, Attic-flavoured tunes from a line-up of “usual suspects”.

While you’re no doubt spoilt for choice with DJ mix content online nowadays; we hope that this offering will quench your thirst for all things S*A*S*H in your lounge room or office, in preparation for a time we’re all back together on the (real) dance floor before too long. And how sweet that will be.

: Tracklisting:
01 : Jesse Bru – ‘Day Tripper’ (Original Mix) [Kreattones Records]
02 : Meowsn – ‘Y’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie]
03 : Carlo – ‘Paco Buyo’ (Original Mix) [Una Vida De Barrio]
04 : Sune – ‘Fikapaus’ (Original Mix) [Let’s Play House]
05 : Peer Du – ‘For Those’ (Original Mix) [Haws]
06 : Loz Goddard – ‘Peaches’ (Original Mix) [Outplay]
07 : Folamour – ‘Tribute To My Barber’ (Laurence Guy Remix) [Kyoku Records]
08 : Roger Gerressen – ‘Capturing Diversity’ (Original Mix) [Yoyaku]
09 : Jad & The – ‘Pollock Street Blues’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie]
10 : thatmanmonkz – ‘Got 2 Get 2’ (Chris Duckenfield Ducktape Dub Edit) [Shadeleaf Music]
11 : DJ Counselling – ‘Keep On Playing’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie]
12 : Sam Ruffillo – ‘Surf Wave’ (Original Mix) [Toy Tonics]
13 : Fidde – ‘I Wonder If You Know (Dreams)’ (Original Mix) [CDR]
14 : Jehan – ‘Marabou’ (Original Mix) [Sundries Digital]

Live at S*A*S*H (12th January, 2020)—with Andrew Fazzolari

Seriously. Shame on me for leaving my site without an update for this length of time. I’ve been keeping very busy, playing plenty of sets—you know, before this COVID thing hit—and have published a slew of new mixes and material.

I’ll begin adding all of them—well, the notable ones—to the site over the next little while. If you’re a little on the impatient side; rest assured, everything worth your time is available via my Soundcloud page.

Looking at this particular effort, though:

Andrew Fazzolari and I were kindly asked to open proceedings at S*A*S*H By Day on a Sunday afternoon in January this year. Despite it appearing to be a smoky—and later, a rainy—affair in its early stages; the show must go on… and it certainly did.

We kicked off on the lower, slower, deeper tip, throwing on a selection of sub-110 BPM burners, setting the stage—and warming the floor—for Sondrio, Mo’funk and later… Black Loops!

Within this couple-of-hour-long offering, you’ll hear a range of selections from the likes of Tilman, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Frits Wentink, Harold Heath, Jehan and Admin, to name just a few.

Many thanks, as always to Cris, Kerry and the S*A*S*H collective for keeping us in mind—as always, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

We hope it warms your day/evening as it did on Sunday. Hope you enjoy as much!

x

Live at Attic presents Ethyène (11th May, 2019)

It’s not every day you have the opportunity to warm-up for your favourite artist… I was that lucky a few weeks back.

We were fortunate to welcome Ethyène to our Attic fold as part of his very first Australian tour. Ethyène’s sample-driven house and disco original tracks, remixes and edits have formed a significant part of our collections—and, indeed, our Attic sets!—over the last couple of years. As far as I’m concerned; it really doesn’t get much better…

Accordingly, this was a set that consumed a lot of thought, emotion, plenty of nerves and significant effort—it’s one I hold dear.

With the man himself listening intently just a few metres away and a dance-floor building; the stage was set at Harpoon Harry—and here is the result…

She’s a lower, slower, affair, with plenty of vinyl included.

Hope you like it as much! 😉

: Tracklisting:
01 : Volta – ‘Goodnight Moon’ (Original Mix) [Boogie Belgique]
02 : Guts – ‘Freedom’ (Original Mix) [Heavenly Sweetness]
03 : Matt Hughes – ‘Looper Love’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records]
04 : Buzz Compass – ‘Don’t Never’ (Original Mix) [Inhale Exhale Records]
05 : Patchworks – ‘Batracien’ (Original Mix) [Kolour Limited]
06 : I Gemin – ‘It’s About Trust’ (Original Mix) [Pressed For Time]
07 : Secret Squirrel – ‘003B’ (Original Mix) [Secret Squirrel]
08 : Gutinstinct – ‘The Girl You Love’ (Original Mix) [PNP]
09 : Harry Wolfman ft. Ella Chi – ‘On Tap’ (Original Mix) [Purp & Soul]
10 : Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee – ‘Bitter Sweet’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records]
11 : Buzz Compass – ‘I Love The Skin’ (Original Mix) [Inhale Exhale Records]
12 : Bondi Bondi – ‘Dinner 4-2’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie]
13 : Tomas Malo – ‘Slave’ (Original Mix) [Hot Digits Music]
14 : MAM (Miguel Campbell & Matt Hughes) – ‘Crushed Ice’ (Original Mix) [Fina Records]
15 : Ron Basejam – ‘Love Don’t Wait’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
16 : Carol Douglas – ‘Party Nights’ (DJ “S” Remix) [CDR]
17 : Late Nite Tuff Guy – ‘That’s A Groove’ (LNTG Funkin’ Remix) [Tuff Cut]
18 : Dirtytwo – ‘Ain’t The Way’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
19 : Hotmood – ‘Don’t Care’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records]

Live at Attic presents Bellaire (16th February, 2019)

We’ve been pretty busy over the last couple of months—more bookings, more dates and subsequently, more recorded mixes!

This is one that I really enjoyed putting together and executing. For context, Andrew and I had spent the afternoon cruising Sydney Harbour—literally!—supporting Bellaire at the debut Anchor Events event. That mix is actually available here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewfazzolari/live_at_anchor_2019

After jumping off the cruise—again, in the literal sense—we set things up at Harpoon Harry for our Attic evening shindig, eagerly awaiting Bellaire‘s arrival…

This was my warm-up effort—lower, slower, but maintaining some “funk” and the disco edge, and I hope you like it!

A bunch of the usual suspects are included: Folamour, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Dirtytwo, etc. on some of our favourite labels, Moonrise Hill Material, Razor-N-Tape, Editorial Records, SlothBoogie, etc.

Stay locked for more Attic action real soon, too!

x

: Tracklisting:
01 : Folamour – ‘Whateva Sis’ (Original Mix) [Make Believe Disco]
02 : Folamour – ‘Night Of Desirable Objects’ (Original Mix) [Moonrise Hill Material]
03 : Chaka Khan – ‘What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me’ (Late Nite Tuff Guy Rework) [CDR]
04 : Dirtytwo – ‘Ain’t The Way’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
05 : Alicia Myers – ‘I Want To Thank You’ (DJ “S” Remix) [CDR]
06 : Matt Hughes – ‘Shufflin” (Original Mix) [Editorial Records]
07 : Dirtytwo – ‘Found Love’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
08 : Unknown Artist – ‘SIML’ (Schenkelspreizer Edit) [Schenkelspreizer]
09 : Jehan – ‘Jambalaya Avenue’ (Original Mix) [Honey Butter Records]
10 : Joe Cleen – ‘City Nights’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie]
11 : Unknown Artist – ‘LC’ (Schenkelspreizer Edit) [Schenkelspreizer]
12 : Soundstream – ‘Makin’ Love’ (Original Mix) [Soundstream]
13 : Late Nite Tuff Guy – ‘Get It Right’ (Original Mix) [Tuff Cut]
14 : Pontchartrain – ‘Nice ‘N Slow’ (Original Mix) [Whiskey Disco]

Live at Attic presents Nachtbraker (2nd February, 2019)

Here is our recent set, recorded live at our Attic event at The Flinders a few weeks back, on warm-up duties for Nachtbraker.

Our intention was to get the bodies moving and booties shaking with more rolling, percussive selections from our collective boxes—these actually worked a treat, setting the scene nicely for the expected Nachtbraker destruction! 😉

Hope you enjoy this one!

x

: Tracklisting:
01 : Jesse Bru – ‘Stay For A While’ (Original Mix) [Pulse Msc]
02 : Lorca – ‘No Chains On Me’ (Original Mix) [Live Ones]
03 : Max Graef – ‘No. 5’ (Original Mix) [The Gym]
04 : Scissorwork – ‘Kissing’ (Original Mix) [Beats Of No Nation]
05 : Frits Wentink – ‘Geese’ (Original Mix) [Wolf Music Recordings]
06 : SlothBoogie – ‘Acid Fantasy’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie]
07 : Bas Roos – ‘Midnight People’ (Original Mix) [Exploited]
08 : Playin’ 4 The City – ‘Minor Track’ (Original Mix) [Plastik People]
09 : Franck Roger – ‘Ruffcut’ (Original Mix) [Rutilance Recordings]
10 : James Pepper – ‘Lover’ (Black Loops Remix) [Neovinyl Recordings]
11 : Sebb Junior – ‘Moving’ (Original Mix) [La Vie d’Artiste Music]
12 : Loods – ‘Around’ (Original Mix) [Steel City Dance Discs]
13 : Hector Couto – ‘Changes’ (Original Mix) [Brise Records]
14 : Crookers ft. Baxter – ‘Innocent’ (Kai Alce Distinctive Groove Dub) [Defected]
15 : Honey Dijon ft. Shaun J. Wright & Alinka – ‘808 State Of Mind’ (Original Mix) [Classic Music Company]
16 : Never Dull – ‘United, Under One Roof’ (Original Mix) [Large Music]
17 : Joe Corti – ‘Thinkin” (Original Mix) [Better Listen Records]
18 : AB/DC – ‘This Feelin” (Cody Currie Remix) [Southern Fried Records]
19 : Cody Currie – ‘Oderberger’ (Original Mix) [House Of Disco Records]
20 : Intr0beatz – ‘Just Feel’ (Original Mix) [Lagaffe Tales]
21 : Tech Support – ‘Excursion’ (Jesse Bru Remix) [Anti Skate]
22 : Adryiano – ‘On My Side’ (Original Mix) [Soul Notes]
23 : Bellaire – ‘Make Me Feel’ (Original Mix) [AOC Records]
24 : Demuja – ‘Arrested’ (Original Mix) [CDR]
25 : D’Angelo – ‘Spanish Joint’ (Joe Corti’s Edit) [China White]
26 : Paul Cut – ‘Nucleus’ (Original Mix) [Balance]