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.
I’m throwing this one up from earlier in the year—a mix I compiled and delivered for The D&M, a weekly Friday morning radio show on (the now, sadly departed) Orbital Radio.
So, as much as I set out to put together and promised a proper sub-100 BPM slow jam mix for Darcy, this one ended up very differently!
I, admittedly, hadn’t played too many sweaty, peak-time dance floor sets during 2022, yet, I continue to buy music to suit such an affair, and this mix was the perfect opportunity to showcase a handful of them!
The mix kicks off with some deep grooves and builds up to some higher-energy burners and features some of my favourite artists and labels at the moment, including Retromigration, Jesse Bru, Cassettes For Kids, Clive From Accounts and Intr0beatz.
Hope you dig!
: Tracklisting: 01 : Clive From Accounts – ‘Gravitate’ (Original Mix) [Dirt Crew Recordings] 02 : Retromigration – ‘Arranciata’ (Original Mix) [Last Year At Marienbad] 03 : Soul Wun – ‘Thank You, St. Germain’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie] 04 : Intr0beatz – ‘Move With Me’ (Original Mix) [Selections] 05 : A.J. Edward – ‘Plastic’ (Original Mix) [CDR] 06 : Chevals – ‘My Love My Kisses’ (Original Mix) [Dansu Discs] 07 : CAB – ‘Mischief’ (Original Mix) [Odd Numbers] 08 : DJ ÆDIDIAS – ‘L’aquitaine’ (Original Mix) [Lost Palms] 09 : Unknown Artist – ‘On The Dub’ (PABLO003) [Who Is Pablo?] 10 : Ruze – ‘Open Door Policy’ (Original Mix) [PIV] 11 : Janeko – ‘Sine Up Here’ (Original Mix) [Yoyaku] 12 : Jesse Bru – ‘Vibrations’ (Original Mix) [Aterral] 13 : Cassettes For Kids – ‘Rest / Relief’ (Original Mix) [Honey Butter Records]
While it’s one of the more dramatic titles I’ve associated with a new mix, it’s not without good reason. The process of compiling and delivering this mix has worked wonders for my mental health over the last little while.
For the last 20 years, music has served as my primary creative outlet, however; recent opportunities to indulge in the craft or completely immerse myself in a creative project haven’t been as abundantly available nor really possible. (Most new parents or those working in high-pressure professional endeavours might share the same insight.)
So I did a thing. Indeed, my first thing in a little while…
Put simply, this was me, pinching available pockets of time, throwing on some music and pressing record while doing so. There was little rhyme nor reason to its execution, rather than embracing an opportunity to process some newer purchases or indulgently enjoying a worn favourite. (My Ecler Nuo 5 being a notable addition into the latter category.)
I completed this over a number of weekends—on some days, I contributed only half an hour; on others, a little longer—picking up from exactly the point I had finished during the previous window.
It’s raw, honest, largely unedited—though, I obviously had to join each session recording—and it’s all me, doing something I genuinely enjoy and have done for some time.
I hope this translates into a reasonable journey for you, the listener—I’ll continue to enjoy it nonetheless.
: Tracklisting: 01 : Apparel Wax – ‘009B1’ (Original Mix) [Apparel Music] 02 : Tension – ‘The Spot’ (Original Mix) [DeepStitched] 03 : Sven Wegner – ‘Strimmeling’ (Original Mix) [Mostly Cozy] 04 : DJ Poolboi – ‘Elope’ (Original Mix) [Shall Not Fade] 05 : Pool Boy & Cyril Hahn ft. Pacific Coliseum – ‘Pool House’ (Original Mix) [Noire & Blanche] 06 : Retromigration – ‘Giving Back’ (Original Mix) [Healthyscratch Records] 07 : Idan Hana – ‘Friends’ (Original Mix) [Aterral] 08 : Harry Wolfman – ‘Mango Lime’ (Original Mix) [Secret Reels] 09 : Slync – ‘Voyage’ (Original Mix) [Pole Position Recordings] 10 : Groove Parliament – ‘Heaven’ (Original Mix) [Nurvous Records] 11 : Hysteric – ‘Chrome Plated Broiler’ (Original Mix) [Pleasure Of Love] 12 : Ari Bald – ‘Apollon’s Arpeggio’ (Original Mix) [Blåklint Studios] 13 : Graef & Seibt – ‘Kotschleuder’ (Original Mix) [Box Aus Holz] 14 : Scruscru – ‘Waka-no-ura Bay’ (Original Mix) [Ltd, W/Lbl] 15 : Retromigration – ‘Versace Sheets’ (Byron The Aquarius Live Remix) [Handy Records] 16 : Retromigration & Nephews – ‘Chb Pimpin” (Original Mix) [Ltd, W/Lbl] 17 : Felipe Gordon – ‘Strings Of The Afterlife’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records] 18 : Tech Support – ‘Praise’ (Original Mix) [Anti Skate] 19 : DiSKOP – ‘Bird’s-eye’ (Original Mix) [Whiteloops] 20 : Milton Jackson – ’16 Levels’ (Original Mix) [Housewax] 21 : John Tejada – ‘From A Slice To A Draw’ (Original Mix) [Slices Of Life] 22 : Halo Varga & Petar Cvetkovic ft. Cess – ‘In Da Groove’ (Original Mix) [NG Trax] 23 : South Shore Garage – ‘Tell The Truth’ (Original Mix) [Interweaved] 24 : Idan Hana – ‘Your Love’ (Black Loops 1AM Mix) [Aterral] 25 : Leonel Castillo – ‘TWT-001-002’ (A2) [Third Wave Trax] 26 : Anthony Mea – ‘Miles Away’ (Original Mix) [Nurvous Records] 27 : DJ Steaw – ‘Holding Off’ (Original Mix) [Phonogramme] 28 : Rhythm & Sound ft. Paul St. Hilaire – ‘Free For All’ (Soundstream Remix) [Burial Mix] 29 : J.T. Donaldson – ‘Pain’ (Soulphiction’s Dub Refix) [SupportSystem Recordings] 30 : Brawther – ‘Dunes’ (Original Mix) [Interweaved] 31 : Unknown Artist – ‘Lhyl’ (Original Mix) [Memory Remains] 32 : Silat Beksi – ‘Miracle Inside’ (Original Mix) [OLO Records] 33 : Stussko – ‘Guilty’ (Original Mix) [CDR] 34 : Horsemen – ‘All My Bad Behaviour’ (Vinyl Rework) [Ltd, W/Lbl] 35 : Jesse Bru – ‘Rainforest’ (Original Mix) [Aterral] 36 : Vitess – ‘Panama Peppers’ (Original Mix) [Pulse Msc] 37 : Genie In A Bottle – ‘Unknown B’ [Genie In A Bottle Records] 38 : Clive From Accounts – ‘Alan A’ (Original Mix) [Income Trax] 39 : Unknown Artist – ‘Sakalas’ (Original Mix) [Rayonas Records] 40 : Moonee – ‘Sweet Winters’ (Original Mix) [Groovence] 41 : pablot – ‘Got You’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie] 42 : Gunnter – ‘Don’t Go Away’ (Original Mix) [AKU] 43 : Janeret – ‘Beyond’ (Original Mix) [Rutilance Recordings]