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]
The big dog, Andrew Fazzolari, blew out an undisclosed number of candles in March and decided to celebrate the occasion with a good ol’ fashioned Saturday shindig at Stanley’s.
The Fazz curated a hand-picked line-up of selectors for the special occasion and generously gifted me the first two hours of the balmy Autumn evening!
I entered the venue at the tail-end of, shall we say, a “colourful” daytime takeover that was many hours—and countless beverages—deep, and was greeted by an intriguing soundtrack of popular radio-played bangers from the start of the century; ‘Ms. Jackson’ and ‘Teenage Dirtbag’, notably.
At its conclusion, we were afforded a few sought-after moments of serenity while the Technics were rolled out and added to the booth. I was afforded the opportunity to allow the dust—and, indeed, serotonin!—to settle, and re-set things with some lower, slower groovers, just as intended.
I prepared a bespoke “crate” of selections filled with some of the birthday boy’s personal favourites and guilty pleasures, along with others I thought he might enjoy. I believe I hit the brief and was pretty pleased with the result. Most importantly, The Fazz seemed to enjoy himself right through ’till the call for last drinks.
In any case, I hope you enjoy it, too.
: Tracklisting: 01 : Dave Allison – ‘The Way Is Heart’ (Original Mix) [Kinjo Music] 02 : Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee – ‘Sweet Love’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records] 03 : Ben Sun – ‘The Answer’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records] 04 : Late Nite Tuff Guy – ‘My Sugar Is Gone’ (LNTG Edit) [Razor-N-Tape Records] 05 : Coutel – ‘This Is Love’ (Original Mix) [Masterworks Music] 06 : Letherette – ‘Fresh & Clean’ (Original Mix) [Wulf] 07 : Tony T. – ‘The Feeling’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records] 08 : Admin – ‘Halo’ (Original Mix) [CDR] 09 : Crazy P. – ‘Last Knockers’ (Original Mix) [Paper Recordings] 10 : Magic Source – ‘Genius Of Love’ (Original Mix) [Favorite Recordings] 11 : Clive From Accounts – ‘It’s Not That I Don’t Care’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records] 12 : 78 Edits – ‘Come On Baby’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records] 13 : DJ Snatch – ‘All Night Long’ (Original Mix) [CDR] 14 : Simply Red – ‘Sunrise’ (Original Mix) [Universal] 15 : Scruscru – ‘Love Fusion’ (Original Mix) [Ltd, W/Lbl] 16 : Ash Reynolds – ‘Falling Back’ (Original Mix) [Slightly Transformed] 17 : Ethyène ft. Folamour – ‘Why My Love’ (Original Mix) [Better Listen Records] 18 : Prins Emanuel – ‘Land Of Joy’ (Original Mix) [Music For Dreams] 19 : Klar & PF – ‘Circles’ (Original Mix) [Pole Jam Vinyl] 20 : Poolside – ‘Which Way To Paradise’ (Original Mix) [Poolside Music] 21 : Kimchii – ‘Windsurf’ (Anoraak Remix) [How Do You Are?] 22 : Levantine – ‘Cosmic Love’ (Original Mix) [Editorial Records] 23 : Frank Booker – ‘Sugar’ (Original Mix) [Sleazy Beats Black Ops] 24 : Castle Queenside – ‘Everything You Got’ (Original Mix) [Tropical Disco Records] 25 : Admin – ‘Super Lover’ (Original Mix) [Sleazy Beats Black Ops] 26 : Paul Cut – ‘Tropica’ (Original Mix) [Deeppa Records] 27 : Scruscru, Jehan & Meowsn (JSM) – ‘Be With Me’ (Original Mix) [Deeppa Records] 28 : Stephane Deschezeaux – ‘Make It Hot’ (Original Mix) [Springbok Records] 29 : Nicone – ‘Why’ (Monte Remix) [Off Recordings]
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! 😉
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]