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.
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]
It’s been a long minute since we’ve published a mix—that isn’t to say that we have spent the last year in hibernation, however.
Indeed, we spent most of 2020 plying our trade at a toasty, over-the-bridge establishment called The Foxtrot, playing warming selections for a thirsty, seated crowd.
When playing gigs at the ol’ Fox, and of a similar dynamic in recent time, we’ve been promoting more slow-mo, lo-fi and hip-hop-oriented sounds—often steering clear of a repetitive 4×4 kick drum—regularly flipping over to a cool, relatively unknown B-side and exercising the depths of our collections in the process.
This is one example that we really quite enjoyed, recorded live, opening the night at The Foxtrot, and we thought it best to share here.
Within, you’ll hear originals, remixes and releases from the likes of Eend (Sondrio), E. Live, Sable Blanc, Outkast, Waxtefacts, Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee, Drake, Editorial Records and Evren Furtuna to name a few!
Well, after a sizeable weekend last weekend, we can finally make available our recorded set from S*A*S*H By Day at Greenwood Hotel: Andrew Fazzolari—the other half of Attic—and I, opening the afternoon’s proceedings.
Of course, just two days earlier, we’d hosted our second Attic event—with Nachtbraker joining us as our very special guest—so it was fitting and incredibly enjoyable to share the bill with Maurits once again, in the wonderful sunny surroundings of North Sydney on a Sunday afternoon.
This particular mix is a deeper, slower affair: 110–114 BPM melodic goodness; and a fairly decent insight into our musical ethos, and the sound we’re pushing for our Attic brand—minus the disco flavours, of course.
Massive thanks to the S*A*S*H crew for the opportunity, and the hospitality over the course of the afternoon. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and your brand is an absolute credit to our Sydney scene.
So, with that, we hope you enjoy this one, wherever you find yourself…
Comments and feedback always welcome!
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: Tracklisting: 01 : Funky Fat – ‘Ride In The City’ (Matt Hughes Remix) [Outcross Records] 02 : Makybee Diva – ‘Untitled’ (Original Mix) [Smallville Records] 03 : Giovanni Damico – ‘Fella On A Cloud’ (Original Mix) [Geography Records] 04 : Giovanni Damico – ‘Saturn’ (Original Mix) [ArtfulDivision] 05 : Dirtytwo – ‘The Remedy’ (Dirtytwo Remix) [Razor-N-Tape Records] 06 : Andy Hart – ‘Keep On’ (Original Mix) [Dikso Records] 07 : Jestofunk ft. Wendy Lewis – ‘Mama Blues’ (Atjazz Remix) [Big Blue Records] 08 : The Tortoise – ‘Last Night’ (Genius Of Time Remix) [Kolour Recordings] 09 : Salut 80 – ‘Real’ (Original Mix) [Kolour Recordings] 10 : Matthias Vogt – ‘Chanterelle’ (Original Mix) [Suol] 11 : Benedek & Noble – ‘Ocean Side’ (Edit) [CDR] 12 : Nufrequency ft. Ben Onono – ‘Fallen Hero’ (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix) [Rebirth] 13 : Jazzuelle – ‘The Vollard Suite’ (Original Mix) [SubSensual] 14 : Giovanni Damico – ‘It’s Alright’ (Original Mix) [ArtfulDivision] 15 : Jack J. – ‘Atmosphere’ (Original Mix) [Future Times] 16 : New Franklin Theory – ‘Overhill Road Variation #2’ (Original Mix) [Outplay] 17 : Jack J. – ‘Something (On My Mind)’ (Original Mix) [Mood Hut] 18 : Harvey Sutherland & Bermuda – ‘Why Look Back’ (Original Mix) [Clarity Recordings] 19 : Anthony Nicholson – ‘Tribes Of Chant (World Dance)’ (Original Mix) [Peacefrog Records] 20 : Real J. – ‘One Love’ (Original Mix) [Waxtefacts] 21 : Kapote – ‘Tell Tony’ (Original Mix) [Toy Tonics] 22 : Tell – ‘What Can U Do For Me’ (Original Mix) [Quartet Series] – out on 15 May! 23 : Evren Furtuna ft. The Writers Poet – ‘Private Party’ (Original Mix) [Plastic City]