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Sydney-based DJ, specialising in deep house and disco—I take delight in playing a solid warm-up set and revel in the success of watching a room build around it. Artists/labels you'll likely hear: Folamour, Laurence Guy, Fouk, Ethyène, Jesse Bru, Nachtbraker, Frits Wentink, SlothBoogie, Black Loops, Better Listen Records, Cody Currie, House Of Disco Records, Bellaire, Adryiano, Demuja, Joe Corti, Franck Roger, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Moonrise Hill Material, Pontchartrain, Schenkelspreizer, Honey ...
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One from the archives:This is a promo mix that we thoughtfully compiled for Original Vibe @originalvibemusic in preparation for a subsequent event in Manly.2017 was an incredible year for us—our very first behind the controls of @atticsydney, our new event and brand.The selections within this mix are equally reminiscent of this very special time fo…
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Attic returned for a summer soirée at the iconic Café del Mar Sydney earlier this month—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 t…
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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…
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Brendan Clay - Live at Analogue Discogue at Rekodo Restaurant & Vinyl Bar, Sydney (23rd July, 2023)
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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 …
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The big dog, Andrew Fazzolari @andrewfazzolari, 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 ente…
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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 swea…
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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 ou…
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Brendan Clay & Andrew Fazzolari - Live at No Place Like House ft. Art Of Tones (22nd July, 2022)
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We played our first club set under our Attic @atticsydney 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 @noplacelikehouseaus, welcoming seasoned French house stalwart, Art of Tones @llorca, as part of his very first Australian tour. A great booking an…
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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 c…
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Watch the entire four-hour effort here: vimeo.com/459221923---Over the years, there are very few phone calls that we've enjoyed receiving more than those from Cris at @sashsundays. 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 …
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As the dreaded pandemic rolls on—and we quickly near the two-year point—we're due for another entry:Despite believing we had probably delivered the final chapter of our 'Lockdown Sessions' series back in December 2020; 2021 had a bit to say about that! Accordingly, with no real end in sight, the series continues—now, the seventh entry. (The James B…
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Here's one from the archives—a live mix that, for some reason, I've never made public. It was recorded during one of our Attic @atticsydney events for which we toured German house and disco maestro, Tilman @tilman.In contrast to our earlier events that stretched long into the early morning hours at the Civic Underground or Harpoon Harry; this event…
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Most DJ dads—particularly newer ones—will likely confirm that stealing an uninterrupted hour to yourself to throw a few tunes together becomes a bit of a rare treat.The wife and I have spent most of 2021 handling significant life changes: selling an apartment, buying another one, moving into said abode, bringing a brand new life into the world, set…
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So, we're not totally out of the woods on the pandemic front—perhaps soon, though?!In any case, despite believing we had probably delivered the final chapter of our 'Lockdown Sessions' series back in December; 2021 has since had a bit to say about that! Accordingly, with no real end in sight—and hot on the trail of the fifth!—we decided to keep the…
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Promo Video: https://www.facebook.com/atticsydney/videos/564920698291514It's that age-old, well-worn cliché: "music is the essence that brings us together".Well, cliché or not, it couldn't be more accurate in considering this offering.The last little period has not been without challenge: the dreaded lockdown—the second coming, as it were. We have …
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So, we're not totally out of the woods on the pandemic front—not even close, it would seem.Despite believing we had probably delivered the final chapter of our 'Lockdown Sessions' series back in December; 2021 has since had a bit to say about that! With no real end in sight, we decided to blow the dust off this format and serve up the fifth entry.N…
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We made a big return to Harpoon Harry last Thursday night, waving our Attic flag once more for its 'Altar Danceteria' series—a part of the Sydney Solstice winter celebration.It's probably without saying, but the ol' Harpoon holds a very special place in our hearts as we've created some pretty special memories over the years—during which we've welco…
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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 dynam…
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Here it is: the final chapter... probably.With a few months delay between the second and third effort; we challenged ourselves to finish the final edition before the end of the year, which meant completing two in a month—and hey, we made it!So, for (perhaps) the final time; here is the write-up and context of this little project, completed during a…
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Normally, we'd collectively circle a date and eagerly await our next opportunity to catch up—beers, banter, laughs, and of course, the tunes.In this current climate/during this challenging period; said opportunities haven't afforded themselves, so we've been forced to get a little creative with regard to a platform for sharing and consuming music t…
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Watch the entire four-hour effort here: https://vimeo.com/459221923---There are few phone calls we enjoy receiving more than those from Cris at @sashsundays. 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-…
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During a recent effort to audit and clean-out some contents of my iMac storage; I stumbled upon an especially non-specific, innocuously titled mix, 'Friday Night Mix (10th May, 2013)'.I'd speculate that this mix was unlikely the subject of any sort of meticulous planning, nor prepared with any sort of intention of public distribution wider than my …
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If the last few months spent in and out of isolation have offered anything at all; it has been an opportunity to reconnect with older, largely forgotten favourites of years bygone.In that spirit, I jumped on the Facebook Live airwaves with a swag full of trance favourites a treasured era of around ~1999–2007 and—not unexpectedly—was quickly booted …
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Normally, we'd collectively circle a date and eagerly await our next opportunity to catch up—beers, banter, laughs, and of course, the tunes.In this current climate/during this challenging period; said opportunities haven't afforded themselves, so we've been forced to get a little creative with regard to a platform for sharing and consuming music t…
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Watch it via the @s-a-s-h-sundays Patreon channel at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/s-s-h-on-demand-36218679---: Tracklisting:01 : Move D - 'Like I Was King' (Black Label Mix) [Compost]02 : Silkwormagic - 'Feeling' (Paso Remix) [Inhale Exhale Records]03 : Carlo - 'Momo' (Original Mix) [Bisiesto]04 : Flabaire ft. Paul Cut - 'Morning Drama' (Original…
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Normally, we'd collectively circle a date and eagerly await our next opportunity to catch up—beers, banter, laughs, and of course, the tunes.In this current climate/during this challenging period; said opportunities haven't afforded themselves, so we've been forced to get a little creative with regard to a platform for sharing and consuming music t…
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This mix is ripped from the old, dusty archives. Indeed, it will blow out 15 candles later this year.I stumbled upon it when trawling through some older storage space and flicked it on because, well, why not? It's very much of the nu-skool breaks variety and gets quite tough and pretty filthy towards its conclusion.This was Claymation—a duo I forme…
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A lot can change in a month...While I recorded and delivered this particular set at Café del Mar in Sydney almost exactly a month ago; it feels considerably longer than that. Since this short space of time, there is a collective feeling—to me a least—that we've lost a lot our innocence... on both, a local and global level.At the time, I can recall …
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Where do seven years go?! Seriously.I blew the dust off this particular mix recently... and was very happy that I did!In short, it's a promo mix that I knocked up for our radio show, 'The M Shift' as part of one of our SPOiLT DNB takeover shows.Admittedly, I've not followed drum 'n' bass a whole lot since this era, however; a lot of these liquid cu…
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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, inde…
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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 availa…
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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 destructio…
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Massive thanks to everyone who came down, packed out and partied with us at our Attic presents Cody Currie event.We enjoyed excellent, positive vibes right throughout the evening—from the deeper, disco warm-ups early on, all the way to the pumping dance floor burners during the early hours from Norm De Plume and Cody, himself!Special thanks also to…
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We've been itching to get this one up and available since that glorious Sydney Saturday afternoon at Ivy Pool Club a couple of weeks back—and here it is!For context, we were asked to open up proceedings at the first 'Toast' event of the season and, despite the grim weather forecast; Mother Nature turned it on for all... so, we responded accordingly…
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Well, here is a new mix from me: something compiled, executed and delivered, just because...Since we kicked off our Attic project last year; the vast majority of my DJ'ing has been centred around a housier, disco-centric sound—for which Attic is known—for both, our own events and other ad hoc DJ bookings in around town.Of course, we love our Attic …
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Here is a fresh new mix from us—and one that definitely gives us the warm and fuzzies!So, our 'Attic' brand as a whole, the music we push—and, indeed, Andrew and I as individual DJs—is often centred around music on the lower, slower, deeper, warm-up tip. That is a label we've always worn with pride.Well, in this instance, our good friend, Flynn—of …
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So, as the dust has settled on our recent Attic event headlined by Laurence Guy—our fourth instalment—I am making available my recorded set from the evening.I opened up shop for the first hour on this occasion, so, accordingly; this is very much a lower, slower effort—105 BPM upwards—though, in doing so, I did my best to retain a lot of the melodic…
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Here's a new mix courtesy of the Attic stable from Mr. Fazzolari @andrewfazzolari and myself—a warm-up effort on this occasion, recorded live from our recent takeover for 'Nights Like This!' at Goodbar in Sydney.We were handed the reigns of the upstairs bar for the entire evening, and we invited our new Melbournian friends, Milos and Jimmy from Kyo…
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Brendan Clay & Andrew Fazzolari - Live at Original Vibe, Havana Beach (20th October, 2017)
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We headed over to Manly last Friday evening to spread the Attic deeper disco vibes at Havana Beach Club for the 'Original Vibe' brand @originalvibemusic.We arrived, loaded with plenty of new weapons we were itching to play: new cuts from Folamour's @folamour new album—no surprises there obviously!—as well as Ari Bald @aribald, Cody Currie @1codycur…
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Here is my recorded set from last Sunday evening, closing up S*A*S*H By Day: the daytime stanza of the amazingly strong and ever-consistent weekly event.I played right after the day's headliner, Scottish house guru, Jasper James. The crowd—as is always the case with S*A*S*H—were extremely welcoming and certainly up-for-it, and lapped up the unseaso…
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Here is the recording from my set last weekend at the Queen's Birthday long weekend edition of Foxlife, playing alongside Slyfox resident, Rabbit Taxi @rabbittaxi, Pip Dalton @pipsda and Öncüm Y?lmaz @oncumyilmaz.I was handed the closing duties on this occasion—a fresh change and a little different from the warm-up set times to which I'm generally …
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Well, after a sizeable 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 before, we'd hosted our second Attic event—with Nachtbraker joining us as our very special guest—so it was fitting and inc…
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Here is my recorded set from my recent Peoples Club debut, playing upstairs in the bar from ten 'till midnight, last Friday night.The crowd — and, indeed, the bar staff — were incredibly receptive and seemed to be enjoying the musical offerings; as was I.I played a bunch of my current favourites, and snuck in a couple from a selection of Peoples Cl…
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Here is my set from Apollo Arcade at Secret Garden Bar in Enmore, from a few weeks back. This was an incredibly enjoyable set, and a wonderful opportunity to play a complete, two-hour, vinyl only set!I've just managed to compile the tracklisting for this one — which you'll appreciate takes a little longer for such a set! — and, for what it's worth,…
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Brendan Clay & Andrew Fazzolari - Attic hosts The Maze at S.A.S.H. (12th February, 2017) - Part One
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A massive thank you to the S.A.S.H crew for placing their trust in our Attic brand and inviting us to host The Maze at their incredible — and amazingly consistent — event. We had an absolute blast!Cris, Kerry, Matt, Jack and the crew: you really know how to make your artists and DJs feel valued and welcome. It's an absolute credit to you all.And wi…
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Well, what a truly magical night that was! We're truly pleased to have brought you our first — of hopefully, many — Attic events and will reflect on this one with big smiles for a long, long time!Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us — there were positive vibes right throughout the place from start-to-finish, and everyone in attendanc…
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Here is the recording from my recent set at S*A*S*H, closing The Den in the early hours of Monday morning!Massive shouts to the super-receptive crowd who danced right throughout — many of whom very likely kicking on from the 'Tell No Tales' festival from earlier in the day!I was able to play a wide range of tunes that are currently floating my boat…
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'Attic' is the brainchild of Sydney jocks, Brendan Clay and Andrew Fazzolari; devised as a medium to promote their love for low, slow grooves, thick basslines and loose, swinging drums.Attic is tailored to those searching for an avenue for deep, soulful, disco-infused and melodically-inclined house music.Fundamentally, its focus is the promotion of…
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