Poolside Etiquette Mixtapes

@jeantonique

With just about half of Australia doing the hard yards and locking down, we've snagged multi-instrumentalist and producer Jean Tonique to serve up a schmorgesborg of sun-drenched sounds to get our crew through the stay-home shenanigans going on down under.

Since 2010, Parisian producer formally known as Antoine Roux has been composing his very own unique poolside flavour drawn from influences of 70's funk, hip hop and house that has earned him top spot on the Cools mixtape bucket list for as long as we can remember. 

Fresh off the release of his latest single I Miss New York from his forthcoming 3-track EP with Warner Case dropping on July 30th, we're joined all the way from the city of love for an hour of luscious poolside grooves.

https://barneycools.com/blogs/lifestyle/leisure-club-mixtape-004-jean-tonique

Tracklist + Interview

Leisure Club Mixtape 004 • Jean Tonique

Bringing the fun and warm vibes to our Leisure Club mixtape series is Melbourne born and all-round global nomad LeBRON aka Sam Roney.

Formerly based out of Europe and recently locked down in Melbourne, LeBRON is known for his in depth mixtapes influenced by the energetic era of the early 80's and ranging across a plethora of genres. If artists like Breakbot, Joey Negro, Dimitri From Paris, Daft Punk, Purple Disco Machine, Crazy P and Folamour tickle your fancy, you're onto a winner here.

Dive deep into another disco love affair streaming live now via our SoundCloud. We caught up to discuss all things touring, Melbourne lockdown and fondest festival memories as well below.

Full tracklist via the blog, thanks for being Cools.

@thisislebron

Tracklist

Leisure Club Mixtape 007 • LeBRON

After a long hiatus. We're back just in time for summer with a new instalment of our Poolside Etiquette mixtape series, mix 26.

Downtempo Jams for when your on the cans.  

Full tracklist via the linked blog post ~ thanks for being Cools.

Leisure Club

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Live Mixtape 26

Mixtape 27 is in and we are mid Summer here in Australia and have had an absolute doozy of a festive season so far.

Presenting an eclectic mix of poolside tunas that have been well received at our gigs over summer.

Stay cool by the pool. Hope to share a seltzer with you all soon.

B.Cools.


Tracklist:
The Point - The Emperor Machine
Wash Off (KUU Remix) - Foals
Kete (Mang Dynasty Remix) - Tigerbalm & Joy Tyson
Ulysses (Beyond the Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation) - Franz Ferdinand
Neon Hallway (Autograf Remix) - Corbu
Never Seen You Dance - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Push It Up - Confidence Man
Sanctuary - Horse Meat Disco & The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Falling for You - Neil Frances
So Much Love and Magic - Tigerskin
Deltaplane (Zatagin Dub Mix) - Pioneerball
I Remember (Club Dub Mix) - Purple Disco Machine, Elderbrook
Is It Supposed - Hudson Mohawke

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Live Mixtape 27

Easing our down under homies into the summer comedown with Mixtape 28.

An uptempo mix of tunes inspired by our recent Beach Bar takeover @ Noosa Surf Festival last weekend... arguably our funnest party to date - thanks to everyone who came out.

Full trackless via the blog post ~ thanks for being Cools.

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Live Mixtape 28

After three years of cool temperatures and record-breaking rain down under, El Niño announced his return down under with some scorching spring temperatures last week.

With an early and hot summer on the horizon, we thought it was about time for a new mixtape featuring our latest selection of sun drenched sounds and office grooves.

Now streaming via SoundCloud with full tracklist on the blog ~ thanks for being Cools.

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Live Mixtape 29

Barney Cools DJs are back with a new live recorded mixtape for Valentine's Day '24. A downtempo & deep collective of libido-lifting tunes vowed to take you from V-Day, to foreplay and all the way to fourth base. 

Lots of love,
Barney Cools DJs xx

Tracklist:
Get Low - James Vincent McMorrow
Choose the Heart (La fine Equippe remix) - Madjo
Pilgrim (MS MR Remix) - MØ
Heatwave - Glass Animals
Cola (Elderbrook chilled mix) - Camelphat
He - Jai Paul
Love Survive (Floating Action Re-work) - Michael Nau
And I Say (Xinobi Edit) - Nicolas Jaar
Thinking about your Body (Cousin Cult Edit) - Loot & Plunder
Summertime Sadness (Asadinho Remix) - Lana Del Rey
Talk is Cheap (Florian Kreidler Remix) - Chet Faker
Lies (Tourist Remix) - Chvrches

Happy Endings

Barney Cools ~ Valentines Day 24 live mixtape

Welcoming @moodsprod back to the Cools Mixtape series.

With a bunch of new releases and album in the pipeline, we're delighted to bring back the Dutch born producer to our mixtape series.

Enjoy a journey through the sonic safari with full tracklist via the blog.

https://soundcloud.com/moodsprod

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Live Mixtape 30 ft. Moods

@closecounters

Since the day in 2022 where we partied alongside Allan McConnel and Finn Rees of Close Counters on a balmy summer's day in Naarm/Melbourne's St Kilda, we added them to our mixtape bucket list for a contribution in due time.

If you're not acquainted with their sound already, Close Counters make music for vibrant club dance floors with an expansive catalogue of tunes covering everything from soul, house, broken beat and boogie/disco.

With two albums and numerous original releases that have been featured on BBC Radio, triple j, and iHeart Radio, Al and Finn have gained a cult following of disco descendants. Their ’23 album ‘SOULACOASTA II’ was the Best Electronic Work at Music Victoria Awards last year.

They’ve also achieved the notable honour of an inclusion in the FIFA 23 soundtrack (the final official FIFA™ game) which is the pinnacle and peak of good music recognition, at least for us.

Enjoy their hour long mixtape and see the full tracklist below.

Thanks for being Cools.

Poolside Etiquette | Live Mixtape 31 ft. Close Counters

Celebrating our 100th ever mixtape release with a very special P.E mixtape recorded on the North Coast of Australia.

Featuring our latest selection of sun-drenched sounds as things heat up south of the equator, we're looking forward to another huge summer 24/25 with plenty of exciting news in the pipeline including a summer residency and 10 year anniversary celebrations.

Thanks for being Cools, full tracklist on the blog via the link.

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Live Mixtape 32

Barney Cools Djs are back for another 2024/25 summer residency @ Burleigh Pavilion as part of their 'Summer Lover' series.  

We're bringing back the lifeguard tower DJ booth + weekly special guest artists & giveaways.

Recorded a teaser mini mix to promo the summer vibes this season. Come down for some spritz and a boogie in the sun. B.Cools.

See the full tracklist via the blog.

Tracklist:
That’s Right – Dam Swindle
Forever Baby – Janet Planet & Carlita
Baddy on the floor – Jamie xx & Honey Dijon
Real Love – Veracity & Levi
So Tru – Confidence Man
B Somebody – SG Lewis & Chloe Caillet
Heaven – AK Sports
I only smoke when I drink – Nimino
Repeat to Fade – Bad Tuner & Pollena

Barney Cools Djs x Burleigh Pavilion ~ 'Summer Lover' Promo Mini Mix

Back with our 2025 Valentines Day mixtape edition.

A slow and sensual story about love and morning glory. Tracklist added soon.

Barney Cools Djs playing a love themed set @ The Royal Hotel, Bondi on Friday 14th for Valentines Day.

@BarneyCools
www.barneycools.com

Barney Cools ~ Valentines Day 25' mixtape

An exclusive mixtape from the ever talented Dutch musician, DJ and producer Joris Feiertag under his new alias Alexander IV.

Anyone well acquainted with our Cools mixtape alumni will be familiar with Joris' other tunes and mixtapes for us under his other project Feiertag.

Enjoy this understatedly cool mixtape featuring exclusive previews and unreleased track set to launch this year. 

Tracklist:

1. Alexander IV - Alchemist [unreleased]
2  Alexander IV - Time of Day ft. Oli Hannaford [unreleased]
3. Alexander IV - Genie [unreleased]
4. Alexander IV - All I have to say [unreleased]
5. Alexander IV - De Rien 
6. Alexander IV - High 'n Dry 
7. Alexander IV - ID [unreleased]
8. Alexander IV - ID [unreleased]
9. Alexander IV - This Won't Do ft. Cézanne [unreleased]
10. Alexander IV - Lost in the Alley [unreleased]
11. Alexander IV - That Thing [unreleased]
12. Alexander IV - Vanguard Groove [unreleased]
13. Alexander IV - Hanbury 
14. Alexander IV - Diggin’ [unreleased]

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette mixtape 33 ft. Alexander IV

Barney Cools Djs back with Poolside Etiquette mixtape 34 recorded live in the studio. 
Downtempo grooves, brain food and Nu-disco Jams.

Barney Cools ~ Poolside Etiquette live mixtape 34

New month, new mix. Mixtape 35 now live.
A collective of downtempo tropic and afro jams.
Enjoy by the pool sometime.

Barney Cools ~ Poolside Etiquette mixtape 35

New Month, New Mixtape. No. 36 now online.
Bit of this, bit of that + splash of afro. 

Byron & Gold Coast you can catch Barney Cools Djs this weekend.
Sat 7th June - Beach Hotel, Byron Bay (6hr Takeover)
Sun 8th June, Burleigh Pavilion (6hr Takeover)

Tracklist on the blog

Barney Cools ~ Poolside Etiquette mixtape 36

Our new monthly DJ mix series, recorded live in the B.Cools design studio by our in-house selectors (aka the crew).

Edition 001 is a sonic souvenir from a month on the road – packed with tunes unearthed across Europe, from sunrise sets in Ibiza to late-night bliss at Glastonbury.

Each mix will drop monthly, sometimes with special guests, always with good taste.

Press play and drift off to your dream beach club.

Full tracklist via the blog.


tracklist

Beach Club DJ mix 001

Recorded live from the B.Cools design studio as we toasted the first day of Spring on the East Coast of Australia.

This one’s designed to carry you from golden hour into whatever comes after.

As always, tracklist live via the blog. Thanks for being Cools x

Beach Club DJ mix 002

October 25 Edition - Beach Club DJ mix 003 recorded live in B.Cools design studio. Temps & tempo are rising here in the Southern Hemisphere. Hope to catch you all over the summer.

Beach Club DJ Mix 003

Some people gift roses and a love note, others choose chocolates and a poem, but we don't buy into cliche gestures. To woo someone on Valentines Day you're going to need to do better.... it takes creativity to prove why you're better than all the other fish in the sea.

As Ralph Wigham puts it, we 'Choo Choo Chose you'. And as a sign of our affection we're going to serenade you for an hour with a genre of tunes we like to call 'baby makin' music'.

Don't forget to wear protection.... put earplugs in if you're going to turn it up loud.

TRACKLIST

Barney Cools | Valentines Day 2017 live mix by COOLS CLUB

What goes up, must come down and while we fly sky-high at night, our descent beins the following morning. Luckily a dip in the pool administers the rebirth we need and by midday we're ready to ease our way back into the swing of things. It's not always easy and you need the right concoction of mellow drinks, good company and cruisy tunes.

At Motel Cools we have only the best for our crew - Aperol and mimosa's flow while tales are shared around from the night before as our pals Wolf + Lamb caress the ears of our weary heads with their easy going tracks.

As accomplished club astronauts, Wolf + Lamb have a bag of tricks prescribed specifically for the morning after. Their tailored tracklist will have even the most morose melons back in good spirits in no time. Before you know it you'll be preparing for takeoff yet again, soaring through the clouds and embarking on another intergalactic journey. If there's anyone you'd want to captain your spaceship, it's these guys.

Have a safe flight.

Motel Cools Mixtape 004 • Wolf + Lamb

The festive season has begun.

For the homies down under, the spring and summer shenanigans have well and truly begun. The days are longer, the drinks are stronger and Mondays are becoming increasingly harder to conquer.

With summer on the horizon in the Sth Hem, we've invited South America's finest day mix connosseiur, Pabels, to give the homies a sultry summer tease. 
https://soundcloud.com/pabels

Expect a finely concocted mixture of poolside vibes and awe inducing funky synth driven disco bombs ~ if you weren't ready for the summer ahead, you'll be locked and loaded after an hour with the lord of Beunos Aires.

https://www.barneycools.com/life/cools-records-mixtape-006-pabels/

Cools Records • Volume 006 • Pabels

It's been a big couple of months at BCHQ launching our second limited edition collaboration with Dillon Francis and dropping our brand new collection, Camp Cools II.

For the first time in poolside etiquette mixtape history, we're extending the invite to a very special guest to take the wheel whilst we kick back and perch our feet up on the sun lounge with a mimosa in hand.

If you know Barney Cools well, one of his finest traits is looking after his mates. We've left you in very good hands, acquiring the services of the multi-talented producer, DJ and party-starter Turbotito to keep the feel-good poolside vibes all ride long. 

Crank it up, roll the windows down and feel the breeze ~ this hour of power with our new favourite Danish/Serbian producer was made to please.

Tracklist via https://barneycools.com.au/blogs/lifestyle/barney-cools-poolside-etiquette-guest-mixtape-20-turbotito

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Guest Mixtape 20: Turbotito

The winter solstice has just arrived down under which means our homies up  North are well and truly into the swing of things! 

To signify the beginning of our distant journey to summer, we've invited Michael Tello of PillowTalk Music to bring their signature groovy, soulful and sundrenched vibes to our longest standing mixtape series. 

The all-round talented producer, DJ and label manager presents us with an hour of power which encompasses multiple genres and tempos - an accurate reflection of the maestro producer who fuses the sounds of classic R&B, boogie and disco with underground house and indie dance for a living. 

Whether you're dreaming of the summer ahead or currently in the thick of it, prepare for a journey in musical discovery and listen now.

Tracklist: https://barneycools.com/pillowtalk-mixtape

Find Michael Tello & PillowTalk Music on SoundCloud here:

https://soundcloud.com/mtello
https://soundcloud.com/pillow-talk-1

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Guest Mixtape 21: PillowTalk

To celebrate the drop of our brand new Poolside Suits and our upcoming start of summer shindig at Burleigh Pavilion, we've invited our very own homie Mister Bennetts to provide us with a marathon mixtape to soundtrack our sun-dazed saunter to summer. 

After falling in love with Bali during his pro-surfing days, Adam made the permanent move abroad in search of world class waves, a DJ residency and all-you-can-eat Nasi Goreng.

Finding the time between surfing by day and DJing at Bali's best beachclubs by night, Mr Bennetts joins us for 3 hours of power recorded live at Mrs Sippy Bali.

https://barneycools.com/blogs/lifestyle/poolside-etiquette-guest-mixtape-23

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Guest Mixtape 23: Mister Bennetts

The latest edition of our Poolside Etiquette mixtape series is a special one indeed. We're honoured to be joined by French prodigy and all-time office favourite @Folamour for a journey in jubilant jazz and feel-good funk. 

In case he wasn't already on your radar, Bruno Boumendil is probably the hottest disco selector globally right now. In 2019 alone, he's released his second debut album, launched his very own 4MYPPL party + mixtape series and managed to break the internet with that Gimme Gimme Gimme! moment during his iconic Boiler Room set at FLY Open Air.

Sticking to his guns, Bruno brings his signature blend of soulful disco and space jazz to our longest serving mixtape series. It's safe to say we're counting down the days to catch him live when he returns next year to our favourite festival on the calendar, Pitch Music & Arts.

Plug in and enjoy the slick and sweet sun-drenched sounds of the man of the people, Folamour.


Full track-list available now via https://barneycools.com/blogs/lifestyle/poolside-etiquette-guest-mixtape-24-ft-folamour

Barney Cools | Poolside Etiquette Guest Mixtape 24: Folamour

"We’re often quite busy touring and making music in the studio that it’s not always easy for us to keep on top of all the new releases coming out. As we’ve had a bit more down time over the last few weeks we’ve spent a lot more time listening to music and discovering some great new records from artists we love. This mix is a collection of a lot of the new stuff we’ve been digging."

- @setmomusic

Welcome to Cools Cabin Fever.

In the midst of the monumental madness around the globe, we're delighted to be launching a fresh mixtape series in support of Australia's music industry which we endeavour to become your destination for isolation inspiration.

Whilst recent times around the world have rattled us all, there's no doubting that our homies within the music industry have suffered some of the most immediate and devastating impacts as a result of the worldwide response to the crisis. As of writing, the music industry has lost over $200 million in lost income according to the crowdsourced initiative I Lost My Gig Australia... and apparently that's just the tip of the iceberg.

As a proud supporter of Support Act, the heart and hand of Australia's music industry and sole-music charity down under, this series will become a platform to connect with our favourite artists and raise awareness for the artists, crew and music workers affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Our second guests are home-grown homies and full-time hustlers Set Mo. Since bursting onto the scene with their tune 'White Dress', they've become our office favourites for their stamina sessions, sunset sets and Sesh Mo shenanigans.  

Cools is calling upon our homies and music lovers across the globe to support the music industry appeal where possible. With your help, we'll be able to support our music workers through this difficult period and help them be in a position to bounce back louder and throw the biggest post-pandemic party of all time. You can donate directly to the Support Act COVID19 Emergency Appeal below.

www.mycause.com.au/page/226584/cov…mergency-appeal

DONATE + INTERVIEW!

Cools Cabin Fever Mixtape 002 • Set Mo

This pesky pandemic business got you in need of a pick me up? We've brought our our favourite LA-based Australian synth-poppers and panty droppers @miamihorror DJs to take you on a journey to the epicentre of poolside pleasure. 

As a proud supporter of Support Act, this series is our platform to connect with our favourite artists and raise awareness for the artists, crew and music workers affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

This week we're joined by the man behind the mammoth musical force Mr Benjamin Plant aka the bands producer, synth-lord and bass guitar-slapper to bring their signature baselines and funk to your next lounge-room boogie. 

Since founding the band out of a love of Roland keyboards and French-house, Miami Horror have gone onto become a prominent fixture within the Australian pop-dance scene with nostalgic classics like Sometimes and Real Slow soundtracking some of our fondest summer shenanigans. 

With a new album on the horizon, we caught up with Mr Plants for a quick lowdown on life in lockdown in LA before he blessed us all with an upbeat and sun-touched curation of poolside vibes. Stream the mix via SoundCloud and peep the our blog for the full interview.

Cools is calling upon our all our music loving mates across the globe to support the industry appeal where possible. With your help, we'll be able to support our music workers through this difficult period and help them be in a position to bounce back louder and throw a post-pandemic party for the ages. You can do your bit by donating directly to the Support Act COVID19 Emergency Appeal below.

www.mycause.com.au/page/226584/cor…for-support-act

INTERVIEW + DONATE!

Cools Cabin Fever Mixtape 008 • Miami Horror DJs

"I think it was just such a dark time for the world, hey!? We thank our lucky stars each day that we didn't lose anyone close or have anything hit us too hard. The silver lining is how strong the music industry will be once everything kicks back off! We've been chatting to heaps of acts and are so keen to link up, write, perform, get loose etc etc and I think it's almost brought musicians closer! Here's hoping..." 

- @boo-seeka

As our homies from the Northern Beaches and across the Pacific lock down in the lead up to the holiday season, we’ve invited Australian electropop duo Boo Seeka to jump on our Cools Cabin Fever Mixtape Series and spread some holiday vibes with some delicious disco delights.

Celebrating their new release Never Enough, Ben & Michael caught up with the crew to chat about how they’ve been navigating the new normal, 2021 plans and their dream post-pandemic festival line-up.

Mixtape now streaming via SoundCloud and read the full interview on the B.Cools blog. 

Cools is calling upon our all our music loving mates across the globe to support the industry appeal where possible. With your help, we'll be able to support our music workers through this difficult period and help them be in a position to bounce back louder and throw a post-pandemic party for the ages. You can do your bit by donating directly to the Support Act COVID19 Emergency Appeal below.

www.mycause.com.au/page/226584/cor…for-support-act

Cools Cabin Fever Mixtape 010 • Boo Seeka

Since we discovered LA-based duo Neil Frances in 2017 following the release of their Stardust cover which broke the internet and has seemingly since snuck itself into each and every one of our Sunday sessions... we've been praying daily to the disco disciples up above to get them on for a spin. 

Today, we're launching our Leisure Club Mixtape Series with the lads themselves and we couldn't be more chuffed. Since 2017, they've powered through a stack of releases including a dreamy debut EP,  become a global name in indie-electronica and supporting the likes of Jungle and Poolside all whilst cruising around the US festival circuit. 

As anticipated, their contribution has set the bar for our latest mixtape series - plug into the Leisure Club below and feast your eyes on our catch-up with Jordan Feller and Marc Gilfry from the band on the blog where we chat all things life in the US, their upcoming EP and post-pandemic partying... we can dream, right?

Tracklist + Q&A

Leisure Club Mixtape 001 • Neil Frances

Barney Cools (B.Cools) ~ Leisurewear Since 2014.

Poolside, Seaside & Music enthusiasts. Check out our Dj mixes recorded in our design office + stay tuned for Barney Cools Djs gigs and events.

Bookings:
Barney Cools DJs - hugh@moretocome.com.au

Spotify:
Search 'Barney Cools' on spotify for 80+ Hrs of our favourite tunes to stream also :)

B.Cools x

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