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 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 on this Friday.

Comments and feedback always welcome!

x

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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]

Live at S.A.S.H. (7th May, 2017)

Contact - andrew@atticsydney.com
Everything else - https://linktr.ee/AndrewFazz

Sydney-based, British born DJ, D-Funk has amassed a fair few achievements in his 25-years on the decks. Making his club debut at The Depot in Bristol in 1995, he’s gone on to DJ all over the world, playing notable sets at Space Ibiza and Ministry Of Sound and released on labels including Sunday Best and Bombstrikes. 

Getting his first set of decks at 14, Doug initially fell for the sounds of jungle and techno before a night dancing to house icon Tony De Vit in 1997 turned him towards the slinkier sounds of house music. 

His DJ career began to take off during his time at university in Wolverhampton where he started to pick up gigs at the Canal Club and Mezzanine, playing alongside DJs including Joey Negro, Mr Fingers, Scott Bond and Lisa Lashes, before a move to the South-Coast town of Bournemouth led him to eventually start his own night ‘Break Da House’ in 2004. 

The night took off, attracting big names including The Stanton Warriors and Plump DJs and eventually led to D-Funk’s first release, the ‘Electrotek’ EP after Dub Pistols headlined one night and Barry Ashworth from the band decided to release Doug’s music on his Westway label. The track found its way onto a TV ad in Portugal, as well as becoming a mainstay on Kiss FM’s breakbeat chart and gave Doug the confidence to pursue a career as a producer as well as a DJ, eventually leading to releases on Adapted Records and Ghetto Funk among countless other labels over the next 15 years. 

Moving to Sydney Australia in 2009, Doug started his label Upstart Music, releasing his own productions alongside tracks from the likes of Crackerz & Jam, Niko & Lyall and Rogue Robot and later started the funk label Grits N Gravy alongside friend and funk producer Philly Blunt, with the label winning the ‘Best Label’ award at Perth Dance Music Awards in 2010. 

Since living in Sydney, Doug has held down residencies at The World Bar and The Standard/Middlebar for the best part of a decade, as well as regular slots at Sash, Ivy, Goros, Hugos and many others. He’s played events for high profile companies such as Blackberry, Telstra, Jagermeister,  Sydney Cricket Ground & Saatchi & Saatchi. But there was still demand for him back on the side of the world and he regularly returned to Europe to play at Space Ibiza (including a set at the penultimate night of Carl Cox’s Revolution party) as well as touring in the UK, Europe, Asia and Canada. 

Now 25 years into his career, Doug is about to mark the 10th anniversary of his label Grits ‘N’ Gravy, with a compilation due this year mixed by himself and Philly Blunt, and has been busy producing house, hip hop and nu-disco with his current production partner Mr Doris.

Website: http://www.dfunk.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks
Insta: https://www.instagram/dfunkbreaks
Bandcamp: https://d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6ZUH9yUJI74EASFVjviNVg

Bookings/Contact: https://www.brendanclay.com/contact/

In the spirit of defecting from the much-maligned third-person bio approach: in short, I am a Sydney-based DJ who specialises in the sounds of deeper 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.

Since making my club debut as a fresh-faced eighteen-year-old at 'Thursday Delights' at the Icebox—a popular trance and hard dance event of the time—I have been lucky enough to play right across Sydney, enjoying bookings at Sounds on Sunday, S*A*S*H, Chinese Laundry, Plastic, Café del Mar, The Burdekin and Candy's Apartment; as well as larger-scale events such as Big Day Out and Harbour Party NYE.

In the process, I've also been fortunate enough to support some of the leading names in dance music—both locally and from around the world—including LCD Soundsystem, Booka Shade, Subb-an, Chymera, Sonja Moonear, Luke Chable, Jasper James, YokoO, Kenny Glasgow, Darren Emerson, Mark Dynamix and Kid Kenobi, to name just a few.

I like to put on the promoter hat, too, hosting and playing at events of my own: 'Attic' being my main project.

Since its inception, the Attic brand has enjoyed success in its standalone parties—for which we've toured renowned house and disco artists, Fouk, Nachtbraker, Folamour and Laurence Guy, to name a few—as well as appearing all around Sydney for invitational takeovers, radio appearances, and exclusive showcase sets.

Away from the club dancefloor, you might also find me playing an extended-length set in a low-lit bar, exercising the deeper, more eclectic selections of my record box—lower, slower and groovy, just the way I like it!

For ten years, I was heavily involved with the Internet radio game, hosting successful programs, 'Friday Night Live' and 'The M Shift'; on Indiesoundz and NSB Radio networks, respectively.  The M Shift, which ran for six years, specialised in breaks, house and drum 'n' bass, and was regularly enjoyed by thousands of live listeners, downloaders, and Podcast-listeners alike.

As above, I pride myself on playing a good warm-up set—added again for emphasis!—and believe it to be somewhat of a lost art form in this current age.

I also don't mind getting in the studio occasionally, but that facet, for now, is still very much a work in progress!

Website: https://www.brendanclay.com/

'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 percussion.

Attic is tailored to those searching for an avenue for deep, soulful, disco-infused and melodically-centric house music.

Fundamentally, its focus is the promotion of quality, hand-picked local talent; while regularly welcoming selectors from around the globe, mirroring its ethos and vision.

To date, Attic has toured/hosted:

• Fouk – January 2017;
• Nachtbraker – May 2017;
• Folamour – November 2017;
• Laurence Guy – March 2018;
• Cody Currie – December 2018;
• Nachtbraker – February 2019;
• Bellaire – February 2019;
• Tilman – March 2019;
• Ethyène – May 2019;
• Bobby Analog – November 2019.

As well as hosting a range of standalone events; the Attic flag has flown proudly all around Sydney for invitational takeovers, radio appearances, and exclusive showcase sets.  The first couple of years of Attic action have been positively memorable; the boys' enthusiasm and insatiable appetite for quality house music continue in full swing...

deep • low-slung • disco

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