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 to follow.  (And they certainly did.)

I really enjoyed packing and preparing this particular box—which required many a dig for hidden treasures from yesteryear!—and it came out about as well as I hoped it might!

I hope it translates as such for you, potentially offering a tasty aural side dish for your Christmas/holiday preparations and celebrations!

Bon appetite!

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: Tracklisting:
01 : Petalpusher - 'Breakin' It Down' (Downtown Original) [Naked Music]
02 : Planty Herbs - 'Back Into The Light' (Original Mix) [Intimate Friends]
03 : DJ "S" - 'Groovin'' (Original Mix) [Too Slow To Disco]
04 : Jungle - 'Bonnie Hill' (Original Mix) [Caiola Records]
05 : Sister Sledge - 'Thinking Of You' (Dimitri From Paris Remix, 2018 Remaster) [Glitterbox Recordings]
06 : Chris Malinchak - 'Cellophane' (DJ Edit) [CDR]
07 : LUXXURY – 'Baby Please Don’t Go (Oooh No)'' (Original Mix) [Too Slow To Disco]
08 : Poolside - 'Which Way To Paradise' (Original Mix) [Poolside Music]
09 : Kimchii - 'Windsurf' (Anoraak Remix) [How Do You Are?]
10 : Kaytranada ft. Kali Uchis - '10%%' (Original Mix) [RCA Records]
11 : Palavas - 'We Are Strong Enough' (Original Mix) [Ravanelli Disco Club]
12 : Dabeull ft. Holybrune - 'DX7' (Original Mix) [Roche Musique]
13 : Matt Hughes - 'Lazors Part 2' (Original Mix) [Outcross Records]
14 : E. Live - 'Stranger Dayz' (Original Mix) [Star Creature Universal Vibrations]
15 : Buzz Compass - 'Morning' (Original Mix) [Inhale Exhale Records]
16 : Ben Jamin - 'I'm Yours' (Original Mix) [Too Slow To Disco]
17 : Frank Booker - 'Roady' (Original Mix) [Sleazy Beats Black Ops]
18 : Lord Echo ft. Mara T.K. - 'The Sweetest Meditation' (Julien Dyne Remix) [Soundway Records]
19 : Kappekoff, Reggie Got Beats & Andre Espeut - 'Sugar' (Original Mix) [Star Creature Universal Vibrations]
20 : Unknown Artist - 'No Mistake' (Kon 2079 Mix) [On The Prowl]
21 : Sinan Kaya - 'No Matter What' (Original Mix) [Savoir Faire Musique]
22 : Soul Minority ft. Nathalie Claude - 'Always There' (Evren Furtuna Remix) [Kolour Recordings]
23 : China Charmeleon ft. Rona Ray - 'Invisible' (Extended Mix) [Stay True Sounds]

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Live at Attic x Café del Mar (10th December, 2023)

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/

Live at Attic x Café del Mar (10th December, 2023)

BrendanClay