'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

Attic

Promo Video: https://www.facebook.com/atticsydney/videos/564920698291514

It'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 been apart, away from the DJ booth, away from the dance floor, prevented from doing the thing we love: sharing our passion for the music for which we dig deep.  Very deep.

In the spirit of breaking through these challenges, we've grouped together and constructed the second part of this little project: a concoction of sound, delivered by a selection of five like-minded individuals, separated by circumstance.

What we have here is, in essence, a DJ mix—a few clicks over an hour in length.  Five DJs, three tracks a pop—one kicks off; the next joins... then the next... and the next.

Burners, killers, fillers, fresh cuts and perhaps forgotten Gems from the Attic—all delivered in one cohesive package.

It's us—Brendan Clay & Andrew Fazzolari—and we have, once again, placed ourselves in esteemed, incredibly talented company with this effort:

Gary Ward, Mark Cameron and Sim Maree are all highly-accomplished technicians and loyal supporters of our brand, who have graced our DJ booths with their presence at various times since Attic's inception in 2017.  We'd love very much to enjoy those opportunities again soon!  (For now, we have this.)

@andrewfazzolari @gary-ward @sim_maree

Make no mistake... this is a very Attic effort.

If you're still reading, it's probably time to press play.

We hope you enjoy!

Gems From The Attic 002: A Collaboration (September 2021)

Gems From The Attic 002: A Collaboration (September 2021)

We're back in action with a brand new mix series to mark the occasion!

This first entry is one we carefully compiled and constructed over a few months, during which we each took turns adding new sections of music we felt were both cohesive for the mix and aligned with our sound.

Within, you'll hear a few closely-held favourites, as well as some newer burners that have been tickling our collective ear, quickly becoming absolute staples and future classics.

We'll also be inviting our nearest, dearest, favourites and family to contribute to the series—stalwarts and fresh faces, alike!—so there's plenty more to come.

(You should also expect to see us popping up a little a more 'round town in the near future, too!)

Attic Mixtape 001 (June 2022) by Brendan Clay & Andrew Fazzolari (Attic DJs)

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 and an even better bloke!

(And, geez, we'd missed the Civic Underground—our home away from home since Attic's inception.)

We opened the evening and were gifted a deliciously lengthy two-and-a-half set to get things underway.  We kicked off with our signature warm-up fodder and built things up on the housey tip as the room began filling up and feet started moving en masse!

Within you'll hear originals, remixes and releases from a selection of our favourites, including Junktion @junktionmusic, Local Talk @localtalk, Tropical Disco Records @tropicaldiscorecords, I Gemin @i-gemin, SlothBoogie @slothboogie, Jehan @jehaan, Sondrio @sondrio, Hotmood @hotmood, Sune @emilsunesson, Scruscru @scruscru, Never Dull @neverdullmusic, Dam Swindle @damswindle, Ed Wizard @dave-allison, Dan Kye @dankyemusic, Felipe Gordon @felipe-gordon, Kevin Over @kevin-over, Demuir @djdemuir and Tilman @tilman—to name just a few!

We hope you dig this one!  We've had another taste and you can bet that there is plenty more to come in the near future! ;)

Live at No Place Like House ft. Art Of Tones (22nd July, 2022)

For this second instalment of our Attic Mixtape series, we asked trusty selector and good friend, Sim Maree to take the reins... and what a tasty contribution this is!

We've been strong advocates of Sim since her debut set from No Place Like House last year.  (It was a well-crafted yet restrained warm-up, so, naturally, it was very close to our hearts!)  Not long after, Sim kindly accepted an invitation to join us for a mid-week shindig at Harpoon Harry as part of its winter solstice series, and our super-fan status was sealed thereafter.

Despite admitting to being a relative newcomer to the DJ game, Sim exhibits a maturity in her selections and the delivery of which that exceeds some of her more seasoned peers.  She has a tendency to present material from familiar artists and labels and deliver it in a unique context that feels fresh and uncharted—and you can bet that the offering she has provided us here is a true testament to that.

In short, she gets it.  In every sense.  Naturally, we couldn't be happier to bring her in for this series.  In truth, it was an easy decision for us.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we have!

Bon appetite!

Sim Maree - Attic Mixtape 002 (October 2022)

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]

@anoraak @atticsydney @buzzcompass @cafe-del-mar-sydney @chrismalinchak @deejay-stathis @dfp @elivebeats @evrenfurtuna @frankbooker @glitterboxibiza @kaytranada @kon @lordecho @matt-hughes-1 @poolside @ravanellidiscoclub @savoir-faire-musique @sinan-kaya @sleazybeats @soul-minority @starcreature @theplantyherbs @tooslowtd_djsupermarkt @tooslowtodisco @user-504905754

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