Brendan Clay - Live at Altar Danceteria, Attic Sonic Selection (10th June, 2021)

Selections For All Occasions—DJ Mixes by Brendan Clay

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 welcomed the likes of Cody Currie, Bellaire and Ethyène to our fine shores!—as is evident by an abundance of offerings populating my Soundcloud account. School night or not, we packed the bags and boxes for an evening of tunes, and this particular mix is the opening hour(ish) of the night played by yours truly. I kicked things off low and deep—just as we like to!—steering clear of the typical 4x4 selections often heard a little later! This is very much a "warm-up", and I hope it does the job for you, too. The slo-mo flavours included are illustrative of a style I've really tried to evolve and develop over the last year or so, and something that has become a personal passion. The tracks are often very short, lack a "DJ friendly" comfort taken for granted with a lot of house music, but do offer some "interesting" opportunities for on-the-fly transitions and mixing—it's quite raw and it's honest. Nevertheless, it definitely keeps things interesting... and me on my toes! Within, you'll hear originals and remixes from the likes of Saine @saine, Queen (yep!), Retromigration @retromigration, Inkswell, Boryn @boryn, E-Live @elivebeats and DJ Steef, to name just a handful. Thanks very much to Sim Maree for joining us for the evening, too—she played the house down with a super-fresh disco set and is someone you're likely to see popping up all over Sydney soon! Hope you like! x