Subq – Anyway You Want It ([Love] Tattoo Remix)

The final rip of bits I used for my Vitamine mix is now up on Empty Archive.

A rare vocal cut that I believe has aged well, this one comes via Warner Music Australia sublabel Kompactr recordings. 

Kompactr put out a few compilations and 12 inches from various Australian producers around the turn of the millennium, in particular some Australian garage from Illpickl and early Pnau releases.

Subq is a collaboration from Michael Kirkilis and Anthony Abicair, who had his own quiet solo career appearing on Kompactr compilations. 

Vocals feature an uncredited male (maybe Michael himself?) and Patricia Patterson who also sung for Nathan G and on Pnau's second album.

What really makes this cut stand out is remix work by Stephen Allkins as [Love] Tattoo. A pioneering Australian DJ in the late 1980s and 1990s, Allkins was an often collaborator with the legendary Robert Racic and featured heavily in the Hussle Recordings catalogue.

The mix is stripped back, letting the vocal shine as sharps stabs echo across the bubbling bassline. 

A real gem of the club music in Australia before the euro house and trance swing took over, and a perfect track for my Vitamine FM mix!

Check out the record on Discogs here.

Vitamine FM with Empty DJ on Noods Radio

My broadcast for Vitamine FM is due to broadcast on Noods Radio this Saturday at 10am AEDT.

The mix consists of all so-called Australian releases, some of which you have already scene on Empty Archive, and others you can see on my Instagram.

It really was a great inspiration to be approached for this mix and was a great excuse for me to buy more records and CDs!

If you miss the live broadcast the recording will be available on Vitamine FM and my Soundcloud for listening back.

This mix was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people and used music released on stolen land.

Here is the tracklist:

Artist	Song	Label (Year)
Moisture Rich Foundation	Moods	Cosmetic Records (1999)
The Genre	Just You And Me	Millenima (circa 1999)
FC Europa	The Score (Groovescooter Mix)	Groovescooter (1999)
Nathan G	Sunday Ascension	Volume Records (1999)
Reel	Champagne (Groovescooter Mix)	Groovescooter (1999)
Looped For Pleasure	Give You Love (Deep Mix)	OffWorld Sounds (2002)
Jenni Forbes	Dream On (Bad * Sample Mix)	Festival (1993)
Blekbala Mujik	Mibala Yubala	CAAMA Music (1995)
Filthy Lucre	Talking To A Stranger (Filthy Pub Dub)	Razor Records (1992)
Bubbleman	Can U Reach (D.J.W. Traffic Mix)	Vicious Vinyl (1994)
Kismet	Serotonin	DanceNet (1996)
Play	Hawaiian	Volition (1992)
Subq	Anyway You Want It (Love Tattoo Remix)	Kompactr Recordings (2001)
Nathan G	Far Away Land	Volume Records (1999)
Disco Stu	An Enlisman in Ibiza	Groovescooter (2001)
Looped For Pleasure	Deep Down	OffWorld Sounds (2002)
Spiderboy	Black	DanceNet (1996)

Audio Vitamins Recording

Covered Audio Vitamins again last Friday for Jonny Alexander!

Not quite a spooky Halloween show, although I did have one Thriller cover. 

Also lots of dub, house and some Dandenong garage!

Click the photo to listen back and suss the tracklist below:

Artists	Song	Lable (Year)
Heights Of Abraham	E.V.A.	Pork Recordings (1995)
Jon And Vangelis	State Of Independence	Polydor (1981)
The R.U.N.N. Family	Strangers In The Night	Singles Collection Vol.1 (2011)
Sandra Reid	Don't Tell Me Tell Her	Sir George (1983)
Sly & Robbie	Back To Base	A Dub Experience LP on Island (1985)
Sly & Robbie	Water Bed	Firehouse Crew (2005)
Horace Andy	Baby Don't Go	You Are My Angel Compilation on Ceorle Records (2000)
Prins Tomas	Lunga Strada (The Pilotwings Bubble Zouk Remix)	Prins Tomas Musikkk (2010)
DJ Sotofett	Tribute to 'Sore Fingers'	Fit Sound (2015)
Dave Lee presents the Sunburst Band	Ease Your Mind	Here Comes The Sunburst Band Z Records (1998)
Laurentius	Karate Samba (Science Fiction Mix)	Needs Music (2006)
Goovescooter	Floktari Rug Nights (Monastiraki Mix)	Groovescooter (2001)
Fehlfarben	Jenseits Der Tür	Welt-Rekord (1983)
Special EFX	Fun In The Sun	Modern Manners LP on GRP (1985)
The Esso Trinidad Steel Drum Band	I Want You Back	Warner Bros Records (1971)
Sad Motion	Ragnar	Sad Motion LP on CBS (1980)
Marty Balin	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)	EMI (1981)
Fresh Band	Come Back Lover (Dub Mix)	Are N Be Records (1984)
Yvonne Cage	Doin It In A Haunted House	Epic (1984)
A-Team	Trouble (B.H. Club Dub)	Seance Centre (2019)
Block Sistem	Don't Leave Me Now	Best Record (2019)
The Groove Corporation Meet Original Rockers	Stoned (Manali Cream Mix)	The Cake Label (1993)
CBD	Let It Whip (Disc-o-teque Bounce'd Remix)	Mushroom (1998)