The Hump Day Project
As the sun sets over the city skyline, two lone figures lurk in the shadows of twilight. From within the confines of their Surry Hills studio hideout, the sounds of the new club revolution can be heard echoing over the rooftops, throughout the city and deep within the hearts of our two heroes.
The year is 2007 and the stench of decaying genres, stale DJs and lifeless club nights hangs thick over Sydney…but a change is coming. For our two heroes had created a formula. A formula that would bridge the gap between the mainstream club sound and the underground. This formula would lead The Hump Day Project (THDP) to create their first piece of awesome pie. A bootleg of The Potbelleez ‘Don’t Hold Back’, which was equal parts ghetto and glam and gained major support from The Potbelleez themselves. For years to come, The Potbelleez would use the THDP edit as an intro to their sets.
Many more jams were to come and THDP quickly became blog-a-sphere darlings as their sound began to resonate around the globe. In mid-2008, the Utah Saints, at the height of their come back campaign, dropped the Hump’s bootleg edit of Chemical Brothers ‘Hey Boy, Hey Girl’ on Annie Nightingales BBC Radio 1 show. THDP had now been introduced to the UK scene and the likes of Stanton Warriors, Beat Vandals and A-Skillz were all tuned into the Hump Day vibe.
Fast forward to December 2009 and BBC Radio 1 gives our boys a nod once again. This time it’s the quintessential taste-maker, Pete Tong. Pete Tong’s Essential Mix has a cult following across the world and the tracks he selects each week are seen as a sneak peek into what will be hot in club land for months to come. The choice of THDP’s remix of Chardy feat. Bright Whites ‘I Like…’ (Neon Records) as his closing track for that week’s show was kind of a big deal. Closer to home, high profile jocks like Ajax, Danny T and Grant Smillie have been flogging the remix with Grant even dropping it on his mix for the One Love ‘Sound Machine 2010’ compilation.