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*Remastered for 2026!

'Embassy Café' is house music laid bare - rough, ready and romantic. It’s the early 90s house record Australia never had - An antipodean take on classic albums such as Dream 2 Science and Amnesia.

Starting out as raw cassette tape demos, this collaborative project blends Andras Fox’ deep house productions with the sensual vocals of Oscar S. Thorn. Mixing phrases or straight cuts from experimental jam’s with lush rhythm tracks, 'Embassy Café' is a surprising mix of dancefloor material alongside slow 80s funk grooves.

Recorded live with minimal overdubs, the resulting album tracks are full of the mistakes, noises and distortions that made the early recordings by artists like Virgo Four so appealing. Oscar S. Thorn’s vocals recall a time when house was the mainstay of a marginalized, black, queer audience.

For fans of Larry Heard, Frankie Knuckles and Kenny Dixon jr

TRACK LISTING

Romance
Running Late
Waiting...
What They Say
Slow Dope
After The Rain
Rhythm Ace