North South Hi – Various Artists (2000)
North South Hi was a very limited edition CD that complied DJs, Gear Jockeys, Cut Up Artists from Melbourne. One of these projects was The Deck Collectors that featured DJ Dexter (formerly of the Avalanches). The highlight for me is Short’s ‘Go The Dato’. According to the artist, he was in Canberra ACT where he came across these young teens (the legal driving age in Australia is 18) driving an unlicensed beefed up Datsun 120Y (B210). Short happened to have his portable DAT recorder with him and interviewed and recorded them burning out the dato. I have not come across this CD in years and upon hearing it again I felt time was ripe to share it with you all.