Browse by Artist: VONSTROKE, CLAUDE

Artist:	VONSTROKE, CLAUDE
Title:	Bird Brain
Label:	DIRTYBIRD
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DBIRD 030CD

"Bird Brain is Claude VonStroke's second artist album. In true CVS style, the music is a diverse menagerie of sounds and samples, many provided by the man himself. His love for his home city of San Francisco and its people heavily influences the music of Bird Brain. The sites and sounds of the bustling Haight St. where he lives have seeped into the tracks. As has the never-ending enthusiasm of those dirty, smelly San Fran folk who just love getting down to the booty-shaking, rump-rustling bass in Golden Gate Park. These are the same party people who don't give a damn about the next house fad or the next 'big DJ' playing in Ibiza. As CVS himself puts it. 'If the last album was 'Who's Afraid of Detroit', then this is clearly 'I Love San Francisco'.' So what can u expect from Bird Brain? Well, he's taken the ready and rough edged sounds from the first album and sanded them smooth. But do not fear CVS lovers. The album is chock full of dirty, slutty, dank, funny and giggling cuts. Just with a smoother overall vibe. Less axe murdering breakdowns, but with all the quirky madness still intact. Lets call it 'VonStroke 2.0'. VonStroke and dirtybird have never been defined by genres. And with the current trend for chasing and recreating '90s deep house loops, many respected producers have been abandoning their creativity. 'Whether you like this album or not, there is no fake funk in this project. This is music from my heart.' The diversity of the album is refreshing. Heavy jackin', ultra-deep, nasty funk and inventive arrangements are all present, as are legends (Bootsy Collins) and friends (Justin Martin & J Phlip). Creating a complete guide to the musical mind of Claude VonStroke. Every nook and cranny of his feathered frontal lobe, and beyond has been visited. With warm bootsy-fied bass. Lo-ridin', piano riffin', smokers delights and genial vocal cuts sitting brilliantly alongside homages to lost D&B days and the beautiful female form. As with his debut, Claude VonStroke's Bird Brain is a must-own piece of work that expertly blurs the lines between the 'headz only' sounds of the underground, and music that your everyday 'non-dance' friends can enjoy. So few producers can tread that line with the ease of our San-Fran friend, and it is this skill, that of course, makes him King of the Dirty Birds."

Artist:	VONSTROKE, CLAUDE
Title:	Who's Afraid of Detroit? Remixes
Label:	DIRTYBIRD
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DBIRD 008EP

With remixes from Audion, Tanner Ross, Kevin Saunderson. "Claude VonStroke released the original as part of his Beware of the Bird album in 2006 as a tribute to his original home town of Detroit, Michigan. The track slowly caught fire and was championed by almost every genre of dance music DJ from Loco Dice to Mark Farina throughout the year. At the peak of its popularity, Richie Hawtin named it 'best track of 2006.' This is a very special remix package blessed by the kings of Detroit, old and new. Side A features Audion's twisted minimal version of the original. Side B features the legendary Kevin Saunderson's classic Detroit style mix. Side B also features newcomer Tanner Ross who has made a tech house version that is really something special."

Artist:	VONSTROKE, CLAUDE
Title:	The Whistler Remixes
Label:	DIRTYBIRD
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DBIRD 009EP

"Claude VonStroke's 'The Whistler' was selected by both Mixmag and Ministry of Sound as one of the best tracks of 2006. Like using different martial arts styles in a kung fu masterpiece, Dirtybird A&R has put together an amazing remix package featuring 5 master producers from around the world. Hailing from Mississippi and Florida, better known as the 'dirty south,' Diplo is well known for his raw, bumping, hip-hop infused style. Representing both London and Berlin, Jesse Rose is one of the leaders of the famed fidgit house movement. This mix has been hugely renowned in house nights like Back to Basics in Leeds. In traditional booty bass style, Assault adds his own flavor, including an additional vocal to really give it the authentic 'ass n titties sound.'"

Artist:	VONSTROKE, CLAUDE
Title:	Chimps
Label:	DIRTYBIRD
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DBIRD 010EP

"Two hard driving remixes come in from the underground. The first remix is a slow burning techno gem by Jochen Trappe that has been absolutely slaying dance floors all across Europe. Jochen has 2 singles out on Connoisseur Records and was responsible for Claude's favorite track of 2005/6 called 'Organic.' The second mix comes from San Francisco producer Alland Byallo, who recently had a hot record called 'Buckets' on Germany's Liebe Detail imprint. Alland is a wicket techno producer as well as the promoter of [KONTROL], the best minimal techno night in the US. He delivers a hard charging version, full of wobbly tech-bass and strong drums not for the faint of heart."

Artist:	VONSTROKE, CLAUDE
Title:	Fabric 46
Label:	FABRIC (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	FABRIC 091CD

"Taking the characteristic bump of dirtybird/mothership, including the fresh sounds of Italoboyz and Voodeux, and merging it with the likes of Troy Pierce's stripped-back precision and the melancholic grace of Stimming, Fabric 46 is the eccentric, animated, wide-ranging sound of Claude VonStroke embodied. Always maintaining a sense of humour throughout, and projecting his playful personality into each transition and groove, it vividly captures the feel of his often imitated - but never replicated - bubbly bass-driven style. Tricked out and chopped up to perfection, the 22+ tracks hold on to a tangible underlying motif throughout: for lack of a better word, fun. Arranged with such artistic dexterity, Fabric 46 swells and pulses with womps, stomps, climbing basslines and slippery beats; sounds collected from across the electronica map, all housed stylistically on one immaculate disc. At times the mix will make you laugh out loud; other times you'll find yourself disarmingly spellbound; other times still, you may even close your eyes in a delicate daydream -- but most of all, the point is to make you move." Artists include Ekkohaus, Rob Van Valen, Holger Zilske, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Dj Deeon, Stimming, P. Lauer, Voodeux, Italoboyz, Varislove feat. DOP, Kiki, Xpansul & Daweed, Dinamoe, James Braun, Donk Boys, Wighnomy Brothers, ICS, Markus Schatz & Brett Longman and Marc Miroir.

Artist:	VONSTROKE, CLAUDE
Title:	Scarlet Macaw
Label:	MOTHERSHIP
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MSHIP 007EP

"The deep jungle can be an intimidating place. Home to bird-eating spiders, deadly jaguars, and fierce natives, most ordinary folks wouldn't last more than a day. Fortunately, the jungle also holds plenty of swingable vines, feastable roots & berries, and the great 'Scarlet Macaw.' Label boss Claude VonStroke's first record on Mothership is an ode to this majestic bird. In the original version, ominous strings support a complicated percussive ecosystem of coconuts, bananas, and crocodile spines. The swinging jungle techno is also punctuated by a sparse series of analogue outbursts. 'Scarlet Macaw Unstrung' takes the jumpy workout a step further, stripping the strings and emphasizing the raw energy of the bare drums. Both versions show an unexpected deeper side of VonStroke that has popped up lately on his remixes of 'Warpaint' (Hussle) and 'Pitch It' (Connaisseur). Edgar Dirksen's star is on the rise. Well known from Neuton to Cocoon as everybody's friend, he follows up his 2007 release on Weave Music with the retro-tinged 'Scarlet Macaw' remix, guiding the tune back to civilization through a maze of icy decompression chambers."

Artist:	VONSTROKE, CLAUDE
Title:	Seven Deadly Strokes
Label:	NEUTONMUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	NEUM 023EP

"Kung Fu fan Claude VonStroke offers something very special with 'Seven Deadly Strokes' which teases the mind into creating pictures of fighting scenes Bruce Lee would be proud of. VonStroke's production on this piece is nothing short of spectacular sounds with attention to details so precise that you discover something new about the track with each inspection. Patrick Chardronnet's remix builds and builds a deep rich atmosphere by keeping some of the original elements, adding a subtle deep bassline to this irresistibly grooving techno gem and a final magic breakdown that pleases every crowd from Barcelona to Glasgow."

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