It was only a matter of time before Claude VonStroke made it here. I’ve been interested since I heard his remix of shake it to the ground (rye rye & diplo) a number of years ago. A resident of San Francisco, he has been releasing quirky light-hearted minimalistic ghettotech since 2006. His early tracks who’s afraid of detroit, the whistler, and deep throat are great and so much fun. The video for deep throat is perfect. The song is already weird and quirky but add a guy dressed in a rooster suit, a kid, and claude dressed as a bum and you get a great great video. He’s also started the dirty bird record label. 2009 has been a huge year for him. It’s seen the release of an album, dirty bird, two EPs, and a fabric mix (fabric 46). Grab ‘em at beatport. If you’ve enjoyed our posts on the crookers, and style of eye, try claude. Also, starting this week Claude VonStroke is a guest blogger at discobelle. VonStroke is synonymous with towering minimal bass. It starts off simple but it works so well. His tune titled monster island is a quite fitting title for his sound(there’s a godzilla dub drop edit on beatport). I really enjoy his remix of warrior, his tune with bootsy collins (Greasy Beats), vocal chords, and his remix of human bond by kevin saunderson (beatport). Honestly though the more I explore his catalog the more I like. Big Up to Kid City again for the great chunes. Lets get to it.

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