What started as a fake name and small booking at a friend's birthday party has spiraled into an international DJ career for Claude VonStroke (aka Barclay Crenshaw.) One night in San Francisco after a long night of partying, Barclay and his friends began to make up fake minimal techno DJ names. Just kidding around, Barclay named himself Claude VonStroke. But the name stuck long after the festivities and eventually showed up on a flyer for his friend's birthday party a few weeks later. The rest is history.
Since 2005, both VonStroke and the dirtybird label have released over 20 oddball techno and house EPs. VonStroke's very first record, "Deep Throat," was a major hit of 2005. The success of the single was followed up by 'Who's Afraid of Detroit?' another international hit championed by Richie Hawtin who called it the 'best track of 2006' in DJ magazine. Soon after that Claude released his full-length debut album, 'Beware of the Bird' to outstanding reviews, further establishing him as an original talent in the underground. Since then, he has recorded over 25 remixes for a range of commercial and underground artists from Indy rock group 'The Rapture' to Detroit techno legend Kevin Saunderson.
Claude has also headlined almost every major club, festival and basement after-party in the world from Fabric to Panorama Bar to DEdge. The outdoor dirtybird parties in San Francisco's scenic Golden Gate Park have also become a legendary summer destination point for both locals and international travelers. A VonStroke DJ set is based on meticulous track selection and outrageous risk taking. He always takes time to find the special ass-wiggling cuts that keep the dance-floor percolating.
In an effort to give something back to the community (an influenced by an interview he saw with Mad Mike of Underground Resistance,) Claude unveiled a deeper techno label called 'mothership' A large percentage of the label's proceeds go to a music school for children in Claude's hometown of Detroit, Michigan.
Recommended track: Cajmere - Percolator (Claude Von Stroke Remix)
Read more about Claude VonStroke on the blog.
This mix speaks for itself. It is inspired by one of those trips where I found myself lost in the middle of nowhere and ended up staying positive and having a three day (extremely fun) misadventure around the island. This mix is a departure from what I normally do. I purposefully have no giant "bang you over the head tracks," it is much more of a long, interesting flow. You can hear the ups and downs of a 3 day trip throughout a mysterious island in Spain. - Claude VonStroke
Track list
1. Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts - Stringapella - Ubiquitous Gaze -
2. Gadi Mizrahi - Hurt me - no 19 Music
3. dOP - Half Naked - Supplement Facts
4. Franco Cinelli & Seuil - Ph Lights - Harry Klein Records
5. Ludovic Vendi - Mental Bright (Zhao Remix) - Anozer
6. Roman Fluegel - Softice - Dial
7. Sarp Yilmaz - Downtown (Sascha Braemer Remix) - MKR018
8. Ron Flatter - Lelefant - Meleon Music
9. Dachshund - Shall We - Highgrade
10. Larry Peters - El Albono - Souvenir
11. Nick Monaco - Nick's Episode (CVS Edit)- Anabatic
12. Kyodai - Mi Rumba - Genius of time
13. A1 Bassline - Bouyancy - dirtybird
14. Digable Planets - it's Good to Be Here
Lover's Carvings - Bibio - Warp (Catz N Dogz Re-Edit)
Storm on Lake St. Claire (Stimming Remix) - Claude VonStroke - DirtyBird
Andes (Marcin Czubala Rmx) - Fly O Tech - Buena Onda Records
Forgotten Worlds - (Eric Brandy Lhb Remix) - Massi Gee - Cdr
Radio Slave Vs. Len Faki Vs. vonStroke Vs. Blaqstarr - Justin Martin Bootleg
California - J. Phlip & Claude vonStroke (Julio Bashmore Remix) - DirtyBird
Untitled - J. Phlip - DirtyBird
Ghosts - Christian Martin (Tanner Ross & Sergio Santos Remx) - Trapez
Elevator - Kink - DirtyBird
Club Foot - Sascha Braemer - DirtyBird
Pool Party! - Pool Party - Hector Works
Divag - Frankie - Frankie Rec.
Ink - Remute - Sleaze
?? - Old Track Maybe Someone Can Id It?
1. pets gone wild - catz n dogz - mothership
2. catch that bird - tom flynn - dirtybird
3. wig wag - tom flynn - cdr
4. klambu - apster & bassjackers - sneakers muzik
5. mr. spock - justin martin - dirtybird
6. get paid get laid - soldiers with limits - supplemental facts
7. cash to the chord - HOSH (Audiojack rmx) - diynamic
8. Duro - Chris James (Yankee Zulu Remix) - anabatic
9. Rainfall_o - Norbert Honkisch - NH Records
10. Drunkin Native - Dan Caster & Sebastien Phillip (Sascha Bramer Remix) - great Stuff
11. My Malibu Star - (Pablo Decoder Bar 25 Morning Remix) - Pin pong records
12. Vocal Chords - Claude VonStroke (Tom EQ VonStroke Bam Bam Edit) - dirtybird/bootleg
13. Always Loved a Film - Underworld (Christian Martin Remix) -OM