He played in Liverpool about a month ago for a night called Aztec. I thought it had an interesting mix of Gettho Tech / Tech House / Techno / and even a bit of Motown and Funk Soul. I thought it sounded like a good mix of Detroit and San Fran influences.
For those living in Manchester / Liverpool areas, we're doing a film showcase in the beginning of April of "Intellect" at The Projection Gallery as part of the Global Fusion electronic music projects. http://FusionLiverpool.x0.com/Films.html For those who don't know about the film, it is brilliantly inspiring, most people I know watch it again and again. No matter if you like Claude Von Strokes music or not, this movie was an ingenious idea on his part. -----Original Message----- From: Placid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 February 2007 16:19 Cc: list 313 Subject: Re: (313) Claude VonStroke havent liked anything else hes done tho... got to say JSS wrote: > listened to a mix/set of his a while back > wasn't impressed > found it very 'tech-house' and deleted it in no time > > On 2/22/07, Placid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> the whos afraid of detroit does indeed do some dancefloor damage./. >> >> nice track.. >> >> >> >> dave cronin wrote: >> > he and Dirtybird definitely have a following here in >> > San Francisco with the whole Kontrol scene. >> > >> > in fact i got in a little discussion with some kid at >> > a party who was saying that he was the future of >> > techno, to which i responded (in typical axxhole fogey >> > fashion) "you mean tech house?" >> > >> > but i do like his sound and "who's afraid of detroit" >> > is pretty a darn good club track. >> > >> > dunno about best track of 2006, though. >> > >> > --- Cyclone Wehner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > >> >> I just wondered what the vibe is on former Detroiter >> >> Claude VonStroke >> >> aka Barclay Crenshaw? I know he was involved in >> >> Intellect - that doc. >> >> His album Beware Of The Bird has been picked up by >> >> Ministry Of Sound >> >> here. He's also touring. >> >> >> >> Also some 313 types may like the Spirit Catcher >> >> album Night Vision on >> >> Ralph Lawson's label - it's the kind of Detroit >> >> style tech-house Slam >> >> used to do. I don't care at all for the vocal >> >> tracks, a bit generic, >> >> but tracks like Motown Spring, Roller Coaster, Space >> >> Crash, ie the >> >> first 3, were very worthwhile. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >
