The topic line of Barclay Crenshaw‘s newest e-newsletter featured simply two phrases, brief but electrifying: “VonStroke returns.”
This daring declaration despatched ripples of pleasure by followers of the beloved home music producer, who spent the previous yr exploring his bass music alias. The official announcement that Claude VonStroke will tour in 2025 arrived final month, however the Dirtybird label boss has now dusted off a particular deal with from his archives to tide over his keen fanbase as they await his return.
The shock? VonStroke’s “first ever DJ mix,” which aired again in 2007 by way of BBC Radio 1 and is now accessible to obtain for the primary time. The combination arrived simply two years after his groundbreaking debut report, “Deep Throat.”
VonStroke described recording for BBC Radio 1 as “a right of passage for tastemakers who call themselves DJs.”
“I remembered loading this mix with every possible ounce of my personality and the full character of what I was trying to do as Claude VonStroke,” he wrote in an Instagram submit. “If you have been missing the stank, the funk, the minimal house vibes and you have had it with commercial tech house… to be continued.”
You obtain and hearken to the combo right here.
Observe Claude VonStroke:
Instagram: instagram.com/vonstroke
X: x.com/vonstroke
Fb: fb.com/Claude.VonStroke
TikTok: tiktok.com/@claudevonstroke
Spotify: spoti.fi/2YLMy82
