Claude vonStroke celebrates his debut release on Moon Harbour
Global house star Claude VonStroke makes a big mark with new single ‘Don’t Make Sense’ on Moon Harbour.
California-based Claude VonStroke has been a titanic figure in the house music underground for almost 20 years. His left-of-centre, bass-heavy take on the genre is utterly unique and has made his Dirtybird label one of the most recognisable in the scene. He has had another big year in 2022 with debut tunes on Sven Väth’s Cocoon, an extensive US tour which saw him play open to close at every party and groundbreaking events in Dirtybird’s virtual club in the Metaverse. Now he makes his debut on Moon Harbour in a typically bold fashion.
The stylish ‘Don’t Make Sense’ is a deep and seductive house cut with booming kick drums. As they roll down low, a hypnotic vocal refrain repeats the track’s title and prickly percussion adds bite. Over the course of more than six minutes, serene and spaced-out synths weave in and out of this cinematic cut to evocative effect.
Don’t Make Sense is yet another standout tune from the one and only Claude VonStroke.
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We spoke with Claude about the release:
Claude, what’s the story behind ‘Don’t Make Sense’?
“I was in the studio listening to a David Squillance track that I really liked and I thought about trying a new style that maybe people wouldn’t expect to hear from me. So I started messing around with a lot of congos and deep bass kicks and seeing what would come out of it. The sample is my voice as always and sometimes the words are just what fits inside the beat and they dont make any sense, ha! This was one of those times.”
Why did you decide to release on Moon Harbour? What qualities landed Moon Harbour on your bucket list?
“Yeah so I ran into Matthais Tanzmann a few times back in the day and he was always really nice and cool and back when i was drinking we had some good times. I was also really very influenced by some of the releases on Moon Harbour. I always respected the sound. For me it was an organic sound that still sounded very well mixed and modern. It was like “future organic” which almost everyone tries to do now but was very new at that time when i was starting out and I always liked it.”
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