RELEASE: Oh
ARTIST(S): Claude VonStroke, Justin Jay
REMIXERS: Pearson Sound
LABEL: DIRTYBIRD | DB260
GENRE: LOSSLESS, UK Garage / Bassline
RELEASED: 2021-06-11
AVAILABLE FORMAT: 743Kbps/LOSSLESS
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 116.02 MB
TOTAL TRACKS 5
- Claude VonStroke, Justin Jay – Oh (04:51) key, bpm134
- Claude VonStroke, Justin Jay – Oh (Pearson Sound Shuffle Mix) (05:24) key, bpm128
- Claude VonStroke, Justin Jay – Poison (03:45) key, bpm83
- Claude VonStroke, Justin Jay – Woo (03:18) key, bpm127
- Claude VonStroke, Justin Jay – Nucleus (04:48) key, bpm112
Total Playtime: 00:22:06 min
Meet the Artists Behind This Release
Barclay Crenshaw from Cleveland operates as Claude VonStroke and founded Dirtybird in 2005 before selling to Empire Distribution in 2022. His tech house and minimal productions appear on labels including Cocoon Recordings, Moon Harbour Recordings, and Ultra, spanning tempos from deep house grooves to peak-time techno.
Justin Jay is a Los Angeles-based DJ and producer who has released 43 tracks since 2011 across labels including dirtybird, Fantastic Voyage, and Desert Hearts Records. His productions span tech house, deep house, and peak time techno, with occasional ventures into UK garage and electronica.
A late night conversation about the past and future of dance music elicited this surprise left field collaboration from Justin Jay and Claude VonStroke. Justin’s mission was simple: push VonStroke to the fringes. Being no stranger to disruption, Claude loved the idea of challenging creative expectations. The result is five intricate and leftfield landscapes, featuring a special remix from Pearson Sound.
‘Oh’ is an EP with influences from UK jungle, Detroit electro, Chicago juke and the deconstructed hip hop that shaped much of the early Dirtybird sound. The tracks differ radically but are strung together with a sense of excitement embedded in their polyrhythmic drum patterns and dynamic arrangement.
‘Oh’ is pressed on a simple whitelabel disc, shedding expectations and kicking off a new series of alternative genre records at a label that’s always been about breaking the mold and not taking itself too seriously.//
