R E L E A S E I N F O R I P I N F O
Artist : VA Ripdate : Jun-2010
Album : Five Years Of Dirtybird Source : CDDA
Label : Dirtybird Type : Compilation
Catnr : DB037 Quality : VBR
Year : 2010 Tracks : 28
Genre : Electronic Size : 292,1 MB
T R A C K L I S T D U R A T I O N
CD1: Past
01 Christian Martin & Claude VonStroke - The
Capacitron 01:53
02 Justin Martin & Sammy D - Southern Draw 05:40
03 Claude VonStroke - Deep Throat 06:12
04 The Martin Brothers - Stoopit 05:41
05 Solo - Conogloid 05:30
06 Justin Martin - Cicada (Claude VonStroke Remix) 05:49
07 Sascha Braemer - Some Sweat 06:21
08 Claude VonStroke - Who's Afraid Of Detroit? 06:02
09 Style of Eye - The Big Kazoo 06:23
10 Tim Green - Revox (Justin Martin Remix) 05:36
11 The Martin Brothers - Full Moon 05:09
12 Claude VonStroke - The Whistler 06:59
13 Christian Martin & Claude VonStroke - Groundhog Day 07:25
CD2: Present (Mixed By Justin Martin)
01 Intro - (A Phone Call From the Boss) 00:43
02 Justin Martin & Sammy D - The Southern Draw /
Justin Martin & Tanner Ross - Breff 03:35
03 Julio Bashmore - World Peace 02:29
04 The Martin Brothers - Duckface / Justin Martin &
Claude VonStroke - Beat That Bird (Acapella) 04:40
05 Claude VonStroke - Vocal Chords
(Voodeux's Grumbly Mix) 04:06
06 Claude VonStroke - The Greasy Beat (Robag Wruhme
Mother Jones Mix vs J. Philip Mix) 04:42
07 Sascha Braemer - Some Sweat 04:05
08 Justin Martin & Sammy Dee - I Miss You...
Please Call Me Back Someday 04:21
09 Mike Monday - Grace (Justin Martin Remix) 03:35
10 ICS - Espagnol / Edu K - Dos Gusanos 01:45
11 Tim Green - Revox (Justin Martin Remix) 04:32
12 Iz & Diz - Magnificent (Justin Martin's
No Heart & Soul Mix) 04:04
13 Justin Martin - Robot Romance 04:06
14 Claude VonStroke - Deep Throat (Just Martin Remix)
/ Claude VonStroke - The Whistler 03:35
15 Claude VonStroke - Twang Chung 03:35
16 Claude VonStroke - Chimps 03:50
17 Justin Martin - Cicada (Claude VonStrokes 17yr Mix) 03:06
18 Christian Martin & Claude VonStroke - Groundhog Day 04:21
19 Claude VonStroke - Who's Afraid of Detroit? /
The Martin Brothers - Stoopit 04:42
CD3: Future
01 Edu K - Dos Gusanos 05:43
02 The Martin Brothers - Duck Face 05:10
03 Kink - Elevator 05:27
04 Hickup - Hickup Theme 05:57
05 Riva Starr - Organ D'Amoure 04:57
06 Justin Martin - Robot Romance 05:13
07 Talal & Zoi - Silky King 06:05
08 Jacob Seville - Groovin 05:48
09 J. Phlip - Droppin Bombz on Yer Momz 05:33
10 Claude VonStroke - Twang Chung 05:44
11 Worthy & Yankee Zulu - Humble Mumble 05:09
12 Donk Boys - Hehu 05:23
13 Sascha Braemer - Club Foot 05:43
14 Christian Martin - Polar Bear 05:05
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221:37 min
In some senses it can be easy to confuse John Tejada and his Palette imprint
with Claude VonStroke and the Dirtybird crew's releases. The two have helped
define Californian tech-house over the past decade and recorded mixes for
Fabric, with similar aims almost back-to-back last year. Aesthetically speaking,
though, they're miles apart: Whereas Tejada's productions are sleek, cold and
modern in grain, CVS seems more in synch with the festive and upbeat approach to
house music epitomized by people like The Detroit Grand Pubahs or Green Velvet.
As a way to showcase the Dirtybird peeps' contribution to contemporary house
music over the past five years, CVS has just released Five Years of Dirtybird, a
three CD compilation that stands as an impressive testament to his truly
distinctive vision.
CD1 chronicles the label's key releases in unmixed format, while CD2 takes more
or less the same ones and has Justin Martin segue them together next to newer or
rarer tracks. In both cases, the striking thing is the congeniality of it all:
Cuts like "Southern Draw" (the label's very first release from Justin Martin &
Sammy D that has a kooky vocal inciting you to "smile at your partner while
passing gas" with accompanying sonic exemplification) and CVS' own "Deep
Throat," "The Whistler," "Chimps" (with, you guessed it, more accompanying sonic
exemplification) and the complex and prismatic "Vocal Chords" all place an
emphasis on quirky, organic samples.
It might have seemed stupid at first, but having someone whistle or recording
someone else's borborygmic burp has been an innovative move. Then there is the
ever amazing "Who's Afraid of Detroit" the CVS track that brought the label
massive acclaim and is fully deserving of modern-day classic status; its
soft-spoken pads and intricate dynamics have helped it age very, very well.
Comparatively, Style of Eye's "The Big Kazoo" feels like
electro-house-by-numbers at first, but it also redeems itself by the use of,
well, a peculiar kazoo-sounding sample. Hats off, too, to "The Greasy Beat,"
appearing here in its Robag Wruhme vs. J. Philip guise, which is sweet, like
Plaid at their most vulnerable, yet has plenty of funk, courtesy of the
understated presence of Bootsy Collins.
CD3 is less heavy on the authoritative moments. Older friends such as The Martin
Brothers show a bumpier, more crowd-pleasing approach to production, as the
current single "Robot Romance" masterfully demonstrates. But it is the label's
recent recruits like Worthy & Yankee Zulu ("Humble Mumble"), Talal & Zoi ("Silky
King") and Hickup ("Hickup Theme") that bode well for the future of the imprint.
With an array of producers all dedicated to hunting for unusual and sometimes
wacky sounds with which to pepper their tracks, Dirtybird has become the home of
a truly distinctive voice. In fact, rarely has dance music been able to inscribe
its main concernùthe body and its inputs, its actions, its reactionsùinto the
very core of its fabric so effectively and with such conviction. On the basis of
Five Years of Dirtybird, Claude VonStroke really has something to be proud of,
no matter how ridiculous he looks with a bird nest on his head.
Born on the 19th of August, 2001.