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Beware of the Bird

Claude VonStroke

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  Name Artist Time Price  
1
Warming Up the Bass_Machines Claude VonStroke 0:36 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Deep Throat Claude VonStroke 6:11 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Chimps Claude VonStroke 5:59 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Beware of the Bird Claude VonStroke 6:41 $0.99 View In iTunes
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The Whistler Claude VonStroke 6:57 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Who's Afraid of Detroit? Claude VonStroke 6:04 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Eastern Market Claude VonStroke 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Cicada 17 Year Mix (Remix of Justin Martin) Claude VonStroke 6:11 $0.99 View In iTunes
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The 7 Deadly Strokes Claude VonStroke 5:43 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Birdshit (Remix of Frankie "B******t") Claude VonStroke 6:02 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Southern Fried Mix (Remix of Justin M. & Sammy D. "The Southern Draw") Claude VonStroke 5:45 $0.99 View In iTunes
12
Lullaby (Live Rec. From Poorboy, Detroit 1999. New Vocal by QZEN) Claude VonStroke 3:14 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Chimps (Alland Byallo Remix) [Bonus Track] Claude VonStroke 7:16 $0.99 View In iTunes
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Whistler (Luke Solomon Remix) [Bonus Track] Claude VonStroke 6:55 $0.99 View In iTunes

Album Review

Barclay Crenshaw (aka Claude VonStroke) is a San Francisco-based DJ who grew up on the outskirts of Detroit and came of age while Detroit techno was doing the same. Now the owner of Dirty Bird Records, he has grown into a mature and sometimes surprisingly avant-garde exponent of modern house music, one who is clearly unafraid of breaking the rules if they're getting in his way. Beware of the Bird brings together several compilation tracks and other miscellany along with a handful of previously unreleased material — though frankly, unless you follow the European dance and club charts closely it's unlikely you'll have heard any of these tracks before. Most are characterized by a winning combination of subdued gentleness and forward-looking adventurousness — "Chimps" and "Whistler" are more head-nodders than body-rockers, and "7 Deadly Strokes" bumps along on a cheapo synthesizer groove that comes across as more cool than hot. But then come the surprises: "Eastern Market" is built on a drum part that hints strongly at jungle, and on a chord progression that is almost comically exalted; on the flip side, "Southern Fried Mix" (a remix of Justin M. & Sammy D.'s "Southern Draw") is vulgar in the most stupid way, and "Lullaby" is just plain boring. But there's more than enough top-drawer material here to make dance music fans look forward eagerly to the remix album or his next collection of new material, whichever comes first.

Customer Reviews

Good Stuff
     

The Von Strokester rocks 'em out. Tripped out nasty beats.

best album of 2006
     

If you like weird twisted stuff that still has some melody and a fun vibe, this album is for you. The dirty bass is amazing as well.

U gotta get this!
     

I mayB late 2 get this but i heard the album 2day an its a GEM......U must get this album.....includin the RMXs that u cannot get on CD.

Beware of the Bird, Claude VonStroke
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