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Claude VonStroke - EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon
Claude VonStroke, bartender of the dirtybird flock, served up a quintessential tech house session for the EDC Las Vegas Virtual Rave-A-Thon—a reminder that funk, not flash, is the eternal currency of the dancefloor. This is music for scrunching your face up and doing that weird shoulder shuffle. Locked into a tight 125.1 BPM pocket, the set is harmonically grounded in the versatile key of 12A (five tracks), with forays into 9A and 3B adding soulful and quirky flavors that keep the progression engaging. The energy is all about the low-end bump (0.58) and percussive drive, with just enough mid-range hook (0.30) and high-end shuffle (0.12) to keep things infectious and moving.
VonStroke's mixing is loose, playful, and deeply groovy, letting tracks breathe in their full glory rather than rushing them through. The opener, Gusto's 'Disco's Revenge' in its Mole Hole Dirty Mix, is a filthy, filtered disco loop that sets the tone of irreverent fun perfectly. His collaboration with Catz 'N Dogz, 'Raggadagga', is a wonky, bass-heavy signature move that never fails to twist the dancefloor. The deep, rolling funk of Greg Beato's 'Pma' and the jacking Chicago vibe of Davide Mazzilli's 'Disco (Club Mix)' are textbook selections from a master of the genre.
The journey starts with that disco revenge, peaks with the unifying, timeless power of Robin S.'s 'Show Me Love', and ends on the uplifting, piano-driven house of Mr. Belt & Wezol's 'New Millenium'. A no-frills, maximum-fun tracklist from a tech house legend.