XLR8R — San Francisco house and techno institution Dirtybird has revealed the coming of a three-disc, five-year-spanning compilation to be released April 19. The release marks the anniversary of producer Claude VonStroke's label, and chronicles the past... more info

Discobelle.net — Week 10 (actually 13) of a tour is the week when you say, “Damn, how many weeks are left on this thing? Did i actually approve all these gigs?” Whah whah, play me a violin and cry me a river, VonStroke! Suck it up, put your balls back i... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The opening track to Claude VonStroke's new full-length, Bird Brain, kicks off with some pounding drums and menacing horns floating around the mix, as if calling to awake a monster. And, in fact, this one's title is "Monster Island" (hopefully a refe... more info

XLR8R — This September, San Francisco-based DJ/producer Claude VonStroke will release the first album for London's Italoboyz on his Mothership imprint. read more more info

XLR8R — The King of Pop is dead, but if this weekend's onslaught of tributes is any indication, then long live the King. We picked a couple of our favorite nods to Michael Jackson from this past weekend. First, Stones Throw boss Peanut Butter Wolf playe... more info

Get Weird — The triple vinyl pack of the Voodeux debut full length entitled ‘The Paranormal’ has just dropped on Claude VonStroke’s Mothership label and it’ll be followed by the CD release on June 1oth. We featured a mix by the James Watts and Tann... more info

Gigwise — Electronic festival adds new acts... more info

Get Weird — When production wizards Tanner Ross and James Watts (aka Kilowatts) joined forces it was going to be special and they created their own genre of creepy techno under the moniker of Voodeux. Their first release entitled ‘The Curse’ dropped on Mo... more info

Guardian Music — It was perhaps inevitable, given its uptempo, dance-friendly nature, that hyphy, the energetic, ecstasy-affiliated hip-hop sub-genre, would inspire dance music producers.Over the past couple of years, San Francisco-based beat makers including Claude ... more info