Brooklyn’s The Phenomenal Handclap Band are often thrown into the ‘new disco’ camp but their sound soars too high to deserve any one genre classification. The motley DJs-turned-producers make dance friendly grooves that reflects the diversity of their record crates. Add that to all the remix love the band has been receiving, and what we have is a group that will easily rock a music festival stage during the day, then rock the music fest’ after party at night.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band
“15 to 20″ (mp3)
from “15 to 20 / You’ll Disappear Remixes”
(Friendly Fire Recordings)

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The San Francisco house music scene is still alive and well, and with artist like Claude VonStroke feeding the 4×4 landscape, some may even say it’s thriving. Signed to the Dirtybird label, who are known mainly for throwing renegade parties in Golden Gate park where hundreds of spaced-dancers utilize their 5th pocket, Claude’s dance floor centric tracks are quickly becoming the labels most important product. “The Greasy Beat [feat. Bootsy Collins] (Natural Funk Mix)” takes house back to its pre-disco roots and is spiked with heavy modern tech-house grooves.

Claude VonStroke
“The Greasy Beat [feat. Bootsy Collins]“ (mp3)
from “Bird Brain (Itunes Exclusive Version)”
(dirtybird)

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