Dublin born, London based artist Clu is as future-facing as they come. His early work on Gobstopper Records won him critical acclaim for its out-of-this-world blend of experimental grime, trance, videogame soundtrack influence and hyper-sad autotune.
Inspired by internet culture, Clu is readying the next step in his creative evolutionary cycle. ‘One (return fire 134) is very much a post-sadboy concept; blending the worlds of emotionally driven lyricism, dark wave and character concepts, following the release of Going Kayfabe on Beijing based experimental club imprint S!LK,
Going Kayfabe saw Clu adopt an alter-ego soaked in reinvention; inspired by the chokehold of the arts councils in his native Dublin and frustration with a lack of support for more forward-facing sounds. Kayfabe’s sound is one of longing, taking the sadboy aesthetic and bringing it forward and into the contemporary era.
‘One (return fire 134)’ enters the frame through clouds of smoke and dark moodiness, highlighting Clu’s knack for crafting beautiful snippets of emotion through heavy repetition and lyrical stabs (yeah, you wear it so well / you caught me off guard a little bit / yeah, you wear it so well) against a backdrop of acid licks, icy synths and ethereal dreamscapes.
Clu has quietly been leading the charge for unique and captivating sound, with an aesthetic that is constantly shapeshifting through a dark and unpredictable subterranean.

Clu - One Ft Going Kayfabe

Gems EP - August 26th - Moodgadget Records

itunes.apple.com/us/album/gems-ep/id904101092

Donkey Kong Flippppp

Produced & Mixed by Sean Cooley
Mastered by James Spektor

Aquatic Ambience (Out Now - Moodgadget Records)

Gems EP - August 26th - Moodgadget Records

itunes.apple.com/us/album/gems-ep/id904101092

Jhene Aiko Flippppp

Produced by Sean Cooley
Mixed & Mastered by James Spektor 

Mirrors (Out Now - Moodgadget Records)

Gems EP - August 26th - Moodgadget Records 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gems-ep/id904101092

Produced & Mixed by Sean Cooley
Mastered by James Spektor

Noir (Out Now - Moodgadget Records)

Started doing some remixes, and will be uploading them here in a playlist!

Paying respects to a stone-cold classic

GI's Soundcloud "GI AKA Bobby Tuna" - Please follow the main man.

GI - Isaac Haze (Clu Nukem 2k24 Remix)

Gonna start uploading various dj edits oxxo

DOWNLOAD THIS TRACK FOR FREE:
here -> http://www.mediafire.com/listen/vls6l2c2o2bm2mu/FKA_Twigz_-_G%26P_Clu_Flip.wav


FKA Twigs - G&P (CLU version)

Blade Runner Flip 

VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRd6uUfy7UE

VIDEO DL ? 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8A_piplg4mGNWl3RFJleWxFTlk/view?pref=2&pli=1

BLADERUNNIN ~ ☔️ FREE DL☔️

Watch the video - http://youtu.be/iQIGXSZBi0s
Clu - Mood EP Out 18th November on Gobstopper Records
iTunes - geni.us/Oy246G
Vinyl - bit.ly/2dLbybt

Released by:
Gobstopper Records
Release date:
18 November 2016

Okami

Evening ever

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Since its inception in 2011, Clu has married audio and visual in the most visceral of ways. Once a duo, it’s now spearheaded by Dublin-born, London-based producer and vocalist Sean Cooley, who has once again reinvented the project, figuratively and literally adding a unique accent to the work.

Subject of a mini-doc on Boiler Room, releases on international labels like Mr. Mitch’s Gobstobber, premieres on Vice, and sold out venues in the UK and Ireland, the dark, moody and ever-evolving sound of Clu has brought Cooley to the peaks of the underground.

The unpredictability of what’s to come next is why Clu has gathered such a dedicated audience, and once again Cooley has defied all expectations with his forthcoming project 'Going Kayfabe'. A more aggressive new musical direction, there’s a tangible sense of passion and frustration in the record. Arriving on Beijing label 'S!LK', ‘Going Kayfabe’ is a track for everyone dead broke and dead busy.

Growing up in Dublin, but having to leave after being choked out by the country's unsupportive arts council, the track echoes with disdain for apathetic governmental departments. Artists in his hometown of Ireland often find themselves stuck in “emotional prisons”, while arts bodies try to appease tourists with what they consider 'art'. In that process they end up forcing talented artists to emigrate to cities like London or Berlin, where they're ultimately embraced.

“Dublin has some of the best people in the world artistically and they just don’t get the recognition they deserve,” said Cooley in a 2017 interview with Truant. “But the flip is a lot of people just convince themselves they like something or don’t like something and that’s it, not taking a step back to actually look or listen, just rushing to the aux cord to stick on something they think they like but I don’t know the reasons why?”

Featuring a melody that borrows from Shigeo Sekito’s ‘the word II’ (which you may recognise from Mac Demarco’s ‘Chamber of Reflection’ and Travis Scott & Quavo’s ‘How U Feel’), Clu’s switch up in style is an emotional and vulnerable reckoning for the Dubliner.

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