FACEBOOK : www.facebook.com/claptone.official
TWITTER : twitter.com/Claptone_

We are back in 2013.
Beginning of 2012 a new name appeared on the international dancefloor: CLAPTONE (artist of the year 2012 in German Trendcharts DCC).
The track ‘CREAM’ became the worldwide Top Track (No.2) of Beatport in the category Deep House and was among the Top 10 of the most charted tracks for 2012 on Resident Advisor.
The new year brings 2 more surehots for the clubs: WRONG & NO EYES featuring JAW from dOP.
Early support by Tensnake, Solomun, Noir, Laurent Garnier, DJ T…

In a now long forgotten world, many generations ago, a bird like shape emerged from wooded darkness, floating and fluttering, drifting and dreaming. Backlit by a bright glow of iridescent light, the undecipherable form wore a dazzling golden mask. Its long beak swooped down like an inverted horn and since then, people have referred to the mythical being simply as Claptone.
Years spending wandering medieval landscapes have informed Claptone’s view of the world, experiencing both magical mystery and muted melancholy he enchanted onlookers with occult instruments and beguiling sounds. Forever surrounded by a sense of intrigue, the world soon cottoned on to the elusive yet enchanting musical powers of this otherworldly beast. The results are that today his shamanistic sonic powers take him all around the world.
Whilst Claptone has continued to roam in his own circles, 2012AD proved to be a year dominated by his infectious ‘Cream’ track. It became an immediate hit, topping new world charts at Beatport and RA, whilst the sonic conjuring of the ‘Night On Fire’ EP also lured all those who heard it, with the result another Top 20 hit. But that’s not all, for the creativity flows freely in our hero, and his ‘Another Night’ also proved to be just as successful on the dancefloor. Deep and woozy, the Claptone sound pairs theatre with tragedy, feel good vibes with acute melancholia and imbues each groove with a Rhodes laced funk, an organic string hook and myriad earthy elements.
Up to the present day, Claptone releases have been birthed on Germany’s influential Exploited label, picking up props from the likes of Pete Tong, DJ Sneak, Soul Clap, DJ Hell, Jesse Rose, A-Trak along the way. Who or whatever Claptone is, it is alive, with a life of its own, evolving and revolving in equal measure, exploring new sounds naturally and forever taking inspiration from long gone and occult worlds.
So far, esteemed and influential dancefloors at clubs in Berlin, London, Paris, Melbourne, Shanghai, New York and many others around the world have fallen under the sonic spell of this secretive alchemist. The future is unpredictable for Claptone, but a new release ‘Wrong’ including the track ‘No Eyes’ with the inimitable JAW from French funsters dOP is on the horizon. Beyond that, your guess is as good as ours…

Some early feedbacks:

DJ-Mag: Part transcendental house, part pop. Lush!

Tensnake: Two tracks that will sure fill the dancefloors. Great piano/strings breakdown always work in a club.

Noir: Both tracks are good. Claptone keep the quality high.

Round Table Knights: Bang Bang!!! No Eyes is sooo good! Claptone as always on fire!!!

Ralf Kollmann: Wow! Mutig, aber spielbar und wird funken. Hot! Hot! Hot!

Andre Crom: And another 2 massive bombs. Love it, Will chart and play both tracks.

Laurent Garnier: Wrong is a cool track.

Waifs & Strays: Both tracks are killer...thanks!

Freeform Five: No Eyes is great.

Kasper Bjoerke: Mainfloor Bomb!!!

Munk: Works well for sure.. :) Cool.

Zombie Disco Squad: Claptone always deliver.

Jesse Perez: Wrong sounds dope! Nicely produced.

Jerry Bouthier: Nice melodic vibes. Supporting.

Doctor Dru: No Eyes is mine! Cheers to Claptone. Looking forward to play.

M.in: Great release! No Eyes is pretty cool!

Kiki: Heard both by the man himself on NYE and yeah - they both rocked! Wrong is fun!

Hannah Holland: Wicked release. In love with Jaw's vocal.

Thyladomid: No Eyes!!!:)

Acid Pauli: I have No Eyes, but there's nothing wrong about it...I still can dance.

Wildkats: Badboy!

Sinden: No Eyes is the jam for me here.

Tom Flynn: Thanks, will try out for sure.

Stefano Ritteri: Wong is SO good!! Claptone dont miss ze beats!!

Homework: The whole Chris-Isaak-Wicked-Games vibe on No Eyes is absolutely fantastic.

Fred Everything: Nice EP

The Mekanism: Nice!

Karmon: Great!

La Fleur: Cool release, will try it out this weekend! :) Thank you!

NTFO: Wrong is so good ! Solid pack again from Exploited thank you!

No Eyes ft. Jaw | Exploited

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Watch the official videoclip here:
youtu.be/pbMyUv_-YGw

Multiple plays by Pete Tong on his BBC Radio 1 show over the last 5 weeks and in the Top 10 Beatport Deephouse Charts after 1 week.

Early feedback by Arthur Baker, The Magician, The Rapture, Huxley, Riva Starr, Anja Schneider, Bonde do Role, Oliver Koletzki, Tensnake, Digitalism, Karotte and many more.

"Claptone is a man of mystery. Of course there are countless anonymous DJs hiding behind everything from angry-face cardboard boxes to giant cassette tapes. But Claptone takes the enigma game to the next level—not only does he flit around in a gold, pointy bird mask straight out of G-Force: Guardians of Space, he also claims to embed an entire "universe of secrets" into his sounds. Not sure what that means... maybe spectogram images a la Aphex Twin? Also, in an interview from earlier last year, he said certifiably batshit stuff like, “Over the years I’ve learned to affect every being on earth and to synchronize the noises and sounds (they produce). With my magic wand I now bring to life a universal orchestra and direct the world’s unique soundtrack.” Which is… awesome?" (Vice Thump)

Actually, we think it’d be pretty chill if he took the reigns on the “the world’s unique soundtrack” and made it sound a little more like this velvety, floor-shaking, party-starting, spooky, hypnotic house track GHOST he delivered us on the back of a singing Alec Ounsworth from Indie Rock Band CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH.
More house magic included on track 2 UNITED. Feed the bird.

Label: Exploited
Artist: Claptone
Release: Ghost
LC: 15799

Releasedate Beatport: 10.02.14
Releasedate I-Tunes, Juno ect: 10.03.14

Early Feedback:

Arthur Baker – Great moody track with classic Claptone Balearic sound.

The Magician - Future classic ! Loving "United" as well.

The Rapture – Gabriel – “United” Is lovely!

Huxley - Feeling this! Lovely vibes.

Riva Starr – Amazing. Yeah!

Bonde do Role – United is epic!

Anja Schneider – Support.

Oliver Koletzki - Big. “Ghost” will be my pormo of the month in my new radioshow on Fritz this saturday.

Digitalism – Nice.

Noir - Nice EP again from Claptone.

Edu Imbernon – “Ghost” has something special. Top release!

Kiki – A Ghost singing a sweet lullaby…

Karotte – 2 cool tracks from Claptone.

Sasha - Good tracks.

Doctor Dru – Quality work in typical Claptone signature sound. Support from Dru.

Andy George / BBC Radio 1 - Like it a lot!

Animal Trainer - Double-wow-effect...another tremendous track of Claptone...”United” is simply--> perfect <3<3<3

Trickski – “United” is a fun tune. Obviously this EP is going to be a hit too. ;)

Compuphonic - WooooooOOoooooOOoW! LIKE.

Round Table Knights - Another Claptone Sureshot!

Brett Johnson - Very nice....probably looking forward to more floor shaking remixes..but I like it for listening music.

Munk - Very nice!!!

Mickey – Ghost !!! Total blisss, Clap Clap ☺

Niconé - I clap my hands and say yeah.

Kyodai: Nice song!!

Jad & The Ladyboy – “United” for me.


United | Exploited

Watch the official Videoclip here:
http://youtu.be/gEFK3GKJV0s


Early support by Annie Mac / BBC Radio 1, A-Trak, The Magician, Arthur Baker, Purple Disco Machine...


The six piece collective claims to have its Kibbutz somewhere in the Aegean Sea. Sirens Of Lesbos aka SOL (Sun in Spanish) have a serious, noble goal: They want to spread mantras – musically uplifting and spiritually meaningful songs that inspire you to embrace life in all its forms; that make you dance in your fantasy or in the real world. Their acclaimed debut single «Long Days, Hot Nights», is not only a balearic ode to the spirit of summer, but can also be seen as the first deep breath of a game-changing meditation. Om. 


American Men’s Fashion Magazine GQ recently picked the track as one of the best 25 songs of the summer 2014. From Ibiza to beyond – it is an amazing start for this unknown act from Greece who call their sound “Fantasy Music” and dedicate this record to DJ Alfredo – master of the Balearic Beat. Watch out for these 2 new remixes by Claptone & Fred Falke and the outstanding official music video directed by Camilla Mantovani and shot by acclaimed cinematographer Marc Gomez de Moral who has photographed videos for Pet Shop Boys, El Guincho, Sonàr festival, Two Door Cinema Club and The Battles and for the latter work was nominated for best cinematography in a video at the UK Music Video Awards 2011. 


Artist: Sirens Of Lesbos
Release: Long Days, Hot Nights (Remixes)
feat. mixes by Claptone & Fred Falke.
Label: Exploited
LC: 15799


Early Feedback:


A-Trak: Lovely.
The Magician: Claptone Remix is great. 
Arthur Baker: Another killer Claptone Remix for a great song.
Purple Disco Machine: Claptone for me.
VIBE.COM: Sirens of Lesbos aka SOL are a six piece collective whose aim is to spread mantras and spiritually meaningful songs on a global scale. "Long Days Hot Nights" is a balearic ode to the summer that was recently picked by GQ magazine as one of the best songs of summer 2014. Claptone is coming out with a killer remix now, perfect for your Ibiza closing experience or Burning Man decompression.
Earmilk: A balearic tribute to the carefree season...not to be missed by fans of deep house, Claptone's danceable rework brings the summer heat, adding some extra punch to the original.

Sirens Of Lesbos -  Long Days Hot Nights (Claptone Remix) | Exploited

Iggy E-Vinyl Saints [Mutant Rebels]

Doorly Remix was world premiered by Pete Tong at BBC Radio 1.
Online Premiere by LessThan3: http://www.lessthan3.com/news/premiere-claptone-heartbeat-ep-exploited

CLAPTONE’S ‘CHARMER’ CAMPAIGN CONTINUES WITH NEW SINGLE ‘HEARTBEAT’
 
Featuring Nathan Nicholson of London band The Boxer Rebellion, ‘Heartbeat’ is the next single from Charmer, the debut album by the mysterious enigma with the golden mask.
  
Taken from his 13-track debut album ‘Charmer’, released in October last year, ‘Heartbeat’ fast became a fan favourite.
 
The track is supported by a remix of album track ‘Anything feat. Jaw’ from Doorly and an as-yet unreleased B-side ‘Before I Lose My Mind' which features Berlin indie-pop outfit Say Yes Dog.

Artist: Claptone
Release: Heartbeat
Label: Exploited
Cat: EXPDIGITAL121
LC: 15799

Releasedate Beatport: 28.03.16 via Exploited
Releasedate I-Tunes: via Different / PIAS 

Heartbeat

Heartbeat feat. Nathan Nicholson

Stream

Claptone - Heartbeat feat. Nathan Nicholson | Exploited

Noir & Haze - Around [Solomun Vox Mix] - NMB037 (Saidi remix )

2016 closes with a selection of 19 Exploited tracks that went down like a storm. The Exploited Crew have travelled the world, headlining festivals and played the worlds coolest parties. Labelhead Shir Khan released the much celebrated album compilation ’Dancing&Romancing’. Furthermore, the debut album ’Made In Vienna’ by Joyce Muniz was released.

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Shir Khan Presents Exploited 2016 FFWD RWD
Format: Digital
LC: 15799
Cat: EXPDIGITAL140
Released: 05.12.16

Shir Khan Presents Exploited 2016 FFWD RWD

Before I Lose My Mind feat. Say Yes Dog

Claptone - Before I Lose My Mind feat. Say Yes Dog | Exploited

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Beatport: http://btprt.dj/2lHOrxC
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2lGOKYw

The second installment from the ‘Charmer Remixed’ series features reworks from Format:B, Raumakustik and Superlover; more dancefloor gold offered up by the man with the golden mask. 

‘Charmer Remixed’ is the final act of Claptone’s debut album campaign; a collection of remixes which close the curtain on the ‘Charmer’ chapter but leave us all wanting more and anticipating what he has planned for us next.
 
The second EP in the series features three peak-time cuts from a trio of German heavyweights.
 
Format:B are on an incredible roll and have fast become one of the hottest things in the tech house scene right now and seriously deliver with a typically heads-down club juggernaut. Meanwhile, releases on Hot Creations, Toolroom, Suara for Berlin-based Raumakustik have established them as much touted newcomers to the scene whilst Superlover complete the package with a more restrained, piano led house take on ‘Puppet Theatre’.

It follows hot on the heels of Part 1 and it’s  reworks from Justin Martin and Timo Maas, both of which have been causing a commotion on dancefloors acorss the globe, picking up the support of Jamie Jones, Tensnake and Nic Fancuilli and rapidly scaling the Beatport chart.

Part 2 is set for release on 13/2/17.

Puppet Theatre ft. Peter, Bjorn & John (Superlover Remix)

City Express CD5

Dousk & JMP - Last Night (Original Club Mix)[1]

Jamie Antonelli - Divine (Original Mix)

RELEASE DATE	2013-04-01
LABELS	RvS
CATALOG #	RVS003

LANA DEL REY - SUMMERTIME SADNESS (ASADINHO MAIN VOCAL MIX)

Shir Khan started Exploited in 2007. Exploited Rec now plays host to some wide-ranging and innovative electronic talent - including Adana Twins, Claptone, Budakid, Joyce Muniz, James Curd, Shir Khan (to name a few) - and its artists have been receiving numerous supportive spins from the likes of Solomun, Pete Tong, Soul Clap, Wolf&Lamb, Azari&III, Jesse Rose, Axel Boman and A-Trak.
This is serious dance music at it's most cutting edge with all the juice to really get you going. It's totally contemporary, innovative and has a chunky dirty feel. "Exploited" take you on an invigorating roller coaster ride back to your youth when you first listened to dance music with all the thrills and spills you so enjoyed about clubbing. It's heavy, exciting and special.
'"Exploited Records" is a seamless melting pot of varied styles that simply can't fail to please even the most discerning ears. Highlights here are plentyful. Not to be missed at any cost.' (Clash)
'Musical hybrids are truly the flavour of today, but few have managed to capture the atmosphere of an unpredictable microcosm of a night out on a recordlabel - until now. Shir Khan's label "Exploited" bottles the zeitgeist's giddy thrills with plenty of style and substance. This is dance music hybridism in all its most glorious forms, and Shir Khan is an expert at making square pegs fit round holes.' (DJ-Mag)
'"Exploited Records" boss Shir Khan has been gaining a lot of acclaim recently, and deservedly so - as he has shown us the high quality, diversity and forward-thinking nature of his label. Engaging, riveting and diverse.' (Data Transmission)