We've all been in a room with no way out. Wether it be in relationships or falling back into bad habits. This room is Luke's room and you have the key.

This is a single from my debut album ‘Who do you want to be, L.A.Byrne?’

‘Who do you want to be?’ - What a question. Throughout our lives it appears again and again. It is both a question we ask ourselves and one that is asked by others. Unfortunately, there is no simple answer and do we ever really know? In this debut album I have put forward this question to my best friend and vocalist Luke, L.A. Byrne.

Together, we explore Luke’s life over the past three years, with the pressure of turning 30, causing a mixture of angst, uncertainty, and a feeling of failure. With moving to Denmark pre-Brexit, he finds himself stuck in limbo, with a clouded sense of belonging and identity. We reflect on his relationships back home in Yorkshire and how they intertwine with his life and relationships here in Denmark.



In my home studio in Copenhagen’s northern district, Nørrebro, we spent 18 months mapping out this period of Luke’s life, listening to a mixture of Motown, House, hiphop and RnB - the record definitely nods to all these genres. We spent many nights in smokey Bodega’s, imagining what this record could be, and more often than not, the headaches from the night before shaped what the record became.

This is a multi-genre record that acknowledges music from both the past and today. Driven by the Korg minilogue synthesiser, soul samples and a TR-8 drum machine, I tried to encapsulate everything that has inspired us to make music. You could call it a modern interpretation of the past, with nostalgia echoing through the music, Luke’s life and my own.

So ‘Who do you want to be?’

The Room

Aeble- Better By Your Side

dsundre - 528 trabajando

Hands Of Time features the sublime vocal talent that is Alxndr London. Taken from our new album Juicy Fruit

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Hands Of Time (feat. Alxndr London)

From the album "Emotional Freedom Technique" out 6/9/17 on Tender Loving Empire

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Start with two scoops of soft sand and sparkling sunshine by the sea. Blend with friendly laughter splashing along the shore, then add a dash of delight with Santana's elegant vocals in the fore. Sprinkle a spoonful of pure happiness, and spice it up with French style synths. Tie it all together with CLAAP!'s percussive signature. 
Shake with vigor, and voila!
Once again, CLAAP! whips up the perfect recipe to enchant our ears and energize our dance moves during those warm summer nights (and days) with their new EP "Dune"!

The title-track "Dune" gets a hot sugar-free remix by mysterious band High Ceilings.
Cherry on top, Yuksek is treating us with a unique banging afro funk remix of "Summertime" that will turn up the heat even higher.

Finally, we meet again with LA-based Belarusian artist Polina Rabtseva, who shot the sunwashed, feel good video of "Jacques" (CLAAP!'s previous single).
This time, she's taking care of the artwork, charming us with this freehand drawing of a portrait of Santana she actually shot on the Dune du Pilat.

It's Summertime, love is in the Air over the Dune.

Dune EP

CLAAP! - Dune

Night Walk

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Dromes & Lulannie - "Glacial"

Green Eyed Love (Classixx Remix)- Mayer Hawthorne

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Green Eyed Love (Classixx Remix)- Mayer Hawthorne

these days

Deployed is the new single from Joel Wästberg a.k.a sir Was and features a vocal from Little Dragon's Yukimi.  It's taken from upcoming new album "Holding On To A Dream" out 20 September. 

"Holding on To a Dream”, is a mesmerising twisting of genres - from classic soul and old-school hip-hop, to beautifully fresh pop structures. The new record is dense with ideas and adventurous, a sonic-leap forth. “I was interested in having a lusher sound, more rich,” Wästberg says. “With the first record I had this idea that I wanted it to sound like an old vinyl record. I wanted this lo-fi, old-school sound. When I realized that I was actually making another album, I felt a bit scared of the whole thing, but it didn’t take me that long to realise that the only thing I could do was to make something that felt really right in my body and soul. I’ve realised that there’s nothing to be afraid of. I’m ready to explore so much more.”

The sense of exploration resonates throughout the record and can be defined by its start and end points. Opening track ‘Fly Away’ begins the expedition, a gleaming reflection of past insecurities as a jump-off point for the next chapter, all subtle beats and stark bursts of guitars that leap out of the mix.  Elsewhere, ‘No Giving Up’ is a tender recollection of a past relationship, set to an equally affectionate composition, a glowing example of Wästberg’s growing songwriting skills, while ‘The Sun Will Shine’ showcases another side of Joel’s skillset, a playful production full of inspired ideas and nuances; a Les Fleurseque mellow breeze in the heat of the summer.

The record’s boldest moment is reserved for ‘Deployed’, a collaboration with Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano. “Me and Little Dragon go way back. I’ve been hanging out with them for many years, and they were very supportive with my first album,” Wästberg explains. “I remember that Yukimi was always asking me if I was making my own music. One day I was working in my small studio room, and Little Dragon were one floor up. Yukimi knocked on the door and asked if she could listen. I played her some of my songs and she said, “This is great, go out and talk to the world!”. That was before my first album. So having Little Dragon as a feature here makes so much sense.”  Beautifully bright and sincere, ’Deployed’ is a perhaps the most vivid pop song that sir Was has released to-date.

A heartfelt accounting of relationships, of knowing when to let go and when to fight for them, ‘Holding On To A Dream’, is a dreamy, groovy treat of a record.

Holding On To A Dream

Deployed (feat Little Dragon)

sir Was - Deployed (feat Little Dragon)

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sir Was - Deployed (feat Little Dragon)

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