DJ MARRCUs

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

Tchami remix of Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway 'Wizard'. Available March 17th on Spinnin' Records!

Wizard

Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway - Wizard (Tchami Remix)

Walking With Elephants

OUT NOW:

Beatport: po.st/BPBandBEP
Traxsource: po.st/TSBandBEP

Sonny Fodera - Where You At PREVIEW

Josh Butler & Bontan - We Found A Place (Dub) [Release date: 29/09/14 -MTA Records]

We were going to say premieres were like buses with two coming along at once today but then we realised that that particularly laboured analogy just wasn’t going to cut it in this instance. We mean, it was that long ago since we dropped our last set of exclusives on you lucky lot with this week seeing our hallowed pages already harbour the talents of Breach, Kelis, Mike Mago and Derrick May endorsed Tel Avi duo Deep’a & Biri. 

Now we’ve got all that bragging out of the way let us accompany our unveiling of an fresh cut from Sean McCabe by presenting you the world premiere of the Ganzfeld Effect remix of Sugar Hill & Wasabi’s ‘It’s On You’. One half their new 2 cut remix package - the other being a rework from Purple Disco Machine – Manchester producer Ganzfeld Effect’s reimagining sees the classic M1 organ be placed centre stagew for a remix as happy moving a dancefloor as destroying the airwaves. Slated to arrive November 24 via Mark Knight’s esteemed Toolroom Records you can check out Ganfeld’s synth-driven remix of ‘It’s On You’ in it’s its foot stomping splendour now.

It's On You

Sugar Hill & Wasabi - It's On You (Ganzfeld Effect Remix)

Hope you enjoy this preview to our upcoming LIKE023 Vinyl coming out in Novemember!

David Hasert - The Beauty feat. Aquarius Heaven (Niconé rmx) - LIKE023 Vinyl

We live at a time when distractions from reality are never further away than our fingertips. Our phones offer us unlimited stimulation and temporary comfort. The possibilities of technology are endless, but they also limit the possibility…the possibility to truly experience and submit to the moment.

For me, going to a club has always been about letting go of the world around me, like a vacation from the nagging realities of everyday life. In the best clubs I have been to, the people were united by a desire to experience electronic music in the purest sense; to get lost in its tension and release. No matter what was going on in their lives, it was a place where, for at least a few hours, nothing else mattered but the sheer power music had to bring people joy. And those experiences - held only by those in that room, at that moment - were almost like the reward to submitting to a secret society. At the end of the night, I could look at my friends, old and new, and without saying a single word, we'd know that what we experienced together was something special, something that would never quite be repeated again.

Some of my early clubbing experiences have stayed with me for my entire life. They are why I'm doing what I'm doing today. There is not a photo, forum thread or social media post in existence to mark their happening, but the memories, the emotions I felt, the way those nights changed my life - those things stay with me to this day.

Somewhere along the way, we as a society have lost the ability to experience those special moments. On the rare occasion that they do happen, we scramble to grab our phones in time to capture them - but those moments cannot be truly captured - and they don’t need to be broadcasted or recorded. Sometimes, the best thing we can do is fully appreciate what is happening in that room, at that moment, with those people around us. 

I think our society needs clubbing experiences where they go home with more than just a picture to post on instagram. That's why I'm starting This Never Happened - I want to create that experience for people.

At This Never Happened, we invite you into a space where the only thing that matters are the people in that room, the music and the magic that happens when those things interact. An event where the dancefloor will be a phone and photo-free space.

This experience we share together may, by 2016 standards, have never happened. But those who dare will always know - something special did happen here. 

The first show will be a return to my hometown of San Francisco on 3 June at Mezzanine. It's a venue I've dreamed of headlining for many years and the perfect place to start this new chapter. If we can make this happen - and work - together, there will be many, many more. 

This Never Happened will not just be the name of these events, but also the name of a new record label. This label will be the outlet for music, by me, that is inspired by and made for this experience. The first song I'm releasing is called "Fingerprint" and you can listen to it below.

Putting this project together with my team over the last 6 months triggered a creative spark in me unlike anything I've ever felt before, and I'm so excited for you guys to hear the music I've come up with during that time.

I look forward to building this concept with you :)

Love,
Daniel

Fingerprint

My next release, out on Monday 21st November.

I'll be joining Coyu and Bastian Bux at Egg on Friday 18th November for Suara London. Tickets available here: po.st/SuaraLondon

Bontan - What You Want

Pleasurekraft share a dark techno revision of their seminal hit, "Tarantula." The "7 Year Itch Rework" will be released via Kraftek May 5.

Read our review, and enter for a chance to win a signed, limited edition vinyl of the track here: dncgastrnt.co/4rbz

Preorder the digital track here: http://www.beatport.com/track/tarantula-7-year-itch-rework/9243625

Premiere: Pleasurekraft - Tarantula (Pleasurekraft's '7 Year Itch Rework')

Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix) John Birbilis New Intro Mix

Claptone's current release "Cream" has been in the Top 10 Beatportcharts (peak position: 4) for 3 weeks, has reached No2. in the German Club Charts and No.7 in the Resident Advisor Charts in February 2012.

Claptone  - Good To You (Original Mix)

Tube & Berger and Milan Euringer - Lovebreak [Kittball]

Silent

Silent (Instrumental Version)

Firefly

Firefly (Original Mix)

Zolalela

Zolalela (feat. Lizwi)

iTunes:
Look Right Through MK Remix: http://po.st/STRMQN 
Look Right Through Remixes: http://po.st/STRMQNRMX

 

Look Right Through

Storm Queen - Look Right Through (MK Dub III) Soundcloud Edit

This is the summer release you've been waiting for. AWEN returns to Madorasindahouse Records, collaborating with Caiiro on her newest track, Your Voice, a song that starts soft enough to tingle the senses and builds to echoing harmonies guided by Caiiro’s steady and colorful beats. On remix duties, we have the great Enoo Napa, who transforms the track to a club banger, ready to rock dance floors around the world.

DJ MARRCUs

KRABER.