Defected presents Most Rated 2015

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><i>Defected presents Most Rated 2015 </i>brings you the biggest tracks of the year</b></span></h2> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><br /></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Format(s): Digital & CD</span></b></div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Release date: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1309908395" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">23 November 2014</span></span></span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Label: Defected Records</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span></i></div> <i style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD3bQ7GnXpsyQBf-nxCbVP9NBEaqooUk0-yiXGL8fFtP-xArgvh03F9s94XQ3RTaZ-DTbweIK8V7AoMf1GIQ9cu0jC8Xt94RRqo9c6t-m359VqB9aE6fCKeEnK1DXDFT32CSgYpDAznaH/s1600/defected+presents+most+rated+2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Defected presents Most Rated 2015" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD3bQ7GnXpsyQBf-nxCbVP9NBEaqooUk0-yiXGL8fFtP-xArgvh03F9s94XQ3RTaZ-DTbweIK8V7AoMf1GIQ9cu0jC8Xt94RRqo9c6t-m359VqB9aE6fCKeEnK1DXDFT32CSgYpDAznaH/s1600/defected+presents+most+rated+2015.jpg" title="Defected presents Most Rated 2015" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </span></i></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Defected presents Most Rated 2015 </i>brings you the biggest tracks of the year, unmixed and unadulterated, including cuts from Hercules & Love Affair, Claude VonStroke, Hot Natured and The Magician.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The <i>Most Rated</i> series is all about bringing you the tracks you’ve been hearing on dancefloors and radio stations around the world. And with 2014 being another amazing year for house music, this latest instalment is packed with an impressive tracklist from well-established artists and prominent newcomers alike across a multitude of labels including Hot Creations, dirtybird and of course Defected.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Defected presents Most Rated 2015 </i>features tracks from some of the biggest names in house music, including Groove Armada’s ‘Highway 101’ and a new version of a longtime Defected favorite, Bob Sinclar’s ‘Save Our Soul (Brian Tappert Re-edit)’.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Also included are Hot Since 82’s ‘Pound Your Soul (Sidney Charles Remix)’ and the unmistakable ‘Forget’ from Patrick Topping, undoubtedly one of the biggest tracks from Ibiza this year.  </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></i></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Defected presents Most Rated 2015</i> is an essential addition to any house fanatic’s collection: these are the definitive tracks from a huge year.  </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div> <h3 style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Defected presents Most Rated 2015</i></b><b> is out <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1309908396" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">23 November</span></span> on Defected Records</b></span></h3> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tracklisting:</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">CD1</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Hercules & Love Affair - Do You Feel The Same?</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">2. The Magician featuring Years & Years - Sunlight (Extended Club Mix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Groove Armada - Highway 101</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Karen Harding - Say Something</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">5. As I Am featuring Nicola Tate - Saving Grace (Original Mix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Ed Ed - I Got (Something You Need) (Oliver Dollar Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Tito Wun - The Way U Do It (Doc Daneeka Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Terrence Parker featuring Merachka - Open Up Your Spirit (TP’s Deeep Detroit Heat Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Cristoph - Do To Me</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Bob Sinclar - Save Our Soul (Brian Tappert Re-edit)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">CD2</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Patrick Topping - Forget</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Hot Since 82 - Pound Your Soul (Sidney Charles Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Claude VonStroke - Eye I Eye</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">4. The 2 Bears - Not This Time</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Gerd featuring Marcoradi - Still Believe</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">6. The Avener - Fade Out Lines</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Andhim - Melte</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Traumer - Hoodlum</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Sonny Fodera & Cervendos - Let’s Go</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Daniel Steinberg - Let Me Down (Tube & Berger Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">CD3</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Lana Del Rey - Brooklyn Baby (Konstantin Sibold Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Oliver Dollar & Jimi Jules - Pushing On (Jesse Rose 'Live From The Villa' Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Hot Natured - Benediction (Nic Fanciulli Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Riva Starr - I Can See The Light</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Disciples - They Don’t Know (Original Mix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Audiojack featuring Kevin Knapp - Stay Glued (ZDS Remix)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Santé & Sidney Charles - All Night Long</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">8. krankbrother - One Eyed Jack’s</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Josh Milan - Electro Dreams</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Noir & HRRSN - My Fault (Club Mix)</span></div> </div>

Defected presents Most Rated 2015

Defected presents Most Rated 2015  brings you the biggest tracks of the year Format(s): Digital & CD Release date:  23 Novembe...

Get to Know the DJs of Ultra SA Claude VonStroke

<div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxWavIsLvcjDqy56tfN3iDDAxL4UQr5vP1xEQeMC7PfZBO6b88l2bwwRlnAkxdLJDTEeJ2gQc7tlgYM0ubD4FaOpM3eMf9gmMT_nHKnNHpR3adQ26GWpBcIfqMvfBjxTiy-CV2aHqXjo/s1600/claude+vonstroke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxWavIsLvcjDqy56tfN3iDDAxL4UQr5vP1xEQeMC7PfZBO6b88l2bwwRlnAkxdLJDTEeJ2gQc7tlgYM0ubD4FaOpM3eMf9gmMT_nHKnNHpR3adQ26GWpBcIfqMvfBjxTiy-CV2aHqXjo/s1600/claude+vonstroke.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Raised in Detroit and based in San Francisco, Barclay Crenshaw created the quirky alias “Claude <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">VonStroke” in 2005 and went on to become one of the most well respected label owners and DJs in </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">dance music. His first release, ‘Deep Throat’ was a hit putting his imprint on the decks of DJs around </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">the globe. A manifesto of sorts, it was the rare dance floor bomb that sounded as much fun to make </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">as it was to dance to. But the real breakthrough came with double-header ‘The Whistler/Who’s Afraid </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">of Detroit?.’ The 12” cemented Claude’s reputation as a producer to be reckoned with, crossing borders, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">genres and musical ears. The Whistler was embraced by the bass crowd, and at the same time </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">sitting just as easily on the more 4/4 floors. Similarly, Who’s Afraid of Detroit? (a social comment about </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">the unfounded fears of suburbanites visiting downtown Detroit) is now known as one of the classic </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">dance tracks of the decade.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2009, he recorded a mix for Fabric’s venerated compilation series and released second album “Bird <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Brain”, which encompassed many diverse aspects of dance music and beyond. It included a collaboration </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">with the legendary P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins as well as two tracks that went to number #1 & </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">#2 on Beatport respectively.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">His label, dirtybird, continues to surprise and innovate in the underground dance scene. The label <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">features an enigmatic combination of house, funk, dirty-bass and electronica. Since the creation of </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">dirtybird, Claude has continued to be the dedicated A&R man, signing over 100 EPs and demonstrating </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">his incredible ear for what works on the dance-floor. Staying true to Crenshaw’s detroit heritage, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">dirtybird donates 10% of its profits to a children’s music school in Detroit.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">A lot of the success of dirtybird and VonStroke can be attributed to a good attitude. Claude VonStroke <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">does not scowl and look mean while he DJs. He does not pretend to know everything and he truly </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">loves his fans. He is grateful to be doing music for a living and he knows that the reason people go to </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">parties is to shake their ass and have fun.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">In this day and age of music cross-pollination, Claude VonStroke sits at the forefront of all that is good, <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">proper and most importantly fun. He’s just as at home remixing Kenny Larkin or Infinity Ink as he is </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">dropping multiple #1 Beatport hits. DJ wise, his relentless touring of every major city, festival and </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">basement after-party around the world has only enriched this unique perspective on music.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">This September, a much anticipated third artist album will come from the dirtybird chief - this time <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">perhap a slightly more moody effort but overall still just as exciting and innovative as previous works.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">“Urban Animal” mirrors the way VonStroke Djs - a wide range of house music with sprinkles of drum n <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">bass, funk and soul. The album will be followed up by a massive world tour this fall starting in North </span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">America and travelling to Australia and Europe over the winter month</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">s.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f1c232;"><b>Connect:</b></span></div> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div> <ul class="sc-list-nostyle sc-clearfix" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; text-decoration: none;"><b><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://www.claudevonstroke.com/" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-personal" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Claude Vonstroke website</a></b></span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; text-decoration: none;"><b><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="https://www.facebook.com/claude.vonstroke" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-facebook" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Facebook</a></b></span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; text-decoration: none;"><b><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://twitter.com/#!/vonstroke" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-twitter" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Twitter</a></b></span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; text-decoration: none;"><b><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://myspace.com/claudevonstroke" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-myspace" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> MySpace</a></b></span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; text-decoration: none;"><b><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/claudevonstroke" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-youtube" style="background-image: url(data:image/png; background-position: 50% 50%; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> YouTube</a></b></span></div> </li> <li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"> <br /></div> </li> </ul> </div> <iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/users/1564084&color=ff006d&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Catch Claude VonStroke playing at </span><a href="http://www.thinkinelectronic.com/2014/01/win-double-tickets-to-experience-tha.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; background-color: #fafafa; color: #ff3f94; display: inline; font-family: 'Walter Turncoat'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; outline: none; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Ultra South Africa 14/15 FEB</a>

Get to Know the DJs of Ultra SA Claude VonStroke

Raised in Detroit and based in San Francisco, Barclay Crenshaw created the quirky alias “Claude  VonStroke” in 2005 and went on to bec...