SELEKTOR55 - For Clyde

gated · August 20, 2020

This is the first proper release from SELEKTOR55 since his debut on Occult Research a few years ago. Here's the blurb:

A remarkable one-off tribute to the drummer behind the most sampled break of all time, Clyde Stubblefield, this 7” goes straight for the glitchy jugular, cutting up Stubblefield’s breaks from his time with James Brown into a blizzard of rhythmically complex, tightly programmed IDM, underpinned by deep, dark sub-bass.

Stubblefield passed away in 2017, but his legacy lives on through numerous tracks that sampled his work across genres like hip hop, jungle, and, well, more or less every other genre. Most were uncredited and he wasn’t paid for his contributions.

German artist SELEKTOR55 wanted to pay tribute to Stubblefield in the most respectful way possible, and what better than a 7” created to reproduce the look and feel of a 1970s funk 45?

For Clyde’s four tracks bleed into each other, the intricate breaks and beats almost jumping off the needle. Crucially, as experimental as this is, SELEKTOR55 retains the funk, giving Stubblefield a fitting tribute from an IDM master.

This is a vinyl-only release. 155 hand-stamped and hand-numbered copies. There will be no digital (yes, I realise that will annoy some of you, but it's what SELEKTOR55 wanted and it suits the project).

Order via https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com from Sept. 4