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Dublin born, London based artist Clu is as future-facing as they come. His early work on Gobstopper Records won him critical acclaim for its out-of-this-world blend of experimental grime, trance, video game soundtracks and hyper-sad autotune. Clu has quietly been leading the charge for unique and captivating sound, with an aesthetic that is constantly shapeshifting through a dark and unpredictable subterranean.
Inspired by internet culture, Clu is readying himself in the next step of his creative, evolutionary cycle. ‘One (return fire 134)’ enters the frame through clouds of smoke and dark moodiness, highlighting Clu’s knack for crafting beautiful snippets of emotion through heavy repetition and lyrical stabs, against a backdrop of acid licks, icy synths and ethereal dreamscapes. Blending worlds of emotionally driven lyricism, dark wave and character concepts, ‘One (return fire 134)’ follows on from where Going Kayfabe left off.
Going Kayfabe, released on Beijing based experimental club imprint S!LK, saw Clu adopt an alter-ego soaked in reinvention; inspired by the chokehold of the arts councils in his native Dublin and frustration with a lack of support for innovative sounds. Kayfabe’s sound is one of longing, taking the sadboy aesthetic and bringing it forward and into the contemporary era. ‘One (return fire 134)’ sees Clu cementing this sound and further establishing the character driven sonics of Kayfabe which takes you on a spellbinding, narrative journey that is tinged with poignancy.
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