Claptone, the mysterious DJ and producer announces a new set of remixes for the lead album single, Just A Ghost feat. Seal. Closer, Claptone’s highly anticipated third studio album was co-produced by legendary producer Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, The Killers, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys and more).
The track’s remix package.
Vintage Culture, the multi-platinum selling DJ/producer, leads the remix package with his special rework, which will be followed by remixes from Jan Blomqvist and Black V Neck on October 1st. Download and stream here.
Just A Ghost was first released earlier this month, and it’s one of Claptone’s new album’s most intriguing collaborations. With Vintage Culture’s dance-infused production style, the single now takes a new direction. It’s a powerful melodic remix with a dark tech-infused edge, full of emotion and building euphoric energy, designed for the main room at peak time as well as fitting in perfectly at a festival. Maintaining Claptone’s original production and Seal’s unmistakable vocals.
The artist on the remix.
Vintage Culture, a Brazilian artist, has a string of notable reworks for artists such as Meduza, Moby, Diplo, David Guetta, and Sia, as well as collaborations with artists such as Jorja Smith.
Many of Vintage Culture’s releases have been certified Platinum and have amassed over 2 billion global streams, in addition to his impressive catalog of remixes and collaborations. From gracing the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine to being featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, Vintage Culture has topped the Billboard Hot Dance, Spotify Dance and Beatport Main Overall Charts, with his productions spanning labels including Spinnin‘ Records, Defected, Atlantic Records UK, Island Records, Parlophone UK, Domino, Virgin Records, and his own Só Track Boa label.
Claptone’s new album.
Closer, which will be released on November 12th, has been in the works for over three years and shows Claptone’s natural progression in sound. The aptly titled album is the next phase of the enigmatic artist’s musical evolution following the 2018 LP, Fantast, and the 2015 debut, Charmer.
Closer will be released on Different Recordings / [PIAS] and will feature a diverse group of international collaborators, including Barry Manilow, Seal, James Vincent McMorrow, and Peter Bjorn and John. Claptone enlists Mayer Hawthorne, Mansionair, APRE, Dizzy, SPELLES, lau.ra, Two Another, and Nathan Nicholson, ex-singer of The Boxer Rebellion, for the album, which features both iconic names and established artists as well as exciting new talent.
