Born Clive Astin, Clyde is a Derby original. In his teens he was in several local bands, and it's noteworthy that as part of The Underdogs he supported UK chart toppers Dr & the Medics (The Underdogs were much better). Clive also played an integral role in the setting up of Mantis Recordings, and remixed Atjazz on the first ever release. After spending years trying to convince Clyde to give the world more of his distinct style of music, Mantis finally persuaded him to write an album. The debut single 'Serve it Up' featured San Francisco based rapper Capitol A . who's flowing rhymes told a familiar tale of a night out at the club. It certainly struck a chord with many dancefloors, both musically and lyrically, spawning many tracks in a similar vein to hit the club soundsystems. Clyde's debut album 'Hyper Reality' is now at long last completed, Capitol A. once more stepping to the mic on several tracks including the second single 'Broken Slang'.