CLARK, ROLAND / KNIGHT, MARK / WH0 / PENN, DAVID / CHANEY / CRUSY - [V20] TOOLROOM SAMPLER VOL 20

Roland Clark, Deep House Songsmith House Music Producer, Songwriter and Vocalist. Past Aliases: Houseboy, Keita, People, Roland Clark presents Digital Pimps, Roland Clarke, South Street Player, Urban Soul (note: Urban Soul is a House Music studio project that Roland created) In Groups: Latanya Hall, Leviticus (2), Urban Soul. There aren't many artists works out there that can make you feel deliriously happy and hopelessly sad at the same time. Roland Clark is the exception. Exhibit A: His girlfriend, he sings, is drifting away from him but his tight, drop-dead arrangement simply won't leave you alone: a late night classic with real heart and genuine funk. In other words, proper house music. His colors do not always contrast. Song In May is an ode to his favorite month, on which Roland Clark sings about sweet, springtime bliss and the wonderful emotions that go with it. Roland Clark is a featured vocalist on many Fatboy Slim releases. His voice is sometimes described as wildly erotic, soulful, loving, and deep. On Fatboy Slim's "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars," several tracks are indelibly imprinted with Rolands lines, especially the final track, "Song for Shelter." On "Shelter," Roland Clark, extemporizes a beat poet paean to house music, exalting it as a haven of real-deal family values in a hostile world, I get deep, I get deep, I get deeper He goes on, word-jazzing about how its rhythm "goes in my blood like alcohol, gets me drunk" All you hip hoppers, you doo woppers, name droppers, you pill poppers - come into OUR house to get deep! "Song for Shelter," a Fatboy Slim masterpiece, would lose its soul without Clark's blissful babble about dancers with "wings for feet" and Jesus being a DJ. The track is a gorgeous vision of disco heaven, and Roland Clarks parts are at the heart of it all. Rolands voice proliferates throughout the realm of House Music, and his Midas Touch seems to be constant: if you can get Roland on your track, its going to be magic. His contributions infuse many artists best works, including Van Helden's gorgeous "Flowerz." Not surprising, though it is another track blessed by the voice of Roland Clark. Quite simply, Roland Clark has carved-out his place in history as THE [male] voice of House Music. Quote: "If House is a nation, I wanna be president!" (Roland Clark) "They don't know what is what/They just strut/What the fuck?!" On "Shelter," another black voice Roland Clark, the singer on Van Helden's gorgeous "Flowerz"extemporizes a beat poet paean to house music, exalting it as a haven of real-deal family values in a hostile world, and word-jazzing about how its rhythm "goes in my blood like alcohol, gets me drunk." It's a shock when the "don't know what is what . . . What the fuck" lick of "Star 69" suddenly rematerializes in "Shelter": As a component of Clark's monologue, it signifies not B-boy menace but the house convert's pity for unbelievers who've never experienced the dancefloor's state of grace. "What the fuck" is "Song for Shelter" is a gorgeous vision of disco heaven, from Clark's blissed babble about dancers with "wings for feet" and Jesus being a DJ to the way the track's spangled billow winds down to a gulf of light that could be drone-rockers. Using another's voice to spell out his personal creed, In most recent years Roland Clark has spread himself over dance music much like a undeniable storm working with such deejays and other producer like himself such as Todd Terry, Kenny Dope, Marc Knight, Bad Boy Bill, Meat Katie, Sandy Rivera , Terry Hunter and Rodger S,Noir, Wes Plastic, Cassio Ware just to name a few. Roland sounds if need be compared would be much like a camillion going from a soulful sultriness to a hard house and techno. He has been sometimes pegged as the Nate Dogg of house, or house musics loriette. Whatever his title be sure that this man is just beginning after all these years and will be a force to be reckoned will. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Not to be confused with, the similarly named, video games and Chiptune composer - Mark 'TDK' Knight. 1) Mark Knight is head of Toolroom Records & a UK DJ / producer. He has stamped his impression on the scene of electronic dance music - through a string of releases & parties - highlighting his label. Often collaborating with fellow British DJ Funkagenda, Mark has been at the forefront of commercial house, techno & tech house. Some of his most successful releases are Man With The Red Face (with Funkagenda), Downpipe (with Underworld & D. Ramirez) & an Underworld rework - Beautiful Burnout (Mark Knight Remix). 2) LA Guitarist Mark Knight's first band was this band called Krude Witch and at sixteen or seventeen played The Troubadour and all the major clubs in Hollywood. Opened up for W.A.S.P. and Ratt. Then that band disbanded, and he put this band together Mickey Knight. It was right around ’84-’85 and the scene was pulsing, all the hair bands. So, Poison, Ratt, all those bands were selling out and the whole scene was starting — and really the Sunset Strip scene was starting to happen. Mickey Knight never got a record deal, but he went on to do City Slick, and then eventually Bang Tango. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Wh0 is a UK house music production duo consisting of Robert Chetcuti and Tom Cross. Robert is known from the duo Rhythm Masters, and Tom has been producing music for over a decade. The duo came together in 2018 seemingly out of nowhere the duo has quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting prospects in the house scene. An initial run of releases on Toolroom, Positiva, Ultra and their sharply rising imprint Wh0 Plays Records, as well as a string of official remixes for The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Tiesto, Sigma & more. Decked in black masks and fearless in their studio execution, Wh0 have been seducing some of music’s biggest players. In an interview they stated "our identity is hidden because we want it to be all about the music and not about what we look like". Eventually, five years after the duos debut, the masks came of in November of 2023, revealing their true identities. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Producer, arranger, DJ and musician from Madrid-Spain. He has his own record company “Zen Records”, and release different projects with different names from 1992. Influenced from its childhood by funky, soul, jazz and by electronic music in his adolescence, he knew that his future would be in music. Very versatile, he try to fuse his different influences with new technologies combining old harmonies with new sounds evolving day to day. One of his biggest hits was “The Night train” from Kadoc, who was selling all over the world more than two million copies (singles and compilations), and was number 12 in the UK charts and number 1 in Holland more than 1 month. In those days he played in Denmark, Germany, France, UK, Holland, Miami & Rusia. In 1994 he met DJ Chus who has been working with him since then in several projects, remixes and gigs. Producer under names as Deux, Montilla, Nuboy or Doblado, David Penn has worked also with DJ Chus, Ceballos, Toni Bass, Halo, DJ Jabato, Sebastián Gamboa, Camilo Franco and Olav Basoski. He made remixes for Jay-J, Junior Jack, Chus & Ceballos, Vibe Residents, Milk & Sugar, Dave Storm, Wackside, Lenny Fontana, Ron Hall, Jason Hates Jazz, Cam or The Thief among others. He had released records all over the world in labels as Defected, Black Vinyl, Purple Music, Azuli, Bluem, Maya or Rise. In 2003 starts a new division of Zen Records called Urbana Recordings with a big DJ recognition, releasing new fresh music from his Mediterranean country. His records are played by djs as Roger Sanchez, David Morales, Bob Sinclar, DJ Chus. Nominated as Best Breakthrough Label in House Music Awards (UK) and Deejaymags (Spain) 2005. As a dj he played in the Winter Music Conference in Miami, in Rusia in front of 5000 people, in Japan, Mexico, Poland, Estonia, Bulgary, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Malta, Egypt, Germany, … In 2007 he received 3 Deejaymags (Spanish Deejay magazine) as: -Best House DJ 2006 -Best House production Montilla “From The Stars” -Best Label Urbana Recordings In 2008, he has been awarded with the 2007 Best Club House DJ award in Deejaymags07. At the moment he´s doing a 2 hours radio show every thursday at www.locafm.com (Loca FM Spain) from 22:00 to 00:00 (Europe Time). In his sets, always combines one defined line house with different slopes that go from underground to house more energetic and musical and irresistibly is seduced by classic tracks. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Chaney (Theo Altieri) is a house music producer from Swindon, UK. From a musical family, he signed a publishing deal before the age of 18, and made his trade as a singer/songwriter before beginning to experiment with dance music. What emerged became his signature style: winking odes to nights out, set against irresistible club-ready backdrops. He has released music on Toolroom, Make Em Move and Edible. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Spanish DJ/Producer Crusy steps up on Exclusive Mix duties amid the hottest stretch in his career! After refocusing and retooling during the pandemic, he’s got an arsenal of new music that is doing serious damage. “Selecta” on Toolroom Trax has become his most DJ supported track ever including live plays from the likes of ACRAZE, Carl Cox, David Guetta, James Hype, John Summit, Malaa, and many more. Next week his new collaboration “El Beso” with Dombresky drops and later this summer he’s got big releases on SOLOTOKO and Knee Deep In Sound. Turn up his Exclusive Mix to get a first listen to some big IDs as well as familiarize yourself with Crusy’s infectious blend of tribal and tech house. Our interview details the incredible run he’s on, his summer touring, plus loads of insider insights. Enjoy! Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.