Review: Toolroom Vaults Vol 5 reprises secret weapons, hidden gems and club heaters that have been staples in label boss Mark Knight's sets for over 10 years, shaping up to be another choice album for many crate-diggers alike. Highlights include legend Harry Romero & Alex Fioretti's stomping heads-down groove "Think Outside The Box", Rene Amesz & Jasper Clash's tribal house workout "Phatty", Matt Smallwood serving up some late night mood music on the deep cut "How Does It Feel" and D-Formation & Solarc's uplifting house epic "In Your Mind" among many more.
Review: Toolroom returns with the next installment in their new compilation series, which rejuvenates the very best in house, tech house and techno from their mammoth back catalogue. Toolroom Vaults Vol. 4 features some greatest hits and near misses, with some of the highlights being: label staple Rene Amesz's tribal techno funk workout "Dextro", veteran British producer Quivver with the slinky and emotive groove of "Push & Pull", Marcellus Wallace's deep down and dirty "88 Back", not to mention D. Diggler & Nadja Lind loading up the mandatory techno banger straight off the factory floor on "Einfach Zweifach" and Rain City Riot with the sensual vocal cut "Beautiful Lies" - among many many others.
Review: There's a distinctly old school flavour to this compilation as Thee Cool Cats take to the controls. Patrick Topping's "Forget" sees the fast-rising producer serve up insane rave stabs and diva vocal samples over insistent cowbells and slamming beats, while Catz'n'Dogz mine a different part of 90s music culture. The duo's "Booty Comes First" is inspired by the rude and raucous sound of ghetto house, as pre-orgasmic moans and a slamming rhythm reinforce the vocal that "yo booty comes first". At the other end of the emotional spectrum, Tough Love impress greatly with the acid-laced, soulful house of "Dreams", while the next generation of Detroit techno, fronted by Dantiez Saunderson and working with Altus Project returns to early 90s US house with the vocal-led "I Need You".
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