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Mark Knight, Todd Terry & James Hurr - "Make You Happy" (feat Darryl James/David Anthony - extended mix) - (4:58) 124 BPM
Review: Toolroom's annual White Island compilation bounces back this year with a wide range of house styles. There's the lush melodies and breathy vocals of label owner Mark Knight's "Make You Happy". Meanwhile, vocal tracks are, as always, a prominent feature. Pete Griffiths delivers a soulful track in the shape of the piano-led, celebratory "Get Together", while Melanie Ribbe's "Big" is a more subtle affair, with haunting vocals riding a rolling, techy groove. In contrast, ESSEL delivers a throbbing, primal workout in the form of "Sweat". Havoc & Lawn's "Reflection" offers another take on the perennial sound - this time, the focus is on a brittle, stepping rhythm.
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: The highly-anticipated collaboration between Low Steppa and Crusy has finally arrived, and Toolroom is excited to present their debut single "BFG". Low Steppa has been a driving force in dance music since his explosive remix of the hit "My Love" by Route 94 back in 2013, plus a string of successful releases on labels such as Defected, Armada Music, and his own imprint, Simma Black. Crusy is no stranger to the scene either, having established himself as one of Toolroom's most sought-after acts with club hits like "Selecta" and "Karma". Together, they have crafted a straight-up deep house track that will have listeners grooving poolside and beyond. "BFG" boasts an infectious summer vibe that is guaranteed to set the party mood, making it a surefire hit for the seasons to come.
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
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Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Progressive House, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Toolroom Miami 2023 is this year's hottest soundtrack to one of the most anticipated conferences in dance music. Included on the album are 50 of the finest underground dance anthems from the likes of: Jay Vegas with his hot disco dub take on label chief Mark Knight and Lukas Setto's "Get With You Tonight", Aussie Kristin Velvet with the heads-down groove of "Perfect Division", through to the deep swing of Hannah Wants' remix of Eskuche's "The Sun", AZETE's deep down and dirty "Love Me Loco" and the sweltering tribal tech house of Tony Cortez & Orito Cantora's "La Negra" feat. Orito Cantora - plus much more.
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
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Julio Navas, Gustavo Bravetti, David Amo & Tony Romera - "Raw" (Tony Romera extended mix) - (5:00) 128 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: As 2022 comes to a close, Toolroom drops its yearly Best of Toolroom mix, showcasing 40 of their best releases over the past 12 months. As always, expect an awesome compilation of surefire club weapons guaranteed to get the party started. Highlights come from label boss Mark Knight who teams up with legend Armand Van Helden on the explosive funky house anthem "The Music Began To Play" and the dream team of Illyus & Barrientos continue to keep the spirit of '90s house music alive on the electrifying vocal cut "Sublime". Elsewhere, label staple GotSome gets a seriously boompty groove on with some help from Georgia Meek on "Dead End' and the ever reliable Rene Amesz serves up the tough rolling tech house groove of 'Find Your Heart' alongside two continuous mixes featuring all featured tracks.
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Weiss feat The Jones Girls
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Various
Julio Navas, Gustavo Bravetti, David Amo & Tony Romera - "Raw" (Tony Romera extended mix) - (5:00) 128 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Progressive House, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: To celebrate Toolroom's return to the electronic music hub that is Amsterdam Dance Event, the label has compiled a selection of essential music, featuring some of the best underground cuts of the moment. Included are two continuous house and tech house mixes exploring the plethora of tunes presented - 50 to be exact - not to mention six exclusive tracks from talents. There's Kideko's trumpet led uplifting house workout "Free", Carly Wilford with the sweltering tribal tech house of "Burning Night" and Carly Carmen getting deep with some late night mood music - plus many more.
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
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Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: The label's suffered a little from Man Utd Syndrome over the years but for me, you just can't fault a Toolroom comp: they always offer great VFM, and as quick bi-annual (or whatever) snapshots of 'where house is at right now', they're unbeatable. The headline for this installment is that, where the Toolroom story over the past few years has mostly been about label boss Mark Knight getting back in touch with his soulful roots, this set leans a little more to the tuff n' techy side. But with 50 full-length tracks to choose from, plus two hour-long DJ mixes - and with that M1 drop on Azete's 'Born Bad' worth the price of admission on its own! - you really can't go wrong here.
KC Lights feat Leo Stannard
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
