Throughout his decades-long career, Mark Knight has never remained stagnant. Whether it be through his own pursuits or his leadership of the trendsetting brand, Toolroom, the UK multi-talent always has his finger on the dance music pulse. Knight knows when to stay the course, he knows when to push forward, and he even knows when […]
Throughout his decades-long career, Mark Knight has never remained stagnant. Whether it be through his own pursuits or his leadership of the trendsetting brand, Toolroom, the UK multi-talent always has his finger on the dance music pulse. Knight knows when to stay the course, he knows when to push forward, and he even knows when […]
Throughout his decades-long career, Mark Knight has never remained stagnant. Whether it be through his own pursuits or his leadership of the trendsetting brand, Toolroom, the UK multi-talent always has his finger on the dance music pulse. Knight knows when to stay the course, he knows when to push forward, and he even knows when […]
Throughout his decades-long career, Mark Knight has never remained stagnant. Whether it be through his own pursuits or his leadership of the trendsetting brand, Toolroom, the UK multi-talent always has his finger on the dance music pulse. Knight knows when to stay the course, he knows when to push forward, and he even knows when […]
It’s most important day of the week: New Music Friday. With the overwhelming amount of tunes hitting the airwaves today, Dancing Astronaut has you covered with the latest edition of The Hot 25. Seven Lions continues his string of star-studded collaborations by teaming up with Excision, Wooli, and Dylan Matthew for “Another Me,” and Four Tet says farewell […]
It’s most important day of the week: New Music Friday. With the overwhelming amount of tunes hitting the airwaves today, Dancing Astronaut has you covered with the latest edition of The Hot 25. Seven Lions continues his string of star-studded collaborations by teaming up with Excision, Wooli, and Dylan Matthew for “Another Me,” and Four Tet says farewell […]
It’s most important day of the week: New Music Friday. With the overwhelming amount of tunes hitting the airwaves today, Dancing Astronaut has you covered with the latest edition of The Hot 25. Seven Lions continues his string of star-studded collaborations by teaming up with Excision, Wooli, and Dylan Matthew for “Another Me,” and Four Tet says farewell […]
Palm Springs’ premiere poolside festival is gearing up to welcome one of house music’s most hallowed patriarchs, Mark Knight, amid its second leg of 2019, August 9-11. Hailing from the UK, the Toolroom Records boss has remained one of the most in-demand international forces in four-on-the-floor for decades running. Alongside fellow masters of the dance […]
It’s most important day of the week: New Music Friday. With the overwhelming amount of tunes hitting the airwaves today, Dancing Astronaut has you covered with the latest edition of The Hot 25. With just a day’s notice, Skrillex has surprised-dropped a two-track EP on OWSLA, consisting of “Fuji Opener” and “Mumbai Power.” Knife Party came out of […]
The Toolroom Records label boss and tech-house maven, Mark Knight, has crafted a house remix of David Guetta‘s “Stay (Don’t Go Away)” featuring RAYE that provokes that festive elrow atmosphere. With a twinkling marimba melody atop a walking bass line, the track rides those mesmerizing loops through RAYE’s dance floor vocals. The hook glides in […]
“Show me you can write records that stand the test of 10 or 15 years. That’s what I’m looking for. I can see through everything else,” Mark Knight so sagely stated of his A&R vision for his label in a 2018 interview with Dancing Astronaut. But he’s also one to put his money where his […]
On the heels of another successful June edition, Splash House just dropped a huge lineup for August. Across three days and three resorts, DJs from multiple facets of dance music will provide an exquisite summer soundtrack. Topping the bill are Dirtybird boss Claude VonStroke, symphonic house maestro Lane 8, and a special DJ set from […]
It’s most important day of the week: New Music Friday. With the overwhelming amount of tunes hitting the airwaves today, Dancing Astronaut has you covered with the latest edition of The Hot 25. It’s been more than five years since the music world has seen new music from Skrillex and Boys Noize‘s supergroup, Dog Blood, but that wait is […]
Each week, New Music Friday sweeps through with torrential force, showering streaming platforms with immeasurable amounts of new tunes. Just like Dancing Astronaut rounds up 25 of the biggest songs of the week for the Hot 25 Spotify playlist each New Music Friday, Lunar Lunes serves as a landing pad for SoundCloud users who want a whole new dose of tunes to kick […]
Toolroom Records is taking a summer-long family vacation, June 2 to September 22, to Ibiza for a season-wide residency at one of the island’s landmark locales, Eden. Throughout the 17-week, Sunday-night commission, Toolroom will assemble its top-tier talent, as well as an abundance of fresh-on-the-scene label additions. For years, Eden has been nothing short of […]
David Guetta returns to tech house via his new Jack Back moniker, teaming up with Mark Knight‘s Toolroom for a formulaic groover, “Grenade.” A classic house beat ride over a shy, filtered melody that echoes around the ears like wobbling metal. Vocals from Adam Freeland‘s “We Want Your Soul” come into play, setting up the […]
Commercial House mainstay Thomas Gold has unveiled a new side project by the name AU-1. The German producer is returning to his house and techno roots with this new production alias, and his first release under it begs the question of what we can expect moving forward. “Oh Yo Bah” transports the listener to the club […]
Eons from Toolroom’s humble beginnings inside its head honcho Mark Knight’s family toolshed in 2003, the independent label this year celebrates 15 years of operation from the height of the dance music hierarchy. Toolroom has proven its incontrovertible ability to remain relevant in a highly forgetful sonic age. It’s established itself as a “house music […]
