Various Artists - Toolroom Sampler Vol 5

Label: Toolroom
Format: 12"
Cat: TOOL 1150
Released: 20 Jun 23
Genre: House
Tags: Tech House | Afro House | UK Garage

Tracklist
Side 1
1. Mark Knight & Crusy - "Daddy Shhh" (6:06)
2. Huxley - "All I Need" (5:25)

Side 2
1. Essel - "Lennon" (5:17)
2. Leftwing: Kody, James Hurr & I Jah - "Music Is The Medication" (4:58)


The mighty and unmovable Toolroom offers up a snapshot of where it is at right now with a fifth volume of its Sampler series. The boss himself Mark Knight kicks off with a collaborative tune with Crusy: 'Daddy Shhh' is loopy, tribal, full flavour tech with jumbled drums and lots of buffed metal. Huxley's 'All I Need' is one of the UK producers warm house sounds, a smart vocal brings a sense of pain over simple but effective beats. Essel's 'Lennon' then brings peak time energy with strobe-lit synth sequences and churning drums, and Leftwing: Kody, James Hurr & I Jah shut down with 'Music Is The Medication', a muscular bumper with dub-wise vocals.