K-Klass are a Welsh/English electronic music group from Wrexham, Wales and Chester, England, who are based in Manchester, England. Its original members were Andy Williams, Carl Thomas, Russ Morgan and Paul Roberts.
In 1991, K-Klass signed with the label Deconstruction Records scoring five top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and later to Parlophone. In the mid-1990s, K-Klass were one of the busiest and most successful remix acts around, remixing the likes of Bobby Brown, Janet Jackson & Luther Vandross, New Order, Rihanna, The Corrs, Whitney Houston, winning the IDA remixers of the year in 1996 for their mix of Carleen Anderson “True Spirit” then getting a GRAMMY nomination in 2002 for their remix of Samantha Mumba “Baby Come On Over”.
Since leaving Parlophone, Andy Williams and Carl Thomas have both left K-Klass leaving just Paul Roberts and Russell Morgan alongside original vocalist Bobbi Depasois as K-Klass. Roberts and Morgan run their own record label, Klass Action.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the group on his shows between 1990 and 1991, but never played any of their Top 40 hit singles on his radio programmes, which they obtained between May 1991 and May 1994.
Shows Played[]
- 20 August 1990: Into The Night (12" EP: The Wildlife E.P.) F.R.O. Records
- 07 October 1990: 'Into The Night (12"-The Wildlife E.P.)' (F.R.O.)
- 1991
- 02 March 1991: Pianone (Freestyle Mix) (12" - Rhythm Is A Mystery Remix) Creed