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K-Klass are a house music group from Wrexham, North Wales. Signed to Deconstruction Records, an offshoot of Parlophone Records, the members are Andy Williams, Carl Thomas, Russ Morgan and Paul Roberts. Williams and Thomas, from Wrexham, teamed up with Morgan and Roberts, from Chester, after meeting at The Haçienda in Manchester during the 1980s.^[1]

We all met at the Hacienda in 1988. We had met before, though. Me and Carl had done some gigs in Chester supporting 808 State. Andy and Carl were already pretty established, but we had no gear at the time - it was basically an SH-101 and a little Tandy mixer. - Paul Roberts^[2]

After recording the "Wildlife EP", K-Klass's first major hit was Rhythm is a Mystery, sung by Bobbi Depasois, released in 1991. The tracked reached number 3 in the UK chart. Let Me Show You reached number 13 in 1993. Subsequently, the band purchased a disused Royal Observer Corps underground bunker in Borras for use as a recording studio.^[3] They have released two albums, "Universal", featuring the vocals of Bobbi Depasois, and "K2". In 1995, K-Klass won the I.D.A Best International Remixer award; the first ever UK artist to do so.

K-Klass have played many live events, including stints at superclubs in Liverpool, Sheffield, Hong Kong and Ibiza.^[4]

Since then, they have also been involved with producing and remixing tracks by other artists. K-Klass were one of the producers on the Pet Shop Boys album, Bilingual, and have also produced for Candi Staton, Rebekah Ryan and Rosie Gaines.

The group have remixed tracks by varied dance and pop artists including Sunscreem, Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell, S Club 7 ("Bring it All Back") and M People. Their remix of Baby Come On Over by Samantha Mumba was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 in the "Best Remix" Category.^[5]

Contents 1 Selected discography 1.1 EPs / albums 1.2 Singles 1.3 Remixes 2 Trivia 3 Notes 4 External links

• The Wildlife EP (1990) (F.R.O. Records)
• 'Universal (1993) (Deconstruction)
• K2 (1999) (Parlophone)

• "Rhythm is a Mystery" (1991) (Deconstruction)
• "Don't Stop" (1992) (Deconstruction)
• "So Right" (1992) (Deconstruction)
• "Let Me Show You" (1993) (Deconstruction / Parlophone)
• "One, Two, Three" (1993) (Deconstruction)
• "Let Me Show You Love" (1994) (Deconstruction)
• "What You're Missing" (1994) (Deconstruction)
• "Burnin'" (1998) (Parlophone) vocals by Rachel McFarlane
• "Live It Up" (1998) (Parlophone) vocals by Tubbs
• "Baby Wants to Ride" (2002) (Junior London)
• "Footsteps" (2002) (suSU) with Frances Nero
• "Talk 2 Me" (2002) (suSU) featuring Kinane
• "Now You're Gone" (2003) (suSU)
• "Dance with Me" (2005) (suSU) featuring Rosie Gaines

• Desire - Geri Halliwell
  • Lift Me Up (K-Klass Phazerphunk Edit) - 4:10

• Bumble Bees - Aqua
  • Bumble Bees (K-Klass Radio Edit) [03:50]
  • Bumble Bees [K-Klass Klassic Klub Mix] [6.04]

• Bizarre Fruit Vol. 2 / Ultimate Collection / Ultimate Collection (remixes) - M People
  • Love Rendezvous (K-Klass Klub Mix)

• Where Is the Feeling? - Kylie Minogue
  • Where Is The Feeling? (K-Klass Klub Mix)

• Naughty Girl - Holly Valance
  • Naughty Girl (K-Klass Radio Edit)

• Bring it All Back - S Club 7
  • Bring it All Back (K-Klass Club mix)

• All or Nothing - Cher
  • All or Nothing (K-Klass Radio Mix)

• The Best Things in Life Are Free - Janet Jackson / Luther Vandross
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free K-Klass 7" (4:23)
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free K-Klass 12" (CD Version) (8:50)
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free K-Klass 12" (Vinyl Version) (9:27)

• The Best of The Corrs / Talk On Corners / Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection - The Corrs / 100% Millennium Hits
  • So Young (K-Klass Remix)

• Baby Come On Over - Samantha Mumba (Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Remix)
  • Baby Come On Over (K-Klass Mix)

• (The Rest of) New Order - New Order
  • Ruined in a Day (K Klass Remix) – 6:13

• Lifting Me (song) - The Corrs
  • Lifting Me (K-Klass mix)

• Must Be Dreaming - Frou Frou
  • Must Be Dreaming (K-Klass Ultra Vocal Mix)

• Right Now - Atomic Kitten
  • Right Now (K-Klass Phazerphunk Radio Edit) – 6:04

• K-Klass Kisschase by Heavenly references K-Klass.
• Rhythm is a Mystery by K-Klass was featured on Comedy Dave's Tedious Link on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio One in November 2006.^[6]

1. ^ Wrexham band up for Grammy Award - BBC website 23 February 2002, recovered 8 November 2006
2. ^ K-Klass biography on somwhere4u.co.uk
3. ^ Former nuclear bunker for sale - BBC website 27 November 2000, recovered 8 November 2006
4. ^ K-Klass biography on somwhere4u.co.uk
5. ^ Wrexham band up for Grammy Award - BBC website 23 February 2002, recovered 8 November 2006
6. ^ Tedious Link archive on chrismoyles.net

• K-Klass discography
• Interview on fantazia.org