Roland Clark Artist Bio
Roland Clark, Deep House Songsmith House Music Producer, Songwriter and Vocalist.
Past Aliases: Houseboy, Keita, People, Roland Clark presents Digital Pimps, Roland Clarke, South Street Player, Urban Soul (note: Urban Soul is a House Music studio project that Roland created)
In Groups: Latanya Hall, Leviticus (2), Urban Soul.
There aren’t many artists works out there that can make you feel deliriously happy and hopelessly sad at the same time. Roland Clark is the exception. Exhibit A: His girlfriend, he sings, is drifting away from him but his tight, drop-dead arrangement simply won’t leave you alone: a late night classic with real heart and genuine funk. In other words, proper house music. His colors do not always contrast. Song In May is an ode to his favorite month, on which Roland Clark sings about sweet, springtime bliss and the wonderful emotions that go with it.
Roland Clark is a featured vocalist on many Fatboy Slim releases. His voice is sometimes described as wildly erotic, soulful, loving, and deep. On Fatboy Slim’s “Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,” several tracks are indelibly imprinted with Rolands lines, especially the final track, “Song for Shelter.” On “Shelter,” Roland Clark, extemporizes a beat poet paean to house music, exalting it as a haven of real-deal family values in a hostile world, I get deep, I get deep, I get deeper He goes on, word-jazzing about how its rhythm “goes in my blood like alcohol, gets me drunk” All you hip hoppers, you doo woppers, name droppers, you pill poppers – come into OUR house to get deep! “Song for Shelter,” a Fatboy Slim masterpiece, would lose its soul without Clark’s blissful babble about dancers with “wings for feet” and Jesus being a DJ. The track is a gorgeous vision of disco heaven, and Roland Clarks parts are at the heart of it all. Rolands voice proliferates throughout the realm of House Music, and his Midas Touch seems to be constant: if you can get Roland on your track, its going to be magic.
His contributions infuse many artists best works, including Van Helden’s gorgeous “Flowerz.” Not surprising, though it is another track blessed by the voice of Roland Clark. Quite simply, Roland Clark has carved-out his place in history as THE [male] voice of House Music. Quote: “If House is a nation, I wanna be president!” (Roland Clark) “They don’t know what is what/They just strut/What the fuck?!” On “Shelter,” another black voice Roland Clark, the singer on Van Helden’s gorgeous “Flowerz”extemporizes a beat poet paean to house music, exalting it as a haven of real-deal family values in a hostile world, and word-jazzing about how its rhythm “goes in my blood like alcohol, gets me drunk.” It’s a shock when the “don’t know what is what . . .
What the fuck” lick of “Star 69” suddenly rematerializes in “Shelter”: As a component of Clark’s monologue, it signifies not B-boy menace but the house convert’s pity for unbelievers who’ve never experienced the dancefloor’s state of grace. “What the fuck” is “Song for Shelter” is a gorgeous vision of disco heaven, from Clark’s blissed babble about dancers with “wings for feet” and Jesus being a DJ to the way the track’s spangled billow winds down to a gulf of light that could be drone-rockers. Using another’s voice to spell out his personal creed, In most recent years Roland Clark has spread himself over dance music much like a undeniable storm working with such deejays and other producer like himself such as Todd Terry, Kenny Dope, Marc Knight, Bad Boy Bill, Meat Katie, Sandy Rivera , Terry Hunter and Rodger S,Noir, Wes Plastic, Cassio Ware just to name a few.
Roland sounds if need be compared would be much like a camillion going from a soulful sultriness to a hard house and techno. He has been sometimes pegged as the Nate Dogg of house, or house musics loriette. Whatever his title be sure that this man is just beginning after all these years and will be a force to be reckoned will. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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House
Roland Clark, Michael Canitrot – Change (Extended) on Wagram International
Release: Change (Extended) by Roland Clark, Michael Canitrot A stunning House release by: Roland Clark, Michael Canitrot MIX ARTIST: LABEL: Wagram International CATALOG: 3451849 GENRE/STYLE: House RELEASED: 2023-12-15 AUDIO BITRATE:…
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Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)
Roland Clark, Ant LaRock – I’m Not A Plugin / Electro
RELEASE: I’m Not A Plugin – Electro Track by Roland Clark, Ant LaRock Introducing I’m Not A Plugin by Roland Clark, Ant LaRock, a Captivating Electro Creation A stunning Electro…
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Joyce Muniz, Leciel, Roland Clark, Fritz Helder, Play Paul, Karl Michael, Le3 bLACK – Zeitkapsel / JMM05D
RELEASE: Zeitkapsel ARTIST(S): Fritz Helder, Karl Michael, Le3 bLACK, Leciel, Play Paul, Roland Clark, Joyce Muniz REMIXERS: PUBLISHER: Joyce Muniz Music / JMM05D MUSICAL GENRE: Lossless, Indie Dance RELEASE DATE:…
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Roland Clark – I Get Deep / GPM694
RELEASE: I Get Deep ARTIST(S): Roland Clark REMIXERS: Rework, Roland Leesker PUBLISHER: Get Physical Music / GPM694 MUSICAL GENRE: Lossless, House RELEASE DATE: 2022-12-02 DOWNLOAD FORMAT: 803Kbps, LOSSLESS FILE SIZE:…
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Roland Clark, Dean Mickoski – Leave Me Alone (I’m Dancing) – Nicole Moudaber Remix / ARMAS2177R1
RELEASE: Leave Me Alone (I’m Dancing) – Nicole Moudaber Remix ARTIST(S): Roland Clark, Dean Mickoski REMIXERS: Nicole Moudaber PUBLISHER: Armada Music / ARMAS2177R1 MUSICAL GENRE: Lossless, Techno RELEASE DATE: 2022-10-07…
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Deep House
Roland Clark, Opolopo – Salvation (Extended Mix) / TINT0363DJ
RELEASE: Salvation (Extended Mix) ARTIST(S): Roland Clark, Opolopo REMIXERS: LABEL: Tinted Records / TINT0363DJ GENRE: Lossless, Deep House RELEASED: 2022-09-09 AVAILABLE FORMAT: 1411Kbps, FLAC DOWNLOAD SIZE: (60.81 MB) TOTAL TRACKS…
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AIFF
Roland Clark, Dean Mickoski – Leave Me Alone (I’m Dancing) / ARMAS2177
RELEASE: Leave Me Alone (I’m Dancing) ARTIST(S): Roland Clark, Dean Mickoski REMIXERS: LABEL: Armada Music | ARMAS2177 GENRE: AIFF, Tech House RELEASED: 2022-01-21 AVAILABLE FORMAT: 1411Kbps/AIFF DOWNLOAD SIZE: 60.78 MB…
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Roland Clark, K.A.M.A. – In The Music / NOM028
RELEASE: In The Music ARTIST(S): Roland Clark, K.A.M.A. REMIXERS: LABEL: No. Music | NOM028 GENRE: LOSSLESS, Tech House RELEASED: 2021-12-24 AVAILABLE FORMAT: 1411Kbps/LOSSLESS DOWNLOAD SIZE: 55.16 MB TOTAL TRACKS 1…
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Roland Clark, Jerome Sydenham, Fatima Njai – Preacher feat. Ronald Clark / KMAT015
RELEASE: Preacher feat. Ronald Clark ARTIST(S): Roland Clark, Jerome Sydenham, Fatima Njai REMIXERS: LABEL: Kraftmatic Records | KMAT015 GENRE: LOSSLESS, House RELEASED: 2021-12-17 AVAILABLE FORMAT: 1411Kbps/LOSSLESS DOWNLOAD SIZE: 63.73 MB…
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Roland Clark, Jack Back, Fancy Inc – Alive (Extended Mix) / 190296363757
RELEASE: Alive (Extended Mix) ARTIST(S): Roland Clark, Jack Back, Fancy Inc REMIXERS: LABEL: Sink or Swim | 190296363757 GENRE: LOSSLESS, Tech House RELEASED: 2021-11-12 AVAILABLE FORMAT: 1411Kbps/LOSSLESS DOWNLOAD SIZE: 63.73…
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Roland Clark – All My Friends (RC Big Hug Remix) / Get Physical Music
RELEASE: All My Friends (RC Big Hug Remix) ARTIST(S): Roland Clark REMIXERS: LABEL: Get Physical Music / Get Physical Music GENRE: Lossless, Electro RELEASED: 2021-08-06 AVAILABLE FORMAT: 879Kbps, FLAC DOWNLOAD…