Let’s roll back the clock to the Manchester of the 1980s—a city shrouded in soot and draped in decay. The mills were silent, the jobs were gone, and the rain soaked through cracks in the dreams of its people. But if you listened closely, through the echoes of punk's last gasp and the shuffle of factory feet, you’d hear something else: a distant thrum, a low rumble of energy that would soon explode.
Manchester was ready to rise again, this time not with spinning looms or industrial might, but with the sound of pure ecstasy. A new movement was taking root in the concrete of this northern stronghold—House music. And at its beating heart stood K-Klass, a crew from Chester who became an undeniable thread in the city’s club culture.
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K-Klass wasn’t born in the shadow of Manchester’s monolithic mills, but the city pulled them in like a magnet. It was the late ‘80s—a time when the Hacienda was ground zero for a revolution and Cream was spinning its way into legend. Paul Roberts, Russ Morgan, and Bobbi Depasois joined forces, blending their talents and a shared love of house music into something electric.
Their early tracks, like the immortal "Rhythm Is a Mystery," didn’t just drop into the club scene—they detonated. Released in 1991, it wasn’t just a song; it was a call to arms for ravers. They followed it up with "Let Me Show You", a euphoric slice of piano-laden perfection that became a must-play anthem in clubs across the UK and beyond.
You can’t talk K-Klass without talking Hacienda. The first time the group heard Rhythm Is a Mystery explode through the Hacienda’s iconic sound system, they knew they’d tapped into something much bigger than themselves. "It was unreal," they said, "everything happened so quickly, and suddenly we were part of this massive movement."
Paul, as he reflected on his time at The iconic Hacienda stated, "it was the first time that we had been to a nightclub that was based around music, above anything else".
The Hacienda wasn’t just a club; it was a cultural revolution. But they didn’t stop at Manchester. The Balearic sun soon called, and Ibiza became another stage for their meteoric rise. Their sound crossed borders, but it never forgot its roots.
Today, K-Klass is far from a nostalgia act. You’ll catch them at gigs, festivals, and special nights like the Hacienda Classical and The Warehouse Project’s Hacienda-themed extravaganzas. These aren’t just nods to the past; they’re living proof that house music, and the band are TIMELESS.
Despite decades in the game, there’s no ego here. Bobbi Depasois, whose soulful vocals are etched into the DNA of their music, remains as humble as she is powerful. Paul and Russ, ever the craftsmen, still tinker with beats and melodies that keep their sets fresh and vital.
They’re a bridge between eras, a link between the rain-slicked streets of Manchester’s past and the glittering lasers of its rave-filled nights. They remind us of the Hacienda’s sweat-soaked floors, of late nights that blurred into sunrises, and of the enduring magic of house music.
Catch them this December at The Warehouse Project’s Hacienda night, where they’ll bring their decades of grooves and love for the scene to a city that’s always been their spiritual home. Whether it’s Chester, Manchester, or Ibiza, K-Klass isn’t just performing—they’re showing us the rhythm never fucking left.
House music isn’t history. It’s alive, and K-Klass are here to prove it.
This is to them; K-Klass: Rhythm, Nostalgia & Legacy!
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