Two award-winning DJs from the streets of London with a lifetime's experience behind the decks and some ace work in the studio. Now relocated in Dubai, they continue to champion the sound of Underground House music in a new city with a diverse scene.
As two wise Chemically enhanced men once said, ‘The brothers gonna work it out’ and it’s an adage the Smokingroove brothers have taken to heart as they’ve become one of the most in-demand production and DJ duos around.
Production-wise, they specialize in deep, Chicago-flavored jacking’ house, the sort that’s seen them sign records to Roger Sanchez’s Stealth Records, DJ Sneak’s Magnetic Recordings and their own Illuminati Recordings imprint, the sort that has got them charted by every jackin’ DJ worth his salt (and tequila), the sort of infectious, funk-laden, booty bouncing music that you just have to get down to. And when they’re not busy crafting big-bottomed bass beauties, the brothers are busy working on their numerous Podcasts (all available through Apple’s iTunes), keeping the underground house scene very much alive and kicking.
They’ve hosted radio shows for over 10 years, featuring a diverse range of guests ranging from The Stereo MCs, Armand Van Helden, Roger Sanchez, Basement Jaxx, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Erick Morillo to DJ Sneak, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Nic Fanciulli, Louis Osbourne, Mutiny, Steve Lawler and a lot more.
But it’s perhaps on the DJ front that the brothers have made their biggest impact. With both Safe and Marko now based in Dubai, they hold down the most coveted residency in the Middle East at the much-copied but never bettered Nasimi Beach, a 5,000 capacity venue nestled on the edge of the seen-from-space Atlantis Hotel. Not only have they turned a once unremarkable patch of sand into a consistently sold-out club thanks to a soundstorm of beats and bass, they’ve played alongside (and often closed) for Faithless, Roger Sanchez, Derrick Carter, Armand Van Helden, Basement Jaxx and many, many more. Alongside that, the Marko and Safe played at their third instalment of Creamfields Abu Dhabi, dropped house bombs at Pete Tong’s Wonderland, El Divino Ibiza, Savannah Ibiza and Hed Kandi parties in Ibiza, spun at the legendary Turnmills, Pacha London, Ministry of Sound, Moneypennys in the UK & Ibiza and the world famous Miami Winter Music Conference.
The most recent developments might be the biggest yet: Smokingroove have compiled and mixed the first in a series of Pacha Dubai CDs, which are on global sale, while the duo have been signed up to represent Cafe Del Mar in the region, kicking-off a series of region-wide tours.
Away from the clubs, the London-born duo are just as busy. With more and more chart-winning material pumping out of their smoke-filled studio, this year see’s them investing more revenue into more and more studio equipment and a huge increase in tracks being released on their own Illuminati Records Imprint.
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2015
Smokingroove – La Puta
Smokingroove – Step Up
2014
Smokingroove – Bottled Up
Smokingroove – Temple No.7
Smokingroove – El Gordo
Smokingroove – Nobody Listens to Techno
Smokingroove – Laced Up
Smokingroove – Message To Tha Playas
Smokingroove - Introspektive
Smokingroove - Boomtahh
2013
Smokingroove - Aerospace
Smokingroove - Underwater Fumes
Smokingroove - Born Again
Smokingroove - Poopi Cacas
Smokingroove - The Get-up
Smokingroove - A Different Story
Smokingroove - Every day
Conan Liquid - Beautiful Blue Boombox (Smokingroove remix)
Smokingroove - Movement
Smokingroove - Wait a minute
Smokingroove - I don't wanna leave here
Smokingroove - I don't wanna leave here (Moodymanc Staying power mix)
Smokingroove - I don't wanna leave here (Moodymanc Dub remix)
Smokingroove - I don't wanna leave here (Conan Liquid remix)
Smokingroove - I don't wanna leave here (Salatore Vitrano remix)
Smokingroove - I don't wanna leave here (Gabriel Green remix)
2012
Smokingroove - Monster under my bed
Smokingroove - Demon Class Planet
Smokingroove - Species 8472
Smokingroove - Bass Kick
Smokingroove - Girls
Smokingroove - It's so good
Smokingroove - Audio Tuna
Smokingroove - Dancin'
Smokingroove - Deep Lover
Smokingroove - Diamond Black
Smokingroove - Simplicity 88
Smokingroove - Insanity
Smokingroove - Want my love
Smokingroove - Alone
Smokingroove - Distant Relatives
Smokingroove - Punch Drunk (Feeling down)
Smokingroove - All We Got
Smokingroove - Dance With Me
Smokingroove - What about 'cho friends
Smokingroove - Delights
Smokingroove - Delights (Craig Hamilton remix)
Smokingroove - No Sense
Smokingroove - The Bad Guy - Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Bumpin’ My Tape – Magnetic Recordings
Smokingroove – Black Nightlight – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Wreck The Discotheque – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – The Way – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Can i Get a Witness? – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Tha Bounce – Illuminati Records
2011
Smokingroove – The Love – Union Records
Smokingroove – This Old House – Union Records
Smokingroove – Journey South – Union Records
Los Marijuanos – Weapon X (Smokingroove’s Hot Roxx Mix) – Gold Drama
Smokingroove – Clap Yo Hands – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Clap Yo Hands (Soydan Remix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Rumble – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Shake That – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – The Chant – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – 4:20 – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Speaker Box – Stealth Records
On Point ft. Lady Lace – Nocturnification (Smokingroove Mix) – Union Records
Smokingroove – Slide – Flatpack Traxx
2010
Smokingroove – Porno – Funkfield Records
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style (Chris Simmonds Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style (Camouflage Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style (Easily Influenced Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style (High Maintenance Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style (Lee Jarvis Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style (Teeloo Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Check Me Out (Gramophonedzie Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Check Me Out (Johnny Fiasco Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Check Me Out (Combined Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Check Me Out (GumboJones Mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Check Me Out (Safe’s Mix) – Illuminati Records
2009
Smokingroove – Mendosa – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Welcome To Tha Playas Club – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Tonic Jones – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Mitch Martin’s Theme – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – So Ghetto – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Check Me Out – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – This Bud’s for u – Illuminati Records
2008
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – This is Mike – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Kathleen Turner Overdose – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Boxcutta Style (Marko & Paz mix) – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove & Paz – Jack’s Gig – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove & Paz – Sheikhi Man – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove & Paz – The Girls Love The Way I Walk – Illuminati Records
2007
Smokingroove – Popcorn Sunday Remixes (GumboJones Mix)
Smokingroove – Popcorn Sunday Remixes (Mixus Pitlick Remix)
Smokingroove – Popcorn Sunday Remixes (Kid Dub Mix)
Tyler Hunt – Cortina Burnout (Liquorice Monkey Remix)
Tyler Hunt – Cortina Burnout (Jay Cox Mix)
Tyler Hunt – Cortina Burnout
Smokingroove – Busy Corner
Smokingroove – Tardisology
Smokingroove – Caca Noir
Smokingroove – Popcorn Sunday
2006
Smokingroove – Other Kid’s Moves – Illuminati Records
Smokingroove – Sidestep909 – Illuminati Records
2001
The Funk Monkeez – Goin’ Live – Smokingroove Vinyl White label
The Funk Monkeez – Goin’ Live (Smokingroove Mix) – Vinyl White label