Gary Clail | |
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
Genres | Electronic dance music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Gary Clail (born 1959) is an English singer and record producer, and the founder of the Gary Clail Sound System. [1] He was part of On-U Sound Records (and also the On-U Sound System) and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System. They had a big hit in clubs with the 1991 song " Human Nature".
Clail worked originally as a roofer, [2] but during the mid- to late 1980s, based in Bristol, he became a warm-up act for On-U gigs. [3] Clail first released a record in 1985. [2] Several 12" singles were issued between 1985 and 1987, before Clail's first LP for Nettwerk, Tackhead Tape Time, a split effort between Clail and Tackhead. [3] "Television: The Drug of the Nation" by The Beatnigs was remixed by Clail, Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart, on the Alternative Tentacles record label in 1988. [4]
In 1989, Clail, billed as Gary Clail & On-U Sound System, released an album on the label On-U Sound, marking his entrance to the electronic underground scene in Bristol, eventually leading him to work with RCA a couple of years later. This output incorporated several singles and EPs, as well as the Emotional Hooligan album (1991). [3]
Clail released a further album on Yelen Records, entitled Keep the Faith (1996). [3]
In 2013, Clail formed the Gary Clail Sound System and began work on the album Nail It To The Mast. [1] It was released on 15 December 2014. [5]
In 2022, Clail released Violence. [6]
Gary Clail | |
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
Genres | Electronic dance music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Labels |
Gary Clail (born 1959) is an English singer and record producer, and the founder of the Gary Clail Sound System. [1] He was part of On-U Sound Records (and also the On-U Sound System) and led Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System. They had a big hit in clubs with the 1991 song " Human Nature".
Clail worked originally as a roofer, [2] but during the mid- to late 1980s, based in Bristol, he became a warm-up act for On-U gigs. [3] Clail first released a record in 1985. [2] Several 12" singles were issued between 1985 and 1987, before Clail's first LP for Nettwerk, Tackhead Tape Time, a split effort between Clail and Tackhead. [3] "Television: The Drug of the Nation" by The Beatnigs was remixed by Clail, Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart, on the Alternative Tentacles record label in 1988. [4]
In 1989, Clail, billed as Gary Clail & On-U Sound System, released an album on the label On-U Sound, marking his entrance to the electronic underground scene in Bristol, eventually leading him to work with RCA a couple of years later. This output incorporated several singles and EPs, as well as the Emotional Hooligan album (1991). [3]
Clail released a further album on Yelen Records, entitled Keep the Faith (1996). [3]
In 2013, Clail formed the Gary Clail Sound System and began work on the album Nail It To The Mast. [1] It was released on 15 December 2014. [5]
In 2022, Clail released Violence. [6]