Mark Knight is digging back into the Toolroom vault, and this time he’s bringing Cristoph along for the ride. The pair have teamed up for a new version of ‘Yebisah,’ which just landed on Toolroom this past Friday, exactly a decade after the original track first dropped.
Circa 2016 and the Tech House era of those years, ‘Yebisah’ stood as an absolute landmark of the label, becoming one of Toolroom’s defining releases that year. As the founder of Toolroom, Mark Knight has plenty of records to choose from when it comes to catalog reworks, but the fact he singled this one out says something about its staying power.
The 2026 update keeps the chord work that made the original instantly recognizable, but everything around it has been rebuilt. Expect deeper grooves and a production style that leans into where tech house has moved over the past few years, with Cristoph’s fingerprints all over the low end and arrangement. The Scottish producer has built his own reputation on records that balance melodic hooks with dancefloor functionality, making him a logical partner for a track that always walked that same line.
What’s notable here is the restraint. Rather than stripping ‘Yebisah’ down for a full overhaul or chasing a trend, the rework respects what made the track work in the first place while giving it the low-end weight and mix clarity that modern club systems demand. It’s less a remix in the traditional sense and more a recalibration for 2026 dancefloors.
Reworks like this have become a recurring move for labels sitting on decade-plus histories, letting new audiences vibe with the same soul of record which have already graced many parties over the years. Bringing back a release this associated with the label’s mid-2010s run also lines up with Toolroom’s ongoing anniversary programming this year.
Listen to ‘Yebisah’ below.
