Rick Wade ‎– Deep Incantations Trilogy Vol. 1

Description

Label: Art Is The Place Recordings – AITPR 01
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Germany
Released: 19 Feb 2025
Genre: Electronic
Style: Deep House, House

Tracklist:
A1 Groove Tool 6:24
A2 Pimp Prophecy 6:09
B1 Jazzy Tears 6:08
B2 Ooo Ahh 5:52

Companies:
Distributed By – Juno
Published By – Art Is The Place Recordings
Published By – Arctic Street Publishing

Credits:
Artwork – Sean Linn

Notes:
Track duration not given on label
Born less than an hour from Chicago but now based in Detroit, Rick Wade cut his DJ teeth in Michigan's Nectarine Ballroom in the 80s and early 90s, at the same time as a certain Jeff Mills was also making giant strides at the venue. Wade's sound is more rooted in deep house but, as this four tracker demonstrates, there's a cosmic spirituality and otherworldliness to his music that it shares with the best of UR and other notable Detroit greats. We kick off with 'Groove Tool', powered by a beautifully pliable, funky bassline and embellished with floating chords and subtle bell sounds way up in the high frequency range. 'Pimp Prophecy' boasts a little more disco swagger, with its niggling guitar riff and some excellent bongo bashing. 'Jazzy Tears' revolves around a sturdy kick and a processed, timestretched vocal refrain, played off against jazzy guitar chords and strings ascending to the heavens. 'Ooo Ahh' is probably the catchiest of the lot, with a shuffling beat undercarriage and an infectious hook, all wrapped up - as all four tracks are - in some understated but still lush musicality. 'Deep Incantations' indeed.
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