Cargo Records

Dekmantel Anniversary Series EP Part 2

Part two (of five) of the Dekmantel Anniversary EP series featuring exclusive new tracks from Awanto 3, Makam, and Lone. To celebrate Dekmantel’s five years in business, the Amsterdam label will release a compilation which features tracks from friends and artists who have performed at the successful Dekmantel parties.

In a series of five 12”s the label presents the genres that they have become known for throughout The Netherlands and beyond: quality house and techno in the tradition of all the good that came out of Detroit and Chicago. Both Dutch and international producers are featured on this comprehensive collection. On this EP, Awanto 3 aka Amsterdam based multi-talent Steven de Peven delivers some pure Detroit house on ‘Pregnant’, a slow burning and ever changing piece loaded with a bunch of strings and keys to warm winter-stung ears.

Makam’s ‘Cleaning’ is proof that quality house music isn’t just related to the two major cities in The Netherlands. Based in The Hague, this producer has slowly but surely developed his own take on Detroit-infected house music, and his contribution smacks of Moodyman’s early jazz-tingled material.

Finally, Lone’s rimshot-laden ‘Rissottowe’ sits comfortably astride the line between headphones and dancefloor, and all you need to do is turn up the volume and decide which side you’re on yourself.