Browse by Artist: WADE, RICK

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Intelligence
Label:	LAID (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	LAID 001EP

"We are pleased to announce Rick Wade's Intelligence , the first release of our new sublabel Laid. With the help of Dor Levi we are starting this new series of 12 inches -- available on vinyl only. We dedicate this new imprint to musicians we have been fans and followers of since many, many years. People who inspired us (and still do), whose records we love to play, collect and occasionally quote. But Laid would not be part of Dial if it didn't have the same subscription to the now and a certain openness for all potential kicks and turns. Please welcome with us Mr. Rick Wade. The Detroit-based founder of Harmony Park, one of our favourite record labels (remember Mike Huckaby's debut -- Deep Transportation) and outstanding producer of countless releases on labels like Track Mode, Moods & Grooves, Rush Hour etc. For the first catalogue number of Laid, Rick produced three tracks that are contemporary deep house music in perfection. Enjoy!"

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	First Darkness
Label:	LAID (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	LAID 003EP

"We are excited to announce Rick Wade's 'First Darkness,' the third release on our newborn vinyl-only sublabel that twists us around these days like nothing else in this world. After the tremendous success of Rick's debut on Laid 01 -- Intelligence -- which had been a great kick off for our new imprint we couldn't help but wonder: 'Were we all in fact just dating the same person over and over again?' But anyways here is just another wonderful record of one of our all time favourite producers, Mr. Rick Wade. As you can sense from the title, Rick Wade once more employs some of his darker signature synths lines in the main track that provide a glorious sparkle of sublime atmosphere over a percussive rhythm construction that kicks from all sides."

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Presents Harmonie Park Revisited
Label:	RUSH HOUR (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	RH 107CD

Detroit house legend Rick Wade presents a best-of compilation of tracks issued from his very own Harmonie Park Records. This is Detroit house at its best --13 of his best tracks onto one deluxe packaged CD box, which is limited to 1,000 copies. The compilation touches on both his uplifting party grooves as well as his deeper tracks. Hard-to-get and out-of-print classics like "Fade Away," "Prime Time" and "Forgotten Track" are included as well as an exclusive soulful vocal track. Comes with a free download for a Rick Wade DJ mix. One track features a guest appearance by Evasoul. Pure, swirling Detroit house that is masterfully crafted by a living embodiment of the genre. Do not miss this.

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Night of the Living Deep
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 002EP

"Yore brings you an EP by Detroit's house legend Rick Wade (of Harmonie Park fame), who delivers true deep house cuts in its most authentic form. Wade, who has been producing the slickest Detroit house tunes for ages, sure knows how to game play. All four tracks on the Night of the Living Deep EP burst with talent to create the sweetest harmonies you can find, mixed with catchy basslines and an overall strong warm groove that guaranteed will have people sweep the floors, while this is being played. You can't go wrong with this release -- forever night, forever deep."

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Night Tactics
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 005EP

"Rick Wade's second Yore 12", Night Tactics, offers four more polished samplings of classic funk-soul by the Michigan-born, Detroit house legend. The slamming disco groove in the opener 'Lostarts' provides a rock-solid base for a pumping bass line and Rhodes chords, while congas add Latin swing to the surging, string-laden techno of 'Theory of a Varice.' Ululating voices bring appropriately exotic flavor to 'World Voice' but it's the grooving pulse that stomps throughout that is its most beautiful detail. 'Vanguard Cinema' is the wild card here, a skanky shuffler chased by a reggae guitar riff that still manages to squeeze in hints of Wade's trademark warmth and soul. While clearly smooth and sleek, Wade's Night Tactics material is, above all else, masterful."

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	The Good, the Bad and the Deep
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	YORE 010CD

This is the first full-length release for Yore Records by Detroit house legend Rick Wade. The Good, the Bad and the Deep finds Wade continuing his very own deep strain of late-night house music he has been drawing upon since 1991, while still keeping his feet in the future. In fact, when the artist, DJ, and label head (Harmonie Park and Bass Force) sprinkles a little Chain Reaction dust over the funky handclapping swing of "Prime Expansion," Wade acknowledges a relatively recent style before shifting the spotlight back to his preferred territory. Wade naturally references techno and house but also pulls classic disco, smooth jazz, funk, and Philly soul into its expansive orbit. One hears traces of Barry White in the soulful strings that sometimes course through Wade's steaming tracks, Gamble and Huff in the sparkling arrangements, and The Crusaders' Joe Sample in the Rhodes flourishes that caress the grooves. Following an intro of soft chords, triangle, and congas, "Focus" achieves lift-off when the beats kick in, after which Wade sweetens the deal with twilight synth colors and silken strings. A smooth jazz spirit infuses "Xavi" with a feathery sax motif and a springy bass line buoying a sleek disco-funk pulse. "Hustler's Den" bridges three decades in a single gesture -- the cut's pounding stomp is overlaid by a see-sawing Rhodes motif and a '70s-styled bass slap, which are then joined by horn accents and a soaring string line. Wade's tracks are rich with detail but their essence is first and foremost groove. The Good, the Bad, and the Deep also features vocals on the last track by Marissa G. (Marissa Guzman). This eight-track set impresses as a polished portrait of the artist and should not be missed.

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	The Good, the Bad and the Deep
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	YORE 010LP

Double LP version. This is the first full-length release for Yore Records by Detroit house legend Rick Wade. The Good, the Bad and the Deep finds Wade continuing his very own deep strain of late-night house music he has been drawing upon since 1991, while still keeping his feet in the future. In fact, when the artist, DJ, and label head (Harmonie Park and Bass Force) sprinkles a little Chain Reaction dust over the funky handclapping swing of "Prime Expansion," Wade acknowledges a relatively recent style before shifting the spotlight back to his preferred territory. Wade naturally references techno and house but also pulls classic disco, smooth jazz, funk, and Philly soul into its expansive orbit. One hears traces of Barry White in the soulful strings that sometimes course through Wade's steaming tracks, Gamble and Huff in the sparkling arrangements, and The Crusaders' Joe Sample in the Rhodes flourishes that caress the grooves. Following an intro of soft chords, triangle, and congas, "Focus" achieves lift-off when the beats kick in, after which Wade sweetens the deal with twilight synth colors and silken strings. A smooth jazz spirit infuses "Xavi" with a feathery sax motif and a springy bass line buoying a sleek disco-funk pulse. "Hustler's Den" bridges three decades in a single gesture -- the cut's pounding stomp is overlaid by a see-sawing Rhodes motif and a '70s-styled bass slap, which are then joined by horn accents and a soaring string line. Wade's tracks are rich with detail but their essence is first and foremost groove. The Good, the Bad, and the Deep also features vocals on the last track by Marissa G. (Marissa Guzman). This eight-track set impresses as a polished portrait of the artist and should not be missed.

Artist:	WADE, RICK
Title:	Duke Of Cologne
Label:	YORE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	YORE 024EP

Deep house soldier Rick Wade has been releasing deep house tracks long enough to warrant a royal title, and now he returns with the mighty Duke Of Cologne. Driven by a slinky backbeat, the title track gets its skanky kick from a wah-wah guitar figure and classic, disco-era strings. "Forever Pimp" rolls out an immense thrust. Alongside a driving house rhythm, congas, electric piano, a snake-charmer flute, and high-pitched strings take turns in the spotlight. Not to be missed!

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