[vinyl] Mathias Kaden - Studio 10 LP

Artist(s): Mathias Kaden
Name: Studio 10
Genre: tech-house, deep-house, house
Label: Vakant
Catalog: VA030
No. of vinyls: 2
Type: gatefold

Tracklist:


A1. Intro Ducing (feat. Florian Schirmacher) *
A2. 1981 (feat. Gjaezon)
A3. Mascleta
B1. Ikenga
B2. Defender *
B3. Chazz
C1. State of Stasis (feat. Gjaezon)
C2. Roots *
C3. Kawaba (feat. Tomomi Ukomori)
D1. Panic Stricken (feat. Ian Simmonds)
D2. Lowrey
D3. Re Menor (feat. Florian Schirmacher)

Opinion:

Lately, Mathias Kaden won my respect and my appreciation with his original music. And after I heard his album, out on Onur Ozer`s Vakant, I knew it had to be in my vinyl collection. It consists of 12 tracks and it can be found also as a CD and as a digital download. Three of the tracks are really short (marked with a *), Intro Ducing having 4 minutes and Defender and Roots under one minute. That explains how 12 tracks could fit on just 2 vinyl.
Another great thing is that, even crowded, the tracks preserve their original production time, and are not cuts of the songs available digitally. Visually we get a gatefold with a modern-like painting over all the sides (dunoo what it represents, it`s for your own imagination to decide what, but it looks good). On the back we have a minimal playlist, repeated inside the gatefold in an extended way, with credits and timing for each track. It look stunning and it`s really a work of art.

I`m glad to announce that, from the point of view of the music, the album is also a work of art. Kaden worked 2 years to achieve this, aiming for perfection rather than flooding the electronic music market with unoriginal material.What`s really nice is that Mathias does not limit himself to one genre of music but circles around deep-house with the sad Re Menor, full on booming tech-house with (my favorite) Mascleta and Ikenga, jumping to a very minimal track with the haunting voice of Tomomi Ukomori, Kawaba, and maintaining a strong house influence with the vocals of Gjaezon and Ian Simmonds in 1981, State of Stasis, Panic Stricken. It`s a really pleasurable audition, in the club as well as at home when you`re chilling on the couch. A work of art, I really can`t wait for Mathias` second album.

And by the way, 3 remix EPs are available, containing 6 remixed tracks, among the remixers being Onur Ozer, Affkt and Dj Koze. Enjoy some music bellow, just after the pics.