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Making a welcome return nine years on from his last outing on Dekmantel, Makam offers up a generous helping of wayward grooves that take his curious spirit even further into unmarked territory. With a strong dub sensibility grounding his rich tapestry of percussion and instrumentation, Guy Blanken follows his own path to arrive at an album that embodies house music as a launchpad for experimentation.

Blanken says himself he was determined to approach his first Makam productions in years from a place of total freedom — "It's not a single direction, but rather a landscape of sounds, moments, and textures. TARP feels like a new beginning, a free project that just had to happen naturally." The steady pulse of the club remains a guiding principle boldly manifested on heads down roller 'Static Shade', but even in the lilting organic loops and tumbling percussion of 'Forgive' there is a funkiness that's beholden to continuous movement.

At times the direct thump of 4/4 disco juts out as a call to dance, not least on 'Flying Birds' and 'La Tuna', but elsewhere the rhythms are more slippery. 'Dub In Loen' plots a delicate path through dub techno and 'Lummel Spirit' casts off into pattering Balearic bliss. The pervasive dub mood of the record comes to the fore on expertly crafted stepper 'Diagonal Rain' and crooked album opener 'Clear Skies'. 'Jackie B' lands as a love letter to quintessential deep house, and yet still there's a left-of-centre charm that gives the track a personality that is pure Makam.

Exuding warmth and imagination at every turn, TARP is the perfect example of how to make a groove-oriented album a rich home listening experience. There are ample moments primed for the spectacle of the dancefloor, but the mellow hue and broad sweep of approaches make Makam's welcome return utterly compelling from end to end. 
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releases February 20, 2026

Produced and mixed by Guy Blanken
Lummel Spirit co-produced by Steven Van Lummel & Wieger Hoogendorp
Mastering by Andreas Kauffelt @ Schnittstelle
Artwork by Jan Tomson
Words by Oli Warwick
Distribution by Rush Hour Amsterdam
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MAKAM  - TARP

Some tracks

Than Sadet is a secluded beach on an island in Thailand. A mysterious atmosphere haunts it. It’s windy and the weather is always a bit worse compared to the rest of the isle. There are many cliffs and you can’t swim because the waves are too high. Four years ago I visited Than Sadet for the first time and I’ve been coming back ever since. At one point I decided to bring my studio equipment. For a week, I dedicated my days to making music. Those sketches formed the basis of the album.

Each track is based on a particular Than Sadet aesthetic. For example, ‘Mr. Singh’ is a masseur on the beach who uses fire while doing his shiatsus. ‘Buddha's Bridge’ is a wooden bridge that leads to an impressive Buddha monument; Seven Kings’ is an ode to a local waterfall. Tracks like ‘Mai Pen Rai’ and ‘When Light Gives You Hope’ are representative for Than Sadet. I tried to create an introspective album that does what the island did to me: it puts life into perspective.

Track List 2xLP+10" Ltd 
a1.	Makam - Chihuahuas
a2.	Makam - When Light Gives You Hope
a3.	Makam - Buddha's Bridge
b1.	Makam - Stray Dog
b2.	Makam - Resort Abandoned
b3.	Makam - Than Sadet
c1.	Makam - Makarbar
c2.	Makam - Mr Singh
d1.	Makam - Riding High
d2.	Makam - Mai Pen Rai
d3.	Makam - Seven Kings
e1.	Makam - Thunder Drums
e2.	Makam - Romantic Blazer
f1.	Makam - Waves Of Than

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Than Sadet

sets

Makam - New York G

Makam - When You Love Somebody  (Deep Loving EP) A1




When You Love Somebody

Makam 60 min Boiler Room x Dekmantel Festival mix
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Makam Boiler Room Mix @ Dekmantel Festival 24.08.13

Makam - Girls Night

I recently came across this recording from exactly 20 years ago, recorded at my parents' house in the attic where the first Makam music was born. This live set was performed on 2 MC909’s. I have never released this recording, but as I work on new and old Makam material and continue to enjoy this memory from the past, I wanted to share it with you.

Guy Blanken Live - The Hague 2004

01/01/2024 Monday De Nieuw Makam Het Muzieklokaal.

I had the honor of being a resident at De School from the beginning till the end. This was the last Makam set in De School after a break of a few years, Makam Is back from holiday and I am excited to continue where we left off..

Makam @ De School - Amsterdam - De Nieuw - 01/01/2024

Natte cel, In the final hours of Trouw. 


Makam & William Djoko @ Trouw Closing Party (Until The Music Stops)Amsterdam 04-01-2015

Makam - A Night At Trouw
Amulett 002, 2015
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Makam - A Night At Trouw

Makam - A Night At Trouw
Amulett 002, 2015
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Makam - Club Night

September 21st, 2025 – TILLATEC, Amsterdam
This set was recorded on a Sunday evening, and for some reason, that’s always one of my favorite moments to play.

Makam | SOUNDCORA 21.09.25

https://makam.bandcamp.com/album/tarp

Making a welcome return nine years on from his last outing on Dekmantel, Makam offers up a generous helping of wayward grooves that take his curious spirit even further into unmarked territory. With a strong dub sensibility grounding his rich tapestry of percussion and instrumentation, Guy Blanken follows his own path to arrive at an album that embodies house music as a launchpad for experimentation.

Blanken says himself he was determined to approach his first Makam productions in years from a place of total freedom — "It's not a single direction, but rather a landscape of sounds, moments, and textures. TARP feels like a new beginning, a free project that just had to happen naturally." The steady pulse of the club remains a guiding principle boldly manifested on heads down roller 'Static Shade', but even in the lilting organic loops and tumbling percussion of 'Forgive' there is a funkiness that's beholden to continuous movement.

At times the direct thump of 4/4 disco juts out as a call to dance, not least on 'Flying Birds' and 'La Tuna', but elsewhere the rhythms are more slippery. 'Dub In Loen' plots a delicate path through dub techno and 'Lummel Spirit' casts off into pattering Balearic bliss. The pervasive dub mood of the record comes to the fore on expertly crafted stepper 'Diagonal Rain' and crooked album opener 'Clear Skies'. 'Jackie B' lands as a love letter to quintessential deep house, and yet still there's a left-of-centre charm that gives the track a personality that is pure Makam.

Exuding warmth and imagination at every turn, TARP is the perfect example of how to make a groove-oriented album a rich home listening experience. There are ample moments primed for the spectacle of the dancefloor, but the mellow hue and broad sweep of approaches make Makam's welcome return utterly compelling from end to end. 



La Tuna


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Making a welcome return nine years on from his last outing on Dekmantel, Makam offers up a generous helping of wayward grooves that take his curious spirit even further into unmarked territory. With a strong dub sensibility grounding his rich tapestry of percussion and instrumentation, Guy Blanken follows his own path to arrive at an album that embodies house music as a launchpad for experimentation.

Blanken says himself he was determined to approach his first Makam productions in years from a place of total freedom — "It's not a single direction, but rather a landscape of sounds, moments, and textures. TARP feels like a new beginning, a free project that just had to happen naturally." The steady pulse of the club remains a guiding principle boldly manifested on heads down roller 'Static Shade', but even in the lilting organic loops and tumbling percussion of 'Forgive' there is a funkiness that's beholden to continuous movement.

At times the direct thump of 4/4 disco juts out as a call to dance, not least on 'Flying Birds' and 'La Tuna', but elsewhere the rhythms are more slippery. 'Dub In Loen' plots a delicate path through dub techno and 'Lummel Spirit' casts off into pattering Balearic bliss. The pervasive dub mood of the record comes to the fore on expertly crafted stepper 'Diagonal Rain' and crooked album opener 'Clear Skies'. 'Jackie B' lands as a love letter to quintessential deep house, and yet still there's a left-of-centre charm that gives the track a personality that is pure Makam.

Exuding warmth and imagination at every turn, TARP is the perfect example of how to make a groove-oriented album a rich home listening experience. There are ample moments primed for the spectacle of the dancefloor, but the mellow hue and broad sweep of approaches make Makam's welcome return utterly compelling from end to end. 

Jackie B

Had much fun doing this!
In a little more than three quarters of an hour, the Dutch producer/DJ guides you to this year’s Dekmantel Festival line-up using 82 samples of tracks produced by artist starring the festival bill.

TRACKLIST:
001 Legowelt - Sturmvogel
002 Autechre - Second Bad Vibel
003 Monolake - Reminiscense
004 Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
005 Huerco S - Plucked From The Ground Towards The Sun
006 Donato Dozzy - Vaporware 07
007 Call Super - Okko Ink
008 Quasimoto - Basic Instinct
009 Gesloten Cirkel - Yamagic
010 Luke Vibert - I Love Acid
011 Midland - Before We Leave
012 Model 500 - No UFO’s
013 Paranoid London - Paris Dub 1
014 DVS1 - Black Russian
015 Randomer - Bring It
016 Robert Hood - Minus
017 Joey Anderson - Sorcery
018 San Proper - Love Baby Love
019 Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie
020 Volcov - Sweet Love
021 Steffi feat. Virginia - Yours
022 Machinedrum - Gunshotta
023 Tom Trago - Use Me Again
024 Murat Tepeli - Forever (Prosumer´s Hold Me Touch Me Remix)
025 ROD - Hux
026 Juju & Jordash - Deep Blue Meanies
027 Actress - Maze
028 Basic Soul Unit - Soulspeak (Shed Remix)
029 Silent Servant - Invocation of Lust
030 Palms Trax - Equation
031 Magic Mountain High - Riptide
032 Sterac - Clown
033 Derrick May - Strings Of Life
034 Quasimoto - Microphone Matematics
035 Roy Ayers - Everyobody Loves The Sunshine
036 Blawan - Why They Hide Your Bodies Under My Garage
037 Anthony Naples - Refugio
038 Untold - Motion The Dance
039 Recondite - Cleric
040 Public Energy - Three O’ Three
041 Rrose - Prism Guard
042 Shackleton - Hamas Rule
043 Robert Bergman - Volg De Vink
044 Lone - Airglow Fires
045 Kink - Existence
046 Midnight Operator - Return Zombies Remix
047 Objekt - Cactus
048 Ricardo Villalobos - Easy Lee
049 Actress - Maze
050 Omar S - Thank U 4 Letting Me Be Myself
051 Nina Kraviz - Desire
052 Carl Craig - Paper Clip People
053 Ricardo Villalobos - Dexter
054 Cinnaman & Breach - Liberty
055 Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #1
056 Marcel Dettmann - Corebox
057 Dopplereffekt - Pornoactress
058 Midland - Before We Leave
059 Huerco S - Plucked From The Ground Towards The Sun
060 Ø (Phase) - The Bwiti Initiate
061 Huerco S - Ragtime US
062 Tessela - Hackney Parrot
063 Ben Klock - Subzero
064 Tripeo - First Trip
065 Pearson Sound - Blanked
066 Sandrien - Haters
067 Autechre - Clipper
068 Hunee - Folga
069 Clark - Superscope
070 Jeff Mills - The Bells
071 Blawan - Why They Hide Your Bodies Under My Garage
072 Talismann - Mars Wars
073 Shed - Boom Room
074 DJ Fett Burger & Luca Lozano - Electric Blue
075 Jameszoo - Emper Hyacinths
076 Matrixxman - System Blackout
077 James Pants - We're Through
079 I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass
080 Mano Le Tough - Tempus
081 Modeselektor - Blue Clouds
082 Autechre - Second Bad Vibel


Dekmantel Festival Mix 2015 By Makam

Friday night, the Bravo stage at Lowlands 2016.  

Makam @ Lowlands 19-08-2016

Resort Abandoned

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Than Sadet Finals

Resort Abandoned

When Light Gives You Hope

Buddha's Bridge

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Buddha's Bridge

Stray Dog

Amulett 004, Forget/Regret.
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Art by Steven Van Lummel

Amulett 004

The Regret

Makam live @ The Panorama Bar, During the Sushitech night.  

Low quality 90kbps 
 

Makam Live @ Panorama Bar, Berlin - 15.06.12

A 		What Ya Doin' 		
B 		What Ya Doin' (Funkineven Remix)

   
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Makam - What Ya Doin'

Makam ‎– Dreams Of Tomorrow 

A1 		Unconscious 		
B1 		Sensations 		
B2 		Desire 		
C1 		Images 		
D1 		Self-Awarness 		
D2 		Lucid Dreaming 

Makam - Images (Dreams Of Tomorrow )

Makam - Good To You

Makam - Glacial Valley

Makam - Clearings

A1 		Home 2 Home 		
A2 		Love Life 		
B1 		Boss And Lomber 		
B2 		Always Together 		
C1 		Sex Patrol 		
C2 		Into Midnight 		
D1 		Relations 		
D2 		Feel Control 		
E1 		Synonyms 		
E2 		Time Line 		
F1 		Moments 		
F2 		Family Reunion 
+CD

Makam - Always Together (How Long Is Now)

Makam - Exception

Makam - The Hague Soul

Makam - Club Night @ Trouw, Amsterdam 6.10.2012

Boris Werner - Set It Off (Makam Orchestra Drama Mix)

Delano Smith - Inspiration (Reconstructed by Makam)

Makam - Images (33⅓ rpm speed)

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