Rick Wade

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This chapter | Rick Wade
Detroit, USA

Michigan born Rick Wade might not get the headlines of his more celebrated Detroit peers, but few have done as much to contribute to the house canon as he. For nigh on two decades ‘big daddy Rick’ has consistently turned out deeply channeled grooves that need every second of their often elongated lengths to have best effect. Peppered only lightly with strings, the odd breathy voice or some other delicate hook culled from the funk and soul sounds around which he grew up, Wade’s style is the perfect embodiment of minimum effort, maximum impact.

A famously rapid and prolific producer who turns out hundreds of excellent tracks on a non stop basis, Wade is also the force behind legendary imprint Harmonie Park, which has released classics from peers like Mike Huckaby, amongst others. His own discography stretches to three pages and is a pure gold mine for house heads, with each track sounding as timeless as the next. In DJ terms Rick is just as assured, laying down sets that are tinged with funk and soul and keep you dancing in his long form grooves all night long. From Europe to the US, this true house legend has played every venue worth its salt.

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House Salad Tributes | Rick Wade

House Heroes | Rick Wade

Theo Parrish & Ron Trent @ Club West 2007

From the vaults! Ben Gomori, Gaucho and Sarahtonin b2b at the UK's finest Dirty Little Rave

Next up: July 5 - Mother Of Mankind, Frome // July 12 - Multi Multi, LDN // July 19 - 17 Little Portland Street, LDN // Aug 16 - We Out Here

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Live at @ Field Maneuvers 2024

Rick Wade is one of those electronic music producers who deserves the honorific title of "maestro." Listening to his music unlocks vibes, sensations, triggered by a deep knowledge of music that is impossible to reproduce without doing the work. The same, I think, goes for his DJ sets. 

This mix series, Sanctify, was created with a sound like Rick Wade's in mind: warm, analog-sounding deep house. "Late Night Basix" could be an alternate title. Though we started with others, Rick Wade drew the blueprint for this.


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5 Mag Cover Mix ⚡️ Rick Wade - Sanctify vol 10

A selection of some of my favourite Rick Wade cuts, mixed to accompany the VU Journal article.

This mix is made with respect and thanks to Mr Wade for all his incredible productions and inspirational music.

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Mix tracklist (all Rick Wade unless specified):
Cruising Altitude (Harmonie Park)
Hustler’s Groove 
Duke of Cologne (Yore)
Whistle Bump Track (Harmonie Park)
Moodymanc - Father - Rick Wade Daddy’s Disco Mix (Landed)
Deepenstein (Harmonie Park)
Vintage (Harmonie Park)
Andy Vaz feat. Eva Soul - Feeling - Rick Wade Mix (Harmonie Park)
Interstate ‘94 (Altered Moods)
Melancholy (Harmonie Park)
The 7th Connection (Harmonie Park)
Harsh Thoughts (Harmonie Park)
Cooler Heads (ArtfulDivision)
First Darkness (Laid)
Rome Ext (Harmonie Park)
Nothing to Fear (Harmonie Park)
Angry Pimp (Funky Chocolate / Harmonie Park)

VU selects Rick Wade - Mixed by D'Arcy

Detroit native @marcelluspittman played this summer a massive set at our gig in Collins Club: The Garden. He's been a stalwart of Detroit's music scene since the '90s. Reigning the scene as a part of Three Chairs, whose members include Rick Wilhite, Theo Parrish and Moodymann.

MARCELLUS PITTMAN - GARDEN SESSIONS

Join us as we listen back to Jeremy Underground’s performance at We Out Here 2024 at The Grove stage.

This year we welcomed French selector, Jeremy Underground, to the festival as part of the Root Down with Love takeover, courtesy of We Out Here regulars, Miche and Rainer Trüby. As part of the takeover, Jeremy Underground threw down a 2 hour set which took us on a musical journey in the forests.

Born in 1986 in a Parisian suburb, Jeremy is a passionate record collector and music lover whose collection and knowledge of house, disco, soul, and funk surpasses his years of collecting it.

First inspired by listening to Radio Nova and Radio FG in Paris, he spent his formative teenage years in record shops with a sole idea in mind: unearthing hidden house music treasures, leaving no stone unturned.

Jeremy started “My Love Is Underground” in 2010, a vinyl-only label dedicated to his first love: the authentic, New York/New Jersey house sound.
His landmark debut compilation released in 2014 on Favorite Recordings, features Jeremy’s hand picked selection of rare & out of press house jams ranked by Resident Advisor #1 best compilation of the year, winning praise from DJ’s and collectors alike for the depth and raw quality of the selection.

Over the course of 2010’s his honesty and dedication towards music rocketed him to the forefront of international DJing, and in the early 2020’s that’s where he remains, still with the rare feature of being a DJ only and not a Musician/DJ.

Listen back to his performance from We Out Here now!

Jeremy Underground at The Grove [ Live From We Out Here 2024 ]

Rick Wade 
A journey in harmony for
RestLes Invites... 
Music From The Soul - Vinyl Session 2 
March 1st @ Bsmt254, Toronto.

A wonderful evening of song & dance had.  Enjoy!

Rick Wade @ Bsmt254 Toronto.

Life Recorder Vinyl DJ Set @ JIM'S Prophecy Clubnight - Cri De La Mouette, Toulouse 08.02.25

Recorded live at Paloma (Berlin).

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PREMIERE: Sikstee - Sneaking Hauz D

Dance, connect, and play to the sounds of MoM, one of electronic music’s most acclaimed storytellers and producers. His attraction to Acid-House and FunkyDisco led him to turntables over two decades ago. MoM’s sonic quest is elegant, deep and anything but indifferent, but a hallmark of continuous discovery and good taste – perfect to celebrate and bring the whole crowd on an amazing ride through vibrations. The profound and exquisite ethnic elements acquires great importance on his DJ set and live set. In his pursuit of bridging music, technology and culture, he creates the band “Mosáfires”, formed by three musicians, where they fuse electronics with “Sephardic music”. Currently, he is one of the most outstanding Spanish artists internationally. He has published in Crosstown Rebels, Rebellion, DeNature, Underyourskin, Bar25, Still vor

Cat is Burning

MoM, ANüT-Bubble gum galaxy (Apelika Instrumental Remix)

Jamie 3:26 (@jamie3too6) has been a pivotal part of the Chicago scene for decades. Hailing from the South Side, he has been immersed in the city’s musical culture since day one, and not long after started to help shape it with his own expressive DJ sets and edits. Many of them made it into A Taste of Chicago on BBE, a compilation he put together of his own early takes on Windy City mainstays like Chip E, Jungle Wonz and Braxton Holmes back in March. Over the years, he has held various residencies in the city and soon went on to break out onto the international circuit, where he continually represents his hometown sound with real authority.

Opening up with what sounds like a snippet from a pastor’s sermon, there is plenty of real life spirituality in this mix from the off. The ensuing two hours are a real lesson in groove and emotion, a panoply of house, funk, soul and disco that is loose limbed and expressive but also masterfully sequenced so as to tell a real story. It is a wonderfully widescreen representation of a city from someone who knows it as well as anyone, and one that will have you cutting loose and shifting shapes in no time.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 289 - Jamie 3:26

Very proud to have one of the greatds of house doing a mixtape for our series. Detroit's own Rick Wade steps up for an hour of pure an pristine house music. Be sure to check out his remix on the newe Crackazat EP on our label: https://crackazat.bandcamp.com/track/alfa-rick-wade-remix

Heist Mixtape #37 | RICK WADE

Deeply rooted musically, a sound man with an ear for the driving, hard hitting, jack n’ bass infused grooves.  Strictly for the underground scene that we, the head strong can appreciate.

Aspiring Producer/Mastering Engineer with focus on quality arrangements and sound design that punch through and translate well from console to the dance floor.

Vinyl only jock w/ 1200’s still in heavy rotation so disregard any clicks n’ pops as you listen in… it’s just how it is meant to be played.  Que up next record & R.O.A.R.!!

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Rick Wade @ Bsmt254 Toronto.

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