Makam – TARP on Dekmantel

Makam delivers a new House, “TARP”, now available on Dekmantel. Released on 2026-02-20. Download now.

Album Insights – TARP

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Behind the House : Release Notes

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 Its 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 thats 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 theres 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 Makams welcome return utterly compelling from end to end.

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Tracklist & Tempos

1. Makam – Clear Skies Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electronica | 119 BPM – G Major | 3:36

2. Makam – Static Shade Original Mix, Download MP3

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) Dub | 122 BPM – Gb Major | 6:42

3. Makam – La Tuna Original Mix, Download MP3

   House | 80 BPM – Gb Minor | 4:37

4. Makam – Forgive Original Mix, Download MP3

   House | 87 BPM – F Minor | 3:09

5. Makam – Looking Back Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electronica | 72 BPM – Db Minor | 3:37

6. Makam – Flying Birds Original Mix, Download MP3

   House | 123 BPM – D Major | 5:19

7. Makam – Dub In Loen Original Mix, Download MP3

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) Dub | 125 BPM – Eb Minor | 6:06

8. Makam – Lummel Spirit Original Mix, Download MP3

   Nu Disco / Disco | Funk / Soul | 87 BPM – A Minor | 3:02

9. Makam – Madam Whoo Hoo Original Mix, Download MP3

   House | 125 BPM – Ab Minor | 5:10

10. Makam – Diagonal Rain Original Mix, Download MP3

    Electronica | 69 BPM – Gb Minor | 3:39

11. Makam – Jackie B Original Mix, Download MP3

    House | 124 BPM – D Major | 5:10

12. Makam – Change Of Wind Original Mix, Download MP3

    Electronica | 82 BPM – A Minor | 2:32

13. Makam – Good Bye Mai Original Mix, Download MP3

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) Dub | 128 BPM – D Minor | 9:08

Artists on This Release

TARP features tracks by Makam.