Three Decades by Mathias Kaden

Mathias Kaden announces his third full-length, following 2009's "Studio 10" on Vakant and 2015's "Energetic" on Freunden Am Tanzen. "Three Decades" spans nine tracks and celebrates Kaden's 30-year career as one of Germany's most enduring House and Techno figures.

This album is a dedication to 30 years of DJ culture - to nights, dancefloors, and moments that have stood the test of time. At its core is the music that has moved me the most throughout all these years: house music in its timeless form. Rather than following short-lived trends, this album stands for attitude. For groove, energy, and that unmistakable feeling when a track hits the dancefloor at exactly the right moment. This is music that doesn't need explanation - it works because it's honest. My perspective has always been the same: forward-looking, yet deeply rooted in what defines house music. This album could just as easily have been released ten years ago - or ten years from now. That is precisely its strength: when the music is right, time becomes irrelevant. This is not a retrospective, but a statement. It represents who I am as a DJ - then, now, and always.
Mathias Kaden

The "Three Decades" album opens with a title intro, in which Mathias Kaden expresses gratitude to those closest to him before moving into his signature deep, emotive House sound. Tracks like "Keep Balance" set the tone with sub-heavy bass and crisp, driving drums, occasionally punctuated by vocal snippets, while "I Got You" features Cassy for a high-energy, soulful dancefloor moment. Reminiscent of Kaden's work as Mathimidori, the dubbiness of ‘Getting Closer' sets the stage for "Inner Signal," which leans into wiggy electro territory, before the second record shifts gears with "Next Wave" and "Shelter," returning to pacey, piano-fuelled rave energy. "Viral" follows with tough drums and excellent stab work, before the album closes on "Fyutr," Kaden's collaboration with Zoë Xenia, already supported by Honey Dijon, DJ Deep, Laurent Garnier, and more.

Active since the mid-90s, Mathias Kaden quickly became one of the artists at the forefront of Germany's flourishing rave scene. He began releasing music in the early 2000s, first collaborating with Marek Hemmann on a series of EPs for Freude Am Tanzen, before establishing himself as a solo artist with more than two dozen EPs on labels including Desolat, Watergate Records, Pets Recordings, Diynamic, Ovum, and Cocoon.

Since first appearing on Rekids in 2019 with the "Control Your Mind EP," Kaden has released multiple projects on the label and remains a regular contributor to its catalogue. Alongside his own productions, he has remixed artists such as DJ Koze, KiNK, Monika Kruse, Trentemøller, and Sven Väth, while under his Mathimidori alias, he has explored more spacious territory with releases on Mule Musiq, Ornaments, and Freund der Familie, including an additional album, "Akebono," on Echocord.

Founded in 2006, Radio Slave's Rekids expanded with the techno-focused Rekids Special Projects in 2017 and its latest sublabel, REK'D, in 2024. With Matt Edwards as sole A&R, Rekids continues to champion emerging and established artists alike, remaining a trusted home for house and related sounds, with recent releases from DJ Minx, Echonomist, Tal Fussman, and more. 

Mathias Kaden - Three Decades LP
Release Date 3rd April 2026
Label Rekids

Tracklist
A1. Mathias Kaden - Three Decades (Intro)
A2. Mathias Kaden - Keep Balance
A3. Mathias Kaden feat. Cassy - I Got You
B1. Mathias Kaden - Getting Closer
B2. Mathias Kaden - Inner Signal
C1. Mathias Kaden - Next Wave
C2. Mathias Kaden - Shelter
D1. Mathias Kaden - Viral
D2. Mathias Kaden feat. Zoë Xenia - Fyutr