Decius - Decius Vol.1 [2CD]

The Leaf Label

£12.22

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: BAY133CD
Barcode: 843190013340
Release Date: 04 Nov 2022
Genre: Dance/Electronic/Acid House

Unwashed acid house and disco through a broken South London filter - from ‘70s New York bathhouses to ‘80s Chicago nightclubs via the Brixton Windmill. Bring a towel.
Decius is brothers Liam and Luke May, founders of Trashmouth Records, together with Quinn Whalley (Paranoid London/Warmduscher) and Fat White Family frontman Lias Saoudi.
Indies Only ‘Imperial Purple’ LP (1,000 copies for the world.)
Limited 2CD with bonus disc (1,000 copies for the world.)

Those with an ear to the ground will have picked up on a string of self-released 12”s over the last few years, supported by the likes of Daniel Avery, Honey Dijon, Ivan Smagghe, Mike Servito, 2 Many DJs, Moxie and Erol Alkan. Decius Vol. I is a lean entry point to their sordid world – dark, uncut, unrefined and unrepentant.

● The first album from Decius, pulling in revered cult singles and brand new material
● Album artwork features illustrations by Lias Saoudi and Peter Harris
● Vinyl editions are housed in a gatefold sleeve with download code
● Full Roman decadence is found on the limited edition indies only ‘Imperial Purple’ LP (1,000 copies for the world)
● The limited edition double CD (1,000 copies) includes a bonus disc of mixes and remixes from the Decius vault, with one previously unreleased track
● Early DJ sets and shows include NYC Downlow, Block9 at Glastonbury, The Cause and Fold (London), Salon zur Wilden Renate (Berlin) and Bilbao BBK Live
● DJ support from Marcel Dettmann, Bicep, Trevor Jackson, Midland, DJ Heidi, Octa Octa, Eats Everything, Eclair FiFi, Ewan McVicar, Tiga, Luke Solomon, Optimo, Maceo Plex, Horse Meat Disco, Richard Fearless, Joe Goddard, Sean Johnston (A Love From Outer Space) and more
● Tracks have appeared on Matthew Dear’s DJ-Kicks compilation, BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes by The Chemical Brothers and Paranoid London, and Hercules & Love Affair’s BBC 6 Music Guest Mix
● UK and European press handled by Duncan Clark at 9PR
● EU Radio by Your Army
● International club promo by Special Requests
● UK Radio by Thea Hudson-Davies at Leaf

CD LP
1. A1. Ain’t No Church (4:39)
2. A2. Masculine Encounter II (3:42)
3. A3. Look Like A Man (3:56)
4. B1. Bread & Butter (3:52)
5. B2. I-Get-Ov (3:41)
6. B3. Macbeth (4:34)
7. C1. Bitch Tracker II (4:32)
8. C2. Quick Reliefs (4:49)
9. C3. Come To Me Villa (4:29)
10. D1. Show Me No Tears (5:05)
11. D2. U-Instead Of Thought (5:33)
12. D3. Roberto’s Tumescence (5:37)
CD bonus disc

1. Decius - Look Like A Man (Trashmouth Mix) (3:30) 2. Decius - Rupture Boutique II (5:06) 3. Decius - U-Instead Of Thought (Decius x Trashmouth Dub) (5:45) 4. Decius - Hashtag Booty Finger (3:07) 5. Decius - Werk This (4:15) 6. Decius - Taste Like Leathers (5:04) 7. Decius - House Of Con-Fu-Sion (4:04) 8. Decius - Cream Shudder (4:05) 9. Decius - Delicate SF (5:00) 10. Gensi - Primavera 707 (Decius Remix) (5:28) 11. Yawn - Nothing Else Is Real (Decius Remix) (5:56) 12. Taman Shud - Hex Inverted (Decius Remix) (7:02)

On Decius:
“A loose amalgam of England's most troublesome, wayward and wanton musicians. Decius gets the groove going in a different way, they kind of come at you out of the dark” Iggy Pop
“The hype surrounding the acid-house conglomerate doesn’t stop” Totally Wired
“The unsettling, quivering voice Lias employed works perfectly with the muscular sleazy beat” The Quietus

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‘Show Me No Tears’ is the new single by Decius - unwashed acid house from brothers Liam and Luke May (Trashmouth Records), Quinn Whalley (Paranoid London/Warmduscher) and frontman Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family).

After previous single ‘Look Like A Man’ found its way into summer sets by the likes of Soulwax, Erol Alkan and Eclair FiFi, the glitter has washed away, and ‘Show Me No Tears’ reveals an unexpected vulnerability while strapping on its PVC jackboots. With vocals traded between Maggie The Cat and Saoudi, it’s a tale of lust and control between a dominatrix and her prey. Check the video for the single, made by Faboo TV’s Jeanie Crystal.

“There’s a headache in my loins, a sore throat in my gut, a trapped nerve in my day dreams, too much marrow in my blood,” Saoudi explains. “Dismantle your will at will. Pray for yourselves.”

New album, Decius Vol. I, is released November 4th on double black and limited edition Imperial Purple vinyl, and also as a limited edition double CD which includes a bonus disc of mixes and remixes from the Decius vault, with two previously unreleased tracks.