la/detroit two-steppers newbody (aka roberto ramone and jonathan roshad) keep the faith on their latest single. *emotional* and the flip *wut u do* share the duos brisk vocal house signature: cooled garage energy, uptown piano, bass calisthenics, satin shirt soul. the remixes flex different tendons of the tracks: emotion ii emotion pumps it to jack city, piano stabs and discotheque horns over a lush, lewd bounce, while cromie & sage caswell go more stereoscopic, dizzying the song into an abstract sunrise awakening. also includes a radio edit of “emotional,” to bait the top 40 djs on the fence. mastered by mark pistel. center label design by trevor tarczynski.

sam irl returns to jazz & milk with his latest *free two grow ep*, two years after his last solo release for the label (*slower bavarian ep*, 2012). he has continued to develop his sample- & analogue synthesizer-based music further, keeping things raw and warm at the same time. the ep starts off with the title track *free two grow*, an mpc live jam built around a hypnotic loop slowly developing into a heavy synth-driven deep house tune.

under the banner of silk rhodes, collins and desree challenge preconceived notions of what soul music is, can, and should be. steeped in the human experience, silk rhodes debut is a collection of songs that exemplifies their free spirited vision for future soul music.a touchstone for exploring inner visions. the vinyl lp includes a code for free download of the full album.

seattle/san francisco based techno label, from 0-1 issue *time dilation*, a 12 inch vinyl ep by label director, and co-owner milkplant (justin pennell) of the san francisco bay area. andrei morant and from 0-1 co-owner sone join in as remixers. including an endless groove and two locked grooves, this piece of vinyl is meant to be as utilitarian for the vinyl dj as possible.

spilt milk recordings launches with fresh new material from marc ashken, a proficient producer whos worked with the likes of safari electronique and leftroom.

another early 80s nyc club classic from the vaults of west end records, just in time is yet another sublime record mixed by the martinelli / todd team & features many of their trademark touches & the ladies of raw silks incredible voices.

portlandia house bastion ecstasy termed temples 2012 debut mini-lp, i-vii, ambient jack, which captures something of the projects contradictory strengths: airy yet agile, sparse but plush, flights of intuition mapped onto morphing grids of percussion, crystalline electronics, and pastel skylines. avalon kalins latest collection of tech finery, earrings ii, dials back the atmospheric quotient somewhat, though theres still a rock garden spaciousness to his mixes, each element arranged with regard to some higher harmony, the poetry of negative space. recorded in his home studio while dancing, the four tracks here ebb between passages of pressure and release, euphoric but unstable, dusted with pyramid-chamber slap back and live dubbing acrobatics. their melting clock asymmetries more closely echo kalins hardware improvisations with scott goodwin as polonaise than the velvet vocal house of his other solo vessel, finesse, but temples is ultimately a holy place all its own. a sleekly compelling statement from one of the pacific northwests secret heroes. mastered by eric hanson. edition of 305

second release on the fresh italian imprint universal consequence is coming from the hamburg duo silky raven and features 6 special tracks produced as a session in early 2013 and will show us their eclectic and intelligent idea of electronic entertainment. jakob seidensticker & henrik raabe who are also part of the well known project wareika will break new ground as silky raven with more focus on the dancefloor!

liebe details 1st vinyl release in 2014 comes up with two more technoid cuts.

san fran synth sensei ben winans aka roche ventures further into his arcane hardware labyrinths on stillhope, his second slab of mind-wired pacific house for 100% silk. as always with his work there is a great sense of spaciousness and flow, coastal fog billowing around alcatraz and over lands end, invisible currents taking control.

islands electronica-wunderkinder samaris veröffentlichen auf one little indian ihr debütalbum -silkidrangar- (übersetzt: seidene klippen). darauf kombinieren sie disparate elemente der electronica, klarinette mit eindringlichen vocals, ordentlich grundiert und getrieben von fetten perkussiven beats

airdrop records is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a bang, bringing together artists that have helped establish the label from the start along with new additions and special guests

new england deep house patriot kicks off the new year w/a real shot to the heart. jacking out the gate, followed by a creamy, serene slice of stereo software, a mesmerizing 3rd, & a high-stepping closer.

the 3rd instalment in the newington series comes from la born, berlin based steve huerta who s signature style harkens back to house musics roots while maintaining a deep, modern sheen. the ep off the plate is a varied affair with different house music moods and feelings to be had. the lead track off the plate is a dance floor monster with the appropriate rave stabs to boot. safe is a slightly more laidback affair with a groove to sway your hips to. stepney shuffle pays homage to another london district, bring a distinct jack to proceedings. london based silk 86 take on remix duties, with their own take on silk.

classic house torchbearer joins forces with octo octa, newbody, benny badge, the horses, sarah bates, sorcerer, ash williams, swinging & sweat in through funky new wave club mixes, freestyle r&b, mesh-top house, freeform hardware workouts & decadent disco.

french quarter diva-house decadent explores fresh palatial terrace party terrain on a 6-song rosary for silk streetwear subsidiary, gliding between of self-reflection & celebration. 300 only. hand stamped.

jazz & milk is back with a brand new compilation series featuring previously unreleased tracks by international label artists, friends & family! the 6 track *footprints ep* offers a small foretaste of the forthcoming full-length compilation to be released in april 2014.

wilkinson, the hottest d&b producer to emerge from uk scene in 2013, today announces too close ft detour city, the next single to be taken from the album lazers not included. the single follows the top 10 smash afterglow, the biggest d&b breakthrough tune of the year which has now sold over 150.000 copies in the uk alone and spent 5 weeks inside the top 20.

great jazzy house tracks much in the moodymann vein... including two remixes by rondenion!

bay area hardware native chelsea faiths debut as cherushii – a name she has been recording under informally since her first teenage techno tascam experiments more than a decade ago – spills over with loves and lessons gleaned from her lifer voyage through the citys thriving rave underworlds.

before birthing his blasted acid house identity bobby draino drummed for various synth-punked groups around vancouver, and some of that scorched earth live energy bleeds through the five primordial bangers comprising his vinyl debut, *brain drain*. tracked live through one channel of a space echo straight to his computer, draino’s mo is overdriven drum machines saturated with gritty fried acid, bass damage, and blown-tone sequencer patterns, fused into a radical and weird debased mutant house. the eps five tracks are the cumulation of two years of demo workshopping, tr-606 and 303 autodidacticism, warehouse party spelunks, etc, all savvy tactics for developing a shredding, progressively singular style, which bd has in spades. one of the most awesomely wrecked and raw silk slabs to date. a west coast wiz worth watching. mastered by eric hanson. edition of 430.

scotland-born parisian paradise 100 (a.k.a. dj africa, a.k.a. graham peel) has been percolating stripped-back, bouncy-castle house constructs onto the web for a few years but never locked them in wax until now. high time. following his minimalist dictum *more than three tracks on a song is just indulgence*, his debut eps four cuts share a sleek, spare design, jigsawing slinky bass, classic keys, lean drum programming and flashes of synth mirage into fluid, aerodynamic patterns. touches of melodic acid and crossover new wave color the mood an exotic, hedonistic hue (further evinced by titles like the loin king and french kissing in the house of love). his own vision of the project is appropriately fantastical: *the image in my mind is of tropical forests at night, torchlight, distant sounds of tribal ritual dance and ghosts.* regal music for pleasure domes.

from hamburgs real underground rvds aka richard von der schulenburg comes up with his first smallville 12inch- a milestone in sweetest analogue house music, dedicated to the moon.

manhattan filmmaker-turned-beatbroker francis hsueh aka policy has been unfolding a skewed yet chic house blueprint across the last three years, as evinced via a series of eps for eminent dancefloor wholesalers such as rush hour and argot – yet his latest seems his most assured and distilled to date. postscript plays street dice with choppy electronics and disrobed rhythm architectures, maxed out but close to the chest, splashed with off-grid percussive patterns and muted jazz textures.
limited edition of 450 copies.

melbournian multi-hyphenate luke brown has his hands in a lot of pots, having dug deep in his dj duo with ricardo ramos, leslie salvador, as well as his ongoing death-disco / dark-synth revisionist twosome, negativ magick. but the past few years have found him exploring more classic, scruffed-up analog house terrain via his latest alias les level, and his six-track debut is purist uncut club gold. bookended by a pair of of mixes of the stellar neo-chicago anthem *house of need*, the rest of the tracks prowl through a host of suave, shuffling, strictly rhythmic variations, from the 3 am skyline seducer *smooth sailing* to the pumping, jazzy jack-groove *working nights*. an expert assemblage by a nuanced craftsman with style to burn.

sneaky music is the new imprint from andy bird, the man behind the infamous love fever parties, and producer ranacat. to kick off the new label they have chosen silk 86 to roll out the honours with an ep that showcases silk 86s evolution from the well received clear waters debut on manuccis mistress. the pleasure venture represents a compelling package of crisp production meets gritty warmth with a splash of that 80s sleaze. the pleasure venture ep leads with *felicity*, a production oozing with warmth from the offset. hypnotic vocal cuts pepper throbbing pads and bass stabs giving way to a meandering melody that weaves in and out. on the flip, *the exchange* fuses classic percussion of the windy city and a zig-zagging pad sample hinting at low slung 7am sleaze. *nightdrive* is when the freaks come out, as silk 86 hits eerie vocal snips to a twilight swansong that will disorientate and delight.

brooklyns boroughs are contaminated by creators, so the only surprise hearing alex burkats first 100% silk masters was how subtly exquisite he had nailed them down. patient, swelling loops of new age club mist give way to classic chicago figure-8 bass patterns, and dubby, sampled drum fills punctuate before billowing back out into breathy warehouse atmospherics.
his recent ep for mister saturday night explored more upbeat-oriented dynamics but tarot unwinds with a dreamier deja vu—waves of arpeggiated echoes, strobing stereo shimmer, and low acid warble arcing over a limitless subterranean dance floor. this is hypnotic humanist mantric mystery music for the 21st century, for those invested in what the deck has to hold.

due to its black color, the raven was often a harbinger of death in western culture, brought to you in conjunction with dark deeds. but according to native american medicine teachings, light comes out of darkness and the color black is associated with the source of all energy, creating new realities - with the raven as its messenger. silky raven, namely jakob seidensticker and henrik raabe, have dedicated their work to this process with projects like the havana boys, seidensticker/salour and wareika. on the remix duties we first have october, who delivers an homage to the lfo-influenced sound of the 90ies, raw and pure. and second we have a remix by visionquests shaun reeves and jay haze, who join forces to create a dubtechno- influenced pearl, perfectly rounding up the package.

killer house on 100% silk

purple disco machine - my house.james silk - these sheetssummer is here, and we at off are proud to be once again a steady provider of sunny vibes with this lovely 2-track ep. purple disco machine from dresden, germany step up to the plate with a soul/disco-infused house tune

the fearless leader steve washington (george clinton, slave, civil attack, aurra, salsoul) produced 4 aurra albums in the 1980s, but there was an unreleased 5th album. 2 exclusive instrumentals on b, silk screen sleeve. tip!!satisfaction was recorded in 1984 and set for release on quincy jones qwest label. the album was cancelled due to legal matters. family groove records is making this music available for the first time. the full-length satisfaction album is due out this summe

body 11 is/was the one-man project of tim stickelbrucks. inspired by the late 70s/early 80s icons such as omd, human league, and cabaret voltaire, tim wrote and recorded 4 songs in 1987 in his apartment and self-released the mind 7 inch ep in 1988. rather obscure at the time, the 7 gained cult status later in the 90s when collectors and word of mouth fans began seeking out copies of the record.medical records is proud to reissue the mind ep 4 songs along with unreleased recordings created at the same time. the unreleased tracks were songs that were distributed only on cassette (to friends, etc) at the time. the tracks have been transferred from cassette.
this reissue/collection is presented on high-quality 180gram milky clear vinyl. features bonus insert with liner notes. limited edition.

nice price deal !!! hot-trotting french-canadian dirty-disco duo ezlv kick off silks new dj imprint, house of silk, with four fresh & carefree club classix led by *home*, the lush uptown house anthem/collaboration with multi-faced melbourne vocalist/mc/boheme romy hoffman (ex-macromantics). the rest of the ep spans funked-out nu-groove edits of prized salsoul sides, a magnetizingly deluxe *home* deelite-dub, plus a swank, androgynous slow-pitched re-imagining of the hard house heartbreaker *it s over now*. quebecois cultures finest body-rocking export of late, crafted expressly 2 b n-joyed. for fans of letting loose. black vinyl 45 rpm 12 inches mastered by a.p. for maximum stereo physicality in hand-stamped and stickered sleeves. one time pressing of 275.

it is neither a new computer game, nor a novelist - but most certainly the tightest live formation that jazz & milk has to offer to date! gta hoffmann sips out of your ear, sways your hips and bypasses the vessels of your awareness, 120 times per minute. three musicians, experienced in diverse and manifold musical areas, play their own and unique creation of live dance music. beni brachtel, aka bartellow (guitar), lukas rabe (keys) and gabriel hahn (drums) operate their instruments as armatures of turning knobs, sliders and effect pedals and pave their way through earthy rnb grooves, wooden house and analogue elevator-minimalism. as improvisers and composers they love to play with shapes, moods and all types of sounds. the result is pure energy, which inspires deep listening, immersion and dancing. what appears to be an artificially produced electronica record is in fact the live sound of a trio, which levitates through space and time - far away from any musical categorization - while sonically complementing and reorganizing earthly pulse.

here at off we are very proud to welcome a very exciting new collaboration team including one of the fastest growing acts on the scene in the last couple of years. mexican wonder-team climbers, already praised for massive releases on the likes of get physical, culprit and electronique, team up with londons own silky (my favourite robot, nurvous) and barber (faceless recs) to put together a solid ep surely destined to have room in everyones set this summer.

bunkered between an arrangement of stackable synths, the squad jams workshop-style, 1 part airy coastal jazz, & 2 parts sci-fi soar into the new age, complete with philip k. dick winks, tech-know wonks & sleek daft punk-choreographed boogies.

metro detroit frisky/risky dreamer dj coyote clean up serves up a heart n hardbody emotional saga with 2 hot 2 wait, his deep-debut freaky full-length on 100% silk. hot-under-the-collar horniness (a woman simply counts to three on zebra go seek and you start to undress), headphone-house grain (the fuzzy gut-bump on the least u could feel is like warm breath whispering in your ear), skrewed rnb freestyle strip-hop (stuttery layers give hopeful, life-affirming energy to the lover-lost awesome luv) and out-of-time mash-ups (double dip is a memory overlapping, with a classic 95 dial-tone under and over contempo edm knob-twists) blend blissfully, fashioning a sentimental journey through a sex-love-loss odyssey. 2 hot 2 wait is a sensua-stellar standout, beckoning, daring, colorful and celebratory in its exhibitionism and lust.

better than a classic cafe del mar compilation, piano cloud offers the sweet samplings of balearic ambience mixed with the cheeky love-hangover of a disco-dance-diana instrumental.

next up on mn2s, a scene music luminary drops a 3 track 12 inch of pure house goodness.
making his debut on mn2s, rick wade serves up typically classy house section opening with goon hand, a piano laden cut with a funky flair. as its name suggests, sacred jazzomety explores a muted jazz-house aesthetic with great prowess, whilst mysterio, with its hazy remit, broods an air of late night, smoky intelligence.an ep that oozes depth and class from a producer you would expect nothing less from.

sophistication and elegance have not always been the strobe light honey for die-hard divers into the dance genre, but it has been octo octas strongest suit since his 2011 debut 12 inch on 100% silk, and here again are those initial ideas of identity and hunger for intimacy all leading to an adrift, uneasy feeling, only they have materialized into that instantly recognizable, authentic oo sound.

the first aurra 12 inch in a series of limited edition singles of 500 numbered copies, housed in silk-screen jackets!
previously unreleased material from 1984, mixed on an ssl board using all vintage analog gear to preserve the integrity of the original recording. satisfaction is a unique blend of funk, boogie, electro & r&b capturing steve washingtons sharp production skills along with sheilas timeless songwriting.

shades of tron with whirls & swirls & some mighty alien ray guns against stomping beats. both not easy listening, & not hard to listen to.

fresh again, silks favorite dunce-dance diva, maria minerva, tries on a new wardrobe with her bless ep. busting out with sweet n swingy single black magick, minerva caters her classic la-la lyrics about an occult/joke-cult romance over a new waif, schneider-esque pop-rock lobsta beat. space 4 u slips echo-drone vocal monologues over a laface-style rnb booty bumper, while symbol of my pleasure sneers with a walk this way funk lick, both reminding fans of minervas naughty/playful creep-creativities. rounding out the ep are soul searchin – a sleazy, down-tuned, junk-jungle comatose doser – and lady blacktonikas black magick garage trippin remix – a layer cake of luscious tush pushin and an ode to another sassy lady, miss kier herself. confidence is key, and this is maria minerva struttin,’ on and off key, through her newest collection of wand songs.

house is at home with bobby browser, who may be “still browsing” after 2012’s “just browsing” ep, but these four tracks feel like he’s finally splurged on the pleasure-purchase. never afraid to fuse sad soul ii soulisms with flute-floozy milan model-walk wonders, or blue lipstick, platform dance with classic groove-back ogle-voguing, bobby browser remains a san fran late-night-on-haight-night latin legend. browser’s known for djing gel-gems like “bad bad boys” and other, mostly forgotten, romantic thrift store singles and as producer he’s got the same no-boundaries deep-‘preciation for all that can be stirred in his stoopid stew. howard jones meets earth, wind, and fire meets n’dea davenport meets sade meets frankie knuckles but not at all straightforward, and nothing short of silky slip-peeling. always lovely and light, sleek and chic, bobby browser’s bought a spot on your yacht. it’s going to be a smooth cruise.

micro-scene main mans deconstructed-dance endevor takes his diagonal dub, mood mixin wonk wizardry to someplace strange & sideways. a style-sampler, approaching acid, teasing techno, & jumbling jazz.

limited 12inch release of tom tragos take on the obscure boogie banger soul with milk. on the flip youll find the original of funkin in your mind as featured on the surinam! compilation. tip!

like the satisfying first sip of soda water spritz, roland tings debut ep, *milky way*, bubbles, barms, and beads through your body. roland tings is rohan newman, a melbourne producer who, like recent rubies holy balm, forces, and canyons, proves there is just more and more greatness behind the great and powerful oz. melodic acid trips doused with swish-ticky-booms, like a rubber ball in space with endless bump and bounce. sweet off his japanese jaunt, speeding things down with sapphire slows shows, newmans taste is pure effervescence and buoyancy. but he has got a percussive stickiness as well, a vim/vigor that raps and rips through trax touch-ups and echo-plexes. not the nineties but the none-ties – no glimmer glam, or sampladelic vocal vacations, or happy house heartbeats. he ends the creamy *milky way* with a brilliantly wonky theme that springs like a wind-up toy gone loose. roland tings, dings, and zings.

just a house monster !! check this out

excellent space disco / cosmic album