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SILK013 JASON BRADBERRY feat. EMILY HAUGHTON :: Autumn [COMING OUT ON JULY 10!]
Setting the tone early for a busy summer season, Silk Digital's 13th release comes from British newcomer Jason Bradberry. In spite of its June release, the wistful mood of "Autumn" immediately becomes apparent in Bradberry's Original mix, with a sweeping orchestral solo at the onset, soon met by delicate arpeggios and a driving rhythm section. Capturing the essence of Autumn with her forlorn, yet sublime vocals, Emily Haughton brings the track to a break-taking climax. Following the break, only echoes of her beautiful voice remain, reminiscent of the Chicane classic "Lost You Somewhere." On the heels of several top-charting tracks, including the widely acclaimed "30,000 Years", Silk veteran Invisible Sounds provides a more traditionally "housy" take on the original, with its vintage shaker groove & clap rhythm. The more stripped-down feel of this one has the effect of giving the vocal much more breathing room, no more evident than in the gorgeous break. Finally, "Shoreliners" has graced us with a vintage remix, in which all of the great talents of alter-ego Mango are on display. Original percussive samples and arpeggios have been added to enhance the groove and lead melody, respectively; in the break, the subtle chords of the original are given much more resonance, leaving us with an emotionally-charged (albeit premature) taste of Autumn.

SILKSMP002 VA :: Silk sampler 2
Greatly inspired by strong international fan and DJ support (James Grant, Matt Cerf, Ferry Corsten, Jaytech, etc.) to Silk Sampler 1, A&R Max Flyant has put together a second collection of new tunes by some of his favorite rising talents. Silk Sampler 2, albeit a compilation of tunes, has the feel of a conceptual album: it begins with the sole breaks track in the package, "A Place With You," produced by talented American newcomer Bryant P. Kobana & Hatchet follow with the grooving prog track "Antidotum," which draws clear influences from Silk veteran Claes Rosen. The extremely versatile Canadian producer Dezza continues the progressive trend with "Let's Go For a Walk," an upbeat, happy-go-lucky groove that would surely enhance a brisk summer stroll. As the energy continues to build, Shingo Nakamura invites you to return to the fabled world of "Alice in Wonderland," as Shingo's piano expertise is once again on display with gorgeous melodies throughout. The subsequent "Thought" (Luiz B) clearly follows in the Deadmau5 tradition, though, the softer beats, piano lines, and atmospheric samples provide this tune with its own originality. Rounding out the first half of the package, Aeron Aether has graced Silk once again with "Synthanelia,"distinctive for it's dynamic and highly innovative use of pad and string effects, not to mention its thundering bassline. Although the latter half of the sampler shifts into more down-tempo prog, Russian act Atlantis Ocean has provided us with one last high octane tune, "Priceless." Next in line - "North Circ" by Solarity, whose "Terminal 6" was a standout on Sampler 1. The vibe of this offering by the English duo, in contrast, is much more subdued and moody. Tive and Jaksa Pavicevic follow suit with "Kirby's Dream" and "Shanghai Winter Scene (respectively), both end-of-the-night prog-tech stunners. Capping things off, Probspot has revived his long dormant alias Zinfandel with "Nocturnal." Vintage rhythms and synths from the renowned Swedish producer join lush pads and an obscure vocal sample ("This is where the magic starts") to triumphantly close out the compilation.

Supported by: Solarstone, Eelke Kleijn, Richard Earnshaw [Spiritchaser], Liluca, Cassino & Laben, Luke Porter, Dpen, Mitch Alexander [Microcastle music], Jacco@work, Alex Maragos, Guillaume Nyckees, Kristoffer Ljungberg, Invisible Sounds, Style Clash [Elfsong], Solid Sky, East Cafe, Airillusions, SLanG, Michael Witness, Duane Barry and more!

SILK012 FASKIL :: Rezi [remixes]
Silk Digital is thrilled to deliver an additional collection of remixes of Faskil's "Rezi" - already a standout release on Silk Sofa. The opening remix by Coalesced provides the energy and drive that the duo's ambient take chose to neglect - heavy breaks and bass enhance the moody pads and vocals of the original. Russian producer Bambaat provides progressive house rendering - centering on a deep, gurgling bassline and hypnotic hat pattern. Hungarian duo Faces, who have been producing quality progressive at a torrid rate this past year, have provided a more upbeat remix, including some gorgeous new melody lines that bring new life to the original. The last contributor to the package is veteran producer Baltic Sound (a.k.a. Ilya Malyuev), who lends his uniquely pensive and poignant vibe to both his Main and Soft Dub Mix. The floating-on-a-cloud texture of the Main Mix is classic progressive and vintage Baltic Sound all the same, while the stripped-down Soft Dub provides a final, more "heady" perspective on the original.

Supported by: Solarstone, Styler Steel, East Cafe, Alex Maragos, Style Clash (Elfsong), Mitch Alexander [Microcastle music], Darin Epsilon, Jacco@work, Quarrel, Soundstorm, Jason Bradberry, RedLoft, Retroid, Dpen, Liluca, Matt Rowan, Joe Sweeney, Duane Barry, Embliss, Guillaume Nyckees, SLanG, Airillusions, Predictionz, Michael Witness, Mental X, Suzy Solar, Johan Nilsson [Director of DI.FM] and more!

SILK011 AERON AETHER :: Aeron is coming
Silk Digital's latest release showcases the work of Hungarian artist Aeron Aether, who recently had an impressive run on the Beatport breaks chart with "Kaivalya." In both sound and title, Aeron's emergence this past year is encapsulated brilliantly by the Original Mix of "Aeron is coming." The introduction of the track, with its swirling sweeps, beeps, and glitches, provides the perfect prologue to the outer-worldly textures to come. By the midway point, a heavy electro-tinged bassline and contagious vocal hook have entered the fray. Yet, the song really takes off during the breakdown: the brilliant combination of celestial synth lines and effects launch the listener into the far reaches of the cosmos. The spirit of the Original is not lost in the deep-prog interpretations by Reelaux and Silence O'Phobia. Mongewz's Remix, on the contrary, is a much more edgy, techy, and beat-driven experience -- sure to get a positive response from fans of the underground, dirty house vibe. In the second half of the release, Aeron demonstrates his passion for breaks, with the hard-hitting, yet equally atmospheric track, "Lake in the Well." Starting out as the perfect soundtrack piece to sci-fi classics like The Terminator, with it's aggressive pace and robotic stabs and glitches, the beats are suddenly released, and the listener is left with a haunting soundscape of pads and bell sounds. This pattern is replicated leading into the second break, which, consequently, is even more poignant than first. The UK duo Coalesced has retained the industrial energy of the original, with their progressive interpretation: a driving, chunky bassline are met by newly added pads, which soar gently above. The Fetish and Embliss remixes are also in the prog vein, though, these takes give the melodies and textures a bit more breathing room. Fans of the classic progressive sound should not overlook these two masterful cuts. Finally, newcomer FrontDoorBoy offers another breaks rendering, though, without the ferocity and drive of the original. The result is a relatively more pensive, down-tempo mood, albeit no less rich and sophisticated than the rest of the pack.

Supported by: Tim Davison, Andrew Howlett, Jason Bradberry, East Cafe, ZRG, Style Clash (Elfsong), Silence 'O' Phobia, Airillusions, Darin Epsilon, Jacco@work, Alex Maragos, SLanG, Guillaume Nyckees, DiKomm, Duane Barry, Chris Drifter, Michael Witness, James Warren, Johan Nilsson, Mental X and many more!

SILKSMP001 SILK SAMPLER 1
Silk Digital presents a second sampler release in 2009 - now it's a selection of the best Silk artist's tracks. It opens with a great, full of melodical features, outstanding piano improvisation, flowing rhythm house track of one of well-known house producers nowadays - Claes Rosen. Next to come up is a much deeper, melancholic work of Invisible Sounds presenting his new project - Domestic Technology, following by Arthur Deep's classical progressive house tune and Mango's new project - Shoreliners track, that bring more melodic and light sound to all of his fans. The fifth track with some really actual beats was brought to you by our upcoming talents - Playton & Deeman. Right after them you can enjoy an awesome club-storming stuff from UK duo - Solarity! The rest two work ending this compilation come from Monojoke, who made an unusual for him but really successful experiment in breaks genre and also an epic breaks tune from Aeron Aether and Elfsong's duo, that reminds of Sasha & James Holden's "Bloodlock". Don't miss this absolutely different but the same in one - its high quality sound compilation...

Supported by: James Grant (Above & Beyond), Jaytech, Matt Cerf, Flash Brothers, Eelke Kleijn, Silence 'O' Phobia, Approaching Black, David Christopher (Deviant), RedLoft, Chris Luzz, Faskil, Suzy Solar, Jason Bradberry, Retroid, Joe Sweeney, Embliss, Jacco@work, Guillaume Nyckees, Tive, Soundstorm, SLanG, Style Clash (Elfsong), Mental X, Darin Epsilon, Solid Sky, Duane Barry, Kev Atkinson, Johan Nilsson [DI FM], Cassino & Laben, Dpen, Michael Witness, Airillusions and many more!

VA :: Silk way [Proton Music + Silk Digital sampler]
Silk Digital welcomes in 2009 with a first for us - a collaborative effort with another label. We have teamed up with Proton Music, a well-known electronic music imprint from USA that has been spreading a lot of high-quality music for several years already. The "Silk Way" LP is a collection of 6 exclusive new tracks from 8 exciting artists hand picked by Proton Music from the Silk Digital roster. Deep, spacey, melodic and progressive sounds define this release - from the IDM infused chillout opening track by Alex Rize to the peak time closing tracks by Mango & Monojoke. The release also features gorgeous tunes from Arthur Deep, Embliss, Elfsong, Shoreliners and Aeron Aether.

SILK010 SOUNDSTORM :: Iris (eyes of a girl)
Hello everyone! Catch a new huge release from a well-know among young progressive producers from Hungary - Soundstorm (Szaki)! "Iris (eyes of a girl)" consistes of two original tracks "Iris" & "Contact", which were in fact among the oldest tracks of Szaki. Later they were reworked and their sound was refreshed in an amazing way! These two are absolutely outstanding examples of quality, detailed & deep progressive house. Together with them goes a pack of strong remixes from East Cafe (melancholic breaks tune), Chris Luzz (epic journey remix with more dancefloor-friendly mood), Marrakech (their classic sound they are famous for, a little bit minimalistic & techy), Dynamic Illusion (deep-in-space, highly-detailed & extremely melodic remix), Arthur Deep (brings his unique style of calm deep melodies) and a debut work of Flyant (more positive and housy work comparing to others). Silk Digital crew ends 2008 year with this release and wish all our fans Happy New Year & Merry Christmas! More memorable and beautiful music will follow in 2009 - we give you our word! ;)

Supported by: Suzy Solar, Leama & James Davis (Grafiti), Matt Cerf, Kintar, Flash Brothers, Eelke Kleijn, Matt Rowan, Royal Sapien, Deviant, Retroid, Faskil, Guillaume Nyckees, Airillusions, SLanG, Embliss, Jacob Henry, Invisible Sounds, Chris Luzz, Style Clash (Elfsong), Michael Witness, Redloft, Alex Maragos, Jason Bradberry, Silence 'O' phobia, Joe Sweeney, Yura Kolomiytsev, Jacco@work, East Cafe and many more! Iris (original mix) appeared on Beatport's top100 progressive house chart!


SILK009 SOLARITY :: Solar essence
Dear friends! Silk Digital records proudly announces a great release of a new perspective project from UK - Solarity! This team consists of two great artists with pretty much of musical & djing experience: Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. This duo has brought an absolutely outstanding sound: positive vibes and melodies together with catchy beats and grooves - a mixture of modern progressive house... Meet their new work - "Solar essence"! This wonderful release of two originals - "Solar" & "Essence" and also remixes from Retroid and Claes Rosen makes a great dancefloor support to each DJ!

Supported by: Jody Wisternoff, Nick Warren, Max Graham, Hernan Cattaneo, Greg Benz (Benz & MD), Deviant, StoneBridge, Matt Darey, James Warren, Matt Rowan, Michael Gray, Kenneth Thomas, Gareth Emery, Anil Chawla, Miss Nine, Marcelo Castelli, Raymundo Rodriguez | Wrong Sessions - Ministry Of Sound Radio (UK), Misstress De Funk | BBC Radio 1 (UK), Adam K | Kiss FM (UK), Keith McDonnell | Baroque 'In Session' Radio, Jason Wohlstadter | Proton Radio, Style Clash (Elfsong), Aeron Aether, Faskil, Guillaume Nyckees, Alex Maragos, d-phrag, SLanG, Kev Atkinson | MoorMusic/AvaRecordings, Darin Epsilon, Jacco@work, Chris Luzz, Michael Witness, Jacob Henry, Invisible Sounds, Embliss, Airillusions, Evgeny Bardyuzha and many more! Tracks appeared on Beatport's top100 progressive house chart!


SILK008 MONOJOKE :: And always sunshine on your face
Greetings everyone! Please meet our new release from an upcoming progressive-oriented star from Poland - Monojoke with his absolutely unusual, so different and actual release "And always sunshine on your face"! The original tune is a mixture of flowing pads and synths accompinied with rough'n'tough techy bassline and strong beats. Sounds as unique as you never expect it to sound! Invisible Sounds remix bring even more agressive basses & beats, his personal dancefloor signature which is really a hot thing. Nathan K breathed more deep and melancholic mood in his remix - great atmosphere lies in its texture. Catch the last rays of sunshine with our new release - gray autumn days are coming closer!

Supported by: Flash Brothers, James Warren, Alex Maragos, Kev Atkinson (MoorMusic/AvaRecordings), Faskil, Retroid, Soundstorm, Airillusions, Suzy Solar, RedLoft, Joe Sweeney, Solid Sky, Darin Epsilon, Jacco@work, East Cafe, SLanG, Michael Witness, Guillaume Nyckees, Electrobios, Aeron Aether and many more!

SILK007 HOKKAIDO :: Summer wind
Dear friends! We proudly announce a great release of a new perspective russian project - Hokkaido! This team consists of two great artists with pretty much of musical & djing experience: Invisible Sounds (Igor Butshrikidze) who has releases on such labels as Lost Language, Deep Blue, Shah music and Michael Repin (Michael Witness) who played in many clubs and festivals of St. Petersburg on one stage with such musicians as: Mark Norman, Eric Prydz, Wonderland Avenue, Don Diablo, George Acosta, Dj Feel and made plenty of great chillout remixes for Deep Blue and other labels. This duo has brought an absolutely aoutstanding sound: it reminds of good-old Solarstone tunes... so meet their debut work - "Summer wind"! This wonderful track has a great company of huge remixes. Invisible Sounds made more dancefloor-friendly mix - some really heavy beats and basslines can be heard here. Alucard also prepared a remix more compatible with club atmosphere: roasty bass and many effected leads all the way. Soundstorm created a fantastic remix with very serious structure and many details. This one sounds more deep and captures one's mind with charming guitar and saxophone melodies. The next one from Hugo Gerritse is a peace of well made deep progressive - calm and easy. Zolend's version is a hot one, with some electro influences which make you wanna move fast. And the last one is something that Mike EFEX has prepared for a dessert: 'chill island' mix, some downtempo stuff for full relaxation before going to bed. We are sure, that everybody will find something close to their tastes in this massive release!
Supported by: Cassino & Laben, Mango, Flash Brothers, Retroid, James Warren (Coalesced), Guillaume Nyckees, Style Clash/Elfsong, Chris Luzz, Jacco@work, Redloft, Grigory Fatyanov, Dj Slang, Embliss, Alex Maragos, DiKomm and more!

SILK006 ARTHUR DEEP :: Who we are?
Arthur Deep shows up again with a new mindblowing two-track EP "Who we are"! These two masterpieces of progressive breaks in its best traditions won't let anyone unsatisfied! The first tune "Inside of me" shows us the charm of night city lights like when you're driving in your car through the sleepy streets. The second one - "Who we are" is full of deep melodies accompinied with strong energetic break beats. If you are a fan of Fretwell's early works - you will be enjoying these tracks for a long time...
Supported by: Matt Rowan, Royal Sapien, Miss Nine, Medway, Mango, Jacob Henry, Alex Rize, Jacco@work, East Cafe, Joe Sweeney, Bambaat, David Christopher, Kev Atkinson, Sasha Le Monnier, Guillaume Nyckees, Embliss, Darin Epsilon, Kris Andersen, Redloft, Michael Witness, Invisible DJs and more!

SILK005 CLAES ROSEN :: Sweet memories
Welcome in summer, dear friends! Silk Digital records is happy to announce a dancefloor-killer release: CLAES ROSEN - Sweet memories! Perhaps, there's no person among progressive music fans who hasn't heard the name of this outstanding swedish producer. His original track shows the real charm of sunny days, clear skyes and warm sandy beaches . Mango's version is more melancholic, deep & groovy. Invisible Sounds' remix is full of melodies together with hard beats and bassline. Arthur Deep made a fantastic rhythm re-working the original main theme of track and bringing his unique style as usual. These four progressive tunes will definately be your sweetest memories of this summer!
Supported by: Martin Roth, Dpen, Shawn Mitiska, Royal Sapien, Cassino & Laben, Ben Brown, Bambaat, Johan Nilsson, Embliss, J-Soul, Zolend, Xplore, Slang, Darin Epsilon, Van Steegen, Joe Sweeney, Jacob Henry, Soundstorm, Grigory Fatyanov, Aeron Aether, Style Clash/Elfsong, DiKomm and more!