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One and a half years after his successful debut EP ‘You Like Jazz?’ on Salin Records, Michael Diamond comes back with another fresh and powerful release. Possessing a strong jazz feel albeit cloaked in the veil of a more modern electronic sound, the concept EP ‘Silk Road’ marks the next level for the 22-year-old as he dissolves any boundaries between genres, creating a symbiosis of sounds and textures to take you to places only he knows. 

We still enjoy remembering how we celebrated the release of his ‘You Like Jazz EP’ back in January 2020, Oxford, where Michael Diamond and Christophe Salin DJed back-to-back alongside live improvisation from saxophonist Alex Wilson. It was at that special weekend that Michael played some of his latest ideas to us over a coffee in his student room. They were the first versions of ‘Through Ivory Gate’ and ‘Adrift Penitent Moors (feat. Alex Wilson)’. Michael later wrote ‘Adrift Corrosive Waters (feat. Alex Wilson)’, ‘Glistening Currents’ and ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ especially for this EP and Salin Records. He decided to team up with his friend Alex Wilson again to provide some serenading sax lines to bring the whole story to life. ‘Through Ivory Gate’ pays homage to Michael’s Indian heritage. Inspired by the theme of Asian culture and the rest of the EP, Michael’s close friend Áine Kim Kennedy crafted an abstract poem to be read alongside listening to the music. It is a beautifully enigmatic verbalisation of the journey the EP intends to take you on. Finally, Daria Salin embodied the music and poem through
her painting. 

The final result is a marriage of artforms; Music, Poetry and Art, all to be absorbed together as a holistic experience. We hope you enjoy your journey through the Silk Road.

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Silk Road EP (Salin Records)

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Artist: Michael Diamond
Title: SILK ROAD EP
Track Title: Through Ivory Gate
Label: Salin Recods
Release date: 04.06.2021
 Format: Vinyl, digital

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One and a half years after his successful debut EP ‘You Like Jazz?’ on Salin Records, Michael Diamond comes back with another fresh and powerful release. Possessing a strong jazz feel albeit cloaked in the veil of a more modern electronic sound, the concept EP ‘Silk Road’ marks the next level for the 22-year-old as he dissolves any boundaries between genres, creating a symbiosis of sounds and textures to take you to places only he knows. We still enjoy remembering how we celebrated the release of his ‘You Like Jazz EP’ back in January 2020, Oxford, where Michael Diamond and Christophe Salin DJed back-to-back alongside live improvisation from saxophonist Alex Wilson. It was at that special weekend that Michael played some of his latest ideas to us over a coffee in his student room. They were the first versions of ‘Through Ivory Gate’ and ‘Adrift Penitent Moors (feat. Alex Wilson)’. Michael later wrote ‘Adrift Corrosive Waters (feat. Alex Wilson)’, ‘Glistening Currents’ and ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ especially for this EP and Salin Records. He decided to team up with his friend Alex Wilson again to provide some serenading sax lines to bring the whole story to life. ‘Through Ivory Gate’ pays homage to Michael’s Indian heritage. Inspired by the theme of Asian culture and the rest of the EP, Michael’s close friend Áine Kim Kennedy crafted an abstract poem to be read alongside listening to the music. It is a beautifully enigmatic verbalisation of the journey the EP intends to take you on. Finally, Daria Salin embodied the music and poem through
her painting. The final result is a marriage of artforms; Music, Poetry and Art, all to be absorbed together as a holistic experience. We hope you enjoy your journey through the Silk Road!

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PREMIERE: Michael Diamond — Adrift Corrosive Waters (feat. Alex Wilson) [Salin Records]

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Oxford-based musician Michael Diamond’s new EP, Silk Road EP, serves as a  distillation of this young producer’s divergent interests in genres as varied as Jazz, Ambient, World Music, and Electronic. The cross-pollination of influences and ideas feels especially fitting considering its release via German label Sa’lin Records, a label which advocates for a holistic artistic experience for each of its releases, rooted in the intersection between visual art, poetry, and music.
	
B-side opener, “Glistening Currents”, unfolds according to its own internal dream logic–– each element fusing together in remarkably idiosyncratic, yet unusually precise and awe-inspiring ways. Keeping in line with his jazz background, the track has several phases, the first being a kind of dark, echo-laden breakbeat rhythm, before evolving into a dubby, synth-washed Jazz-House odyssey with jittery, overlapping percussion. The percussion, working in counterpoint to the spacey keys and ambient flourishes, keeps the track alive and constantly evolving. 
	
Diamond displays a remarkable knack for keeping things fresh while never stepping too far afield, wherein the disparate elements would ultimately grow stale or feel disjointed. Diamond intends for listeners to read Áine Kim Kennedy’s accompanying album-sleeve poetry while they listen. With its cryptic imagery and allusions to things like both artist’s Asian identity and history, the answers provided may not be exactly clear. Together, they hint at the impossibility of ever truly arriving at some grand conclusion about the nature of whatever we seek to understand. The track feels like that statement in musical form–– a destination always just out of reach, ultimately rendered insignificant by the magnitude and mysticism of the journey itself.

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One and a half years after his successful debut EP ‘You Like Jazz?’ on Salin Records, Michael Diamond comes back with another fresh and powerful release. Possessing a strong jazz feel albeit cloaked in the veil of a more modern electronic sound, the concept EP ‘Silk Road’ marks the next level for the 22-year-old as he dissolves any boundaries between genres, creating a symbiosis of sounds and textures to take you to places only he knows.

We still enjoy remembering how we celebrated the release of his ‘You Like Jazz EP’ back in January 2020, Oxford, where Michael Diamond and Christophe Salin DJed back-to-back alongside live improvisation from saxophonist Alex Wilson. It was at that special weekend that Michael played some of his latest ideas to us over a coffee in his student
room. They were the first versions of ‘Through Ivory Gate’ and ‘Adrift Penitent Moors (feat. Alex Wilson)’. Michael later wrote ‘Adrift Corrosive Waters (feat. Alex Wilson)’, ‘Glistening Currents’ and ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ especially for this EP and Salin Records. He decided to team up with his friend Alex Wilson again to provide some serenading sax lines to bring the whole story to life.
‘Through Ivory Gate’ pays homage to Michael’s Indian heritage. Inspired by the theme of Asian culture and the rest of the EP, Michael’s close friend Áine Kim Kennedy crafted an abstract poem to be read alongside listening to the music. It is a beautifully enigmatic verbalisation of the journey the EP intends to take you on.
Finally, Daria Salin embodied the music and poem through her painting. The final result is a marriage of artforms; Music, Poetry and Art, all to be absorbed together as a holistic experience.
We hope you enjoy your journey through the Silk Road!

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One and a half years after his successful debut EP ‘You Like Jazz?’ on @salinrecords, @michaeldiamonduk comes back with another fresh and powerful release. Possessing a strong jazz feel albeit cloaked in the veil of a more modern electronic sound, the concept EP ‘Silk Road’ marks the next level for the 22-year-old as he dissolves any boundaries between genres, creating a symbiosis of sounds and textures to take you to places only he knows.

PREMIÈRE: Michael Diamond feat. Alex Wilson – Adrift Penitent Moors

Daytimers sat in for Ahadadream this month, with members Michael Diamond and Temujin taking over hosting duties. Michael is in the mix for the first hour running everything from jazz to jungle. Temujin is at the helm for the second with a bag full of UK bass.

Daytimers w/ Michael Diamond & Temujin - August 2021

A mix of records, digi, dubs. A big bday celebration was had for @Simple-Oxford who've been running the best nights in Oxford for 22 years straight <3

Tracklist:
@ddanvers - My Nina
@Leifsounds - Igam-Ogam
@Dan-Curtin - Flight Lush
@DJSwaggerxxx & @l-v-z-1-e presents DJ Doom - Back 2 Earth
@SPEKTRALSOUNDUK - Big Up
El-B - Buck & Bury
@Bakeymusic - Reduced Vision
@Sangobeats - Espirito Santo (feat. Hagan)
@Haganuk - Waves
@Facta - Scales + Measures
@Reptant_the_lizard - Ectoplastic
@Wooda - Mangrove Riddim
@IdoPlumes - Which Way Is Up
@Oliver-rant / @Takjacob - Wheel and Kick Up
@SleepD - Bugger
@Piezopz - Waco
@Yaleesa-Hall - Third Leyland
@ELLLL - Febreeze (@G.E.O.corp Remix)
@Yaleesa-Hall - Daisy Wright
@Kessleruk - R2D2 On Crack
@MaShaRu - Null Azimuth
@Keplrr - Convection
@Sputnik_One - Microbead
@Cassius-Select - Born To Defence
@Haganuk - Shape Shift
@Otikmusic - Paradiamonds
@Otikmusic - Falling Forward
@IdoPlumes - Preparations
@Peverelist - Bluez
@djCoefroms11 - Say (KL Tribute)

Live @ Simple presents Batu & Ben UFO

Third Culture

Genesis (feat. Alex Wilson)

Lamentations

Submerged

Exodus

Emergence

South Asian/UK artist Michael Diamond is releasing his most complete work to date: Third Culture on Vasuki Sound. He deals with the complexities and insecurities of being a 'third culture kid'. Third Culture refers to someone who is born into a different culture than those of their parents. He channels this fractured sense of identity into a record that spans jazz, 2-step, UK techno, ambient and story-telling electronica. 

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Release Date: 
June 10th 2022

Artist Name: Michael Diamond
EP Name: Third Culture
Cat Number: VASUKI001
Track Name: Enigma
Label: Vasuki Sound 


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OS Premiere: Michael Diamond - Enigma [Vasuki Sound]

Having recently been acclaimed by Gilles Peterson as one of his 'future bubblers' Michael Diamond has now announced the release of a debut LP. The UK based musician draws upon an array of enigmatic influences - channeling inspiration from the underground electronic music circuit as well as from jazz, hip hop and the spaces in between.

When we asked him to record this mixtape, we weren't sure which way he might choose to go. This could have been an all out club affair but what we received is remarkably more abstract and conceptual offering a unique perspective into the workings of a promising young musician.

Michael Diamond: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

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Fresh from being listed as one of Gilles Peterson’s ‘Future Bubblers’ under Brownswood Recordings and Worldwide FM, Michael Diamond prepares the release of his debut LP ‘Third Culture’ - an album backed by Youth Music & Arts Council England exploring the concept of cultural identity. By virtue of his residency at Oxford's longest-running night 'Simple', supporting the likes of  Ben UFO, Batu, Shanti Celeste and Ross From Friends (etc.), the album exhibits a clear UK techno influence whilst at the same time possessing Michael's trademark jazz flavour. The result is a record that coalesces the best of the jazz and electronic worlds into one seamless composition spanning ethereal jazz-breaks, introspective 2-step, sax-driven power ambient and world-building, story-telling electronica. 


Working alongside Butterz Sound’s Elijah (who has been mentoring Michael), the 23-year-old has also teamed-up with BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year semi-finalist, musical director of Oxford University Jazz Orchestra and long-standing collaborator Alex Wilson who co-wrote and played saxophone on the intro and outro of the record. Being the product of two rigorous years worth of work, the album reveals the mind of a musician with impeccable attention to detail and conflicting internal thoughts.

Third Culture arrives as the inaugural release on Michael’s Vasuki Sound label; an imprint run by a close circle of friends (all talented young creatives in their respective fields) and with an ethos of nurturing genuine undiscovered talent for years to come. Releases will be infrequent and thoughtfully curated; music with a strong focus on melody, harmony and cerebral production, built for both the dancefloor and the comfort of your own home.

PREMIERE: Michael Diamond - Lamentations

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Future Bubblers with Michael Diamond - 30 November 2022

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Future Bubblers present Michael Diamond with Alex Wilson - 29 March 2023

bits of jazz, bass, dancehall, techno, in-between and beyond.

HÖR | Michael Diamond

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Number 7 with plenty of unreleased musics. 
Love,
Diamond















P.S. The careful listeners amongst you will hear more than just music ; )

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