A Garden Between Us by Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax

As a genre, Jazz has perhaps lent itself the most to other musical universes, in that its curious heart, endlessly experimental nature, and parameter-defying spirit have wrapped itself deep within the core of countless albums, scenes, and music makers. It’s a genre that welcomes reinvention, consistently defying its contents and always reaching out to find new methods of expressionism. Electronic music, in its many forms, has truly embraced Jazz perhaps like no other movement of music has, with an astonishing array of records surfacing in the past 40 years that have blended Jazz’s unique motifs with grooves, chords, and emotive excellence. From 90s Jazz house and UR Techno, through to Future Jazz, downtempo, and Hip Hop, and around many other suns, there remains such an intrinsic and symbiotic relationship between the two musical realms that caters to those who wish to live music both within and outside themselves.

As practitioners of blending electronica and Jazz, few do it like the trio of Mauricesax, 9ick, and Milan93. All three are known for their distinctive soundscapes, yet share commonalities in terms of musical language, feel, and sense of progression. Bringing them together allows for overlaps in their sounds to emerge, and just like Jazz itself, this is where the intrinsicness of sound begins to blossom. 9ick brings his softly evolving vibe to the table, one which was so prevalent and celebrated on his 2025 album "SMIL"; Milan93 draws from his focal point of exploring fill-laden grooves and a myriad of emotive sensibilities; and Mauricesax draws up his extensive musicality that exists at the corner of jazz, electronic, and experimental music, along with running musical workshops all over the globe.

"A Garden between Us" represents the trio’s core tenets, with this immediately obvious from the record's opener, "Rhodora." A gentle solo piano quickly evolves into a series of powerful rhythmic pulses, with brass lines bringing vitality and feel to proceedings. The track shifts gears with purpose, transitioning between musical vignettes of the highest order, with the synth work doing much to bind the transitions together.

"Tulip" emerges slightly differently, with glossy Rhodes tones and an unraveling rhythmic undercurrent setting an enthralling stage. The track flourishes amongst sweeping textures, coming up for air amongst a deeply hypnotic rhythmic section that holds on and never lets up.

"Honeysuckle" lands next, with the trio emerging into a boundless, dynamic soundscape. The drums shift within the undertones, as keys, chords, horns, and hip-hop vocal samples dance around the pulse, capturing the imagination with their narrative-like placement. Wrapping up the A side comes "Camellia." A dazzling array of harmonic sounds converges around the transfixing rhythm section, which emerges from deep below to lavishly roll out over the midsection, with the delicateness of the instrumentation a real highlight here.

The B side features two exquisite remixes, with Pacific Coliseum's version of "Tulips" landing first. Beginning with a signature four-to-the-floor to get things going, his careful handling of the source material is seen in the tactful introduction of the blissful elements that made the original cut so impactful, with great focus placed on emotive fidelity. The result is a summer-bound house number that reimagines the original in all the right ways, flipping it into a euphoria-driven jazz-laden pacer that reaches for the heavens as much as it drives right into the heart.

Teuteu then showcases their take on "Honeysuckle," and at 9 minutes long, represents the longest cut on the record - and the experience is all the richer for it. Leaning heavily into dance music flavors, Teuteu shifts perspective totally into the realm of the club, with the walls beating hard to the kicks. The sax lines that drift ethereally up top keep eyes closed and souls full, as the dance shifts into the next phase.

Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - A Garden Between Us
Release Date 7th August 2026
Label Last Night At Marienbad

Tracklist
1. Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Rhodora
2. Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Tulip
3. Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Honeysuckle
4. Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Camellia
5. Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Tulip (Pacific Coliseum Remix)
6. Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Honeysuckle (Teuteu Remix)
7. Milan93 & 9ICK & Mauricesax - Honeysuckle (Teuteu Radio Edit) DIGITAL ONLY