Milk Talk, by Milk Talk

Milk Talk

by Milk Talk

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jack m if this album was a flavor, it would be blue raspberry.

if it was an onigiri filling, it would be umeboshi.

Milk Talk is the perfect mix of sweet, tart, bitter (without being jaded), and sharp lyrical edge. Sincere and startling. Buy Milk Talk now if you know what’s good for you! Favorite track: Playboy.

commodore_ruiz I Love the Funky City Pop that this band Brings!! Plus the New York attitude that you feel and hear through every song, especially the Track "Subway is a lady (remix)". Separate from the story of that song, the MF bombs are a great release to hear, while driving with road rage, it definitely keeps me calm lol. Keep at it Milk Talk!!! Favorite track: Subway is a Lady (remix).

Mason van Bike I love Milk Talk Favorite track: Transistor Lover.

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1.	Playboy 05:20	lyrics	buy track
ちょっと playboy ゲーム始めましょうもっとちゃんと大人になりましょう Chauvinistic, immature, under-endowed Overweight, ungrateful, pathetic little boy As I should’ve known 寂しがりやでうそつき恩知らずの浮気な男やっぱ子供 Elusive fantasies imprison your heart But you can’t finish anything that you start 「二兎を追うものは一兎をも得ず。」 What’s the matter with you? 答えて Playboy, what am I to you? ずるい冗談ばかり危なっかしくて惚れっぽいナルシストわかるでしょう？ Perfidious, impetuous, beautiful Disobedient, disappointment of a man Don’t you understand? At first, you know, you kind of had me impressed But it turns out you’re just the same as the rest 「二兎を追うものは一兎をも得ず。」 What’s the matter with you? 答えて正しく気持ちをあげましょう優しく引き金を引きましょう Playboy, what am I to you? Playboy, you’re such a playboy Playboy, you fuckin’ playboy Playboy, you motherfuckin’ playboy What am I to you?
2.	Ah Be Rue 05:38	lyrics	buy track
あたしの本当のココロ君だけが潤すカラカラ砂漠ときどきどき夜な夜な夜なあちこち着飾ったらあたし満足かな君のものになってみたいわ運命の人かどうかはわからないあたしが振り向かなくても最後まで愛してね浴びるほど頂戴頂戴物足りない浴びるほど頂戴頂戴もっと癒して「何でも手に入るけど、本当に欲しいものは見つからない。」早く見つけてよ君だけを待ってる秘密のオアシスときどきどき夜な夜な夜なあちこち着飾ってもあたし満足じゃないでしょ浴びるほど頂戴頂戴物足りない浴びるほど頂戴頂戴もっと癒して遠慮しないで　息止めて飛び込んでココロ浴びせて
3.	Milky Memory 01:25	lyrics	buy track
Milky Memory 魔法のカルシウム Milky Memory 飲みすぎないで Milky Memory あなたは夢中 Milky Memory 溢さないで
4.	Pixelated Girl 06:08	lyrics	buy track
Pixelate Baby 探してる for a girl これから I cast a web as wide as the world When I came across you online 見つけたの, you’ll be mine 君を覗いてみたい唯一の方法次第秘密を捉えたい A photo of twenty kilobytes 踊って pixelated girl I’ll never hurt you ただ誘って image search you Pixelated girl I'll never fight you しかも never gon’ overwrite you Baby 遊びたい in your domain I got your server まだ知らない your name 触れれない温度みたい画面上の甘い匂いこのまま朝が来なければ Then you appeared in front of me 見つけたの on the screen I full screened it and I deeply fell in love With my pixelated girl I won’t deselect you しかも never gon’ disconnect you Pixelated girl I'll never hurt you ただ誘って image search you Be my pixelated girl 触れれない温度みたい画面上の甘い匂い踊って pixelated girl I'll never fight you しかも never gon’ overwrite you Pixelate When I came across you online 見つけたの you’ll be mine 君を覗いてみたい唯一の方法次第秘密を捉えたい A photo of twenty kilobytes 踊って pixelated girl I’ll never hurt you ただ誘って image search you Pixelated girl I won’t deselect you しかも never gon’ disconnect you Pixelated girl When I came across you online 見つけたの you’ll be mine 踊って pixelated girl I'll never fight you しかも never gon’ overwrite you Pixelated girl Pixelate 踊って pixelated girl Pixelate
5.	Sakura Chill 03:25	lyrics	buy track
今夜、Sakura chill I wanna know, いつも Why are you pushin’ me away? I look at you, 君を Why do you look another way? All the love I’ve given you All the time I spent on you was a waste Our love is just a flower now And the bloom is dying away 揺れてるサクラ春のサヨナラ今夜サクラ散る朝まで踊れ今夜 sakura chill サヨナラ踊れ教えて tell me, love 今も気付かない? あたしは all my love 桜より甘い僕らの記憶僕らの paradise 消えてった残りは花だけ盛りを過ぎている揺れてるサクラ春のサヨナラ揺れてるサクラ春のサヨナラミラーボール光には僕らの散るサクラミラーボール光には僕らの散るサクラ
6.	Transistor Lover 04:57	lyrics	buy track
Ain’t nothin’ illogical Charge me up and turn me on 君は Digital romance is overrated Some people may say I’m obsolete Everyone’s so over-integrated As for me, I like to be discrete プレッシャー Electricity Deep inside of me is buildin’ up Transistor So electrified You’re the base and I’m your collector Ain’t nothin’ illogical Charge me up and turn me on 君は You are my Transistor lover Charge me up and turn me on If you live your life inside a vacuum ひとりきり真空管ロマンス My transistor love is comin’ at you Circuitry to break your heart of glass プレッシャー Electricity Deep inside of me is buildin’ up Transistor So electrified You’re the base and I’m your collector Ain’t nothin’ illogical Charge me up and turn me on 君は You are my Transistor lover Transistor, baby Ain’t nothin’ illogical Transistor, yeah When your loudest shout is just a whisper And your battery is nearly gone Put your heart inside a transistor Concentrate your love in silicon Ain’t nothin’ illogical Charge me up and turn me on 君は君のキスはトランジスタあたしのこころシリコン
7.	The Velvet Line 04:28	lyrics	buy track
代わり映えしない日々取り残されたまま人混み紛れたらあたしがキミのそばにいるざわめく Don’t you feel it? つま先から乱れ出す手招く Don’t you need it? 今欲しいまま、すべて手に入れる禁断の果実召し上がれ♡ 甘いノスタルジー Irresistible Come with me to paradise You can try your best another time トビラは開いてる Step over the velvet line 甘い甘い罪の味 Step over the velvet line 苦い苦い恋の魔法置き去りにした自分戻れないよ　今更逃げれると知ってもキミはあたしの罠に夢中痺れる Don’t you feel it? 指先から絡み出す囁く Don’t you hear it? この愛の中で、すべて締め付ける禁断の果実召し上がれ♡ 甘いノスタルジー Irresistible Come with me to paradise You can try your best another time トビラは開いてる Step over the velvet line 甘い甘い罪の味 Step over the velvet line 苦い苦い恋の魔法 yeah 禁断の果実召し上がれ♡ 甘いノスタルジー Irresistible
8.	Subway is a Lady (remix) 05:28	lyrics	buy track
この世は山手線と呼ばれるループで気づいた時には理由もなく詰め込まれている When you pull into the station And you’re pushin’ towards the door As you step across the threshold Your belongings slippin’ towards the floor For sure “This subway is a lady” That’s what you tell yourself As you finally start to love me　 I'm-a leavin’ you for somebody else いま始発のベルが　君を手招き　乗りたい時には　意地悪く抱きしめている Fuck you, motherfucker Fuck you Fuck you (fuck you) Motherfucker (motherfucker) Fuck you, mother.. Fuck you, mother.. Fucker

about

Shining a spotlight on their core pairing of synth boogie and delicate melodies, Milk Talk’s first full-length is a retrospective encompassing the first four years of the group’s bittersweet, analog funk. Recorded in Japan beneath the shadow of Himeji Castle, the album comprises a blend of new material, retooled mixes, and tracks previously unavailable on a physical release.

The album’s lead single “The Velvet Line” is driven by the beguiling power of Milk Talk’s Tokyo-based vocalist Q.i, while New Jersey-native musician Hair Kid’s collection of vintage synthesizers is out in full force on a completely reinterpreted “Subway is a Lady”, bringing the album’s second side to a climax of “fuck you, motherfucker” incantations.

For the first time, the Kitsuné Musique-released single “Playboy” is presented in its full form, “Ah Be Rue” and “Transistor Lover”’s mixes have been reworked, while “Pixelated Girl” and “Sakura Chill” had only been available digitally before this release. All eight tracks have been remastered on a 1970s Studer half-inch tape machine by Gus Elg at Sky Onion Mastering in Portland, Oregon.

シンセブギーとデリケートなメロディーという彼らの核となる組み合わせにスポットライトを当てたMilk Talk初のフルアルバム。これは、彼らのほろ苦いアナログファンクの最初の4年間を包括する回想録だ。姫路城の陰に隠れて日本でレコーディングされたこのアルバムは、新曲、再編集されたミックス、そしてこれまでフィジカルリリースされなかった楽曲群で構成されている。

アルバムのリード楽曲 "The Velvet Line" は、東京を拠点に活動するMilk TalkのヴォーカリストQ.iの魅惑的なパワーによって先導される誘惑のトラックだ。また、ニュージャージー出身のミュージシャン、 Hair Kidのヴィンテージシンセサイザー達のアナログなサウンドは、完全に再解釈された "Subway is a Lady" でフルで発揮されている。そしてサイドBでは、繰り返される “fuck you, motherfucker” の呪文が、この甘くて危険なアルバムの旅をクライマックスへと導く。

Kitsuné Musiqueからリリースされたシングル "Playboy" は初めて完全なフルトラックが収録され、"Ah Be Rue" と "Transistor Lover" のミックスは再編集されている。このリリース以前はデジタルでのみしか聴くことができなかった"Pixelated Girl" と "Sakura Chill" も収録されている。

全8曲は、オレゴン州ポートランドにあるSky Onion MasteringのGus Elgによって、1970年代のスチューダーのハーフインチ・テープマシンでリマスタリングされている。

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released November 8, 2023

photography by azele
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recorded in himeji, japan

mixed by hair kid

mastered to ½” tape by gus elg at sky onion
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nyc-born, japan based.

q.i on vocals, hair kid on guitars/synths

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