Artist profile
James Silk is a deep house producer working within the genre's emphasis on soulful, groove-oriented sound design. His work explores the hypnotic, percussive foundations characteristic of the deep house tradition.
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James Silk is a high-energy with strong groove and drive and a bright production artist.
Unusually high energy for House.
Across 25 analysed tracks, James Silk averages 74% energy — harder than 84% of individual House tracks.
Measured against 20,959 House tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between James Silk’s 25 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 839 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
46 of the 1,000 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.7. They come from 18 different James Silk tracks.
Can't Wait → Shape · 6A → 6A · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry
42 of the 1,000 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.7. They come from 10 different James Silk tracks.
Can't Wait → Sea Horses · 6A → 6A · −1 BPM · 90 chemistry
53 of the 1,000 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.7. They come from 13 different James Silk tracks.
Rhythm & Flow → Openhearted Rainfall · 8A → 7B · same BPM · 89 chemistry
43 of the 1,000 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.7. They come from 18 different James Silk tracks.
Diss You → Hold On Me - Extended Mix · 9A → 9B · −1 BPM · 89 chemistry
44 of the 875 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 12 different James Silk tracks.
Vello → Bodhi - Dave Pad Remix · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
47 of the 1,000 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.7. They come from 16 different James Silk tracks.
Amante → A Good Thang · 10B → 11A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
46 of the 1,000 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.7. They come from 18 different James Silk tracks.
Jam → Make You Feel · 12A → 1A · same BPM · 89 chemistry
47 of the 775 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.4. They come from 15 different James Silk tracks.
Light On Me → In My Head - Demarkus Lewis Remix · 10A → 10A · −2 BPM · 90 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to James Silk by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around James Silk, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
James Silk's tracks in our catalog range from 120 to 128 BPM, with a median of 125 BPM. Across 25 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
James Silk's tracks are mostly in minor keys (68% minor across 25 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between James Silk's 25 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 839 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Dario D'Attis, Kevin Yost, Mark Taylor are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Can't Wait into Shape, 6A to 6A, 92 chemistry.
James Silk sits closest to Climbers, HNQO, Karmon in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has James Silk releases spanning 2012 to 2020, with the most tracks from the 2010s.
