optimo music is thrilled to release the new album from jacob yates. not only is he one of our all-time favourite artists from glasgow, but he is one of our favourite artists from anywhere. criminally unknown except to a few who have been long transfixed by his recordings and performances, we hope this release will open a few more ears to his wondrous musical world.

inside out is a brand new series that invites djs and producers to blur the boundaries between traditional artist albums and mix compilations. coming from aus music label head and dj-kicks curator will saul, the concept encourages artists to showcase their own music and or the music of those in their own individual circles. the mix will be release digitally and on cd, while a selection of the tracks will also be available on double gatefold vinyl. each instalment will feature 100% new and unreleased music. it is a chance for artists to take sole creative charge, a&r as they see fit and then commission brand new music specifically for the cause. depending on who is at the helm, inside out will take different forms: producers may wish to represent their own sound with only music they have made themselves or with close collaborators, while djs and label heads may wish to reflect the sounds and scenes that surround them. the results will be a window into an artists world that works as a coherent mix, but also as a treasure trove of fresh new music that steps outside the usual lines of a dance album. the idea stems from will sauls own approach in the club, which often finds him seeking out brand new and unheard music to play for the first time. that feeling of taking people into the unknown is one that reminds him of the energy and excitement of his early days as a dancer.

plantation lullabies is the debut studio album by american singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, and vocalist me’shell ndegéocello (also meshell ndegeocello). the album was originally released in 1993 to widespread critical acclaim and has since been viewed as a landmark neo soul record.
meshell’s music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae and rock. she has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career and has had ten career grammy award nominations.
plantation lullabies received a nomination for a 1995 grammy award in the category of best r&b album, -if that’s your boyfriend- was nominated for best female r&b vocal performance and best r&b song.
pressing on audiophile 180 gram double vinyl.

aretha franklin’s 1963 album back on audiophile clear vinyl, including 2 bonus tracks.

the prolific mc, producer and musician oddisee’s new album ‘the iceberg’ is a plea for humanity to dig deeper in search of understanding and common ground. his third release in just 12 months, ‘the iceberg’ is a distillation of stereotypical tropes in hip-hop and beyond, 12 tracks about money, sex, politics, race and religion that appear superficial until his multi-dimensional lyrics unfurl to expose the complexities of individuality and identity: how we see ourselves and how others see us. deeply soulful, and shot through with jazz, go-go, gospel, thick r&b and hard beats, the album is a timely, poetic statement.
lead single “things” acts as a mission statement for the album, a deep dance groove with lightning-quick lyrics about “things” he’s going through. says oddisee, “we all go through the trials & tribulations of life. why is it we feel the need to individualize our shared experiences? if only we could see our concerns as others do, maybe they wouldn’t be so serious.”

commemorating the 20th anniversary of mariah carey’s iconic album with a picture disc release

the outside agency is back with another edition of their infamous goes noord vs. the rest of the world series. the fourth installment features collabs off of toa’s scenocide 404 with totally bad dudes like mindustries, deathmachine, dither and fracture 4. all tracks are sitting pretty between 150 and 160 bpm. true semi-industrial beats for those that know.
pressing on clear vinyl, download code included.

back available as a limited vinyl edition (500 only) for the first time since 1985. featuring key players like bernie worrell, bill laswell, mory kanté and herbie hancock ! manu dibango needs little introduction, born in cameroon in 1933, manu developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional cameroonian music. he’s definitely among the best known african artists outside of africa. collaborations were numerous and include top acts like fela kuti, herbie hancock, bill laswell, sly & robbie, don cherry and bernie worrell. in addition to selling hundreds of thousands of copies of the albums he recorded, he played such huge venues as yankee stadium and madison square garden.

tafi allstars is a collaborative recording project between optimo music artists thomas lea clarke (mr tc) and conal blake (whilst) and members of the tafi cultural institute of tafi atome, ghana. after having previously visited tafi atome to take part in the music of the volta region study tours that are organised by tci in collaboration with green door studio, clarke and blake secured funding from creative scotland to travel back to tafi in november 2016 to record a mini-album of tracks that blend the rhythms and melodies of traditional borborbor and agbadza drumming forms and ewe songwriting with electronic instrumentation and dub recording techniques.

die uk legenden coldcut und adrian sherwood veröffentlichen gemeinsames dub album inklusive features von lee scratch perry, roots manuva, junior reid & vielen mehr!

ltd 2017 repress...

the outside agency have teamed up with permanent label fixture deathmachine once again for yet another solid exercise in kick and snare torture. today’s tomorrow and the violence both serve as deeply philosophical explorations of human nature, with kickdrums and snares.

garrett came from the inside of his own mind, from within a home recording studio somewhere on planet earth. the private life of creative awareness and the music captured here is the visceral offering to all outside. every one of us has a private life. this is garrett’s... big tip!

someone outside takes us on a journey into space with three pieces of shimmering and emotive techno. constellation opens the ep with a broken rhythm, sizzling hats and shimmering chord stabs. forbidden planet mixes driving percussion patterns with a deep pads. lost city resolves the ep with an energetic bassline and arpeggio hook.

borneos own fader delivers 4 melodic bombs of his own brand. hot stuff pressed on 180 gram vinyl

brian kage returns on michigander with the, best kept secret ep. kage once again provides three deeply emotional dance tracks filled with his signature warmth that immediately draw connections between personal memories and michigan’s natural splendor. best kept secret starts the record off with tones of hypnotic bells that cascade down from within minor chords that hypnotize the listener until they are met with swelling strings to tie the infectious grooves to intelligent vintage percussion. lush vocals continue building into an atmosphere of nostalgia and eventually gives way to that moment of intimacy that can only be felt outdoors while exploring with a person they love. lost on old free-soil road features a detuned analog synth-line that winds up and down over a bed of spooky night-time forest field-recordings which are encompassed by a jackin’ 909 beat . suddenly, juno stabs straight from the 80’s pierce through sending the syncopated grooves back the direction they came from taking dancers along for the joyful ride. cruise control on us-31 rounds out the record with an infectious blend of pitched wooden toms, warm mid-range bass, deep 303 lines, and a smoky pad straight from a vintage rhodes. all these elements help keep the composition positive & relaxing, while expertly conjuring the feeling of sun on your face. this tune is the perfect tool for any dj interested in luring day-partiers to a space where they can’t resist bobbing their heads and enjoying their summer outside. related items

in 2016. i rented out a small piano studio in east london for nearly the whole year and set out to write an introspective, trendless, and mostly beatless album. inspired by albums from this mortal coil and scott walker, who also sought freedom to work outside of the expectations of their previous work, i limited the instrumentation to mostly an acoustic piano and effects, which left space to expose a lot of emotional vulnerabilities about myself and people close to me. writing lullabies about being a mother in a dystopian world, with pensive words about swimming against the current as a female artist, i felt free enough to tell untold truths that i’ve never felt comfortable talking about within music. free, liberated, empowered. naked.

main main music is a record label and event management from slovenia at the moment based in berlin. the word main main is from the malay language, which means to be playful, playfulness.
main main music wish to create a harmony in a word of music and outside of it, which is very important for a success and a great vibe as well as excellent being at our parties.
with our story, we want to put all energy and focus in a quality sound and music made with passion, organic elements, analog sound, true feelings, and character. through our vinyl releases, we would like to present wide styles of deep, minimal, tech house music with already known and young talented producers from the whole world, which works in a creative way and wants to be recognized for their unique sound.

only vinyl! dedicated to my family my supporters and all the music lovers. the third chapter come from four different artists a new talent federico brasi, jordan magee, our belong lapucci and yakine. four different styles that follow the same line, 4/4 beats, deep and acid bass, space melodies and straight groove.

flexxseal label owner christopher joseph returns for the fifth edition of the series. christopher bridges the gaps between “classic” and “contemporary”, he expresses the concept of music as a continuation, a narrative, and leaves no space for pretentious judgement.

aus music follow up a string of releases from shenoda, recloose and marquis hawkes with a disco-tinged 12inch courtesy of a fresh signee and millionhands head honcho tee mango. having so far almost exclusively released on millionhands alone, tee mango makes a rare appearance outside of his home turf and in doing so follows on from his acclaimed ‘imperfections vol.1’ lp which garnered widespread following from the likes of axel boman, palms trax, gilles peterson and bonobo. his ep#1 for aus carries forth the sense of raw, sample heavy soul that was the real spark of imperfections vol.1, while maintaining a feel for the needs of the dancefloor. loose, natural drums, deftly chopped samples and hazy synth lines keepit moody. this collection of 4 tracks could be the perfect soundtrack for those early days of sunshine. as mango himself says. off all the places left to dance, this is where ill stay.

* this is a single cut release from akiko kiyama s fourth album, ophielia. these new works stem from two years of exploration outside of her established dance floor inclinations, boiling down her sound to its essential organic grooves, intricate harmonies and eerie atmospheres. from her peculiar sense of harmony and rhythm, and a meticulous minimalist approach to composition, rich lyrical lines emerges to form a unique musical universe that few has had the chance to hear yet.

* this is akiko kiyama s 4th full-length album, stemming from two years of exploration outside her established dance floor inclinations, boiling down her sound to its essential organic grooves, intricate harmonies and eery atmospheres. the nature of her organic grooves lies within inter-sound gaps, carefully crafted to lead the listener through time distortions and into an hypnotic solitary world where music is breathed, not played. a sound imprinted of a definitely human character and vigor, yet sometimes ambiguous, fleeting, and capricious. from her peculiar sense of harmony and rhythm, and a meticulous minimal approach to composition, emerges rich lyrical lines forming a unique musical universe that few has had the chance to hear yet.

across hacienda classical, the collision of dance music anthems with orchestral instrumentation breathes new life into club anthems across both the more famous and more underground tracks included. the album has been executive-produced by peter hook, together with producer phil murphy and its release allows fans to enjoy the live set for the first time outside an event. the release of this innovative album will allow fans to enjoy ‘haçienda classiçal’ as a recording for the very first time and alongside the welcome new c4 documentary, provides fans with a unique insight into the show, the music and the characters involved.
the double vinyl release is housed in a gatefold sleeve.

he might be an architect by profession, but in his spare time spanish producer jaime tellado sets forth his work with the construction of groove and the design of soundscapes. under his skygaze moniker, he’s built a name for himself far outside the scene he’s grown up in. with his ‘some fun’ ep, once again showcases his well-structured yet wild-flowing melodic groove, combining deep bass with an ambient touch.

in 1979, the critically acclaimed artist ralph macdonald (who co-wrote just the two of us with bill withers) released his third lp via marlin records. though the reception for the album was mixed - most agreed on it s musical highlight, east dry river . 37 years later, and just in time for the arrival of summer, fly by night music s calypso weighs in with a fitting edit, respecting and captivating the original beauty of the track, making just a few subtle changes whilst revamping the percussion. someone pack the suncream, this party s going outside..

it is the year 2016, and the easy money remix series is even more back than it was last year! the outside agency - in their still ongoing quest to obtain the most speedboats - have sourced yet another batch of remixes from their friends for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2015 s easy money remix ep 2. deathmachine, detest and fracture 4 are the next three artists to deliver their undoubtedly smashing renditions of their favourite tracks by the outside agency. the deathmachine remix is epically epic (and 9 minutes long), the detest remix is lightning fast and the fracture 4 remix is depressingly slow. again, highly recommend by speedboat salesmen everywhere!

it is the year 2015, and the easy money remix series is back! it may even be 2016.. who even knows anymore with the irksome delays at pressing plants these days. the outside agency - as part of their never-ending quest to obtain more speedboats - have sourced yet another batch of remixes from their friends for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2007s easy money remix ep. dither, wavolizer, mindustries and igneon system are the first four artists to deliver their undoubtedly smashing renditions of their favorite tracks by the outside agency. part iii is coming up next, because these speedboats arent going to finance themselves. highly recommend by speedboat salesmen everywhere!

limited edition of 373 copies, 180 grams audiophile black vinyl, 18 tracks, 96 mins, gatefold sleeve, uv varnished outer sleeve, code for high quality download of the complete *outside the night* album plus full album *instrumental version* (18 tracks, 96 mins) and *timeline 2009 - 2015* (demos, outtakes, early/rough versions, 24 tracks, 134 mins) - a total of 5 hours 26 minutes of music!

for their first collaborative effort, the outside agency and n-vitral have teamed up to deliver an intense sonic barrage that can only be described as the sound of an entire fleet of jet fighters taking off with kickdrums playing on top of it. the first track, sams gospel, is fierce and relentless while the second track, the ultimate hunter, is relentless and fierce. in summary: this is the musical equivalent of airplanes taking off and you need it.

it is darkness o clock and the outside agency returns to their genosha imprint with exactly what you may not have been waiting for: slow weaponry in the 150-160 bpm range. drawing influence from a wide variety of other styles, these tracks will blend well with your hardstyle and hard techno records and will even fit your uptempo hardcore sets at +25! extra crispy sounds for extra crispy people. highly and selfishly recommended by the outside agency!

wenn es um erfolg geht, scheinen dem mann keine grenzen gesetzt: calvin harris, vom forbes-magazin jüngst zum bestbezahlten britischen musiker und dj nummer eins weltweit gekürt, schwimmt derzeit auf einer unglaublichen erfolgswelle: mit seiner jüngsten single *summer* gelang ihm nicht nur der sechste nummer-eins-hit in großbritannien, auch in deutschland erreichte er einen neuen karriere-peak. der song erreichte in den media control charts platz drei (bisherige bestmarke: platz 13) und den deutschen airplay-chart sensationell platz neun (!).
nachdem harris auf *summer* eindrucksvoll gezeigt hatte, dass er auch selbst als sänger seiner songs extrem erfolgreich sein kann, verpflichtete der 30-jährige mit shootingstar john newman (love me again) eine der beeindruckendsten stimmen im internationalen pop-business. mit *blame* küpfte harris nahtlos an diese erfolge an: in großbritannien schoss die single von null auf eins, in deutschland rangierte der song bereits nach zwei wochen in den top 5 der media control charts. beide singles finden sich auf dem vierten calvin harris-album *motion*.
das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.

ultra-limitierter actress remix des wiley tracks *from the outside* - weltweit auf 350 stück limitiert, 70 eh für deutschland!

in this system the time has made us slaves frantic wandering in search of vital purpose. our only way out is to bend time to our will. link and sync the machines to our time.

serge gainsbourg may primarily have been known outside his native land for the heavy breathing masterpiece *je t aime (moi non plus)*, the only french song ever to top the british charts, but to those at home he stood as one of the more potent cultural figures of post-war france. discover why he is held in such high regard with this 180g double-vinyl set.

truesoul records are proud to announce the release of *let your soul outside*, the debut album from reset robot in april 2014. behind the reset robot project is dave robertson, a producer who has released standout singles on labels like dogmatik, intacto and adam beyers truesoul imprint over the past 5 years. now he steps up with his debut album, the stunning *let your soul outside*.

2nd vinyl sampler , taken from the album ** let your soul outside**

truesoul records are proud to announce the release of let your soul outside, the debut album from reset robot in april 2014.

big with: truncate, brendon moeller, alan oldham (dj t-1000), aaron nesbitt, slam, lets go outside, bryan zentz, cyanwave, john massey, the automatic message, ..

your vision will become clear when you can look into your own heart who looks outside dreams, who looks inside, awakens

rising fast from the east coast of the usa, dissonant is proud to present andrew m. oritz, a producer and dj who has spent his life immersed in dj culture. having earnt his stripes as a dj across countless clubs in new jersey and new york, as well as further afield in florida, his explorations into production have fed into this first full artist release, fitting perfectly into the ongoing narrative of dissonant.

goes noord is back! genosha 21 sees the the outside agency collaborate with four different artists from all corners of the world on the third volume of their labels goes noord vs the rest of the world collaboration series. fracture 4, broken rules, dep affect and sei2ure all stepped up to help deliver four awesome tracks ranging from 155 to 160 bpm with ridiculously loud ride cymbals. highly recommended for fans of super loud ride cymbals and people who are into good music.

phorma presents an exceedingly hypnotic release by claudio prc & ness. a mysterious space travel into fathomless vastness of an unknown planet on the a side is supplemented with the two italian artists very own notturno of resounding gloomy sonic structures on the b side. vinyl only. no repress!

migs most recent artist album outside the skyline was released in 2011 on om records and saw ample amounts of love and support from a wide range of industry and music fans alike. the album showcases a diverse range of musical styles and quality song craftsmanship featuring an impressive array of top notch special guest vocal talent.
the skyline vault remixes aims to finally release some previously unreleased remixes crafted by some talented producers sharing their reinterpretations of various songs taken from the album.

axel boman and petter nordkvist of swedens studio barnhus momentarily shine a mirror ball onto their usual punch-drunk house for their debut release as man tear. a collaboration with vocalist j. jonason, outside amore is a trilling slab of spacious disco, the loping drums and chiming synthesizer accents pirouetting in tandem with jonasons tremulous delivery. the yearning vox of the original are kinetic on their own, but the dub further accosts jonason with all manner of interplanetary commotion and shards of tambourine.

including tin man remix. after being half a year absent from the outside world, good ratio music presents us their new release from little big orchestra who is showing us his first work ever done, named experiment 626

killer! raw and moody house! simon ferdinand with 4 amazing and deep flowing tunes on night drive music. that’s defo house music outside the box. simon is an artist to pay attention to in the future.

the movie star junkies are pagan shamans gathering their tribe in a post-post-modern urban wasteland diseased with greed, cold mathematics and assimilation - a world utterly lacking wild beauty and vision.
after their two acclaimed lps released by swiss voodoo rhythm records, a dozen of 7 inch singles and eps and several european tours, the quintet from torino, italy, presents their new album >son of the dust<.