deeply immersive second solo album from raul refree.

cupido kicks off star blazer in fine house style.

balearic lp

los granadians bring to earth their new probe of expansive cosmic reggae. the cosmic wave! “la onda cosmica”, the long awaited new album by the underground psychotropical titans.
the vinyl release includes a cd-copy of the full album.

desvio are back in the game with another installation of their >sedation in noise< series. somehow slam mode find an intricate balance between deep techy sounds and new york city spiritual organic sounds. perfect for those late night sets from francois k and joe claussell these releases get eaten alive on the shores of japan. techno for the body & soul. limited edition, clear vinyl, looks slick i say.

a collection of rare & wil chilean rock n roll from the 60s.

ladybug from japan

recorded at espacio cultural el tanque, santa cruz de tenerife by jorge lozano r. part of the aquapelago residency series for keroxen 2022

volume number 8 of 8 vinyls, for the 16 years of illegal alien records

electronic stuff

limited edition of 300 copies.

energetic electro-breaks vibrations.

debut album from casta, a dj and music producer from guatemala that takes in ambient, disco and more

ltd japanese import

hand-stamped lp + inserts limited to 150 copies

90s techno from spain

nova materia’s powerful, hypnotic music incorporates eerie sounds generated by raw and mineral materials (metal, rocks etc) to create tracks that are in turn hyper-rhythmic and dreamy, poised between postpunk rock and electronic dance music. the band’s sound is already making headway in festivals & clubs as well as in the visual arts & performance communities.
nova materia is a duet consisting of caroline chaspoul from france and eduardo henriquez from chile. the band was born three years ago from the ashes of panico, the chilean alternative rock group with which caroline and eduardo toured around the globe and released several albums. after two eps produced a.o. in collaboration with french producer chloé and her kill the dj label, nova materia have joined the likes of acid arab, konono n°1, juana molina, yasmine hamdan and matias aguayo on the crammed discs roster.

limitierte vinyl-lp inklusive downloadcode.

the first 3 releases from methodical - all bundled up for one special price!

raum musik 104 is a various artists compilation that features exclusive tracks from all the labels key artists. federico molinari, john dimas, franco cinelli, lee burton and phil evans have released on our label before, but we also have three new artists on board this time. jorge savoretti has released the last single on our label before the compilation plus the two newcomers enrico mantini from italy and andy kolwes from cologne. altogether it forms a nice package to celebrate 20 years of raum musik that shows as well the different sides of our label and we hope that you enjoy the tracks as much as we do.

the 1980s. neo-liberal excess. crumbling communism. military juntas ruling with an iron fist. and of course, freaked out music. contort yourself are turning back the clock and returning to an unholy fount of inspiration with -80s underground cassette culture volume 1. a buffet of beaten up and brutalised tracks are on offer from unknown outfits and respected experimenters. across two lps expect to find noise reductions, post punk bitterness, no wave grunts, distortion soaked strings and vocals lost in a hail of pain. a road map into the weird and wild world of diy back alley artists who, armed with only a tape and an idea, gave the established music norms a sharp fist to the throat.

nice price deal !!! the title of this ep sorta says it all. its quite an important release for the label. glasgow musical connections all around! when most people think of optimo music, they think of the long-running club night in glasgow >optimo (espacio)<, which ran for 12 years every sunday…headed by jd twitch and jg wilkes. label honcho jd twitch is extremely proud to be releasing naum gabo … as this is the studio project of his optimo partner, jonnie wilkes, along with james savage. jonnie and james (formally releasing three 12 inches simply as >naum< on kompakts mighty speicher series) have been active on the scene for a while now. as well as releasing the original music on kompakt, mule, eskimo, dissident, and tinae they have provided some wonderful naum gabo reworks for hot chip, simian mobile disco, franz ferdinand, snow patrol, psychonauts and so many more… twitch has long been a fan of naum gabo so it is a bit of a coup to be getting this fantastic release: two covers of two mighty scottish acts from the late 70s/early 80s.

sonar kollektiv present volume 2 of the daniel grau reworks this time by box aus holz.

finitribe release the classic balearic anthem, detestimony, 25 years after its original release - featuring brand new remixes by justin robertson, optimo (espacio), robot 84 and a finiflex production.

optimo trax is an offshoot label of optimo music for tracks aimed at djs/dancefloors. yes, we know there are too many record labels already, but we felt an overriding desire to start another one as so much music that didnt seem quite right for optimo music (i.e. music that was specifically designed for dancing) kept coming our way. like the parent label, optimo trax will release music by new artists and excavate forgotten classics. luma is a project by dave clark from glasgow. dave had his first release as a member of state of flux in 1993 on t&b vinyl, the label twitch ran with his dj partner of that era, brainstorm. twitch and dave have continued to work together in various ways ever since. he has released records as truffle club, and as big ned on optimo music as well as working with twitch from 2005 - 2010 remixing a plethora of artists under the optimo (espacio) moniker before fatherhood necessitated him focusing on changing nappies rather than programming synths. dave has also recorded under various aliases for r&s, numbers, stuffrecords, dissident and wireblock. the twentieth anniversary of that first release seemed a fitting date for dave to unleash his monster new club music alter ego, luma on optimo trax. twitch thinks dave is the best producer in scotland and endlessly weeps into his gin and tonics about how unprolific dave is, so was ecstatic when the 4 killer tracks were delivered that make up this third optimo trax ep. these have been thoroughly road tested over the last few months at gigs around the world.

glasgow underground launches a new mix compilation series in may with the release of optimo:the underground sound of glasgow mixed by optimos jd twitch. each installment of the underground sound of… will see a dj focus on his or her home city, compiling mixing and collection of music from said city. this 12 inch features 5 of the rarer tracks from the mix.

glasgow underground launches a new mix compilation series in may with the release of optimo:the underground sound of glasgow mixed by optimos jd twitch. each installment of the underground sound of will see a dj focus on his or her home city, compiling mixing and collection of music from said city.

doubleheart, the collaborative project of two of scotlands longest serving creative individuals in electronic music - jd twitch (optimo espacio) and neil landstrumm. taking its name from title song *roots* - a sub heavy, tension building track that re-imagines jamaican dub poet michael smiths original from the seminal 1982 album ‘mi cyaan believe it - the ep as a whole works as an analogue exploration into the rawer side of dance music. working together allows these veteran producers to fuse their individual styles and musical sensibilities, combining landstrumms raw aesthetic and mastery of hardware manipulation with twitchs unrivalled knowledge of what makes a dancefloor tick. spawning from the depths of their imaginations and machines are 4 club-ready tracks brimming with anticipation and menace. although taking its inspiration from 80s electro and 90s acid & rave, the final result is far from a throwback to a halcyon, bygone era. instead, they have managed to carve out a distinctive sound the bleeps and bangs its way firmly into 2013.
dj support from optimo, ben ufo, joe goddard (hot chip / 2 bears), nightwave, daniel avery, lando kal, sinden, clouds, west norwood cassette library, medlar, hot city, tayo, auntie flo, sei a ...

the son of a prominent nicaraguan politician, alfonso noel lovo was a choice target for the sandinista rebels who hijacked his homeward flight from miami in december of 1971, ultimately putting several rounds through the talented musicians torso and hand. after several years, and as many surgeries, he would break new ground on this psychedelic swirl of latin jazz and pan-american funk with his musical partner, percussionist jose chepito areas of santana fame. long unavailable, la gigantona has lived its forty years lost in the grooves of a single acetate. imagine a nicaraguan take on herbie hancocks afro-jazz masterpiece mwandishi with some of the most penetrating, left-field guitar youve never heard.

very welcome reissue of the original sire records release of dinosaur s kiss me again from 1978. written and produced by disco legends arthur russell and nicky siano and weighing in at a heavy 13 minutes long, this is a truly hypnotic disco odyssey which takes you on a curling and tension-filled journey through funky piano riffs, signature scratchy guitar work by talking heads supremo david byrne, tumbling drums, stabbing horns and of course mr russell s swirling atmospheric cello solos. all this is held together by myriam valles beautiful yearning vocal performance until the crazy mind-blowing orgasmic final minutes where david byrne goes wild and the whole thing explodes in pure dancefloor meltdown. choose from the a-side jimmy simpson mix or dinosaur s own more stripped down, chaotic but equally compelling mix on the flip. huge in new york especially at nicky sianos own gallery nightclub, later championed by frankie knuckles in chicago and more recently chosen by twitch as the perfect record to end the very last optimo espacio, this is a true disco classic and absolutely essential in any discerning record collection.

its early days yet, but things are going well for the london-based trio factory floor: nik colk (guitar/vocals/electronics), gabe gurnsey (drums/ electronics) and dom butler (electronics/vocals). and optimo music are in the unique position of doing a remix for factory floor and having a exclusive single release for it. ~ (r e a l l o v e) an optimo (espacio) mix is already getting attention from james holden, the quietus, and it was only mastered about a fortnight ago. the optimo (espacio) mix was made at the behest of factory floor an was done by optimo music head honcho jd twitch alongside his sometime collaborator dave clark.

heavy plays by: james murphy (lcd soundsystem / dfa)) , rune lindbaek (smalltown supersound) , severino (horse meat disco) , jd twitch (optimo (espacio)) , baby g (aka l.s.b. / superdiscoteca, eskimo), blackjoy (project, yellow, supra, nrk, freerange)blackjoy , cosmo vitelli , daniel wang (balihu records),headman (relish records),italoboyz , marcelo burlon severino (horse meat disco) ,san proper (rush hour) ,tomas barfod (tomboy) ,trevor jackson

following on from debut album >love comes close< (... a piece of spectral, spectacular electronic pop û the guardian), new yorks cold cave release an ep of remixes for >life magazine< by pantha du prince, arthur baker, optimo and prurient.
free download code included.

love in c minor presents number 8 in pollyesters count down series! german love letter is here to wake the old babes at the slots with a mantrische lullabye which goes like ach du ach du ach du ach du ach du! featuring remixes by permanent vacation, optimo espacio and hal tabac! in the middle of snowy munichs nowhere a black heart army of penguin lovers is doing the heart-break dance. soon to be seen in pollyesters music video which is part of her and dompteur mooners performance and concert series called pollyester parking lot shown march till mid may under munichs maximilianstrasse.

glow in the dark vinyl - limited run 75 units !! cool electro pop with remixes from optimo and blog favourites aeroplane

cobra dukes with new dancefloor material.. incl jd twitch optimo remix & aeroplane remix

cool 4 track compilation on the brandnew output offshot. electro/tech and pop vibes in great combination...

minimalism indipendent rock with optimo remix (for electro fans)!!

new ep from the panico combo.. great crossroad between electro, punk funk and disco

count of monte cristal & sinden deliver a great jacking hip house remix also includes the electro flavoured an optimo (espacio) dub, the album version and the instrumental must have record

next electrofied techhouse two tracker by the glimmers on their own label

los expedientes de la necesidad son detrás más fuertes que siempre antes con un nuevo sonido tomarle incluso más futuro en espacio. 6 meses de preparación cuidadosa y de finetuning han traído las máquinas nuevas en los estudios de la necesidad y el sonido ahora está. crea por favor que éste es el sonido caliente para el verano! ¡ el sonido del t h u n d e r b i r d !