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'Still Living In Slavery' is Mr Raoul K's third album. It is, however, the first one that will be released on his own label 'baobab music'. He thought for quite some time about to shift the African instruments and African rhythm structures that uses in his production processs into a more dominant, more exposed position. Giving them a role of there own and freeing them from being bound to a groove coined by a four-to-the-floor kickdrum. While using dominating drumsounds when producing records aimed for the dancefloor seemed reasonible , they weren't needed for the storytelling concept throughout this album and are left to the accompanying remixes. Remixes will be released as vinyl and download. As usual, Mr Raoul K works together with artists heading from Africa. Here, Hamed Sosso, Sona Diabate, Batakali A.K. Tenekdash and Adama Conde present their skills. His friend Kuniyuki Takashi demonstrates his talent to play the flute and provides some piano too. This album deals with aspects of inner and outer slavery. It is known that people - wether knowingly or not - often get into habits that start to limit their possibilities and narrow their view. Slavery is no longer people put in chains by others, but people put in chains by themselves. But only one group of the enchained will admit to their chain. Mr Raoul K's other concern is to share traditional African grooves and sounds with an audience that hasn't experienced this kind of music before.

'Still Living In Slavery' is Mr Raoul K's third album. It is, however, the first one that will be released on his own label 'baobab music'. He thought for quite some time about to shift the African instruments and African rhythm structures that uses in his production processs into a more dominant, more exposed position. Giving them a role of there own and freeing them from being bound to a groove coined by a four-to-the-floor kickdrum. While using dominating drumsounds when producing records aimed for the dancefloor seemed reasonible , they weren't needed for the storytelling concept throughout this album and are left to the accompanying remixes. Remixes will be released as vinyl and download. As usual, Mr Raoul K works together with artists heading from Africa. Here, Hamed Sosso, Sona Diabate, Batakali A.K. Tenekdash and Adama Conde present their skills. His friend Kuniyuki Takashi demonstrates his talent to play the flute and provides some piano too. This album deals with aspects of inner and outer slavery. It is known that people - wether knowingly or not - often get into habits that start to limit their possibilities and narrow their view. Slavery is no longer people put in chains by others, but people put in chains by themselves. But only one group of the enchained will admit to their chain. Mr Raoul K's other concern is to share traditional African grooves and sounds with an audience that hasn't experienced this kind of music before.

Three Kink remixes which are available now for the first time on vinyl. Limited to 500 copies.


We're very proud to present you a selection of three re-interpretations by the mighty KiNK! These tracks are available now for the first time on vinyl and have been specially remastered. Strictly limited edition of only 500 vinyl copies!

the new strictly rhythm ep part 1

A1 - Aldo Cadiz & Oscar Barila - Sofia Nights : I get long awaited moment , the debut of two international artists working together , Aldo Cadiz & Oscar Barila , as family members Original label , and of course, do it with three large Vilino courteous.The track that gives name to the album , and the A1 side of it is this , Sofia nights , bordering on the line we have this great deep house track , consisting of a solid base , tribal , percussive , very grooving and envelope accompanied by deep house melodies and vocals that bring to mind the fashioned Chicago House ., Track dancefloor and very danceable, with a remarkable elegance to highlight ., , B1 - Aldo Cadiz & Oscar Barila - Flex Pen: This such a distinguished track encompasses sounds like we had never before seen , is based on a broken and very atmospheric percussion , combined to perfection by this pair of great artists and old school Syntes voices blend very harmoniously . Topic has a great evolution without losing the line a...

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"The Lost Mixes" returns to the label for it's second instalment and this time round it's remixes of Nic Fanciulli that are on offer.

First up on the A side is Paul Ritch's remix of Nic & Rolando's collab from 2011. The remix has only featured on Nic's Balance comp which was out earlier this year and is now finally available for all. Over on the flip is an intelligent remix from up & coming American artist Lauren Lane where she gives the track a real deep, trippy makeover.

The release will also be available on limited vinyl through the SavedLTD series.

limited red vinyl pressing!

Limited to 500 units coming in silkscreen printed sleeves
After the success of their first EP 'Bells from the Deep End' and their second 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night', we are very happy to present the 3rd Golden Teacher EP with another sleeve designed and made by their fair hands. This is is an edition of 500 as that is all that time allows to be made. We are not advocates of limited edition releases but sometimes necessity dictates. Further copies will be available in the Optimo Music house bag.

Their latest release is a party record...play it loud, preferably with some lasers and strobes, and LET LOOSE.

It s a double A -side release. Party People is GoGo a go go while the more electronic leaning Love has been cut at 45 so it can be cunningly played at either speed for extra added value love. Silver Chalice is an added bonus not jazz funk gem.

Wild party music from Glasgow from our hearts to yours.

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to the Shimmy Sham Sham sessions. Fall is knocking at the door. Dancers bathe into the red sunsets hoping to squeeze the very last drop out of summer's bliss.

Internasjonal makes a gigantic splash into the new year with the in-demand ' Cero' by Galarude ( DJ Kent and homies from Sly Moongose and Tokyo No. 1 Soulset ) that had been a secret weapon of a selected few DJ glitterati since it's original Japan-only release in 2004 and enriches it with red hot remixes by DJ HARVEY, PRINS THOMAS and TUFF CITY KIDS ( Gerd Janson & Lauer ) spread over two separate 12es. this first part holds the timeless original slightly reminiscent of recent Four Tet or Daphne sound aesthetics with its tough, rolling jungle drums and gyrating waves of vibraphon, organ and guitar notes sucking your head into a maelstrom of bliss. DJ Harvey, object of worship like few other DJs, puts a spell on us remodeling "cero" into an irresistible, jumping cosmic afro stomper.

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With their cinematic music and John Carpenter's cover albums, we wondered when a real soundtrack by Zombie Zombie is
going to be out Well, here it is now , the two 'zombies' Cosmic Neman and Etienne Jaumet finally sign their first film music
for the first feature film from director , Narimane Mari, " Loubia Hamra " ("Bloody Beans"), to be released in spring 2014. And
we found them there, where we do not expect, because it's not a horror movie, but a free movie, a journey of a group of
children from a district of Algiers during the war of Algeria, who becomes aware of life and death.Director Narimane Mari talks
about her experience with Zombie Zombie and creation of the soundtrack for her movie:"I really wanted the music to be as
blood flow of images and that is what it is. Sharp, dull, full of strange noises, inner or surging, harmonious or disturbed by
noise disorder, which allows to read beyond the visual narrative. We are in the bowels of childhood and it shakes us up when
we let our-selves be takeover by the living: the profusion. I didn't want to make a movie where psychology and reason rule
and dominate until our senses are weakened, but a movie that we experience with the body and it is them who made it
possible, this total immersion. "

The next fresh Techhousesounds from Erfurts Polar-Rec. Raycoux Jr. & Stefan Barth are dropping another bomb. After the big Success of their Open the Doors, they let go "Concarte", which will bring back the summer into your minds. Fabian Reichelt, famous for his collaboration with Marek Hemmann as Marian, shows up with his first clubtrack and that he has got more than his nice voice to rock the Floor.

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Finally the second single out of Martin Eyerer's highly acclaimed debut album "Word Of Mouth". A huge peaktime clubmonster determined by that very different steel drums melody. With a great new Club mix from Martin himself and fantastic remixes by Robert Babicz aka Rob Acid, Daniele Papini and Someone Else.

After he caught our attention several times with a string of releases on such labels as Quintessentials for example, we are very happy to introduce Skipson as a new artist on our label. His influences can be found somewhere between labels like Classic or Music for Freaks for example

This twelve-inch is the first in triple that will make up the vinyl version of Mr Raoul Ks album 'Still Living In Slavery' - his first album on his own label. The second twelve-inch will be release in a picture sleeve that will be able to hold all three records. Recently, Mr Raoul K started to add some kind of soundtrackesque touch to his tracks. On this release, this development is represented by 'Intelligent Revolution' - an epic thirteen minute plus rollercoaster ride of a track without any dominant kickdrum. Traditional African instruments fuel an irresistible groove that keeps pulling you in and in. Don't take anything for granted and stay alert. That is what the Peul-Flute melody keeps saying over and over - never losing its groove or its grip and keeping on pushing. On the flipside, veteran producer Ron Trent flexes his remix muscle on 'Sene Kela' and applies his trademark warm deephouse sound to this vocal driven track. The catchy vocal is accompanied by a very lively baseline and some strings to keep the dancers' feet moving. Up next is Simbads treatment of Dounougnan Magni (Chapitre 3) - a track that features Kuniyuki Takahashi on piano and Sossoba Keita on vocals. The remix pushes this already dynamic track even further and heads toward a climax that melts European and African soundscapes into an outburst of pure dancefloor magic. Enjoy.

a great tribal tech house bomb with remix by paco osuna !!! this one is a bomb !!!!

debut of spanish top-notch producer & dj OSCAR BARILA on PARQUET !!! a real bomb with oriental vocals and tribal beats called durum falafel !!! this one is massive !!!!

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Smilax Records introduces you the ottova edition of the compilation Tribal completely dedicated to the genre, "The Tribal Side Of House".
A CD containing 15 tracks of pure Tribal House signed by artists like Danilo Seclì, Jeanclaude Maurice, Joe Piccino and many more!

1. Jeanclaude Maurice - Studio B. (Original Mix)
2. Mistify Trip - China Trip (Original Mix)
3. Joe Piccino - Viajar Con La Trompeta (Original Mix)
4. Nico Sfienti - Touch Me (Original Version)
5. Yanez De Gomera - Hands Up (D-Soriani Tribal Mix)
6. Beluga Waste - Pocket Pack (Original Mix)
7. Abel Dj & Mauro Ghess - Tribal Trump (Original Mix)
8. Gianrico Leoni - The Rise (Original Mix)
9. Vivaz & Danilo Seclì vs Santoro & Bovino feat. Cesco & Puccia - Zimba (Radio Version)
10. Flower Groove Collective - Underfire (D-Soriani Tribal Mix)
11. Kaarlos & Mozza vs Fratty - Panther (Radio Edit)
12. Still Floor - Apache (Original Version)
13. Papagayo Groove - Closing Up To The Sky (Original Mix)
14. Roy De Ville - Tattoo Tribe (Original Mix)
15. Stephen Kernel - Tribe 33 (Original Mix)

feat. danny "buddah" morales !!

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contains the official melody of the 2006 fifa world cup !!! grab the last copies in the original picture sleeve for a meega price !!!

Like the parent label, Optimo Trax will release music by new artists and excavate forgotten classics.
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 didn't 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.


Michele Mininni is from Southern Italy where he says people are not interested in his type of music so he was forced to reach out to Glasgow where it turns out some people most defintely are. Citing his influences as kraut, post rock, new wave and electronic amongst others, this is his debut release and most accomplished it is too. Lowering the tempo somewhat compared with previous OT releases, Tupolev Love is a sub 100bpm cosmic trancer while Telekomdisko raises the tempo and heads off into sun drenched space territory. The EP is completed by Michele's fellow countrymen, Boot & Tax's great acid-inflected remix of Tupolev Love.

Following their successfull release "SALINAS" (Pacha Recordings), Bedrud & Giese start through with another euphoric club-filler in their very own style of deep but pushing tech-house: "AFRICAN CHILD" (rotfenstermusik) stays to its name and lets african child choirs meet deep bass, fat percussions and a mincing piano above.
Remixes are from electro-freaky dusk till afterhour dawn :)

Fay expands the sonic palette from her debut "DIN" pushing elements of drone, no wave/post-punk and dub higher into the mix.
Two years after the release of her groundbreaking LP DIN, FAY re-emerges with her new exhilarating new masterwork Deathwatch. Treading many of the signature avant-pop and rough-and-tumble R&B tropes first heard on DIN, Deathwatch expands the sonic palette pushing elements of drone, no wave/post-punk, and dub higher into the mix.

For our 18th release we feature producer & DJ Alex Celler. Greek by right, but (as of 2004) a Londoner by choice he's causing a stir with his energetic and intense house sounds, full of swing, tribal rhythms & techy beats.

DJ MADSKILLZ REMIX BIG WITH RICHIE HAWTIN, LUCIANO, JORIS VOORN, DUBFIRE, GREGOR TRESHER, KAROTTE, BART SKILS.. With former releases on Trapez, Liebe Detail and Cadenza (with Michel Cleis), Salvatore Freda & Volta are about to become big news!

Very much unclassifiable house not/ techno/ not disco debut coming from recent NYC transplant, Bookworms. Blown out sample chops, synched up drum machines with those Barney's claps and outboard synths play throughout making these two jams more than interesting excursions into an intimate place that we just can't place our finger on still.