"To think 'Outside the Box' is to see things beyond the norm, to think beyond the limitations of consciousness and experience. To be a visionary".
Outside the Box Music was launched in 2006 and is the creative outlet of Dutchman Eelke Kleijn. Besides being a home base for his own productions, Outside the Box Music aims to release quality music from upcoming as well as established producers. In terms of music the label is as diverse as its name suggests, many releases not being easy to pigeonhole into a certain style but instead cross the conventional borders between them.
With releases and remixes by the likes of Dualtone (Johan Vermeulen / Jermain Hatusupy from Fine Taste & Infinitize), Kosmas Epsilon, Nick Hogendoorn, Roger Martinez, Sebastian Davidson and head-honcho Eelke Kleijn himself, the label has built up a pretty varied sound and identity. DJ Support has come from many different corners, including Hernan Cattaneo, Jimmy van M, Anthony Pappa, Fish Go Deep, Paul van Dyk and Nick Warren. Outside the Box Music is slowly but steadily becoming a well known name in quality house music.
www.outsidetheboxmusic.nl Last updated: January 2008
Release Date: Jun 3rd, 2009
» Progressive / Other/Electronica
01. See what we can find
02. Heart breaks
03. In between
04. The pad goes up
05. Like the old days
06. The thrill will be later (with Roell Sapphire)
07. Far more out
08. All by pitching the crowd
09. Smashed into the sky
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Francesco Pico's first artist album 'Imagining Sounds' was released on Extrema Music in 2007. It was received extremely well by industry giants like Laurent Garnier and Dave Seaman. The single 'All By Yourself' was even featured in Sasha's Essential Mix and used by Jimmy van M to end his Balance 10.1 album.
Roughly two years later, Francesco has finished writing the long-expected follow up. Imagining Sounds 2 is set for release on the 3rd of June 2009 on Outside the Box Music. Early supporters already include Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren, and we are without a doubt that many are to follow. The original album was unique at the time, being written as one long track rather than a collection of individual songs. Needless to say, Francesco has approached his second album much in the same way. Imagining Sounds 2 is, quite literally, a journey through dance music, ranging from 808-influenced electronica like 'Heart breaks' to guaranteed club slammers like 'Smashed into the sky'.
Imagining Sounds 2 will be available both in digital format (mixed and separate tracks) as well as in physical format (mixed). Besides the album, which will include 9 brand new previously unreleased tracks, a series of remix EP's is also set for release later this year.
DJ Reactions:
Francesco Pico - Imagining Sounds 2 (Jun 03, 2009)
Fjor - Funkazoid / Frisky (Apr 29, 2009)
Stefanowitz - Witzkraft EP (Mar 04, 2009)
Logiztik Sounds & Kally - Smash It (featuring remixes by Terry Grant, Qbical) (Feb 18, 2009)
Francesco Pico & Roell Sapphire - The Thrill Will Be Later EP (Jan 14, 2009)
Various Artists - OTB Sampler (featuring Maslow & MKN, Robin Onrust & Deepmind) (Dec 17, 2008)
Elusive - Back in the Days EP (featuring remixes by Neos Deos, Nick Hogendoorn & Eelke Kleijn) (Nov 26, 2008)
