Boot & Tax

After two sold-out 12" EPs on Optimo Trax (Acido (OT 004EP, 2013) and Fusci (OT 008EP, 2014)), Boot & Tax head over to motherlabel Optimo Music for the release of their full-length debut. The Milanese duo of Cristian Croce (The Barking Dogs) and Claudio Brioschi (Brioski) are two of the most popular and respected DJs and producers of the Italian scene, who share a great passion for analog synths and experimentation and a deep knowledge of both clubbing and production. Dance albums are notoriously difficult to pull off and often fall flat, but Boot & tax succeed where many fail by making a record that will work on open-minded dance floors but isn't necessarily a dance album. Incorporating Brioschi's guitar playing, Boot & Tax's trademark eccentric instrumentation, along with their analog arsenal and the occasional vocal from Croce, they have managed to forge a uniquely characteristic sound world. Playful, psychedelic, hypnotic, captivating, the album comes in a gatefold sleeve on double vinyl and precedes a tour scheduled for summer 2015 and beyond.