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Lekë @ Ensomnia Club (Prishtina, Kosovo / 10.02.2023)

Ray Okpara, with his roots in Nigeria but with influence and growth in Mannheim, represents the true feeling of house music. His distinctive style with percussions, hypnotic beats and a touch of soul has been Ray's emblem throughout the years and a trademark of his label Ama Recordings.

Ray Okpara is one of the most consistent artists, and despite an established trajectory in the industry, he continues to innovate and fuel his passion for music. Here a recent set recorded live at Kater Blau, Berlin!

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MEOKO Podcast Series | Ray Okpara - Recorded live at Kater Blau

Tracklist:

1. Thank U 4 Letting Me Be Myself - Omar-S [FXHE Records - 2013]
2. Deeper EP - Franck Roger [Real Tone Records - 2021]
3. This Generation - Jovonn [Body’N Deep - 2018]
4. High Streets - Mr KS [On A Mission Records - 2015]
5. Sweet Beat Drop - Steven Cock [Cargo Edition - 2011]
6. Beach House - The Mekanism [Exploited - 2019]
7. Every Cow Has A Bird - Guti & Dubshape [Crosstown Rebels - 2010]
8. U Got Me Up (Danny Tenaglia’s Club Version) - Dajae [Cajual Records - 1993]
9. Soulfood - Patrice Scott [Sistrum Recordings - 2017]
10. Untitled - Politics Of Dancing X Nail [P.O.D CROSS - 2019]

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URBAN SESSIONS X PRIBEATS - presents: Prologue to PriBeats with Lekë #034

Lekë playing the opening before Cabrera's live set. 

Tracklist:

1. Square Down Smoother - Losoul [Hypercolour - 2018]
2. Whatup Doe (Omar-S Remix) - Big Strick [FXHE Records - 2010]
3. Cala’s House (Efdemin Remix) - Deadbeat [Ventil - 2011]
4. The Loon’s Groove - Smallpeople [Smallville Records - 2012]
5. 5445 - DJ W!LD [W - 2011]
6. Hidden Reaction - Corrie [Wiggle - 2019]
7. The flying dutchman - Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts [Karat Records - 2008]
8. Gathering Funky Take - Chris Carrier & Chez Damier [Adult Only - 2010]
9. Freerotation I - Soulphiction [Philpot - 2011]
10. Smoking Drums - John Dimas [La Vie En Rose - 2013]
11. Got 2 B - Move D [Essential Records - 2013]
12. Time Line (Reconstructed by XDB) - Makam [Sushitech Purple - 2011]
13. Take Off (Alex Celler ‘Toronto Dub’ Remix) - Markus Homm [Unike Muzik - 2012]
14. Organ Message - Daze Maxim [Hello? Repeat - 2009]
15. Ninja Restaurant - Smallpeople [Running Back - 2013]
16. Freshly ground - Chris Carrier [Adult Only - 2013]
17. Yeah (Jamie Jones ‘Shower Curtain’ Remix) - Deniz Kurtel ft. Guest Of Nature [Crosstown Rebels - 2010]
18. Unsound - Ekkohaus [Cargo Edition - 2009] 
19. Galaxy 21 - Matthew Styles [Running Back - 2011]
20. Joe And The Indian - The Mole [Fur Trade Recordings - 2010]

Lekë @ PriBeats: Episode XV (Zone Club - 24.02.2024)

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Artist: Tobias Oliver
Title: Aeon 
Label: Minimood
Catalogue: minimood024
Format: Vinyl 2x12” + Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno / Dub Techno / Minimal / Ambient
Release date: June 7, 2024

Tracklist
1. Aeon
2. Aeon (Die Wilde Jagd Last And First Remix)
3. Aeon (AU Cheek Well Well Remix)
4. Aeon (Ray Okpara Lost Lovers Remix)
5. Aeon (Bluetrain Special Edition Dub)
6. Aeon (JS Reflective Reshape)
7. Aeon (Anton Kubikov Frail Snowflakes Remix)

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To celebrate the 25th release of its regular series, the long-standing underground label Minimood unleashes minimood025 as a massive 2x12" compound. It features ‘Aeon’ by Tobias Oliver with remix treatment from Bluetrain, AU Cheek, Die Wilde Jagd, JS, Anton Kubikov, as well as Ray Okpara. With its blend of tonal warmth and melancholic touch, this release skilfully infuses the nostalgic essence of the dub techno era and departs on a journey through the more subtle shades of euphoria. As an enthralling special the artwork has been crafted by Milan based sculptor Tillmann Lauterbach applying old plate printing techniques on Travertine stone.

The original track, 'Aeon,' by Tobias Oliver, is a stripped-back melancholic techno masterpiece. Its rolling bassline and synth punches throughout induce a beautiful state of perpetual contemplation. Die Wilde Jagd constructs his ambient ‘Last And First Remix’ as an otherworldly story from start to finish, where dreamlike drones, ripples and chirps transcend to uncharted places. The ‘Well Well Remix’ by AU Cheek hypnotizes with distorted sounds creating a murky atmosphere and offers an intriguing take on minimal techno. Focussing on a rolling bassline Ray Okpara’s ‘Lost Lovers Remix’ unfolds echoes of the synth from the original that swirl and flutter around in ghostly ways. The ‘Special Edition Dub’ is minimal dub techno in archetypical form provided by Bluetrain: his signature sound dub effects and addictive groove are irresistible. JS’s ‘Reflective Reshape’ forms a slice of blissed-out dub techno with quixotic white noise-filled depths. Lastly, Anton Kubikov navigates his ‘Frail Snowflakes Remix’ through minimal soundscapes guided by a floaty atmospheric acid bassline enhanced with robotic whispers.


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Aeon

Premiere: Tobias Oliver - Aeon [minimood025]

JP Elorriaga - WEEK-27 | 2024 LTU-Podcast
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TRACKLIST
1-	JP Elorriaga - Owls (Ray Okpara Remix)
2-	Dc Dubz - Fog (Original Mix)
3-	u z z v - Nine (JUST2 Club Remix)
4-	DOTT - Universal Gravitation (Original Mix)
5-	Oscar Poulsen Poulsen – Tokai (Original Mix)
6-	 Carlos A, Robert Gajardo - Redoble Fit (Original Mix)
7-	UNAI (ES), NAAiV - Post Traumatic Fantasy (Original Mix)
8-	Jay Caesar - Wanna Down (Original Mix)
9-	Kevin Deep - Loop State (Original Mix)
10-	Maxse - The Way (Original Mix)
11-	JP Elorriaga – Pocilga (Original Mix)

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JP Elorriaga - WEEK-27 | 2024 LTU-Podcast

This mix was recorded live during Ray Okpara’s birthday party, It’s Ours, at the legendary Hoppetosse in Berlin. The night was filled with unforgettable sets from some of the finest DJs, and the order of the sets is as follows:

	•	Sebo K
	•	Ray Okpara
	•	Nick Curly
	•	Rossko
	•	Marko Nastic
	•	Moruki

The night culminated in an epic back-to-back-to-back (B2B2B) session featuring Moruki, Nick Curly, and Ray Okpara, bringing the party to an electrifying close.

Enjoy this journey through the sounds of an unforgettable night.

MEOKO Podcast Series | It’s Ours - 11 Hrs Recorded at Hoppetosse Part II

MEOKO Podcast Series | It’s Ours - 11 Hrs Recorded at Hoppetosse Part I

Whoyostro LTD presents Ray Okpara, Jorge Escobar - Planet Oracle [WHLTD250] w/ Tuccillo Remix

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1. Planet Oracle (Tuccillo Remix)
2. Planet Oracle

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so this is a remix I did for the lovely Phoebe Ryan - the original is such a beautiful, uplifting thing, but it took me awhile to wrap my head around what to do with it. so i closed my eyes, took some deep breaths, lit some candles, said some voodoo chants etc etc, and boom the remix was done

but actually this was one of the smoothest, least bang my head against the keyboard remixes i've ever done. it's a bit different than a lot of my other stuff, but everything just flowed super well when i was making it and i'm really happy with how it came out, so ENJOY!! and keep an eye out, news about next original tune coming soon!

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Ray Okpara - Harmonize

Label - @supervibe-music

Release Date - 16/05/2025
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Premiere : Ray Okpara - Harmonize

David Norena @ PORT 81 Records Promo Mix 2016

Recorded Live at @Soundnightclub.
Los Angeles, February 24 2017

Marco Carola: live at Sound Nightclub - Los Angeles, February 24 2017

My latest rmx i did with my better half @mobius-strum <3 ...

Artist: Saro Carrasi
Album: No Rest
Remixes: Ray Okpara & Mobius Strum, Gabriel Ferreira, Malandra Jr. 
Label: Playground Records
Art: Victoria Zaffari
Mastering: Javier Ferreira
Catalogue: PGR008
Release date: 27/04/2017

Playground Records welcomes a new talent, the Italian Sara Carrasi, who introduces his EP No Rest.

The track which gives its name to the EP is a strong stampede of sinister sound, dark tone with powerful kick, fat and rocky hi hats and whip-like claps. The basis sets up an acid modulation that carries and twists the track, giving a perverse sensation of pleasant suffering with no rest. 

Irregular Heartbeat is a sloppy trotting bass with strident leads that reminds us of Belgian sound and 90’s rave parties, only slower and surrounded by mystery. 

No Way Out follows the same front bass line with sound of smashes strings, notes of industrial reminiscences, smashy rides and shouts as a contemporary tribute to Front 242 to dance wildly. 

Western Soul becomes drier and stiff. With mysterious, whispering and hungry sounds, it transforms into a ride through an uncertain and fearful landscape, quite comforting in its weirdness. 

The high caliber remixes start with Malandra Jr, making No Rest a big beat track, trippy and powerful. 

Ray Okpara and Mobius Strum deliver a very delicate piece in dub version, full of ambient, charming sounds and bewitching vocals in an eloquent and lyrical environment

Gabriel Ferreira gives a cutting and pushing rhythm to No Rest to make it a stomper remix with claps in quarter notes, where acid tech rubs shoulders with ghetto tech. 

As a closure, an other remix by Ferreira in swing key, the 4x4 with two kicks of different accents makes us dance moving shoulders, shaking arms and nodding with a not quite common rhythm in electronic music.

No Rest (Ray Okpara & Mobius Strum Dubbeat Remix)

Producer / Digger / Dj / Fotografo. 

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Ray Okpara - An artist whose roots lie half in Nigeria represents today for what we understand as House: 

Percussions, drifty hypnotic beats, a touch of soul and marvellously deep.........house is a feeling and Ray Okpara has his finger firmly on the pulse, leading the way. Whilst his own roots are in Nigeria, it is actually Mannheim, Germany that Ray has helped put on the electronic music map, with a string of stellar productions on hot labels like Cécille, Oslo, Get Physical, Soweso and Arearemote and an indomitable DJ style that has seen him rock out the world’s great modern clubbing arenas.

With Ray’s distinctive style, it’s no surprise to learn that his early influences were hip-hop, funk and soul before the nightlife escapades of he and long-time friend Johnny D truly awoke his strong interest in electronic music. Impressed by the many different genres, the first attempt on the turntables was actually using Johnny's UK Garage Records. But the passion was sparked and Ray and Johnny began their own party, RAJO, which was hugely popular throughout the Rhein Necker Delta.

Another friend, Nick Curly, joined RAJO in 2001 and 'The Loft’ residency began in Mannheim, where the first seeds of something monumental were unwittingly being sown. The Mannheim influence, and the time Ray has spent living there, is tangible; during these years the technical elements of Ray’s sets developed and the groove began to take shape, thankfully encompassing all the early influences like soul and funk.

Berlin was calling in 2005 and beginning 4 years living in the city, Ray really started to blossom musically. The heralded DJ performances were soon accompanied by productions, such as remixes for Johnny D on Oslo and 8-bit or the Italoboyz on Get Physical. His first EP, ‘Fumnaya’ on Lomidhigh Lmtd and releases like ‘Frozen on Yellow Ice’ (Arearemote) and ‘Loving Moonbauh’ (Drumpoet Community) were instrumental in Mannheim’s explosion in 2008.  

On returning to Mannheim in 2009, his Brothers EP (Oslo) was a permanent fixture in clubs across the world in in the first half of the year and is one of the 2009’s most charted tracks on Resident Advisor. On the brink of beginning his live act in 2010, two further EPs, ‘Brainows’ on Soweso and ‘Tru Crowd’ back on Area Remote put Ray Okpara on the front foot going into a new decade of continued house grooves and more good times.

A crowd teaser and crowd pleaser, constantly rocking it with music to make you smile and lose yourself in the moment, Ray Okpara is coming to get you and there is no hiding place. 

House music still movin’ and groovin’.........

Rays Recordlabel:
Ama Recordings is Ray Okpara’s label out of Mannheim, Germany. Amaefule, Ray’s middle name in fact, literally means “your name will never get lost” and it symbolizes the strength of identity we create through music. Ama is also derived from the Latin meaning of love and the philosophy of the label is born out of the affection held for conceiving and sharing quality electronic music. There are no rules about what Ama Recordings will sound like, but it comes from the heart, so expect true house values to be maintained at all times with a natural tip towards the deep and dubby.

No Rest (Ray Okpara & Mobius Strum Dubbeat Remix)

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