No idea! But I'm planning to be in the same hemisphere/country/city, so
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 09:55 (thirteen years ago) link
sic, was just saying to grimly f (on facebk) that we shld have another glasgow fap...
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm up for Sunday 5th September.
― krakow, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey Ward! I have had “try glasgow more” open in a tab for a week waiting for my travel plans to be vaguely finalised before I Suggest Fap. (I have a plane ticket for nine days away but haven’t had leave approved yet!) If real fappage wasn’t going to work out once I have times bashed into shape, I was going to mail you and grimly to see if we could lunch...
got yr ilxmail krakow btw
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Thursday, 12 August 2010 00:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I have been told that Optimo is, in some form, coming back to Philadelphia! such excitement!!
― En Moog (Stevie D), Thursday, 12 August 2010 03:56 (thirteen years ago) link
supposed to be in Brooklyn August 29
― mizzell, Thursday, 12 August 2010 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
yup, we're both playing philly on both the 25th and 27th (25th is a bar gig where i will be playing rock n' roll), 27th is making time and then we're playing sunday best in brooklyn on the 29th.
i haven't decided who is playing the club in glasgow on the 5th yet but will probably be some of our local residents - we're both in croatia that day.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 12 August 2010 14:40 (thirteen years ago) link
WHOA!! stirmonster I am so so fucking excited :D Do you know what bar you'll be at the 25th?
― En Moog (Stevie D), Thursday, 12 August 2010 14:54 (thirteen years ago) link
the bar is the pope.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 12 August 2010 15:01 (thirteen years ago) link
DOUBLE WHOA, that's the local watering hole for a bunch of my good friends! I didn't even know they did events like that.
― En Moog (Stevie D), Thursday, 12 August 2010 15:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Kinda rearranging our European trip to (finally) catch Optimo in Paris on Sept 23rd w/Danton Eeprom at Rex Club. I'm guessing NZ is still an unlikely destination, but are any Australian jaunts in the pipeline?
― etc, Sunday, 22 August 2010 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Waaay psyched for this Friday. So you're playing at POPE (the one on Passyunk East, I presume) on the 25th? What time are you on?
― Chanté Ackerman (Stevie D), Monday, 23 August 2010 00:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm afraid i don't know anything about the pope gig apart from what i've posted. i'll try to find out and post back.
etc - there is a very, very slight chance we'll be playing NZ in december as we're going to be playing in australia then.
― stirmonster, Monday, 23 August 2010 05:38 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.corsicastudios.com/index.php/september-2010/285-ekstravaganza-6-september-10th
http://www.corsicastudios.com/images/stories/eks6-web.jpg
― Citizen Smith (Jamie T Smith), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 11:49 (thirteen years ago) link
That's just a ridiculous line-up, wish I could go. Ekstravaganza is pretty much the best regular club night in London these days.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey Jamie! I just heard Keith spelling out “...i-l-x-o-r” over the music and thought he was saying you were “(ilxor)”, not just an ILX0r – didn’t work out who you were until after 6am – sorry for thus being so confusing!
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Monday, 13 September 2010 04:24 (thirteen years ago) link
it was a confusing night all round!
― stirmonster, Monday, 13 September 2010 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
:D
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Monday, 13 September 2010 06:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Stir. Can you expand on the Prins Thomas wee drinking scenario you hinted at in your tweet?
you cant just leave that stuff hanging.......
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Monday, 13 September 2010 08:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Prins doesn't do toilet tracks, would be my guess.
― Matt DC, Monday, 13 September 2010 08:47 (thirteen years ago) link
^ on the micturition
― Underground - Parking (2010) (sic), Monday, 13 September 2010 09:18 (thirteen years ago) link
what matt dc said.
― stirmonster, Monday, 13 September 2010 12:17 (thirteen years ago) link
indeed
― god of tosh (blueski), Monday, 13 September 2010 12:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I was very confused by the time I met you all! Sorry ...
― Citizen Smith (Jamie T Smith), Monday, 13 September 2010 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Travel problems nixed the Rex Club appearance (if my dodgy French serves me correctly). Anyone know more about the TBC gig in Metz on October 1st?
― etc, Friday, 24 September 2010 08:22 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae130/Optimo_Dept/bigger_bolder.jpg
― jed_, Friday, 24 September 2010 09:04 (thirteen years ago) link
french air traffic control strike prevented us getting to paris. the metz gig isn't happening but we are back in paris in november.
― stirmonster, Friday, 24 September 2010 09:16 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/15/optimo-to-release-covers-album-by-10-year-old-ghanaian-twins/
OMG.
― Matt DC, Friday, 15 October 2010 10:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah!
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Friday, 15 October 2010 15:08 (thirteen years ago) link
absolutely love "moody". so cute to hear that hybrid african/glaswegian accent! the way she says "moody" is sooooo glasgow.
― jed_, Friday, 15 October 2010 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Betty Botox "Kraut EP" is fucking aaaawwweeessome
― Shallots Are As Good As Joyce Brothers (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 30 October 2010 03:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh damn, Making Time/snacks mailing list says Optimo is doing Philly again in January!! CAN IT BE TRUE!?
― cowboy bibimbap (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
they're playing NY on the 7th so it's highly likely.
― jed_, Friday, 31 December 2010 13:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Optimo DJ'd at Bowlie 2 the other week after the bands, first time I had any exposure to them tbh, it was brilliant. Best DJ set of the weekend.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Friday, 31 December 2010 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
they're in DC the first week of January so I presume all East Coast rumours are true.
― Gukbe, Friday, 31 December 2010 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
99% certain we're doing philly. just waiting to hear for sure. it will go up here in the next day or two - http://www.optimo.co.uk/shows/
colonel poo - glad you enjoyed the bowlie set. i tried to play a different kind of set from usual that would maybe appeal to an indie(esque) audience without being indie.
― stirmonster, Friday, 31 December 2010 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/kitbrash/wdyll/twitchy.gif
― Urban Coochie Collective (sic), Saturday, 1 January 2011 08:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Really great tonight. Miss the days at the subclub.
― Gukbe, Friday, 7 January 2011 08:15 (thirteen years ago) link
did anybody link this? pretty fun -
http://drownedinsound.com/news/4139784-top-250-optimo-tracks-revealed-list-inside
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link
There a link to the spotify playlist in the comments too.
― O Permaban (NickB), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:35 (thirteen years ago) link
they did yeah
― hotel califor.nia (r1o natsume), Saturday, 24 April 2010 21:53 (8 months ago)
― basically just a 2/47 freak out (sic), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:43 (thirteen years ago) link
whoops xpost - the spotify playlist was the next post in this thread too!
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27559/625504-ouroboros_lezard_tatou_super.jpg
― O Permaban (NickB), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I wish I could see their EIGHT HOUR set at the Bunker tonight.. Doors close at 5am so set your alarm New Yorkers.
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:47 (thirteen years ago) link
they did one of those 8 hour sets @ plastic people recently + i didnt find out till the day after :(
― just sayin, Friday, 7 January 2011 12:57 (thirteen years ago) link
good weekend for dance music in NY...Bunker anniversary fri night incl. Optimo, and saturday at Santos Metro Area downstairs for Discovery party and Paradise Garage reunion upstairs (though the upstairs is $$$$)
― dan selzer, Friday, 7 January 2011 13:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Saturday at Triple Crown in SF was a highlight of my crummy life, thank you JD!
― The Macallan 18 Year, Monday, 10 January 2011 17:23 (thirteen years ago) link
New Optimo FACT mix!http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/17/fact-mix-214-optimo/
Sounds a bit Sleepwalk-esque from the blurb...
― Neil S, Monday, 17 January 2011 11:09 (thirteen years ago) link
tracklisting for FACT mix -
Odd Machine - Phase In (edit)Cindytalk - Our Shadow, RememberedAlvo Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - MorningThis Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (JD Twitch Reversion)Zoviet France - The Decriminalisation Of Country MusicSun City Girls - Come MaddalenaForest Swords - The LightOneohtrix Point Never - Young BeidnahgaNo Man - Days In The TreesTomita - Clair De LuneConrad Schnitzler - Ballet StatiqueTimothy Leary - The Aim Of The GamePeter Baumann - This DayReichmann - WunderbarDuet Emmo - The First PersonCarol - So LowZoviet France - Vienna (extract)
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Just put this on my iPhone; cannot wait to listen to it on the bus today
― her hipster hair dude is making me pale ale (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 19 January 2011 18:04 (thirteen years ago) link