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yay!

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 12:24 (twenty years ago) link

I nearly went again on Sunday but err.. didn't. Some leather-clad homo-electro act from San Francisco seemed quite a draw.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 12:47 (twenty years ago) link

i don't want to look up, bt ws this the thread i ws a dick abt optimo on w.out really knowing anything abt it on? oh dear. yeh, optimo! glasgow's lucky. still haven't been but i definitely shd. best club night in town?

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 12:58 (twenty years ago) link

...nah theres that really good microhouse night at jumpin jacks.

yes it is.

― jed (jed_e_3), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 13:18 (twenty years ago) link

that would be zeigenbock kopf, n., and i don't think they actually made it up. one of them injured himself terribly in london the day before.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 22:28 (twenty years ago) link

from rolling about on stage on top of bottles of jd they had smashed, no less!

― jed (jed_e_3), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 22:45 (twenty years ago) link

is optimo weekly then? i am in glasgow over the weekend and this sounds grinchy. any other heads up on what to do in glasgow would be grate too.

― nebbesh (nebbesh), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 11:30 (twenty years ago) link

weekly, sundays, subclub, details: www.optimo.co.uk

― jed (jed_e_3), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 12:53 (twenty years ago) link

what can anyone tell me abt lucy m4ckenzie's 'flourish', if anything?

(i thk i know wht she looks like, really pretty, bowl cut, i thk i saw her at the latest 'mars hotel' gig.)

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:38 (twenty years ago) link

eleven months pass...

did Ronan ever make it to Optimo?

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 04:13 (nineteen years ago) link

No. I keep telling him to come. Also, what happened to the brwh scheduled for the 5th? Did it get rescheduled?

Next Optimo for me: The Go! Team one, I think. Would like to do Clinic too but don't think I will.

New Year too.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:02 (nineteen years ago) link

I am stuck as to whether I can do new year this year. I love new year optimo, but I have a potential (as in nearly confirmed) start date on a new job, in London, on 4th Jan.

So, when they confirm I have to find somewhere to live and move. And do NYE Optimo. I am sure it is possible somehow...

― 3underscore (___), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:21 (nineteen years ago) link

It surely is. When I moved up here I sorted out a place to live in advance and moved my stuff a week before, because I had Glastonbury in the way.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:24 (nineteen years ago) link

But the week before is Christmas Alba! These christian festivals are going to ruin my hogmanay!

― 3underscore (___), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:39 (nineteen years ago) link

ronan should come to aberdeen optimo.

take the megabus, ronan.

― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 10:58 (nineteen years ago) link

i would like to go to optimo

― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 11:04 (nineteen years ago) link

wouldn't it be fun, if we could all be at optimo together?

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:30 (nineteen years ago) link

shall we go in december. perhaps the 17th?

― *@*.* (gareth), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:30 (nineteen years ago) link

i mean, that weekend. a christmassy thing

― *@*.* (gareth), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:31 (nineteen years ago) link

can i come?

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link

no.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:35 (nineteen years ago) link

lauren van pelt

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:37 (nineteen years ago) link

I think there's a London crew heading up to Optimo for Hogmanay and renting rooms / crashing somewhere the day after, not too sure yet - and depends what the Bugged Out lineup is like, but personally I'd prefer Glasgow...

― MattR (MattR), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 13:13 (nineteen years ago) link

YAY! come to Optimo!

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:21 (nineteen years ago) link

Sort it out the week before Christmas, ___. You don't want to be desparately looking for a place in a few days once you arrive in London, surely? You often can't move in straight away anyway. London accommodation is crappy and it takes a while to find something good unless you hear about something ON THE GRAPEVINE.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:23 (nineteen years ago) link

:( knoxville is a long way away.

i attended the 1999/2000 hogmanay optimo at the art school..... i don't remember a single thing except a friend of mine stealing an entire case of mini tonic bottles.

― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:23 (nineteen years ago) link

That is unacceptable behaviour. It's people like your friend that make it cost £25.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Stevem, never mind those bullies!

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:25 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm not going if he goes.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:25 (nineteen years ago) link

i know why you wanna hate me, cos hate is all i seem to see around lately

(they do play Limp Bizkit at Optimo right?)

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:26 (nineteen years ago) link

I think so.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I'll be in Glasgow for the Franz Ferdinand gig the weekend before xmas, might finally get round to checking out Optimo.

― leigh (leigh), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:28 (nineteen years ago) link

There aren't enough cute n' gay young men at Optimo.

― Temple Of The Dog, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link

oh, hi totd! i haven't seen you on 'ere before.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 21:57 (nineteen years ago) link

New Optimo mix CD out in January. Looks totally brilliant.

http://www.optimo.co.uk/killthedj.htm

― stew, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link

There aren't enough cute n' gay young men at Optimo.

bah, forget it then.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link

actually there's a fair number - also theres me phil but i aint young : P

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link

damn that place sounds fucking quality.

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link

i really really want to make it there while im in the UK next week. i had such a good time when twitch played nyc.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:50 (nineteen years ago) link

I am certain I've seen that Optimo mix CD in shops already.

― haitch haitch haitch (or any three repetitive sounds) (haitch), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:59 (nineteen years ago) link

especially now that i know that its a buffet of cute glasweigan boys.

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:05 (nineteen years ago) link

The optimo cd is out in every country except the UK for some bizarre reason.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Damn, reading twitch's post again from February last year makes me all giddy about living in Glasgow again.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:51 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm up for optimo.

― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:31 (nineteen years ago) link

When?

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link

christmas!

― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:33 (nineteen years ago) link

december 17th?

― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link

pah!

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link

Why is there a different release date for the Kill the DJ mix in the UK (apparently 31 January) compared to other markets? Kind of seems to run contrary to many record labels' concerns about P2P and means desperate punters are going to do their bit to support international mail services

― angus-macdonald (Audiophonics), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:08 (nineteen years ago) link

I like thinking of myself as a desperate punter. I will buy it in January, though. I have too many records to buy.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:10 (nineteen years ago) link

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This is 100000000000% more interesting than Tycho's annual burning man dawn mix as posted around the internet.

― dan selzer, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 23:11 (six months ago) link

Caught the closing “Watching Trees” takeover at Field Manouvers a few weeks back and it was full of brilliant moments - perfect end to the festival.

― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 21 September 2023 20:50 (six months ago) link

one month passes...

posted mostly for humour content, someone's been monkeying around with your tune, stirm:

https://bleachingagent.bandcamp.com/track/limbtimo

― blazin' squab (NickB), Monday, 23 October 2023 17:09 (five months ago) link

Some funny edits/mash-ups from that guy. New to me. Some pretty hip sources. Mass? A dance edit of Henry Badowski's Baby Sign Here With Me? Not sure how I feel about it all.

― dan selzer, Monday, 23 October 2023 17:33 (five months ago) link

he's done some great stuff, that one just made me laugh because of the place that booker t tune has in british (or should that be english?) culture

― blazin' squab (NickB), Monday, 23 October 2023 17:38 (five months ago) link

(would say more, but don't want to spoil the surprise)

― blazin' squab (NickB), Monday, 23 October 2023 17:40 (five months ago) link

(probably have already though)

― blazin' squab (NickB), Monday, 23 October 2023 17:41 (five months ago) link

ha ha! i'm surprised it took so long for anyone to do that. first few times i ever played the liquid liquid track several people asked "what was the track that sounded a bit like the cricket theme?". for non Brits, soul limbo is synonmyous with cricket here as it is / was the tv theme tune for a long time.

mr bleaching agent is a good pal of mine. he told me he had done a ton of edits but i hadn't got as far as hearing this one yet.

― stirmonster, Monday, 23 October 2023 18:43 (five months ago) link

listened to it again and it actually bangs, would totally lose my mind if I heard that out at just the right moment.

just clocked the lifetones sample on the 4th track on that release, bloody lovely that!

― blazin' squab (NickB), Monday, 23 October 2023 19:17 (five months ago) link

three months pass...

https://www.watchingtrees.com

^^ brighton crew are mobilising. anyone else?

― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 25 January 2024 13:00 (two months ago) link

Yes, but you knew that already.

― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 25 January 2024 17:44 (two months ago) link

― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 25 January 2024 18:50 (two months ago) link

almost sold out.

― stirmonster, Friday, 2 February 2024 21:31 (two months ago) link

Yeah you must be delighted! and very relieved. congrats!

― blazin' squab (NickB), Friday, 2 February 2024 21:35 (two months ago) link

yes to both!! thanks.

― stirmonster, Friday, 2 February 2024 21:52 (two months ago) link

it was the chips that did it

― blazin' squab (NickB), Friday, 2 February 2024 22:02 (two months ago) link

Got my Optimo package from monorail today. And only a dozen emails from the royal mail tracking its progress along the way!

― dan selzer, Friday, 2 February 2024 23:35 (two months ago) link

v. happy you picked that up. royal mail have gone email mad in recent times - i am bombarded by their updates.

― stirmonster, Saturday, 3 February 2024 05:12 (two months ago) link

Also looking forward to the chips.

― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 3 February 2024 17:23 (two months ago) link

one month passes...

Thought this might be the right place to ask, but is the Naum Gabo LP getting widely distributed in UK?

Bandcamp are charging international shipping, and I can see Phonica has vinyl copies (Juno out of stock already), but I have a local store I like to order from if its possible.

Sounding great from what I have heard.

― my opinionation (Hamildan), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 09:58 (one month ago) link

it deffo has UK distribution. i don't know who the distributor is though i'm afraid.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 16:49 (one month ago) link

two weeks pass...

Enjoyed listening back to this newly uploaded set from Field Maneuvers last year: https://soundcloud.com/resident-advisor/ra-live-optimo-field-maneuvers-uk

Unless my memory is playing tricks on me there was even more after this recording ends though?

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 29 March 2024 12:15 (three weeks ago) link

i think that was right near the end no? i have to confess i don't recall how the set ended.

― stirmonster, Saturday, 30 March 2024 00:20 (two weeks ago) link

Well it was the end of a rather heavy weekend so I could very well have a loose grip on the facts! I trust you :D

― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 30 March 2024 10:59 (two weeks ago) link

One thing I will say is that one of my friends still hasn’t forgiven you both for teasing “Boys” and then not playing it! You know what to do at Watching Trees…

― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 30 March 2024 11:01 (two weeks ago) link

ha! i don't recall, that either and was 100% sober.

― stirmonster, Saturday, 30 March 2024 16:46 (two weeks ago) link

Very excited to see y'all are coming to Austin next week

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Saturday, 30 March 2024 23:00 (two weeks ago) link

it has been a long time. excited to be back and also to hopefully catch the eclipse.

― stirmonster, Sunday, 31 March 2024 01:10 (two weeks ago) link

Everyone has eclipse mania!

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Sunday, 31 March 2024 04:41 (two weeks ago) link

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