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RE: that YT comment: Nothing worse than chinscratching arbiters of dj technique/taste. Those are probably the ones who don't dance and just stand around getting butthurt. Long Live Optimo!

That garage tune at 47 to 50 mins-ish is insane in that boiler room vid. Wish I knew what it was.

"talking to the DJ when he's trying to mix / and you fuck it up good and proper"

Track at 47 - 50 mins is 'Tunsten" by Barnt. Out soon on Comeme.

Not long finished listening to this. It was great. Guy from YouTube moaning about the mixing sounds like a fud. Who cares if the mixing isn't perfect, to be perfectly honest I probably couldn't tell anyway, as long as the crowd are into it. Never got the chance to attend an Optimo live 'cause of the Sunday thing but this was a very nice second price.

most of these whingers who moan about dj mixing have prob never even played live, let alone recorded one of their own live sets.

Listening to this now, it's just ridiculously great! It must have been fun to do.

02:21:00 St. Germain - Thank U Mum (4 Everything You Did)

everything about this track. yes.

does anyone have any ideas what the horny acid greatness is around the 1.07 mark? had a blast at the glue factory on hogmanay as well!

http://www.discogs.com/Like-A-Tim-Wonderline/release/583931

JD, I tried to say hello outside Q but you were clearly pre-occupied. Glad you enjoyed the night there!

also someone needs to link the 6-hour set here!

pre-occupied?? maybe it was jet lag?

http://www.discogs.com/Like-A-Tim-Wonderline/release/583931

― stirmonster, Friday, January 4, 2013 10:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

much appreciated!

xp stir, no you were talking with (i think) the folks who made Q and/or booked you(?), either way, it would have been rude to interrupt.

Boiler Room mix is a fun listen. hearing the way the Andres track sounds after an hour of other tunes gave me a better idea of why people like it so much. before I thought it was just ok, now I kinda get how you'd hear it in a mix and go "ahhhhhhh yeah." (never heard it out.)

agree with everyone that the Barnt track is crazy. loved the Bill Withers too.

who gets invited to these Boiler Room things? crowd in this one seems pretty ok, at least people are dancing. in some of them it looks like mostly corny camera mugging and looking over the DJ's shoulders.

Mix of friends and people who apply for tickets I believe. Usually looks like the kind of crowd I try to avoid at parties TBH.

'Track at 47 - 50 mins is 'Tunsten" by Barnt. Out soon on Comeme.

― stirmonster, Friday, 4 January 2013 14:35 (6 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink'

big will have to keep an eye for that one cheers.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?exchange=129
(thanks, Severed Heads thread!)

Monthly show starting on Rinse FM from February 11th

Nice.

SR Mix #151: Doubleheart [High Sheen]

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2013/02/sr-mix-151-doubleheart-high-sheen/

JD Twitch and Neil Landstrumm's Doubleheart project.

that barnt track is a monster

up on spotify now

Liking this: http://nocturnetapes.com/post/47614176527/nt1-jd-twitch

Into the interzone with JD Twitch

First in a series of mixes and compilations from various DJs, producers and taste-makers that have been inspired by, and made to be listened to in, the small hours of the night. Curated by Vitamins, the Tapes will allow listeners a glimpse into the personal nighttime listening habits and the lesser-heard regions of the record collections of their creators.

Full interview and download:
http://www.nocturnetapes.com

hot mix!
http://www.clashmusic.com/features/clash-dj-mix-optimos-jg-wilkes

nice!

These are great!

I'd also completely missed The Underground Sound of Glasgow; stumbled across it via the EOY thread.

ty

http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2014/08/hi-five-optimo-shares-five-its-f

That seems very similar to the Top 10 article from the last year, but then I guess it should!

http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-films/the-10-best-scottish-records-with-jd-twitch/

Ah, thanks for that!

Also:
http://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/skinned/309011-skinned_special_jd_twitchs_independent_scotland
(good interview)

TRACKLIST
Benjamin Zephaniah – Independence
Test Dept. – Cha Till Sinn Tuille (We Shall Return No More)
Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding
Jonny Greenwood – Oil
Peter Westheimer – Renewable Energy
Oliver Wallace – Pound
Swarms – Sterling
Telepathe – Devil's Trident
Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land
Slim Lightfoot – Welfare State Blues
Roy Harper – Referendum
The The – Heartland
Adonis – No Way Back
Yello – You Gotta Say Yes
Comrade Oleau – Tiny Revolutions
The Residents – You YesYesYes
Devo – Watch Us Work it
The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Dub Syndicate – No Alternative
Donna Summer – State Of Independence
String Driven Thing – Heartfeeder

Jonny Greenwood – Oil
Peter Westheimer – Renewable Energy

oh I see what he did there

WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND SHOW!!!

Tonight!

~24min interview on National Radio:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/20158168/optimo

good stuff on wednesday night, especially since they started at 7pm!

hoping to get to the encore performance next weekend for longer show at more traditional dancing hours...

set times in Sydney tomorrow are outdoors in a posh pub courtyard during daylight:

16:30 > 18:30 Seth Troxler
18:30 > 20:30 Optimo
20:30 > 22:30 Pachanga Boys
22:30 > 24:00 Ame

Brilliant!
http://i.imgur.com/doBZcof.jpg

pissing myself at that.

love the wee bottle of bucky

their rinse show continues to be ezcellent

Two great tracks on Optimo Music lately:

Sex Judas - Pope Naked The First
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7x46RshDw

Boot & Tax - Dancin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LictORmWZlM

LOVE that boot and tax track x

Hadn't heard the sex judas but I'm really enjoying it !

Optimo Music clashes with Sony over post-punk compilation

The major label took exception to the phrase "Now That's What I Call..." in the record's title.

The sleeves of Optimo Music's forthcoming post-punk compilation will be destroyed after the label received a cease and desist letter from Sony.

Sony's objection to the compilation's original title, Now That's What I Call DIY! (Cult Classics From The Post-Punk Era 1978-82), which it says infringed its copyrighted Now That's What I Call Music! series. Optimo Music head JD Twitch told RA: "I couldn't reach agreement with Sony to modify the existing sleeves that was either satisfactory to them or cost effective to me, so the original sleeves will be destroyed." He says the process cost "several thousand pounds," adding: "While the whole thing has been a nightmare and extremely annoying, really, the only person I am angry with is myself for not even considering it might be an issue. I totally appreciate that Sony are perfectly entitled to vigorously pursue copyright infringement." Sony is yet to respond to RA's request for comment.

The repackaged compilation, now titled [Cease & Desist] DIY! (Cult Classics From The Post-Punk Era 1978-82), will see release on October 30th. As previously reported, the compilation pulls together weird and rare post-punk music from the late '70s and early '80s. The 16-track double-vinyl version comes with detailed notes of each track written by JD Twitch, as well as an introduction by Dan Selzer.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=30703

Sony can kiss it

Getting a cease and desist label from a major label is punk as fuck tho