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

I mean cease and desist letter. Too much coffee this morning >>>

this sounds like an excellent companion to that Trevor Jackson Science Fiction Dancehall Classics compilation.

this comp looks v interesting despite/because of me not knowing any of it aside from Fatal Microbes and The Prats

title is one of those things that feels so wholly embedded in the lexicon, it seems weird that it might actually be owned by a litigious multinational

Now that's what I call a capitalist dystopia.

Well it's obv shitty that this is the world we live in but that's what copyright is for I guess, even Twitch says the only person he's annoyed with is himself. Looks a good comp regardless.

just clocked this, courtesy stirmonster!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03rymc8

Who's on board for Optimo 20?!

It's next weekend kids!

ADULT.
Apeiron Crew
Aurora Halal
Avalon Emerson
Ben UFO
Becky Marshall
The Black Madonna
Carla dal Forno
Equiknoxx
Errorsmith
Happy Meals
King Ayisoba
K-X-P
Midland
The Bug ft Miss Red
Nurse With Wound
Optimo
Sal P
Sofay

http://thequietus.com/articles/22925-optimo-20-mix-listen

is the whole thing not sold out by this point? I would love to see ADULT. again and I think Happy Meals are the greatest

I'm going and I'm really rather excited about it. I think there are still some tickets left

Not being a dancer, wish there were separate tix for NWW. Happy 20th!

200 tix left. Just not possible to do separate tix but plenty of acts for non dancers. ;-)

Yeah, can totally understand separate tix would be a bit of a nightmare (tho good old Counterflows eh)- anyway, went to the last NWW/Optimo show at the Tramway, which was jelly-being-pushed-through-the-walls awesome.

I will be dancing in my head.

stirmonster, that's a nice mini-essay in the Quietus.

i had a ticket but now i can't go! :(

Oh no! That's a bummer TH, I would have loved to have met you.

YES ME TOO! bvms

I will be there. First "Optimo" I will have been to in Glasgow, not sure I'll have the stamina for the Sub Club after but let's see ;)

envious over here. have fun

Where are you headed from, Chew?

And will you have friends attending? If not (or even if so!) then send me a message on here and we can say hello! X

(That goes for Paolo too, it would be good to meet you)

I'm coming up from Brighton. This rather neatly coincided with my birthday and some friends who were already going.

Set times are up on facey b

And would be good to have an ILM meetup. Are you coming Boxedjoy?

Here's my Twitter which is probably as good a way as any of getting in touch: https://twitter.com/matthewbalaam

Ward, you can see NWW adult. King Ayisoba and other things for a pretty small fee. Just come along. We can hang out!

Thanks jed, love your enthusiasm on this thread. Couple of non-ilx pals are going and just last night were also encouraging me to come along, so will definitely look out for you down the front at NWW if I do make it.

loving the mix.

in 86/87 i used to go to Microwave in Rickys/Leeds every monday night, and this is exactly the stuff they used to play.

Buzzing for this. Will be there with paolo, happy to meet up and have some awkward chat with anyone else on here who's about.

I'm gonna regret not going and hanging out with you all

feeling that post

If anyone wants to find myself and my girlfriend, we look like this: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154605964567518&set=t.666387517&type=3&theater

Will keep an eye out :) I'm going for a drink with Mr Andy M in the 78 beforehand if anyone wants to come and say hi

have a great time everyone!

Well that was fun. Good to meet you Jed.

Despite making a pact to "have an early night" with my girlfriend and just do the daytime stuff, naturally we ended up still front and centre at 3:15am in the Subbie. First time visiting it - I can see it’s reputation is deserved.

Thanks for coming! I'm still on the biggest natural high ever from this. It exceeded our wildest expectations and that was really down to the amazing people who came; in 30 years of doing this I have never felt so much love concentrated in one place before.

Jed may well have a list of things that could have been improved. ;-)

That was really something. NWW were probably the highlight, closely followed by The Bug and King Ayisoba. One of the best Sub Club experiences I've had afterwards as well

You guys must be just about the only people on the planet who could play Duelling Banjos in the sub and get away with it