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yup, 4999 other people. it seems the first batch of 5000 have this manufacturing flaw which wasn't discovered until after they had been shipped to the shops. tigersushi will replace any of the ofeending copies if they are sent back to them direct (which i can appreciate is probably more effort than anyone is going to be bothered with).

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Thanks, it's nice to know I got a limited edition version. I'll just have to beat up the store where I bought it from to replace it. Question, should I be boring, and point out that the mix is actually fantastic?

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago) link

I was talking to Jed on his Dublin jaunt, and had a conversation which included the line "Twitch? From Pure? Holy fuck!", and now I want to go to Optimo (It has been made clear to me that it isn't Pure II, and also that it's brilliant). Is there still popular support for an ILX (London) invasion, at some point?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 9 January 2005 01:07 (nineteen years ago) link

might just be me but i kinda like that burst of static.

― rm265, Sunday, 9 January 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago) link

Is there still popular support for an ILX (London) invasion, at some point?

I'm with it, hep cat.

― Captain GRRRios' Giggletits (Barima), Monday, 10 January 2005 00:22 (nineteen years ago) link

Where are you all finding the How To Kill The DJ cd? I can't find it anywhere.

― Seth Is Never Enough, Monday, 10 January 2005 16:49 (nineteen years ago) link

Hey stirmonster I really like "drum attack!"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:50 (nineteen years ago) link

I got mine from a website that no longer seems to be selling it, seth. Which country do you live in? If you're in Europe it might be easiest just to get it direct from Tigersushi:

http://www.tigersushi.com/site/frameset.jsp?page=shop/new_shop.htm

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm in Wales Alba but will try that Tigersushi link. Thanks.

― Seth Is Never Enough, Monday, 10 January 2005 16:57 (nineteen years ago) link

amongst all the tripe NME are tipping for 2005, Optimo are tipped as "The Second Coming of Clubbing" as Trends for 2005 !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:36 (nineteen years ago) link

Where have they been all these years?

― stew, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:39 (nineteen years ago) link

London.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:42 (nineteen years ago) link

The thought of scruffy Glaswegian razorlight loving indie kids turning up at Optimo, put a warning out to the doormen NOW !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:43 (nineteen years ago) link

More wisdom from the NME - New Order are also tipped as "Dance is all set for a second coming"

ha Does this mean a "Muzik" dance type section will return to the NME?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:50 (nineteen years ago) link

more comedy from the NME, they have Khonnor tagged as "Dance music Revived" when this album is abstract folktronica !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 15:03 (nineteen years ago) link

optimo = trash without the fit indie sluts.

― erol, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link

better music though obiously.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:00 (nineteen years ago) link

I believe Twitch was passed a note last week that said:

"COngratulations. The best club in Glasgow has now turned into Shack"

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:02 (nineteen years ago) link

o good, does this mean i can claim i didn't enjoy optimo at new year because "it's gone shit", rather than the real reason (ie i'm too fucking old and sad these days)?

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:07 (nineteen years ago) link

totally dud - posting on threads about yrself, but wtf.

i think the press we're getting 'cos of the mix cd will actually really fuck the club up for the worse. it happened before with a club i did called 'pure' and within 6 months of being in various magazines the club was full of idiots. oh well. i suppose we can always get whitehouse in to be the resident band for a few months.

and who needs fit indie sluts when you can have fit gay jeds?

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:15 (nineteen years ago) link

i've been doin my best to bring optimo to everyone's attention, it's long due recognition

optimo = trash without the crap deejays (jus kiddin, e)

― nick.K (nick.K), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 16:18 (nineteen years ago) link

x-post: ah, pure. wish i'd gone.

every week, my big norwegian mate kristian would go. every week, he would dance like a six-foot-four, shaven-headed, bug-eyed loon for several hours. every week, at four o'clock in the morning, he would bang on my door (i'd just be back from the mission or somewhere, heheheh) and yell how it had been the best night of his life.

happy days.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Thursday, 13 January 2005 16:12 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...

It feels weird posting with nick.K just above me.

I see Michael Mayer and Justus Koehncke are now confirmed for the special at the Arches on the 22nd April.

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 21 February 2005 22:17 (nineteen years ago) link

oh wow, i feel so silly, all this time i had *no* idea stirmonster was jd twitch. that's wicked. i am interviewing one of them tomorrow night, i wonder if its him?

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 00:10 (nineteen years ago) link

I wonder what will happen, on the 22nd.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 00:29 (nineteen years ago) link

hey mark, you're interviewing one of us? i hadn't heard about that. and yup, i've always used the name stirmonster on the internet but i guess there's no way to necessarily make the connection.

I wonder what will happen, on the 22nd.

hopefully a good time will be had.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 22 February 2005 00:44 (nineteen years ago) link

I hope justus dances.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 11:01 (nineteen years ago) link

I might go along, on the 22nd.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 11:02 (nineteen years ago) link

glasgow in april is really shaping up.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 11:09 (nineteen years ago) link

it needs a man.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 11:32 (nineteen years ago) link

I might go along, on the 22nd also. But I'm not sure I count as a man.

Stirmonster, the club Pure had some connection to the band The Honeymooners, didn't it? Or am I getting muddled?

― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 13:52 (nineteen years ago) link

any news on the vinyl of Kill the DJ?

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 14:05 (nineteen years ago) link

(sorry if people are asking alot!)

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 14:06 (nineteen years ago) link

tim - it must have been a different pure.

ronan - still no word on the vinyl. the delay is doing my head in.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 22 February 2005 16:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I only found out recently (such is the way the power structures work) that you guys are provisionally booked to play our club, so maybe I'll get to play a few records with you yet! (again depending on the weirdo power games that go on with our night)

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 19:38 (nineteen years ago) link

that certainly is a weird power structure if you didn't know! next time tayo emails i should request that you play with us.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 22 February 2005 19:44 (nineteen years ago) link

I'll explain all sometime! It's great considering I'm only DJing a short time, a good position to be in as a resident at a successful and busy club. But I'm starting to try and get involved in more of my own thing aswell with the guys from the shop, which is exciting too at the moment.

I was at the meeting where we discussed who to book, just not actually in the office or there when the bookings are made!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 19:49 (nineteen years ago) link

stirry, for what's it's worth, the Kill The DJ 2CD thing was very good -- even if i dont know how i feel about owning something with depeche mode on it. congrats on a job well done.

― jack cole (jackcole), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 19:53 (nineteen years ago) link

Coming to accept Depeche Mode as part of music's rich tapestry is one things Optimo has brought to my life.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 19:58 (nineteen years ago) link

thanks jack. for the record, i used to have a massive problem with depeche mode until an ex girlfriend gave me 'black celebration' and i saw the light.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago) link

i just can't get enough.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:02 (nineteen years ago) link

twitch, jdh, and daveP - march 5th at the tribeca grand. i can't wait. its my birthday that nite, so im bringing like 30 people.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:29 (nineteen years ago) link

phil - you should email me. we have a policy that if it's anyone's birthday they shouldn't have to pay into the club. i don't see why this shouldn't apply in nyc so i'll happily put you on the guest list.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Ooh - I never knew this rule. That makes this May Day's Optimo potentially even sweeter. Though the prospect of it being completely rammed because of the bank holiday makes it less so.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:38 (nineteen years ago) link

tribeca grand parties are almost always free, you just need to get on the guest list the week of the party. i imagine the emails will go out early next week.

― rm265, Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:41 (nineteen years ago) link

i'll be working so i'll miss tribeca grand. but todd p's space is awesome. plus no velvet rope/douchebag bouncers/$8 beers.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:42 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah. tribeca grand parties are always free, which somewhat offsets the $10 drinks. thanks though! i'll come say hello. i think jdh or maybe it was someone else mentioned having an afterparty at this nearby loft. is teamy going to be in town too?

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:50 (nineteen years ago) link

Lucky you N, my birthday this year falls on Good Friday, the only day in the entire year on which all pubs, clubs, and off licenses in Ireland are closed. disgusting. No clubnight the night before either as a result

you should see an Irish off licence with a half an hour till closing time on the Thursday, it's like a scene from a shopping centre in an armageddon movie.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 20:57 (nineteen years ago) link

You should have some kind of moonshine party.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 22:01 (nineteen years ago) link

WORLD PREMIERE: The Ramosi Barf Movie + Other Shit

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 22 February 2005 22:06 (nineteen years ago) link

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