Unbelievably sad about the passing of Keith McIvor aka Optimo’s JD Twitch. I’ve spent the best part of a week trying to process the news, while reflecting on exactly what this gentle giant of a man meant to me over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 7 Hurtz, acid, Acid Junkies, Andrew Weatherall, Aphex Twin, B12, Billy Nasty, Black Sabbath, Blake Baxter, Brainstorm, Cajmere, Calvin, Carl Craig, Chez Damier, Claude Young, David Holmes, Derrick May, Dj Hell, DJ Rush, Dribbler, Eddie Richards, Edinburgh, Ege Bam Yasi, electro, ESG, Exquisite Corpse, Exterior, For Mankind, Frank Sinatra, Funk d’Void, Gemini, Glasgow, Green Velvet, Hawkwind, How To Kill The DJ, Human Era, Isolée, Jacksonville, Jake Slazenger, JD Twitch, Jeff Mills, JG Wilkes, Jimi Tenor, John Peel, Juan Atikins, Kevin Saunderson, Kohoutek, Kovac, Laurent Garnier, LCD Soundsystem, Lenny Dee, Leonidas & Hobbes, Liquid Liquid, Miss Djaxx, Mixmaster Morris, Motorhead, Mr C, Neil Landstrumm, Optimo, Optimo (Espacio), Optimo Music, Orbital, Orlando Voorn, Phactory, Plastikman, Pressure Of Speech, Psychik Warriors ov Gaia, Pure, Random XS, rave, Renegade, Richie Hawtin, Rip, Robert Armani, Robert Owens, Speedy J, State Of Flux, Stephen Brown, Steve Bicknell, Sub Club, Suburban Knight, techno, Ten Best Scottish Records, The Bill, The Final Optimo, The Venue, underword, Web Of Intrigue | Leave a comment

EBM, proper noun, aka electronic body music, also industrial dance European, characterised by minimal composition, synthesised sound, metallic tones, socialist realist and sexual aesthetics and often a lot of irony, c. 1978 – 1987; heavily influenced by (and usually classified with) industrial; some cross … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Split Second, a;GRUMH, Bauhaus, Black Strobe, Cabaret Voltaire, Clubbers' Decktionary, DAF, Dave Clarke, Depeche Mode, Derrick May, Die Krupps, Dj Hell, EBM, Einstuerzende Neubaten, Eisbaer, electroclash, Fad Gadget, Front 242, Gary Numan, Grauzone, Green Velvet, industrial, Joy Division, Killing Joke, Kraftwerk, Liaisons Dangeureuses, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Neon, Neue Deutsche Welle, new beat, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Nitzer Ebb, No Comment EP, Portion Control, Richard Clouston, Richie Hawtin, techno, Terence Fixmer, The Human League, The Man Machine, The Neon Judgement, Throbbing Gristle, Tiga | 3 Comments