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 →
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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
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Partially funded by Creative Scotland, this debut release is the first in a series of remix EPs marking the tenth anniversary of Trouble (not to mention the fifth anniversary of Limbo) and featuring up-and-coming Scottish artists remixed by established and emerging … Continue reading →
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Tagged glam, pop, ragga, rockabilly, 10 Sui, 53 Degrees, 80s funk, 8bitch, A Love From Outer Space, Adventures in Dubstep & Beyond, African, afrofuturist, Alex Metric, Alex Ormas, Andy Mac, Angel Molina, Annie Mac, Anthony Shake Shakir, Antz Bryans, Arveene, Astroboy, Audio Culture, Auntie Flo, AutoKratz, avid Cox, Barcelona, Barnabas Hodgson, bass, Bass Me Records, Ben Gomori, Ben Mono, Ben Pistor, Benoit Carretier, Berger, BGPZ, Big Chill, Bjork, Black Butter, Black Van, Boemklatsch, Bot, Bugged Out, Bure Godwin, Cassie, Cassius, Chemikal Underground, Chicago juke, Chris Duckenfield, Citizen, club weapon, Clubnation, Colin Peters, Cologne, Conor Wheeler, Conquering Animal Sound, Creative Scotland, Crookers, DAF, Daire Carolan, Dam Mantle, Death Grips, Def Starr, Diamond & Raw, Disco Bloodbath, DJ Cat, DJ Locksmith, DJ Tonka, DJ Wool, Dlex, dMIT.RY, Doorly, Dopplereffekt, DPPLGNGRS, Duane, Dubfire, Eastern Electrics Podcast, Ed Banger, Edinburgh, electro, electronic, Embryo, Exit, FBI Radio, Festinho, Fil Ok, Forecast, Fortified Audio, Friendly Greg, Future Rhythm Machine, Future Shock, GALACTUS, Geek Chic Soundsystem, Generik, Geoff Ticehurst, Glasgow, Glasgow Underground, Glass Swords, Glenn Morrison, goldFFinch, grime, Groove Magazine, Heather Craig, Heavy Weather, Heiko Hoffman, HM001, Hobbes Music, Hostage, house Anneke Kampman, HRH, Huntleys & Palmers, Huw Stephens, Hybrid Theory, Iain Taylor, industrial, Infinite Machine, iO, Ionik, James Fox, Japan, JD Twitch, Jody Wisternoff, John Digweed, John Lydon, John Roman, Jonathan Davies, Justin Robertson, Justiy, Kastle, Kelburn Garden Party, Kevin McKay, Kiki, Kiss FM, Kompakt, Kosmos, Kris Wasabi, Kruse & Nuernberg, Larry Tee, Last Robots, Lemmy Ashton, Leonidas, Limbo, Local Action Records, London, LOZ, M.A.N.D.Y., Mad Decent, Mad Tech, Madrid, Maetrik, MAGNVM!, Mark Farina, Martha P-C, Mary Anne Hobbs, Matt Walsh, Max Ulis, Maya Medvesek, Mick Wilson, Midnight Thunder, Midnite Sleaze, Mike Mago, Minikin, Ministry of Sound, Ministry Of Sound, Mister Sushi, MNDR, Mole & Aya, MONTERO, Moonbotica, Musik1, Nacho Lovers, Nadiem Shah, NayNay, Neil Landstrumm, Nerdy Frames Sound System, Nick Grimshaw, Nightwave, Ollie, One Dollar Dave, Optimo, Outlook, Paolo Zampetti, Peace Frog, Pete Carvell, Pete Tong, Philippe Zdar, Planet Mu, Plump DJs, PMcQ, Primal Scream, punk, Pure, Purple Radio, Radio 1, Radio Slave, rave, RBMA, Rebecca Vasmant, Red Bull Music Academy, Rejekts, Rinse FM, Riotous Rockers, Rob de Large, Round In Motion, Roy Kerr, Rubadub, Rudimental, Ruggero Isacchi, Rusko, Rustie, Screamadelica, Sean Johnston, Seed Records, seminal, Senseless, Sequential, Serocee, Shazam, Silvio Daria, Sinden, Siouxsie Sioux, Skydiver, Slovenia, Sonar, Sovnger, Sun Ritual, Surph, Svetlana Industries, Symbols, T Vicious, techno, Ten Swee, thatboykana. Gunrose, The Electric Picnic, The Other Tribe, Thilo Schneider, Thomas Jenkins, Tobi, Tobias Doppleganger, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Traveller Records, Treehouses, Tresor, Trouble, Tusgi, U The Sneekers, UK bass, Unknown to the Unknown, Wannabeastar, Wasabi Disco, Way Out West, Whack-a-Tone, Yam Who?, Zee&Eli, ZiiZii Records
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Bar the night’s live set from Lord Of The Isles, this is the live recording of all the night’s DJ sets from our Midsummer Night’s Loft Party at a secret warehouse location on the outskirts of Edinburgh city centre. N.B. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Acid House, Adonis, Alexander Robotnick, Andreas Vollenweider, Anna, Azari & III, Balearic, Blaze, Cerrone, Chris Carter, Chris Rea, Christian Prommer's Drumlesson, classics, Coati Mundi, David Mancuso, Edinburgh, electro, Emperor Machine, Fleetwood Mac, Gary's Gang, Gatto Fritto Soulboy, Giorgio Moroder, Golden Flamingo Orchestra, Heaven 17, house, Jimmy Edgar, Kevin Harrison, Konk, Leonidas, Leonidas & Hobbes, Loft Party, Marshall Jefferson, Mascara, Matias Aguayo, Midsummer, Mike Simonetti, Mixcloud, Moodymann, Motor City Drum Ensemble, PiL, Pilooski, Plastique De Reve, Primal Scream, Prince, Prince Language Oliver $, Public Image Limited, Ray Mang, Rebolledo, Sons & Daughters, Subway, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Todd Terje, Villa, Warehouse Party, Yazoo, Yello
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Last Friday, I played at Chris Fast’s bETAMAX night down at Studio 24 as an after-party for the final Limbo of the season. It ended up being a bit of classic throw-down. Chris dropped a few forgotten tunes that i … Continue reading →
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Tagged Azoto, Bananarama, bETAMAX, Bisquit, Blondie, Chris Fast, Devo, Edinburgh, Factory Floor, Grace Jones, Grauzone, Kraftwerk, Liquid Liquid, Material With Nona Hendryx, Mixcloud, Mr Flagio, Nitzer Ebb, OMD, Paul McCartney, Roxy Music, Shocking Blue, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Soft Cell, Sons & Daughters, Studio 24, The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, The Cure, The Flirts, The Human League, The Slits, The Units, Tom Tom Club, Toni Basil, Vicious Pink, Wazmo Nariz, Wire
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The original Heavy Weather was recorded one late-night session at Leo’s old Belle Villa studio in Hackney, early 2011, taking inspiration from the likes of Weather Report‘s River People and The Doors‘ Roadhouse Blues, plus a little bit of Basic Channel and Lee … Continue reading →
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Tagged Basic Channel, Belle Villa, club weapon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hackney, Heavy Weather, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Leonidas & Hobbes, London, Nightwave, River People, Roadhouse Blues, Slovenia, Svetlana Industries, The Doors, The Feel EP, Trouble, Trouble 10th Anniversary Compilation, Weather Report
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Here is an as-yet-unreleased remix by JD Twitch (of Glasgow’s world-renown Optimo club night) of HRH, a live act currently making waves in Edinburgh. HRH’s sound sits somewhere between the post-punk of PiL (front-woman Heather Craig’s tortured vocal style and impassioned live performances coming … Continue reading →
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Tagged club weapon, DAF, David Cronenberg, drone, Dusseldorf, EBM, Edinburgh, electronic, glam-rock, Glasgow, Heather Craig, HRH, industrial, J.G.Ballard, JD Twitch, John Lydon, Limbo, new wave, Optimo, PiL, Pinky Ring, post-punk, rockabilly, Suicide, synth, Tim London, Trouble, Trouble 10th Anniversary Compilation
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The List Magazine asked four of Edinburgh’s ‘nightlife yodas’ to give their opinion on the current predicament the capital’s club and live music venues find themselves in. You can read them all (including Kris ‘Wasabi’ Walker, Rob Hoon from Out Of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bram Gieben, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Electric Circus, G1 Group, Henry's Cellar Bar, Kris Wasabi, Medina, Moray House, Neociant's, Out Of The Blue, Rupert Thomson, Save The Bongo Club, Sneaky Pete's, Stefan King, Studio 24, Sumerhall, Tallah Brash, The Annexe, The Bongo Club, The Caves, The Liquid Room, The List Magazine, The Picture House, The Skinny, The Third Door, The Voodoo Rooms, The Wee Red Bar
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Strikingly inventive live outfit Django Django‘s eponymous debut album was released today by French label Because Music. Half the quartet have Scottish roots (Edinburgh/Fife), they met at Edinburgh College of Art and, although various attempts were made over the last … Continue reading →
