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

Krautrock, proper noun Eclectic style, originally German, mostly instrumental and usually combining a traditional rock band line-up (guitars, bass, drums) with electronic instruments; often characterised by a four-four time signature and stripped-back productions with the emphasis on the rhythm section employing mechanical, propulsive drum … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1970s experimental German rock and electronic music, Amon Duul, Ashra Tempel, Brian Eno, Can, Clubbers' Decktionary, Cluster, Conny Plank, Deerhunter, Deutsche Elektronische Musik, Dieter Dierks, Dieter Mobius, Faust, Fujiya & Miyagi, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Harmonia, John Peel, Kluster, kosmische, Kraftwerk, krautrock, Michael Rother, Mouse On Mars, Neu!, Of Montreal, Popul Vuh, Radiohead, Scorpions, Soul Jazz Records, Stereolab, Tangerine Dream, The Horrors, The Invisible, The Mars Volta, The Secret Machines, Tortoise, Wilco | Leave a comment