Tag Archives: Optimo
Keith McIvor aka Optimo’s JD Twitch (RIP)
26 September 2025
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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Leonidas & Hobbes, Aranath EP (HM015) Kickstarter
5 November 2020
Leonidas & Hobbes make a timely return with Aranath EP, 3 years after Web Of Intrigue (from 3rd EP Rags Of Time) was voted No1 in Bill Brewster’s 2017 DJ History poll. Delivering a follow-up to many people’s 2017 summer anthem … Continue reading
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Tagged 12", A Love From Outer Space, ambient, Ara, Aranath, Aranath EP, Aranatha, Astrojazz, Balamii, Balearic, Balearic Mike, Bawrut, Bee Shiver, Bill Brewster, Brighton FM, cello, Chris Lewis, Chris Orr, Clandestino, David Elders, deep house, Dicky Trisco, DJ History, DJ Sputnick, EHFM, Fusion, Global, Here With Me, Horse Meat Disco, house, Ibiza Radio, Indian, Into It, Jamie Thomson, JD Twitch, Jim Stanton, Joe Morris, Jonny Rock, Justin Robertson, Kay Suzuki, Kelburn Garden Party, Kenneth Bager, Kickstarter, Kris Walker, Kris Wasabi, Leo Mas, Leonidas & Hobbes, Long Haul Mix, Lunch EHFM, Martyn Henderson, Mash, Music For Dreams, Nick The Record, Nikki Kent, Nu Northern Soul Sessions, Optimo, Out Of It, Phat Phil Cooper, Playasol Ibiza Radio, poster, Radio Magnetic, Red Rack'em, Riad Abji, Sam Bagg, Samedia, Sean Johnston, Soho Radio, SWU FM, synth, T shirt, tanpura, techno, The Lion & Lamb, Tote bag, Web Of Intrigue, World
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Jacksonville, ‘FON’ 12″ EP OUT NOW
13 March 2020
Continuing a run of highly eclectic and quirky but consistently individual releases, we are very excited to welcome Jacksonville aka Yorkshire-born, Edinburgh-based artist Chris Lyth, to the fold. He has carpet-bombed the last few Hobbes Music events at Edinburgh’s Bongo … Continue reading
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Tagged 'FON' EP, 12", 6Music, Avalon Emerson, Basic Soul, bass, BBC 6Music, Ciarki, Dan Curtin, DJ Mag, Domenic Cappello, dub, electro, Faultlines, FON, funky.sx 103.7fm, Gareth Sommerville, HM014, Intergalactic Gary, Jacksonville, James Thomson, JD Twitch, Jerome Hill, Joe Muggs, Laurent Garnier, Leo Mas, Optimo, Pat Bensberg, Phonic FM, Red Rack'em, Richard Brophy, Rolando, Simon Harrison, Skillis, Snide Rhythms, Spatial Awareness, Surgeon, techno, Tom Ravenscroft, Underground Resistance, Violet, XDB
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Exterior, ‘Plagued Streets Of Pity’ EP – OUT NOW
25 January 2019
‘Angsty tech for the forward-thinking DJ. Like the most bonkers party you’ve been to ever – and we want an invite… captivating release, pointing to a bright Exterior future. 8/10’ MIXMAG DJ REACTIONS etc: ’This is great… (Original & DALI remix) thanks … Continue reading
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Tagged Avalon Emerson, BBC Radio Scotland, Bloc, breakbeat, Chris Cusack, Chris Macadams, DALI, DALI remix, drone, electro, Exterior, Future Daze, Giles Walker, HM011, Hostage, IDA, JD Twitch, Laurent Garnier, Let Them Come To You, Mash, Mick Wills, Mixmag, Nightwave, Optimo, Overground, Panos Baras, Phil Cooper, Plagued Streets Of Pity, techno, The Seventh Wave, trance, Vic Galloway, Wrisk
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The Off Key Hat, ‘Shot At Dawn’ b/w ‘Warm Your Love’ + Leonidas & Hobbes Mixes OUT NOW
15 October 2018
Limited Edition 12″ Vinyl pressing with CMYK printed label in a shrink-wrapped, CMYK printed sleeve: A1 – Shot At Dawn A2 – Warm Your Love B1 – Shot At Dawn (Leonidas & Hobbes ‘Electro Dub’ Remix) B2 – Shot At … Continue reading
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Tagged 12", 6Music, A Love From Outer Space, Above Board Distribution, Alfredo Fiorito, Ashley Beedle, Balearic, BBC 6Music, Beats In Space, Bill Brewster, Curve Pusher., Darren Morris, Davie Miller, Design, Dicky Trisco, DJ Alfredo, DJ History, DJ Mag, EP, Finiflex, Finitribe, funky.sx 103.7fm, Geoff Ticehurst, Hakkasan, HM010, Hobbes Music Bandcamp, Hottwerk, Hugh Mane, Illustration, Jaco Justice, JD Twitch, Joe Morris, Jon Kennedy, Keith Tenniswood, Leon Mayes, Leonidas & Hobbes, limited edition, LingLing, Luke Solomon, Mark Gilbert, Michelle Manetti, Mixmag, Nancy Noise, OOFT!, Optimo, Pathaan, Radio 1 Prague, Radioactive Man, record, Sayori Wada, Sean Johnston, Shot At Dawn, Spatial Awareness, Steve Lamacq, Stupid Human, The Off Key Hat, The Revenge, Tim Sweeney, Tony Pontius, video, vinyl, Warm Your Love, Will Clarke, Will Clarke Video
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DALI, Leviathan b/w Electric Sheep 12″ – OUT NOW
20 April 2018
Limited Edition (150) 12″ Vinyl with screen printed label and sleeve, packaged in a polyurethane bag: A side – Leviathan AA side – Electric Sheep PLUS both tracks digitally downloaded for FREE. (NB ONLY AVAILABLE WITH VINYL) Includes unlimited streaming … Continue reading
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Tagged A Love From Outer Space, Above Board Distribution, Avalon Emerson, Beauty & The Beat, Bill Brewster, Cedric Woo, Clandestino, DALI, Dan Curtin, Daniel Avery, DJ Mag, Domenic Capello, Dubplates & Mastering, Ehtyl, Electric Sheep, Foto, funky.sx, Gareth Sommerville, Gary Mac, Groove Armada, Guest Selector, HM009, Hottwerk, JD Twitch, Jim Thomson, Joe Morris, Laurent Garnier, Leonidas, Leviathan, lovetoparty, Metamorphic, Mick Wills, Mike Grinser, OOFT!, Optimo, Ornate, Owen Jay, Pathaan, Ransom Note, Resident Advisor, Richard Brophy, Sean Johnston, Spatial Awareness, Sub Club, Subculture, The Skinny, Tom Findlay, Underground Quality, Worldwide FM
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Various Artists, Spring Madness EP (HM005) out now!
13 August 2014
It’s been a very exciting first year for Hobbes Music, with praise coming from all corners: Erol Alkan, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Justin Robertson, Ashley Beedle, Maceo Plex, Ivan Smagghe, Domenic (Subculture), JD Twitch (Optimo), Jimpster, TEED, Citizen, Sean Johnston, … Continue reading
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Tagged 20:20 Vision, 674 FM - Cologne, 6th Borough Project, Alan Braxe, Alex Metric, Am$trad Billionaire, Amstrad Bill, Amstrad Billionaire, Andrew Weatherall, Arveene, Arveene & Misk, Ashley Beedle, B-Jam, Barry Fell, Belfast, Ben Butler & Mousepad, Ben Osborne, Bot, Busted, chill out, Chris Duckenfield, Chris Lyth, Citizen, club tools, compilation, Craig Smith, Crookers, Culprit, David Elders, Debukas, Digital Jones, Dimitri Veimar, DJ Bert, Domenic, Droog, dub, Eighth Nerve, Eighties boogie, electronic, Erol Alkan, Fabien Pinardon, Geoff Ticehurst, Glasgow, Groove Armada, HM005, iD Magazine, Inverness, Ivan Smagghe, Jacksonville, Jaco Justice, JD Twitch, Jimpster, Joe Howe, Justin Robertson, Justin Sloe, Kenny Inglis, Kosmos, Kris Wasabi, Larry Tee, Lee Perry, Leftside Wobble, Leonidas & Hobbes, Locksmith, M.A.N.D.Y., Maceo Plex, Madlib, Mixmag, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Night Noise Team, Nikki Kent, Nitsa, Noise Of Art, OOFT!, Optimo, Orbital, Paddy Freeform, Paris, Patrick Alavi, Phil McBride, Philippe Zdar, Picking Up The Pieces, Prince, Ray Davies, Remix, Resident Advisor, Rever Electrique, Rubadub, Rudimental, Scotland, Scottish producers, Scottish Soulful Weekender, Scuola Furano, Sean Johnston, Sean Ormsby, Sinden, skweee, Slipped Disco, Sloe Jams, Solar Radio, Sovnger, Spring Madness EP, Stockholm, Subculture, Teamy Teamy, TEED, The Plug, The Revenge, The Son(s), Tom Findlay, Tracy Recordings, Tron Mastering, Trouble Remixes Volume III, Universal Vibes, up-and-coming artists, Various Artists, Wasabi Disco, Wrong Island, Yogi Haughton
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Various Artists, ‘Dawn Chorus’ EP (HM003)
28 October 2013
This is the third Hobbes Music release and the second in a series of remix EPs featuring up-and-coming Scottish artists remixed by well-established and emerging local and international talents. Clips below. Full EP on Bandcamp. Dawn Chorus will be released … Continue reading
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Tagged 6th Borough Project, African, Afrofuturist, Ali Herron, Ali Renault, analogue, Astroboy, Audio Culture, Auntie Flo, bass, Beauty & The Beat, Black Butter, Cedric Woo, Chemikal Underground, Chris Duckenfield, Conquering Animal Sound, Craig Bell, Craig Smith, Culprit Records, David Barbarossa, Dawn Chorus EP, deep house, Diamond & Raw, digital download, Dimitri Veimar, Ditone, DJ Bert, dMIT.RY, Domenic, DPPLGNGRS, Droog, electronic, Fabrice Lig, Factory Records, Fast Records, Fela Kuti, Firecracker, Firehouse Records, Fortified Audio, Fudge Fingas, Future Shock, Geoff Ticehurst, Ginger Baker In Africa, goldFFinch, Heartbreak, HM003, Infinite Machine, Invisible Sister, iO Sounds, Ivan Smagghe, JD Twitch, Jimpster, Justin Sloe, Kay Suzuki, Kelburn Garden Party, Larry Tee, Leonidas & Hobbes, Lex, Limbo, limited edition, Machines Tapes & Electronic Setups EP, Mad Decent, Mad Tech, Man Make Music, Marco Bernardi, Mary Ann Hobbs, MCDE, Midnight Thunder EP, Ministry Of Sound, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Neo Violence, new wave, Nick Stewart, OOFT!, Optimo, Rebecca Vasmant, Remix, remixes, Rob Da Bank, Round In Motion, Rubadub, Scuola Furano, Senseless, Sketchy, Sneaky Pete's, Snide Rhythms, Soul Food, Spatial Awareness, Sub Club, Subculture, Symbols, Teamy, techno, Tokyo Knife Attack, Treehouses, Trouble, Trouble Remixes Volume 2, Various Artists, vinyl
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Various Artists, Midnight Thunder EP (HM001)
12 February 2013
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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HRH, Pinky Ring (JD Twitch Optimo rmx)
28 March 2012
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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