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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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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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2012 Killers: Part II
13 February 2013
This is the second part of a compilation (fully mixed this time) of my stand-out tunes of the last year or so (includes a few 2011 killers that I missed in last year’s Top 50). 125-170bpm and back via some … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Actress, Akira Kiteshi, Auntie Flo, Bat For Lashes, Blawan, Boddika, Bonobo, Cosmin TRG, Daniel Avery, Daphni, Disclosure, Django Django, Doubleheart, Duffstep, Duke Dumont, Fatima, Four Tet, Funkineven, HaHaHa & Raksha, Hercules & The Love Affair, Hot Chip, Javeon McCarthy, Jeppe Kjellberg, Jessie Ware, Jimmy Edgar, Jodeci, Joy Orbison, Justice, Kelpe, Kevin McPhee, killers, Lady Leshurr Para One, Light Asylum, Locked Groove, Lone, Lower Dens, Magic Mountain High, Mia Dora, Michael Mayer, Mickey Moonlight, Moon Duo, Mosca, Neon Jung, Objekt, Octo Octa, Oliver $, Orbital, Priam, Q-TIp, Roberto Auser's Future Exotica, Schlachthofbronx, Sepalcure, Sophie, Surkin, TEED, Tomorrow's World, Toy
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