Eternal Energy

Cell Dweller (Myselor Remix)

The flip to Strangeways. Good funky synth workout!

Optiv - Flatworm (RL001B)

www.surus.co.uk/Dispatch-Recordin…Tapout-23841.aspx

DIS075
Optiv & BTK | A. Zero Tolerance
Optiv & BTK | AA. Tapout
Release Date | 13/01/2014 
Vinyl & Digital

After an incredible 2013, stacked with quality releases from a mass of great acts, we’re proud to present the first Dispatch Recordings release of 2014. Who better to bring in the New Year than Optiv & BTK? The duo return to the label for the first time since their debut with us back in 2011 (“Get Ready / Submission”) and they’ve been on a production warpath ever since! We’re proud to have them back at Dispatch with two unrelenting dancefloor killers.

Starting off the single we have “Zero Tolerance”. This ferocious track is not to be taken lightly, it growls and progresses like a raging bull hurtling towards a matador. Receiving strong support from the likes of Andy C and Klute, it was also picked up by UKF for their YouTube channel on first listen. Prepare for damage.

“Tapout” is the second track on the single, packing just as much venom as the first. Towering over the dance in true gladiatorial fashion, the gnarly bass chugs brutishly across any floor, whilst flashes of techy overtones run riot through the heart of the track. Sitting comfortably in all outcomes, whether it’s festival capacities or intimate club crowds, “Tapout” completes the release perfectly. Optiv & BTK do the business once again.

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Optiv & BTK - Tapout - Dispatch Recordings

The Third Kind

Third Kind

"The banger of all bangers!" @djfriction

Clip taken from Friction @BBC Radio 1 show - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041t20w

Forthcoming on Blackjack LP [ Virus Recordings ]

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Optiv & BTK - Shredder [ Virus Recordings ]

MULTIVERSE

RELEASE: 9th June 2014 HWARE31

1. Maztek & Cern - Multiverse
2. Optiv, BTK & Cold Fusion - Void 
3. Dose & Cern-OneAtATime
4. Subtension, Minor Rain & Trilo - No Smer

Renegade Hardware take you into the Multiverse with their latest release instead, an EP of collaborations, with contributions from the core of the labels artists, both established and new. With input from Maztek, Cern, Dose, Optiv, BTK, Cold Fusion, Subtension, Minor Rain and Trilo, you know you are in for a wild ride.

The label takes you inside the infinite number of possible universes that there are out there, laying open the ideas of existence and the entirety of space, time, matter, and energy.

Music taken from the past, and driven all the way into the future, from the biggest names on the drum & bass circuit. Strap yourselves in and get ready.

Optiv, BTK and Cold Fusion enter the Void on the next track, feeling vocal sample laced over a mind-blowing, cataclysmic sounding drums and elastic, creeping bass. The producers out of even the coldest situation, and then scramble your of the best music they’ve produced to date.

Hardware keep getting better. The Multiverse EP is their best yet.

Optiv, BTK & Cold Fusion - Void [ Renegade Hardware ]

Clip taken from Friction @BBC Radio 1 show - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042cd6w

Forthcoming on Blackjack LP [ Virus Recordings ]
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Optiv & BTK - Blackjack feat. Rymetyme [ Virus Recordings ]

Clip taken from @djhypednb show on KissFM - www.kissfmuk.com/djhype/2014/04/3…racklist-300414/

Forthcoming on Blackjack LP [ Virus Recordings ]

Optiv & BTK - Dirt Box [ Virus Recordings ]

Forthcoming on Blackjack LP [ Virus Recordings ]

Optiv & BTK - That Sound [ Virus Recordings ]

Optiv & BTK - Weapon Of Choice [ Virus Recordings ]

Optiv & BTK - BBC 1xtra Guest Mix - June 2014

Tracklist:

01. Optiv & BTK & Mindscape - Intruder (Virus)
02. BTK & Nymfo - Drink Until This Night Makes Sense (dub)
03. Optiv & BTK - Blackjack feat. Rymetyme (Virus)
04. Optiv & BTK - Shredder (Virus)
05. BTK - Spawn feat. Rymetyme (dub)
06. Optiv & BTK - Midnight Nation (2am Remix)(Commercial_Suicide)
07. Optiv & BTK - Subterranean (Virus)
08. Optiv & BTK - Weapon of Choice (Virus)
09. Optiv & BTK - Dark City feat. Yves Paquet (dub)
10. Mindscape - Gene Labs (Optiv & BTK Remix)(Commercial Suicide)
11. BTK & Mindscape - Nemesis (Virus)
12. Optiv, BTK & Cold Fusion - Void (Renegade Hardware)
13. Moderat - Bad Kingdom (BTK D&B Bootleg)(Free Download)
14. Optiv & BTK & Mindscape - Goin' In (Virus)

Full show @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0457zcv

Optiv & BTK Guest Mix for D&B with Crissy Criss - BBC Radio 1xtra

Things move on to Tetra, which’ll take you out of this world and into another. Slowly, deliberately, the
track moves up the gears, taking in atmospherics and a deep sense of foreboding. The beats then come
smashing through in perfect order, forcing the dancefloor into action. Rough, tough and ready to make an
impact, you’ll feel your body and mind taken under the spell of Tetra, leaving you rocking and reeling.

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Inward, Hanzo & Randie - Tetra

Here is our set recorded live @ JJ LTD 21, YOYO Palais De Tokyo  - Paris (30/08/2014). Lots of brand new music and exclusives. 

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Optiv & BTK live @ JJ LTD 21, YOYO Palais De Tokyo - Paris

NickBee – Crazy Morning 

BEATPORT EXCLUSIVE: 10th Nov 2014 
WORLDWIDE RELEASE: 24th Nov 2014

 By any measureable standards, NickBee is a phenomenon. After discovering drum & bass aged just 10, producing killer music by the age of 15, and now firmly established as a leading name in neurofunk and the wider scene, the young Ukrainian is enjoying more and more success with every release. Now, he is readying RLDIG016, the latest jewel in Optiv’s Red Light crown. 

Followers will know by now that the Cause4Concern man only picks the very best for his imprint, and Nick’s Crazy Morning, plus his remix of Neonlight & Hedj’s Hammerhead are up there with the best you will have heard all year. 

Ed Rush “Nick Bees sounds is awesome. Feelin the vibes !” 
Mampi Swift “hammerhead is just fukin ridiculous...” 
BTK “Full support on the Hammerhead Remix!” 
Gremlinz “Nickbee comes with weight on the remix!” 
Zardonic “Crunchy!!” 

Crazy Morning rises, glowing, out of the ether, letting light into a beautiful, shimmering room, with the main synths counterbalanced by a fascinating, strangely Eastern melody, which soon morphs into something altogether more electronic. Nick throws on some sliding, jerking beats, setting up the main section of the track. More future sounds crop up in the background, with the tempo maintained. Get ready to nod your head and rock your body to this one, as NickBee guides you through a range of emotions and feelings, all united in one of the most interesting, most affecting tracks of the year. Pure genius on show for Red Light. 

Be sure to get inside RLDIG016, as it gets inside you. 

Eastcolours “Sick! Thanks =)” 
TC “yeah sick!” 
Crissy Criss “Big” 
Memtrix “thanks!” 
Rene LaVice “this is sick! sounding grimey. really nice breaks” 

DJ Support: C4C, Maztek, BTK, Treo, Ivy Lab, Zardonic, Ed Rush, The Prototypes, Basher, EastColors, AMC, Teddy Killerz, Mind Vortex, Ant TC1, TC, Hazard, Borderline, Smooth, Mindscape, Crissy Criss, Black Sun Empire, Memtrix, State of Mind, June Miller, Rene LaVice, Mampi Swift, NeonLights, Empress, Hybris, Doc Scott, Komatic, Storm, Kane, Chris SU, Kenny Ken, Gremlinz, Nymfo, Shimon and many more!

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NickBee - Crazy Morning

Dive Bomb EP @ Virus Recordings

2x12" Vinyl Pre-order @ Redeye Records - tiny.cc/0pgrxx
Release date: 15 June 2015

Coming next on the always massive Virus Recordings is the Dive Bomb EP from Optiv and BTK. Together, the two producers have as much experience and know how as anyone in the game, and, coupled with that, only ever put out the finest quality neurofunk drum & bass. Fans and supporters have come to know them for the speaker-bursting bass and on-point beats, and they are at their very best on the new release for Virus.

Four tracks, which include appearances from Maztek and MC Kryptomedic, all show off different shades of the musicians’ art, and all show off the power and precision of what they do.

Clip taken from @DJFriction﻿ @bbcradio1﻿ @ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04t6q6j

Optiv & BTK - Dive Bomb

Drum&BassArena 2015 features my exclusive track with @Maztek & @Optiv - 'Footprint'

3CD/Vinyl: smarturl.it/dnba2015splash?IQid=btk
iTunes: smarturl.it/dnba2015?IQid=btk

BTK, Maztek & Optiv - Footprint [Drum&BassArena]

The EP starts off with the mesmeric Tank, all sliding beats and insane
samples. The electronic pulse of this one will immediately get into your
bloodstream and disrupt your brainwaves, as Inward, Hanzo and Randie
get things going in the right direction. This is music which takes no
prisoners, heading instead straight for the dancefloor.

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Inward, Hanzo & Randie - Tank

The Hutt features Disprove, and is as massive as Jabba. Beginning life as a military-style march, the beats soon start bouncing around on this one, teaming up with some electro-style top end and crunching bass notes. Creeping synths are added in to complete the picture, resulting in one hell of a piece of music.

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Disprove, Inward, Hanzo & Randie - The Hutt

The title cut follows, smashing its way out of your
speakers and taking over your world. Pacey, gambling beats dictate the
direction of this one, and lovers of the bass will be more than satisfied as
Inward, Hanzo and Randie make sure that there’s lots going on lower in the
mix.

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Inward, Hanzo & Randie - Stutter

Methlab // 2 EP (Bad Taste Recordings)

> https://youtu.be/YKr9pBdjnUw

1. Current Value - PELHAM 123
2. Billain - METAL JAWS
3. Optiv & CZA - SUB SURFACE
4. Disprove, Signal & Audeka - RITUAL
5. Kursa & Faek - BEHIND THIS DOOR
6. MachineCode & Disprove - SIGNATURE
7. Audeka & Rawtekk - SAMURAI

Release Dates:
Beatport Exclusive: 20.05.2016
2 x 12” Gatefold Vinyl Pack: TBA
Worldwide: 03.06.2016

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Optiv & CZA - Sub Surface

This is out now on Citrus Recordings!

Hope you like it!

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Mindset E.P.

Optiv & BTK - Mindset

This is a recording of myself and CZA (Cause4Concern) playing live at Darkside @ Dachstock in Bern, Switzerland! It was an awesome night!

I hope you enjoy the mix!

INFO / BOOKINGS

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CZA - jef@methlab-agency.com

Optiv & CZA - Darkside Dachstock Live Mix - 17.09.2016

Optiv & BTK - Over The Edge EP [ Renegade Hardware ] is out now! Buy it via: 

Beatport - http://bit.ly/wS9EBn 
iTunes - http://bit.ly/zmbN9A 
Drum&Bass Arena - http://bit.ly/ysqrWs 
JunoDownload - http://bit.ly/wDT1sE 
Trackitdown - http://bit.ly/wR9eEw 
Chemical Records - http://bit.ly/yXeIgk

Optiv & BTK - Forcefield Remix

Optiv - 16.12.2017 - RÉVolution - Komárno

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Optiv Live At REVolution

To get you in the mood for Boomtown this weekend please enjoy my set from last year with BTK on the Sector-6 Stage!

If you are going this year be sure to check out Cause4Concern Vs Skynet B2B on the Scrapyard Stage 9pm till 10pm on Saturday 11th!

Optiv & BTK - Live At Boomtown 2017

Run by renowned drum & bass head BTK who has his own back catalogue of nastily slick cuts and a history which spans decades, his imprint Dutty Audio has also helped pave the way for similar artists, bringing newcomers into fray with every slicing, hard-driving release. For their next output they've brought on board Blackout's Pythius and Italy's finest Inward, Hanzo and Randie aka 'IHR'.

Optiv & BTK - Dive Bomb (Pythius Remix)

Optiv & BTK - Shredder (IHR Remix)

Out Soon on Cause4Concern Recordings!
Beatport: 29//10/18

IHR Ft. Synth Ethics // Tune-X // (Optiv CZA Rmx) // OUT SOON!

20 Years LP

Arrival

Dub Elements & Optiv & CZA // Switchback // DEM002EP // AVAILABLE SOON!

Sick Music 3 sees the revival of the highly successful compilation series with another slew of top-notch talent from across the spectrum. Sick Music 3 is a 26-track compilation from Hospital Records, out now on CD, digital, 4 x 12" vinyl and with two vinyl samplers (out 12th November). 

Grab it now: 

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sick-music-3/id571943828

Hospital Shop: http://shop.hospitalrecords.com/product/NHS222/

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Optiv & CZA  - In Too Deep - Hospital Records - OUT NOW!!

Buy // Stream

Cause4Concern (Optiv & CZA) // More Complex // The Korsakov Compilation Vol.2 // OUT NOW!

In case you missed it the first time around, this is a podcast i did for my DJ Agency GRAM.
 
You can subscribe to the podcast here:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/gram-agency-podcast/id314439221?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Here is the track list:

Optiv & CZA - Hindsight - C4C Recordings
Xtrah - Discordance - Critical
Optiv & CZA - In Too Deep - Hospital
Mindscape - Stardust - Commercial Suicide
Bionic1 & Struck - Fukura - C4C Recordings
Cause4Concern - Jinx - C4C Recordings
Mob Tactics - Relapse - ?
Optiv & BTK - Understand feat Sam Wills - Shogun
Optiv & BTK - Slander - Playaz
BTK - Drop It (Optiv Remix) - Dutty Audio
Cause4Concern - Lowlife - C4C Recordings
Mindscape - Gene Labs - Commercial Suicide
The Upbeats - Big Skeleton (Optiv & BTK Remix) - Non Vogue
Optiv & BTK - Drop The Funk - Playaz
Ed Rush - Forever - ?
Borderline & Menace - Wiseguy - SOM Music
Optiv - Krakpot (Jade Remix) - C2D Recordings
Ed Rush - Brain Broker - ?
Audio & Meth - Gamma - Virus
Calyx & Teebee - Skank - RAM
Optiv & BTK - Feelings - Playaz
Mefjus & MForce - Abandon - ?
Dom & Roland - Jungle Beast (Optiv & BTK Remix) - DRP
Maldini - Ghost Town - C4C Recordings
Cause4Concern - Control Freak (Task Horizon Remix) - C4C Recordings

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Optiv - Gram Podcast

Out Now!

Store links:

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Beatport - www.beatport.com/release/drop-the-funk-ep/1042866

TrackItDown - www.trackitdown.net/track/optiv-and…ss/5417472.html

DNBA - download.breakbeat.co.uk/lpsepsartist…efunkep.aspx

Juno Download - www.junodownload.com/products/optiv…ep/2140434-02/


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Optiv & BTK - Drop The Funk - Playaz

Out Now!

Store links:

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Beatport - www.beatport.com/release/drop-the-funk-ep/1042866

TrackItDown - www.trackitdown.net/track/optiv-and…ss/5417472.html

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Juno Download - www.junodownload.com/products/optiv…ep/2140434-02/



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Optiv & BTK - Hack And Slash - Playaz

Cold War has been given the Optiv remix treatment, and together, they have come together on something with all the hallmarks of a classic. The urgent, colliding beats are matched with an undertow the likes of which we’ve not heard since classic Dillinja. The track *makes* you get up on the floor, leaving nothing behind and nothing to chance. You’ll be banging your head against a very hard wall in no time with this one.

The Groundbreaker EP is the future. Luckily for you, Zero Method is now.

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Zero Method - Cold War (Optiv Remix) - Red Light Records - OUT NOW!!

OPTIV is a name firmly embedded in both the forefront and deep memory of any true fan of drum & bass. He emerged into the scene with the seminal Cause4Concern sound, which made an enduring mark that influenced many of today’s great artists, including Noisia, and helped to mould the tech aesthetic that we –know today. The Optiv moniker erupted into existence a few years after the establishment of Cause4Concern, with the founding of his own label Red Light Records in 2002, an imprint that continues to be influential in both launching the careers of promising artists such as Inward, Hanzo & Randie, Impak as well as putting out high quality audio from established artists such as Tobax, Telekinesis, The Upbeats and Black Sun Empire. This is in addition to running the pioneering C4C Recordings imprint, that’s been committed to pushing forward-thinking tech for close to two decades now.
Over the course of Optiv’s prolific and long-running solo career, he’s released on a significant range of labels, including leading taste-makers such as Virus, Playaz, Blackout, Subtitles, Eatbrain, Hospital, Shogun Audio, Invisible and Dispatch to name just a few. His commitment to a pure analogue sound, inspired by his techno and electro roots, in combination with a stripped aesthetic that requires audio purity, has ensured that his sound remains both timeless and ahead of the pack. With years of experience behind him to apply to the dance, as well as his immaculate sense for freshness, Optiv is a tried and tested artist who continues to make a significant impact on the drum & bass sphere.

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