Alongside Ed Rush, Matt Quinn (who you’ll undoubtedly know better under his DJ name, Optical) has helped sculpt the drum & bass scene’s multifarious experimentations for nearly two decades now. As producers they pioneered the techstep sound, making crisp and explosive d&b sing on the defining <em>Wormhole</em> album, but as bosses of Virus Recordings they’ve managed to continually stay propulsive releasing music from people like Audio, Optiv & BTK, The Upbeats, Noisia and many many more. A mainstay here, the duo’s forceful and dominating sets are always surefire highlights which is why, ahead of their set headlining Room Two this Friday, we asked Optical to put together an hour long mix which demonstrates a) why we hold them in such high regard and b) why Optical’s still one of the most quietly inventive production forces in modern drum & bass.

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Tickets/info: http://bit.ly/FABRICLIVE1104

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No tracklist given.

Optical - FABRICLIVE Promo Mix

filthy and dirty, just the way i like it ;)

Dylan B2B Technical Itch @ Renegade Hardware - Guerrilla Warfare Launch Party - 01/04/2005

Taken from a recording on Kiss FM in May 2000...a live mix brought to you by Ed Rush & Optical from Virus Recordings.

Tracklist:

Ed Rush & Optical - The Creeps
Bad Company - Crucifixion
Matrix - Apache
Krust - Bad Intentions
Optical & Ryme Tyme - White Lightening
Kemal & Rob Data - Konspiracy
Ed Rush, Optical & Matrix - Flightpath
Bad Company - Flashback
Total Science - Nine Numbers
Digital - Spacefunk (Nasty Habits Remix)
Moving Fusion - Skull Smasher
Kosheen - Hide U
Moving Fusion - The Witness
Modern Moves - Enemy
J Majik - Camouflage
Optical & Trace - Mercury Switch
Matrix & Fierce - Climate
Ram Trilogy - Reflections
Ed Rush & Optical - Check Out Time
Virus Dub
Ed Rush & Optical - Pacman
DJ Red - Ride
Ed Rush & Optical - Satellites
Ed Rush & Optical Feat. Ryme Tyme - Resurrection
Moving Fusion - Shark Bite
Trinity - Mechanical Baby
Kemal & Rob Data - System Bleed
State Of Play - Searchin (Matrix Remix)
Ram Trilogy - Titan
Digital - Deadline
Wots My Code - Dubplate (Total Science Remix)
Future Cut & Jenna G - Tear Out My Heart
Q Project - Champion Sound (Total Science Hardcore Will Never Die Remix)
Roni Size & Krust - Hop Scotch
Moving Fusion - Peace Keeper
Virus Dub
J Majik - Love Is Not A Game

Ed Rush & Optical @ Kiss Fm 2000-05-03

Taken from Frictions Radio 1 show on 3rd feb. Hardware label History Mix 95-05.

Tracklist:

1. Future Forces - Point Of Origin
2. Future Forces - Dead By Dawn
3. Genotype - Extra Terrestrial
5. Digital - Rocksteady 
6. Absolute Zero & Subphonics - The Code 
7. Future Forces & Kane - Morpheus 
8. Konflict - Roadblock
9. Usual Suspects - Killa Bees
10. Future Forces - Strontium Jazz (Dillinja Remix)
11. Ink & Dylan - Need You
12. Usual Suspects Spawn Punch (Future Cut Remix)
13. Konflict - Beckoning 
14. Keaton & Hive - The Plague
15. Cause 4 Concern - Skewer (Sinthetix Remix)
16. Raiden - Fallin’
17. Ink - Mirage
18. Usual Suspects - Shrapnel (Stakka & Skynet Rmx)
19. Future Cut - Horns 2000
20. Vicious Circle - Between The Lines
21. Loxy & Keaton - Haters
22. Keaton - invisible Man
23. Universal Project - Black Techno
24. Future Cut - 20/20 (Chase & Status Rmx)
25. Noisia & The Upbeats - Sacrifice
26. Konflict - Messiah

Radio 1 DNB60 - Renegade Hardware Mix - 95-05

Welcome to the REAL CARMAGEDDON. Almost 1 hour of pounding Drum &amp; Bass rhythms blended by the one and only GRIDLOK.


Recorded July 2011 in San Francisco, CA

Tracklisting:

1. Soul Intent - Hurt Me - Project 51 Dub
2. Need for Mirrors - Deadwood - Project 51 Dub
3. Radiata - The Swamp - Adapter Audio
4. Cern - Life's Curse - Project 51
5. Gridlok - Insecticide - Project 51 Dub
6. Ed Rush and Optical - Crisis - Virus
7. State of Mind - Frankenfunk - Project 51 Dub
8. Prolix and Dose - No One Else - Dub
9. Gridlok - Dirtball - Project 51 Dub
10. D-Struct and Spktrm - C - Project 51 Dub
11. Cern - Raven Row - Dub
12. Gridlok - Enemies of the State - Commercial Suicide Dub
13. BLOKHE4D and Gridlok - Bad Kat - Bad Taste Dub
14. Teknik - Rift - Project 51 Dub
15. Ink, Loxy, and Genotype - Y.E.D. - Renegade Hardware
16. Spktrm - Relevance - Project 51 Dub
17. Hive and Gridlok - Welcome to Violence - Violence
18. Amit - Tokyo - Commercial Suicide
19. Prolix - Who Run It? - Dub
20. The Upbeats - Foreign Exchange

CARMAGEDDON

Here's the second volume of my classic series "Time Flies". The selection is more personal this time : a lot of tunes I always wanted to include in a recorded set. It starts dark and rolling and ends in some upfront bangers, including tracks by Bad Company, Usual Suspects, Kryptic Minds, Sub Focus, Hive, Dillinja, John B, etc. It's mixed on 2 technics, like back in the days :) Hope you enjoy!

1.	Kryptic Minds – More Like You (Unknown Error Remix) (2006)
2.	Concord Dawn & State of Mind – Aces High – Uprising (2006)			
3.	Cause 4 Concern – Peep Show – Virus Recordings (2001)			
4.	Usual Suspects – Spawn Punch (Future Cut) –  Renegade Hardware (2000)	
5.	Digital & Spirit – Phantom Force (Spirit Remix) – White (2007)			
6.	Usual Suspects & Friction – Stressed Out – Trouble On Vinyl (2001)		
7.	Loxy & Keaton – Judgement Day (VIP Mix) – Xtinction Agenda (2003)		
8.	Silent Witness – Ringside – DSCI4 Recordings (2004)
9.	Universal Project – Haunted Dreams – Universal project (2001) 			
10.	Trace – Mutationz VIP (Concord Dawn Remix) – DSCI4 (2002)			
11.	Fresh & Fierce – Innocence (Hive Remix) – Quarantine (2004)			
12.	Future Cut – 20/20 (Chase & Status Remix) – Renegade Hardware (2004)	
13.	Bad Company & Trace – Flashback (Tumpa) – BC Recordings (2000) 		
14.	Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch – The Truth Remix - Frequency (2003)
15.	Dylan & Ink – California Curse – Outbreak Recordings (2000)
16.	Dom & Kemal – Moulin Rouge (DSL, Kaos & Karl K Remix) (2004)  		
17.	Drumsound & Bassline Smith – The Don – Technique (2003)   			
18.	Lutin – Futur Mashup (Keaton Remix) – Metaphor (2003)			
19.	Sub Focus – Soundguy – Frequency Recordings (2004)				
20.	Bad Company – Hornet – BC Recordings (2002)					
21.	Kaos, Karl K & Jae Kennedy – Soul On Fire (Concord Dawn) (2004)		
22.	John B – Pressure Remix – Formation Recordings (2004)  
23.	Dillinja – South Manz – Valve Recordings (2002)    				
24.	D.Kay – The Martians – Freak Recordings (2004)				
25.	Total Science – Jet Set (Cyantific Remix) – CIA (2006)				
26.	Q Project – Sticky Fingers (Twisted Individual Remix) – Crash (2003)
27.	Tom & Jerry – Maximum Style (Crystal Clear Remix) (2009)
28.	Logistics – Jungle Music – Hospital Recordings (2009)
29.	Adam F - Original Jungle Sound – Breakbeat Kaos (2003)			
30.	Icarus & Trevelyan – Fruit X – Undiluted Recordings (2006)			
31.	Dillinja – Thugged Out Bitch (Adam F & Fresh Remix) (2004)			
32.	Cyantific – Disconnected – Hospital Recordings (2007) 			
33.	D.Kay & Epsilon – Platinum – Renegade Hardware (2002)			
34.	John B – Dream On – Beta Recordings (2002)					
35.	Blue Sonix – Luv Me (Logistics Remix) – Spearhead (2007)
36.	High Contrast – Music Is Everything (Influx Datum Remix) (2002)

I-Witness - Time Flies Pt 2 - Drum & Bass Classics Vinyl Mix

A cold, late-night street roller built on heavy subs, sharp breaks, and smoked-out atmosphere. ‘On Da Streetz’ moves with quiet tension — hood up, lights low, concrete shining under orange lamppost glow. Gritty textures, raw drive, and that unmistakable endz energy; a soundtrack for night runs, empty roads, and underground frequency.

ON DA STREETS

OnDaStreets (Remaster)

Summit

Whompa

B-MUK - WHOMPA

PROJECT: HEAL-ON-KILL

1. Technical Itch feat. MC Jakes - Rising [Moving Shadow]
2. Rob &amp; Goldie - The Shadow (Hive VIP) [Moving Shadow]
3. ???
4. Technical Itch &amp; Kemal - The Calling [Moving Shadow]
5. Technical Itch - Nitron [Penetration]
6. The Militia - Brainwash (Remix) [Cargo]
7. ???
8. ???
9. Dylan &amp; Robyn Chaos - Night Fever [Outbreak]
10. Dylan - Headcharge [Renegade Hardware]
11. Dom &amp; Keaton - Mordor [Moving Shadow]
12. Skinny &amp; Linx - Melting Pot [Audio Blueprint]
13. Technical Itch - The Fear [Penetration]
14. Dom &amp; Optical - Quadrant 6 (E-Sassin VIP) [Moving Shadow]
15. Technical Itch - Reborn (VIP) [N/A]
16. Pantera - Fucking Hostile (Kemal &amp; Rob Data Remix) [N/A]


Technical Itch-Live At Nowsound-2002.03.09. part1.

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