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Virus Recordings - Forthcoming / Released Tracks ☣

A taste of the tracks on our first LP, 'Wormhole' VRS001LP. Virus Recordings. 1998

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Ed Rush & Optical - 'Wormhole' LP 1998 - Virus

Milos gaming playlist

Ed Rush n Optical Wormhole Album

Me AWOL

banging

InsideInfo & Mefjus - Blunt [Virus]

InsideInfo & Mefjus - Mythos [Virus]

The very first track to be released on Virus! Soon to be available to buy online, a brand new beautiful digital remaster, from Beatport and i-Tunes!!

Buy This!

Ed Rush & Optical - Medicine (VRS001) Virus 1998

Andy C - Workout (Annie Mac Special Delivery + Interview)

Pre-Order - po.st/AndyCWorkoutiT Released 3rd November

Andy C - Workout (Annie Mac Special Delivery)

An unreleased track from 1997, lost in a pile of DAT's somewhere in the studio amongst other bits of old fruit and rizla.

Optical - Zoner (Virus unreleased 1997)

One of my personal favourites from our early releases on Virus. Taken from VRS003 'Ed Rush & Optical's 3rd single on the label in 1998.

ED RUSH & OPTICAL - 'Satellites' (VIRUS RECORDINGS)1998

A taste of the tracks on our first LP, 'Wormhole' VRS001LP. Virus Recordings. 1998

1. Mystery Machine - Ed Rush & Optical

ED RUSH & OPTICAL - 'Mystery Machine' - Wormhole LP - Virus

A taste of the tracks on our first LP, 'Wormhole' VRS001LP. Virus Recordings. 1998

03. Optical - Slip-Thru

OPTICAL - 'Slip-Thru' - Wormhole LP - Virus

A taste of the tracks on our first LP, 'Wormhole' VRS001LP. Virus Recordings. 1998

02. Splinter - ED RUSH, OPTICAL, FIERCE

ED RUSH, OPTICAL, FIERCE - 'Splinter' - Wormhole LP - Virus

A taste of the tracks on our first LP, 'Wormhole' VRS001LP. Virus Recordings. 1998

05. Glass Eye - Ed Rush & Optical

ED RUSH & OPTICAL - 'Glass Eye' - Wormhole LP - Virus

A taste of the tracks on our first LP, 'Wormhole' VRS001LP. Virus Recordings. 1998

04. Millenium - Optical

OPTICAL - 'Millenium' - Wormhole LP - Virus

Mount Eden Dubstep (Ephixa Remix) - Sierra Leone

Jonny L, the man responsible for a favourite tune of mine...'Piper'. This is my mix of Moving Thru Air' on XL Recordings.

Jonny L - 'MOVING THRU AIR' (Optical Remix 1998)

Optical - 'Moving 808s' (Prototype 1997)

All conquering UK rap crew Foreign Beggars, who recently teamed up once more with long time collaborator Alix Perez on their Modus EP, call on another of drum & bass's biggest talents to give the EP's title track a 170 refix. Here at Data Transmission we bring you the exclusive premiere of Calyx & Teebee's Modus remix. Retaining the minimal nature of the hip hop original, the half time intro draws you in: Metropolis spits his fire bars before it twists and switches into a techy, bass driven beast. Orifice Vulgatron handles the breakdown, his rapid fire delivery amping you up for round two with more ice cold percussion edits.
Modus Remixes is out Deceber 1st on Par Excellence. Grab a copy from here: http://bit.ly/ModusRemixes

Foreign Beggars x Alix Perez - Modus (Calyx & Teebee Remix)

We made a VIP of Unconscious, forthcoming on Audio's RAMlife CD.

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Audio Presents RAMlife Drum & Bass

Unconcsious VIP

'Flaky', taken from Phace's ‘Shape The Random’ album out now on Neosignal Recordings as Digital Download & Compact Disc & Limited Vinyl Sampler Part 1 + 2.

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Phace - Flaky [out now]

Promo mix to support the release of FABRICLIVE 82: Ed Rush & Optical. Buy from fabric store --> http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/fabriclive-82.html
Download from iTunes/Google Play --> http://found.ee/FABRICLIVE82dl
Launch party at fabric on Friday 21st August --> http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/1107

Premiered on D&B Arena --> http://breakbeat.co.uk/interviews/exclusive-ed-rush-optical-fabriclive-promo-mix/

Tracklist:

Signs - Clockout
Neonlight - Extrasolar VIP
Hypoxia feat Hypxyz - Suspicious Minds
ID - Frqncs
Neonlight& Wintermule - Influx
Bad Company - Nitrous (Audio Remix)
ID - ID
Medio - Frog
ID - Carcosa
L33 - Manipulate
The Clamps - Nerves
Noisia, Hybris & Mefjus - Clusterfunk
Machine Code - Pacify
Posij - Techplant
Mefjus & Inside Info - Leibniz
Current Value - Mastication
Neonlight - Extrasolar VIP
Zero Method & L33 - Frequencies
Teddy Killerz - Hawking Radiation

Download FABRICLIVE 82

Ed Rush & Optical - FABRICLIVE 82 promo mix

More Than Alot

Pieces (feat. Plan B)

Fortran - Place To Be (Ed Rush, Optical, &amp; Fierce)
Metro Recordings
MTRR003
1997
<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Fortran-Place-To-Be-Sardines/master/18748" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.discogs.com/Fortran-Place-To-Be-Sardines/master/18748</a>

Buy: <a href="http://www.beatport.com/label/metro-recordings/1248" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.beatport.com/label/metro-recordings/1248</a>


Fortran - Sardines

Mutated Forms

Powder Demon

Spearhead Records

Mutated Forms - Powder Demon - Spearhead Records

The first two singles taken from Calyx & TeeBee’s forthcoming album ‘All Or Nothing’ have been heavily supported by tastemakers across the board. Lining up to drop them are Radio 1 DJs Zane Lowe and Annie Mac,  UK #1 artists DJ Fresh and Rudimental, Example’s touring partner DJ Wire and scene stalwarts TC and Matrix & Futurebound, to name but a few. And now the duo is ready to unleash the third single from ‘All Or Nothing’, an incredible slice of D&B funk featuring the vocal talents of Kemo.

Marrying influences from hip hop, funk and mid-‘90s drum & bass, Calyx & TeeBee offer up a distinctly different track that tugs on feelings of nostalgia while pushing the envelope forward. ‘Pure Gold’ is effortlessly fresh, oozing with bouncing hip hop, double bass funk and D&B energy this track will undoubtedly sound great from the car to the club, across radio waves and dance floors alike.

Wilkinson steps up for the first remix of the package, keeping the orchestral provenance suggested by the intro of the original and rolling it out into a booming, winding bass monster. This is drumstep at its finest, resisting the urge to throw in a million random bleeps, Wilkinson instead infuses ‘Pure Gold’ with his own unique style and creates an absolute killer of a remix in the process.

Next up Hostage takes ‘Pure Gold’ into serious bouncing house territory. As the punchy drums are punctuated by that infamous horn sample you’re pulled slowly and gently in. Before long Hostage places precision cuts of Kemo’s vocal and the infectious bass loop into the mix along with some carnival snares that ensure this is one of the most infectious 4/4 tracks you’re likely to hear all year.

Rounding the digital package off Calyx & TeeBee offer up their own track ‘Perspectives’, a sure-fire slice of D&B that’s sure to keep the heads happy. Relentless bass and expertly chosen sound FX all combine with rolling percussion and stunning production to create a perfect dance floor roller.

Calyx & TeeBee

Vinyl
A. Pure Gold ft Kemo
AA. Perspectives

Digital
1. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Original Mix)
2. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Radio Edit)
3. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Wilkinson Remix)
4. Pure Gold ft Kemo (Hostage Remix)
5. Perspectives (Original Mix)

Release: 29th October 2012
Cat no: RAMM124

Calyx & TeeBee - ft Kemo Pure Gold (Friction BBC R1 - Exclusive 1st Play)

DJ Hazard - All I Can Say

out now -

iTunes - http://smarturl.it/Insidious 
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Insidious: Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. 
So the dictionary tells us, but if the word insidious bears any relation to Rene LaVice’s rise to drum & bass prominence it’s that it is the exact opposite. Smashing his way to the top of the game within a year with nothing but a hugely positive effect, Rene LaVice is poised to unleash his debut album following just a handful of releases.

It would be foolish to think that Rene LaVice and his music weren’t ready for such a bold step, though. Last year saw his tunes find a home on the playlists of tastemakers such as Annie Mac, Nick Grimshaw and MistaJam, become highlights in the sets of Ram boss Andy C amongst many of his D&B peers, top the sales charts amidst fierce competition from all manner of bass music and storm into Mixmag’s top 50 tracks of the year.

How exactly, you may ask, has a relatively new artist from Canada managed to achieve all of this in 2012? Your first listen to his debut album ‘Insidious’ will undoubtedly answer that.

From the opening bars of ‘So Inspired To Fail’ to the closing notes of ‘Absolute Monster’ this LP is really a lesson in creating beautifully crafted drum & bass. ‘Perfect World’ and ‘This Is Conflict’ are prime examples of Rene’s ability to put together tracks that will undoubtedly smash dancefloors.

Throughout ‘Insidious’ has nothing but breezy production and genuine soul to offer the listener. ‘The Way You Love Me’ draws you in with subtle vocal hooks and chest-warming Reeses, ‘Rude Selection’ sees Rene drop the tempo and team up with Trinity Chris for a crunching, grinding slice of hip hop heavy bass music, while the album’s title track is a dizzying blend of sultry vocals and Prototype Years style drum & bass. 
Drawing together classic sounds and giving them a fresh lease of life is Rene LaVice’s mainstay, crafting drum & bass that manages to feel nostalgic, infused with timeless, classic intent, but always up to date with fresh production values. Rene LaVice is a producer who wears his influences on his musical sleeve and always brings them together in a new and exciting way, and his debut album is a testament to that incredible talent.

iTunes

RAMMLP16 - Rene LaVice - Insidious LP - Mix

Black Sun Empire feat Foreign Beggars - Dawn of a Dark Day (Receptor Remix)
Worldwide release date: March 25th 2013 (Exclusive to Beatport for two weeks)
OUT NOW: http://www.beatport.com/release/from-the-shadows-remix-ep/1050670
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www.facebook.com/receptormusic

With support from a stunning cross section of industry players – Chase & Status, Pendulum, Friction, Camo & Krooked, Loadstar, Rockwell, High Rankin, Feed Me – and a position in the top five best-selling albums of 2012 on Beatport, Black Sun Empire’s ‘From The Shadows’ LP was one of the Dutch trio’s biggest accomplishments in their fifteen year, five album history. To celebrate? They’re serving up this disgustingly massive remix compendium. 

Featuring some of the most exciting talents in drum & bass, each of the six remixes here offer a sizzling new slant on three of the album’s biggest tracks. All armed with their own character and uncompromising dynamics, it’s a challenge deciding which one to drop first…

‘All Is Lost’ starts the set with the perfect balance of emotional sonic star-gazing and gritty bottom-end welly. With stunning hymn-like vocals from Thomas Oliver and hype-hungry attitude from Youthstar, it’s widely regarded as one of the album’s boldest highlights. Naturally both Memtrix and Telekinesis have stepped up to the massive challenge. 

Lifted fave Memtrix goes first. Opening with teases of the original’s euphoric synths, he lets the vocals breath for one second before BANG: utter bassline sickness takes over. Complete sonic bombardment of the senses, there is no mistaking Memtrix’s direction and focus for this prime-time piece of D&B naughtiness. And there’s no mistaking the raw power of Telekinesis’s remix, either… Igniting with piano-primed ‘lighters up’ intro, we’re soon pushed into the deepest end of the darkness pool with Youthstar’s spitfire delivery, a gut-busting halfstep groove and a murder of distorted bass tones. Flipping to full D&B tempo midway, it’s a strident party piece that will stay in your wallet or playlist from now until the 23rd century.  

Next up, ‘Dawn Of A Dark Day’: A blazing unity of UK grime and Euro neuro, the day Black Sun Empire called up the Foreign Beggars for mic-duties was a game-changing day for the entire bass industry. Naturally both remixes pay respect to the fusion and fire of the original. Prolix takes the original’s swaggering halfstep intro and adds a touch more menace on the low-end and an industrial punch to the beats before dropping into a rampant, rolling speaker-smasher. No face will be left unmelted when you drop this. We guarantee it. Meanwhile Receptor adds his own interpretation with an instant uptempo kickstart and the creative use of drama-drenched cinematic strings and devilish Slayer-level guitars.  

‘Killing The Light’ brings us to a fitting climax with two of drum & bass most distinctive, forward-thinking acts on remix duties. Delicately dressed with the heart-melting vocals of Inne Eysermans, the raw emotion makes ‘Killing The Light’ the closest thing to a ballad Black Sun Empire will ever write. Paying respect to this, Icicle sharpens the kicks and snares, weaves haunting pads into the mix and takes the vocal to the darkest place imaginable. For those looking for more of a laser-snapping edge, look no further than June Miller’s remix; bolstered with a gargantuan bassline and searing sonic flares, the Dutch-Anglo duo have taken the softness and depth of the original and subverted into a priceless peaktime banger that NO D&B DJ should be without this season. 


From the Shadows (Remix) - EP

Dawn of a Dark Day

Black Sun Empire feat Foreign Beggars - Dawn of a Dark Day (Receptor Remix) - Clip

Mind Vortex - Alive / Arc / Arc VIP - out now - http://smarturl.it/MV-Alive 

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MIND VORTEX 
- Alive / Arc

Mind Vortex are back! And they’re back with a vengeance… This duo have pulled it out the bag again and are ready to dent 2013.

Their new release ‘Alive/Arc’ is a game of two wholly different sides. Mind Vortex showcase their enviable range of skills: perfectly executed song-based composition AND outrageously huge, speaker splintering bass bombs.

‘Alive’ is up first. Striking up with a star-glazed synth and string hook that rises exponentially, we’re soon dropped into crisp guitar hooks and smooth vocals. As the synths and heated kicks re-join the mix, it’s instant anthem time with plenty of opportunities to raise a lighter or two. As the vibrant hook gets heavier and the song develops, we find the bass becoming more textured, bursting with dynamics and true sense of sonic sentiment.

Next up, ‘Arc’: A quintessential rave hustler, it opens with rich warm rush-worthy chords softly coerced you into a false sense of arm waving euphoria. This tune has such a beautiful emotion-caked intro and then BANG!: in they come with one of the most powerful pay-offs we’ve heard for ages. A murder of basslines vie for your attention; ducking and diving and weaving and bobbing among each other, each one as brutish as the next. From spine-melting electro-soul to turbo-charged bass shock-out at the flip of a switch, it’s production techniques like this that attracted Mind Vortex to us in the first place.

This release has two stunningly different vibes from one of the most exciting partnerships in drum & bass… With support from the likes of Andy C, Mistajam, Grooverider, Bailey, Crissy Criss, DJ Hype and Drumsound, the doors to the Mind Vortex fan club are well and truly open. And everyone’s invited!

Mind Vortex
1: Alive (Original Mix) 
2: Alive (Radio Edit) 
3: Arc (Original Mix)
4: Arc VIP

Cat: RAMM129

Mind Vortex - Arc VIP

The 'Alone' EP is out through Vision Recordings on April 15th (Beatport Exclusive April 1st).

Download 'Clamber' w/ Noisia for free: http://on.fb.me/11S3unS

Watch the Official Video for 'Alone': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2_hNJ3XiU
'Primitive Technique' Album out April 29th. Info + Pre-Order: http://smarturl.it/primitivetechnique

Like The Upbeats on Facebook: on.fb.me/OzczzS
Follow The Upbeats on Twitter: bit.ly/UvGgiU
Listen to The Upbeats on Soundcloud: bit.ly/SfDkeB

01. The Upbeats - Alone feat. Tasha Baxter
02. The Upbeats - Beyond Reality
03. The Upbeats - Alone feat. Tasha Baxter (Fourward Remix)
04. The Upbeats & Noisia - Clamber

Vision Recordings: www.facebook.com/VisionRecordings

Alone

Alone (Fourward Remix) [feat. Tasha Baxter]

Clamber Free Download

'One Step', featured on The Upbeats album 'Primitive Technique' is OUT NOW on Vision Recordings.

Order ‘Primitive Technique’ CD Album:
Amazon (US): http://bit.ly/PTAMUS
Amazon (UK): http://bit.ly/PTAMUK
JB (NZ): http://bit.ly/PTJBNZ
JB (AUS): http://bit.ly/PTJBAUS
Amazon (FR): http://bit.ly/PTAMFR
Amazon (DE): http://bit.ly/PTAMDE
Bol.com (NL, BE): http://bit.ly/PTBolBenelux

Order ‘Primitive Technique’ Digital Album:
iTunes: http://bit.ly/PrimTechiTunes
Beatport: http://bit.ly/PTBeatport
Spotify: http://bit.ly/PTSpotify

Download 'Clamber' with Noisia for free: on.fb.me/11S3unS
Watch the Official Video for 'Alone' on UKF Drum & Bass: youtu.be/Jt2_hNJ3XiU

Like The Upbeats on Facebook: on.fb.me/OzczzS
Follow The Upbeats on Twitter: bit.ly/UvGgiU
Listen to The Upbeats on Soundcloud: bit.ly/SfDkeB

While The Upbeats may explain their choice of album title with the humble statement “We’re not super tech geeks, we’ve always felt our approach to production is quite simple.” Anyone who knows anything about this duo’s music can tell you that the end results sound far from primitive. The cheeky-grinned New Zealanders have filled dance floors and iPod playlists around the world with their unique take on drum & bass for nearly a decade, yet their music is sounding fresher than ever; as their impressive new album is about to prove.

‘Primitive Technique’ is an album that caters to many but compromises for no one, and with techniques that may be primitive The Upbeats have crafted an album that sounds undeniably modern.

Tracklist:
01. Beyond Reality
02. Drum Stop feat. Armanni Reign
03. Diffused
04. Again I feat. Armanni Reign
05. Monogram
06. One Step
07. Thrasher feat. Trei
08. Interval
09. Falling Into Place
10. Alone feat. Tasha Baxter
11. Castles
12. Tangerine feat. Dose
13. Retrograde
14. Undertaker

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Primitive Technique

One Step

Get it on iTunes

'Falling Into Place', featured on The Upbeats album 'Primitive Technique' is OUT NOW on Vision Recordings.

Order ‘Primitive Technique’ CD Album:
Amazon (US): http://bit.ly/PTAMUS
Amazon (UK): http://bit.ly/PTAMUK
JB (NZ): http://bit.ly/PTJBNZ
JB (AUS): http://bit.ly/PTJBAUS
Amazon (FR): http://bit.ly/PTAMFR
Amazon (DE): http://bit.ly/PTAMDE
Bol.com (NL, BE): http://bit.ly/PTBolBenelux

Order ‘Primitive Technique’ Digital Album:
iTunes: http://bit.ly/PrimTechiTunes
Beatport: http://bit.ly/PTBeatport
Spotify: http://bit.ly/PTSpotify

Download 'Clamber' with Noisia for free: on.fb.me/11S3unS
Watch the Official Video for 'Alone' on UKF Drum & Bass: youtu.be/Jt2_hNJ3XiU

Like The Upbeats on Facebook: on.fb.me/OzczzS
Follow The Upbeats on Twitter: bit.ly/UvGgiU
Listen to The Upbeats on Soundcloud: bit.ly/SfDkeB

While The Upbeats may explain their choice of album title with the humble statement “We’re not super tech geeks, we’ve always felt our approach to production is quite simple.” Anyone who knows anything about this duo’s music can tell you that the end results sound far from primitive. The cheeky-grinned New Zealanders have filled dance floors and iPod playlists around the world with their unique take on drum & bass for nearly a decade, yet their music is sounding fresher than ever; as their impressive new album is about to prove.

‘Primitive Technique’ is an album that caters to many but compromises for no one, and with techniques that may be primitive The Upbeats have crafted an album that sounds undeniably modern.

Tracklist:
01. Beyond Reality
02. Drum Stop feat. Armanni Reign
03. Diffused
04. Again I feat. Armanni Reign
05. Monogram
06. One Step
07. Thrasher feat. Trei
08. Interval
09. Falling Into Place
10. Alone feat. Tasha Baxter
11. Castles
12. Tangerine feat. Dose
13. Retrograde
14. Undertaker

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Falling Into Place

Mistajam Mix - May 2013

ed rush & optical - funktion (rmx)
ed rush & optical - point blank
matrix - temperament
matrix & fierce - tearaway
ed rush & optical - wormhole
ed rush & optical - socom
ed rush & optical - fixation
ed rush & optical - watermellon
ed rush & optical - gasmask
optical - millennium
ed rush & optical - medicine (matrix rmx)
ed rush & optical - crash
optical - the shinning (ed rush & optical rmx)
trace & optical - karidian
ed rush & optical - slip thru
ed rush & optical - bacteria
ed rush & optical - capsule
ed rush & optical - compound
ed rush & optical - sicknote
ed rush, optical & fierce - alien girl
ed rush & optical - kerbcrawler
ed rush & optical - lifecrisis (origin unknown rmx)
ed rush, optical & scratch perverts - get ill
ed rush, optical & fierce - cutslo


Fusion - Virus/Ed Rush & Optical Mix

Optical is owner of Virus Recordings, Music Producer and DJ from England.
Bookings: UK/ROW: mark@esp-agency.com
USA: saleem@amodeagency.com

This page is dedicated to my sons: Aidan and Solomon, they are the inspiration for everything I do in life now.

"He is best known for his work with Ed Rush, fellow head of the Virus Recordings label, and as a pioneer of the techstep and neurofunk sound. His first single for Metalheadz, 'To Shape the Future'/'Raging Calm' (1997) and his collaborative material with Ed Rush, such as the Wormhole, album (1998) were archetypal developments in the style. The duo followed this debut album with The Creeps (2000) and The Original Doctor Shade (2003), as well as countless singles and remixes. More recently, the duo have returned to form with their (2009) LP 'Travel The Galaxy' containing the modern classic 'Chubrub' and 'No Cure' LP in 2015."

"He also notably did all of the engineering and production work for Grooverider's album Mysteries of Funk, and work on Goldie's 'Saturns Return' LP. In addition, he has produced solo for many labels including Virus, Metalheadz, Prototype, 31 Records, Metro and released in collaboration with many artists, including Ed Rush, Trace, Dom and Roland, Fierce, and his brother Matrix. The first Optical release was in 1996."

"Matt Quinn's savage dance floor productions as Optical (for, among many others, Groove's own label Prototype) have earned him a place in drum'n'bass's premier division.”

"Optical's pure, unchallenged talent shines through on his solo tunes, showcasing an artist well ahead of his time. No doubt the modern sounds of the likes of D-Bridge, Instra:mental and the rest of the minimalist dark revival heads, draw heavy influence not only from Optical himself, but from his inspirations in Jazz, such as Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis. His ability to blend Jazz, Funk and futuristic, technical soundscapes is masterful. From his early work on Metalheadz and Prototype Recordings to his collaborative work on Virus Recordings and the classic Mysteries of Funk (Grooverider's landmark LP), Optical can perhaps qualify as one of the most underrated musicians of the modern era. His mind has crafted sounds which were never before heard, moods which were completely original, and his vision of the future, although ultimately dark and disjointed, is beautifully vivid and addictive. Its a world he pulls you into with each and every track and only a handful of artists can begin to dream of being this successful in their work."

Virus Recordings has become a DnB scene favourite and continues to release the ultimate in DnB vibes, with artists like C4C, Audio, Optiv & BTK, The Upbeats, Noisia, Gridlok, Ram Trilogy, Matrix, Rymetyme, Sonic & Silver, Pendulum, Mefjus,  InsideInfo

ED RUSH, OPTICAL, FIERCE - 'Splinter' - Wormhole LP - Virus

Optical ☣