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Hi guys, I was organising some tracks the other day and I decided to record a little mix. I hope you like it!

01 Marcus Intalex - Refreshed 
02 Nu:Tone (ft. SP:MC) - Heaven Sent 
03 Calibre - Peso 
04 Random Movement - A Good Start Is Saying No 
05 Marcus Intalex & ST Files - Freaky 
06 Lenzman (ft. Jo-S) - Emeralds 
07 Logistics - The Trip 
08 dBridge (ft. Calibre) - Ponderosa
09 Seba - Move On 
10 Commix - Japanese Electronics 
11 DJ Marky & XRS - Rotation (Stress Level & TC1 Re-Take) 
12 Calibre & High Contrast - The Other Side 
13 Nu:Tone (ft. Logistics) - Countdown
14 Logistics - Everything Is Illuminated 
15 Influx Datum - Back For More 
16 Marcus Intalex - Temperance 
17 Un-Cut - Midnight (Marcus Intalex & ST Files Remix) 
18 Chase & Status - Love's Theme 
19 Calibre & High Contrast - Mr Majestic 
20 S.P.Y - Like A Dream

Set List by Zuko

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S.P.Y - Mixtape Volume 2 (Soulful D&B)

Here's a song I made with Matt Brown.  Drums by Jacob Evans (on the fly--thank you!), and pedal steel by Jon Hyde (the consummate pro--I love you, man).  Matt played everything else, and made sure it sounded good (he is incredible).  I'm so lucky to make music with these amazing people.

Card Man

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

The original mix of our dark classic 'Horns and Halos,' remastered just in time for Halloween.

Vinyl is available via Barcode Recordings: http://www.shop.barcoderecordings.com/product/various-artists-the-rowdy-time-ep

Free Download

Horns And Halos (Throwback Remaster)

Out on Beatport: http://bit.ly/Exodus_BP

For everyone that thought trance had lost its originality – think again and open those ears to the latest ASOT release. Driftmoon, Andy Blueman and D-Sharp have teamed up, and we’ve only got this to say: ‘Exodus’ is about to blow your mind.

The play of heartrending violin, powerful melodies of synth and the overwhelming effect of trance music. ‘Exodus’ is pure emotion, so it’s no wonder it’s been supported on A State of Trance 623, 624 and 625, and many more following. 

Brace yourself for this one, because rest assured, it’ll find you on the dance floor.  


Exodus

Exodus (Radio Edit)

drum and bass mix made for WWW.DNBFRANCE.FR

download share enjoy and boh and brap and ting

Concord Dawn - DNBFRANCE GUESTMIX#36

Noisia’s remix of 'Arrakis' - a drum and bass classic from fellow Dutch producers Black Sun Empire - is available to buy from November 4th on Beatport and all platforms November 18th. http://www.blacksunempire.com

See Noisia perform this weekend in America:
Thursday Oct 24	Pittsburgh, The Rex Theater - Tickets: http://bit.ly/NoisiaPittsburgh
Friday Oct 25 Tampa, Ampitheatre - Tickets: http://bit.ly/NoisiaTampa
Saturday Oct 26 San Bernadino, Escape from Wonderland - Tickets: http://bit.ly/NoisiaWonderland
Sunday Oct 27 Washington, UHall - Tickets: http://bit.ly/NoisiaWashington

Listen to Noisia’s brand new release on Vision Recordings with Calyx & Teebee and Evol Intent: http://bit.ly/LiquidHyenas OUT NOW

Like Noisia: http://facebook.com/noisia 
Follow Noisia: http://twitter.com/noisia_nl
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Check out the Beatport remix competition for Black Sun Empire & Noisia - ‘Hideous’ here: http://btprt.dj/19Fycls

Listen to the I Am Legion [Noisia x Foreign Beggars] Album: http://iamlegion.co.uk

Noisia website: http://noisia.nl

Variations on Black

Arrakis

Listen to VSN017

Black Sun Empire - Arrakis (Noisia Remix) [Out Nov 18th]

NOW AVAILABLE AS A FREE DOWNLOAD; head over to www.facebook.com/treimusic to grab yourself a 320 mp3 ;)

TREI - Outta Kilter [preview]

Out on Beatport: http://bit.ly/Character_BP

Long has the latest tune of Mark Sixma making been kept as an ID. And equally long, has it been loved by the crowds. One of the most outstanding tunes of the Universal Religion Chapter 7 album, is Mark Sixma’s ‘Character’.

One of the best kept producer secrets, is Mark Sixma. No matter which style he handles, he handles it well. Whether that be house, prog or trance, the Sixma sound knows how to incorporate all of them. 

Pleasing the trancers this time, is the mighty ‘Character’. With a recognizable hook and melody, an outstanding break and drive that mesmerizes, it should be no surprise that Ibiza’s Privilege was completely taken away by it. 

The same will go for any club it’ll meet.

Character

Download!

Mark Sixma - Character [OUT NOW!]

Ulterior Motive dark out my new single, 'Long Gone Memory'. Release Date: 17th November on Elevate. 
Pre-order here: itun.es/i6F85Yw

Friction (ft. Arlissa) - Long Gone Memory (Ulterior Motive Remix)

Out on Beatport: http://bit.ly/OmniaBones_BP

Heavily supported by Armin van Buuren, played on the A State of Trance radio show multiple times, is Omnia’s latest piece of brilliance. 

Hooking up with UK trio Everything by Electricity, he brings the vocal jewel of ‘Bones’, a worthy follow-up to the ever-buzzing sounds of ‘The Fusion’ and ‘The Light’. 

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Omnia feat. Everything by Electricity - Bones [A State Of Trance 637] [OUT NOW!]

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

I really love the atmosphere of this tune. It takes me to somewhere else for a while. Josh Wink was and is a great inspiration to us here at Virus.

Josh Wink - Simple Man - Optical Remix - Ovum 1998

Here's a remix from one Dispatch LTD artist of another! Borderline takes on M-Zine & Scepticz's "Point of No Return" and cranks up the tech-notch a few bars. We've decided to give this one away for free too, call it a mega early xmas present from us at the label.

We've made this give away a real simple one to grab, all we request if that you go to our page - https://www.facebook.com/DispatchRecordings click 'like' and then click the banner to get the private link to download this track in full as a WAV.

To anyone that missed the original version on Dispatch LTD you can grab it here: https://www.dispatchrecordings.com/product/m-zine-scepticz-point-of-no-return-reflexions/

Thanks

Dispatch 2013.

Buy the original here

M-Zine & Scepticz - Point of No Return (Borderline Remix) - Dispatch LTD - FREE TRACK

‘Silicon’ is the first song we ever released. It came out on Nerve Recordings in 2003. To celebrate our 10 year anniversary and our 1.000.000th follower on Soundcloud(!) today we are giving this song away for free and we’re running a competition where you can win the below prizes. Anyone with an account on noisia.nl is eligible to win :D

Enter the competition here: http://noisia.nl/10

1st PRIZE: Audeze LCD-2 Headphones (€849,-) + 1 x Native Instruments Komplete 9 (€499,-) + 1 x Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 (€229,-) + 1 x Soundcloud Pro Subscription + VSN017 Vinyl and MP3 + VSN017 Poster
2nd & 3rd PRIZE: 1 x Soundcloud Pro Subscription + VSN017 Vinyl and MP3 + VSN017 Poster
4th & 5th PRIZE: VSN017 Vinyl and MP3 + VSN017 Poster

Audeze Headphones: “These headphones don't sound like headphones, they sound like a studio. I trust them as much as I trust the wall mounted ATC's in our studios” - (Nik)
Native Instruments Komplete 9 + Komplete Audio 6: “If i were stranded on a desert island with only one piece of music software it would have to be Komplete” - (Thijs)
Soundcloud Pro Subscription: “This is a very pure platform for musicians. It's well made, and strikes a very nice balance between user friendliness and artist usability” - (Martijn)

We are officially ten years old. Officially, because 2003 was the year of our first release: 'Silicon' on Nerve Recordings. It was written at Nik's parents' house in Donderen, Drenthe. A small village in a rural area (population: 300). Not exactly the typical breeding ground for futuristic drum&bass... We didn't know anyone who was into what we were into, not in Donderen, not at our school (those three odd guys with their headphones on all day listening to that crazy fast computer music), not in Groningen as a whole, and even in Holland there were only a few people pushing that sound that we were after. At that time, vinyl sales had started to decline, and the 'golden era' of dark/ tech/ futuristic d&b (whatever you want to call it) seemed to be over, while we were singularly about that sound. Not the best time and place for us to start you could say.

But being an island of three friends making music wasn't so bad. As a matter of fact they were amazing years. It's strange to think that we were so focused, in between all the hanging out, smoking weed, playing games and catching jokes we actually took a serious life-changing path without fully realizing it. When we decided we needed management in 2006, we hired another friend from high school, Walter - who had no training, just like us. We're pretty sure he didn't fully realise what he would get himself into!

And then there was the Internet. Through things like AOL Instant Messenger, the Dogs on Acid & Drum & Bass Arena forums (shouts to all the crew from back then!) we found a way to connect to a scene that was only beginning to discover the possibilities - and consequences - of being online. This internet world is how we got our music out there. It seems dead obvious now, but it really wasn't back then. We got our first exposure through a website called 'electronicscene.com': our track 'Drifter' was even featured on the homepage. Think Soundcloud but ten years ago (the domain name has since changed but there's still a demo up there from 2002... It's quite embarassing but here you go: artistserver.com/noisia). Anyway one thing led to another, we met dj Mayhem online, he signed us to Shadow-Law Recordings, helped us on our path, introduced us to people, we signed 'Silicon' to Paul Reset's Nerve Recordings, and then came our first real DJ gig abroad in Budapest in January 2004…

And now we are here - ten years of releases under our belt and a million followers on Soundcloud. Over the years we have met many incredible musicians, labels, deejays and industry people that we consider our friends and that have inspired us, helped us and taught us things. But in a way, we are still that island. Our crew has just grown, but we're still out in Groningen, with our own studios, our own management, our own music on our own labels, trying to do things in a way we think is good.

Having said all this retrospective old man shit, it's important to also mention that we don't feel 'arrived' or 'settled' in any way. It feels like we have only just begun. We're aching to write new music (new Noisia album dammit!). From windy and rainy Groningen: Thank you all for your amazing and enduring support over these last ten years. Here's to the future!

Enter the competition here: http://noisia.nl/10

Enter Competition!

Noisia - Silicon (2003) [Noisia 10 Years + 1.000.000 Soundcloud Followers] [Comp & Free Download]

Nightfall 005:
a:  Psidream & Genr8 - Transformation
b:  Psidream & Pacific - Throwback (Borderline remix)

Beatport

Psidream & Genr8 - Transformation

Psidream & Pacific - Throwback (Borderline remix)

OUT NOW
Noisia Store
MP3: http://bit.ly/INVSB006MP3 
WAV: http://bit.ly/INVSB006WAV 
Vinyl: http://bit.ly/INVSB006Vinyl 

Beatport: http://bit.ly/INVSB006Beatport 
iTunes: http://bit.ly/INVSB006ITunes 
Spotify: http://bit.ly/INVSB006Spotify 

Invisible 006 featuring tunes by NickBee, Axon, Noisia and Fre4knc (pronounced ‘frequency’) is out now on all platforms and 12” vinyl. 

Invisible Recordings is Noisia's (third) record label for deep and experimental bass music.

NickBee
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Space: noisia.nl
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Invisible 006 EP

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NickBee - Third Entity (OUT NOW)


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Black Sun Empire & Noisia - Hideous (Freqax Remix)

Free download at https://nocidbusiness.bandcamp.com

We know you are still be begging for more, so Eleventh Sun and Nocid Business Recordings have dedicated a powerful bonus tune to satisfy all of those lingering desires. Time is precious, but we know you will enjoy the ‘Message’.

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Lossless

Eleventh Sun - Message ft. Milk Money (Bonus track)

An early DnB collab between Optical and Dom & Roland on the legendary Moving Shadow imprint. 1997. This is a special dubplate VIP. As you can probably hear it was arranged by hand live from a bunch of loops...sometimes I used to create a track like this instead of a fixed arrangement to see which way it should flow in the final track...quick draw desk mutes and live eq sweeps...another era...

Dom & Optical - Quadrant 6 VIP(Moving Shadow)

The sixth record released on Evol Intent Recordings included this fantastic collab with Psidream and Mayhem, now remastered for yall to enjoy.

Evol Intent & Mayhem & Psidream - Assimilation (Thowback Remaster)

OUT NOW:

Dispatch Store (Digital) - http://bit.ly/1gYVwOP 
Juno Records (Vinyl) - http://bit.ly/1njPCkb 
Redeye Records (Vinyl) - http://bit.ly/1kZ4hOg

DIS074 – “The Visits EP”

FD & Script			| A. Locked Out
FD				        | B. Luisa’s Move
FD				        | C. Bleak
FD & System			| D. So Real
FD				        | E. X11 [Digital Exclusive]

Release Date	     		| 02/12/2013

“The Visits EP” brings a very warm, and long overdue, welcome to FD onto Dispatch Recordings. An artist we have strongly supported for some time now, has collated an incredibly versatile release that succeeds in satisfying a wide variety of moods. These five tracks demonstrate the sublime talents of an often underrated producer.

For the opening track FD returns alongside Script, for a track reminiscent of their earlier releases, the EP’s lead track - “Locked Out”. Lulling us into a false sense of security with lush melodic tones, the track completely transforms into a rough, gnarling stepper; clinical snares strike across the rugged terrain, in true screw-face fashion. 

On the B-side, we are greeted by the illustrious rallies of “Luisa’s Move”. Guided through by evolving layers of percussive flickers, it’s the deep, cordial bassline that really grips the emotions; affectionately tying all the components into a subtle, articulate roller.     

“Bleak” is a meticulously formed old skool tribute brought right up to date with throbbing kicks & pounding low ends, all flanked by cleverly chopped breaks. Separated by an exquisite rave-style breakdown, the heads have something to really savour here.

The D side “So Real” sees FD partner up with another Dispatch debutant, System. Charming vocals caress warm sub lows, all sewn together by an undeniably cheeky groove. Gleaming with positivity, it’s guaranteed to catch crowds by pleasant surprise. 

X11 completes the package as a digital exclusive in effortlessly composed style, resembling a night-rider cruising through suburban streets on a late night. Cool, collected and with infectiously shady vibes, this tops off a magnificent all-round EP.

Dispatch 2103.

Available direct here

FD & Script - Locked Out - Dispatch 074 A (CLIP) - OUT NOW

Nightcall

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Funkatech Records homeboys Specimen A team up with South Coast up-and-comer James D'ley to knock up a cheeky but immense remix of Daft Punk's 'Aerodynamic' taking the original and turning it into a dance floor killer that merges D&amp;B's halftime bastard son, drumstep, with filthy electro influences.

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Daft Punk - Aerodynamic (Specimen A &amp; James D'ley Re-fix) FREE DOWNLOAD

Two absolute slammers from BTK and Optical.

Optical & BTK - Infection / Let It Go

OUT NOW! https://pro.beatport.com/release/let-it-go-original-mix/1664770



Optical & BTK - Let It Go

It's a New Year and a new logo, and we kick off in suitable style with a mix from Bonobo. One of our former contributors to the acclaimed Solid Steel Mix CD series, Bonobo delivers a mix to ease us into 2012. Music from Seams, Nufrequency and the Ramadanman refix for Jamie Woon sooth any New Year hangovers. Then it's an 808 mix of his track 'We could forever' and we move onto some of his musical highlights from 2011 with tracks from Juk Juk, Fourtet and Falty DL, plus Blawan and Mosca upping the beats and bass. We close with lush sounds from Koreless, Ifan Dafydd and Sepalcure, as we look forward to Bonobo's 'Black Sands Remixed' album released next month.

PART 1 	+    2   -	Bonobo		https://twitter.com/@sibonobo
				
Seams	_	Hung Markets	_	Pictures Music
Nufrequency	_	Fallen Hero (Motor City Drum Ensemble remix)	_	Rebirth
Jamie Woon	_	Night Air (Ramadanman Refix)	_	Candent Songs
DJ Medhi	_	Pocket Piano	_	Ed Banger
Bullion	_	You Drive me to Plastic	_	Young Turks
Bonobo	_	We Could Forever (Bonobo 808 mix)	_	Ninja Tune
Sect	_	Man of Wisdom	_	Culprit
Nickodemus	_	Conmigo (Es E remix)	_	Wonderwheel
Floating Points	_	ARP3	_	Eglo
Dauwd		Ikopol	_	Pictures Music
Teebs	_	Jahara	_	Brainfeeder
Juk Juk	_	Winter Turn Spring	_	Text
FourTet	_	Locked	_	Text
Eliphino	_	L.F. (i know)	_	Somethinksounds
Falty DL	_	The Sale Ends 	_	Ninja tune
Blawan	_	Potchla Vee	_	Hessle Audio
Jack Dixon	_	Coconuts	_	Hot Biscuits
Mosca	_	Bax	_	Numbers
Koreless	_	4D	_	Pictures Music
Ifan Dafydd	_	Miranda	_	Push & Run
Sepalcure	_	Pencil Pimp	_	Hotflush 

Solid Steel Radio Show 6/1/2012 Part 1 + 2 - Bonobo

Mr. Brown feat Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer - JingBong Ting

The Host - Ed Rush & Optical

Download / Stream ‘Drink the Sea (10 Year Anniversary Deluxe Edition)’: https://smarturl.it/DrinktheSeaX
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Shows // Tickets on sale now at http://theglitchmob.com/ctrlaltreality
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9.08 // Dallas, TX
9.09 // Austin, TX
9.10 // Houston, TX
9.11 // Same Same But Different Festival // Perris, CA
9.16 // Brooklyn, NY
9.17 // Nashville, TN
9.22 // Washington, D.C.
9.23 // Charlotte, NC
9.29 // Des Moines, IA
9.30 // Detroit, MI
10.01 // Minneapolis, MN
10.04 // Las Vegas, NV
10.05 // // Denver, CO
10.06 // Denver, CO
10.07 // Denver, CO
10.08 // Atlanta, GA
10.14 // Los Angeles, CA
10.15 // Portland, OR 
10.21 // San Francisco, CA


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The Glitch Mob - Drink The Sea Part II: The Mixtape [2010]

Noisia, Ed Rush & Optical - Brain Bucket (VSN009)

Bei Bei, Shawn Lee & Georgia Anne Meldrow - Make Me Stronger (Floating Points Ensemble Remix) CLIP

Daft Punk - One More Time (Bingo Players Jello Bootleg) FULL

Shop Limited Edition Merch & Vinyl: http://shop.theglitchmob.com

Shows // Tickets on sale now at http://theglitchmob.com/ctrlaltreality
———————————
9.08 // Dallas, TX
9.09 // Austin, TX
9.10 // Houston, TX
9.11 // Same Same But Different Festival // Perris, CA
9.16 // Brooklyn, NY
9.17 // Nashville, TN
9.22 // Washington, D.C.
9.23 // Charlotte, NC
9.29 // Des Moines, IA
9.30 // Detroit, MI
10.01 // Minneapolis, MN
10.04 // Las Vegas, NV
10.05 // // Denver, CO
10.06 // Denver, CO
10.07 // Denver, CO
10.08 // Atlanta, GA
10.14 // Los Angeles, CA
10.15 // Portland, OR 
10.21 // San Francisco, CA

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The Glitch Mob - Triple J Radio Mix [2010]

Drum & Bass on Demand is a darkly intelligent DnB compilation of epic proportions. Not usually fans of exaggeration, here are the facts laid bare: this is a collection of sixteen tracks (2 track vinyl strictly limited to 300 copies, all 16 tracks available on digital download) that describe why Demand have proved themselves as the producer’s label of choice.

The two vinyl releases come as part of this special edition package and with numbers limited to just 300 copies its strictly first come first served on the physical copies. Played the opposite way round by this promo staffer for full effect, Side aa sees Gamma of Hungarian powerhouse Spinline breaking out alone with “I’m Sick”, a rampant hurter of a stepper designed to shake soundsystems to the core. 

Side a is a monumental release from some of the DnB scene’s hardest working big hitters, June Miller and Proxima. “Killswitch Engage” finally gets a full release and as it rumbles out with menace and a deep killer bassline it’s a prime way to round off a compilation filled with such a massive line-up of fresh talent.


Tracklisting:
1. M-zine & Scepticz – Alone
2. Heavy1 – Maya
3. Roygreen & Protone & Pennygiles – Misunderstanding
4. Gerwin – Inner Conflict
5. Ed:it – Element
6. Soul Intent – Synthetic
7. Cursa, Subliminal & Alxr – Camino
8. Axon – Danger Close
9. Eastcolors – The Longest Journey (Feat. Cain Mos)
10. Heavy1 – Xiphactinus VIP
11. Fade – Exclusion
12. RoyGreen & Protone & Monologue – Storming
13. Ed:it – Need You
14. Minor Rain – Aftershock

a: June Miller & Proxima – Killswitch Engage
aa: Gamma – I’m Sick



Label: Demand Records
Cat Ref: DMNDLP01S / DMNDLP01
Format: Vinyl, Digital download
Release date: 26th November 2012
Release date (digital exclusive): 19th November 2012



June Miller & Proxima - Killswitch Engage [DEMAND RECORDS]

Optical is owner of Virus Recordings, Music Producer and DJ from England.
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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

Dom & Optical - Quadrant 6 VIP(Moving Shadow)

Optical ☣