Name: Jesus Jones - 'Chemical #1' (Optical Remix)1997 by Optical ☣ in experiment
Duration: 7 min 8 s
Description: Lots of experimenting with vocal samples in this track to make the voice into a string type sound I could play harmonies with...Food Records 1997.

another classic from my optical wax collection :)

experiment

A.M.C - Digging Deep 2 Hour Special

Watch the the set here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQxY3Imj2s&t=1125s

Digging Deep 2 Hour Special

A.M.C - Digging Deep 2 Hour Special

Listen to an amazing one off b2b with two legendary Virus family members, Calyx and Matrix recorded at the SOLD OUT Virus night at Steelyard, London on the 6th November 2021

Calyx B2b Matrix - Virus Steelyard 06 - 11 - 21

Lots of experimenting with vocal samples in this track to make the voice into a string type sound I could play harmonies with...Food Records 1997.

Jesus Jones - 'Chemical #1' (Optical Remix)1997

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ED RUSH - Critical Music XX @ Le Bikini Promo Mix

This is a live recording of Ed Rush & Optical with Rymetyme taken from day 2 of the Virus Weekend at Steelyard in London. 08/10/22

We are releasing this mix to celebrate our 25th Virus anniversary in 2023!!

Ed Rush & Optical feat. Rymetyme - Virus Weekend - Day2 - Steelyard London 08/10/2022

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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Optical - FABRICLIVE Promo Mix

Live recording of Ed Rush and Optical DJ set from Let-It-Roll Festival, Prague 2014.

Ed Rush & Optical @ Let It Roll 2014 (01.08.2014)

Tracklist:
Audio - Marauder [Blackout]
Ed Rush & Optical - Chubrub [Virus]
Full Kontakt & Vegas - Terrahawk [Bad Taste]
Audio - Ultrasonic [Snake Pit]
Bad Company UK - The Nine (Remastered) [Bad Taste]
Usual Suspects - Killa Bees (Optical & Fierce Remix) [Renegade Hardware]
Usual Suspects - Killa Bees (Audio Remix) [Dub]
Optical & Rymetyme - Twisted (Audio Remix) [Virus]
Bad Company UK - Torpedo [BC Recordings]	
Ed Rush & Optical - Pacman [Virus]
Bad Company UK - 4 Days [Bad Taste]
Bad Company UK - Snowcat [BC Recordings]
Ed Rush - Scarabs [Piranha Pool]
Bad Company UK - Planet Dust [BC Recordings]
Audio - Jibba Jabba [Virus]
Ed Rush & Optical - Goodfoot [Virus]
Black Sun Empire & Noisia - Lead Us (Audio Remix) [Blackout]
Ed Rush & Optical - Space Monkey [Virus]
Ed Rush & Optical, & Matrix - Perfect Drug [Virus]
AKOV & Vegas - One [Bad Taste]
The Prototypes & Elle Exxe - Paradise (Audio Remix) [Blackout]

Hype Mix

Let It Roll: Ed Rush & Optical B2B Bad Company B2B Audio @ Hospitality Hype Mix

Taken from CFCF "The Colours of Life", out on cassette and digitally 14 August 2015.

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CFCF - Rain Dance

Taken from UMFANG "Ok", out on cassette and digitally 4 August 2015.

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UMFANG - quickly and softly

Wonderful album from Mvnners, full of beautiful energy.
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This is a live recording from DJ Marfox playing the RA stage at The Peacock Society, Paris. Find out more at www.residentadvisor.net

RA Live - 2015.07.11 - DJ Marfox, The Peacock Society, Paris

Our second On-U Debut of the year comes via another excellent retrospective round-up, this time with the added bonus of  Trevor Jackson personally rifling through the archives for the deepest of deep cuts. Science Fiction Dancehall Classics clocks in at a monumental 143 minutes, running the gamut from bright funk to a pair of tracks about drilling equipment (genuinely). It features no actual dancehall, but does come stacked with early experiments and rarities from the likes of  Neneh Cherry, Atmosfear and about a dozen or so Adrian Sherwood aliases – of which The Circuit is one, alongside long-time collaborator Steve Beresford.
 
This entirely unheard take on the 30 year old "Loudspeaker" comes from a thrillingly fertile, open-ended period in UK music, capturing the spirit of the era well. Kicking off with the kind of stuttering hook a Paul's Boutique track could be built out of a few years later, the track incorporates chintzy synth work, dub sensibilities, scratchy messthetics and proto-rap juggling and scratching. It's clangorous, but also surprisingly carefree; a true metal dance.
 
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Upload of my DNB60 mix I did last week for BBC Radio 1 :D

PHACE MIX | #DNB60 Critical | BBC Radio 1 [Friction D&B Show] | December 2015

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

Jesus Jones - 'Chemical #1' (Optical Remix)1997

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