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Optical

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Something different...a journey courtesy of some of my old/new synths...will be posting some clips from new Ed Rush & Optical LP soon...

Osmosis - Optical

Early classic from Optical and a pivotal development in the genre, released on Metalheadz Metal Tin Boxset in 1997.

Optical - TO SHAPE THE FUTURE REMIX (1997)

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

She is whispering in your ear some voodoo sh*t, a journey to some other place, hold onto your hat!!

Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce - Alien Girl (Prototype 1998)

Unreleased remix(2002) of the classic 'Slip Thru' taken from the  'Wormhole' LP by Ed Rush & Optical!!

Optical - Slip Thru (Ed Rush & Optical Remix) (Virus unreleased)

<b>The first release since 1996 from the Photek alias Studio Pressure….</b>

Don't just listen through your laptop speakers....

Available to pre-order now at: photek.fm/store
Limited Edition artwork poster also available.

Artist: Studio Pressure
A. Presha XIII
B. Borneo
Label: Photek Productions
CAT: PPRO20
Format: Ltd Edition 12” Vinyl + Digi Download
Release: Vinyl October 7th 2013 - Digital October 28th

www.facebook.com/PhotekMusic
twitter.com/photek
www.youtube.com/photekproductions

Studio Pressure : Borneo (Clip)

Get your Digital Download here:

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Vinyl is available here:

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When does profit turn into greed? 
For misanthrop the answer to this question is rooted in the influence that money can have and it is also the essential inspiration for his long-overdue solo EP entitled GREED OF GAIN. 

And we know you all have been waiting for this! This 4-track EP will be released on Misanthrop’s joint label Neosignal Recordings and is packed with a mixture of everything you could sonically ever ask for. 
The production throughout the whole release is second to none and proves why Misanthrop is one of the most pioneering and distinct producers out there. As usual we leave it to the listeners to judge each track for themselves.

The 2 x 12” vinyl EP release will be strictly limited to 500 pieces and comes with its own handcrafted 
artwork. A true collectors’ item! We hope you enjoy the music as much as we do. 
We appreciate any additional PR support helping to spread the word! 

Bookings taken through Primary Talent International
Michael Harvey-Bray - michael@primarytalent.com 
+44 (0) 20 7400 4500

North / South America bookings taken through Circle Talent Agency
Kevin Gimble - kevin@circletalentagency.com
+1 323-424-4970


HOME: neosignal.de/about/misanthrop/
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/Misanthrop.Neosignal
SOUNDCLOUD: www.soundcloud.com/misanthropnsgnl
TWITTER: twitter.com/misanthropNSGNL

A - Misanthrop - Deadlock - NSGNLEP004

Crusty 10" Music House Dubplate of the first mixdown of The Shining from 1997 by Optical. Complete with crackles and all. Sorry for wrong title before...was a moment of madness at 5am ;o]

Optical - The Shining (Original Mix) - Metro Recordings

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

Leeched entirely from SOUNDCLOUD! 40 tracks over 99 minutes. Mixed on CDJ 900's and a Vestax 580 mixer

Chronological Track List:

Killakombo - Danja Sounds 
https://soundcloud.com/killakombo

Biotek - Shuffler
https://soundcloud.com/biohazard-crew

Nitri - Break the System VIP 2
https://soundcloud.com/nitri

The Infamous Butcher - Zombie DnB
https://soundcloud.com/the-infamous-butcher

Ble3k & Insom - Bottlefunk
https://soundcloud.com/insomud

Muk - Ten Tongues
https://soundcloud.com/mukmusik

LeStR - Nameless
https://soundcloud.com/lestr_ru

A-Cray - Red Smoke (v2)
https://soundcloud.com/a-cray

Graymata - 12 Rounds
https://soundcloud.com/graymata

Radon - Sledge
https://soundcloud.com/drumpanic-recordings

Gaspa - Tears
https://soundcloud.com/gaspa-recordings

Dan Miracle - Ultraviolet Rays
https://soundcloud.com/danmiracle

The Infamous Butcher - Bringit
https://soundcloud.com/the-infamous-butcher

MZE - Missed
https://soundcloud.com/drumpanic-recordings

Meskore & Neurosignal - Stultification
https://soundcloud.com/neurosignal

Isolate - Weep With Envy
https://soundcloud.com/isolatemuzak

Silent Kill - Blue Waffle Remix
https://soundcloud.com/silent-kill-music

Silent Kill - Universe
https://soundcloud.com/silent-kill-music

Dan Miracle - Sherbet Dip Dab
https://soundcloud.com/danmiracle

Justice & Metro - Knuckles Sound Shifter Just Love Remix
https://soundcloud.com/sound-shifter

Fredd Zepplin vs The Infamous Butcher - Drilldown
https://soundcloud.com/the-infamous-butcher

Bro Safari & UFO - Chimbre
https://soundcloud.com/brosafari

Concord Dawn - Ion
https://soundcloud.com/concord-dawn

Distract - Invisible Zombies
https://soundcloud.com/distract1

Sound Shifter - Run Dem Out
https://soundcloud.com/sound-shifter

Dysphemic - Not from this world
https://soundcloud.com/dysphemic0

Shufunk & Deli J - Do You Wanna
https://soundcloud.com/shufunkdnb

Keith Helm - More Fire
https://soundcloud.com/keefos

Duality & Paranoid - Gone Down
https://soundcloud.com/duality-cologne

Alarm Bells

Commit - Stream of Consciousness
https://soundcloud.com/commit

C-Netik - Loom
https://soundcloud.com/drumandbass

Skairpigg - Zipper
https://soundcloud.com/the-skairpigg

Narky - Dizzee Rascal
https://soundcloud.com/narkyrecordings

Freqax - Minor Dirtsquares
https://soundcloud.com/freqax

Sudden Def, Firesyne & Nitri
https://soundcloud.com/firesyne

Evol Intent & Ewun - The Rapture VIP
https://soundcloud.com/evolintent

Director Loki - New Era
https://soundcloud.com/directorloki

CDJ 900 and Vestax 580 info:
http://www.pioneerdjusa.com/gear.aspx?product=CDJ-900
http://www.vestax.com/v/products/detail.php?cate_id=12

513DNB Presents / Leecher DnB / FREE MIX DOWNLOAD

More from the vaults at Virus HQ. Drum Cru special dub from 1999. feat.(as far as I remember...Ed Rush, Optical, Fierce, Dj Fresh) lost in time somewhere in Acton Safestore, our home for many years for the studio.

DRUM CRU - THE WATCHER (UNRELEASED)

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)

Another lost in time production from Ed Rush & Optical...rescued from DJ Bailey's dublate collection.

Ed Rush & Optical - Razorback (Virus) (1997 unreleased)

Optical - Untitled (Prototype DUB 1997)

More early Optical experiments that didn't make it onto vinyl, crusty as usual but 10" acetate doesn't age too well ;o]

Optical - 'UNTITLED' (1996 unreleased Virus dubplate)

Bleep, bleep, bleep...rare experiment from Optical, made in the Metrostore in Acton, first day in a new room to try out a track and never released....(complete with bad hiss from lining the plate up to dj with ;o])

Optical - 'Codek' (unreleased 1999 Virus)

Digital:
www.beatport.com/release/rat-pack-ep/1217588

OUT NOW on Vinyl (2x 12"2 full color artwork)
http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/49000-EATBRAIN009-mindscape-rat-pack-ep--vinyl-1
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Mindscape provides no-nonsense dancefloor vibes with 'Brightness'. Quickly stepping things up during the intro, 'Brightness' continues to gain momentum as new elements are brought to the forefront. A hefty bassline swings back and forth as the drum programming intensifies, kicking things into full force. Synth stabs converge with an unruly cowbell to increase the pulse rate. Faint vocal-like pads stretch into the breakdown, strangely mystical and bordering upon uplifting, before crashing back down to earth with another heavyweight drop. Mindscape delivers a pure dancefloor bomb with 'Brightness'.

Mindscape - Brightness [EATBRAIN009-B]

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

Drumsound & Bassline Smith - TECH 100

RELEASE DATE: 29th December 2013

Technique Recordings have hit their century. One hundred releases couldn’t be passed over without something just a little bit special. Fortunately the label’s bosses happen to be one of the biggest D&B acts in the world, so to mark a monumental occasion, Drumsound & Bassline Smith have stepped up with a monumental release.

They roll straight in with Nicaragua. Ominous samples evoke a sense of foreboding before percussive synths ratchet up the tension even further. When the release of the drop strikes, you’re in dancefloor mayhem territory.

Then Serious Business delivers a love letter to the days when jungle ruled the raves. A reggae- infused intro is a signal for true heads to blaze up their lighters before full-on Amen pressure ensues. Classic samples are woven in to bring the sound of the acetate plate into the future.

Breakin’ Badboy goes a shade darker. Horror-flick orchestral stabs mark out time in the intro before siren synth-bleeps signal the nuclear meltdown of the drop. Dark drama with scientific precision, just like Walter White would have wanted.

Next, Neighbourhood combines state of the art production and classic dubby jungle into one spaced-out, step-switching monster. This is one to draw for to take the rave into some heads-down sub-worshipping skunking.

For Tech 100, Drumsound & Bassline Smith have provided a true reflection of the label’s place in the scene. Their pedigree stretches back into the nineties underground combined with mainstream relevance, respect to the old skool mixed with future production skills. With these elements to draw on, Technique Recordings have clearly got another big century of releases ahead.

￼Tracklisting:
1. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Nicaragua
2. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Serious Business
3. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Breakin’ Badboy
4. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Neighbourhood
5. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Nicaragua (Dub Mix)

For interview requests and further information, contact: info@techniquerecordings.co.uk

Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Nicaragua [Tech 100] Clip

Back on the crusty 10" dubplate recovery mission....1997 collab between Optical and DJ Trace...made in Virus Studios in Soho London.

Optical & Trace - 'Switchblade' (unreleased Virus dub 1997)

All vinyl mix! 

Track List

...Hive - Neo (Audio Remix) // Mefjus & InsideInfo - Mythos
...Icicle - Anxious // Fresh - Tombraider
...Noisia & Phace - Floating Zero
...Mefjus & Icicle - Contemporary // Shimon & Andy C - Recharge
...Spectrasoul - Alibi
...Kove - Searching // Commix - Be True
...Getz - My Soul
...Audio - Botfly // Mampi Swift - The One
...Hazard - Time Tripping
...DC Breaks - Swag
...Mefjus & Kasra - Cypher // The Kraft - Feel Good
...DLR - Pain
...Basher - Trojan // Calyx & Teebee - Elevate This Sound
...Raiden - M82
...Nickbee - Dusk Valley // Noisia - Block Control
...BSE & Jade - Deadhouse (Mefjus & InsideInfo Remix) // Hybris, Quadrant, Dstruct & Iris - Graphine
...DJ Hype - Peace, Love & Unity
...Logistics - Redemption
...Doc Scott - Drumz 95 (Nasty Habits Remix)
...Data - Infultrate // Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce - Alien Girl
...Skeptical - Blue Eyes
...A Sides - Punks
...DJ Hype - Closer To God
...Stealth & Altair - You Do Me Wrong
...Audio - Headroom VIP // Nickbee - Same Questions
...June Miller & Nymfo - Misfits // Bad Company - The Pulse
...Mob Tactics - Grotbags // Noisia - Diplodocus
...Ulterior Motive - Gang Rule // Rebel MC - Exodus

Miss Conduct DnB/Jungle Mix 11/12/13

The last mix was a trip through our catalogue, now its time to show some of we play in our set at the moment, featuring a selection of styles, artists and labels from all over the Drum & Bass world and some new bits too...

Its been a fantastic year so thanks to all who have supported us since... 2014 is going to have plenty more to come...Virus!!! 

Tracklist:

01. Ed Rush & Optical - Watermelon (Virus)
02. Knife Party - LRAD (The Prototypes Bootleg Remix)(?)
03. Gridlok - Insecticide (Project51)
04. InsideInfo & Mefjus - Mythos VIP (Virus)
05. BSE - Brainfreeze (Neonlight Remix v1)(Blackout)
06. Ed Rush - Scarabs (Piranha Pool)
07. Gein - Hell (Audio remix)(Non Human)
08. InsideInfo - HoneyBee (Viper)
09. The Prototypes - Just Bounce (Nightlife)
10. Audio - Headroom VIP (Virus)
11. Metrik - Drift (Viper)
12. Teddy Killers & Jade feat. 2Shy MC - Blackout (Eatbrain)
13. Gridlok & Prolix - Revenge (Project TrendKill)
14. Ed Rush & Optical feat. Rymetyme - LongStay (Virus)
15. Cause4Concern - Peep Show (Audio remix)(Virus)
16. Metrik - Between Worlds VIP (Viper)  
17. State Of Mind & Black Sun Empire - Unconcious (Blackout)
18. Overdrive - Hamilton (RAM)
19. The Upbeats - Beyond Reality (Vision)
20. Optiv & BTK - Shredder (Virus)
21. Rudimental - Not Giving In (Ed Rush Remix)(Asylum)

15 Years of Virus Mix (Pt2) by Optical ☣

An exclusive guest mix by Celt Islam for our New Year's plug.dj event Spectrumology #001 with material from his upcoming album 'Generation Bass'.

1. Intro Sufi visions - Celt Islam
2. Dub Virus - Celt Islam
3. Ghetto Blaster - Celt Islam
4. New World - Celt Islam

Tracks taken from forth coming album Generation Bass by Celt Islam out Jan 2014.

All track credits go to Celt Islam.

Support Artist: 
https://soundcloud.com/celt-islam
https://www.facebook.com/celtislam
https://twitter.com/CeltIslam


Spectrumology #001

Celt Islam - Generation Bass Guest Mix {Sufi Dub}

Side AA of the first Virus single release in 1998.

Ed Rush & Optical - 'Punch Bag' - VRS001 side AA

Safire

The Homeland EP

Travelling to our extended network at the other side of the globe, we welcome Australian producer Safire and his very first Dispatch Recordings EP. Emerging as one of the dark horses of the label of late, his debut EP consists of five superb tracks that combine raw elements with sophisticated production, to bring some of his best music to date. 

Leading on from “Power Of Thought”, Safire’s contribution the Transit 2 compilation, he heads straight for the jugular with title track “Homeland”. Deviating into 140 bpm territory on his second solo effort of the EP, “Face Your Fear”, Safire proves he can master all tempos. Having previously joined forces with other artists for Dispatch in the past, Safire completes this EP by collaborating with yet more high profile artists. Working with DLR on the ruthless “Hurdles”, adding infectious vocals in “Timeline” with Cern, and sending out warning signals with Minor Rain for “Transit”.

Each track is brought together with meticulously assembled drums, an ultra-high level of technical quality - you can expect to see a lot more from Safire in the future. 

Dispatch Store (Digital) http://bit.ly/1f0mFAl
Juno http://bit.ly/1hkKUxx / http://bit.ly/Ox1QYc
Redeye http://bit.ly/1mzSBFO / http://bit.ly/1hvDzZK

In stock today.
This product will ship from Friday 21 February 2014
Downloads will be made available on the release date 

Available direct here

Safire - Homeland - Dispatch 077 A (CLIP) - OUT NOW

50 minute GRAM Agency podcast #30 from Virus Recordings own DJ Optical☣, featuring music from Ed Rush & Optical, Optiv & BTK, Jade, Mindscape, Gridlok, BSE, Teddy Killers, State of Mind, Neonlight and many more...

http://www.gramagency.co.uk/?portfolio=optical

1.  'Phantasm' - Drumsound & Bassline Smith (Tech 100)
2.  'Phamel Cat' - Emperor
3.  'Rage' - Loko (Viper)
4.  'Basso Continuo' - Neonlight (Lifted Music)
5.  'Infection' - Optical & BTK (Virus Dub)
6.  'No-Operative' - State of Mind
7.  'What You Are' - Jade
8.  'Friday The 13th' - Mindscape & Jade ft. Coppa (Eatbrain)
9.  'Weapon of Choice' - Optiv & BTK (Virus)
10. 'Metalbrane' - Gridlok & Prolix (Ram Dub)
11. 'Organism' - Skynet
12. 'Sprech Funk' - Neonlight (Lifted Music)
13. 'Pale Blue Dot' - The Prototypes (Viper)
14. 'Response Signal' - State of Mind
15. 'Sniper' - Dabs
16. 'Era' - Teddy Killers (Program)
17. 'Nemesis' - BTK & Mindscape (dubplate)
18. 'Interstellar' - Emperor & Centra
19. 'Full Tilt' - Ulterior Motive
20. 'Too Close' - Wilkinson ft. Detour City (Frankee Remix)(RAM)
21. 'War Bunker' - Disphonia
22. 'Can U Feel It' - Drumsound & Bassline Smith (Tech 100)
23. 'Gene Labs' - Mindscape (Optiv & BTK remix)
24. 'Drink Until This Night Makes Sense' - BTK & Nymfo
25. 'Mr Cover Up' - SOM & Percieve (Neonlight remix) (Blackout)
26. 'Intruder' - Optiv, BTK & Mindscape (Virus Dubplate)
27. 'Doom Loop' - Rregula & Dementia & Disphonia - Mefjus Remix (Citrus Dub)
28. 'No Cure' - Ed Rush & Optical ft Rymetyme (Virus Dubplate)
29. 'Strike One PT1' - Bluescreens
30. 'Bios-Fear' - Stakka & Skynet
31. 'To Shape The Future VIP' - Optical
32. ' Hideous' - Black Sun Empire & Noisia (Maject Remix) (Blackout)

DJ Optical ☣ GRAM Agency Podcast #30 March 2014

The Binary Collective is a collaborative project between dBridge, Jon Convex, Consequence, Joe Seven, and anyone else who happens to pass through Rosies Box (dBridge's Studio). Their aim is to bring together their love for all things Analogue, Sleazy and Robotic. Building on the foundations laid by Autonomic, The Binary Collective continue to push the ideology forward. 

www.binarycollective.co.uk

Sin Skin II - The Binary Collective - XXX001 - 1

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

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

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