WHY isn't this available in a proper form? It's great to have it here but it's one of Ed Rush & Optical's greatest pieces.

I'm sure I've heard Ed Rush and Optical play this live in a DJ set and it's mental. Next Virus Vaults can we have it please please please?

One of my all time favs! So wish you find the Dat and release this for us!

Prefer original but it has this awesome 90`/2000 feeling

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

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)

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

Special version of the classic 'Sonar' by DJ Trace...another DJ VIP plate from back in the day...made an appearance on DSCI4 a few years back...

Sonar (Ed Rush, Optical & Trace VIP mix)

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)

A limited edition release on white label in 2003 (made in 2001), was an LP promo for 'The Original Dr Shade', b-side was 'French Kiss' bootleg, classic Virus style drum and bass from Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce...'POD'.

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ED RUSH & OPTICAL & FIERCE - 'POD' (Virus 2001)

Optical remix for the seminal No-U-Turn label of 'We Enter' featuring the classic sound of Rymetyme on the MIC.

Rymetyme - 'We Enter' (Optical Remix) No-U-Turn 1999

Unreleased VIP version of 'Where's Jack The Ripper' taken from the 'Mysteries Of Funk' LP

Grooverider & Optical - Where's Jack The Ripper VIP (unreleased 1998)

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Optical - The Shining (Ed Rush & Optical Remix)
Level_01 LP Sampler
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1999
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Optical - The Shining (Ed Rush & Optical Remix)

Dubplate special VIP mix of Dom & Optical - 'Quadrant 6'. Made in Virus Studios in SOHO, London in 1997 by Optical and Fierce. 

#20YearsOfOpticalLP Vol.1 is out on Friday: http://smarturl.it/VRS014LP1

DOM & OPTICAL - 'QUADRANT 6' (FIERCE VIP MIX UNRELEASED 1997)

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

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

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