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Just a short mix from Optical to celebrate 15 years of Virus Recordings, featuring a selection of classic tracks from the label from 1998-2013.

1. Ressurection - Ed Rush & Optical feat. Rymetyme
2. Pacman Remix - Ed Rush & Optical(Ram Trilogy Remix)
3. Collision - Audio
4. Compound - Ed Rush & Optical
5. Satellites - Ed Rush & Optical
6. Lick-a-Demon - The Upbeats
7. Sicknote - Ed Rush & Optical
8. Bacteria - Ed Rush & Optical(Pendulum Remix)
9. Endgame - Noisia
10 Rocket Launcher VIP - Sonic & Silver
11 Infested - Optiv & BTK
12 Mythos - InsideInfo & Mefjus
13 Headroom - Audio
14 Chubrub - Ed Rush & Optical

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15 Years Of Virus Mix by DJ Optical

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

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)

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)

feat. No Money - Futureshock

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

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)

Taken from Fabio & Grooverider's Kiss FM show in 1996, it is the only recording I have right now, its hiding away in my dubplate collection and one day I will dig it out for the full version...

Optical - 'Whats The Difference?' Clip (1996)

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)

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

Free Download

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

Mixed w/ a Serato SL1 on 2 Technics SL1200 Turntables and a Denon X-120 2 Channel Mixer.

        T/L:

        Drum Force 1 – Selectah – Soul Rebel Recordings
	Deeper Connection & Scott Allen – Observer – Soul Rebel Recordings
	Kabuki – Struggle – V Recordings
	539 Limited – Rockers Music – Basswave Recordings
	Dubsky & Magnafide – Out of the Blue – Stepping Forward Records
	Furney – Can Anyone Hear Me? – Telluric Recordings
	Scott Allen – We Nah Run – Soul Rebel Recordings
	Chroma – Intermission – Computer Integrated Audio
	Rene LaVice – Maintain – Future Thinkin’
	Soulculture – No Heed Dem – Soul Rebel Recordings
	Savage Rehab – Bloom – Liquid V Recordings
	Mikal – Foundation – Force Recordings
	Joakuim – No One – Alignment Records
	DJ Die – Ghet’to Bizness – Clear Skyz Recordings
	Nymfo – On A Chase – Computer Integrated Audio
	Enei & Emperor – Liberation – Critical Music
	Survival – Hanout – Dispatch Recordings
	Cyantific – Cyantific Dub – Cyantific Music
	Spinback, Gwange – The Execution (Serum Remix) – C.I.A.
	Joakuim – Back to the Roots – Fokuz Recordings
	Bladerunner – Fusion – Program
	Stranjah – Amen Fury – Architecture Recordings
	Benny Page -  Can’t Test VIP – High Culture
	Breakage & Roots Manuva – Run ‘Em Out – Digital Soundboy Recordings

        Enjoi. . !!!

DJ Clutch - Foundation Mix

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)

Dj SS presents: FREEFORM L.P. - vol.3

1.VLTRN - Bite the dust
2.Subsonik & Drifta-  Finish Line 
3.Dj SS - Pray VIP MIX
4.Dushi feat. Dj SS - Deep in the underground 
5.Q-Bik - Departed
6.Skandal & Shotty - Afraid (Dj SS remix)
7.Cabbie - Pigeon Talk 
8.Critical Impact - Now for real
9.Lo Hi Stereo - Waves (Dj SS remix) 
10.NC-17 & Nusence - Wolfen  
11.High Roll - Metrik
12.Connecta & Dnk - Who's there
13.Edecay & Soulpride - Apache 
14.Stereotype -Your Lips
15.Project Zero - Slegdehammer 
16.Spexion -  2 Have you 
17.Cutz - The DJ 
18.Atmosfear - Teach strings
19.Freedom - Spectrum
20.Ozma & Mellon - Sharp
21.Tripple A - Infection 
22.Medicin & Greenlaw - Sad anymore {djss v.i.p mix}

You can download it from:
http://www.trackitdown.net
https://www.facebook.com/FormationRecs?sk=app_261397674010147
http://formationrecords.databeats.com
https://www.facebook.com/FormationRecs
https://www.facebook.com/pages/djss/22044459811

FREE  DOWNLOAD

13.Edecay & Soulpride - Apache

15.Project Zero - Slegde Hammer

17.Cutz - The dj

22.Medicin & Greenlaw - Sad anymore {djss v.i.p} - free download - happy xmas from formation records

Here's a throwback to ol' 2007-way, our track 'Glock Party' from the inaugural release on Lifted Music: 'The Prologue EP.' 

Pick up vinyl here: https://shoplifted.co.uk/vinyl/lftd001

Glock Party (TBT Remaster)

Today's TBT is 10 years old: Our remix of Future Cut's 'Ghetto Style.' 

Ghetto Style (Evol Intent Remix TBT Remaster)

Lynx - Take Back The Night
State Of Mind - Mr Cover Up
DC Breaks - Slugs
Smooth - Kronos
DC Breaks - Burning Ft Camden cox
The Prototypes - Pale Blue Dot
DC Breaks - SWAG
DJ Fresh - Dibby Sound (Sigma Remix)
TC - Into The Jungle
June Miller - Empathy
DC Breaks - Shaman VIP
Loadstar - Losing You (Remix)
Loadstar - Give It To Me (DC Breaks Remix)
Smooth - Drone
Calyx & Teebee - Strung Out VIP
DC Breaks - Gambino

30min Guest Mix For Friction BBC Radio 1 / 1Xtra

From our 2007 LP 'Era Of Diversion,' our collab with Ewun and Vicious Circle, 'odd number.' 

"'NO BROV NEVER AN ODD NUMBER.' This statement is how 'Odd Number' got it's name. Initially we thought it was hilarious when Andrew VC said this at the tune's humble beginnings, but behind the logic of making songs at even BPMs is very good reason I wasn't aware of at the time. Years later I found out older MIDI sequencers would perform poorly and fuck up timing if you made a tune at an odd BPM." -Gigantor

Also nicknamed 'the surge' since right after the file was a started a power surge hit the house (that good ol' deep south ATL power grid). 

ODD NUMBER (the surge)[TBT Remaster]

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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Tickets/info: http://bit.ly/FABRICLIVE1104

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No tracklist given.

Optical - FABRICLIVE Promo Mix

Massive mix by the legendary BTK in promotion of the upcoming Red Dread Audio - Easter Bank Holiday Special event featuring:
AUDIO, REMARC, BTK, SERUM, MOB TACTICS, TUFFIST, JMAN & many more!

@ LAKOTA, BRISTOL
THURS 17th APRIL 2014 (No work Friday!)
22:00 - 06:00

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE:
www.facebook.com/events/644609085595447

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING OUTLETS:
- www.fatsoma.com/events/104893/
- www.afterdark.co/ticket.php?ticket_id=3891
- www.bristolticketshop.co.uk/eventdetails.aspx?e=5109


Tracklist:
Optiv & BTK - That Sound [Virus]
Fourward - Talk To Me VIP [Mainframe]
Gridlok - Metalbrane [Unsigned]
BTK & Mindscape - Nemesis [Virus]
Maldini - Icarus [Dutty Audio]
Optiv & BTK - Shredder [Virus]
State of Mind & Nymfo - Put It On [Blackout]
Cern - Fourth State [Dutty Audio]
Optiv & BTK - Let It Loose [Dutty Audio]
Original Sin - Stronger [Playaz]
Optiv, BTK & Mindscape - Intruder [Virus]
>> Moderat - Bad Kingdom (BTK D&B Bootleg)
Optiv & BTK - Midnight Nation (Remix)[Commercial Suicide]
Ed Rush & Optical - Long Stay Mixdown [Virus]
The Upbeats - Rituals [Blackout]

BTK on Facebook: www.facebook.com/djbtk
BTK on Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/btk
BTK on Twitter: www.twitter.com/vinibtk

BTK - RED DREAD AUDIO PROMO MIX [17/04/2014]

Coming up:
15/10 - 17/10: DGTL during ADE 
 
15/10: DGTL presents Maya Jane Cole and friends - http://on.fb.me/1SOFv1O
Maya Jane Coles - Bonobo (DJ-Set) - Dusky - Mount Kimbie (DJ-Set) - Heidi - Cinnaman

16/10: DGTL presents Paradise - http://on.fb.me/1LZpVSk
Jamie Jones - Eats Everything - Davide Squillace - Jackmaster - Richy Ahmed - Patrick Topping - wAFF - Denney - Russ Yallop

17/10: DGTL presents Kompakt - http://on.fb.me/1MzzRSw
Maceo Plex - Kölsch (Live) - Michael Mayer - Barnt - Hunter/Game (Live) - Weval (Live) - Coma (Live) - Patrice Bäumel - Fango

ww.dgtl.nl

DGTL

Niconé & Sascha Braemer @ DGTL Festival 2014 - Amsterdam - 19.04.2014

Meltdown

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

Ed Rush - Dog Eat Dog

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

Now in come a romantic tune strictly for the lovers crew! original jacky murda dubplate style this one goes out by special request to you and you and who knows who! One Love <3 <3 <3 Aloha! :D

Merry Blues Cure - Jacky Murda feat Manu Chao

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Mind Vortex - Alive / Arc / Arc VIP - out now - http://smarturl.it/MV-Alive 

buy via - 
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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

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

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

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