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

Tavaly karácsonykor Chris.SU-val (@chrissuofficial) ünnepeltünk a soproni Búgócsigában, most pedig végre megérkezett a kétórás szett felvétele is.

T/L:
Björk – All Is Full of Love (Chris.SU Remix)
Chris.SU – To Heal
Ed Rush & Optical – Sick Note
Optiv, Axiom & Chris.SU – Soul Cube
Tactile – The Mist
SKC & Safair – Free My Soul
Calibre feat. MC Fats – Drop It Down
All Thieves – Stars (Zero T Remix)
Matrix, Fierce, Ryme Tyme - Light Sleeper
Sonic & Silver – Rocket Launcher
Concord Dawn – Morning Light
DJ Fresh – Signal
DJ Krust – Warhead (RAM Trilogy Remix)
SKC & Chris.SU – Blastah
Fierce & Cause 4 Concern – Carrier
SKC & Chris.SU – Crash
Absolute Zero & Subphonics – The Code (SKC Remix)
Bad Company – Planet Dust
Digital & Spirit – Remote Control
Tactile & DJ Trace – Body Move
Commix – Be True
MIST – Outerspace
Un-Cut – Midnight (MIST Remix)
Capone – Friday
Dillinja – Nasty Ways (feat. Lorreia Loushy)
Universal Project – Haunted Dreams
Digital – Deadline
Ed Rush & Optical – Medicine (Matrix Remix)
Noisia – Facade
Kemal – Animation
Rymetyme & Trace – Move VIP
Bad Company ​– The Nine
Klute – Tranceformat
Ed Rush & Optical – Bacteria
Chris.SU - Max Von Bass
Spirit – Re-Dial
Chris.SU – Costello
Future Cut – Whiplash
DJ Krust – Kloakin Device
Ram Trilogy - Mindscan (Ed Rush & Optical Remix)
Icicie feat. SP:MC – Dreadnaught
Sinthetix – Ultraviolet
Kemal – Bleed
Ed Rush & Optical feat. Fierce - POD
Cause 4 Concern – Peep Show
Chris.SU – Astro-Sine
Chris.SU – Solaris Theme

Chris.SU: DnB Classics Mix @ 30Hz Sopron (2021/12/23)

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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

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

QZB Live Set from Let It Roll Winter 2023

QZB | Let It Roll Winter 2023

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)

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Throughout the exciting timeline of Drum & Bass, Brazil has provided us with bonafide legends such as Marky, Patife and Alibi, but the guy causing the biggest rukus over the past few years is undoubtedly the creator of our latest Minirig Mixtape - L-Side.  

This exclusive producer to V-Recordings shelled 2020 with some huge tunes - Zaga Dan and Steppa Dub in particular receiving a lot of attention - and he's currently sitting on a wealth of new material. 

Check out this exclusive Minirig Mixtape from L-Side.

L-Side - Minirig Mixtape

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

Osmosis - Optical

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