Name: Toenut - Test Anxiety (Optical Remix 1997) by Optical ☣ in techstep
Duration: 6 min 25 s
Description: A highly psychedelic remix, sorry for the excess distortion but that is plates for you...Mute Recordings, 1997. (Update: New clean version here now...by the magic of 2014 restoration software ;o])

everytime IIIIII walk into the rooooooom haha. Such a classic track :)

Still got a rather grubby vinyl of this one... Wild

totally forgot about this one wow awesome!!!!!

This and Skunk Anansie are my favourite mixes to play to normal people when I want to Optical them.

one of his best tunes on wax hands down. brilliant use of vocals

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A highly psychedelic remix, sorry for the excess distortion but that is plates for you...Mute Recordings, 1997. (Update: New clean version here now...by the magic of 2014 restoration software ;o])

Toenut - Test Anxiety (Optical Remix 1997)

Radio show featuring an hour long mix from Ed Rush & Optical recorded in 2001 on BBC Radio 1's Breezeblock Show.

Marcus Intalex – Love & Happiness (31)
Stakka & Skynet – Clockwork (Underfire)
Bad Company – Spider (White Label)
Moving Fusion – Black Hole (Ram)
Stakka & KT – Altitude (White Label)
Ed Rush & Optical – White Lightning (Virus)
Unknown – Acid Track (Flex)
Bad Company – The Nine (White Label)
Ed Rush & Optical – Kerb Crawler (Virus)
Cause For Concern – Unknown (White Label)
Johnny L – Piper (XL Recordings)
Bad Company – Planet Dust (White Label)
Cause For Concern – Unknown (White Label)
Bad Company – Speed Ball (White Label)
Ant Miles – Chinatown (Ram)
Ed Rush, Optical, Rhyme Time – Canibal Run (Virus)
Stakka & Konflict – Bios Fear (White Label)
Ed Rush & Optical – Flight Data (Virus)
John B – Up All Nite (Metalheadz)

Ed Rush & Optical 'Breezeblock Mix' - BBC Radio1 23.01.2001

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)

Taken from a recording on Kiss FM in May 2000...a live mix brought to you by Ed Rush & Optical from Virus Recordings.

Tracklist:

Ed Rush & Optical - The Creeps
Bad Company - Crucifixion
Matrix - Apache
Krust - Bad Intentions
Optical & Ryme Tyme - White Lightening
Kemal & Rob Data - Konspiracy
Ed Rush, Optical & Matrix - Flightpath
Bad Company - Flashback
Total Science - Nine Numbers
Digital - Spacefunk (Nasty Habits Remix)
Moving Fusion - Skull Smasher
Kosheen - Hide U
Moving Fusion - The Witness
Modern Moves - Enemy
J Majik - Camouflage
Optical & Trace - Mercury Switch
Matrix & Fierce - Climate
Ram Trilogy - Reflections
Ed Rush & Optical - Check Out Time
Virus Dub
Ed Rush & Optical - Pacman
DJ Red - Ride
Ed Rush & Optical - Satellites
Ed Rush & Optical Feat. Ryme Tyme - Resurrection
Moving Fusion - Shark Bite
Trinity - Mechanical Baby
Kemal & Rob Data - System Bleed
State Of Play - Searchin (Matrix Remix)
Ram Trilogy - Titan
Digital - Deadline
Wots My Code - Dubplate (Total Science Remix)
Future Cut & Jenna G - Tear Out My Heart
Q Project - Champion Sound (Total Science Hardcore Will Never Die Remix)
Roni Size & Krust - Hop Scotch
Moving Fusion - Peace Keeper
Virus Dub
J Majik - Love Is Not A Game

Ed Rush & Optical @ Kiss Fm 2000-05-03

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Stomping remix from Fierce and Optical of 'Bye Bye Lover' by The Chemical Pilot...released in Dec 1998 on Eruption Records.

The Chemical Pilot - 'Bye Bye Lover' (Optical & Fierce Remix)1998

An unreleased track from 1997 made in Virus Studios in SOHO, London by Optical and Trace. A first experiment with formant filters on a bass sound to make it talk. The full version will be on the 20YearsOfOpticalLP out on Virus in May 2016.

Optical And Trace - 'Switchblade' (20YearsOfOpticalLP) 2 Min Promo

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

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

Ok, I deleted this and reupped it so people can DL it again. Enjoy.

Ed Rush - May 2011 Mix

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Our 60 min mix for RAM's livestream event during lockdown! Featuring some unreleased tracks from us!

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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

Toenut - Test Anxiety (Optical Remix 1997)

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