JUNGLE / D&B

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

Dubplate special mix of 'Shape the Future' originally released on the legendary Metalheadz. Purely a club VIP.
Released remix version is here: https://soundcloud.com/deejayoptical/optical-to-shape-the-future

Optical - Shape The Future (Amen VIP)

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)

This made an appearance on the Virus Vaults LP, another rare Virus track from Optical.

Optical - 'Void' (Virus unreleased 1997)

Made in Acton, London in 1999, a collab between Optical and MC Rymtyme that never got to be released...

Optical & Rymetyme - 'Untitled' (Virus Dub 1999)

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)

Classic track from Ed Rush & Optical - 'Funktion' on V Recordings, 1998.

Ed Rush & Optical - 'Funktion' (V Recordings) 1998

Noisia - Diplodocus (The Upbeats Remix)

Optical - 'Moving 808s' (Prototype 1997)

Badman - War in 94

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

JUNGLE / D&B

Jason Schrammel