https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/love2jdtwitch

This is a mix that long ago lived on the internet, then ended up properly mastered as one of the cassettes in our 15th anniversary box set. We're releasing it again now to bring attention to our friend, Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch, who's been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The liner notes for the cassette, below, lay out how formative our experiences of Optimo (Espacio) were as we built our thing. Keith played the very first Mister Saturday Night, and we went on to develop a long friendship with both him and Jonnie. We are forever grateful to them and hope you will support Keith and his family now as they deal with one of the most difficult moments of life. Love live Keith McIvor. Long live Optimo. 

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/love2jdtwitch


*Original Liner Notes*

Optimo were huge inspirations when Justin and I threw our first Mister Saturday Night parties in 2009. Justin had seen them play at the Motherfucker party at Limelight sometime in 2004, while I spent time at the weekly Sunday night parties that JD Twitch (Keith McIvor) and Jonnie Wilkes’ threw in Glasgow during my college days. We were both taken by Keith and Jonnie’s ability to incorporate just about any music into their sets while still pleasing everyone in the room, record diggers and punters alike.

This particular set is from the summer of 2010, a party we hosted in a Bushwick back alley, and it encapsulates Optimo's knack for party-rocking in the most unconventional way. Classic house gives way to afrobeat, builds up into a high energy Italo track that drips to a halt, before revving into a sequence that includes an off-kilter Comeme record, “Pump Up The Jam,” ‘80s electro, lo-fi techno and Jesse Jackson’s “I Am Somebody” speech, before Liquid Liquid's Sal Principato grabs the mic and sings “Optimo,” the track for which Keith and Jonnie named their project. To hear is to believe.

— Eamon Harkin

MSN Tape 1510 - Optimo

Part 1. A Fundraiser for JD Twitch / Optimo, 2010 in NYC (featuring Sal P from Liquid Liquid)

Even though expressions like ‘the DJ’s DJ’ are made habitually by glib journalists, there are seldom few selectors worldwide who can claim to have earned their reputation on the back of supporting music alone. The tireless activists for the strange and the new; the bold tastemakers committed to casting wild and various offerings into view. 

Think Outside The Kiosk w/ Lefto Early Bird @ Kiosk Radio 01.06.2025

RA MIX OF THE DAY // 7.8.25
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Mixed by 4AM NYC

Artwork by 4AM NYC
ft. @ automatastudio__
@ jujumechanics + @ ash_arder

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>> BARKER > PARADISE ENGINEERING
>> OOFT! > PROTEUS MAXIMUS
>> MATTIMOE | PERRINE > LLUCID
>> MR. G > G'S STRINGS (ORIGINAL MIX)
>> STEVE MOORE > THE BLUE STONE
>> TONY PRICE > VISAGE
>> EVAN MICHAEL > PAIN & PLEASURE
>> G I N A > APHRODITE
>> NATHAN MICAY > BLUE SPRING
>> EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL > NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE (EXTENDED CLUB MIX)
>> HODGE > LIGHT WAVES
>> DEETRON PRESENTS SOULMATE > FILTER (BROKEN MIX)
>> MAYURASHKA > PARENTS AND GOD
>> TODD OSBORN > NOT TOO REAL
>> WADE:LTD > LIVE
>> SHIGETO & THE CHERRY BLOSSOM BABY ENSEMBLE > LETTING GO (UNRELEASED)
>> OLIVE T > JUST TO GET BY
>> OM UNIT & JAMES BANGURA > ANGLES (HODGE REMIX)
>> TRANCE WAX > RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT (EXTENDED MIX)
>> CHATEAU FLIGHT > COSMIC RACE
>> JORIS VOORN > DISTANT MOMENT
>> CHRIS BRANN > CALLING 610
>> WAMDUE KIDS > DESTINATION
>> JOHN MAUS > DO YOUR BEST

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The Space Between Spaces with Ron Like Hell @ The Lot Radio 06-10-2025

TIA COUSINS 17.6.25

Le producteur brésilien basé à Montréal, DJ Hermano, a préparé un set exclusif avec des tracks composées par des artistes queers d'Amérique latine. Un hommage à la scène underground engagée.

“Ce mix est une lettre d’amour à “l’underground latino-américain”, un monde sauvage, émotionnel et profondément queer de musique électronique indépendante qui bouillonne à travers le continent. Chaque morceau ici a été composé par des artistes latino-américain·e·s qui créent leurs propres sons, souvent en marge des circuits dominants, mais toujours avec cœur et esprit de libération. 

Il ne s’agit pas de suivre un seul style ou un seul genre, c’est un voyage à travers des humeurs et des énergies. Moite et onirique. Brut et tendre. Pensé pour le club, oui, mais aussi pour ces moments où l’on danse les yeux fermés, en sentant chaque vibration. Imaginez une piste de danse imaginaire, où tout est permis, tant que ça vous fait vibrer.

En Amérique latine, faire la fête est aussi un acte politique. Danser devient une forme de résistance, la douceur devient une force, et le beat porte des récits qu’on entend rarement. Ce mix est une petite offrande à cette énergie, une célébration de nos vies, de notre puissance, de notre joie. J’espère qu’il vous fera ressentir quelque chose. J’espère qu’il vous fera bouger.” - DJ Hermano

﻿Crédit photo : Mauricio Herrera

Tracklist :

DJ Paranoia - Real good
Gabto - Frenesi
Bond - Marea(da) (Zoras Remix)
DJs Pareja - Llegaste (Beresi Motor Dub)
Don Esquivel - Got myself a good man
Tuca - Rise To The Vibe (Reason 2000)
RickZ, Tomazeli - Viagem
?? - From Bass to Jungle
?? - Simonal's House
Aninha - Emotions
Trajano - Super Trunfo
Vuta - Calm Aura
Encanto - Dancing To The Void
Dinheiro Infinito Revival - 135 BPM
Perrone - Bang Dance

MUTEK invite DJ HERMANO - 25 Juin 2025

Part of the NTS family since day dot, Moxie has held her Wednesday show since the stations first broadcasts. Inviting esteemed guests for interviews & mixes and breaking new, unreleased music, she’s got your Wednesday afternoons covered... Tune in to hear anything from Soulful House, Garage, Afro beats and all the way through to rolling techno. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/moxie/episodes/moxie-dave-harvey-9th-july-2025

Moxie w/ Dave Harvey (Love International Compilation Special)  090725

Released: JUNE 27 2025
CV MUSIC
EP TECH HOUSE FILES VOL 1 [EXTENDED VERSIONS]
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Sam's Intro [Extended Mix]

0 градусов — это точка начала. Переход. Момент, когда всё может начаться заново. В контексте фаз — это синусоида, только вступающая в движение, чистое намерение звука, ещё не искажённое, не окрашенное. Это также может быть метафорой «нулевой» температуры — безэмоционального состояния, замершего мира, предвосхищающего движение.

0 degrees is the starting point. The transition. The moment when everything can start anew. In the ninth phase, it is a sine wave just starting to move, the pure intention of sound, not yet distorted, not colored. It can also be a metaphor for the “zero” temperature – an emotionless state, a frozen world, anticipating movement.

unvoiced

July (i)tunes playlist (Athens, 23-07-2025, 40°C)

Alzheimer - Raga Cahambur
Entrance - Terry Perry
Xacara - Night In Aracaju
Mike Herting - Algodoal
Johannes Schmoelling - Lawnmower
Via Maris - Hiblrr
Le Mystérieux Orchestre Électronique de Paris - Réémergence d'une Promesse un Peu Trop Âgée
The Arc - Orphic Mysteries
Teal - Frog Kingdom
Der Assistent - Blaue Stunde
Bark Psychosis - Three Girl Rhumba
Der Assistent- Amnesie am Amazonas
Dancing Fantasy - Weather Report
Soshi Tekada - Deep Breath 
Perikas - Laberinto
Quintus Project - Night Flight

Music For Heatwave II

Toxic House (Prod.M4R)

RECORD SHOP//ART BOOK SHOP//RADIO STATION

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TIA COUSINS 17.6.25

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