Name: RA.087 JD Twitch (Optimo) by Resident Advisor
Duration: 1 h 10 min 39 s
Description: This week’s podcast is a trip through the record collection of JD Twitch, one half of Glasgow institution Optimo.

Serendipity is a wonderful thing, and when we looked ahead in the guestmix calendar, a certain number jumped out. 303. A number synonymous with the roots of house music, which presented itself with a (somewhat obvious) opportunity to get an old friend into the series... a man who saw it all unfold before his very eyes in the 90's, and who himself excels with the execution of mixes with an underlying concept. 

Welcome to JD Twitch's ode to the Roland 303.

"The Roland 303 is a little silver box of electronics that accidentally produced the squelching sound that became the foundation of Acid House. Pioneered circa 1987 in Chicago, Acid House exploded around the world and that sound spread through electronic music creating myriad variants.

Fundamentally the 303 is instantly recognisable by its squelch sound. This squelch can be euphoric, hypnotic, joyous, uplifting, sad, dark, cheesy, silly, scary, ridiculous, psychedelic, beautiful and anthemic. This mix aims to showcase many of these shades of the squelch. It is not the greatest hits of the 303, nor is it a collection of wilfully obscure forgotten 303 jams, it's just simply a paean to the majesty and never ending sonic possibilities of the squelch. Viva Acid!"

Artist: @twitch

SlothBoogie Guestmix #303 - JD Twitch

DJ Possum adapts her music to the room's vibe. Her sets span 90s house, transcendental prog, trance, euphoric techno, and deep reggaeton, aiming to energise the room, while maintaining a fresh, introspective atmosphere.

As DJ Possum, Maria thrives on igniting introspection and creating meaningful experiences on the dance floor. Often djing with Myles Mac, she loves creating fun journeys that flow from 79-100 BPM to 120-138 BPM, delving into ethereal, mystical, and experimental soundscapes.

DJ Possum（Maria）擅長根據現場氛圍靈活調整節奏與選曲，她的 DJ set 橫跨 90 年代 House、昇華式 Prog、Trance、欣快感十足的 Techno，以及深層的 Reggaeton——在激發舞池能量的同時，也保留了一份清新與內省的空間。

Maria 的放歌風格注重情感流動與感官敘事，致力於在舞池中創造有深度的共鳴時刻。她經常與 Myles Mac 並肩演出，擅長編織一段從 79–100 BPM 緩緩推進至 120–138 BPM 的聲音旅程，引領聽者穿梭於夢幻、神秘與實驗性的音景之中。

DJ Possum @TOHA Radio 2025.04.29

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Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/shanticeleste/episodes/shanticeleste-19th-june-2025

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Justin Carter from the moment he starts to coax the first dancers onto the floor until he brings it to boil. Live from the Mister Sunday booth in the back yard of Nowadays on Sunday, July 20, 2025, from around 4pm until 6pm.

How I Build A Floor / Justin Carter at Mister Sunday, July 20, 2025

Need something to listen to en route to FM? Toshiki Ohta has got you covered

As both a meticulous technician and a built-in-the-90s raver, Toshiki Ohta is the kind of DJ who can mega-mix his way out of the tightest genre corner. Which is handy, because his gift to FM this year is a near-three-hour mix crafted entirely from this year’s line-up – a task so excessively awkward you have to wonder if there’s some sort of masochistic kink going on here.

Now the risk, obviously, is completing the task to the letter only to deliver a rizzless plodathon of C-tier tunes and awkward transitions. But this is Tosh we’re talking about: no half measures! The result is monument to the moment: hoving into view under a fog of ambient Midland, it starts heady and heads-y, flowing through chuggy electro (auratekh, Lena Willikens) and rugged club tesselations (Ikonika, Prince of Deptford) before hitting a shinier seam of techno intensity (Roza Terenzi, Benton) and exploding into confetti cannon rave (Angel D’Lite, Big Ang).

Unsurprisingly, Tosh rates it as one of the most time-consuming sets he’s ever put together (including his recent eight-hour Goodhood mix). “It was a massive researching process – there were spreadsheets,” he sighs, “because I treat every mix that I do like I’m recording a mix CD in 1995.” Standing O, please!

https://soundcloud.com/tosh-ohta

1 Midland - First Light Over The Grove | Graded Records [2025]
2 Toresch (Vladmir Ivkovic) - Guayabame | Offen [2017]
3 auratekh - Phat Controllers - Flat Control | Self Release [2020]
4 Oklo Gabon - City Gym (Lena Willikens rmx) | H&P [2016]
5 EM + STAV - Orbit Groove | Graded [2020]
6 Billy Jack - 4th & soundwave | Self Release [2020]
7 ISAbella - That Thing | Self Release [2020]
8 Dan Beaumont - Trippy Pumper | Classic [2014]
9 Wheelman - Broke | Stereotone [2021]
10 Lewis Lowe - Toto's Cave | Redstone Press [2024]
11 Prince Of Deptford - Peak Human | Blaq [2021]
12 Ikonika - PR812 | Hum&Buzz [2012]
13 Jaded & Rami Ali - Acid | Club Sweat [2024]
14 Paurro - Relax The Rax | Cómeme [2022]
15 Daisy Moon - Eclipse | Timedance [2024]
16 Ahadadream - Bamboo Riddim | More Time [2017]
17 mi-el - so shook | HoMies [2024]
18 MJK - Twin Pistons | Kenyon Sounds [2020]
19 JASSS - Turbo Olé | AD93 [2020]
20 Sistrix (Hannah Holland) - Dirty Talk | Shall Not Fade [2024]
21 Jeremy Sylvester - Ghetto Tech | Garage Paradise [2024]
22 Shivum Sharma - Planningtobefull Steel (PTR remix) | Super Nature [2023]
23 Kode9 & Spaceape - Konfusion (Vox) | Hyperdub [2012]
24 Paurro - Marry B | Self Release [2022]
25 Toshiki Ohta - E.I.D. | Unreleased [2015]
26 Desire / Roza Terenzi - Danse Libre (Roza rmx) | Maricas [2023]
27 Volte-Face - Blatchington Mill (Wata Igarashi rmx) | BleeD [2017]
28 Tasha & Kamikaze Space Programme - Nine Spirit | Neighbourhood [2019]
29 Benton - T's Offerings | Neighbourhood [2024]
30 Mike Parker (Richard Akingbehin) - Heat Inducer | Kynant [2021]
31 A For Alpha - Dee Lite | Hardline Sounds [2024]
32 Aloka - The Joker | Self Release [2020]
33 Ambient Babestation Meltdown - The Drum Machine | Ritual Poison [2023]
34 CHERIII - Cupcakke - LGBT | Self Release [2024]
35 A2A (AYA) - Turf | Local Action [2020]
36 Big Ang - Jumping | Self Release [2021]
37 J. ARIA - EGO TRIP | Self Release [2024]
38 DJ Ping - Warp Room One | West Friends [2019]
39 Compliments - On accident | Self Release [2022]
40 Nazar - Pausado | Self Release [2020]
41 Angel D'lite - Aquatic Riddim | Super Drama [2020]
42 FAFF - What's The Other One? | ec2a [2024]
43 Local Group - Watch This Beat | 1Ø Pills Mate [2021]
44 Ryan Lovell - Agora Kills | Self Release [2022]
45 LMajor - 160 Yo | Gutterfunk [2025]
46 Parris - Crimson Kano | Can You Feel The Sun [2021]
47 YNZN.P - Flea | Consolidate [2021]
48 Yazzus - The Wolf Has Come | Self Release [2021]
49 unkle G - Everybody got their hello but me | Equinoxx Music [2023]
50 Raf Reza - Exit Point | Heart to Heart [2019]
51 Cooly G & Scratchclart - Remember | DVA [2024]

FM063: TOSHIKI OHTA 100% FM MIX

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PREMIERE: Soldatov - Quiero Sentirte [Tibetania Rituals]

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This week’s podcast is a trip through the record collection of JD Twitch, one half of Glasgow institution Optimo.

RA.087 JD Twitch (Optimo)

A deeply singular mix from one of Europe's undiscovered talents.

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JD Twich is one half of Optimo, the legendary Glasgow party and a label. Some time ago he launched a new imprint called Against Fascism Trax, attempt to “provoke dialogue that is fundamentally anti-racist, anti-sexist, non-homophobic, non transphobic, non-ageist and non-ableist”. This podcast is a two-hour segment of this set at Hotel Forum's Kitchen from Unsound 2019. Before the performance, JD Twitch said of his Unsound set: “This will be the first ever presentation of an Against Fascism Trax DJ set, an experiment in whether music can convey an intent non verbally.” Starting the set and threaded throughout is the Italian protest song "Bella ciao", which originated in the late 19th century as a working-class anthem and was adopted as a hymn of the anti-fascist resistance in the 1940s. The song takes on new meaning in the current pandemic, as the need for new forms of solidarity — with health workers, cleaners and sanitation workers, impoverished people and all manner of vulnerable populations — becomes urgently clear.

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