So, has anyone been to Hung Up!, which is what the ex-Optimo Sunday night has evolved into?
I'm a sad loser who never went to Optimo, but am wondering now...
They have Ivan Smagghe on the 15th and James Murphy on the 22nd.
― krakow, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
jealous of those going to James Murphy. always a good time.
― heterosexist matrix of desire (Gukbe), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 22:35 (thirteen years ago) link
After LCD earlier this year converting me to their cause I'm very tempted if I can find anyone to hold my hand into the proper clubbing world.
― krakow, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I'll probably be there on the 5th.
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 23:44 (thirteen years ago) link
September? Who's playing that one?
― krakow, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 07:39 (thirteen years ago) link
No idea! But I'm planning to be in the same hemisphere/country/city, so
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 09:55 (thirteen years ago) link
sic, was just saying to grimly f (on facebk) that we shld have another glasgow fap...
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm up for Sunday 5th September.
― krakow, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey Ward! I have had “try glasgow more” open in a tab for a week waiting for my travel plans to be vaguely finalised before I Suggest Fap. (I have a plane ticket for nine days away but haven’t had leave approved yet!) If real fappage wasn’t going to work out once I have times bashed into shape, I was going to mail you and grimly to see if we could lunch...
got yr ilxmail krakow btw
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Thursday, 12 August 2010 00:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I have been told that Optimo is, in some form, coming back to Philadelphia! such excitement!!
― En Moog (Stevie D), Thursday, 12 August 2010 03:56 (thirteen years ago) link
supposed to be in Brooklyn August 29
― mizzell, Thursday, 12 August 2010 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
yup, we're both playing philly on both the 25th and 27th (25th is a bar gig where i will be playing rock n' roll), 27th is making time and then we're playing sunday best in brooklyn on the 29th.
i haven't decided who is playing the club in glasgow on the 5th yet but will probably be some of our local residents - we're both in croatia that day.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 12 August 2010 14:40 (thirteen years ago) link
WHOA!! stirmonster I am so so fucking excited :D Do you know what bar you'll be at the 25th?
― En Moog (Stevie D), Thursday, 12 August 2010 14:54 (thirteen years ago) link
the bar is the pope.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 12 August 2010 15:01 (thirteen years ago) link
DOUBLE WHOA, that's the local watering hole for a bunch of my good friends! I didn't even know they did events like that.
― En Moog (Stevie D), Thursday, 12 August 2010 15:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Kinda rearranging our European trip to (finally) catch Optimo in Paris on Sept 23rd w/Danton Eeprom at Rex Club. I'm guessing NZ is still an unlikely destination, but are any Australian jaunts in the pipeline?
― etc, Sunday, 22 August 2010 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Waaay psyched for this Friday. So you're playing at POPE (the one on Passyunk East, I presume) on the 25th? What time are you on?
― Chanté Ackerman (Stevie D), Monday, 23 August 2010 00:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm afraid i don't know anything about the pope gig apart from what i've posted. i'll try to find out and post back.
etc - there is a very, very slight chance we'll be playing NZ in december as we're going to be playing in australia then.
― stirmonster, Monday, 23 August 2010 05:38 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.corsicastudios.com/index.php/september-2010/285-ekstravaganza-6-september-10th
http://www.corsicastudios.com/images/stories/eks6-web.jpg
― Citizen Smith (Jamie T Smith), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 11:49 (thirteen years ago) link
That's just a ridiculous line-up, wish I could go. Ekstravaganza is pretty much the best regular club night in London these days.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey Jamie! I just heard Keith spelling out “...i-l-x-o-r” over the music and thought he was saying you were “(ilxor)”, not just an ILX0r – didn’t work out who you were until after 6am – sorry for thus being so confusing!
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Monday, 13 September 2010 04:24 (thirteen years ago) link
it was a confusing night all round!
― stirmonster, Monday, 13 September 2010 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
:D
― Teddybears.SHTML (sic), Monday, 13 September 2010 06:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Stir. Can you expand on the Prins Thomas wee drinking scenario you hinted at in your tweet?
you cant just leave that stuff hanging.......
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Monday, 13 September 2010 08:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Prins doesn't do toilet tracks, would be my guess.
― Matt DC, Monday, 13 September 2010 08:47 (thirteen years ago) link
^ on the micturition
― Underground - Parking (2010) (sic), Monday, 13 September 2010 09:18 (thirteen years ago) link
what matt dc said.
― stirmonster, Monday, 13 September 2010 12:17 (thirteen years ago) link
indeed
― god of tosh (blueski), Monday, 13 September 2010 12:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I was very confused by the time I met you all! Sorry ...
― Citizen Smith (Jamie T Smith), Monday, 13 September 2010 13:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Travel problems nixed the Rex Club appearance (if my dodgy French serves me correctly). Anyone know more about the TBC gig in Metz on October 1st?
― etc, Friday, 24 September 2010 08:22 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae130/Optimo_Dept/bigger_bolder.jpg
― jed_, Friday, 24 September 2010 09:04 (thirteen years ago) link
french air traffic control strike prevented us getting to paris. the metz gig isn't happening but we are back in paris in november.
― stirmonster, Friday, 24 September 2010 09:16 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.factmag.com/2010/10/15/optimo-to-release-covers-album-by-10-year-old-ghanaian-twins/
OMG.
― Matt DC, Friday, 15 October 2010 10:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah!
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Friday, 15 October 2010 15:08 (thirteen years ago) link
absolutely love "moody". so cute to hear that hybrid african/glaswegian accent! the way she says "moody" is sooooo glasgow.
― jed_, Friday, 15 October 2010 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Betty Botox "Kraut EP" is fucking aaaawwweeessome
― Shallots Are As Good As Joyce Brothers (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 30 October 2010 03:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh damn, Making Time/snacks mailing list says Optimo is doing Philly again in January!! CAN IT BE TRUE!?
― cowboy bibimbap (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
they're playing NY on the 7th so it's highly likely.
― jed_, Friday, 31 December 2010 13:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Optimo DJ'd at Bowlie 2 the other week after the bands, first time I had any exposure to them tbh, it was brilliant. Best DJ set of the weekend.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Friday, 31 December 2010 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
they're in DC the first week of January so I presume all East Coast rumours are true.
― Gukbe, Friday, 31 December 2010 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
99% certain we're doing philly. just waiting to hear for sure. it will go up here in the next day or two - http://www.optimo.co.uk/shows/
colonel poo - glad you enjoyed the bowlie set. i tried to play a different kind of set from usual that would maybe appeal to an indie(esque) audience without being indie.
― stirmonster, Friday, 31 December 2010 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/kitbrash/wdyll/twitchy.gif
― Urban Coochie Collective (sic), Saturday, 1 January 2011 08:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Really great tonight. Miss the days at the subclub.
― Gukbe, Friday, 7 January 2011 08:15 (thirteen years ago) link
did anybody link this? pretty fun -
http://drownedinsound.com/news/4139784-top-250-optimo-tracks-revealed-list-inside
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link
There a link to the spotify playlist in the comments too.
― O Permaban (NickB), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:35 (thirteen years ago) link
they did yeah
― hotel califor.nia (r1o natsume), Saturday, 24 April 2010 21:53 (8 months ago)
― basically just a 2/47 freak out (sic), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:43 (thirteen years ago) link
whoops xpost - the spotify playlist was the next post in this thread too!
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/2/27559/625504-ouroboros_lezard_tatou_super.jpg
― O Permaban (NickB), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I wish I could see their EIGHT HOUR set at the Bunker tonight.. Doors close at 5am so set your alarm New Yorkers.
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Friday, 7 January 2011 12:47 (thirteen years ago) link
they did one of those 8 hour sets @ plastic people recently + i didnt find out till the day after :(
― just sayin, Friday, 7 January 2011 12:57 (thirteen years ago) link