― 3underscore (___), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:39 (nineteen years ago) link
take the megabus, ronan.
― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 10:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 11:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― *@*.* (gareth), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:30 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― MattR (MattR), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 13:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:23 (nineteen years ago) link
i attended the 1999/2000 hogmanay optimo at the art school..... i don't remember a single thing except a friend of mine stealing an entire case of mini tonic bottles.
― You've Got to Pick Up Every Stitch (tracerhand), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:25 (nineteen years ago) link
(they do play Limp Bizkit at Optimo right?)
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― leigh (leigh), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Temple Of The Dog, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 21:57 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.optimo.co.uk/killthedj.htm
― stew, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link
bah, forget it then.
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― haitch haitch haitch (or any three repetitive sounds) (haitch), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― angus-macdonald (Audiophonics), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― MattR (MattR), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:29 (nineteen years ago) link
i think that is hilarious.
― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:35 (nineteen years ago) link
Who are the 2 cover stars?
And Is kill the dj records just going to be for mix cds?
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:39 (nineteen years ago) link
i would find it hilarious if i didn't get about ten emails a day asking me these questions.
michael - the cover stars are two incredibly shady guys from glasgow. kill the dj was initially only a mix / re edit series but will also i believe release original material too.
The licensing process must have been insane...
you CANNOT imagine. it took 18 months!
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― geeta (geeta), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 20:55 (nineteen years ago) link
Ha ha - I'm such a liar. I just ordered it from cdquest.com, along with the So Young But So Cold comp and a couple of other things that were much cheaper than in the UK. That $:£ rate is just too seductive.
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 21:27 (nineteen years ago) link
xmas optimo isn't going to happen for me. i'm thinking new year's eve..
― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 18 November 2004 10:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 18 November 2004 10:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― TOTD, Friday, 19 November 2004 05:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 22 November 2004 09:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 13:03 (nineteen years ago) link
question : how are African Headcharge without Adrian Sherwood on the mix ? the non-AMS version have a gig near where i live later this year, and kind of tempted,however, African Headcharge for me is all about the AMS production ..
― mark e, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 11:11 (yesterday) link
They were good! The new lad on the buttons seemed handy enough. Pretty sure it was Steve Davis, unless i was more out of it than i thought (entirely possible)
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 11:20 (yesterday) link
I suspect I will succumb and go check them out.I think the lad on the buttons was probably Pats Doktor .. he has been a massive part of the reissue campaign re sorting out the masters and looks after the official On-U FB group etc.ta for the nudge.
― mark e, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 11:29 (yesterday) link
there were a few different mysterious characters up there. definitely bonjo though!
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 12:27 (yesterday) link
lovely to meet you in person nick. i'm still catching up on my sleep but still glowing from what a magical time it was.
so, this was AHC Soundsystem as opposed to the band. It involved Bonjo on percussion and vocals, a keyboard player whose name i didn't catch but was not Steve Davis or Pats Doktor and a DJ. it was good but i think AHC full band would be better.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 14:21 (yesterday) link
ha we kept telling Nick it wasn't Steve Davis but he wasn't having any of it
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 14:24 (yesterday) link
we were stood a snookertable's length away and i swear he was a deadringer for him
i know steve lives in the west country and is really into modular synths and weird electronics and stuff, it made sense to me :))
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 14:29 (yesterday) link
also stirmonster, there was hardly anyone around for them but the yusu and lupini early morning sets were some of the most transcendant music experiences i've had recently. so good!!
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 14:32 (yesterday) link
ha ha! he was a ringer for steve davis so i can totally see why you thought that.
i heard half of yusu and then had to go get a couple of hours sleep so missed the second half of her set and sadly all of lupini's. i heard they were great though sadly, or maybe sensibly, most people had chosen to get some sleep so crowd was apparently quite sparse for them.
quite a few people were disapointed with the beatless rave as they had read it as beatles rave and were hoping for eleanor rigby with added hoover noises.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 14:44 (yesterday) link
haha! that bit was dead good though! wish i could remember more of what was played, but jane 'it's a fine day' into 'halcyon' was a complete melter for me, jesus christ
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 15:01 (yesterday) link
going to keep a lot of people buzzing for a good long time i feel, that whole festival
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 15:05 (yesterday) link
oh the real stunning bit of lupini's set btw was her playing richard youngs' 'time is an avalanche' at full pelt, the sound just bouncing around that space like a cathedral, 6.30 in the morning, birds and trees just waking, sun not quite warming things up yet but trying, absolute head-expanding moment
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 15:15 (yesterday) link
i'm going to pass that on to her if you don't mind? i'm sure that will mean a lot to her.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 15:49 (yesterday) link
haha i told her myself straight afterwards, but i did look like a mumbling mud-splattered maniac tbh
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 15:57 (yesterday) link
ha ha!
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 16:16 (yesterday) link
there were so many great moments but the Tia Cousins & Rosie Ama set, midnight Optimo set and that early morning sun with Yu Su (although I missed the first half) are my personal highlights
we did crack a lot of "Beatles Rave" jokes
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 16:54 (yesterday) link