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can i come?

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link

no.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:35 (nineteen years ago) link

lauren van pelt

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:37 (nineteen years ago) link

I think there's a London crew heading up to Optimo for Hogmanay and renting rooms / crashing somewhere the day after, not too sure yet - and depends what the Bugged Out lineup is like, but personally I'd prefer Glasgow...

― MattR (MattR), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 13:13 (nineteen years ago) link

YAY! come to Optimo!

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:21 (nineteen years ago) link

Sort it out the week before Christmas, ___. You don't want to be desparately looking for a place in a few days once you arrive in London, surely? You often can't move in straight away anyway. London accommodation is crappy and it takes a while to find something good unless you hear about something ON THE GRAPEVINE.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:23 (nineteen years ago) link

:( knoxville is a long way away.

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

That is unacceptable behaviour. It's people like your friend that make it cost £25.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Stevem, never mind those bullies!

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:25 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm not going if he goes.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:25 (nineteen years ago) link

i know why you wanna hate me, cos hate is all i seem to see around lately

(they do play Limp Bizkit at Optimo right?)

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:26 (nineteen years ago) link

I think so.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I'll be in Glasgow for the Franz Ferdinand gig the weekend before xmas, might finally get round to checking out Optimo.

― leigh (leigh), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 15:28 (nineteen years ago) link

There aren't enough cute n' gay young men at Optimo.

― Temple Of The Dog, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link

oh, hi totd! i haven't seen you on 'ere before.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 21:57 (nineteen years ago) link

New Optimo mix CD out in January. Looks totally brilliant.

http://www.optimo.co.uk/killthedj.htm

― stew, Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link

There aren't enough cute n' gay young men at Optimo.

bah, forget it then.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link

actually there's a fair number - also theres me phil but i aint young : P

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link

damn that place sounds fucking quality.

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link

i really really want to make it there while im in the UK next week. i had such a good time when twitch played nyc.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:50 (nineteen years ago) link

I am certain I've seen that Optimo mix CD in shops already.

― haitch haitch haitch (or any three repetitive sounds) (haitch), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:59 (nineteen years ago) link

especially now that i know that its a buffet of cute glasweigan boys.

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:05 (nineteen years ago) link

The optimo cd is out in every country except the UK for some bizarre reason.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Damn, reading twitch's post again from February last year makes me all giddy about living in Glasgow again.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:51 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm up for optimo.

― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:31 (nineteen years ago) link

When?

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link

christmas!

― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:33 (nineteen years ago) link

december 17th?

― cºzen (Cozen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link

pah!

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link

Why is there a different release date for the Kill the DJ mix in the UK (apparently 31 January) compared to other markets? Kind of seems to run contrary to many record labels' concerns about P2P and means desperate punters are going to do their bit to support international mail services

― angus-macdonald (Audiophonics), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:08 (nineteen years ago) link

I like thinking of myself as a desperate punter. I will buy it in January, though. I have too many records to buy.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:10 (nineteen years ago) link

the delay in the uk release was because the uk press people wanted longer to promote it. as it had already been available on soulseek for months before the european release, p2p concerns had ceased to exist.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:13 (nineteen years ago) link

You can order it from Amazon in France or Germany - but whens the Vinyl going to be available? And will it be the same deal again, mainland Europe gets it early?

― MattR (MattR), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:29 (nineteen years ago) link

it's available in glasgow in december though, bizarrely. rest of the uk january!

i think that is hilarious.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:35 (nineteen years ago) link

It's available at Forced Exposure and Other music. I got my copy yesterday @ Twisted Village. The licensing process must have been insane...

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

vinyl should be available simultaneously in europe and the uk in january.

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

I hope it doesn't put you off doing another. Maybe that's a folorn hope. Looking forward to it anyway.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:46 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah it's at other music! track listing's killer! go stirmonster!!

― geeta (geeta), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 20:55 (nineteen years ago) link

I will buy it in January, though. I have too many records to buy.

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

hi, twitch!

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

Hmmm...

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 18 November 2004 10:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Bam me up.

― TOTD, Friday, 19 November 2004 05:33 (nineteen years ago) link

I would like a 1992 (the club) compilation.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 22 November 2004 09:36 (nineteen years ago) link

Yikes! Somewhat unexpectedly (there had been dispiriting emails about backordering) my Kill The DJ pt2 CD was waiting for me in the post pile when I left the flat for work just now. I brought it into the office, just to look at it (I can't really listen to it here, at least not till after 6). Woo hoo!

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 13:03 (nineteen years ago) link

It's really good! I love the second disc heaps.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 13:07 (nineteen years ago) link

I spy lauren on the thank yous.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link

Is it out in Australia Tim? Or just as an expensive import?

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:39 (nineteen years ago) link

It's about $31 Australian at JB Hi-Fi, which is pretty good for a double-cd in a fancy digi-pack.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:41 (nineteen years ago) link

It is very fancy. I've never seen such a liner note slot before.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:44 (nineteen years ago) link

i was eyeing these the other day over at tigersushi... dude, very cool stirry! kudos!
m.

― msp (msp), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:15 (nineteen years ago) link

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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

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