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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

One of these days I'm going to have to stop being surprised about what Jb HiFi stocks.

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Just been listening to it for the first time. The first few tracks of Twitch's bit are just so giddily Optimo.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 18:23 (nineteen years ago) link

Is this out yet? I can't find it.

― Dee Dee, Wednesday, 1 December 2004 23:44 (nineteen years ago) link

It's out in some countries. I got mine from American.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 23:52 (nineteen years ago) link

America, rather.

(cdquest.com)

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 23:53 (nineteen years ago) link

(who don't seem to have it anymore. Well anyway, it's all over the place except in the UK)

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 23:57 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...

Anybody else have burst of noise occur a couple of seconds into track 14 (ie, second part of "I Walk")?

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:56 (nineteen years ago) link

yup, 4999 other people. it seems the first batch of 5000 have this manufacturing flaw which wasn't discovered until after they had been shipped to the shops. tigersushi will replace any of the ofeending copies if they are sent back to them direct (which i can appreciate is probably more effort than anyone is going to be bothered with).

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Thanks, it's nice to know I got a limited edition version. I'll just have to beat up the store where I bought it from to replace it. Question, should I be boring, and point out that the mix is actually fantastic?

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:53 (nineteen years ago) link

I was talking to Jed on his Dublin jaunt, and had a conversation which included the line "Twitch? From Pure? Holy fuck!", and now I want to go to Optimo (It has been made clear to me that it isn't Pure II, and also that it's brilliant). Is there still popular support for an ILX (London) invasion, at some point?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 9 January 2005 01:07 (nineteen years ago) link

might just be me but i kinda like that burst of static.

― rm265, Sunday, 9 January 2005 19:16 (nineteen years ago) link

Is there still popular support for an ILX (London) invasion, at some point?

I'm with it, hep cat.

― Captain GRRRios' Giggletits (Barima), Monday, 10 January 2005 00:22 (nineteen years ago) link

Where are you all finding the How To Kill The DJ cd? I can't find it anywhere.

― Seth Is Never Enough, Monday, 10 January 2005 16:49 (nineteen years ago) link

Hey stirmonster I really like "drum attack!"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:50 (nineteen years ago) link

I got mine from a website that no longer seems to be selling it, seth. Which country do you live in? If you're in Europe it might be easiest just to get it direct from Tigersushi:

http://www.tigersushi.com/site/frameset.jsp?page=shop/new_shop.htm

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:53 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm in Wales Alba but will try that Tigersushi link. Thanks.

― Seth Is Never Enough, Monday, 10 January 2005 16:57 (nineteen years ago) link

amongst all the tripe NME are tipping for 2005, Optimo are tipped as "The Second Coming of Clubbing" as Trends for 2005 !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:36 (nineteen years ago) link

Where have they been all these years?

― stew, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:39 (nineteen years ago) link

London.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:42 (nineteen years ago) link

The thought of scruffy Glaswegian razorlight loving indie kids turning up at Optimo, put a warning out to the doormen NOW !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:43 (nineteen years ago) link

More wisdom from the NME - New Order are also tipped as "Dance is all set for a second coming"

ha Does this mean a "Muzik" dance type section will return to the NME?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:50 (nineteen years ago) link

more comedy from the NME, they have Khonnor tagged as "Dance music Revived" when this album is abstract folktronica !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 15:03 (nineteen years ago) link

optimo = trash without the fit indie sluts.

― erol, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link

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