― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 12:24 (twenty years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 12:47 (twenty years ago) link
― raphael diligent (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 12:58 (twenty years ago) link
yes it is.
― jed (jed_e_3), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 13:18 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 22:28 (twenty years ago) link
― jed (jed_e_3), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 22:45 (twenty years ago) link
― nebbesh (nebbesh), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 11:30 (twenty years ago) link
― jed (jed_e_3), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 12:53 (twenty years ago) link
(i thk i know wht she looks like, really pretty, bowl cut, i thk i saw her at the latest 'mars hotel' gig.)
― raphael diligent (Cozen), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:38 (twenty years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 04:13 (nineteen years ago) link
Next Optimo for me: The Go! Team one, I think. Would like to do Clinic too but don't think I will.
New Year too.
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:02 (nineteen years ago) link
So, when they confirm I have to find somewhere to live and move. And do NYE Optimo. I am sure it is possible somehow...
― 3underscore (___), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 09:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― 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
― *@*.* (gareth), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 12:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― 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
ooops.i have a 242 t-shirt,but it's not clear as to what its about as it's quite random re the connection to f242.in other news : every track on this video is bloody brilliant.
time for new beat revival !?
― mark e, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 21:11 (four months ago) link
Yessssss, new beat revival now.
― Doctor Madame Frances Experimento, LLC", Friday, 24 May 2024 12:15 (four months ago) link
Watching Trees was magical, huge congrats to Optimo! Good to meet you stirmonster, wouldve said hi earlier when i was in a slightly less mangled state, but i could see you were a busy guy. Hope the recovery's going well!
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 10:01 (three months ago) link
it was a wonderful 24 hours. returning to normality today as I'm back at work but I'm still buzzing a little
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 10:13 (three months 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) link
there were a few different mysterious characters up there. definitely bonjo though!
― Bernard Quidbins (NickB), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 12:27 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) link
ha ha!
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 16:16 (three months ago) 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 (three months ago) link
Parris was someone else who absolutely knocked it out of the quarry, and hearing Coco Maria playing Stop Bajon/Primavera was an early moment for me.
It was a great 24 hours.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 10 June 2024 16:56 (three months ago) link
Yes, those 2 really did it for me.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 11 June 2024 22:32 (three months ago) link
Pumped for optimo at making time this weekend!
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 20 September 2024 20:40 (one week ago) link
!!! i like just left! gotta admit i was not into bicep’s selections during the b2b and went and checked out Black Rave Culture at the end of my night, and they were great
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 23 September 2024 02:37 (five days ago) link
table!! Stevie d told me you were around, i was hoping we’d run into you
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 23 September 2024 02:43 (five days ago) link
did you catch any of optimo’s cheeky “hardcore” set on the stage up on the hill?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 23 September 2024 02:44 (five days ago) link
unfortunately my partner had work til 6 so we didn’t get there til around 7! fully admit i didn’t have “extended edit of Archangel” on my bingo card, but when Optimo dropped that insane free jazz sax track, i was in heaven
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Monday, 23 September 2024 11:52 (five days ago) link
I think you would’ve enjoyed it, they did an all punk set. Hearing them play “ghost rider” was a personal highlight of the fest
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 23 September 2024 20:28 (five days ago) link
haha yes. one of the great things about the whole event was the punk representation among the crew but also in the crowd!!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 24 September 2024 11:21 (four days ago) link