Optimo 11th February 2020

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THE NTS Guide TO Databass

Two hours of jit and ghetto-tech anthems from one of Detroit's premier party labels.

I’m in Greece, standing at the mouth of Penteli cave. The air smells of salt and something metallic. Inside, turtles crawl along the walls and ceiling, their shells reflecting scenes from history—battles, feasts, gods laughing. One stares at me, and suddenly, I understand everything—the universe, time, why socks vanish in the wash. The ground shatters. I’m falling—no, I’m on a roller coaster, twisting through the sky. The track is made of gold and marble, looping through clouds shaped like gods’ faces, past an upside-down Parthenon floating like a balloon. The coaster dips into the Aegean Sea, skimming the surface before rocketing upward through a storm of lightning bolts hurled by an amused Zeus. A turtle in a laurel wreath appears beside me, holding a cup of ambrosia. “Drink,” it says. I take a sip—blinding light. I wake up. There’s sand in my bed, a tiny turtle-shaped stone on my pillow, and the faint scent of something ancient in the air.

Techno Minimal Synth Post Punk Dub

Optimo is JG Wilkes & JD Twitch; record label, and longstanding Glaswegian party. You can expect a lot from their new monthly slot, sure to dig up some obscurities from post-punk, new wave, EBM, house and techno. Bags of unreleased stuff, too.

Tracklist

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عبده العماري, عبده العماري, Abdou El OmariAbdou El Omari
رجعات لعيون = Rajaat Laayoun
Rachid ZeroualRachid Zeroual
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Berber InstrumentalBerber Instrumental
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Smagghe & CrossSmagghe & Cross
Drain
Bells Of KyotoBells Of Kyoto
Swiss Air
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PuhelinseksiPuhelinseksi
Sydänkohtaus Tanssilattialla
Messy MyaMessy Mya
Oh Yes
MalariaMalaria
Your Turn To Run (I Will Be Your Only One)
Fio FaFio Fa (VioletViolet mix)
Transcending Into Nonsense
The Circle Of Confusion, The Circle Of Confusion, Cornel CampbellCornel Campbell
Yesterday Was History (TCOC Yesterdub Mix)
Yabby You & The AggrovatorsYabby You & The Aggrovators
Passing Through
Marcus Worgull & Pascal SchaferMarcus Worgull & Pascal Schafer
Cautious
Anton KlintAnton Klint
Eld
Moorish DancersMoorish Dancers
Guedra: Standing Dance / Knee Dance
木魚木魚
木魚の The End
DadaDada
Yuuen • Inraku • Gaki
Far OutFar Out
Too Many People
Pink FloydPink Floyd
Cymbaline (BBC Session 1969)
PiscesPisces
Sam
Gabor SzaboGabor Szabo
Some Velvet Morning
SpiritSpirit
Life Has Just Begun
Ricky LilongaRicky Lilonga
Love Is The Only Way
Secos & MolhadosSecos & Molhados
Amor
Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
Didgeridoo
Lorez AlexandriaLorez Alexandria
Baltimore Oriole
Two DaughtersTwo Daughters
Gloria 1
Venus VolcanismVenus Volcanism
Our Beautiful Peacock
Michael StearnsMichael Stearns
Mantra