Optimo are two deejays from Scotland (JD Twitch and JG Wilkes). They run a weekly party at the Sub Club called Optimo Espacio where they strictly book bands only and leave deejay duties to themselves.

It's been 25 years since Nightmares on Wax's "Dextrous," the second release ever on Warp—on June 17th, the label will celebrate the occasion with a best-of collection called N.O.W. Is the Time. JD ...

Optimo will helm the next installment in the long-running series of DJ mix CDs from the London label and superclub Fabric. Fabric 52, Optimo's contribution to the series, kicks off with new wave cult ...

JD Twitch is one half of acclaimed DJ/Remix duo Optimo. They've released a number of fantastic compilations and remixed tracks by Peter, Bjorn, & John, Florence & the Machine, and Liquid Liquid.

Sons & Daughter’s new album Mirror Mirror, out June 13th, is set to be one of the most intriguing releases of the summer. The track ‘Silver Spell’ has been given a jiggle by the esteemed Mr JD Twitch ...

After over a decade behind the decks at one of the UK s hippest clubs, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes, aka Optimo, know a thing or two about stringing together a mix good and proper. Yet unlike the usual ...

This Friday past at London’s ICA there was a connection of the generations as Factory Floor played a set in support of Chris & Cosey. It was, as ever from one of our favourite groups, a terrific ...

We've been covering BTW Cold Cave's various "Life Magazine" remixes, each with their own Max G. Morton cover art. So far the fiddlers have taken the icy, noisy synth-pop crew's RadioShack staple in ...

Having flashbacks to Optimo DJing in a weirdly bright room at Don Hill's sometime in 2006 or 2007. Don't really remember what was played, but there was a lot of dancing in spite of the bright lights.

For those of us who knew Keith McIvor AKA JD Twitch – and it’s a long list, such was the pivotal role he played in the dance music underground for almost four decades –the sheer volume of heartf ...

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