Pigeon Project Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Metropolis started in January 1997 and now entering its 11th year it is still going strong. In the past have brought global giants in the DJ world including Felix The Housecat, Leftfield, Justin Robertson, Billy Nasty, Graham Park and Dave Clarke to name but a few. However as Metropolis has just passed its 11th year, with the night motto of 'Attracting the wrong people since 1997', we have got up the club favourite Optimo from Glasgow who happened to start in the same year. :up:Optimo started in 1997, though Twitch and Jonnie Wilkes had each been DJing separately for ten years. Both had started out playing different music - Twitch - electro, noisy rock and the eighties New York punk funk of Liquid Liquid (from who they borrowed their name) and Wilkes reggae, funk and jazz. Then techno came along and Twitch co founded Scotland's first techno club, Pure, which ran for ten years, became legendary, was the first club in Europe to book Jeff Mills, Green Velvet and Richie Hawtin. The club also spawned thee labels which released music from amongst others Coil, Chris and Cosey, Jimi Tenor and Orlando Voorn. In 1997 they founded the clubnight Optimo as a reaction to 4/4 techno all night long. Anything goes was the philosophy and the club night proved to be a hit. "I didn't care whether it would work or not, or whether anyone would go, it was just something I had to do," says Twitch. "I love DJing with all my heart but at this point I was so bored with seamless mixing - it was all just too obvious, too predictable and too easy - that I had to do something to preserve my (in)sanity." Don't expect easy club hits at a night at Optimo, depending on the duo's mood, the sound will veer from sleazy funk to post punk, electro, 50's swing and anything inbetween. According to their bio, "Serious DJs would come and watch in horror while several times, seasoned trainspotters would come up to Twitch and tell him 'You've lost the plot' or 'You can't play this in the Sub Club - it's sacrielige!' or 'But... you started Pure, how can you do this?'. People would get really angry about it which of course only fuelled the flames!" These days Optimo is taking the sound to the world with dates across Europe, America and Japan. And while Twitch and Wilkes remain the residents, each week Glasgow is treated to Optimo guests, who have included the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Atom Heart, Luciano, Four Tet and Justus Kohncke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I caught optimo in the reading rooms last year, it was shit hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Project Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 yep Optimo never cease to amaze me. They rock it every time.Should be a belter of a night:up::up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Project Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 support to be provided by Marty Jay of Night DubbingDoors will open at 10p,Early arrival essential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Project Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Please note this is NOT a ticket event ..... It is pay at the door onlyfirst come..... first serverd..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jockey82 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Anyone know what time Twitch and wilkes are on? Never seen optimo at drummonds, only ever seen them in metro up here. Decent venue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Yeah great venue smallish and intimate(ooh err), just not used enough imo! I will be there with bells on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Project Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Twitch and Wilkes on stage from 11:up::up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jockey82 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 nice one, should be superb. Let the dirty beats commence!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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