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Optical ☣
London, United Kingdom 35k SoundCloud followers. Nothing in 6 months
Neurofunk
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Optical is owner of Virus Recordings, Music Producer and DJ from England. Bookings: UK/ROW: mark@esp-agency.com USA: saleem@amodeagency.com This page is dedicated to my sons: Aidan and Solomon, they are the inspiration for everything I do in life now. "He is best known for his work with Ed Rush, fellow head of the Virus Recordings label, and as a pioneer of the techstep and neurofunk sound. His first single for Metalheadz, 'To Shape the Future'/'Raging Calm' (1997) and his collaborative material with Ed Rush, such as the Wormhole, album (1998) were archetypal developments in the style. The duo followed this debut album with The Creeps (2000) and The Original Doctor Shade (2003), as well as countless singles and remixes. More recently, the duo have returned to form with their (2009) LP 'Travel The Galaxy' containing the modern classic 'Chubrub' and 'No Cure' LP in 2015." "He also notably did all of the engineering and production work for Grooverider's album Mysteries of Funk, and work on Goldie's 'Saturns Return' LP. In addition, he has produced solo for many labels including Virus, Metalheadz, Prototype, 31 Records, Metro and released in collaboration with many artists, includin
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Releases69
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- BounceVELOCITY PRESS2023-03-24
- Bacteriafabric Records2021-07-16
- What's the Difference?Virus Recordings2017-12-01
- Medicine (Matrix Remix)Virus Recordings2017-12-01
- RehabQuarantine Recordings2017-07-07
- Shape the Futurefabric Records2016-11-04
- VoidVirus Recordings2016-10-14
- To Shape the FutureVirus Recordings2016-09-16
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- Plays80
- Wider audience38
- Followers97
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