Optimo sub club books

Optimo espacio keith mcivor and jonnie wilkes, otherwise known as dj duo jd twitch and jg wilkes have spent the best part of 20 years practising exactly this philosophy by celebrating leftfield music in their legendary, anythinggoes club nights at sub club. The creative nature around sub clubs ethos propelled optimos reputation as being unpredictable behind the booth but still reliable for the dance floor. Listen back to mary anne hobbs bbc6 music show featuring an exclusive mix from jd twitch and jg wilkes aka optimo. This spirited coda is a reminder of exactly what todays celebrations are for. Optimo espacio the club night that defied expectation and defined a generation keith mcivor and jonnie wilkes ran optimo in glasgow for well over a.

Event in glasgow, united kingdom by sub club and 3 others on friday, december 1 2017 with 1. Optimo espacio join mary anne hobbs on bbc6 music black. He also wrote several sublime childrens books, was a phenomenal artist, was a lover of some of the greatest, most esoteric music out there and still played his beloved banjo. If youve purchased any of optimos previous mixes how to kill the dj, pt.

The mjcca intown book club will read books by jewish authors or that cover themes on jewish life, identity, and culture from a variety of genresfiction, memoir, history. Mark vonnegut we have a new mailing list facility on the site. Sharing in each others success, sub club is now again in the worlds spotlight with a months stay from resident advisor. Jd twitch and jg wilkes have been organizing scotlands most rightfully celebrated club night for the last years and have put the night out to pasture in order to concentrate on other djing, remixing and music related projects. Oct 11, 2016 optimo was a club, a sound and a way of a life that defined glasgow nightlife in the 2000s, and its influence is felt now in labels from the city such as numbers and luckyme, in djs such as. Glasgows sub club is arguably scotlands most famous electronic music venue. Optimo, the glaswegian dj duo of jd twitch and jg wilkes, are a byword for openminded, anythinggoes club nights, their sets incorporating anything from mutant disco to krautrock, techno to samba.

Aug 09, 2017 when optimos jd twitch first takes to the decks, his perpetuallyfurrowed brow lifts with joy as dancers cheer and applaud the achievements of optimo over these last two decades. It has also featured djs such as harvey and ivan smagghe. The ep includes liquid liquids bestknown song cavern, which was the subject of a dispute after being used for grandmaster melle mels white lines dont dont do it. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from optimo at the discogs marketplace. They also continue to throw parties on a regular basis. Sub it club is here to help you make something amazing happen. Dj ez 24 hour nonstop set part 3 boiler room 6,121 watching. Back in 2015, sub club launched sub hub a creative local hub located in a loft space in glasgow city centre, bringing together a 12.

The good gents of optimo released the following press statement earlier today. Aug 15, 2017 having booked the monday off work, i made my way along to an allday festival in glasgow on an august sunday to celebrate twenty years of optimo. Exciting news for discerning dance enthusiasts everywhere this afternoon. Cherise sinclair goodreads author shelved 19 times as domsub. The biggest guide to club nights, with lineups, venue details and entry times. Although djs twitch and jg wilkes called time on the club in 2010, optimo still operate as a label and music duo. Now djs twitch and wilkes are throwing a very special party to celebrate 20 years of cutting edge club culture. Many people define a subminiature camera as one that uses a film that is smaller thinner than 35mm. Optimo is the third ep by american dancepunk band liquid liquid. The 3,500squarefoot 330 m 2 basement space can legally hold up to 410 people. We will do one cd and harri and domenic who do the saturday night will do the other. Larson used to work with rocket scientists at nasa. When keith mcivor and jonnie wilkes put on their first shindig in the sub club on a sunday night back in the 90s, many thought it would never work. Dont drop and fly have been responsible for some amazing parties in 2015, so this is guaranteed to be amazing as they combine forces.

The quietus features a quietus interview optimo prime. Optimo espacio optimum space was a weekly sundaynight club based in glasgow, scotland at the sub club on jamaica street, as well as a collective moniker for the nights resident dj duo. Todays event celebrates the 20 th birthday of optimo espacio, a legendary underground club night in glasgows sub club running every sunday from 1997 to 2010, and optimo 20 is crafted in its graven image. Having run every week since it was founded in 1997, on thursday 11 march 2010, it was announced on the official facebook page that the weekly nights would come to an end on sunday 25 april 2010. Making of a star scientist, illustrated by katherine roy chronicle, fall 2021, along with 25 other nonfiction books. As with the good lit and the best lit and the better lit book clubs at a cappella, we read the most excellent lit, including critical darlings and. Optimo espacio blog, jd twitch and jg wilkes share their thoughts. Of all the great artists who have shaped electronic music culture, larry heard is 100% top of our list as the single most influential responsible for probably the greatest house music track of all time can you feel it, changed the way people thought about dance music forever. We talk to dj, musician and artist jonnie wilkes about his bold new vinyl release german pizza party and the complexities of curating for the dance floor as well as the gallery. Before optimo s infamous sub club residency, both twitch and jonnie wilkes had already gained experience as performers in their own right. They have invited along job jobse from legendary amsterdam club trouw. We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. Whether youre a writer thinking about sending out your first manuscript, an artist sending out sample artwork, an old pro whos submitted loads of manuscripts, agented or on your own, sub it club wants to support you. The bunker w optimo, brian kage and luke hess by kristal.

The duo founded the legendary glasgow night optimo espacio at the citys much loved sub club, a night that was well known for its sense of freedom and its wildly eclectic sounds. We also have a mix coming out on soma in conjunction with the sub club where we do optimo to celebrate the twentieth birthday of the sub club. Making of a star scientist, illustrated by katherine roy chronicle, fall 2021, along with 25 other nonfiction books for kids. Optimo sub club x boiler room glasgow dj set youtube. Then we were very briefly at the th note on clyde street, at planet peach on queen street for a year or so and at mas on royal exchange square for a year or so. Sometimes lighting monkey our optimo lighting operator leaves the smoke machine on a little too long and the sub club looks pretty foggy. Optimos evolution from cult glasgow club to global phenomenon iconic club optimo was born in glasgow 20 years ago. Before optimos infamous sub club residency, both twitch and jonnie wilkes had already gained experience as performers in their own right. One of europes finest and internationallyrenowned clubbers havens, the underground sub club has been a h. Back in 2015, sub club launched sub hub a creative local hub located in a loft space in glasgow city centre, bringing.

But this eliminates a lot of small cameras that have tiny negatives. Emma lilian todd invents an airplane, illustrated by tracy subisak calkins creek, february 2020, cecilia payne. Tonight at the sub club in glasgow fly club have local heroes dont drop and david barbarossa. It opened 1 april 1987 and is the longest running underground dance club in the world. Optimo fall short of excellence with safe live set the. Sub it club is a support group for writers and illustrators getting their work out there. It has always been at the sub club except for the 3 or so years of its life when the sub club burned down. Whether you create illustrations or are a writer of kidlit, adult novels, nonfiction, screenplays, or poetry. Having good tires is essential for your safety, so you need to make sure you always purchase the right ones for your vehicle and driving conditions. Dear subbie family, today we have come to the incredibly difficult conclusion, despite the lack of an actual directive from the uk government to close music venues, that in the best interest of our customers, all our staff door, bar, technical and cleaning staff, djs, promoters and associated pr staff and our management we will not be opening the sub club until further notice. Optimo espacio home, see what upcoming events and guests weve got lined up. If youve purchased any of optimo s previous mixes how to kill the dj, pt. Tires have a great impact on your ability to control your vehicle, and good tires allow for quick stops and adequate friction with the road surface.

Sunday april 25 was the last optimo espacio party at the sub club in glasgow. Probably better known as one half of glasgows cult dj partnership optimo, jonnie wilkes was born in belfast in 1967 and studied fine. It was released through 99 records in 1983, becoming the bands final release until the 1997 compilation album liquid liquid. True to form, their upcoming anniversary day event optimo 20, hosted at glasgows galvanizers yard on sun 6 aug, is set to be as eclectic and far out as those boisterous sunday nights at sub club, with a host of diverse talent musically and otherwise from all over the globe gracing their three stages. If, after exploring these other approaches, you still want to contact the sub club, use this address. For its first years, mcivor and wilkes ran optimo as a sunday night residency in the sub club decanting to other spaces following a fire in 1999, gradually attracting an optimo family of. The ep includes liquid liquids bestknown song cavern, which was the subject of a dispute after being used for grandmaster melle mel s white lines.

Also the beats seem to take precedence over the tunes. Isolating finds himself on a haunted nightdrive in but. The duo also host their very own regular optimo event at the sub club, in their hometown of glasgow, and for the past 9 years the party has featured artists such as rapture, liquid liquid, esg, franz ferdinand and over 120 other bands. To keep irregularly updated with news of special optimo events please sign up. Having booked the monday off work, i made my way along to an allday festival in glasgow on an august sunday to celebrate twenty years of optimo. Aug 12, 2014 by the early 90s he was also djing regularly around the city and beyond, well on the way to creating optimo with keith mcivor aka jd twitch a weekly sunday night party at sub club on jamaica street, just north of the river clyde. The fountains of silence is also marie claires book club pick this month. As has been announced in the press by glasgow city council, a 2nd. Optimo are back at the sub club on friday for their food bank fundraiser.

The sub club turns 25yearsold this month, and though the jamaica street basement is but four crimson walls and a set of speakers, its continued existence precarious and itinerant as it has sometimes been over the last quarter century has been a mirror to electronic musics adolescence and newfound adulthood in scotland and, indeed, far beyond these borders. A the sub club was a club night that operated in different venues before finally residing at lucifers, 22 jamaica street in glasgow, becoming the sub club on april 1, 1987. But, please remember that we do not live online and we can make no guarantee that someone will get back in touch with you. On the contrary, the legendary club grew to generate a loyal following. Optimo espacio was a weekly sundaynight club based in glasgow, scotland at the sub club on jamaica street, as well as a collective moniker for the nights resident dj duo. This is an early release thats only available to our membersthe rest of the world has to wait til next month to read it. More sizes use alt shift right arrow to open the sub menu. The subgenreorama book club tackles books that fit niche readerships, books that cross genre lines in interesting or unexpected ways, and books that are just plain weird. Well, multiply that exponentially with multiple smoke machines on full blast for minutes on end until the fog is so thick that you cant see anything at all. Optimo 20 i wanna see all my friends at once, read the large sign hanging above the main dancefloor, and thats what this unique oneday mini.

To mark 20 years since optimo launched at sub club in glasgow, the duo will host a special alldayer in august. Orders placed on sunday will go out the following monday. The optimo guys and jobse are giving their time fro free with 100 per cent of the door money going to food banks around glasgow. Nov 23, 2017 founded at glasgows sub club in 1997, optimo ran every sunday for 14 years, cultivating the sort of diehard community a legendary, longrunning institution deserves, before closing with a. The sub club is a club and music venue located at 22 jamaica street in glasgow, scotland.