Yo time to show some support for UKs Johnny Lynch and Adem as Silver Columns and their newy ‘Brow Beaten’.

Why you may ask? Well its about time you put that Girl Talk mash album down and Robyn single to sleep and gargle your brain with some up-tempo’d cosmic pop.

The original offers up some jittery plucking and industrial 90s power vox whilst remixes from JD Twitch of Optimo, Donovan, Kings of Town and Moonlight Matters all take things into their own hands to bend this into unnatural shapes and sizes.

Picks are JD Twitch (because i seriously love those optimo bros… seriously) and Moonlight Matters (dude who used to be in Villa) who accentuate the eccentric.

Silver Columns – Brow Beaten (A JD Twitch Optimo Remix) 192

Silver Columns – Brow Beaten (Moonlight Matters Remix) 192

Ubbs

RIP GLASGOW’S OPTIMO (ESPACIO) :: 1997 – 2010

Videos: Mike D on Vimeo

Thankfully the whole (except the first 2min) Optimogeddon [The End of Optimo] was recorded off AWDIO thanks to Alan from Ripped in Glasgow (click the link to visit his page and grab the download).

You must also have a read of the well written RA article on the infamous Optimo club night. Also, check out the Optimo blog for the 250 Optimo favourite tracks that featured heavily at the club night, voted by the people.

Lest we forget.

Before leaving for San Francisco from Portland today with Mike and Stacy of Starlight & Magic and Ian Hicks of Soft Metals to attend the SF Beats In Space Holiday Party at Triple Crown, I got a chance to speak with A. Zabriskie about his upcoming performance at BIS this Friday. This will be A Zabriskie’s first manifestation since he went on hiatus from the Cult of the Midnight Sun party at Ascension. JG Wilkes of the world famous party Optimo in Glasgow will headline this edition of BIS with support from live disco group 40 Thieves (Rong Music, Smash Hit Music, Co).I was able to get some background information on the very mysterious A. Zabriskie and am proud to announce he’s cooked up a Disco Workout exclusive DJ mix titled Pleasure Together which includes the first public appearance of an A. Zabriskie edit. Download the zip file to embark on this 45 minute journey through sound to the psychedelic world of A. Zabriskie. The track listing included in the zip file.

http://mdy-pdx.com/azab/PLEASURETOGETHER.zip

A. Zabriskie- Pleasure Together DJ mix

A.Zabriskie was raised in the back of a souvenir shop in Death Valley, California. Forced indoors by the harsh heat each summer, Zabriskie killed time peeling through the record collection of his adoptive medicine man-turned-shop clerk father, often messing with the speed of the records and playing along to the rhythms with whatever was handy. Fast forward to adulthood: After a few years learning to deejay in the dives of Las Vegas, Zabriskie moved to Portland, Oregon, and took up residence at the ubiquitous afterhours danceclub, Ascension, with his late-night Cult of the Midnight Sun- a midnight-to-dawn trip through spacey disco, tweaked prog and broken funk.

Before the club (and the Cult) went on hiatus, Zabriskie played alongside guests like JD Twitch (of Optimo) and Prins Thomas. Equally at home with the acid-dipped cosmic disco, contemporary house, and transcendent psych, prog and disco records of yesteryear, A.Zabriskie is now in the studio cooking up a batch of bent edits and strange sounds. Zabriskie is also an occasional contributor to Monorailpdx.com, a musicblog. Expect more mixes, production work, and continued contributions to Monorailpdx.com’s blog from A.Z in 2010, as well as a return of the Cult of the Midnight Sun.

SCION A/V are one of the frontrunners in terms of music sponsorship. With their latest venture they seem to be taking a bit of a risk. BORIS is a Japanese noise / metal band who formed in 1992. They’ve released 17 studio albums, several EPs and a handful of collaborations in styles ranging from drone, sludge, and doom metal, to psychedelic and noise rock. Always exploring new territory, the band always keeps it heavy, consistently push boundaries and redefine their sound.

Their latest EP is a remix package with support from Todd Edwards, Mixhell, Optimo, and Nosajthing. Each of the remixers take their version far from the original and somehow place it on the dancefloor.

TODD EDWARDS’ take on Boris is an upbeat, dancefloor friendly house version. A simple but thumping drum pattern, cleverly auto-tuned and chopped vocal and synths, and a catchy melody make this one an easy choice for the more mainstream dancefloors.  Check the dubby, octave jumping bassline for instantaneous positive vibrations.

MP3: Boris – Buzz In (Todd Edwards remix)

MIXHELL’s Hypnotic 4 on the floor dance remix of “Buzz-In” is underpinned by a rising and falling arpeggiated squelch and driven by a monster kick drum.  Somewhat reminiscent of a more industrial version tune from the late 90s it is at the same time extremely dubbed out and focused.

MP3: Boris – Buzz In (Mixhell’s hypnotic 4 on the floor remix)

The original is, well, noisy.

MP3: Boris – Buzz In

In celebration of their new mix cd “In Order To Edit” (which was just released by R&S Records), Optimo thought it would be great to hook us up with 5 copies of the album. So, just head on over here to enter into the contest. As an added bonus, you’ll also be able to download a JD Twitch edit of the Capricorn track “20 Hz” that’s featured on the mix cd.