Optical
Matt Quinn's recordings as Optical skirt the atmospheric side of neuro-funk drum'n'bass, the paranoid musings of a handful of industrial-strength British producers like Ed Rush, Source Direct and Quinn's brother Jamie, who records as Matrix. Jamie and Matt began releasing singles on their own Metro Records from a West London base, with Matrix's "Double Vision" alongside Optical's "Shining" as the label's opening shots. Optical recorded for a half-dozen other imprints as well, including Goldie's Metalheadz and Grooverider's Prototype. The producer's two contributions to those labels (respectively, "To Shape the Future" and "Grey Odyssey") raised his profile considerably after gaining re-release on CD compilations -- Goldie's Platinum Breakz II and Grooverider's The Prototype Years. He had already earned a reputation as one of the most hotly tipped producers of 1997 when another classic single for Prototype, "Moving 808s," hit big late that year.
By 1998, Quinn had been tapped to contribute his engineering expertise to two of the most hyped jungle LPs of the year -- Goldie's SaturnzReturn (replacing Rob Playford) and Grooverider's Mysteries of Funk. He also earned co-production credits on Dom & Roland's Industry, and continued to release single after single of intense, Predator-styled drum'n'bass. After forming his own label, Virus, with No-U-Turn Records don Ed Rush, he was co-billed with Rush on a five-LP set titled Wormhole, the first full-length to actually carry Optical's name.
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Discographie
21 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Quadrant 6 / Concrete Shoes
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Moving Shadow le 19 mai 1997
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Quadrant 6 (Fierce Remix) / Rage Roll
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Moving Shadow le 29 déc. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Travel the Galaxy
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 11 mai 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
20YearsOfOptical, Vol. 1
Downtempo - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 16 sept. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
20YearsOfOptical, Vol. 2
Downtempo - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 14 oct. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lifespan / Crisis
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 1 mai 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Original Doctor Shade
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 26 mai 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Chameleon
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 23 oct. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Virus Vaults: Unreleased / Classics 1996-2005
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 31 oct. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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To Shape the Future
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Metalheadz le 28 avr. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Crackball / Ride the Beast
Ed Rush & Optical, Ed Rush, Optical
Électronique - Paru chez Run DNB le 29 mai 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Reece / Sick Note (Ill. Skillz Remix)
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 1 janv. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
To Shape the Future (2017 Remaster)
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Metalheadz le 22 sept. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kung-Foo
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Virus Recordings le 7 mars 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cut Throat Flow
Drum & Bass - Paru chez Bear Necessities le 1 janv. 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Your Love
House - Paru chez Paradise Project Records le 12 déc. 2014
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It's Only Love
House - Paru chez Paradise Project Records le 12 déc. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo