Guardian Music — Micachu and the Shapes and Wilco's Glenn Kotche will also contribute to double album of Congotronics covers and remixes ... but there's no sign of BjörkAnimal Collective, Micachu and the Shapes and Wilco's Glenn Kotche are among those who will cover... more info

XLR8R — Well, JD Twitch's and JG Wilkes' highly regarded and sorely missed Optimo party might be long gone, but that doesn't mean their stellar mixes need to die, too. Just a couple of days ago, the fellas threw together a great collection of ... more info

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Altsounds — Friday 6th August 2010 sees Optimo, Melting Pot DJs and Rizla take over The Waverley, the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world for the inaugural Rizla Riverboat Shuffle. Following an amazing Waverley party last summer, with an incredible sou... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Finnish kraut-funk outfit K-X-P (which includes Annie producer Timo Kaukolampi as a member) will release their self-titled debut July 20 via Smalltown Supersound (that's the ultra-functional cover art above). The band has been championed by venerable... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Their longstanding Glasgow club night may have just come to a close, but Scottish DJ duo Optimo are far from finished; for starters, they've got a Fabric mix out next month. To celebrate, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes put together an hour-long mix for Inte... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: RockNess Music FestivalWHEN: June 11-13WHERE: Dores, ScotlandWHO: The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Crystal Castles, Aphex Twin, Doves, Blondie, Soulwax, 2 Many DJ's, Booka Shade, Vitalic, Optimo WHAT: Edible Audio PicnicWHEN: June 7 - September ... more info

DrownedInSound — This mix CD, the first by the Optimo twosome of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes for the now-venerable Fabric series, drops one week after Optimo the club night retires for, apparently, ever. Active in Glasgow since 1997, the unusual tactic of operating on a ... more info

Stereogum — We’ve been covering BTW Cold Cave’s various “Life Magazine” remixes, each with their own Max G. Morton cover art. So far the fiddlers have taken the icy, noisy synth-pop crew’s RadioShack staple in different directions, though each works wi... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Last month, Scottish DJ duo Optimo announced that they'd be discontinuing their long-running residency at Glasgow's Sub Club. The last night of the residency took place this past Sunday, and local blog Ripped in Glasgow took the time to rip the entir... more info