Brooklyn Vegan — The Gowanus club opens in March with two night of Optimo, and their initial schedule includes Jan Jelinek, Octo Octa, Call Super, Thomas Bullock, CAN's Damo Suzuki, Laraaji and Hieroglyphic Being... Continue reading… more info

The Quietus — Glasgow producer and Optimo Music affiliate Sparky shares a mix of drone and experimental music ahead of Broken20 label night in Glasgow more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This new compilation focuses on German post-punk from 1979 - 1984, featuring groups like Malaria!, Christiane F, Die Haut, and more. Continue reading… more info

The Quietus — New Optimo signings unveil collaborative new EP more info

The Quietus — Optimo's JD Twitch has put together a new compilation collecting German post-punk from the early 1980s more info

Nialler9 — Bodytonic have announced a string of gigs for this June, July and August at Wigwam. Gigs include: Avalon Emerson on June 29th. Tickets priced at €12+ Horse Meat Disco on June 30th. Tickets priced at €12+ Leon Vynehall (All night lon... more info

Guardian Music — Festivals don’t have to be huge and commercial. We look beyond the best-known events to pick out 10 alternative parties in incredible locations from £35 for a weekendVibe Non-stop partyHeadliners Fort Romeau, Horse Meat Disco, OptimoA slew ... more info

XLR8R — Sex Judas has a new LP on the way on Optimo Music. Revealed as the project of Norwegian producer Tore Gjedrem of Ost & Kjex fame, Sex Judas was launched to provide a world of free experimentation, as Tore explains: “I wanted to create a world w... more info

DJmag — Guests include Courtesy, DJ Stingray, Lena Willikens, Optimo (Espacio), Call Super, Objekt… more info

XLR8R — By now, Geoff Kirkwood's Man Power alias should ring quite familiar to readers of XLR8R. Since debuting in 2014 on Jennifer Cardini's Correspondant imprint with the Kiloton EP, Kirkwood's music has dropped on some of the scene's premie... more info