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DEAR KEITH: A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO JD TWITCH

DEAR KEITH: A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO JD TWITCH


Matt Anniss pays tribute to the late, great JD Twitch, who passed away recently, sharing an expanded and re-edited version of a message he sent following the Optimo co-founder’s terminal diagnosis earlier in the year

Posted on September 29, 2025Categories Features, Long Reads, NewsTags DJ culture, Edinburgh, Glasgow, JD Twitch, music, Optimo, Optimo (Espacio), scotland, Watching TreesLeave a comment
LISTEN: JOIN THE FUTURE ON NOODS, AUGUST 2025

LISTEN: JOIN THE FUTURE ON NOODS, AUGUST 2025


On the latest episode of Join The Future’s monthly Noods Radio show, Matt Anniss joins the dots between ambient, weirdness, IDM, dub, UK bass and twisted acid house.

Posted on August 28, 2025Categories Mixes, RadioTags Acid House, ambient, dub, IDM, Join the Future on Noods, Noods Radio, Optimo, UK bassLeave a comment
READ & LISTEN: RECALLING THE COLLECTIVE JOY OF WATCHING TREES 2025

READ & LISTEN: RECALLING THE COLLECTIVE JOY OF WATCHING TREES 2025


Matt Anniss looks back at the 2025 edition of Optimo and Ransom Note’s Watching Trees micro-festival – and shares the recording of his ‘watching morning’ ambient DJ set

Posted on June 12, 2025Categories Features, MixesTags ambient, dj mix, festival review, Optimo, Ransom Note, watching morning, Watching TreesLeave a comment
READ AND LISTEN: WATCHING YOU, WATCHING TREES

READ AND LISTEN: WATCHING YOU, WATCHING TREES


Matt Anniss looks back on Watching Trees 2024, the second edition of Optimo and the Ransom Note’s micro-festival – and offers up a mix based on his Sunday morning DJ set

Posted on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024Categories Features, MixesTags Ambient House, Festivals, Optimo, rural raves, The Ransom Note, Watching Trees, WiltshireLeave a comment
IN PRAISE OF WATCHING TREES

IN PRAISE OF WATCHING TREES


Matt Anniss waxes lyrical about the first edition of Optimo and Ransom Note’s micro-festival in the Forest of Dean

Posted on September 6, 2022Categories Features, NewsTags Optimo, Ransom Note, Rave, Reviews, Watching Trees1 Comment
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