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Optical

Real Name:
Matt Quinn
Profile:
Born as Matt Quinn, brother of Jamie Quinn alias Matrix. (The third brother, Fergus alias Plainclothesmen, designed numerous covers for Virus and Metro, Matrix's own imprint). Started making music when 17. His first hardcore label was Phat Tunes. Recorded for No U Turn, Prototype and Metalheadz, worked with Goldie on Saturnz Return, engineered Groovrider's Mysteries Of Funk, founded Virus Recordings with Ed Rush in 1998.

ALthough he developed acute tinnitus when a few speakers blew up in the studio, he's still around, DJing and producing music.
Aliases:
Arteq, Fly By Wire (2), Just Another Artist, Little Matt, Matt Quinn, Morpheus (16), Photofit, Teknarchi
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Discography

Releases:
Cut Throat Flow / Lazy Gun ◄ (2 versions)   Bear Necessities 1996
No Time / T.H.X. ◄ (2 versions)   Celluloid Records 1996
Moving 808s / High Tek Dreams (12")   Prototype Recordings 1997
Quadrant Six (Fierce Remix) / Rage Roll (12")   Audio Couture 1997
Quadrant Six / Concrete Shoes ◄ (3 versions)   Moving Shadow 1997
The Shining / Dark Skies ◄ (2 versions)   Metro Recordings 1997
To Shape The Future ◄ (3 versions)   Metalheadz 1997
Bounce / The End Part I ◄ (3 versions)   31 Records 1998
Data Life / Crossfire ◄ (2 versions)   Ad Hoc 1998
Level_01 LP Sampler ◄ (2 versions)   Metro Recordings 1999
Twisted (EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Virus Recordings 1999
Socom (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Virus Recordings 2000
Spy Technologies II: Battlefield (Tracks K&L) (12")   DSCI4 2003
Electric-Music / Kung-Foo ◄ (2 versions)   Virus Recordings 2008
Remixes:
God Is God (Optical Remixes) (12")   Mute Records Ltd. 1996
Jesus Christ Superstar / God Is God (CD, Maxi) God Is God (Optical Vo... Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1996
Chemical #1 (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Chemical #1 (Optical R... Food 1997
Prototype Years (Cass, Promo) Still (VIP Mix) Columbia 1997
Start (12") Start (Optical Remix) Not On Label 1997
Style - Stage 3 Into The Drum & Bass (CD, Comp, Mixed) Lethal But Steady (Opt... Toshiba EMI Ltd 1997
Test Anxiety ◄ (2 versions) Test Anxiety (Optical ... Mute Records Ltd. 1997
The Prototype Years (CD, Maxi, Promo) Still (V.I.P. Mix) Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1997
The Prototype Years (CD, Ltd + CD, Ltd) Still V.I.P. Mix Sony Music Entertainment (UK) 1997
The Snap / Lethal But Steady (12") Lethal But Steady (Opt... Additive 1997
Auto Re-birth 2 (12") Dub Me Crazy Ver 02 (O... R & S Records 1998
Blanket ◄ (2 versions) Blanket (Optical Remix) Talkin' Loud ... 1998
Blue Monday / Stitches ◄ (2 versions) Blue Monday (Optical I... F-111 Records ... 1998
Future Noir - A Collection - Beats For A New Dark Age (2xCD, Comp) God Is God (Optical Vo... Credo, Nova Tekk, Nova Tekk 1998
Push Eject (CD, Maxi) Dub Me Crazy Ver 02 (O... SMEJ Associated Records 1998
Quantum Mechanics (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) System (Optical & Fier... Renegade Hardware 1998
Rainbows Of Colour (VIP / Optical Mixes) ◄ (2 versions) Rainbows Of Colour (Op... Higher Ground 1998
Ring Of Saturn (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Temper, Temper (Optica... FFRR 1998
Simple Man (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) Simple Man (Optical Re... Columbia ... 1998
Temper Temper (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Temper Temper (Optical... FFRR 1998
Armageddon (Box, Comp + 7x12") Killa Bee's (Optical &... Renegade Hardware 1999
Blue Monday (Maxi) ◄ (6 versions) Blue Monday (Optical V... Reprise Records ... 1999
Decoder - Suoni Del Terzo Millennio (CD, Comp) Rainbows Of Colour (Op... V2 Records, Inc. 1999
Drum And Bass Armageddon (CD + CD) Killa Bees (Optical & ... Renegade Hardware 1999
Evil Minded (Cass, Promo, Mixed) The Only Rhyme That Bi... Not On Label (Mason (2) Self-released) 1999
Freestyle (2xCD) Temper Temper (Groover... Beechwood Music 1999
Fyzikal Encountas Pt 2 (CD, Comp, Promo) Dub Me Crazy Ver. 02 (... R & S Records 1999
Secretly (CD, Single, CD2) Secretly (Optical Voca... Virgin, Virgin 1999
Secretly (Optical Mixes) (12", Promo)   Virgin 1999
Shades Of Technology (CD, Mixed, Comp) Blue Monday (Optical R... F-111 Records 1999
The 808:88:98 Remixes Part 3 (12", Promo) The Only Rhyme That Bi... ZTT 1999
TheOnlyRhymeThatBites99 (CD, Single) TheOnlyRhymeThatBites ... ZTT 1999
We Enter (Remixes) (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   No U-Turn 1999
Directrix ◄ (3 versions) Directrix (Optical Remix) Mo Wax 2000
Killabites (2xCD) Dub Me Crazy Ver 02 (O... Moving Shadow 2000
Love Dump ◄ (2 versions) Love Dump (Optical Remix) Higher Education ... 2000
The Higher Education Drum & Bass Session (CD) Love Dump (Optical Remix) F-111 Records 2000
The Soundlab Session - Drum & Bass Mix (CD) We Enter (Optical Remix) Not On Label 2000
Essential Rewindz (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Killa Bees (Optical & ... Renegade Hardware 2001
Hip Hop 2023 ◄ (2 versions) Blue Monday (Optical R... Celestial Recordings 2001
Infrastructure (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Solarize (Optical Remix) Infrared 2001
10 (CD, Mixed) Spaced Invader (Optica... Breakbeat Science Recordings 2002
The Harder They Come (2xCD) Killa Bees (Optical An... Renegade Hardware 2002
Here Comes Trouble - A Decade Of Drum & Bass (3xCD) System (Fierce & Optic... Trouble On Vinyl 2003
The Original Doctor Shade (CD, Album + CD, Album) Smarty Pants (Goldtrix... Virus Recordings 2003
Anthology Part I Originals & Remixes 1995 - 2005 (2xCD) System (Optical Remix) Renegade Hardware 2005
Drum & Bass Headhunterz (CD, Ltd + 2xCD) To Shape The Future (R... Metalheadz 2006
Production:
El Oso (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Blame, The Incumbent Warner Bros. Records ... 1998
Mysteries Of Funk (CD, Album)   Columbia, Columbia 1998
Rainbows Of Colour ◄ (2 versions)   Higher Ground ... 1998
Blue Monday (CD, Maxi) Blue Monday (Optical V... Elementree, Reprise Records 1999
INCredible Sound Of Drum'n'Bass Mixed By Goldie (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Rainbows Of Colour INCredible 1999
Serum / New York (12") Serum Metro Recordings 1999
Travel The Galaxy (CD, Album)   Virus Recordings 2009
Co-production:
Industry (CD, Album) Time Frame, Anaesthetic Moving Shadow 1998
Mix:
Saturnz Return (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Crystal Clear FFRR ... 1998
Appears On:
The Message 96 / Seabreeze (12") The Message 96 New Identity Recordings 1996
Metalheadz Boxset 1 (Box + 5x12", Ltd, Album) To Shape The Future (R... Metalheadz 1997
Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz II (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) To Shape The Future, S... FFRR 1997
Piper (Grooverider Mix) / Obedience ◄ (2 versions) Piper (Grooverider Mix) XL Recordings 1997
The Prototype Years (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Grey Odyssey, Grey Ody... Sony Music Entertainment (UK) ... 1997
7 Ignitions (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Dub Me Crazy Ver. 02 (... R & S Records 1998
Blue Monday / Stitches (12") Blue Monday (Optical Mix) F-111 Records 1998
Journey To The Centre Of The Mind (2xLP) Bye Bye Lover (Fierce ... Eruption Records 1998
Magnetic (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Viper XL Recordings ... 1998
Metalheadz Limited Edition CD Metal Box Set (2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Met) Sabotage, Westway, To ... FFRR 1998
Moving Thru Air (10") Moving Thru Air (Optic... XL Recordings 1998
Mysteries Of Funk (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Higher Ground ... 1998
Mysteries Of Funk: Five Track Sampler (CD, Album, Smplr, Promo)   Higher Ground 1998
Mysteries Of Funk: Four Track Sampler (2x12", Promo, Smplr)   Higher Ground 1998
Rainbows Of Colour ◄ (2 versions)   Higher Ground ... 1998
Ring Of Saturn ◄ (2 versions) Mother VIP (Vocal Mix) FFRR ... 1998
Saturnz Return (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Mother, Crystal Clear FFRR ... 1998
Simple Man (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Simple Man (Optical Re... Ovum Recordings ... 1998
Sonar / Sphere (12") Sphere Prototype Recordings 1998
Talkin' Headz - The Metalheadz Documentary (VHS) The Metalheadz Documen... Manga Entertainment Ltd, Palm Pictures 1998
The Takeover Bid (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Funktion DMC Publishing 1998
Wormhole (5x12", Album) Slip Thru, Millenium Virus Recordings 1998
Blue Monday (CD, Maxi, Enh) Blue Monday (Optical V... Reprise Records, Warner Music (Canada) 1999
Fyzikal Encountas 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Dub Me Crazy Ver. 02 (... R & S Records ... 1999
INCredible Sound Of Drum'n'Bass Mixed By Goldie (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) M. Adronjeni IC (Intro... INCredible 1999
In Order To Dance Presents Fyzikal Encountas 2 (CD, Comp) Dub Me Crazy Ver. 02 (... R & S Records 1999
Secretly (Optical Mixes) (12")   Virgin, Virgin 1999
The Only Rhyme That Bites 99 (12") The Only Rhyme That Bi... ZTT 1999
Connexions EP (2x12", EP) Sonar (Optical & Trace... Prototype Recordings 2000
Wordpower 2: Directrix (CD, Album) Directrix (Optical Mix... Toy's Factory 2000
Rymetyme (3x12", Album) Shapecharge 1210 2001
Rymetyme (2xCD) White Lightening, Shap... 1210 2001
V Records Presents Retrospect Vol 1 (2xCD, Comp) Funktion (Remix) V Recordings 2007
Travel The Galaxy (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Virus Recordings 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Artcore 2 - The Art Of Drum & Bass (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Sleepless (Exclusive Mix) React ... 1996
Artcore 4 - Drum & Bass Beat Technology (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Cryogenesis React 1997
Dreamscape Vol. 1 - Extra Sensory Perception (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Quadrant 6 Dreamscape 1997
Full Force (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Cut Throat Flow Most Wanted Records 1997
Metalheadz Boxset 1 (Box + 5x12", Ltd, Album) To Shape The Future (R... Metalheadz 1997
Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz II (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) To Shape The Future, S... FFRR 1997
Sonic Shock (CD) Concrete Shoes, Quadra... Rhythm Republic 1997
The Prototype Years (Comp) ◄ (8 versions) Grey Odyssey, Grey Ody... Sony Music Entertainment (UK) ... 1997
Vorsprung Durch Drum & Bass Selection One (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Concrete Shoes Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1997
Digital Science (CD) Quadrant 6 (Fierce Remix) Kickin Records 1998
Metalheadz Limited Edition CD Metal Box Set (2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Met) To Shape The Future Re... FFRR 1998
The Mute Song Sampler (3xCD, Smplr, Promo) Cryogenesis Mute Song 1998
Wormhole (CD, Album + CD, Mixed) Slip Thru, Millenium, ... Virus Recordings 1998
INCredible Sound Of Drum'n'Bass Mixed By Goldie (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) To Shape The Future (R... INCredible ... 1999
Level_01 (CD, Comp, Mixed) The Shining, Dark Skie... Metro Recordings 1999
Shades Of Technology (CD, Mixed, Comp) Data Life F-111 Records 1999
The Legendary Dreamscape Presents The Millennium Collection (9xCD, Mixed) Quadrant Six Beechwood Music 1999
The Lowdown 6 (CD, Comp, Mixed) The Shining (Ed Rush &... Knowledge Magazine 1999
Sampler (4xCD, Smplr, Promo + Box) To Shape The Future Mute Song 2000
Silver Ultimate - Scratchin' Drum'n'Bass (CD, Mixed, Uno) To Shape The Future Barracuda Records (2) 2000
The Creeps (Album) ◄ (2 versions) White Lightening Virus Recordings 2000
The Sub-Sonic Skratch Experiment (CD, Mixed) Twisted Swell Records 2000
United DJs Of America Vol. 16 - DJ Craze - The Nexxsound (CD, Ltd) Mercury Switch DMC Publishing 2000
United DJs Of America, Vol. 16 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Mercury Switch Razor & Tie, DMC Publishing 2000
10.11 (12") Quadrant 6 Moving Shadow 2001
7 Live #5 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo) Kerb Krawler DMC Publishing 2001
Focus (CDr) Quadrant 666 (Fierce R... Drumz Clothing 2001
Hip Hop 2023 ◄ (2 versions) Alien Girl Celestial Recordings 2001
Mixer Presents J Majik Drum'n'Bass Mix (CD) Kerb Krawler Razor & Tie 2001
Rymetyme (3x12", Album) Shapecharge 1210 2001
02.2 (CD) Quadrant 6 (E-Sassin R... Moving Shadow 2002
Back For The Future (CD, Album) Rage Roll Moving Shadow 2002
Contagious Drum And Bass Volume 3 (CD) Cut Throat Flow Stage One 2002
projectHUMAN ◄ (2 versions) Shapecharge, Quadrant ... Human Imprint Recordings ... 2002
Drum & Bass Sessions (CD + CD) Cutslo (Lokuste Mix) Sessions 2003
Reborn In The USA EP (2x12", EP, Ltd) Quadrant 6 (E-Sassin VIP) Moving Shadow 2003
Spy Technologies 2: Battlefield (6x12") Weapon DSCI4 2003
Drum & Bass Arena (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Cutslo (Lokuste Remix) Warner Dance 2004
Shimon (CD) Compound (Gridlock Remix) ATM Magazine 2004
Virus Vaults (CD, Comp + CD, Mixed) Headhunters, Can U?, H... Virus Recordings 2005
Chameleon (CD, Album) Perfect Drug, Flight T... Virus Recordings 2006
Chameleon (Single) ◄ (2 versions) DNA Virus Recordings 2006
Drum & Bass Headhunterz (CD, Ltd + 2xCD) To Shape The Future (R... Metalheadz 2006
Illegal Ravers (CD, Mixed, Comp) Cut Throat Flow Stage One 2006
ATM Worldwide Issue 74 Mix CD - Metalheadz Retrospective Mix (CD, Mixed) To Shape The Future (RMX) ATM Magazine 2007
Gunsta Fighters Vol.1 (Mixed By DJ Toper & DJ 007) (CD, Mixed) Bloodmoney, DNA, Concrete Radio Record (KDK Bootlegs) 2007
Watch The Ride (CD, Mixed) Electric Music Harmless 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Audio Picasso (Cass, Promo) The End Part I Twin Soul Productions 1998
Innovation - The Easter Showcase - Drum & Bass (8xCass, Mixed, Comp, Unofficial) Optical Not On Label 2000
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Review by DarkSouljah Nov 22, 2002
Optical's solo material truly shows the length to which Ed Rush influences his sound. Optical's solo stuff is not as dark and carries a different vibe than the usual, and incredible, Ed Rush & Optical collaboration efforts, but it is all still extremely worthwhile.
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