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UK DJ, producer, remixer, radio host, writer, event promoter, music consultant, activist, label boss, from Glasgow.

Started his early career simply as 'Twitch' while running the long-standing techno/leftfield night Pure in Edinburgh in 1990, adopting the 'JD' prefix in the late '90s with the now famous Optimo nights in Glasgow. As well as DJing at Pure, he was half of T&B Vinyl and ran his own label Pi Recordings.
He also runs: Optimo Music, including its multiple offshoot labels: Optimo Trax which then mutated into Against Fascism Trax and [l1785648] and is part owner/manager of Autonomous Africa, Weaponise Your Sound and from 2017-2019 managed Selva Discos.

ALBUMS


JD Twitch
Live At Spirits Of Jamaica, 4th July 1992
2022, ,
Ragga/Techno/Dub
JD Twitch
Sketches For Summer
2021
JD Twitch
Crate Of Jamaica
2021, ,
Dub/Reggae/Roots Reggae
JD Twitch
The Word Is Love
2021
JD Twitch
Raise Your Hands If You Understand
2021, ,
House/Ambient
JD Twitch
Welcome To Studio Mule
2021, ,
Experimental/Synth-pop
JD Twitch
Caverns Of Dub
2021, ,
Dub
JD Twitch
Polyphonic Cosmos
2021
JD Twitch
Sketches For Winter
2021, ,
Ambient/Post-Punk/Leftfield
JD Twitch
Let There Be Drums
2021
JD Twitch
I'd Rather Not (If You Don't Mind)
2021, ,
Post-Punk/Psychedelic Rock
JD Twitch
Ultragoth
2021
JD Twitch
SMI²LE
2021, ,
Techno/Synth-pop/Ambient/New Age
JD Twitch
Tranquility Mix 4
2020, ,
Ambient/New Age/Downtempo/Modern Classical
JD Twitch
Tranquility Mix 3
2020, ,
Ambient/New Age/Downtempo
JD Twitch
May Day EP
2020
JD Twitch
This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours Of New Beat Favourites
2020
JD Twitch
(Isolating) House Party Mix 1
2020
JD Twitch
(Isolating) House Party Mix 2
2020, ,
Synth-pop/Disco/House
JD Twitch
Tranquility Mix 2
2020, ,
Ambient/New Age/Downtempo/Modern Classical
JD Twitch
It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) Vol 1
2020, ,
Rock & Roll
JD Twitch
Tranquility Mix 1
2020, ,
Ambient/New Age/Downtempo/Modern Classical
JD Twitch
A7 Edits Volume 2
2019, ,
Disco/African/Funk
JD Twitch
Kreaturen Der Nacht (Deutsche Post-Punk Subkultur 1980-1985)
2018, ,
Post-Punk/Synth-pop/Avantgarde/New Wave/Minimal
JD Twitch
Balearic Rhythms
2017
JD Twitch
Plays Muslimgauze, Unsound, Krakow 22/10/2016
2017
JD Twitch
1987 Reimagined (30 Year Anniversary Mix)
2017
JD Twitch
Far Away Chants (On-U Sound Pt.2)
2016, ,
Dub
JD Twitch
A JD Twitch Optimo Mix
2015, ,
Deep House/Tech House/House/Techno
JD Twitch
Are People People? (On-U Sound Pt.1)
2015, ,
Dub
JD Twitch
Dekmantel Podcast 038
2015, ,
House/Tech House/Acid House
JD Twitch
Skeng Teng
2014
Optimo, JD Twitch
The Underground Sound Of Glasgow
2013, CD, glasgow underground, ,
Techno/Tech House/Synth-pop/Leftfield/House
Tussle
Tempest
2012, ,
Experimental
Doubleheart
Roca EP
2012, ,
Electro/House/Experimental/Breakbeat
Andrew Weatherall
Masterpiece: Created By Andrew Weatherall
2012, ,
Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/House/Dub/Disco/New Wave/Deep House/Electro/Downtempo
Arsenal
One Day At A Time
2012
AM444 Vs. Tussle
Split Ends 12" - East Meets West
2012, ,
House/Trip Hop/Indie Rock
JD Twitch
Let's Get Lost Vol. 18
2012
JD Twitch
White Light 54
2012, File 320 kbps, white light mixes, ,
House/Bass Music/Darkwave/Techno/Tech House/Electro/Synth-pop/Experimental/Trance
JD Twitch
Optimo Podcast 14 - Bucky Skank (Jamaica 50) Live At The Sub Club, Glasgow
2012, ,
Reggae
JD Twitch Presents Adrian Sherwood
OHM Dedication Series #2
2012
JD Twitch
Dummy Mix 100
2011, ,
House/Disco/Synth-pop
JD Twitch
Let's Get Lost Vol. 5
2011
JD Twitch
Let's Get Lost Vol. 9
2011
JD Twitch
Punk New Wave Post Torch Pop Synth Beats
2011, ,
New Wave/Punk/Synth-pop
JD Twitch
Optimo Podcast 9 Bass and Bleepcast 1989 - 2011
2011, ,
House/Techno/Electro
JD Twitch
Optimo Podcast 10 - Astral Travelling
2011
FaltyDL / JD Twitch
Debris / Psylent Night
2011, ,
Bass Music/Acid/Downtempo/Experimental/Ambient
Sons And Daughters
Mirror Mirror
2011, Vinyl, Vinyl, domino, ,
New Wave/Indie Rock
Sons&Daughters*
Breaking Fun
2011, ,
Indie Rock
Optimo
In Order To Edit
2009
JD Twitch
RA.087
2008, ,
Krautrock/Disco/Deep House/Tech House/Downtempo/Minimal/Classic Rock
The Presets
Talk Like That
2008
Pharoahe Monch
Body Baby
2007, ,
RnB/Swing/House/Electro
Prinzhorn Dance School
You Are The Space Invader
2007, ,
Leftfield/New Wave/Electro/Indie Rock
Twitch*
Zevolution Serie #1 - Contort Yourself By Twitch - Optimo Mix
2003, ,
Disco
Mount Florida
Storm
2000
Mount Florida
Strut
2000, ,
Downtempo/Electro/Breaks/Dub/Deep House/Leftfield

APPEARANCES +


A Bad Diana*
The Lights Are On But No-One's Home
2024
Dickie Landry*
Hang The Rich
2024
Various
Smalltown Supersound Remix Anthology Vol. 1-4 2002-2022
2023, 40x File 16-bit/44.1kHz, smalltown supersound, ,
House/Techno/Nu-Disco/Downtempo/Leftfield/Tech House/Experimental
Ambassade*
The Fool.
2023
Various
Cease & Resist - Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk In The UK 1979-1986
2023, ,
Punk/Experimental
Various
Turkey & Syria Earthquake Relief Comp. Vol​​​.​​​2
2023, ,
Electro/Acid/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Polyphonic Cosmos: Sonic Innovations In Japan (1980​-​1986)
2022, ,
Leftfield/Post-Punk/Synth-pop/Disco
We Smile
Remixes
2022
Cumbia Moderna De Soledad
Crees Que Soy Sexy
2022
Eva Hurychová & Jan Neckář
To Chce Mít Svůj Systém EP
2022, ,
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
More Of That Frightful Oompty Boompty Music
2022, ,
House/Tech House/Deep House/Nu-Disco/Leftfield
Ambassade*
Young Birds / Palette
2022
Various
Aphelion Volume 1
2021
Various
Aphelion Volume 1
2021
Dauwd
Psssh 002
2021
Various
Ten Years Serendeepity Part 3
2021, ,
Electro/Experimental/House/Tribal
Various
Galactic Service Broadcasting Vol. 01
2020, ,
House/Leftfield/Techno/Electro/Nu-Disco
Various
CARE4LIFE
2020, ,
House/Techno/Drum n Bass/UK Garage/Nu-Disco
Various
Resist
2020, ,
Techno/Acid
Various
Door To The Cosmos
2020, ,
Leftfield
Various
Ransom Note Presents Pen Pals Vol. 2
2020
Various
Chill Pill II
2020, ,
House/Ambient/Downtempo/Leftfield/Indie Pop
Return Of The Living Acid
Big Dipper EP
2020, ,
Bleep/Techno
Various
No Evictions Glasgow Fund​-​raising Compilation
2020, ,
House/Tech House
Jacques Greene
Dawn Chorus
2020, ,
House/Bass Music/UK Garage/Deep House
Mildlife
Vapour
2020
Test Dept.
Disturbance Disordered
2019, 8x File, one little indian, ,
EBM/Industrial/Techno
Test Dept.
White Label
2019, Vinyl, one little indian, ,
Industrial/Dark Ambient
Trance
Purification
2019
Bonnacons Of Doom
Esus
2019, Cassette, rocket recordings, ,
Psychedelic Rock
Paulor
Spaceship EP
2019, ,
Techno
Logtoad
Rat Full Of Coins (Vol. 1)
2019, ,
Techno/Tribal/Acid House/Breakbeat
Al Jerry
Zerma Thustra EP
2019
Various
Beats (Soundtrack)
2019, ,
House/Techno/Acid House/Ambient
Robert Rental
Different Voices For You Different Colours For Me Demos 1980
2018, ,
Synth-pop/Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 18 Sampler
2018, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Garage Class
Terminal Tokyo
2018, ,
Punk/Post-Punk/Synthwave
Christiane F.
Wunderbar (JD Twitch For Optimo Edit)
2018, File, posh boy music, ,
Synth-pop/Leftfield
10LEC6
Bedjem Mebok
2017, ,
Experimental
Space System
Nocturnal Creatures
2017
Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon
Around
2017, ,
Abstract
Alien Alien
Secret Sabbah EP
2017
C Cat Trance
Screaming Remixes Vol. 1
2017, ,
Experimental/House
Various
The Underground Sound Of Glasgow
2017, ,
House
Sascha Funke
Groove Podcast 112
2017, ,
Techno
Various
Miracle Steps: Music From The Fourth World 1983-2017
2017
Various
Lives Through Magic Volume One
2017, ,
Acid House/Donk/Leftfield/Vaporwave/Techno/Synth-pop/Abstract/Minimal
Muslimgauze / Underspreche
Split EP
2016
Indoor Life
Voodoo Remix EP
2016
Siren (29) / Indoor Life
Paradise / Voodoo Remixes
2016
JeanGa & George
E.R.B
2016
Dennis Bovell
Heaven
2016, ,
Dub
Various
So Low : Remixes
2016, ,
Synthwave/Synth-pop/Industrial/Minimal/Techno
Manzana Kicks
In Knots
2016, ,
Deep House/House
Oliver Ho as Raudive
Dazed
2016, ,
Techno/Experimental/New Wave/House/Synth-pop/Disco
Various
So-Low
2016, ,
EBM/Industrial/Synthwave/Techno/Experimental/Post-Punk/Synth-pop
The Green Door Allstars
Youth Stand Up! Remixes
2016
Jasper James
ZTRK1
2015
The Green Door Allstars
Youth Stand Up!
2015
F2C*
Infodrogue
2015
Various
Sampler Digital - Mars 2015
2015, ,
Indie Rock/Chanson/Folk Rock/Synth-pop/Indie Pop/Lo-Fi/Electro
Severed Heads
Big Saints Reward EP (88 - 90 Dubs)
2015, ,
Synth-pop/House
Django Django
Pause Repeat
2015, ,
House/Downtempo/Indie Pop/Synth-pop
Timur Omar
Пропаганда 18
2015
Various
[Cease & Desist] DIY (Cult Classics From The Post-Punk Era 1978-82)
2015, ,
Post-Punk/Punk/Leftfield/Lo-Fi/Dub/Alternative Rock
Shift Work
Scaled To Fit EP
2014, ,
House/Techno
Various
I'm Starting To Feel Okay Vol 6 Part Two
2014, ,
Deep House/House
Optimo (Espacio)*
Dark Was The Night
2014, ,
Downtempo/Techno
Amadou et Mariam*
Ce N'est Pas Bon (JD Twitch Edit)
2014, ,
House/Afrobeat
Various
I'm Starting To Feel Okay Volume 6
2014
William Onyeabor
What?!
2014, ,
Afrobeat/Disco/Funk
Róisín Murphy
Mi Senti DeLuxe
2014,
Synth-pop/Electro/House/Disco
Various
Autonomous Africa III
2014, ,
House/Afrobeat
Various
Bucky Skank EP 2
2014, ,
Dancehall/Dub
Nightmares On Wax
N.O.W Is The Time (Deep Down Special Edition)
2014, ,
Trip Hop/Downtempo/Dub/House/Jazzy Hip-Hop/Experimental/Leftfield/Jungle/Breaks
Roisin Murphy*
Mi Senti Remixed
2014
Mental Overdrive
Mønster (Blackbelt Andersen Remix)
2014
Charles Hayward
Smell Of Metal
2014, ,
Dub/Experimental
The SM Corporation
Hammer '86
2014
Fini Tribe*
De Testimony (Size Of Ear 2014 Remixes)
2014
Debukas
I Am Machinery Remixed Sampler
2014, ,
House
David Shaw And The Beat
So It Goes - The Dance Versions
2013
Various
35e Rencontres Transmusicales De Rennes (4 - 8 Dec. 2013)
2013
Various
Autonomous Africa II
2013, ,
Tribal
Various
Let's Get Lost Vol. 2
2013
Carmen Villain
Sleeper Remixes
2013, ,
Disco/Experimental
Jeremy Deller
English Magic EP (Remixed)
2013, ,
House
Optimo
RA.EX129 Optimo
2013, ,
Interview
South London Ordnance
He Do The Police In Different Voices
2013, 2x Vinyl, aery metals, ,
House/Tech House/Techno/Experimental
MVDV*
RE-DSCVRD EP
2013
Carmen Villain
Sleeper
2013, ,
Indie Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Girls Names
The New Life
2013
Various
Midnight Thunder EP (Trouble Remixes Volume I)
2013, ,
House/Techno/Darkwave/Juke
Chapel Club
Good Together Remix
2013, ,
House/Disco/Deep House
Various
The Underground Sound Of Glasgow
2013
Hot Chip
In Our Heads (Expanded Edition)
2012
Chvrches
The Mother We Share
2012, ,
Synth-pop
Sunil Sharpe
E.P. 180
2012
Sacha Mambo
MME303 Promo Mix3
2012
Lucas Santtana
Remix Nostalgia
2012
Girls Names
The New Life
2012, ,
Indie Rock/New Wave
The Twilight Sad
No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes
2012, ,
Industrial/Indie Rock/Darkwave/Electro/Experimental
Oneman
Fabriclive 64
2012, ,
House/UK Garage/Electro/Bass Music/Ballroom/Grime
Textbeak
Precarious
2012, File 256 kbps, disaro, ,
Synth-pop/Darkwave/Witch House/Industrial/Experimental/EBM/Synthwave
Various
Autonomous Africa
2012, ,
African
Blondes
Blondes
2012
Hot Chip
Don't Deny Your Heart
2012, ,
Synth-pop/House
Various
Let's Get Lost Vol. 1
2012, ,
Deep House/Disco
David Shaw And The Beat
Infected
2012, ,
New Wave/Synthwave/Disco
Wax Motif & Neoteric
Wax Motif & Neoteric present Strictly Rhythms Vol.9
2012, ,
House
Mark Stewart / Primal Scream
Autonomia
2012, ,
Dub/Industrial/Noise
The Hundred In The Hands
Keep It Low
2012, ,
Experimental
Wax Motif & Neoteric
Strictly Rhythms Vol. 9 (Part One)
2012
Various
TRAX Re-Edited Volume 3
2011, ,
House/Acid House
Various
Trax Re-Edited (The Original Chicago House Label Reborn)
2011, ,
House/Deep House/Acid House
Factory Floor
~(Real Love)
2011, Vinyl, optimo music, ,
Synth-pop/Experimental/Disco
Django Django
Default
2011, ,
Dub/Techno/Synth-pop
Harald Grosskopf
Synthesist / Re-Synthesist
2011, ,
Berlin-School/Krautrock/Ambient/Leftfield/Downtempo
Sons And Daughters
Mirror Mirror Remixes
2011, ,
Dub Techno/Disco
Ford & Lopatin
Channel Pressure Remixes
2011, ,
Leftfield/House/Electro/Synth-pop
Sons&Daughters*
Silver Spell
2011, ,
Alternative Rock/Electro/Disco
Optimo
FACT Mix 214
2011, ,
Modern Classical/Synth-pop/Experimental/Ambient
Space System
Sorrow Show EP
2010, ,
Disco/Electro House/Tech House
Various
Mutant Disco Volume 4 (A Subtle Discolation Of The Norm)
2010, ,
Disco
Various
Re-Synthesist
2010, ,
IDM/Downtempo
Un Cadavre
Japan Ep
2010
Chris Carter
The Spaces Between
2010, ,
Electro/Experimental/Ambient
Optimo
In Order To Edit
2009, ,
Hardcore/Techno/New Beat/Acid
Silver Columns
Brow Beaten
2009
Various
Optimo Presents : In Order To Edit Sampler
2009
Various
In Order To Dance
2008
Love Is All
Love Is All Mixed Up
2008
Dave P Adam Sparkles*
Sunday Night In Glasgow
2008, ,
Techno/Electro
Rvng* Presents JD Twitch
Ten Inches Of Fear / 60 Minutes Of Fear
2008, ,
Alternative Rock/New Wave/Punk
Allez Allez
Best Of
2008
Various
In Order To Dance
2008, ,
House/Techno
Allez Allez
Best Of Allez Allez
2008, ,
Leftfield/New Wave/Disco
Capricorn / Outlander
In Order To Dance Remix Sampler Vol. 1
2008, ,
Techno/Tech House
Optimo (Espacio)*
Sleepwalk: A Selection By Optimo (Espacio)
2008, ,
Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Abstract/Afrobeat/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Experimental/Electro/Downtempo/Folk
Tussle
Warning EP
2007, ,
Leftfield/Electro/Disco
Hardrock Striker
Kick Out The 12's
2007
Various
Modular Presents - Leave Them All Behind 2
2007, ,
Electro/Indie Rock/Disco
Pepe Deluxé
Go For Blue
2007
Gossip*
RMXD
2007, ,
Garage Rock/Electro/Indie Rock/House
Justine D
Rvng Prsnts Mx5
2007, ,
Industrial/House/Disco/Art Rock/Electro/Synth-pop
Wolfmother
Woman
2007
Skull Juice
Live At Durrr (05.02.07)
2007, ,
Electro/Experimental/Italo-Disco/House
Tauchsieder
Louder
2007, ,
Abstract/Ambient
Optimo
Walkabout
2007
Peter Bjorn And John
Let's Call It Off - The Mixes
2006, ,
Lo-Fi
The Gossip
Listen Up!
2006
The Glimmers
FabricLive.31
2006, ,
House/Dub/Electro/Disco
Crazy Girl
The Rebel
2006, ,
Electro/Downtempo/Synth-pop
Various
What We Did During The Week...2006
2006, ,
Alternative Rock/Techno/Downtempo/Tech House/Electro
Franz Ferdinand
Outsiders (JD Twitch & The Truffle Club's Optimo Refreak)
2006
(They Came From The Stars) I Saw Them*
It's Time
2006, ,
Electro/Experimental
Various
Culture Club Presents Rock 'N Roll Highschool
2006, ,
Rock & Roll/Electro/House
Freelance Hellraiser
The Beat Of The Drum Come
2005, ,
Breakbeat/House/Breaks/Electro/Drum n Bass
Denise Motto
I M N X T C (Jack Your Body To The Beat)
2005, ,
Acid House/House
Jonathan Vance*
Sylvia The Eagle
2005, ,
New Wave/Electro
Various
Sabotage EP
2005
Trio Exklusiv
International Standards EP 2
2005, ,
Breaks/Acid Jazz/Electro/Jazzdance
Rinôçérôse
Bitch
2005, ,
Alternative Rock/Leftfield/Electro/House
Denise Motto
I M N X T C (Jack Your Body To The Beat)
2005
Annie
DJ-Kicks
2005, ,
House/Electro/Synth-pop/Disco/Post-Punk
Dsico That No Talent Hack*
Fool
2005, ,
IDM/Electro/Synth-pop
Kaos
Now And Forever / Feel Like I Feel
2005, ,
Abstract/Tribal House/Dub
Various
FM4 Soundselection: 13
2005, ,
Reggae/Electro/Hip Hop/Indie Rock
Sons And Daughters
Dance Me In / La Lune
2005, ,
Electro/Indie Rock
Various
Modular Presents - Leave Them All Behind
2005, ,
Electro/Indie Rock
Various
How To Kill The DJ [Part Two]
2004, ,
Industrial/Indie Rock/Glitch/Punk/Avantgarde/Disco/New Wave/Psychobilly/Psychedelic Rock/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Experimental/Go-Go/Bossanova
Dennis Young / Liquid Liquid
Signal Up Ahead / Flextone
2004
Various
Modern Wild Dub - Dread Meets Disco Punkrocker Downtown
2004, ,
Dub/Avantgarde/Electro/Post-Punk/Disco/Progressive House
Steve Poindexter
Computer Madness
2004, ,
House/Tech House/Acid House
Various
How To Kill The DJ (Part Two)
2004, CD, CD, All Media, kill the dj records, ,
Industrial/Indie Rock/Glitch/Punk/Avantgarde/Disco/New Wave/Psychobilly/Psychedelic Rock/Funk/Tech House/Electro/Experimental
Various
How To Kill The DJ (Part Two)
2004
Liquid Liquid / Caitie Faulds
Bellhead / Caitie Faulds Plays Optimo
2003
Soulwax
Hang All DJ’s Volume 4
2003, CDr, head traxx inc., ,
Techno/Electro/Disco
Various
Remember When We Used To Play EP
2001, ,
Techno/Electro/Synth-pop
Various
Pure Classics Volume One
1995, ,
Techno/Experimental/Acid
Various
Out There ⁓ A Thread Through Time
1994, ,
Experimental/Ambient/Techno/Darkwave
Annie
DJ-Kicks
,
Leftfield/House/Electro/Synth-pop/Disco
Simon A. Carr
Thisisnotanexit Guest Mix For Roy Dank Apocalypse Wow
,
Electro/Indie Rock/Disco