Pitchfork

As the long-running DJs-in-residence at Glasgow's storied Optimo (Espacio) club night, the duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes-- aka Optimo-- are experts in the art of the mix. Sleepwalk, the twosome's latest mix album, is a heady one indeed. The set skips from Karen Dalton to Duke Ellington to Future Pilot AKA to Ethiopian jazzbo Mulatu Astatke, creating a chilled-out, yet creepy vibe. Sleepwalk is due October 27 in the UK from Domino, with U.S. release details forthcoming.

Twitch-- who recently issued Mmm, Betty!, a re-edit collection from his alter ego Betty Botox-- and Wilkes have a smattering of live dates around the world to attend to through the rest of the year, including a set at the Domino Records 15th anniversary bash in London early next month.

Sleepwalk:

01 Chris Watson: "No Man's Land (Extract)"
02 Nurse With Wound: "Funeral Music For Perez Prado"
03 Coil: "A Cold Cell In Bangkok (Exclusive mix by Peter Christopherson)"
04 Tuxedomoon: "In a Manner of Speaking"
05 Eden Ahbez: "La Mer"
06 Raymond Scott: "Sleepy Time"
07 Cluster: "Sowiesoso"
08 Eno, Moebius and Roedelius: "Broken Head"
09 Arthur Russell: "This Is How We Walk on the Moon"
10 Damon: "Don't You Feel Me?"
11 Karen Dalton: "Something oOn Your Mind"
12 Duke Ellington: "Moonbow"
13 Future Pilot AKA: "Terry Bina"
14 Mulatu Astatke: "Yègellé Tezeta"
15 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: "Nashville Blues"
16 Lee Hazlewood: "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"
17 Wall of Voodoo: "Ring of Fire"
18 Chris and Cosey: "Sweet Surprise"
19 The Lady Vanishes: "Sleepwalk"

Optimo:

09-26 London, England - ICA (Twitch only)
09-26 Milan, Italy - Sottomarino (Wilkes only)
10-03 Brussels, Belgium - Oscillations (Twitch only)
10-04 London, England - Barbican *
10-11 Tokyo, Japan - Diesel xXx
10-16 London, England - ICA
10-17 London, England - Corsica Studios (Twitch only) !
10-18 Aberdeen, Scotland - TBA
10-23 Moscow, Russia - TBA
10-24 London, England - Matter %
10-25 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
10-31 Barcelona, Spain - Lolita

* with Junior Boys, Liquid Liquid
! with Bush Tetras
% with Special Disco Version