Ed Holmes, better known as Optiv, has been a major player in the drum & bass scene for more than ten years now. As an essential part of Cause4Concern, he has shaped the technoid side of jungle since the late 90s alongside artists such as Bad Company, Konflict, Usual Suspects and Stakka & Skynet. Still going strong as part of Cause4Concern, Optiv has also been releasing solo material since 2002, which also marked the foundation of his own Redlight Recordings.

Now residing in Berne, Switzerland, Optiv can look back on releases with labels such as Quarantine, Renegade Hardware, Violence, Cyanide, as well as shadybrain, a home where he just returned to deliver a massive 12" entitled Generation Lost. Time for Knowledge to meet up with Optiv and explore his mission...


Read on: http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/optiv-guest-mix

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