James Murphy contributes to DFA Records’ charity cover of The Waterboys’ ‘The Whole Of The Moon’ in memory of Optimo’s JD Twitch

LCD Soundsystem ’s James Murphy has contributed to a charity cover of The Waterboys ‘ ‘The Whole Of The Moon’, which was recorded by DFA Records in memory of JD Twitch.

DJ Twitch, real name Keith McIvor, was one half of the legendary Scottish DJ duo Optimo , who announced in July 2025 that he had been diagnosed with an “untreatable” brain tumour .

His wife went on to launch a crowdfunder to help with his “24-hour nursing care” , which raised over £90,000 in just two days, with contributions from Franz Ferdinand ’s Alex Kapranos , Mogwai ’s Stuart Braithwaite and more.

In September that year, Optimo bandmate Jonnie Wilkes confirmed that he had passed away .

He was aged 57.

Now, coming up to a year since his passing, DFA Records have announced a star-studded epic seven-minute cover of The Waterboys’ ‘The Whole Of The Moon’ in the musician’s memory, and the proceeds are going to charity.

A digital version is available now on Bandcamp , and a limited-edition vinyl pressing will be available from October 2.

The Whole Of The Moon by The Watergirls The cover was recorded by friends of DJ Twitch and artists who have been inspired by their music.

Shared under the name The Watergirls, the track was made as a way to pay their respects for the artist, but never originally meant to be released.

However, coming up to 12 months since his passing, they have decided to release the song as a fundraiser and donate the proceeds to Beatson Cancer Charity and the Scottish Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence .

The project was initiated by Teamy, and features contributions from LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy – who co-founded DFA Records – as well as Fantastic Twins, Bob Weston, CC:DISCO! and Mhairi McClymont.

Co-founder of A Love From Outer Space Sean Johnston, also known as Hardway Bros, has also recorded two remixes.

“‘The Whole Of The Moon’ is a classic,” reads a description of the song.

“It’s a song about awe and hope and love for the people who show us the best of this often broken world, the blessed few who show the way and introduce us to things and thoughts… Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch of Optimo was one of those people.” Teamy also shared that while the track was “was never intended to be released”, it “felt wrong” to keep it under wraps once friends and family started contributing to it.