TwitchTapes

Last Ever Radio Show

2010-07-09T01:37:00.000-07:00

Last Ever Radio Show--Does what it says really.

Last Ever Radio Show.mp3//Mediafire Link

Library Procrastination

2010-05-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

Just found this song, instantly fell for it, and thought I would like to share it. It is most defiantly one of those songs you fear will end.

Myspace
Artist--Clogs
Track--Last Song
Album--The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton///March 2 2010
Mp3 Mediafire--Link to new window

Easter Holiday Tunage

2010-04-05T15:33:00.000-07:00

This is far from a post raving about new tunes which are flying round the blog scene (cos I really would not know) more just some music which I hope you may find pleasant for your ears.

Kim Hiorthoy is new to me this easter. I was sent the album Fantasin Finns I Varkligheten: Japan Selector by York Uni's most notable hipster Mr OJ Hutch and it was an instant hit. The album is a strange experience leading you through the dark depths of Scandinavian electronica. Much of the album leans towards IDM but more toned down than the Cornish sounds of Aphex Twin. Anyway Giving and Taking Book Is beautiful and offers so much more for the ear than most songs I have heard in a long time.

Download it here

Giving And Taking Book//MP3 Mediafire

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Fiction are a new indie band quite of the moment. The quartet are based in london and are a breath of fresh air. Forget your dull, shitty and massively uninteresting four piece band scene, Fiction are creating catchy hooks and intelligent indie songs with dynamics and melody for once. To stick To is a hotly tipped tune and the band have been featured on BBC Radio 1 session at Maida Vale and in Vice. Visit their myspace and download their BBC sessions.

Thanks to Johnny from Off Modern for the track.
Fiction-To Stick To//MP3 Mediafire
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Future Islands Little Dreamer (Jones remix)--This is just a purely sensual song there is nothing more to say about it than for you to download it. Track taken from the album//Baltimore Does Baltimore
Future Islands Myspace
Baltimore Does Baltimore//For more tracks off the album
Future Islands Little Dreamer (Jones remix)//MP3 Mediafire

Sleep

2009-12-14T13:28:00.000-08:00

This is the last Twitchtape of the term so I though I would create something a bit different. This mix consists of songs which I myself listen to as I drift off to sleep. As you can imagine they are far from party tunes or crowd pleasers, they are all very deep songs. Even if you dont listen to music when trying to sleep, try it when working, reading or just chilling. I hope you enjoy and feel free to comment either on here or on the facebook group. Oh the picture is my dream place.

Much love Twitch
xx

SLEEP TWITCHTAPE click here

Track listing
1>Melody--Cinematic Orchestra
2>A Day In Bed--Unknown
3>Rest in Peace--Patch Lunch
4>Fallin' Down feat. Parks--Julian Dyne
5>Rhubarb--Aphex Twin
6>Lovers' Carvings (Leatherette remix)--Bibio
7>Saturn Strobe--Pantha Du Prince
8>Forgive--Burial
9>Dawn--Cinematic Orchestra
10>My Door is Always Open--Noah and the Whale
11>Flash Back--Igloo
12>Moth--Burial & Four Tet
13>Falling Awake--Tommy Guerrero
14>Miserere mei, Deus--(Composed by Allegri)

York University

2009-12-03T20:01:00.000-08:00

York University!!! What a concrete dive.

As i sit in some stupid room at a desk in one of the study rooms writing about pointless crap for the sake of gaining marks so i can shake someone's hand while they say, "What an idiot you spent £9000 on this piece of paper. The rest of York's high society are out in town or drinking with their friends chatting about their Grad schemes and internships with investment banks etc. Stupid idiots no one wants to hear of your sucess!!!

So next time you hear this bollocks which escapes their expensive red wine stained teeth think of this.

JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM THE ROYAL V AND SINGING THIS SONG ALONG TO YOURSELF

love a bored and tired twitch
xxx

Guitar Blues and shit

2009-11-30T10:47:00.000-08:00

Dark was the town of York and man it was bear cold. It was FRIGID. We, like, gathered out to like smoke and shit and talk or whatever but it was like bear cold. And because it was like so totally frigid and shit because it was like winter I think, we like had to find someplace to go or whatever lest we like get all hypothermic and shit. So we found this like cave which was well kosher like in the middle of nowhere and it like looked a bit warmer than the outside or whatever so like standard, we went in.

We sparked up a fag and this and that and like the devil was there. It was heavy.. We were like talking and shit, and the devil came over and whatever and shit, and said like,

"Yo!! Dudes if you like give me your soul and shit, err like errr i will give you some shit for it isnt it?"

and so we were all like,

"You know we were actually talking, Its BEARRR rude to interrupt people and shit!"

and he was all like

"WHATEVER do you want some shit and that"

and we were all like

"What type of shit?"

and he was like

"Bad ass skills on guitar and shit, and like lifetime supply of the drone isnt it!"

and we were all like

"NO way blud jah bless why you flexing me, like Drone is like well bad for you and shit, ITS actually a Poison yeah?"

and so like we left and shit

Standard.....

So the moral of this doug and twood adventure is don't listen to the devil and listen to this Mix

Twitchtapes Doug and Twitch Feel The Blues

Kids keep off the drone

More to come such as this must see (twitch and doug video)

Where you born in a barn???

2009-11-23T07:04:00.000-08:00

Were you born in a barn?? Anyways here is a selection of tunes which were listened to on a fantastic weekend away with some of the best people in my life.

Right so last weekend a group of us rented a barn in north yorkshire. The nearest village was three miles away we stocked up on drink food and jumpers and set off. The whole experience was amazing and you get the hint I have selected a few tunes which we danced and chilled to.

here is the track listing

1. Man in a shed--Nick Drake

2. Safe Place--Plej

3. Who Is He (Henrik Schwarz Edit)--Bill Withers (thanks to youcancallmepelski)

4. UNA PENA--Stimming

5. Mandarine Girl--Booka Shade

6. Le Ratafia--Efdemin

7. Jeffer--Boys Noize

8. Armistice--Pheonix

9. Aerodynamic--Daft Punk

10.Little Motel--Modest Mouse

11.You Got The Love (The XX remix)--Florence and the Machine

12.Blue Thunder--Galaxie 500

13.Andvari--Sigur Ros

These tunes will be posted in one mix tape after the radio show tonight at 23:00

GET YOURSELF TO THE BARN AND HAVE A PARTY

love twitch

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Twitchtapes Born in a Barn??

Twitchtape Vol 3 (Dance and stuff)

2009-05-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

hey there this is my thrid mix...

I will post the track listing soon I promise

Safe

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Twitchtapes Vol 3 (Dance and Stuff)

On The Road Mixtape

2009-05-11T16:06:00.000-07:00

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Twitchtapes Vol 2 On the Road

tracklisting

1. Talking about on the road--Jack Kerouac
2. Misfortunate Blues--T-Bone Walker
3. Hobo Blues--John Lee Hooker
4. Dark was The Night Cold Was The Ground--Blind Willie Johnson
5. Your Funeral My Trial--Sonny Boy Williamson
6. Yardbird Suite--Charlie Parker
7. Ornithology--Bug Powell
8. Straight No Chaser--Thelonious Monk
9. Boogie Woogie Stomp--Albert Ammonds
10. Life By the Drop--Stevie Ray Vaughan

hope you enjoy the mix check out next weeks mix

its coming

love twitch
xx

On the Road (Twitchtape)

2009-05-05T09:25:00.000-07:00

Here we are then. First show went down last night and the new theme for the next mixtape is under planning. This week i shall be looking into America. Yes on this journey we have gone from York to Bath via Train now to America.

My Girlfriend lent me On the Road last summer all i could think in my head was music music music is needed. Written by Jack Kerouac and published in 1957 On The Road is one of the most highly acclaimed novels of the past century. The novel is an autobiographical tale of Kerouac's journeys across America. This has inspired me to create a mixtape of music which i feel would really work on a Cross America Trip.

The music will be old and new but all drawing from American roots. Some songs will be from the era of the novel others just simple down to earth country, blues and red neck bangers.

When listening to the next podcast and mixtape or even radio show get involved and imagine you are the driver of something like the car above not a care in the world just driving for the thrill of driving and meeting people. Maybe getting into problems with the police on the way, dancing to blues, bee bop and country. Meeting faces you will never forget on the road hitchhiking and drinking cheap MUD.

Sit back and listen up for the tunes.

Twitchtapes vol 1 mini mix podcast thingy

2009-05-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

The MIXTAPE THE MIXTAPE VOL ONE

enough said download it now

First Twitchtape One Train Journey

2009-03-24T15:24:00.000-07:00

Right..... The idea of this volume is creating a mixtape for a long train journey. This was thought up on my journey from York to Bath, a pretty long and boring journey but i figured, make a mixtape it will pass the time and make me happy.

Track one

----Age of Consent

----New Order

----Power, Corruption and Lies (Album)

----Released 1983

The video does not really match the song but oh well!!!!

The reasons behind putting this is rather pretentious but i do feel that the song kinda has a somewhat moving motion to it. If you disagree thats cool i probs would but it is a beautiful tune.

Track Two

Here is the MP3 Black Cab--Jens Lekman

This is a tune to stick your head up against the window and just think ahhhhhh im loving everything. I chose this song because it really did make Birmingham New Street seem more bearable.

----Black Cab

----Jens Lekman

----Oh You're So Silent Jens (Album)

----Released 2005

Track three

This is a really old favorite of mine. It is by a band called Talk Taxis. I really think that the band has a very unique sound and Will's (the lead singers) voice and lyrics are so powerful. This band i had the fortune of meeting and they played in the working mens club in York back in my first year.

Talk Taxis's Myspace

The MP3 Building Bridges

Track four

Is by a Japanese artist called Nujabes. This is kinda jazzy rip hop really with a few Asian notes running though. This is an artist i would highly recommend checking out his stuff is pretty hard to get hold of with not much being on i tunes. Though i may very be wrong.

----Letter from Yokosuka
----Nujabes
----Metaphorical Music (album)
----released 2003

The MP3 Letter From Yokosuka

Track five

Is a follow on from track four really. This is an artist i have really been trying to get more tunes from much like nujabes really. Very much pure down tempo really good for passing the hours on a train getting stuck into a book maybe doing a bit of work (shock horror) or just doing as i do looking out of the window.

----First Snow
----Emancipator
----Don't Know
----Don't Know

The MP3 First Snow

Track Six

Another down tempo tune this time from Tommy Guerrero. I was introduced to this artist by a japanese student we had staying with us when i was in six form. I instantly fell in love with the dreamy riffs and simple beats. I hope you enjoy his work as much as i do.

----Blue Masses
----Tommy Guerrero
----A little bit of Something
----Released 2000

The MP3 Blue Masses

Track Seven

Picking up the pace a little here and returning back to english music. Sorry about al the videos its just that i havnt yet figured out how to properly upload stuff that i will do in due course. Quantic are a london/brighton based band again kinda down tempo but funky as ****. Bit a a banger this tune and it always gets me rather excited and makes me wanna throw some super big shapes.

----Not so Blue
----Quantic
----Apricot Morning
----Released 2002

The MP3 Not So Blue

Track eight

Staying in england again here with this tune. Four Tet is rather inspirational in my opinion. Off the album Pause (which you should all buy but legally buy) Everything is alright is the one which for me really stands out. It reminds me of first year at uni where i had it on my phone and provided countless chilling times outside. back to the train though mint tune to watch stuff fly by too.

----Everything is Alright
----Four Tet
----Pause
----Released 2001

The MP3 Everything is Alright

Track nine

A tune which my old co host and I played pretty much every show (probably due to me). This Swedish legend has really jumped to fame. I had never heard of her until she played in York and all my house mates went to see her and i didn't (bad move). Lykke Li is now massive and electro remixes of her are al over the shop get into it is all i can say.

----Until we Bleed
----Kleerup ft Lykke Li
----Not on her album
----unsure

The MP3 Until we Bleed

Track ten

Air France no no no no no not the airline the band. Again Swedish i know i need to get the hell over swedish music. Anyway found this on some of the blogs i use and fell in love with it. For me all i can think of when hearing it is going on some super long walk having it filmed and played back to me with the speed increased. this is why i think it is perfect for the purposes of this mixtape remember we are on a train where fields and cities fly by. Next time you are on a train or car listen to this-----loud volume---and watch things out the window its PERFECT

----Collapsing at Your Doorstep
----Air France
----No idea
----No idea

The MP3 Collapsing at your Doorstep

Track eleven

Bonobo you can never go wrong with them on any mixtape. I rate this as their best tune. I love the counter beats and simple repetitive melody and counter melodies. I hope you enjoy this and rate is as highly as i do..

----Recurring
----Bonobo
----Days to Come (album)
----2006

The MP3 Recurring

Track twelve

OH no again this mix tape returns to sweden for the next tune. Happy-go-lucky are a bit electro poppy but who doesnt like that hey? Any way this simple tune really works i think. Very chilled out but yet kinda has a sound resembling a train pounding along those steel tracks. Do check out the myspace

Happy-Go-Lucky Myspace

----Going Out
----Happy Go Luckyy
----album i don't know my recording is of Popkonst buy buy that album its mint
----2000 (and something)

The MP3 Going out

Track thirteen

Winding things down for the last tune really here. I Promise that next mix tape will have less swedish music in but oh well for the last tune on the mix tape i am combining two things with this post. the tune of course is Nattoppet and its by Detektivbyran. The video was made by some art students and the bloke in it is a good mate. Anyway i feel that a good mixtape should start with a banger and end in an even better tune. This for me was the perfect tune to ride a train to so beautiful it really changed the whole journey and made it a pleaseure.

----Nattoppet
----Detektivbyran
----Hemvagen EP
----released 2006

The MP3 Nattoppet