Jan 2016 Jams

During 2021, to help get through the ongoing lockdown I made a series of 90 minute cassette tapes, one a month for ten months. I thought there would be a small demand but was blown away by the response. People really embraced them and copies went to every corner of the planet. They became a huge part of my year and really helped me through a tough time.

A little later I made them available digitally for a short period and all the proceeds raised went to Glasgow NW Foodbank. I was again blown away as thousands of pounds were raised.

I have decided to put the series on Soundcloud. I'll upload them sporadically over the coming months. I'm skipping the 2nd one as it has the same title as a compilation I put out recently and I don't want the two getting confused, but I may come back to it later. This is the 3rd one titled “SMI²LE - Space Migration, Intelligence Increase, Life Extension".

Smi²le was Timothy Leary’s mid 70s vision of the future of humanity. It's Utopian & in hindsight wildly optimistic. He believed we would have colonised space & have cloned ourselves by around the year 2000. He envisaged millions of us would be living in “High orbital mini Earths” in our own small Utopian communities. I have a long time fascination with (unrealisable) Utopian communities and Smi²le has always been one I particularly liked as it was so fully thought out & even by Utopian standards wildly hopeful & unrealistic. It's also relevant to our times as contentious/ awful figures like Peter Thiel & Elon Musk have adopted the worst parts of these ideas without any public scrutiny. Free market space migration may not be a positive thing, particularly if we are exporting this planet’s problems into outer space.

Anyway, that’s an aside and it’s basically a 90 minute space themed mix of music. Understanding / knowing about the Smi²le concept is not essential to its enjoyment. :)

Tape released May 7, 2021

Artwork – Musheto Fernandez.

JD Twitch - SMI²LE (Optimo Music Tape 003 - originally released May 2021)

Shame spiral - demo

Music & Words -  Simon Maddison.
Guest Vocals - Natalie McCool.

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SILENT CITIES - Petrichor

The sponsorship partnership behind our Edinburgh Fringe 2014 performances of Biding Time (remix) is currently nominated for two Arts & Business Scotland awards in the Digital Innovation & International categories!

To celebrate we’re releasing From The Gutter from the Soundtrack To Biding Time (remix) as a single on Feb 1st.

The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony which takes place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Wednesday 3rd February. Fingers crossed! 

A BAND CALLED QUINN - From The Gutter

Nonye - Bad Girl - Prod By Kang D Dreama Final

disco crisis  [edit]

Fast Static is pleased to announce the release of The Orange Lozenge, the debut album from Ray Alexander. Exploring a wide range of genres from electronic to dance and ambient to orchestral, the album encompasses an accumulation of ideas inspired by movie soundtracks and the 16-bit demo scene. The Orange Lozenge is available on all digital platforms from January 29, 2016.

A mainstay of the Glasgow music scene, Ray Alexander is an artist and musician who has been in several bands over the years, including Scottish noughties rock band The Blimp.

http://rayalexander.biz
https://twitter.com/RayAlexander_UK

Sample track: Dancing (On the Head of a Pin) from The Orange Lozenge

Ray Alexander - Dancing On The Head Of A Pin

A Band Called Quinn - Truth (CMP Stranger Things Remix)

I'm going to upload a series of 'mixes' over the coming weeks of music that I find particularly calming. I will try to make these one hour sessions filled with beautiful music that is helpful and calming to listen to while we get through this extraordinarily hard time. The music here definitely helps me feel less anxious. I have just segued it together so the credit is really all due to the wonderful souls who made the tracks I used. It is also available as a 320 download. Tracklisting -

Takashi Kokubo - A Dream Sails Out To Sea part 1
Mkwaju Ensemble - Lemore
Hiroshi Yoshimura - 小川にそって
Yumiko Morioko - Rainbow Gate 
Haruomi Hosono - Fujitsubo
Inoyoama Land - Glass Chaim
Inoyama Land - Pokala (remix)
Popol Vuh - Ah!
Justus Köhncke and Fred Heimermann - Albatros
Nuno Canavarro - Blu Terra
Erik Satie - Gnossienne No. 1
World Standard - Rozo, Du Pecoj
Testpattern - Souvenir Glacé

JD Twitch - Tranquility Mix 1

'When The Angels Call Your Time' is the track that laid the foundation for Wily Bo Walker's very own dark, twisted fantasy that is his show, 'The Life and Death of… Rattlin Bone'. 

One of the major crowd-pleasing tracks in Wily Bo's 'live' set.

When The Angels Call Your Time (Radio Edit)

Lockdown mixtape week 16. Enjoy the trip. Went in some strange psychedelic musical directions this week. Buckle up!

Tracklist...
Mike & Charlie – I Get Live (Fatboy Slim Remix)
Black Caviar – Praise
Masch & Yuko – I Get Bigger
Gianni Ruocco Dykk – Playa Del Mar
Mele – Conga Mode
SBTRKT – New Dorp New York
J Walter Negro – Shoot The Pump
An Der Beat - !knuf
Ralph McDonald – The Path
Kyle Wilson – My Level
Star b – Gotta Have You (DJ Bone Mix)
Weiss – Feel My Needs (Siege Mix)
SRVD – Elevate
Charlotte de Witte – Hold That Sucker Down
Jagga – Na Nan A
Golden girls – Kinetic (ATFC mix)
David Morales/Louie Vega – You Are Everything

#FatboySlim #RaveAtHome#RaveSafeAtHome#TheWeekendStartsHere #KitchenRave#LockdownMixtape

Fatboy Slim - Lockdown Mixtape (Week 16)

No words for this mix by one of the best DJs out there. JD Twitch is an absolute legend and definitely one of the most interesting record collectors in the world. Just sit back and listen how it is done [period]

JD Twitch (Optimo)

Cherished memories & Throwback vibes with a special live recording of Harri from our Sub Club SoundSystem 2018 Subculture After Party!

We are looking forward with all our hearts to when we can share a dance floor again.

Sub Club SoundSystem 2018 After-Party >>> Subculture with Harri

A Band Called Quinn are an artpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, mixing up film, theatre & music like space socks at a psychedelic laundrette.  

I find a lot of my likes on the BBC Introducing Mixtape and I collect as many of the tracks as possible into a Monthly package.

A BAND CALLED QUINN - From The Gutter

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