Over the past few months, we've been getting in touch with bands, celebrities and more to ask them to create eight-song-long mixtapes for YOU. So crack out your Walkman and enjoy...
everythingwesayisfact are a two-piece from Stonehaven who formed in 2007 when Euan and Conor were still in school. After only a year together, they broke up, but reformed in late 2012 after playing a reunion gig for Aberdeen promoters Laika Come Home. The phenomenally noisy duo have since made quite a name for themselves within the Aberdeen music scene. Let's see what frontman and guitarist Euan likes to listen to.
Pavement – Grave Architecture
everythingwesayisfact are a two-piece from Stonehaven who formed in 2007 when Euan and Conor were still in school. After only a year together, they broke up, but reformed in late 2012 after playing a reunion gig for Aberdeen promoters Laika Come Home. The phenomenally noisy duo have since made quite a name for themselves within the Aberdeen music scene. Let's see what frontman and guitarist Euan likes to listen to.
GZA/Genius – Liquid Swords
The eerie introduction, the gritty RZA production, this is probably my
favourite hip-hop record ever. I’ve
actually met a few of the Wu-Tang Clan and they’re the nicest guys. Seems right
to start any mixtape with this.
Dananananaykroyd – Some Dresses
This song sort of reminds me of finishing school, and I
remember listening to the version with Giles (Dana’s original singer) on the
bus down to Glasgow with Conor for EWSIF’s first show there. I just associate
Some Dresses with being real happy, and I just wanted to play guitar like D
Roy for so long, but I could never manage. Just hassled him on Twitter instead.
I don’t think he minds me too much but maybe he’s just being nice.
Sonic Youth – Theresa’s Sound World
One of the things I love most about Sonic Youth is that they
can go from 0-100 out of nowhere, but it was always at the most careful moment,
never just indiscriminate noise for the sake of it (erm… actually…). This
song’s a good example of that. People tend to criticise Dirty because maybe
it followed some of the trendy grunge that was going about at the time, but I
think it’s a great record, and certainly a decent reference point for those who
are a bit unfamiliar with Sonic Youth. You shouldn’t be unfamiliar with Sonic
Youth though, c’mon son.
The Yawns – Take Me to the Moon Please
Holy shit, I love The Yawns, you’ve no idea. I’ve been
really into these wafer thin, jangly guitar melodies (stuff like Real Estate)
forever, but The Yawns just nail it every time. Sean Armstrong has an
unbelievable work ethic; he’s constantly putting out music, but seems so cool
and laissez-faire on stage. Some Stonehaven representation in there too, which
is always good. Eases the pain of Copy Haho being gone just that little bit.
Pavement are my favourite band. Ever. I don’t know why I
should write more than that.
The Blood Brothers – Fucking’s Greatest Hits
The Blood Brothers are pretty much the main reason
everythingwesayisfact exist. I remember playing some of Young Machetes to
Conor and after that we bought everything of theirs we could get their hands
on. The dual-scream assault, the rasping guitars, the propensity to go from
scathing punk-rock to free jazz-esque vocal exercises (in their later stuff),
just all that was so inspiring for impressionable teens like me. I pretty much
want to be Johnny Whitney.
Minutemen – Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
Richard Scott from Copy Haho (and the older brother of my
friend Jamie) got me into Minutemen, and they didn’t click with me immediately.
But, looking deeper into songs like the one I’ve chosen, they had a real craft
for putting philosophical, quasi-Dadaist imagery into these razor-sharp, short
songs. I love that they’re a punk band that don’t really sound like a punk band
all that much.
Pinact – Into The One
This is a direct appeal to Corrie and Lewis: can we tour
please? We love you two. We think that the future is two-piece bands. Corrie,
you have really interesting hair now and we like that. You have songs like this
one, and they’re really good. I could’ve put Mogwai in here or something, but I
picked Pinact. See? That’s real love.
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