***REISSUE - PLEASE NOTE THESE WON'T BE MANUFACTURED UNTIL MID JANUARY 2022***

Optimo Music Tape series. - "These Tapes Are Made For Walking....." Ten exclusive mix tapes from JD Twitch with bespoke design. One a month for the next 10 months, 100 copies only available via Bandcamp*.

During lockdown I got really into walking and I now walk around 8 - 10 miles every day. I think it saved my sanity, helped me get my inspiration back, kept me fit and made me see Glasgow through new eyes. I have now seen almost every corner of this dear green place.

Late last year I found my old personal stereo in a drawer and started listening to my small collection of tapes on these walks. I had thought my days of loving the tape format were long gone but I fell in love with them all over again. They have been a perfect companion on my walks and inspired me to put together this series of tapes. Each mix in the series was made for walking in that it is a collection of music I love that I have then mixed and road tested on my walks around Glasgow. I do love a project so decided to share them by making a series of them available, in a limited quantity.

All tapes will be C90s (ie 90 minutes of music - 45 minutes per side) All purchasers will also receive a download code for the mix as 2 x 45 minute digital files. These mixes will only be available this way. Digital files not available separately.

I've always liked wee bonus items from artists I've been into so thought this was also an opportunity to do something along those lines and reward anyone who is committed enough to collect all the tapes. So, if you collect the whole set, when the final one is mailed out there will be a special edition fanzine included featuring all the mix tracklistings, a guide to my favourite walks, bespoke design and some stuff I have still to think up.

The first tape -

OM Tape 01 - ULTRAGOTH.

ULTRAGOTH is a very occasional JD Twitch solo night in Glasgow and is a celebration of my definition of what might be construed as Goth music, and more specifically what music is deserving in my opinion of the accolade ULTRAGOTH. It is a broad definition encompassing Post Punk, Synth Music, Dark pop, Ethereal ambience, Industrial electronics, North Yorkshire Cold Wave, unknown gems and even some well known hits. I think this has made for a great launch tape that is an excellent listen starting off deeply atmospheric before rising to a frenetic finale.

I just finished putting together Tape 2 which will be "Hi tech electronic music from Japan in the 1980s". Further tapes will delve into a wide range of musics I love and all will be thoroughly walk tested.

That's a lot of info! Thanks for reading and as ever for the support, JD Twitch, March 2021.



*Please do note that while every effort will be made to stick to the monthly schedule, unforeseen circumstances may lead to it changing slightly. Also, if there is not enough interest, the plan may be subject to change. Lastly, there will also be an additional quantity of 60 copies available via Boomkat. Tapes arrive from the manufacturer next week so will be mailed out from 12/03/21.