Wed Jan 14 2009
The Pitch Twit releases went as planned and Pitch Twit is now up on several of the leading MP3 download sites including itunes, Juno, Play, DJ Download, Track it down, People’s music store, Beats Digital and Meteli.
There were reviews in several publications including the Times! – “Memorably mad electro bump’n’grind from the Yorkshire newcomer.”
Noise Makes Enemy Review (Sat Jan 17 2009)
I have to admit, I am usually left a bit in the dark with such wacky electronica. For me artists who walk a similar line to that of Pitch Twit write music that lacks any kind of structure or story. In fact for me, music is about stories; it’s about creating a space and taking listeners on some sort of journey. Something which to my ears, fidgety baselines coupled with quirky samples and squirts does not seem to do.
But Pitch Twit is slightly different. He uses such carefully timed builds and effective structures that with his debut release, Sidewards I was immediately drawn in.
Sidewards throws repetitive burps and slurps head high over the top of clever beats – almost hip-hop in style – and whispered haunting synths. This blend of sounds makes for a really colourful musical canvas. But what’s more, Pitch Twit actually goes somewhere with his music. Sidewards throws your ears around through carefully controlled musical dialogues and pulverizes your senses.
So Pitch Twit has made his form of electro-swizz actually tell a story. For me, this sets him above the rest. To be removed from my bedroom and thrown into the world of Pitch Twit is to be taken into a musical space that I have never been in before. Taken somewhere I don’t really want to leave.
By Sam Bonham
Track it Down – Quick Review (Sat Jan 17 2009)
Track it Down had a few words to say about the release..
Now this is a crazy track people! Pitch Twit delivers a tasty 2 tracker with both tracks sounding like future anthems to us at TID! This track is an experimental breaks track and will work a treat on those floors with its random arrangement and phat electro bass synths!
Track It Down
Someone else reviewed the Twit!Thurs Feb 19 2009
http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/pitch-twit-sideways-single-review-10012009-1232.aspx
Pitch Twit – Sidewards (3 Bar Fire)
..Those
who claim innovative music is dead would do well to lend their ears to
Pitch Twit, whose debut release of electronica represents the magic
that can be worked with synthesisers.
The man behind this magic
is Yorkshire-based producer Thomas Sidebottom, who punches out a series
of repeated electronic oddness which is strangely alluring and
addictive.
Lead track ‘Sideways’ opens with a short and sharp
burst of electronic bends with spurts of electric noise. This quickly
leads into a laid back series of electronic rise and falls before
descending again into synthesised organised madness. Think Mr
Oizo-injected with a high dose of funk and random trembling bass bursts.
The support track ‘Pieces of 4′ is a more drawn out affair which shows
Pitch
Twit showing off his creative brilliance, with signature beeps and
tweeps a permanent fixture. This track is more dance-based, with
constant drum loops behind the fluctuating electronic riffs and bursts
of noise, but the track is much longer and experimental.
Touches
of genius allude throughout, including a drop half-way through before
launching back into the frenetic mixmatch of electro madness.
Anyone
who believes modern music has become simply noise would do best to stay
away but those with open minds will love what Pitch Twit has produced.
The twisting melodies and original electronic bursts which could become
his signature are a refreshing beginning to the new year.
Rating: 4/5
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