Twitter mixtape – A song for Summer

Last week I asked my Twitter followers for their submission to a newTwitter mixtape or Twixtape for short:

What’s your perfect summer song for 2009?

There was about 50 responses or so and I had a great time collating as many tracks as I could for the mixtape below. There’s some crackers and belters right here: That Classixx Phoenix remix, the Alice in Wonderland electronic song, Atmosphere’s summery jam, the stupendous ‘So Far to Go’ from J Dilla, the clattering boogie funk of Dam Funk, an excellent tune from Wave Machines, an acoustic Yeah Yeah Yeahs a classic from Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and up-to-date indie hits from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Girls.

If I didn’t include your song, it’s because time or legalities didn’t allow it. Enjoy the mixtape. Hopefully, some of these songs will soundtrack your summer..

1. Pogo – Alice [My pick – Nialler9 ]
2. Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx remix) [@Darraghdoyle]
3. The Field – The More That I Do (Foals remix) [@Gavin_E]
4. Atmosphere – Sunshine [@amartin520]
5. Air France – Beach Party [@PastaPrimavera]
6. Central Line – Walk Into Sunshine [@Cubikmusik]
7. J Dilla – So Far To Go (feat. Common & D’Angelo) [@CormacMoylan]
8. Dam Funk – Hood Pass Intact [@Magooo]
9. Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No [@Yermam]
10. Martha and the Vandellas – Heatwave [@Chas Taylor]
11. Classixx feat. Jeppe – I’ll get You [@Julscho]
12. Menahan Street Band -Montego Sunset
    
    [@DJCoolC72]
13. Benot Pioulard – Triggering Back [@SweetOblivion]
14. Wave Machines – Keep the Light On [@Garymc]
15. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Hysteric (Acoustic) [@Tomlau]
16. When Saints Go Machine – Fail Forever [@Coillfhada]
17. Dananananaykroyd – Black Wax [@NiamhSandwich]
18. Health – Die Slow [@Flynnduism]
19. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Young Adult Friction [@Tomlau – Tom gets two picks cos I love this song as well.]
20. Girls – Lust for Life [@Seewhatyouhear]
21. The Chapters – Videotape [@Gilchey]
22. St. Vincent – Actor [@Egoeccentric]
23. The 5th Dimension – Aquarius (Let the Sunshine In) [@AstonishingSodApe]

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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