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SLIM TWIG
Concrete / Rockabilly

GRIP A KNIFE SO UNPRETENTIOUSLY



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Member Since2/13/2006
Band Websitewww.slimtwig.com
Band MembersSLIM TWIG IS A MAN, NOT ALWAYS A BAND. I'VE PLAYED WITH OTHER MUSICIANS, AND STILL DO SOMETIMES. BUT MOSTLY I AM ONE DUDE NAMED SLIM. BUT NOT IN A BULLSHIT CONFESSIONAL ACOUSTIC WAY.
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SPIT IT TWIG! VOL. 2, FREE MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD & CD, 2009.

CONTEMPT!, FULL LENGTH CD, 2009.

CONTEMPT!, LTD EDITION LP, 2009.

SPIT IT TWIG!, FREE MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD & CD, 2009.

DD/VV COMPILATION, LTD EDITION LP 2008.

VERNACULAR VIOLENCE, EP 2008.

DERELICT DIALECT, EP 2008.

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“Slim Twig exudes the kind of cool we worshipped in Extra Width-era Jon Spencer's rockabilly punk chic and Genesis P. Orridge's extreme mixed-media weirdness, and that's hard to come by. ‘Gate Hearing’ sounds like it was recorded in an oversized oil drum with a mutant horse inside trotting the rhythm, a crew of zombies stumbling with the string section, a radiating synth cluttered with goo keeping it on repeat, and Slim's raging vocal - a howl that marries the uninhibited deliveries of Lux Interior and Ziggy Stardust.” – Cam Lindsay, Exclaim!

“For even more compelling evidence of Slim's progress, look no further than the EP's mesmerizing 10-minute centerpiece, 'Whiite Fantaseee', in which Slim's growing confidence as a performer dovetails with his early interests in exploratory composition, producing a future-shocked junkie-punk epic that plays out like Suicide's "Frankie Teardrop" re-cut with Lou Reed's "Street Hassle" string section... Like all fine actors, Slim Twig's real talent is making his fantaseee feel so real.” – Stuart Berman, Pitchfork Media

“Once you place his work within experimental music, his true strengths start to shine. No, you probably won’t ever find yourself singing along with his hallucinogenic deconstructions of early rock ’n’ roll, but you also won’t be able to hear Elvis or the Wu-Tang Clan in the same way again. It’s like someone gave Nick Cave a sampler and a pile of mescaline and locked him in a pitch-dark room for a week. He’s an avant-garde artist and not a pop songwriter.” – Benjamin Boles, NOW Magazine

"An unhinged rockabilly hound who sounds like a kid brother to Nick Cave, Jon Spencer and Suicide’s Alan Vega, Slim Twig mixes eerie electronics with bare-bones rock ’n’ roll." - Jason Anderson, Toronto Life

"The Slim Twig recipe mixes equal parts rockabilly punks the Cramps, the acoustic blues of Skip James and New York new-wave synthesizer nihilists Suicide, a combination that makes for noir drama and high camp. But what makes this emerging Toronto performer's self-described 'dissonant folk' compelling is his compulsive soliloquist's flair, a direct but static-filled line into a collective cinematic unconscious" - Carl Wilson, Globe & Mail

"Slim Twig’s incendiary, electrified inside-out blues sounds like what might happen if you left a bunch of Elvis Presley LPs on a radiator, smashed them to bits with a hammer and re-assembled them for play on a turntable. In a word, otherworldly." - Sarah Liss, CBC News

"Twig’s “songs” are like the oddly appropriate soundtracks to confounding four dimensional art installations where turning a corner impossibly reveals all sides of an object simultaneously. There are foundational elements of the Blues and Rockabilly skewed by dissonance and streaked with visceral cinematic devices that are both strangely attractive and disturbingly repellent." - Brian Baker, Citybeat Cincinnati

Slim Twig is a friend of abstraction. A performer, songsculpter and concrete-rockabilly rebel based out of Toronto.

Slim is also 50% of the shambling shattering art-punk defunkts Tropics.

He can be seen in Bruce McDonald's Tracey Fragments as Billy Zero, and composed music for the award winning short film Letters From R.

Twig has gigged all around Canada & into the States, and has opened for notable bands as diverse as Black Dice, Man Man, & Born Ruffians. In 2007 he self-released his acclaimed 'Whiite Fantaseee' EP. Since 2008 he has released two EP's and a full length album on Paper Bag Records. 'Derelict Dialect,' 'Vernacular Violence' & his debut LP 'Contempt!' have all been raved about and puzzled over in equal measure. Keep an eye out for further installments in his Spit It Twig free mixtape series.

Record LabelPaper Bag Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 12 2009 8:00P
The Market Hotel Brooklyn, New York
Nov 15 2009 8:00P
Danger Danger Gallery w/ The Chickens Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 18 2009 8:00P
Hexagon Space w/ Rosemary Krust Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 21 2009 8:00P
The Realm w/ Circuit Des Yeux Bloomington, Indiana
Nov 22 2009 8:00P
Weirder Park w/ Heavy Times Chicago, Illinois
Nov 23 2009 8:00P
Halfway Lounge w/ Distractions Chicago, Illinois
Nov 25 2009 8:00P
Project Lodge w/ Julian Lynch Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 27 2009 8:00P
Division Street Gallery w/ Telephone Callers Detroit, Michigan
Dec 2 2009 8:00P
The Attic w/ Dirty Beaches, Tamsen & Elliot Guelph, Ontario
Dec 3 2009 8:00P
Friendship Cove w/ Dirty Beaches & Pink Noise Montreal, Quebec
Dec 4 2009 8:00P
443 Kent w/ Dirty Beaches Ottawa
Dec 5 2009 8:00P
Double Double Land w/ Dirty Beaches, Onakabazien & Carl Didur Toronto, Ontario

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"BIRTHING & BIRTHING" - FILM/VIDEO COLLAB W/ DONA ARBABZADEH

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The 'Birthing & Birthing' video was directed by Dona Arbabzadeh with assistance from Slim Twig. It was made using the standard experimental technique of abusing 8 & 16 mm film stock, projecting it, filming that and editing the results. 'Birthing & Birthing' can be found on Slim Twig's DERELICT DIALECT EP.

"GATE HEARING!" - FILM COLLAB W/ EXPLODING MOTORCAR COLLECTIVE

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The 'Gate Hearing!' video was created by Jeff, Brett & Winston of the Exploding Motorcar Collective. It was shot in one night at an artists studio on 2 rolls of Super 8. "The idea for the video was to create a clash between confused negative and positive environments." 'Gate Hearing!' can be found on Slim Twig's VERNACULAR VIOLENCE EP. For better resolution please visit: http://vimeo.com/1865037

"STREET PROPOSITION" - VIDEO BY ZONIAL PICTURES

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The 'Street Proposition' video was conceived/shot/edited by the Zonial Pictures team (Ross Turnbull & Jennifer Hazel) with a little help from some friends. In keeping with the song's balladeer leaning it is an elegant take on a performance style video. Re-appropriated imagery from the classic 'Nosferatu' keeps the mystery of the song alive as it interacts with a crooning Twig. 'Street Proposition' can be found on Slim Twig's VERNACULAR VIOLENCE EP. For better resolution please visit http://vimeo.com/1493330


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anggiee suee

anggiee suee



Nov 8 2009 10:42 PM

Oh Slim<3
Black Suede - New Song "Revenue Stream"

Black Suede - New Song "Revenue Stream"



Nov 8 2009 3:54 PM

What's up?,

Black Suede has just recently released a New song titled "Revenue Stream."
We know you have great taste in music. Drop through and let us know what think about it.
Your Opinion Means a lot!

Thanks much,

Suede MGMT
Kate

Kate Brook



Nov 8 2009 2:01 AM

have a nice weekend my dear friend
labyrinth

Olivia Perez



Nov 7 2009 9:44 AM

I wish you would come to florida but that would just be wishful thinking
MARSEIA [b-breezy]

Marseia Boyance
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Nov 6 2009 6:40 PM

Nice.
creature.

Danica Davis



Nov 6 2009 4:32 AM

on the real though come to orange county, CA and play and then be my boyfriend :) preez&thankyeww
Melissa

Melissa



Nov 4 2009 5:37 PM

like...
you're a new kid's kid, for sure,
and it's kinna makin me ruhtarded like i forget what i'm doin,
but i wanna a car and a strip of highway in the heat, a carton of luckies and a snakeskin jacket to match this.
Spiral Beach

Spiral Beach



Nov 3 2009 7:46 PM

tour toor twer tuerr twur tuor...
Kat :B

Katalya Bustos



Nov 2 2009 8:50 PM

pretty disappointed you're not coming to Texas any time soon...but I'll get over it.

maybe you will be back for South by South West next year?
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Oct 31 2009 11:42 AM

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If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!

Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!

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elle p.

elle p.



Oct 31 2009 11:19 AM


Glass,,

Glass,,



Oct 31 2009 5:21 AM

i'm very sad you're not coming to CA :/
Ravenday

Ravenday



Oct 30 2009 9:08 PM

Hey  how are u??? we invite u to listen our music !!!
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SD Photography



Oct 30 2009 8:50 PM

...and by folks I mean u and ur many talents.
SD Photography

SD Photography



Oct 30 2009 8:48 PM

The fact that u folks will not b coming to CA has caused a piece of my heart to wither and die....U shoild check out Down Town Brew in San Louis Obispo, ca. U can ask Numbskull booking.
osöles

osöles
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Oct 30 2009 4:10 AM

Hey thanks from the friendship!!...nice music!! 



listen my noise!!!..  is
that they will like!!
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Love Beats War (DEBUT EP AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!!!)

Love Beats War (DEBUT EP AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!!!)



Oct 29 2009 3:45 AM

hey!!! we hope you got a chance to listen to our songs :)
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Oct 27 2009 4:23 AM

Your Music Is nothing less than amazing! I love it soo much you should come to Virginia I promise a sold out show! and Yo are beautiful and i fully intend on marrying you!
-Rachel Celis (almost Twigg)
OYEN

OYEN



Oct 27 2009 3:55 AM

Hey, just stopping by your page to say what’s up

 

=]

 

Xoxo
SoWeirdBoy ~

Jimmie Baker
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Oct 27 2009 1:05 AM

Hey guys vote for SLIM TWIG at Portrait Magazine for the TOP 30 UNDER 30 Contest!!!

http://www.portraitmagazine.net/
The Only Light Is Darkness.

Wensday Test



Oct 25 2009 11:56 PM

You were amazing in Tracey Fragents!!!!
aaric van

aaric van



Oct 25 2009 5:36 PM

;;;
amaZing aMy

Kotton Kandy



Oct 25 2009 3:17 PM

gonna see you in NYC and I'm very excited
Happy ツ

Happy ツ



Oct 24 2009 10:32 PM

hi
&Tiffany&..l*-*l

Tiffany Cruz



Oct 23 2009 1:45 AM

when r u coming to nyc?
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