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Jake Bickerton

About Me

Me: Singer, guitar/ keyboard playing music maker. Been on a few comps, including iChill (Compiled by Pete Lawrence on Big Chill recordings) and Young Blood Electronica (Compiled by Massimo from Danmass on Vitaminic recordings)

My Music: Quirky but tuneful, with both electronic and 'proper' instruments, layers of harmonies, and so on.

What others think:"Some great stuff, which is hardly surprising!" Ulrich Schnauss (City Centre Offices)
"Excellent songs and great arrangements. I love the fact it's so varied." Ollie Cherer, Dollboy
"Very lovely" Rob da Bank (Radio One/ Sunday Best)
"The pop melodies might not have sounded out of place amongst the works of such legendary songwriters as Lennon/McCartney and the Beach Boys." Dan Bean (BBC Oxford)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/07/2006
Band Members: Jake Bickerton - vocals, guitars, keyboards and all other sounds
Influences: Lou Reed, Momus, Elvis Costello, Adem, Belle and Sebastian, Richard Thompson, REM, Nightmares on Wax, Stephen Duffy/ Lilac Time, The Jam, Gram Parsons, Iron and Wine, Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Daniel Lanois, Clayhill, Bright Eyes, Billy Fury, Beach Boys, Auteurs, The The, Massive Attack, Mogwai, Morphine, Mocky, Neil Diamond, RJD2, LCD Soundsystem, Monkeybacon, Neon Heights, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg
Sounds Like: Lou Reed, Momus, Adem, Stephen Duffy/ Lilac Time, Iron and Wine, Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois, Beach Boys, Auteurs, The The, Massive Attack, Mogwai, Monkeybacon, Neon Heights, Super Furry Animals
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Adam and Joe - BBC Radio 6music play

Hi,Great news - Adam and Joe played my Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (Jake Bickerton remix) on their show on Saturday. Go here to hear it, and here for the track listing (for some reason the automated s...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:54:00 GMT

Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (Jake Bickerton remix)

You can hear it here now, and there's a version (taken from my Radio 1 play on Rob da Bank's show) on YouTube hereThe competition is now closed. I got nowhere but never mind, eh?
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:41:00 GMT

BBC Radio 1 play

My remix of Franz Ferdinand's forthcoming single Ulysses was played by Rob da Bank on Radio 1 a few weeks ago. I've put the extract from his show where he plays it here, along with some video I took l...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:53:00 GMT

Franz Ferdinand remix

Hi,I've remixed Franz Ferdinand's new single Ulysses, as part of a competition run by beatportal.com. To have a listen and 'spin' (ie. vote for) my remix, head here - annoyingly you have to register ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Some more of my tunes on the web

Laid BackSleeping with the angelsIt's easy in spaceClobbered
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 17:10:00 GMT

Do the green thing

One of my tunes called 'A Walking Tour of Wissant' features on an online mix /podcast available for free from hereAll the music is recorded at 105bmp (the average walking speed) so if you walk a lot, ...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:34:00 GMT