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Broken Spindles is Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

. Joel also plays bass and guitar in The Faint

The Faint

The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...

and at one time played bass in Beep Beep

Beep Beep (band)

Beep Beep is a rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. The band was formed in July 2001 by Eric Bemberger and Chris Hughes, formerly of Saddle Creek group Gabardine. Former member Joel Petersen plays bass in The Faint and also has his own electronica project, Broken Spindles. ...

. The music of Broken Spindles ranges from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs.

Broken Spindles originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film. It developed into a solo project with the first release in 2002 on Tiger Style Records

Tiger Style Records

Tiger Style Records is an independent record label located in New York City, New York. It is owned and operated by Insound. As of 2004, it is on hiatus.- Artists who have worked with Tiger Style :*764-HERO*The Album Leaf*American Analog Set...

. In between touring with the Faint and Beep Beep, Petersen found time to write music for Broken Spindles.

The track "Song No Song" from fulfilled/complete

Fulfilled/complete

fulfilled/complete is the second release by Omaha band Broken Spindles. It was released on Saddle Creek Records. It was released on May 4, 2004.This album is the 61st release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "Induction" – 4:04...

was used in a car commercial for Lexus

Lexus

is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...

Albums

Broken Spindles
Broken Spindles (album)
Broken Spindles is the self-titled debut album by Broken Spindles, the solo project of The Faint and Beep Beep bass guitarist, Joel Petersen...

(2002 · Tiger Style Records
Tiger Style Records
Tiger Style Records is an independent record label located in New York City, New York. It is owned and operated by Insound. As of 2004, it is on hiatus.- Artists who have worked with Tiger Style :*764-HERO*The Album Leaf*American Analog Set...

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fulfilled/complete
Fulfilled/complete
fulfilled/complete is the second release by Omaha band Broken Spindles. It was released on Saddle Creek Records. It was released on May 4, 2004.This album is the 61st release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "Induction" – 4:04...

(2004 · Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...

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inside/absent
Inside/absent
inside/absent is the third release by Broken Spindles, the solo project of Joel Petersen of The Faint and Beep Beep, which are all on Saddle Creek Records...

(2005 · Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...

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Document Number One (2008 · self-released)
Kiss/Kick (2009 · blank.wav)

Compilations

Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina
Lagniappe (album)
Lagniappe is a compilation album put together by Omaha record label Saddle Creek, after the events of Hurricane Katrina. It is a benefit album, and all profits from its sale are donated to the Red Cross' relief efforts in New Orleans....

(2005 · Saddle Creek)

song: "Move Away (Broken Spindles Remix)"

Remixes

Remixed "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" by Her Space Holiday
Her Space Holiday
Her Space Holiday is the recording moniker of indietronic and indie rock artist Marc Bianchi.-History:Marc Bianchi began as a musician in the California hardcore scene. He was a part of Indian Summer and Mohinder before assuming the moniker "Her Space Holiday" in 1996...

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Remixed "Miss Murder" by AFI
AFI (band)
AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...

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Remixed "Wraith Pinned to The Mist and Other Games" by of Montreal
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...

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Remixed "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" by Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin...

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Remixed "Carolina Ghost" by Manic

External links

Interviews

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