Solar Twins (band)
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Solar Twins are an English
England
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 electronica
Electronica
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 duo with Joanna Stevens (vocals) and David Norland (producer/all instruments/vocals).

Solar Twins were signed by Guy Oseary
Guy Oseary
Guy Oseary is an Israeli-American expert businessman who began his career in entertainment at 17 at what was to become Maverick Records. He is Madonna's manager.-Maverick:...

 at Maverick Records
Maverick Records
Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:...

 after playing at Viper Room
Viper Room
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. They are known for their version of Rock the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash in 1982. It was released as the third single from their fifth album, Combat Rock. The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance," it also reached number eight on...

, found on the soundtrack to the movie Brokedown Palace
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. They made one album, and split after attempting a second, thwarted by insurmountable creative differences.

Discography

  • Solar Twins (1999)
    1. "Puppet"
    2. "Nightfall"
    3. "Better Life"
    4. "Alleluias"
    5. "Rock The Casbah
      Rock the Casbah
      "Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash in 1982. It was released as the third single from their fifth album, Combat Rock. The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance," it also reached number eight on...

      " — 3:42 (a cover song by The Clash
      The Clash
      The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...

      )
    6. "Living Your Dream"
    7. "Earthbound"
    8. "Astral Hymn"
    9. "Out There"
    10. "Splintered"
    11. "Cybersadhu"
    12. "Swayambhu" (featured on the soundtrack of The Next Best Thing)

Further careers

David Norland moved into composition for television and film, as well as producing other artists. His record label Apparent is home to UK electropop act Frankmusik
Frankmusik
Vincent Frank born Vincent James Turner is known professionally as Frankmusik is an English electropop musician. The name "Frank" is derived from the surname of his grandfather, whose name he took in tribute.-Early life:...

 and other forward-looking pop acts.

He recently composed the score for the critically acclaimed movie Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
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.

Other appearances

Joanna Stevens also provides vocals for the following:
  • Poem
    Poem (album)
    -Track listing:All songs written by Bill Leeb and all lyrics written by respective vocalists unless otherwise noted.There is also a misprinted European edition with the US tracklist. Only a few thousand albums were published this way...

    by Delerium
    Delerium
    Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...

    • Tracks: "Myth" and "A Poem for Byzantium"
  • Conjure One
    Conjure One (album)
    Conjure One is the self-titled debut album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One, headed by Rhys Fulber. The album was released in September 2002 .- Track listing :All tracks written by Rhys Fulber, except where noted....

    by Conjure One
    Conjure One
    Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...

    • Tracks: "Manic Star", "Premonition (Reprise)"
  • Extraordinary Ways
    Extraordinary Ways
    Extraordinary Ways is an album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One. Released in August 2005, it was the second album for the project headed by Rhys Fulber .-Track listing:#"Endless Dream"- 4:30...

    by Conjure One
    Conjure One
    Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...

    • Tracks: "Pilgrimage" and "Dying Light"
  • Symbol of Life
    Symbol of Life
    Symbol of Life is the ninth studio album recorded by British band Paradise Lost. It marks a departure by the band from their synth-based approach and returning to a much heavier sound, although not abandoning the keyboards altogether.-Track listing:...

    by Paradise Lost
    Paradise Lost (band)
    Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...

    • Tracks: "Erased", "Primal", and "Mystify"
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