Twine | |
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Origin | Cleveland, Ohio |
Genres | IDM, glitch |
Years active | 1997 | –present
Members | Greg Malcolm Chad Mossholder |
Twine is an American electronic music duo that formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1997. [1] In addition to releasing four albums and one EP, [1] the duo have also created two royalty-free libraries of audio samples for the Sonic Foundry digital audio workstation, ACID. [1]
Greg Malcolm and Chad Mossholder went to the same high school in Cleveland, Ohio, when they began making music together. [1] They shared a common interest in skateboarding and attended Akron University together for a year. [2] The group formed at Kent State University in 1997 [1] as a collaboration between Mossholder and David Graves. They were working under the name "The New Severe Theatre" before Graves moved to Maryland a few months later. [2] Mossholder then asked his old friend Malcolm to join, and they changed the name of their pairing to Twine. [2] Both Malcolm and Mossholder have formal educations in computers and technology. [1]
The group's first album Reference, was released in 1999. [1] The second, Recorder, came out in 2002, followed by an eponymous release in 2003. [1] There followed a five year wait until their fourth album, Violets, which finally arrived in 2008. [1] The majority of work on the album occurred from 2003–2004. [3] Commenting on the delay, Malcolm stated, "After four years, I felt personally hopeless about the release and lost faith basically in the entire indie-electronic music business." [3] Mossholder, on the other hand, said that both the band and label Ghostly International wanted to "release something special for the listener". [3] Both men were also busy with their personal careers in the interim, though they continued writing and recording new material, and have a large collection of unpublished music. [3] Mossholder has done extensive work writing music and doing sound design for video games, [3] [4] while Malcolm works in the commercial photography industry. [4] In 2011, Malcolm said that the duo would attempt to "re-launch" Twine that year. [4]
Mark Richardson of Allmusic said that the duo "combine samples, digitally generated tones, and processed instruments into an electronic mix that defies easy categorization." [1] Malcolm also said of their sound: "I can't define it, but I know what it is when I see (hear) it." [4] Mossholder said of their collaborative style, "We create a common virtual space where we can deposit ideas, sounds, song fragments, and sometimes complete thoughts." [4] Malcolm commented that the pair were "like Voltron: able to operate independently," but able to "come together when needed, and make the sum greater than the parts." [4]
The pair's second album, Recorder, was positively received, called both "dark and deep" [1] and "an achievement". [5] Their fifth, Violets, was described as "powerful" and "really worthwhile". [6]
Twine | |
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Origin | Cleveland, Ohio |
Genres | IDM, glitch |
Years active | 1997 | –present
Members | Greg Malcolm Chad Mossholder |
Twine is an American electronic music duo that formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1997. [1] In addition to releasing four albums and one EP, [1] the duo have also created two royalty-free libraries of audio samples for the Sonic Foundry digital audio workstation, ACID. [1]
Greg Malcolm and Chad Mossholder went to the same high school in Cleveland, Ohio, when they began making music together. [1] They shared a common interest in skateboarding and attended Akron University together for a year. [2] The group formed at Kent State University in 1997 [1] as a collaboration between Mossholder and David Graves. They were working under the name "The New Severe Theatre" before Graves moved to Maryland a few months later. [2] Mossholder then asked his old friend Malcolm to join, and they changed the name of their pairing to Twine. [2] Both Malcolm and Mossholder have formal educations in computers and technology. [1]
The group's first album Reference, was released in 1999. [1] The second, Recorder, came out in 2002, followed by an eponymous release in 2003. [1] There followed a five year wait until their fourth album, Violets, which finally arrived in 2008. [1] The majority of work on the album occurred from 2003–2004. [3] Commenting on the delay, Malcolm stated, "After four years, I felt personally hopeless about the release and lost faith basically in the entire indie-electronic music business." [3] Mossholder, on the other hand, said that both the band and label Ghostly International wanted to "release something special for the listener". [3] Both men were also busy with their personal careers in the interim, though they continued writing and recording new material, and have a large collection of unpublished music. [3] Mossholder has done extensive work writing music and doing sound design for video games, [3] [4] while Malcolm works in the commercial photography industry. [4] In 2011, Malcolm said that the duo would attempt to "re-launch" Twine that year. [4]
Mark Richardson of Allmusic said that the duo "combine samples, digitally generated tones, and processed instruments into an electronic mix that defies easy categorization." [1] Malcolm also said of their sound: "I can't define it, but I know what it is when I see (hear) it." [4] Mossholder said of their collaborative style, "We create a common virtual space where we can deposit ideas, sounds, song fragments, and sometimes complete thoughts." [4] Malcolm commented that the pair were "like Voltron: able to operate independently," but able to "come together when needed, and make the sum greater than the parts." [4]
The pair's second album, Recorder, was positively received, called both "dark and deep" [1] and "an achievement". [5] Their fifth, Violets, was described as "powerful" and "really worthwhile". [6]