Gazelle Twin
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| Birth name | Elizabeth Walling |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | gazelletwin.com |
Elizabeth Bernholz (née Walling, born 1981), better known by her stage name Gazelle Twin, is an electronic music composer, producer and musician who is currently based in Leicestershire, England.[3][4][5]
Life and career
[edit]Elizabeth Bernholz studied music at the University of Sussex and graduated in 2006.[6] She conceived the Gazelle Twin project when she watched Fever Ray perform at the 2009 Loop Festival. Bernholz noted how "[Fever Ray's] show reminded me how powerful and liberating costume is, and I became interested in the power of disguise".[7]
The debut album, The Entire City, was released in July 2011 to critical acclaim.[8] The album includes her three previously recorded singles, "Changelings" (2010), "I Am Shell I Am Bone" and "Men Like Gods" (2011). Bernholz named it as her "landscape album".[9]
In 2014, Gazelle Twin released her second album, Unflesh, to further critical praise.[10] In an interview with Guy Mankowski for PopMatters, Bernholz mentioned that in the live shows for Unflesh she would be performing in a version of her PE kit from school, saying she wanted to "go back to my teenage years to literally live out the idea of being a freak, like I thought I was (and was often made to feel) at the time."[11]
On 21 September 2018, Bernholz released her third studio album, Pastoral, preceded by two singles: "Hobby Horse" and "Glory". The album's main inspirations were rural life and Brexit.[12] It ranked at number one on The Quietus' "Top 100 Albums of 2018" list.[13] She has also remixed music by John Foxx.[14]
Gazelle Twin is unsigned and releases music under her own label, Anti-Ghost Moon Ray, but has also released music on Lakeshore Records (US), Invada Records (UK), Last Gang Records (US/CAN), Moog Music Library (US), The Vinyl Factory (UK), NMC Recordings (UK), and Sugarcane Recordings (US).
Personal life
[edit]Elizabeth Bernholz lives in Leicestershire, England with her husband, Jez Bernholz, who also performs with her on stage, and her child whose name is Ezra.[5][4] She previously lived in Brighton for 12 years.[6]
Discography
[edit]Albums
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| The Entire City |
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| Unflesh |
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| Pastoral |
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| Deep England (with NYX) |
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| Black Dog |
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EPs
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| Mammal |
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| Kingdom Come |
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Remix albums
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| The Entire City Remixed |
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| Fleshed Out |
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Soundtrack albums
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| Out of Body (Soundtrack) |
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| Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne (Amazon Original Soundtrack |
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| The Power (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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| Then You Run (Original Score) |
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Changelings" | 2010 | The Entire City |
| "I Am Shell I Am Bone" | 2011 | |
| "Men Like Gods" | ||
| "Belly of the Beast" | 2014 | Unflesh |
| "Anti Body" | ||
| "Guts" | ||
| "Human Touch" | ||
| "Hobby Horse" | 2018 | Pastoral |
| "Glory" | ||
| "Dirge MMXVIII" | Non-album single | |
| "Fool" | 2019 | |
| "Fire Leap" | 2020 | Deep England |
| "Deep England" | 2021 | |
| "Black Dog" | 2023 | Black Dog |
| "Fear Keeps Us Alive" |
Remixes
[edit]- Halsey - I am not a woman, I'm a god (Gazelle Twin Remix)
References
[edit]- ^ Lockie, Connor (19 November 2018). "Gazelle Twin: Pastoral". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Stasis, Spyros (17 September 2018). "'Pastoral' Sees Gazelle Twin Perform a Sardonic Reconfiguration of Avant-pop". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Stream Gazelle Twin's darkly experimental album 'Unflesh'". Dazed. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Gazelle Twin live at Rough Trade". glamglare.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b Doran, John (22 June 2018). "She Do The Police in Different Voices: Gazelle Twin Interview". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Bernholz aka Gazelle Twin (Music 2003) : Spotlight On... : Development and Alumni Relations : University of Sussex". University of Sussex. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Denney, Alex (8 July 2010). "The Power of Disguise: Gazelle Twin Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Gazelle Twin: The Entire City". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Stasis, Spyros (21 September 2018). "Distortions of the Past: An Interview with Gazelle Twin". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (21 October 2014). "The Quietus | Reviews | Gazelle Twin". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Mankowski, Guy (May 2014). "Pop Matters | "I Get Off on Intense Atmospheres" | Gazelle Twin". Pop Matters. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Hewitt, Ben (20 September 2018). "Gazelle Twin has given Brexit a suitably twisted face and written a soundtrack for the bitterness beneath our green and pleasant land". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Turner, Luke (25 December 2018). "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2018, In Association With Norman Records". The Quietus. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Turner, Luke (10 January 2013). "John Foxx & Friends on Identity Amidst The Machines". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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