Twice a Man
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Twice a Man are an ambient
electronica
music group based in Gothenburg
, Sweden
, comprising members Dan Söderqvist and Karl Gasleben (born Ingemar Ljungström).
Dan and Karl met in Gothenburg during the early 1970s
when they played in groups Älgarnas Trädgård and Anna Själv Tredje. The duo was formed in 1978 as Cosmic Overdose.
After changing their name to their current title in 1981, Twice a Man released their first album, Music for Girls, in 1982. The group have consistently used synthesizer
s and electronic effects to create their theatrical and atmospheric soundscapes, and from 1984 they began to work with samplers.
The group has collaborated with numerous musicians, mainly with Jocke Söderqvist, and has released numerous albums. They have also written music for theatre (including several works for the Royal Dramatic Theatre
in Stockholm
), television, film and radio. The group are best known outside of their native country for composing the soundtrack to the computer game Kula World
.
In the early 1990s
, Twice a Man created a side-project entitled The Butterfly Effect. They later continued as Twice a Man, but during the decade they decreased their production of studio albums and tours to concentrate on project-based work, often in collaboration with theatre, visual artists or companies.
The group released their most recent album, Icicles, in April 2010.
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
music group based in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, comprising members Dan Söderqvist and Karl Gasleben (born Ingemar Ljungström).
Dan and Karl met in Gothenburg during the early 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
when they played in groups Älgarnas Trädgård and Anna Själv Tredje. The duo was formed in 1978 as Cosmic Overdose.
After changing their name to their current title in 1981, Twice a Man released their first album, Music for Girls, in 1982. The group have consistently used synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s and electronic effects to create their theatrical and atmospheric soundscapes, and from 1984 they began to work with samplers.
The group has collaborated with numerous musicians, mainly with Jocke Söderqvist, and has released numerous albums. They have also written music for theatre (including several works for the Royal Dramatic Theatre
Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's eight running stages....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
), television, film and radio. The group are best known outside of their native country for composing the soundtrack to the computer game Kula World
Kula World
Kula World is a 3D platform-based puzzle game created for the Sony PlayStation, which places the player in control of a Kula beach ball. The main objective of the game is to collect keys which unlock the level exits, as well as coins and jewels along the way...
.
In the early 1990s
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
, Twice a Man created a side-project entitled The Butterfly Effect. They later continued as Twice a Man, but during the decade they decreased their production of studio albums and tours to concentrate on project-based work, often in collaboration with theatre, visual artists or companies.
The group released their most recent album, Icicles, in April 2010.
Discography
- Music For Girls - LP (1982)
- The Sound of a Goat in a Room - cassette (1983)
- Observations From a Borderland - 12" single (1983)
- From a Northern Shore - LP (1984)
- Waterland - cassette (1984)
- Across The Ocean - 12" single (1984)
- Slow Swirl - LP (1985)
- Girl/Time - 7" single (1985)
- Works On Yellow - LP (1986)
- Macbeth - LP (1986)
- Aqua Marine Drum - 12" single (1986)
- Collection of Stones – Selected Works 1982-1987 - CD (1987)
- Driftwood - CD (1988)
- The Sound Isn't Organized Yet - CD (1990)
- A Midsummernight's Dream - CD (1991)
- Figaro Thorsten Emilia - CD (1992)
- Fungus & Sponge - CD (1993)
- Instru Mental - CD (1995)
- Agricultural Beauty - CD (2002)
- Clouds - CD (2008)
- Icicles - CD (2010)