MeandthetwinS are an instrumental band that started out in 1998 when Rachel, Laura and Paul met at art college in Hartlepool. They began playing a mix of noisy feedback and quiet acoustic music inspired by a mutual love of Low, Aerial M, Pavement, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth among many others. Their sound changed and became bigger after relocation to Newcastle, when Narbi joined the band to play drums around 2001.
Their approach was to make simple, ego-free music that evolved according to its own logic and had a life of its own, allowing songs to come from long practices playing around with different combinations of sounds and feelings. What resulted was a cinematic mix of sounds that could switch from sweet to foreboding in the breadth of a chord change.
In 2003 they recorded an eponymous 6 track EP with Peter Brewis of Field Music.
They continue to play music together whenever they can....................
Also see Chippewa Falls & Maxïmo Park
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A review...
Spring is here. So why is it raining? I don't know.
Have you ever tried to describe in words something as abstract as sound? It's really hard. Music reviews tend to fall into two categories: first, excitable exclamations about how this band will change your life coupled with equally excitable comparisons with other bands. Second: earnest descriptions of the music coupled with equally earnest comparisons with other bands. The first is the policy of the all-new Jackie-lookalike NME, and the second is the policy of weirdy-beardy types at The Wire. (Just thought I'd get those stereotypes out of the way.)
MeandthetwinS are a four-piece from dear old not very sunny quite rainy and cold Newcastle upon Tyne, and as far as I know this minialbum is a demo. They like guitars (who doesn't? Oh yeah, Milan Kundera - nobody's perfect I suppose) and this demo features seven instrumental tracks which are by turn melancholy, whimsical and - well, kind of rainy.
The likelihood is that you haven't heard MeandthetwinS music before, so I'm going to give you some clues about how they sound to my sensitive ears. A little like the Velvets after John Cale left them (think Foggy Notion); a little like early New Order circa Power, Corruption and Lies (think Leave Me Alone); and a little like the Durutti Column.
It's still raining - summer in Newcastle eh? I like it.
-Andrew Russell
/may 15th 2004/
Just found out about this band, I have been a massive fan of Maximo Park for a long while, and out of interest today, found this page. I am absolutely from listening to the songs in love with them...
My favourite is I Taste Revolution in Her Kiss I am so glad I have found this band, I really am.
Please keep up the good work Paul, Laura, Rachel and Narbi. Please do some gigs in the Teesside Area (or come to Bede College in Billingham and play). Because I would love to see you live. You've brightend up what has been so far a pretty bad week.
Hi Guys. Here's a few pics from the gig you did with Asobi Seksu. Paul said jokingly that people were there to the main act but I was there to see you guys, me and Jamie had a great night too.
We three stooges have to say that your gig was better than anything i've seen i've seen in years.. hopefully see you at the shadow but definitely at the cluny..
Room 1: Disco Dancing, dressing up, huge prize tombola, new Caster Sugar visuals by Ratty, and run through a maze! with
FOOD SOUNDSYSTEM LIVE!!! www. myspace. com/freshoutofdeathsoundsystem 'All the dance music genres having a scrap' plus Debbora Sim and quite possibly Dinosaur World keeping it fun fast and dancing all night!
Room 2: The Cinema Films all night from Brooklyn artist and film maker Torsten UN:ART:IG. Grainy and noisy featuring live footage of the New York noise scene, the last days of CBGB, Old School Hip Hop shows, Black Dice, Lightning Bolt, Die! Die! Die!, and many more. For a preview: http://www. youtube. com/unARTigNYC
Room 3: The Weird Cafe Last time we took over the star and shadow, the foyer was lit only by a strobe and everyone had a headache. This time it will be similarly dark and strange, with flashing light displays, the buffet of sweets and cakes, neon tables, candles, a giant pyramid of caster sugar boxes, chandeliers, and much more!
£5 to get in, Saturday June 14th 8pm till 2.30am don't be late!! message us for guaranteed entry list xx
Hey, I was wondering if there's a way to order maybe an album of you? Or anything more than just those 4 songs you've uploaded there? I'm muchly in love with I Taste Revolution In Her Kiss ♥
Hello to YouandthetwinS... It's been a long time no see, but now we've found your site we hope to remedy that! As you can see, Peter and I have finally joined up together again and are producing some interesting stuff - so we're told!
