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Broken Spindles
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Out of 9 votes - Similar Artists: The Frequency, N.LN, Nine Inch Nails, the Faint
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- Genre: Alternative/Punk » Lo-Fi
Editor's review
It seems like every member of every band on Saddle Creek Records has at least one spin-off project, and the Faint's bassist Joel Petersen is no exception. As Broken Spindles, he has a further-reaching yet subtler musical palette than the Faint does--delving deeper into ambient and fractured electro.
Biography
Joel Petersen is no stranger to multitasking. One moment, he is playing bass in the Faint, the next he is half-hidden behind a video screen, masterminding the midi-fest that is Broken Spindles.
Broken Spindles began in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's video piece. The soundtrack soon developed into a solo project, and finally resulted in the self-titled instrumental album released by Tiger Style Records in September 2002.
Enter 2004, the year that marks Saddle Creek's release of Broken Spindles' Fulfilled/Complete.
The use of vocals and strings on Fulfilled/Complete helps to convey the essence of Joel's songwriting for his other projects, while expanding on a style unique to Broken Spindles. Chamber arrangements echoing Debussy in one song and Glass in another are matched with the darkly danceable backbone of the Faint. The result is a seamless marriage of electronic and organic elements, equipped with a diversity of songwriting that will appeal to fans of Fragile-era Nine Inch Nails and Eric Satie alike.
