- Broken Spindles
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Name = Broken Spindles
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Origin =Omaha, Nebraska ,United States
Genre =Indie rock ,Electronica ,Synth pop
Years_active = 2001-present
Label =Saddle Creek Records
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Current_members =Joel Petersen
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Notable_instruments =Broken Spindles is
Joel Petersen ofOmaha, Nebraska . Joel also plays bass and guitar inThe Faint and at one time played bass in Beep Beep. The music of Broken Spindles ranges from instrumental electronic, sparse piano pieces to rocking riffage pop songs.Broken Spindles originally started in
2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film. It developed into a solo project with the first release in 2002 on Tiger Style Records. In between touring withThe Faint and Beep Beep, Petersen found time to write music for Broken Spindles.The song, "Song No Song," from
fulfilled/complete was used in a car commercial forLexus .Discography
Albums
*self-titled (
2002 ·Tiger Style Records )
*fulfilled/complete (2004 ·Saddle Creek Records )
*inside/absent (2005 ·Saddle Creek Records )Compilations
*"" (
2005 ·Saddle Creek )::song: "Move Away (Broken Spindles Remix)"Miscellanea
*Remixed "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" by
Her Space Holiday .
*Remixed "Miss Murder" by AFI.
*Remixed "Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games" byOf Montreal .
*Remixed "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" byGood Charlotte .ee also
*Beep Beep
*The Faint External links
* [http://www.saddle-creek.com Saddle Creek Records]
* [http://www.saddle-creek.com/bands/brokenspindles Saddle Creek Records: Broken Spindles]
* [http://www.myspace.com/brokenspindles Broken Spindles on MySpace]
* [http://store.saddle-creek.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SCOS&Category_Code=Broken_Spindles Broken Spindles at the Saddle Creek US Online Store]Interviews
* [http://www.timmcmahan.com/broken.htm Lazy-i Interview: October 2002]
* [http://www.timmcmahan.com/broken2.htm Lazy-i Interview: June 2004]
* [http://www.onetimesone.com/sound/interviews/petersenjoel.php One Times One Interview: March 2004]
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