- Two Lone Swordsmen
Infobox musical artist
Name = Two Lone Swordsmen
Img_capt = (l-r) Keith Tenniswood and Andy Weatherall
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Alias = Aramchek, Basic Units, The Black Balloons, Frisch Und Munter, Hidden Library, The Hold, Jnr Poon, Klart, Klunk, Lino Squares, Rude Solo
Origin =London
Genre = ElectroPost punk Downtempo
Years_active =1996 – present
Label = Warp, RGC,Hidden Library
Associated_acts =Sabres of Paradise
URL = [http://www.twoloneswordsmen.com twoloneswordsmen.com]
Current_members = Andrew Weatherall
Keith TenniswoodThe Two Lone Swordsmen are British house
DJ and producerAndrew Weatherall and studio engineerKeith Tenniswood . Formed in early1996 , following the dissolution of Weatherall's influentialSabres of Paradise techno act, the Swordsmen have explored a variety of styles, from electro and 4/4techno topost punk anddowntempo breakbeat . Originally they released material on the labelEmissions Audio Output , run by Weatherall. However, the small nature of the operation limited the duo's success and they subsequently signed toWarp Records , making them labelmates with acts such asAutechre andBoards of Canada , as well as setting up theRotters Golf Club label for their more dancefloor-friendly output under various other guises.In
2004 they released "From the Double Gone Chapel", exhibiting more of a late 1970s dub andpost punk sound than their previous work, influenced heavily by groups like PiL. It was released with the single "Sex Beat", a cover of the popularGun Club song. Their latest album, "Wrong Meeting", was released in April 2007, with "Wrong Meeting II" following a month after. Set solidly in the dub rock vein they explored on "From the Double Gone Chapel", the duo venture into sleezy country andLCD Soundsystem -style punk funkdisco .Discography
ingles
*"The Tenth Mission" (Emissions Audio Output 1996)
*"Two Lone Swordsmen And A Being" (Special Emissions 1996)
*"Stuka" (Creation Records 1997) - as "Primal Scream Meet The Two Lone Swordsmen"
*"Nostik/Tall Lights" (7" only) (C-Pij 1999)
*"Two Lone Swordsmen Receive Tactical Support" (Warp 1999)
*"Further Reminders" (7" only) (Warp 2001)
*"Sex Beat" (Warp 2004)
*"Big Silver Shining Motor Of Sin E.P." (Warp 2004)Albums
*"The Fifth Mission (Return to Flightpath Estate)" (Emissions Audio Output 1996)
*"Swimming Not Skimming" (Emissions Audio Output 1996)
*"Stockwell Steppas" (Emissions Audio Output 1997)
*"A Bag Of Blue Sparks" (Warp 1998)
*"Stay Down" (Warp 1998)
*"A Virus With Shoes" (Warp 1999)
*"Tiny Reminders" (Warp 2000)
*"Further Reminders" (Warp 2001)
*"Locked Swords" (Warp Records 2001)
*"From the Double Gone Chapel" (Warp 2004)
*"Emissions Audio Output - From The Archive Vol/01" (Rotters Golf Club 2006)
*"Wrong Meeting" (Rotters Golf Club 2007)
*"Wrong Meeting II" (Rotters Golf Club 2007)Compilations
*"Peppered With Spastic Magic - A Collection Of Two Lone Swordsmen Remixes" (Rotters Golf Club 2003)
External links
* [http://www.rottersgolfclub.co.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.strandedinstereo.com/music_2loneswordsmen.shtml Review on Stranded in Stereo]
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