Elizabeth Bernholz (née Walling), b. 1981 in Canterbury, England, and better known by her stage name Gazelle Twin, is an electronic music composer, producer and musician who is currently based in Leicestershire, England.[3][4][5]
Gazelle Twin | |
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| Birth name | Elizabeth Walling |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | gazelletwin.com |
Life and career
editElizabeth Bernholz studied music at the University of Sussex and graduated in 2006.[6] She conceived the Gazelle Twin project when she watched Fever Ray perform at the 2009 Loop Festival. Bernholz noted how "[Fever Ray's] show reminded me how powerful and liberating costume is, and I became interested in the power of disguise".[7]
The debut album, The Entire City, was released in July 2011 to critical acclaim.[8] The album includes her three previously recorded singles, "Changelings" (2010), "I Am Shell I Am Bone" and "Men Like Gods" (2011). Bernholz named it as her "landscape album".[9]
In 2014, Gazelle Twin released her second album, Unflesh, to further critical praise.[10] In an interview with Guy Mankowski for PopMatters, Bernholz mentioned that in the live shows for Unflesh she would be performing in a version of her PE kit from school, saying she wanted to "go back to my teenage years to literally live out the idea of being a freak, like I thought I was (and was often made to feel) at the time."[11]
On 21 September 2018, Bernholz released her third studio album, Pastoral, preceded by two singles: "Hobby Horse" and "Glory". The album's main inspirations were rural life and Brexit.[12] It ranked at number one on The Quietus' "Top 100 Albums of 2018" list.[13] She has also remixed music by John Foxx.[14]
Gazelle Twin is unsigned and releases music under her own label, Anti-Ghost Moon Ray, but has also released music on Lakeshore Records (US), Invada Records (UK), Last Gang Records (US/CAN), Moog Music Library (US), The Vinyl Factory (UK), NMC Recordings (UK), and Sugarcane Recordings (US).
Personal life
editElizabeth Bernholz lives in Leicestershire, England with her husband, Jez Bernholz, who also performs with her on stage, and her child whose name is Ezra.[5][4] She previously lived in Brighton for 12 years.[6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details |
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| The Entire City |
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| Unflesh |
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| Pastoral |
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| Deep England (with NYX) |
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| Black Dog |
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EPs
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| Mammal |
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| Kingdom Come |
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Remix albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| The Entire City Remixed |
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| Fleshed Out |
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Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Out of Body (Soundtrack) |
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| Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne (Amazon Original Soundtrack |
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| The Power (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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| Then You Run (Original Score) |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Changelings" | 2010 | The Entire City |
| "I Am Shell I Am Bone" | 2011 | |
| "Men Like Gods" | ||
| "Belly of the Beast" | 2014 | Unflesh |
| "Anti Body" | ||
| "Guts" | ||
| "Human Touch" | ||
| "Hobby Horse" | 2018 | Pastoral |
| "Glory" | ||
| "Dirge MMXVIII" | Non-album single | |
| "Fool" | 2019 | |
| "Fire Leap" | 2020 | Deep England |
| "Deep England" | 2021 | |
| "Black Dog" | 2023 | Black Dog |
| "Fear Keeps Us Alive" |
Remixes
edit- Halsey - I am not a woman, I'm a god (Gazelle Twin Remix)
References
edit- ^ Lockie, Connor (19 November 2018). "Gazelle Twin: Pastoral". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Stasis, Spyros (17 September 2018). "'Pastoral' Sees Gazelle Twin Perform a Sardonic Reconfiguration of Avant-pop". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Stream Gazelle Twin's darkly experimental album 'Unflesh'". Dazed. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Gazelle Twin live at Rough Trade". glamglare.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b Doran, John (22 June 2018). "She Do The Police in Different Voices: Gazelle Twin Interview". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Bernholz aka Gazelle Twin (Music 2003) : Spotlight On... : Development and Alumni Relations : University of Sussex". University of Sussex. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Denney, Alex (8 July 2010). "The Power of Disguise: Gazelle Twin Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Gazelle Twin: The Entire City". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Stasis, Spyros (21 September 2018). "Distortions of the Past: An Interview with Gazelle Twin". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (21 October 2014). "The Quietus | Reviews | Gazelle Twin". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Mankowski, Guy (May 2014). "Pop Matters | "I Get Off on Intense Atmospheres" | Gazelle Twin". Pop Matters. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Hewitt, Ben (20 September 2018). "Gazelle Twin has given Brexit a suitably twisted face and written a soundtrack for the bitterness beneath our green and pleasant land". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Turner, Luke (25 December 2018). "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2018, In Association With Norman Records". The Quietus. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Turner, Luke (10 January 2013). "John Foxx & Friends on Identity Amidst The Machines". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 November 2015.