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The Cocaine's in the Tires

For their seventh release, Hidden Harmony proudly presents the debut album of LONG TWINS into the waxen sonic
wonderland for your full listening pleasure.

 ‘Everyone In Water’ by KV Hopper and Elizabeth LoPiccolo duo is a collection of delicate avant-pop songs that occupy liminal space between sophisticated songwriting and the eternal charms of warm
modular arpeggios, the brilliant voice and flute sonority and blue-sky psychedelia of sequencers, generators and filters, the
merging compositional prowess and experimentation with pop sensibility. ‘Everyone In Water’ deals with lyrical themes
centered around the sense of place and everyday rituals which curve out into an incredibly serene peak of new sincerity.
The thirteen songs on the album are a transcendental amalgamation of avant and pop traditions and of organic and
electronic compositional structures - an entire universe of a record blessed with its own beautifully bizarre logic.

‘In the movement itself, music makes us aware of the passing of time, always tracking toward itself like a clock. An
album is an experience of sound; it can make us believe something imaginary - as if a flute can play itself. The
recording becomes any interpretation of motion we want it to be’ – Long Twins

KV Hopper is a musician and product designer living in Portland, OR. Originally from El Paso, Texas, during the mid-90’s
he helped form punk group, At The Drive-in and appeared on the first two releases (Hell Paso and Alfaro Vive Carajo). In
2001 he moved to San Francisco and created an instrumental prog-band, Crime in Choir (featuring Death Grips drummer,
Zach Hill, synthesist, Jonas Reinhardt and other contributing artists). In 2019, he began a studio project, Long Twins with
collaborations from guitarist, Phil Manely (Trans Am and Life Coach); vocalist, Meryl Press; percussionist, Warren Huegel
(Damo Suzuki’s Network); and vocalist, flutist, Elizabeth LoPiccolo.
Elizabeth LoPiccolo is a musician, film photographer, and performer living in Brooklyn, New York. She has been a member
of Xhoir (an offshoot of Colin Self’s Xoir), a contributor to the music and performances of Ziemba (René Kladzyk, who takes
her band name from her grandmother’s maiden name) and a longtime collaborator with her husband, Rhys Ziemba (no
relation to René Kladzyk, just pure coincidence!) Most recently Elizabeth has been a contributor of vocals, lyrics, and flute
arrangements to the experimental synth tapestries of Long Twins.

All songs written, performed and produced by Long Twins (KV Hopper and Elizabeth LoPiccolo)
Recorded in Portland, OR, US and Brooklyn, NY, US (Recording period May 2021 - March 2022)
Mixed by — Brandon Eggleston
Mastered by — Rafael Anton Irisarri (Black Knoll Studio, NY, US)
Design — Stassia Saromova, Ilja Tulit
Layout — Ilja Tulit, Valentin Sitnyansky, Long Twins
Liner notes — KV Hopper, Rhys Ziemba
Cover Photography — Elizabeth LoPiccolo
Cover Artwork — Mary Carol Williams
Insert Photography — Elizabeth LoPiccolo
Special thanks to:
Mandi Hopper, Sadie Hopper, Emmett Hopper, Rhys Ziemba, Clint Newsom, Portland S1 Library, Valentin Sitnyansky and Brandon Eggleston.
Released and distributed by Hidden Harmony Recordings (HH07)
© & ℗ 2023 Long Twins

13 Everyone In Water

12 Swimming People

11 Some Sort Of Algae

10 They Are Ok

09 Gas Thief

08 Moving Plants Again

07 Real Smoke

06 Canned Mood

05 You Are A Place

04 Walking And Working

03 Extra Fabric

02 Household Gloves

01 Present Man

You Can Have A Deviled Egg Instead

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Strange Guards 2 2

Green Lungs

Long Twins - by KV Hopper is a collection of colorful avant pop, synth songwriting, merging compositional psychedelia and experimentation with a punk sensibility. 

KV Hopper is a synth composer living in Portland, OR. 

Discography ——

At The Drive-in - Hell Paso - Bassist/ songwriter/ Western Breed Recs.  (1994) 
At The Drive-in - Alfaro Vive Carajo - Bassist/ songwriter/ Western Breed Recs.  (1995)
100 Watt Clock - s/t - Bassist/ songwriter/ Buddy System Recs.  (1997)
The Hades Kick - Ate’ - Bassist/Rhodes/ songwriter / Thick as Thieves (1999)
Crime in Choir - s/t - Bassist/ Rhodes/ songwriter / Omnibus Records (2001)
Crime in Choir - The Hoop - Bassist/ Rhodes/ songwrite/ Frenetic Records (2004)
Crime in Choir - Trumpery Metier - Bassist/Rhodes/ songwriter/ GSL (2006)
Crime in Choir - Gift Givers - Bassist/Rhodes/ songwriter / Kill Shaman Records (2009)
Awesome Tapes from Africa - Makamiba Bola (Palermo Remix) - Bassist (2012) 
Sparta -s/t - Bassist/ Synth -  Dine Alone Records (2022) 
Long Twins - Everyone in Water - composer, producer/ Hidden Harmony Recordings (2023)  



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