This track is from the album Sailing Away - The Instrumentals L.P and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thetwoks14

Sailing Away

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"Like Haim on a violin." (Dom Alessio, Triple j's Home & Hosed)


Credits:
Produced, recorded and mixed by Tony Buchen
Assisted by Antonia Gauci & Dan Frizza
Recorded at 301 Studios, Sydney


First Light

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From the forthcoming EP "First Light" due for release October 2014. Pre-order your digital copy now from iTunes: http://bit.ly/1rfRxYb

Produced, recorded & mixed by Tony Buchen
301 Studios, Sydney
Mastered by Leon Zervos
Released August 1st, 2014

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Produced, recorded and mixed by Tony Buchen
Studios 301, Sydney
Mastered by Leon Zervos
Assistant Engineers: J. Baker
Artwork: megkolac.com

My Place

Step Slide

Hold On

Produced, recorded and mixed by Tony Buchen
Studios 301, Sydney
Mastered by Leon Zervos
Assistant Engineers: J. Baker
Artwork: megkolac.com

The "First Light" EP Out Now from iTunes and Bandcamp.

https://thetwoks.bandcamp.com/album/first-light-ep-oct-2014

Produced, recorded and mixed by Tony Buchen
Studios 301, Sydney
Mastered by Leon Zervos
Assistant Engineers: J. Baker
Artwork: megkolac.com

This year, The Twoks have been living right next door to a construction site. It’s loud and it’s annoying and it’s shit. Turns out one can observe humanity at its finest from the kitchen window.

The fence has been destroyed and there are abusive men on the doorstep every week. But there’s a song in everything…

It’s been a heavy year for all sorts of reasons, not just for us, but also for our friends and family. This song is for them. Ah, Christmas.

“Christmas Time” is The Twoks’ first festive season-inspired release. It is being released with an accompanying DIY-style video made by guest double bassist, Meg Kolac. Incorporating real, live footage from the construction site over the fence, this video encapsulates what a year it truly has been.

Here’s to a better 2016.


Written and arranged by Xani Kolac
Xani Kolac (violin, vocals, piano)
Mark Leahy (drums)
special guest, Meg Kolac (double bass)

Engineered and mixed by Marty Brown
Standalone Studios, Melbourne
Mastered by John Ruberto
Copyright The Twoks, 2015

Lyrics:

It's been the year from hell
I'm not doing so well
I've been thinking of throwing in the towel
Right now

It's been one hell of a ride
Felt like nobody was on my side
I felt so lonely
Like the days dragged on and on
But I'm still holding on

'Coz up ahead I'll feel fine
Around about Christmas time
That's when I kiss the year goodbye

All year long I've felt out of place
Every door was shut in my face
And all my loved ones have been having a hard time, too
What about you?

I put my heart on the line
But it turns out it's only been a waste of my time
I've been crying, crying myself to sleep
But tears are cheap

It's been the year to forget
It's been the worst one yet
Oh I wonder what next year's gonna' be
Please be good to me

Christmas Time

Last year, Xani Kolac (electric violin/vocals/songwriter) began working on THE TWOKS + STRINGS - a project featuring twelve string players performing re-arrangements of The Twoks' art-pop songs and instrumental tracks live. After the success of this performance at The Gasometer Hotel (see video), Xani began work on other exciting collaborative projects blending her art-pop sensibilites with contemporary classical. 

Melbourne is jam-packed with talented and innovative musicians and Xani has spent the past twelve months working with a bunch of her favourite players to re-arrange her pop tunes into beautiful, epic compositions. The Twoks, with Mark Leahy on drums, have gone from electric violin and drums duo to mixed ensemble blurring the lines between pop and classical, jazz and improvisation. 

The latest result is COLLAB: Vol. 1 - a collaboration between The Twoks and contemporary classical piano trio, SOLSTICE. The COLLAB series is about challenging the contructs of genre and putting two distinctly different ensembles together in the recording studio.

Engineered and mixed by Myles Mumford at the beautiful and rustic Rollingstock Recording Rooms, COLLAB: Vol. 1 features three of Xani's compositions; each track explores a different aspect of the collaboration between The Twoks + Solstice.

Track 1: "Adagio"

Originally composed for twelve-piece string orchestra, "Adagio" is the prelude to The Twoks' latest release, "Happy Endings". This version was arranged for two violins, cello, piano and percussion. Xani performs on acoustic violin for this performance.

Track 2: "Miniatures 1 & 2"

Xani composed a series of Miniatures inspired by Chilly Gonzales' 2015 release, "Chambers". Xani composed these Miniatures specificaly for Solstice blending pop sensibilities with contemporary classical techniques. These excerpts are performed solely by Solstice.

Track 3: "Scalpel"

With a love for and training in jazz and improvisation, Xani composed "Scalpel" to encourage Solstice Trio to improvise as contemporary classical instrumentalists. Influenced by "Flight of the Bumble Bee", this composition is fast and fun to play. It features The Twoks in full flight with improvisations.

To launch this recording, The Twoks will perform at Bennett's Lane Jazz Club with Solstice and special guest, electric cellist, VAUDREY. This will be a wonderful night of music featuring improvisation and electric strings.


COLLAB: Vol. 1

Adagio

The Twoks are an electric violin and drums duo from Melbourne, Australia. They have toured extensively to parts of the world such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, NYC, The Banff Centre and all around Australia. They have performed at numerous festivals including the St Kilda Festival and Woodford Folk Festival and continue to be invited to perform their highly-energetic, infectious and heart-wrenching music. Unmatched in style, sound and stylistic diversity, The Twoks are a duo carving a niche of their own.

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