Panic Attack written by Elana Stone
Produced by Jack Britten and Elana Stone
Engineered by Pete Covington
Guitar by Pete Covington
Drums by James Hauptmann
All other instruments by Jack Britten and Elana Stone
Mixing by Lee Groves
Mastering by William Bowden
Artwork by Hannah Crofts
Copyright 2014 Elana Stone

Panic Attack

This song is about rising up after life has knocked you down. A Motown-style groove props up some powerful lyrics from Daniel Zisin and MC DUVZ as they speak about finding strength through adversity. 

Rise Up

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.

Adagio

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