Two Lone Swordsmen

Two Lone Swordsmen were a British electronic music duo from London, consisting of Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood.^[1][2]

History

Formed by Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood in 1996,^[3] following the dissolution of Weatherall's the Sabres of Paradise, Two Lone Swordsmen released material on the record label Emissions Audio Output, run by Weatherall.^[1] However, the small nature of the operation limited the duo's success and they subsequently signed to Warp.^[1]

Two Lone Swordsmen's debut studio album, The Fifth Mission (Return to Flightpath Estate), was released in 1996.^[4] 1998's Stay Down was placed at number 22 on Pitchfork's "50 Best IDM Albums of All Time" list.^[5] Tiny Reminders (2000) was placed at number 19 on Pitchfork's "Top 20 Albums of 2000" list.^[6] The duo released From the Double Gone Chapel in 2004.^[7][8]

On 17 February 2020, Weatherall died due to a pulmonary embolism at the age of 56.^[9] Weatherall's death marked the end of Two Lone Swordsmen, as Tenniswood decided to fold the group.

Discography

Studio albums

• The Fifth Mission (Return to Flightpath Estate) (Emissions Audio Output, 1996)
• Stay Down (Warp, 1998)^[4]
• Tiny Reminders (Warp, 2000)^[10]
• From the Double Gone Chapel (Warp, 2004)^[11]
• Wrong Meeting (Rotters Golf Club, 2007)^[12][13]
• Wrong Meeting II (Rotters Golf Club, 2007)^[14]

Compilation albums

• Further Reminders (Warp, 2001)^[15][16]
• Peppered with Spastic Magic: A Collection of Two Lone Swordsmen Remixes (RGC, 2003)^{[17][18][19][20]}
• Emissions Audio Output: From the Archive Vol/01 (RGC, 2006)

Album-length EPs

• Swimming Not Skimming (Emissions Audio Output, 1996) – limited release^[4]
• Stockwell Steppas (Emissions Audio Output, 1997) – limited release^[4]

EPs

• The Third Mission (Emissions Echoic, 1996)
• The Tenth Mission (Emissions Audio Output, 1996)
• Two Lone Swordsmen and a Being (Special Emissions, 1996) (with Being)
• The Role of Linoleum (Humboldt County, 1997) (as Lino Squares)
• D.C.Fumes EP (New Emissions, 1997) (as Rude Solo)
• A Bag of Blue Sparks (Warp, 1998)
• A Virus with Shoes (Warp, 1999)
• Receive Tactical Support (Warp, 1999)
• Klunk (Subvert, 1999) (as Klunk)
• Locked Swords (Warp, 2001)
• Benicassim EP (RGC, 2001) (as Aramchek)
• For Shavers Only (RGC, 2001) (as Klart)
• Dark Eldar (Art of Perception, 2001) (as Rude Solo)
• Big Silver Shining Motor of Sin E.P. (Warp, 2004)

Singles

• "Stuka" (Creation Records, 1997) (as Primal Scream Meet the Two Lone Swordsmen)
• "Tuning Up!" (Soundboy Entertainment, 1997) (as Ballistic Brothers vs. the Two Lone Swordsmen)
• "The Gates to Film City" (Domino Recording Company, 1998) (as Future Pilot A.K.A. vs. Two Lone Swordsmen)
• "Have You Ever Wondered Who Really Writes the Tabloids' Club Columns?" (Slut Smalls, 1999)
• "Nostik" / "Tall Lights" (C-Pij, 1999) (as C-Pij)
• "Tiny Reminder No1 (C-Pij Remix Vocal)" / "Tiny Reminder No1 (C-Pij Remix)" (Warp, 2001)
• "Vous Do Funk?" / "Awoken by Beetles" (Voodoo, 2001) (as Rude Solo)
• "Explode" / "Fly Bi Wire" (Firewire, 2002) (as Basic Units)
• "Untitled" (Hidden Library, 2002) (as Hidden Library)
• "Sex Beat" (Warp, 2004)

References

External links

• Official website (archive)
• Two Lone Swordsmen at AllMusic
• Two Lone Swordsmen discography at Discogs

This page was last edited on 25 April 2024, at 10:35