| Gazelle Twin | |
| Birth Name: | Elizabeth Walling |
| Origin: | Brighton, England |
| Years Active: | 2009present |
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.[1] [2]
Elizabeth Bernholz studied music at the University of Sussex and graduated in 2006.[3] 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".[4]
The debut album, The Entire City, was released in July 2011 to critical acclaim.[5] 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".[6]
In 2014, Gazelle Twin released her second album, Unflesh, to further critical praise.[7] 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."[8]
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.[9] It ranked at number one on The Quietus "Top 100 Albums of 2018" list.[10] She has also remixed music by John Foxx.[11]
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).
Elizabeth Bernholz lives in Leicestershire, England with her husband, Jez Bernholz, who also performs with her on stage, and her child whose name is Ezra.[12] She previously lived in Brighton for 12 years.[3]
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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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| Mammal |
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| Kingdom Come |
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| The Entire City Remixed |
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| Fleshed Out |
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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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| 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" | rowspan="2" | |
| "Fool" | 2019 | |
| "Fire Leap" | 2020 | Deep England |
| "Deep England" | 2021 | |
| "Black Dog" | 2023 | Black Dog |
| "Fear Keeps Us Alive" | ||