Without a doubt The Twelves are one of the best production duos to have emerged from the blogs, their breakthrough came in July of 2007 when they remixed the track "Boyz" from M.I.A's sophomore album, Kala. The reworked track with an added club feel resulted in one of the most talked about remixes of 2007. The blog coverage surrounding the remix was extensive and eventually the track started to appear in sets from high profile djs around the world, including Kissy Sell Out, who played it on BBC's "In New Djs We Trust" series.
The duo followed "Boyz" with equally well received remixes for Asobi Seksu and Erlend Oye, both of which featured on a number of blogs and music related sites. This caught the attention of a number of labels, including Modular Records who commissioned a "Twelves Remix" of the song "Get Lucky" by New Young Pony Club.
This year has been a very successful one for The Twelves, they were most recently commissioned to remix big name tracks such as La Roux’s "In For The Kill", A-Ha’s "Take On Me", Groove Armada's "Drop the Tough" and Metric’s "Help I'm Alive". They also did a mini-mix for the BBC Radio 1 show, Annie Mac’s Mash-up, it was so well received that they have been invited back to do another one at some point in the year.
Their success on the blog scene has been phenomenal this year, their cover of Daft Punk’s "Night Vision" being number 1 on the Hype Machine on four separate occasions along with their Mini-Mix and the remix of A-Ha which also topped their charts. The Twelves productions are always a constant force in the Hype Machine charts, such is the massive fan base they have in the online world they have amassed an astonishing 1.9 million plays on their myspace player too.
They played SXSW, with Spin Magazine making them one of their nine unknown acts to watch at the event, they are making their UK debut at this year’s prestigious LoveBox event and are making their debut at Paris’ legendary Social Club. Their live show is a one of a kind unique blend of live keyboards, drum machines, mash-ups and remixing on the fly. A key element for the duo is trying to improvise as much as possible, it’s the hottest ticket of 2009.
Track List
The Rapture – Sister Saviour (DFA Dub)
Phoenix – Fences (Accapella)
Cerrone – Look For Love
Kraftwerk – Music Non Stop (Vocoder)
Daft Punk – Da Funk
Glass Candy – Last Night I Met A Costume
LCD Soundsystem – Nike Run (Excerpt)
Yelle – Ce Jeu (The Twelves Remix)
The Chemical Brothers – Music-Response
Mr. Oizo – Two Takes It
D-Train – You’re The One For Me
Roger Sanchez – ?
Chilly – For Your Love
Dynasty – I Don’t Wanna Be A Freak
Siriusmo – Last Dear
Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream (Accapella)
Eddie Tour – Up The Glitter
Gaznevada – I.C. Love Affair
Phoenix – Lisztomania (Accapella)
Methusalem – Robotism
Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control (Accapella)
Chromatics – I Want Your Love (The Twelves Remix)
Laid Back – White Horse
Metronomy – Radio Ladio
Sparks – Tryouts For The Human Race
Daft Punk – Voyager
Indeep – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Accapella)
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams (The Twelves Remix)
In Flagranti – Just Gazing
The Alan Parsons Project – Be Like You (The Twelves Remix)
B.W.H. – Stop
The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
Karen O and the Kids – All Is Love (The Twelves Remix)
Fleet Foxes – Mykonos (The Twelves Remix)
Patrick Alavi – Power
Michael Jackson – Thriller (Instrumental)
Justice – Stress (Siren)
Kano – Ahjia
Mr. Oizo – Gay Dentists
Donna Summer – I Feel Love
Cerrone – Give Me Love
Mr. Oizo – Hun
Chic – Everybody Dance
Coldcut – Timber
Basement Jaxx – Rendez-Vous
Les Rythmes Digitales – From Disco To Disco
Alex Gopher – Motorcycle
Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express
Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)
The Rapture – House Of Jealous Lovers
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic
Boys Noize – Arcade Robot
Basement Jaxx – Good Luck (Accapella)
The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby (The Twelves Remix)
- A-HA – Take On Me (The Twelves Remix) Bônus track
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