Broken Spindles

Broken Spindles
Background information
Origin	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Genres	Indie rock, electronica, synthpop
Years active	2001–2011
Labels	Saddle Creek Records
Members	Joel Petersen

Broken Spindles was Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. Joel also played bass and guitar in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs.

Broken Spindles originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film. It developed into a solo project with the first release in 2002 on Tiger Style Records. In between touring with the Faint and Beep Beep, Petersen found time to write music for Broken Spindles.

Discography

Albums

• Broken Spindles (2002 · Tiger Style Records)
• fulfilled/complete (2004 · Saddle Creek Records)
• inside/absent (2005 · Saddle Creek Records)
• Document Number One (2008 · self-released)
• Kiss/Kick (2009 · blank.wav)

Compilations

• Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005 · Saddle Creek)

song: "Move Away (Broken Spindles Remix)"

Remixes

• Remixed "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" by Her Space Holiday.
• Remixed "Miss Murder" by AFI.
• Remixed "Wraith Pinned to The Mist and Other Games" by of Montreal.
• Remixed "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" by Good Charlotte.
• Remixed "Carolina Ghost" by Manic

See also

• Beep Beep
• The Faint

External links

• Official site
• Saddle Creek Records
• Saddle Creek Records: Broken Spindles
• Broken Spindles on MySpace
• Broken Spindles at the Saddle Creek US Online Store

Interviews

• Lazy-i Interview: October 2002
• Lazy-i Interview: June 2004
• One Times One Interview: March 2004