Eleven songs, forty minutes. Broken Spindles is the brand new project from Joel Petersen of The Faint.

"Early November of 2001, I was asked to make some music for a video piece a friend of mine was working on. Making music to unseen images sounded fun, but I had no idea where to begin. The only point of reference I was given was a description of "ethereal with an edge," an intriguing oxymoron. I got to working and became so enthused I finished three pieces within the span of a week and sent them off. I think I ultimately failed my friend's instructions because he didn't use a single track in the video. However, the three completed tracks left me feeling motivated, I felt there was more to do. The solution seemed natural; I decided to make an album. Over the next couple of months, another eight tracks were completed and I had the bulk of a rough album. Of course, there was a huge problem, the fidelity and overall sound of things were terrible. Before doing anything else with this album, I knew I had to make some serious improvements in the sound and cohesion of everything. Time was booked at Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska because I wanted to work with my friend, producer/engineer, Mike Mogis. During a week and a half in May of 2002, the tracks were fully dissected. Mike being a talented multi-instrumentalist, learned some of the programmed parts using an array of instruments (hammer dulcimer, glockenspiel, vibraphone, and electric guitar) and recorded these parts himself. I am currently working on a narrative based film to accompany the live show when Broken Spindles tour this fall."

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Eleven songs, forty minutes. Broken Spindles is the brand new project from Joel Petersen of The Faint.

"Early November of 2001, I was asked to make some music for a video piece a friend of mine was working on. Making music to unseen images sounded fun, but I had no idea where to begin. The only point of reference I was given was a description of "ethereal with an edge," an intriguing oxymoron. I got to working and became so enthused I finished three pieces within the span of a week and sent them off. I think I ultimately failed my friend's instructions because he didn't use a single track in the video. However, the three completed tracks left me feeling motivated, I felt there was more to do. The solution seemed natural; I decided to make an album. Over the next couple of months, another eight tracks were completed and I had the bulk of a rough album. Of course, there was a huge problem, the fidelity and overall sound of things were terrible. Before doing anything else with this album, I knew I had to make some serious improvements in the sound and cohesion of everything. Time was booked at Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska because I wanted to work with my friend, producer/engineer, Mike Mogis. During a week and a half in May of 2002, the tracks were fully dissected. Mike being a talented multi-instrumentalist, learned some of the programmed parts using an array of instruments (hammer dulcimer, glockenspiel, vibraphone, and electric guitar) and recorded these parts himself. I am currently working on a narrative based film to accompany the live show when Broken Spindles tour this fall."