Solar Twins were an English electronic music duo with Joanna Stevens (vocals) and David Norland (producer/all instruments/vocals).

Solar Twins were signed by Guy Oseary at Maverick Records after playing at Viper Room. They are known for their version of Rock the Casbah, found on the soundtrack to the film Brokedown Palace. They made one album, and split after attempting a second, thwarted by insurmountable creative differences.

Discography

• Solar Twins (1999)
  1. "Puppet"
  2. "Nightfall"
  3. "Better Life"
  4. "Alleluias"
  5. "Rock the Casbah" — 3:42 (covering The Clash)
  6. "Living Your Dream"
  7. "Earthbound"
  8. "Astral Hymn"
  9. "Out There"
  10. "Splintered"
  11. "Cybersadhu"
  12. "Swayambhu" (featured on the soundtrack of The Next Best Thing)

Further careers

David Norland moved into composition for television and film. His scoring work includes Anvil! The Story of Anvil, November Criminals, and HBO's My Dinner with Hervé, as well as music for US broadcast channel ABC's news and documentary programming.

Other appearances

Joanna Stevens also provides vocals for the following projects:

• Delerium
  • Tracks: "Myth" and "A Poem for Byzantium" on Poem
• Conjure One
  • Tracks: "Manic Star" (background/additional only), "Premonition (Reprise)" on Conjure One
  • Tracks: "Pilgrimage" and "Dying Light" on Extraordinary Ways
• Paradise Lost
  • Tracks: "Erased", "Primal", and "Mystify" on Symbol of Life
• Sleepthief
  • Tracks: "Here I Confess" and "Ariadne (The Dividing Sea)" on Labyrinthine Heart
  • Tracks: "This Means War" as a single from the forthcoming third album.