Ryan Gobbe (born 1980), also known as Mieli or Twostone, is an Australian

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musician. He studied Music Production at

Southern Cross University Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university, with campuses at Lismore and Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, and at Coolangatta, the most southern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is ranked in the top ...

and graduated in 2000.

Mieli

Mieli's music has a

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quality, and features traditional synthesis mixed with "clicks and cuts" -type sounds. Texturally, the music is varied, with both sparse ambient-type songs, and other more complex and gradual musical layering. Further characteristics are throbbing bass and crackle of ongs such as"Fly-over" and shuffling gentle house tones of "Eighty-hour Sequence". Further description of the music has been made as fluttering and beautifully intricate, shimmering minimal electronics with a deep dub pulse that will delight fans of the likes of

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and

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. Mieli's debut album ''Version'' was released in 2004 by Australian independent record label Feral Media. It generally received favourable reviews and relatively significant attention with coverage on national radio stations such as

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Twotone

The music of Twotone features regular

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conventions, such as a regular

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and snare beat, but these sounds are augmented by irregular rhythmic placements and supplemental click and cut sounds. Traditional synthesis methods and sounds are often employed, often repeating a simple chord pattern. Other featured sounds are vocal snippets and occasional

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samples. Twotone's debut album ''Cinecity'' was released in 2004 by the Australian independent record label Bug Records. It received favorable reviews, with some praise describing it as an "impeccably produced collection". Other comments made on the music have been less positive, with comments such as the "while ‘Cinecity’ does not really re-invent the minimal-techno wheel, that's less important here than the sense of warmth and widescreen atmosphere that permeates through all of the tracks".''In The Mix'' album review

References

External links

Artist profile
at

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Record Label profile page

Artist profile at last.fm
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gobbe, Ryan 1980 births Living people Australian electronic musicians Southern Cross University alumni