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About Me

One half of Onetwo is Paul Humphreys, who was one half of acclaimed electro-pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), who began their life as an exotic Liverpool item uniquely signed to legendary enigmatic Manchester label Factory Records. OMD took their imaginative ideas about smart, hard synthesizer pop and cunning, artful image into first the British charts, then the European charts, and then right into the American charts.
The other half of Onetwo is Claudia BrÃ¼cken, who was one quarter of the cult glam-goth electro-group Propaganda, who were formed in DÃ¼sseldorf, Germany, the home city of Kraftwerk, from whom they inherited many of their ideas about form, content and image. Claudia then formed Act with underground electronic maestro Thomas Leer, and their first single Snobbery and Decay was a techno- deconstruction of the 80s obsession with style and money followed by their electro-pop album Laughter Tears and Rage. In the early 90s Claudia signed to Island Records and produced with Pascal Gabriel, her solo album Love And A Million Other Things.
Onetwo fuse, blast, combine the epic Teutonic intentions of Propaganda with the charged, atmospheric power of OMD to produce something new, sleek and adventurous.
Formed in 2004, they released a 5 track EP â€˜Itemâ€™ on there own There(there) label, amongst other outlets. â€˜Itemâ€™ is an introduction to the sound of Onetwo which features the song â€˜Cloud 9â€™, a rare writing collaboration between Claudia and Depeche Modeâ€™s Martin Gore whose unique guitar style also features on the track.
Onetwo released â€˜Cloud Nineâ€™ as a single on 19th February 07 followed by their debut album entitled â€˜Insteadâ€™ on 26th February 07. Both CDâ€™s can be ordered at the There,there pages of Onetwo and many online shops such as amazon.co.uk and amazon.de , at iTunes and also a record shop near you!
Keep checking this page for the latest live date info!
[pics by Daniela Vorndran , Pim Geerts , Kenny Laurenson ao]

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Member Since: 2/16/2006
Band Website: theremusic.com
Band Members: Paul Humphreys (of OMD) and Claudia BrÃ¼cken (of Propaganda)
Influences: Kraftwerk, Joy Division, Magazine, New Order, Can, DAF, Nina Hagen, Patti Smith, Japan, Per Ubu, Human League, Simple Minds, Neu, La Dusseldorf, Massive Attack, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cluster, Eno, Bowie, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Nina Simone, John Lennon, Ian Brown.:
Onetwo, instead - released 26 feb 07.:
Onetwotoursouvenir2007/8 - exclusive tour t-shirts.: .: .: Club Country, live at the Billy Mackenzie tribute.: .: Duel, live at the Preston Guildhall last september.:
Record Label: There(there) Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

8-13 may 2008 Onetwo, live in Germany and Holland next week!

We will be playing many tracks from our album 'Instead'. We'll also be playing some selections from our past bands too adding a few Propaganda and OMD tracks to the night, in Onetwo's style of course!...
Posted by Onetwo on Fri, 02 May 2008 09:23:00 PST

29 april 2008 Electro Night Live in Paris cancelled

Dear friends,The organizers of Electro Night Live, due for June 7th, decided to cancel / postpone the festival. So we won't be playing Paris that day... More info at www.myspace.com/electronightl...
Posted by Onetwo on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:24:00 PST

13 february 2008 Onetwo, spring tour 2008

27.04.08 Tochka, Moscow -RU 08.05.08 Nachtleben, Frankfurt -GER09.05.08 Paard van Troje, The Hague|Den Haag -NL10.05.08 Meier Music Hall, Braunschweig -GER11.05.08 Kohlrabizirkus - Wave Gotik Treffen,...
Posted by Onetwo on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:17:00 PST

29 january 2008 Onetwo, tour souvenir

Onetwotoursouvenir2007/8 - exclusive tour t-shirts ...
Posted by Onetwo on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:15:00 PST

24 november 2007 Onetwo are taking off with The Human League!

Onetwo are special guests on the The Human League's up and coming 'Dare!' tour in the UK and Europe during late November and December 2007. We are very flattered to be asked to join them on what will ...
Posted by Onetwo on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:59:00 PST

9 november 2007 Onetwo special guests on The Human Leagues Dare tour!

Hello friends, Onetwo here! This message is to inform you of some really good news. Onetwo are special guests on the The Human League's up and coming 'Dare' tour in the UK and Europe during late Novem...
Posted by Onetwo on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:10:00 PST

9 november 2007 Some headlining shows in Germany to be rescheduled...

Due to the fact we will join The Human League on their Dare tour! (see next post) we had to cancel these headlining shows unfortunately:30.11 Berlin (Magnet)05.12 Frankfurt (Nachtleben)07.12 Hannover ...
Posted by Onetwo on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:40:00 PST

15 october 2007 new tourdates as headlining act

Thank you soooo much for the warm and enthusiastic support we met on our tour with Erasure!!We'll be back on stage soon as headlining act and with our full setlist. Meet us again in Germany, Poland an...
Posted by Onetwo on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:20:00 PST

17 august 07 Erasures Special Guests!

We've been invited by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke to be their Special Guests on Erasure's European leg of their already infamous 'Light At The End Of The World' tour! We'll be visiting the UK, Danmark ...
Posted by Onetwo on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:58:00 PST