The Other Two

The Other Two

:"The Other Two" can also refer to an Edith Wharton book."Infobox musical artist
Name = The Other Two


Img_capt = Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert on The Other Two cover of "Selfish".
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Genre = Alternative Dance
House
Synthpop
Techno
Years_active = 1990-present
Label = Factory
London
Associated_acts = Joy Division
New Order
Current_members = Gillian Gilbert
Stephen Morris
Past_members = The dance act The Other Two are Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order. The band name refers to the fact that the other New Order members, Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook, had already released solo records when the first The Other Two record, the single "Tasty Fish," came out 1991 and peaked at 41 in the UK Singles Chart.

The Other Two's albums are "The Other Two & You" (1993), on which Gilbert handled the vocals, and "Superhighways" (1999), which also featured guest vocalist Melanie Williams from the band Sub Sub on some tracks (Superhighways, You Can Fly, One Last Kiss).

The Other Two have been involved in motion picture scoring; they created a theme song for the TV series "Common As Muck", "America's Most Wanted". Other soundtrack work includes "Cold Feet", "Making Out" and series two of "Cracker". The Other Two created music for the UK TV programme "Reportage", but this was credited as New Order.

Trivia

* The single "Tasty Fish" was named after the chip shop on the A6 in the Grand Central Leisure Park, Stockport, England. The name was spotted in the short trip back home from Manchester one day and then later remembered when the song was being recorded.
* The Other Two record at their home studio in Macclesfield.

Discography

Albums

*"The Other Two & You" (Nov, 1993)
*"Super Highways" (June, 1999)

ingles

External links

* [http://www.worldinmotion.net/theothertwo.htm The Other Two]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=FlcGxCrgO5g Video for "Selfish".]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=OPZD5wJpZmk&mode=related&search= Video for "Tasty Fish".]


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