Interesting rumor: Macca's latest project: "Twin Freaks"?

Update (7/10/05)
  • From Paul Swift:

    Steve,

    Re the link you provide to download Twin Freaks – 7digital operate this on behalf of EMI. On their webpage they provide advice on how to get the WMA files on to your ipod – i.e. download the files write them to a CD and then use itunes to rip the CD and then drop them on your ipod. A little ironic bearing in mind the ongoing dispute between Apple and Apple.

    Regards,
    Paul Swift


    Update (6/28/05)
  • From Paulo Terron:

    Hey Steve,

    This is interesting: yesterday I was talking to someone at the Brazilian EMI and she told a CD version of the Twin Freaks album WILL be released later this year. I asked if she was sure about it - since I had read it was a vinyl/online release only - and she said it was on the document she just got. Now, I don't know if it is a worldwide release. But it is cool, isn't it?

    Cheers!
    Paulo Terron
    Sao Paulo, Brasil


    Update (6/26/05)
  • From Chris Kelly in Glasgow:

    Hi there,

    Thought I'd drop you an email to tell you about some Twin Freaks news. BBC Radio 1's blue room had an 'exclusive' Twin Freaks 30 min Mix played last Saturday. This included artists such as Gorillaz but more importantly included reworkings of Oh Woman Oh Why and Really Love You which are different from those available on the Twin Freaks album. The mix also includes What's That You're Doing, Live and Let Die and even the Beatles Sgt Pepper, mixed in with tracks from Grandmaster Flash and Throbbing Gristle. This is available to listen to for a limited time at HYPERLINK "http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/blueroom/" http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/blueroom/

    Twin Freaks records are currently commanding high prices on ebay:
    GRAZE010 - 12" promo single Really Love You (500 copies) c. £20.00
    GRAZE011 - 12" promo single Rinse The Raindrops/What's That You're Doing (200 copies) c. £150.00
    GRAZE012 - 12" single Really Love You/Lalula (2,500 copies) c. £10.00
    GRAZE013 - promo CD Single Really Love You (Radio Edit)/Lalula c. £50.00
    Parlophone 311 3261 - Twin Freaks Double Album c. £20.00

    As always, keep up the good work.
    Chris Kelly Glasgow (Town, never brought me down) UK


    Update (6/23/05)
  • You can purchase "Twin Freaks" tracks here. (thanks to Hofner.)

    Update (5/31/05)

  • "Twin Freaks" is no longer a mystery. Paul has revealed all. There is now a Twin Freaks website with sound clips, plus stories on Ultimate-Guitar.com and RTE Interactive.

    Update (5/28/05)

  • You can get a glimpse at the Twin Freaks artwork here. (Thanks to Eric Hartvigsen.)

    Update (5/24/05)

  • From Richard Sinclair:

    Just discovered Paul McCartney's 'Twin Freaks' version of Really Love You was reviewed on last week's Roundtable with Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music. ... it made for quite interesting listening mainly as Steve Lamacq had no idea who the 'guest vocalist' (!) was... The panel all seemed to know, on the other hand, and were very positive about it. Only one of them didn't like it. Good to hear some positive comments - the panel seemed to be able to review the record as a record, regardless of who was 'behind' it. The member of the public on the phone (they always have one) said he 'loved it', giving it 7/10.

    In my honest opinion, it's not my cup of tea particularly,but I always admire Paul for doing new things. I never thought the original song was particularly strong, so I doubt I'd listen to the Twin Freaks version very often. Be interested to hear the rest of Twin Freaks though...

    Update (5/17/05)

  • Rediff.com: Now, Paul McCartney, remixed

    Update (5/9/05)
  • This release from EMI about the "Twin Freaks" project was posted on paulmccartney.com:

    TWIN FREAKS - 05.05.2005

    TWIN FREAKS NEW SINGLE -\'REALLY LOVE YOU\' RELEASED ON GRAZE - 6TH OF JUNE

    6th of June sees the release of the debut single ‘Really Love You’ from TWIN FREAKS on the new underground label Graze Records.

    ‘Really Love You’, a twelve inch only release, is the debut from TWIN FREAKS, featuring the studio wizardry of London based DJ and Producer The Freelance Hellraiser AKA Roy Kerr. Best known for his unforgettable mash-up the 2002 bootleg ‘A Stroke Of Genius’. Hellraiser has since become one of the country’s most sought after remixers and last year caught the eye of music legend Paul McCartney.

    In the summer of 2004 Hellraiser toured Europe with Paul McCartney, opening each show with a twenty-five minute set of remixed McCartney tunes, which cumulated in the famous headline performance at Glastonbury.

    ‘Really Love You’ is a remix of the original track taken from Paul McCartney’s 1997 hit album Flaming Pie. TWIN FREAKS are set to take this McCartney classic to a new audience in clubs across the country this summer.

    TWIN FREAKS are in the process of putting the finishing touches to their first full album to be released later in the year. ‘Really Love You’ and ‘Lallula’ are just a taste of what’s to come.

    Update (5/5/05)

  • From Kevin Skory:

    Hi Steve,

    Paul's latest side project is indeed more than just a rumour. Last night at work (I'm at an HMV in Toronto) we received an E-mail from EMI UK confirming Paul McCartney's "Twin Freaks" new release. It will be available as a gatefold jacket heavy weight double vinyl and digital download format only (no CD release). Here's the track listing:

    LP1/Side A                                               
1 Really Love You                                                
2 Long Haired Lady (Reprise)                       
3 Rinse The Raindrops                               
Side B                                                       
1 Darkroom                                                
2 Live And Let Die
3 Temporary Secretary
LP2/Side C
1 What's That You're Doing
2 Oh Woman, Oh Why
3 Mumbo
Side D
1 Lalula
2 Coming Up
3 Maybe I'm Amazed
    The Catalogue number is given as 09463 11300 14M 2 VN 038A, with a release date of June 21st, 2005. No other details than that are included, although it is clearly credited to Paul McCartney.

    Take care, Kevin Skory


  • And from Richard Kennedy in the UK:

    Steve,

    Long time viewer, first time contributor. You may be interested to know that a Twin Freaks remix of "Live And Let Die" was played on BBC Radio 1 last Saturday. (Here) is the link to the web page of the shows track listing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/blueroom/tracklistingssat.shtml. The "Really Love You" ( Freelance Hellraiser Remix ) which is said to be from a forthcoming "Twin Freaks" LP ! has also been played a couple of times over here on XFM an indie radio station.

    Keep up the excellent work.
    Richard Kennedy - Warwick, United Kingdom


    (5/4/05) We received this curious note from Paulo Terron:

    I just got this from the Brazilian EMI. Never heard of it before:

    "Another project by McCartney is 'Twin Freaks.' Kept in secret until now, the group also has the British producer/DJ The Freelance Hellraiser, also known as Roy Kerr. The two met on the 2004 summer tour, when the DJ opened the concerts with a 25 minute set of remixed oldies.

    "Twin Freaks" will be released on june 13th and will be available only in digital formats and on a vinyl 12'' single. The first single is "Really Love You", a remix of the Flaming Pie track. The song will be released on June 6th. The project expects to take the McCartney classics to nightclubs around the world. "

    To me, it isn't clear when the album is coming out. At the end the e-mail said: "A full album by Twin Freaks is expected by the end of the year", so I guess this is just an EP. Cheers.


  • The above text can be found here translated in English and in the original Brazilian text. We did some checking with a couple of sources and if this news is correct, it really is a secret, since our sources, who usually know about these things, hadn't heard about it. But we did find another interesting link ... on the BBC site, where apparently they're playing a remix of "Live and Let Die."

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