Broken Spindles is Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. Joel also plays bass and guitar in The Faint and at one time played bass in Beep Beep. The music of Broken Spindles ranges from instrumental electronic, sparse piano pieces to rocking riffage pop songs. Broken Spindles originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film. It developed into a solo project with the first release in 2002 on Tiger Style Records. In between touring with The Faint and Beep Beep, Petersen found time to write music for Broken Spindles. The song, "Song No Song," from fulfilled/complete was used in a car commercial for Lexus.

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Discography

Albums

• Broken Spindles (2002 · Tiger Style Records)
• fulfilled/complete (2004 · Saddle Creek Records)
• inside/absent (2005 · Saddle Creek Records)
• Document Number One (2008 · self-released)
• Kiss/Kick (2009 · blank.wav)

Compilations

• Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005 · Saddle Creek)

Remixes

• Remixed "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" by Her Space Holiday.
• Remixed "Miss Murder" by AFI.
• Remixed "Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games" by Of Montreal.
• Remixed "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" by Good Charlotte.

See also

• Beep Beep
• The Faint