The Gutter Twins is a musical collaboration between rock musicians Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan. Dulli and Lanegan have regularly contributed to each other’s projects since 2000, most notably in Dulli’s Twilight Singers; of the duo’s origins, Dulli said: “I think Mark told a journalist we were doing it, and then the journalist called me, and I didn’t know we were doing it.” On Christmas Day 2003, Dulli and Lanegan began work on the collaboration. Their name is a punning homage to the Glimmer Twins, the pseudonym used by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for work producing recordings by the Rolling Stones. (More from Wikipedia)
Natasha Shneider shows up on even more records for her prowess on keyboards. In addition to the many songs that have already been mentioned, she plays clavinet on the Soundgarden song “Fresh Tendrils” from their album Superunknown (1994); harpsichord on the song “Guilt by Association” by the garage rock band Louis XIV on their album Slick Dogs and Ponies (2008); synthesizer on the song “Each to Each” on the Gutter Twins album, Saturnalia (2008); and Moog Bass and Synthesizer on the track “WYUT” – which Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider co-wrote with Natalie Imbruglia – on her album Come to Life (2009).
There have been several posthumous releases of music by Natasha Shneider; some have already been mentioned. People in Planes included her song “Better than Life” on their album Beyond the Horizon that was released in September 2008. The song “Flow Like a River” (co-written by Alain Johannes, Natasha Shneider and Jack Irons) was included by the Gutter Twins on their album Adorata (also released in September 2008). On the song “22 Below” (Piano Version) by Melissa Auf der Maur, Natasha Shneider is listed as a featured performer (probably on piano); the song is included on her album Out of Our Minds (2010).
(April 2015/2)
