Twelve is the name given to the musical recordings made by

Chris Olley Chris Olley is a Nottingham-based musician and photographer. He was the lead singer and guitarist for Six By Seven and also the band's main creative influence. He studied art at Wakefield College (1990–1991) and gained a BA (Hons) in photograph ...

, the lead singer of

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. Originally created as a separate side-project to

, Twelve albums feature a mixture of ambient, instrumental, electronica and heavier, guitar-laden tracks. The first album came out of a concept for twelve songs to be released over 6 singles. However, the tracks were released as an import only album through US label Silber. The second album,

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, was released after the 2005 breakup of

and prior to their reunion in early 2007. In 2008 Twelve released the instrumental 'electro Kraut' album Twelve:03 which received critical acclaim in some areas of the press. Since then 3 additional internet only albums have been released, "Housten We Have No Problem" parts 1 & 2 and Twelve:03 part 2, bringing the project to its conclusion.

Discography

Albums

*'' First Album'' (2003) *''

'' (2006) *'' 03'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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References

External links

Official Twelve PageChris Olley's websiteTwelve's MyspaceOfficial six.byseven website
{{Authority control Musicians from Nottinghamshire