12 Rounds is
Claudia Sarne (
vocals,
keyboards,
pianos,
string bass), and
Atticus Ross (
drum/
instrument programming,
samples,
bass guitar). They are joined by a rotating cast of live
drummers,
cellists,
chainsawists, etc. They have also
collaborated with
Barry Adamson,
Nick Cave,
Keith Hildebrant,
Clint Mansell, and others, and are published (in the US) on
Trent Reznor's
nothing records.
The music of 12 Rounds is very diverse. Songs next to one another on the disc will often have near opposite styles. One could be punk or hardcore in mood, and the next, a twisted nursery rhyme, complete with "sing song" melody, and music box pianos.
They have two albums:
Jitter Juice
My Big Hero (which is basically the refined version of Juice Juice and was released in the USA).