Deux Filles

The Profile

Deux Filles is a British ambient/experimental duo by Simon Fisher Turner and Colin Lloyd Tucker, who adopted the female alter egos Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule. They released Silence & Wisdom (1982) and Double Happiness (1983), later returning with new albums from 2016.

Members: Simon Fisher Turner and Colin Lloyd Tucker. Conceptual personas: Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule. Key releases include Silence & Wisdom (1982), Double Happiness (1983), and later Space & Time, Shadow Farming, and Take It Easy.

A single, glowing review paints Silence and Wisdom as a dreamlike ambient work steeped in mystery and synesthetic imagery. It nods to Brian Eno, This Mortal Coil, and The Durutti Column. The text ultimately reveals the duo’s famous twist: Gemini and Claudine were personas, with the music made by two men. The overall verdict is rapturous.