Brainiac Bonsai Superstar
From bonsai superstar 1994.
Brainiac bonsai superstar. Currently the album s copyright is owned by the bicycle music company after grass records merged with wind up records and subsequently sold the copyrights to the band s music. The animals tribute channel recommended for you. The merits of this achievement are debatable but the fact remains that this clanging mess is one heck of a killer album and it could quite possibly be unlike anything you ve ever heard. Brainiac sometimes stylized as 3ra1n1ac was an american indie rock band formed in 1992 and disbanded after the sudden death of lead singer tim taylor in 1997.
Bonsai superstar was brainiac s sophomore album but it was schmersal s first with the band and his endearingly eccentric presence signaled a marked change in the group s direction. Bonsai superstar is the second album from the band brainiac released on november 21 1994. At times brainiac s vision is baffling. It s the kind of propulsive highly strung rock that nirvana were good at but brainiac have a frontman that spends most of the record panting into the mic.
Bonsai superstar has that oppressive dark mood that only the early 90s can provide. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about brainiac bonsai superstar at discogs. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. From the opening moments of hot metal dobermans it is apparent that listeners are in the hands of an assured ambitious group of musicians including the newly arrived john schmersal on guitar.
Bonsai superstar now with john schmersal on guitar in place of bodine followed the next year. The animals house of the rising sun 1964 hq widescreen 55 years counting duration. From bonsai superstar 1994. It sounds like he s whispering directly in your ear.
With bonsai superstar the maniacal midwestern collective brainiac singlehandedly defined junkyard electro rock. Originally released through grass records on lp and cd formats the album is now out of print. The band finds its voice and vision and moves light years ahead of their peers as well as where they had been musically only a year earlier. Complete your brainiac collection.
Listen to official albums more. At times brainiac s vision is baffling. Whereas smack bunny baby had shown brainiac to be a band that was still developing bonsai superstar is an astounding blast of cohesive madness.