This is a new video by Salazar for our song Old World Lies, released Sept, 2009. They nearly drowned making it. Aaron Leaf is the little guy in the boat, his biggest fear is of the open ocean. Much sea sickness was involved. Thank you for enduring, Aaron.
Here is our video for Requiem for a Scene directed by the lovely Alan Miller. It was shot in one night at the Peanut Gallery in Vancouver. Thanks Alan....'Thalan'.
EXCLAIM live review: http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/latestsub.aspx?csid1=136&csid2=870&fid1=41433
"...Every time you see Brasstronaut play, they're liable to have a new member or two, and tonight was no exception. The guiding principle of the group seems to be excellent, formally trained musicianship. Wrap these serious chops around catchy pop songwriting, and you have Brasstronaut in a nutshell. At times recalling the orchestral ambiance of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and at others indulging in some surprisingly un-lame fusion-style noodling, they really don't sound like anything else going on right now.
Front-man Edo Van Breemen sings and anchors the band on keyboards, and on songs like "Old World Lies" and "Requiem for a Scene," as well as on a number of new songs, Brasstronaut's pop component shines through in brilliant colours. Now if only that album would come out..." -Al Smith
PITCHFORK track review- Old World Lies: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11269-old-world-lies/
"...With orchestration befitting the players' jazz and classical backgrounds, which includes a recent residency at Alberta's prestigious Banff Centre for the Arts, the song places requiem-cadenced piano and a lonely, sputtering brass solo next to Van Breeman's near-whisper. Elsewhere on the Old World Lies EP, the band audits the independent rock scene (which includes, full disclosure, a Pitchfork ref). But "Old World Lies", with its lyrics about the African slave trade, does indeed sketch the slow, tentative process of emerging from a dark mourning period and blinking hard at the light of day. Like a good therapist, Brasstronaut are both empathetic and efficient as they pat your hand and recite recovery mantras." - Amy Granzin
MERCURY PRIZE RECOMMENDS:
‘Requiem For A Scene’
Directed by Alan Miller-There’s no questioning the vitality of Canada’s music scene, especially in the easterly cities of Toronto and Montreal. However, Vancouver has a lot to offer too: the players involved in Brasstronaut are Jazz musicians by day but experiment with melancholic Indie by night, bringing together two worlds that rarely meet. At the centre of their sound is pianist and singer Edo Van Breeman’s, whose ethereal delivery belies the weight of his lyrics but fits perfectly with the band’s majestic arrangements.
THE TORONTO STAR: http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/497575 "With a core lineup of trumpet, flugelhorn, piano and voice, this Vancouver band doesn't exactly arrive with a surfeit of referents. In ambience, though, this title track of a four-song EP occasionally evokes the indelible lament that Elvis Costello co-wrote for perennial cult figure Robert Wyatt, the elegantly mournful "Shipbuilding."" - John Sakamoto
THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT: http://www.straight.com/article-162390/brasstronaut-binds-kindred-sonic-spirits "Brasstronaut binds kindred sonic spirits-The quartet’s conservatory-trained members aren’t too hifalutin to enjoy a bit of lowbrow humour. Judging by the lumbering melodies and delicate instrumentation on Brasstronaut’s one would expect the Vancouver jazz quartet to engage the Straight in a sophisticated conversation about the classical tradition—or something equally as hifalutin—when we gather on the upscale patio of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s café. The fact that the group’s vocalist and pianist, Edo Van Breemen, whips out a hilarious impersonation of Sloth, the lovable man-ogre from the ’80s teen cult hit The Goonies, puts a different spin on things entirely...." - Jenny Charlesworth
HEROHILL: http://www.herohill.com/2008/09/reviews-brasstronaut-old-world-lies.htm "Brasstronaut is almost impossible to describe as a band. Not because their sound is so different that it defies classification, although to be fair, there aren't any bands that combine sounds the same way they do. No, it's more that they use so many familiar elements and styles on their four song EP, that words sort of lose meaning...."
Nice show review in Exclaim Magazine 'Every time you see Brasstronaut play, they're liable to have a new member or two, and tonight was no exception. The guiding principle of the group seems to be excellent, formally trained musicianship. Wrap these serious chops around catchy pop songwriting, and you have Brasstronaut in a nutshell'
Hi guys, this is dan from BEND SINISTER here. We are taking part in this MUSIC BC/PEAK radio station contest right now for a chance at a 150,000$ grant towards our musical career which as you know would be a huge help for any artist to continue making a living touring and recording. The contest is based on online votes and it only takes a second to vote for us in the contest. We are falling behind and could really use your support so if you have a second please vote at:
and if your interested, we have our new website up and we are offering free downloads of 10 our of favorite tracks from all three of our records. They are available here:
We're huge fans. If you ever wanna play down south in Seattle, or want an opener up north (Vancouver is our favorite city, we know it like the backs of our hands) please let us know! xoxo ;)
