Brian Ellis - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Saxophone, Trumpet, Xylophone, Theremin, Kalimba, Bolivian 12-string Mandolin, Peruvian Pan Pipes, Percussion, Drums, Sitar, Programming and Editing
Influences
Sun Ra, Miles Davis, John/Alice Coltrane, Fela Kuti, Jimi Hendrix, Demetrio Stratos/Area, Christian Vander/Magma, Richard Pinhas/Heldon, Dün, John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra/Shakti, Return to Forever, Eric Dolphy, Larry Young, Elvin Jones, Soft Machine, Amon Düül II, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Parliament Funkadelic, Konono Nr. 1, Miroslav Vitous, Art Zoyd, Eider Stellaire, Cos, Zao, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Benoit Widemann, Patrick Gauthier, Utopic Sporadic Orchestra, Charles Mingus, Michel Portal, Herbie Hancock, Peter Brotzmann, Anthony Braxton, Teddy Lasry, Kraftwerk, Raymond Scott, Robbie Basho, Bruce Haack, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Black Devil Disco Club, early Pink Floyd, Silver Apples, Blue Cheer, Baka Forest People, Gamelan, Captain Beyond, Bubble Puppy, Yes, King Crimson, Mulatu Astatke, Ash Ra Temple, Can, Organisation, Ravi Shankar
Byard Lancaster meets Brian Ellis ... Recording an album together in late February for Porter Records!
Catch the group live at the following dates:
Saturday, February 28th @ the Pharaoh’s Den
3579 University Ave. Riverside,Ca. 92501
Sunday, February 29th @ The Kava Lounge
2812 Kettner Blvd. San Diego, CA. 92101
Welcome to the Official Myspace Page for Brian Ellis. I have a lot of stuff going on this year! I have a bunch new albums I'm working on. My band Astra is near completion up our album "The Weirding", which will be released by Rise Above Records in Jan of 2009. I'm also working on an album for Porter Records, featuring Dave Hurley on drums, Zach Hogan on Bass, Rahsaan Davis on Bass and Russ Cobbe. It's going to be a very Magma/Miles Davis/Sun Ra inspired album, scheduled to be released in March 2009. This will soon after be followed by a collaboration album with the legendary Byard Lancaster!! I couldn't be more excited.
I've been playing keyboards live for The Egyptian Lover and working in the studio with him and Egyptian Empire records. A vinyl release of my new electro/disco/hi-nrg album "YELLOW LIGHT DISTRICT" is also planned for release in January 2009 on Record Label Records.
Be sure to check out my group PEA. It's the future of music.
My album, "The Silver Creature" is out now on Benbecula Records! It's available to buy from most major online retailers, as well as for download from bleep.com I've made 2 music videos to promote the album, and you can check them out right here!
Brian Ellis - Say - The Silver Creature (2007 Benbecula)
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..My first full-length album, "Free Way" was released May 21st, 2007 on Benbecula Record's Minerals Series. The album is composed of material I made from late January to mid-March of this 2007. This album is limited and features awesome artwork by Albert Herrera, so you won't want to miss it. Pre-order it now! Watch the video for the song "Sewer Bugler"
The Benbecula Records' "Music Volume 4" compilation is out now and features my song "Prophecy Rock", which is exclusive to the comp. Also has exclusive tracks by the full Benbecula Roster. Get it NOW!
COSMIC PERSPECTIVE now available from EARSTROKE RECORDS! The EP features Brian's longest song, coming in at over 20 minutes, which makes up the EP's entirety! Also features some help in the drum department from the one and only Russ Cobbe.
Watch the promo video! ..>
JFJO returns to Winston's in OB on September 8th to celebrate the release of their new EP 'One Day in Brooklyn'. Catch a sneak peak of the new material and head on over to www.jfjo.com to download the first track off of the new EP. Heavy Guilt (w/Alfred Howard) opens.
Hi Brian, I hope your return trip to USA wasn't much hard The ASTRA show at Guadalest was awesome
By the way. I don't knew that you play sitar I love this instrument. I want buy one and learn to play. But I heard that is a very difficult instrument... :(
presso FATTORIA LA CORTE ROCCA DEI VALENTI Selva Grossa (Terenzo) - Parma (Italy)
con: Pampa Pavesi, Anna Pisani, Corinna Conci, Marco Martignoni, Celestina Avanzini, Isabella Grott, Clara Conci, Zeno Valenti, Monica Nada, Gianluca Turatti direzione artistica: Corinna Conci a cura di Clara Conci
July 3rd 2009 at 3pm Tommy Fest M.C. Vomit Tribute This is going to be a special Celestial Celebration for OUR Brother and Family member who still is presence in us and we are going to conjure up those inner Spirits and Positive Energy Of Tommy Macias A.K.A. M.C. Vomit. July 3rd is his B-day and we are going to Celebrate in ?His and His Mother Honor....
He gave us his wisdom, sincerity and artistic presence. He use to love fuckin hanging out crackin Joke...Tommy Was a Funny Motha Fuker...and he still is.... To those around him we still feel his will to Express himself throughthis music and personality........ This is going to be a celebration for one of the Best Poets, Writers and Self-expression Peep's From Riverside, California. East Side Riva to be exact...
M.C. Vomit dedicated his life to new opportunities, Charisma, Music, Art/tattoos and Psychedelics Good Times. Tommy loved to get High and we are going to get high with him Again...420 spirits. Thanks Tommy Macias and you are still with in us...HMS Mothas Fuckers
M.C. Vomit in Syzygy 2000 Listen to the Last Verse of this Song is M.C. Vomit at his best describing his life through his Works and Art Form...
Thanks Again Tommy for giving us the light and LOve....
We Love you forever..... HMS Collective and Family. Thanks to his family and Grandma And Grandpa Macias....Bless. Syzygy!!!!!3000 Universal Love
JFJO returns to Winston's in OB on September 8th to celebrate the release of their new EP 'One Day in Brooklyn'. Catch a sneak peak of the new material and head on over to 
