Alex Nahas - vocals, Chapman Stick, keyboards, percussion
Nick Smeraski - drums, percussion, keyboards, acoustic guitar on "King Of Thirst"
Influences
Nick Drake, Talk Talk, Debussy, parenthood, weather, Leonard Cohen, Daniel Lanois, Satie, Brian Eno, Mahfouz, vinyl, tubes, analog, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Ali Farka Toure, Mississippi John Hurt, Hamza Al Din, the continent of Africa, matinees, Camus, Kafka, Antonioni, Kubrick, Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Etrice), idle time...
Sounds Like
Bright Brown's music follows the trail blazed by such innovative artists as Nick Drake, Talk Talk, Leonard Cohen, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, and Radiohead, where bittersweet layers and textures abound and beautifully crafted songwriting exists at the core.
Bright Brown is sonic cinema. These songs are soundtracks to the victories and defeats of the everyday, evoking personal poetry projected on the world view. Vocalist Alex Nahas also plays the Chapman Stick, a seldom seen ten-stringed electric instrument covering a sonic range from deep, earthy bass to shimmering highs, laid gingerly upon the visceral grooves, warm brush strokes, and metallic bursts of Nick Smeraski's drumming.
Their new release, “No Matter How Faint There’s Light In Everything”, was entirely recorded, mixed, and produced in Brooklyn by Alex and Nick at Head Gear Studios and Bright Brown Sound, which led to it’s cohesively organic and intuitive feel.
Alex Nahas is best known for founding the critically acclaimed post rock band, Laughingstock. http://www.laughingstocksf.com Other achievements include touring and recording with John Vanderslice, and producing / engineering the first Mates of State EP, and the latest record from Jill Tracy.
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“Their new CD, No Matter How Faint There's Light In Everything, comes at you with
dark heart and plea. ...Nahas' voice is heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time, the
music layering over and under like sweet and sorrow. ...sadness is placed in glimmers
of light, melodies in a comforting bed of sound. ...Just close your eyes and listen to this
one, preferably on headphones, so you can lose yourself in the world of the songs and
learn something about where inner and outer landscapes meet.”
-Arielle Guy,
Turntable and Blue Light
NEW LOCATION! Even thought the beachside grill isn't going to be open until next week, THE MUSIC MUST GO ON!!!! It's still in downtown Oceanside, just around the corner on pierview way! Pierview Pub!
Hi Alex, I really enjoy your new album, it..s great to hear new music from your side. The songs are really great, beautiful songwriting - sonic cinema indeed! I..m really happy about the atmosphere of the album - melancholic and dark but with a positive view, leaving laughingstock days behind for something better. I could not imagine a better album title.
Again, you guys have created a mix of unmistakable sound, sensitive melodies and post-modern moods. You..re one of the few Chapman Stick players that really use their instrument in the background and in band context.
Hi Bright Brown! Thank you for your music here... On my page there are Azure, Rose, Magenta…from “Sustanza di Cose Sperata” my new cd cd with Joachim Roedelius! I hope that you will enjoy this cd. kisses Alessandra
Bright Brown-- Sounds good! Thanks for befriending me and Paint It Black. Hope you like it. Wish you success and inspiration with your music, and many delights. all best, Janet F.
Hey There! I wanted to thank you for taking the time to listen to my music and add me. I hope that you take a few and watch the video for "The Sky Below", let me know what you think. Happy Holidays!
Hey bright brown This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Or not.
Let me challenge you: Download the album 'Walkthrough' - it's on the top of my page - and listen to it exactly hm... 4 times :) Read the lyrics. It's mandatory.
I give you a solemn promise that you will feel, see and hear things that will make you smile deep within. Or not. Tell me if it doesn't happen so I can switch to selling ice-cream.
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