Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Glockenspiel, Guitar
Darian Scatton: Harp, Singing Saw, Organ
Roger Martinez: 12-String Electric Guitar, Glockenspiel, Novation K-Station
Luis Angel Cancel: Percussion
Nov 2007 - May 2008
Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Toy Piano, Guitar
Christian Mirande: Paia Modular Synth, Guitar, Harmonium, Toy Piano
Darian Scatton: Harp
Luis Angel Cancel: Percussion, Vocals
Roger Martinez: 12-String Electric Guitar, Vocals
Ross Lipton: Rhodes/Organ
Oct 2007 US Tour
Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Glockenspiel, Bass
Darian Scatton: Harp
Luis Angel Cancel: Percussion, Vocals
Roger Martinez: 12-String Electric Guitar, Vocals
Summer 2007
Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Toy Piano, Guitar
Christian Mirande: Paia Modular Synth, Guitar, Harmonium, Toy Piano
Darian Scatton: Harp
Recordings
Archaic Fetishism Volume 1
Dan Blacksberg
Jacen Kemp
Christian Mirande
Julius Masri
Benjamin Schurr
Filled With Guilt n' Diamonds
Ben Schurr
Christian Mirande
Darian Scatton
Luis Angel Cancel
Roger Martinez
Ross Lipton
Nat Baldwin
Dave Fishkin
Dan Blacksberg
Charles Cohen
Sean Ali
Jim Krull
Of Shemales and Kissaboos:
Ben Schurr
Christian Mirande
Darian Scatton
Ross Lipton
Dan Angel
Catlin Solano
Kevin Kelly
Nikkita Patterson
Sean Finan
Influences
THE SMITHS
BJORK
Sounds Like
the throbbing gristle and einstruzende neubuaten played the soundtarck to edward scissorhands, while listening to pretentious world music at a peking opera while mao played roy orbison at a level that would blow your ears out and beating off on the side of your ex girlfriend's house burning your wrists with cigarettes while dressed in drag and watching degrassi
Br'er was formed by Benjamin Schurr and Christian Mirande in October of 2006. Formed Originally as a means to complete several unfinished songs Benjamin recorded for his old band CAW! Br'er quickly became its own entity after several manic recording sessions with borrowed equipment, broken keyboards and other pieces of musical trash lying around. "Of Shemales and Kissaboos" the first Br'er Album was recorded in a period right after Benjamin got off of being on medicine and was homeless resulting in guerilla records of having to find a place to stay, haul a bunch of equipment, record for a few days and leave. Br'er became a functional band with the addition of harpist/multi-instrumentalist Darian Scatton in July of 2007, which resulted in a three-piece line up of Benjamin, Christian and Darian for the first 2 months of live shows. Br'er has had several line up changes but is now Benjamin Schurr, Darian Scatton, Roger Martinez and Gabby Smith. A New Ep is finished, Several singles are in the works as well as multiple tours and compilation tracks.
::: New Release ::: I'm a Kid Again / I'm Sorry Mom Single
Edible Onion is proud to announce its first vinyl release, a 7" single from Br'er, featuring alternate recordings of "I'm a Kid Again" and "I'm Sorry Mom." The two tracks orginally appeared on Br'er's debut full length "Of Shemales and Kissaboos," and have long been audience favorites in Br'er's live sets.
The version of "I'm a Kid Again" featured on the 7" was orignally recorded by Audio Confusion in Mesa, Arizona, during Br'er's first US tour. "I'm Sorry Mom" was recorded mostly live by Dan Angel in Philadelphia on his digital sixteen track. The songs as they appear here capture the raw, chathartic sound that characterized the group's early live performances, and differ dramatically from their melancholy readings on "Of Shemales and Kissaboos."
As with every Edible Onion release, each "I'm a Kid Again/I'm Sorry Mom" 7" is packaged in handmade art. For this release, each record jacket has a hand painted outer jacket, with vellum windows cut out to reveal a hand painted inner jacket. The painting was done with a mixture of acrylic and watercolor paint on oak tag (outside) and American Masters printmaking paper (inside). All of the text is handwritten.
CRAWFISH 81s NEW ALBUM "PADEVOAT" IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM KAPUSTIN YAR RECORDS! ALL PROFITS FROM THIS RELEASE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE UMMAH WELFARE TRUST CHARITY!!!!!!!!
Your label, Edible Onion, has asked me to post the two songs off of your new 7" onto my blog, shockmountain.wordpress.com, and I couldn't be more pleased to do so.
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