Brazzaville is an American
indie pop band founded in 1997 by
David Brown. Brown was at one time
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
's saxophonist
and took part in recording of ''
Odelay'' and ''
Midnite Vultures''. On May 7, 2009, David Brown officially announced the dissolution of the band, stating that he would henceforth be recording and releasing music under the name David Arthur Brown, albeit with "many of the wonderful musicians who have contributed to Brazzaville records." However, June 23, 2009, David once again announced that the band will continue to exist in parallel with a solo career.
Members
*
David Arthur Brown
David Arthur Brown is an American musician and the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for the US band Brazzaville.
Life and career
David Arthur Brown was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 19, 1967. He was a runaway who later became i ...
:
songwriter,
vocals,
guitar.
* Richie Alvarez:
keyboards
Keyboard may refer to:
Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
.
* Ramon Aragall:
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
.
* Mike Bolger:
trumpet,
piano,
accordion
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.
* Rob Gibiaqui:
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
.
* Smokey Hormel:
guitar.
* Paco Jordi:
guitars,
backing vocals.
* Feryin Kaya:
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
.
* Ivan Knight:
drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...
s.
* Brady Lynch:
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
.
*
Kenny Lyon:
guitar,
ukulele,
melodica,
backing vocals.
* Maria Pi-Sunyer de Gispert:
vocals.
* David Ralicke:
saxophone,
trombone.
* Dima Shvetsov:
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
.
* Joel Virgel:
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
,
percussion,
backing vocals.
* Oleg Zaytseff:
keyboards
Keyboard may refer to:
Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
.
* Joe Zimmerman:
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
,
backing vocals.
Discography
Albums
* ''
2002
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'' (
South China Sea, 1998)
* ''
Somnambulista
''Somnambulista'' is the second album by Brazzaville, released in 2001.
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "while the music is reassuring and enveloping like the lapping waves of a tropical beach, listen closely to the lyrics lying just und ...
'' (South China Sea, 2000)
* ''
Rouge On Pockmarked Cheeks'' (South China Sea, 2002)
* ''
Hastings Street'' (
Zakat, 2004)
* ''
East L.A. Breeze
''East L.A. Breeze'' is the fifth studio album of the indie (music), indie group Brazzaville (US band), Brazzaville. For the first time this CD was released by a Soyuz Records sub-label Zakat in 2006. Until released by some Western record label, ...
'' (Zakat, 2006), (
Vendlus Records, 2006)
* ''
21st Century Girl'' (Zakat, 2008), (Vendlus Records, 2008)
* ''
Brazzaville in Istanbul
Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLI ...
'' (Doublemoon Records, 2009) — live album
* ''
Jetlag Poetry
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'' (Zakat, 2011)
* ''
Morro Bay'' (2013)
* ''
The Oceans of Ganymede
Brazzaville is an American indie pop band founded in 1997 by David Brown. Brown was at one time Beck's saxophonist and took part in recording of '' Odelay'' and '' Midnite Vultures''. On May 7, 2009, David Brown officially announced the dissoluti ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Dream Sea'' (2018)
* ''
Sheila's Dream'' (2020)
Compilations
* ''
Welcome to... Brazzaville'' (
Web of Mimicry
Web of Mimicry is an independent record label currently based in San Francisco, California founded by Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3.
Roster
*ASVA
*Brazzaville
*Matt Chamberlain
*Cleric
*Danubius
*Dengue Fever
*Estradasphere
*F ...
, 2004), (Zakat, 2005)
* ''
Welcome to Brazzaville II'' (Zakat, 2012)
Radio singles
* ''
Star Called Sun'' (
Viktor Tsoi cover, 2006)
* ''
The Clouds in Camarillo
''21st Century Girl'' is the sixth studio album of the indie group Brazzaville.
Track listing
The Clouds in Camarillo
The Clouds in Camarillo is a name of the radio-single released by Brazzaville in 2007. The song was included to the album ...
'' (2007)
* ''
Teenage Summer Days
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'' (Alexin cover, 2009)
Music videos
* Foreign Disaster Days (2005)
* Jesse James (2006)
* Star Called Sun (2006)
* Peach Tree (2006)
* Bosphorus (2006)
* The Clouds in Camarillo feat. Minerva (russian: Вершина мира) (2007)
* Girl From Vladivostok (''Devushka From Vladivostok'') (2009)
* Anabel 2 (2011)
* Rather Stay Home (2011)
* Boeing (2012)
* Barcelona (2012)
References
External links
Official Brazzaville site*
Brazzaville page at Wimstream.com
American expatriates in Spain
American pop music groups
Culture in Barcelona
Musical groups established in 1997
Indie pop groups from Los Angeles
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