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The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by
Anton Newcombe Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder of the music group The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Newcombe was the subject of the 2004 documentary film '' Dig!'', along ...
. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media notoriety for their tumultuous working relationships as well as the erratic behavior of Newcombe. The collective has released 18 albums, five
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, five live albums, 13
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, 18
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as well as two various-artist compilation albums to date. The bandname is a ''
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founder
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and the 1978
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.


Releases


1993–1996: Early years

The collective was founded by Anton Newcombe in San Francisco between 1990 and 1993. Their first albums were compilations of recording sessions and an early demo tape, titled ''Pol Pot's Pleasure Penthouse''. This release became a popular bootleg. A second album, ''
Spacegirl and Other Favorites ''Spacegirl and Other Favorites'' is the second album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, recorded in 1993 but not released until 1995. Background "Hide and Seek" was released as a single in 1994. The song "Swallowtail" was also written during ...
'', was released in 1993 as a vinyl-only release and was compiled from what Newcombe called his "studio trash". The album includes "Hide and Seek", which was released as a single in 1994. The band's follow-up album, ''
Methodrone ''Methodrone'' is the debut studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 1995 by record label Bomp! Records, Bomp!. Content The title of the album is a portmanteau of the drug methadone, used in tre ...
'', was developed largely out of the concepts explored on ''Spacegirl'' and heavily influenced by the
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genre that had gained prominence several years prior to its release. The album's ethereal rock sound is comparable to bands such as
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,
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and My Bloody Valentine. Two tracks from the album, "She Made Me" and "Evergreen," were released as a double
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single in 1992. ''Methodrone'' was recorded primarily at a studio in the Hunter's Point region of San Francisco called The Compound, where
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provided an environment for Newcombe to record for hours on end. Over the next couple of years, the band shifted its sound from their more shoegaze, goth, and dream pop influences of the '80s and '90s into a '60s retro-futurist aesthetic. As line-up changes persisted, the band continued to record and in 1996 released three full-length studio albums. The first of these, ''
Take It from the Man! ''Take It from the Man!'' is the third studio album by American psychedelic rock band the Brian Jonestown Massacre. After recording their shoegaze-influenced debut album ''Methodrone'' (1995) and releasing a collection of early recordings, ''Space ...
'', is rooted heavily in the maximum
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aesthetic of the 1960s British Invasion. The album includes the song "Straight Up and Down," which was later used as
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for the
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television drama series ''
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'' (201014), and was engineered by
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of the influential group Psychic TV. The band's second album released in 1996, ''
Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request ''Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request'' is the fourth studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released on June 18, 1996, by record label Tangible and distributed by Bomp! Records, and is the second ...
'' reflects a pastiche of 1960s
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. The album also includes vast experimentation with a variety of different instrumentation including Indian drones,
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s,
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s,
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s, and
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s. The title of the album is a play on words of the Rolling Stones' 1967 album ''
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''. The third and final album released that year was '' Thank God for Mental Illness'', a more stripped-down effort. Since the band did not have a drummer at the time, Newcombe took the opportunity to showcase more of his acoustic songwriting. The album explores more in-depth genres such as
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and folk. At the end of the album Newcombe included an entire EP called ''Sound of Confusion'', compiled largely from earlier BJM recordings. ''Sound of Confusion'' features both regular songs and more abstract sound collages.


1997–1998: ''Give It Back!'', signing to TVT and ''Strung Out in Heaven''

The Brian Jonestown Massacre recorded their sixth album, '' Give It Back!'', in 1997 after relocating to Los Angeles from San Francisco. The album was tracked in a few short days leading up to the band's first US tour and includes the track, "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth", a sardonic reply to
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' single " Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", which had been perceived at the time as being directed at the BJM. "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" was featured on the soundtrack to
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's 2005 film ''
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''. During this time, the BJM signed with
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. This led to the release of the band's seventh full-length album, ''
Strung Out in Heaven ''Strung Out in Heaven'' is the seventh full-length album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in June 1998 and was the band's first and only recording with the large independent label, TVT Records. Bac ...
'', in 1998, as well as their first-ever tours of the UK and Japan. ''Strung Out in Heaven'' did not sell as many records as TVT had hoped, and the relationship between the label and the band deteriorated. TVT eventually dissolved its remaining contractual obligations with the band.


1999–2005: ''Bring It All Back Home – Again'', ''Bravery Repetition and Noise'', ''And This Is Our Music'' and ''We Are the Radio''

In 1999, Which? Records released the EP, '' Bringing It All Back Home – Again'', a collection of songs largely written and recorded around the time the band were working on '' Give It Back!'' and ''
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''. In 2001, the band released their eighth studio album, '' Bravery Repetition and Noise'', which included the track "Sailor", a re-work of a song originally performed by
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. In 2003, the band released their ninth studio album, ''
And This Is Our Music ''...And This Is Our Music'' is the ninth studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released on October 7, 2003, on Tee Pee Records. It was re-released on A Records, packaged alongside the "If Love Is the Drug, Then I Want to O.D" single, and ...
''. ''And This Is Our Music'' was a step in a new direction for Newcombe and the group creatively, and emphasized more of the
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Newcombe had explored in the beginning days of the group. The album's title has been called a reference to the identically-titled, but distinct, albums '' This Is Our Music'' by the artists
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and
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. In 2005, the band released the EP '' We Are the Radio'' on Newcombe's own label, The Committee to Keep Music Evil, which features a close collaboration with
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singer-songwriter
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. This was the last BJM record to be recorded in the United States, as shortly after this Newcombe relocated to Europe.


2008–present: Experimental music and recent releases

The Brian Jonestown Massacre released their tenth studio album, ''
My Bloody Underground ''My Bloody Underground'' is the tenth studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released on April 15, 2008 on A Records, a label set up by the band's leader, Anton Newcombe. Background ''My Bloody Undergro ...
'', in 2008 on Cargo Records. The album is directly inspired by the music made by bands My Bloody Valentine and
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. The record contains a highly experimental approach, and was recorded in collaboration with
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, formerly of
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, who co-wrote the song "Monkey Powder". The Brian Jonestown Massacre recorded both of their next releases in
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and
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. An EP entitled ''One'' was released in November 2009 and featured the tracks "One", "This Is the First of Your Last Warning" (which also appears on their next album, ''Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?''), an English version of "This Is The First of Your Last Warning", and then exclusive track, "Bruttermania". '' Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?'', the band's eleventh studio album, was released in February 2010. It featured musicians Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir (who recorded vocals on ''My Bloody Underground''), Felix Bondareff from the Russian band Amazing Electronic Talking Cave, as well as the musician
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. Soon after the album's release, it was confirmed that
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had returned to the band after an eleven-year absence. According to Newcombe, he would feature on the band's next album and also toured with the band. The Brian Jonestown Massacre released the album ''
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'' on May 1, 2012. Newcombe stated that the album's title relates to
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's use of the term, whereby something is destroyed in order to preserve it. ''
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'', the band's thirteenth studio album, was released in May 2014. It is the first album to be fully recorded and produced at Newcombe's recording studio in
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. Stylistically, the album mixes the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound with Eastern influences. Their next album, ''
Musique de Film Imaginé ''Musique de Film Imaginé'' is the fourteenth studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released on April 27, 2015. The album is a soundtrack for an imaginary French film and pays homage to the great European film directors of the late 1950s ...
'', was released on April 27, 2015. The album was conceived as a soundtrack for an imaginary French film, and pays homage to European film directors of the late 1950s and 1960s such as
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and
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. It was recorded in Berlin in August 2014. In October 2016, the band released the album ''
Third World Pyramid The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media noto ...
'', which was preceded by the single "The Sun Ship". In February 2017, their 16th album ''Don't get Lost'' was released, preceded by seven singles. Their 17th album, ''Something Else'' was released in June 2018. The following year in March 2019, the band released a self titled album. In March 2022, the band announced that two albums, ''Fire Doesn't Grow on Trees'' and ''Your Future Is Your Past'' were scheduled to be released in June and October of 2022 respectively. The studio album ''Fire Doesn't Grow on Trees'' was released in June 2022.


Documentary

Along with
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band
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, The Brian Jonestown Massacre were the subjects of the 2004 documentary film '' Dig!''. The film captured a
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between both bands, highlighting the interaction of Newcombe with his counterpart in the Warhols,
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. The film was recorded over the course of seven years by filmmaker
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, but largely focused on The Brian Jonestown Massacre from late 1996 to mid-1998. ''Dig!'' won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004
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.


Members


Discography

;Studio albums * ''
Methodrone ''Methodrone'' is the debut studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 1995 by record label Bomp! Records, Bomp!. Content The title of the album is a portmanteau of the drug methadone, used in tre ...
'' (1995) * ''
Spacegirl and Other Favorites ''Spacegirl and Other Favorites'' is the second album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, recorded in 1993 but not released until 1995. Background "Hide and Seek" was released as a single in 1994. The song "Swallowtail" was also written during ...
'' (1995) * ''
Take It from the Man! ''Take It from the Man!'' is the third studio album by American psychedelic rock band the Brian Jonestown Massacre. After recording their shoegaze-influenced debut album ''Methodrone'' (1995) and releasing a collection of early recordings, ''Space ...
'' (1996) * ''
Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request ''Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request'' is the fourth studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released on June 18, 1996, by record label Tangible and distributed by Bomp! Records, and is the second ...
'' (1996) * '' Thank God for Mental Illness'' (1996) * '' Give It Back!'' (1997) * ''
Strung Out in Heaven ''Strung Out in Heaven'' is the seventh full-length album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in June 1998 and was the band's first and only recording with the large independent label, TVT Records. Bac ...
'' (1998) * '' Bravery Repetition and Noise'' (2001) * ''...
And This Is Our Music ''...And This Is Our Music'' is the ninth studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released on October 7, 2003, on Tee Pee Records. It was re-released on A Records, packaged alongside the "If Love Is the Drug, Then I Want to O.D" single, and ...
'' (2003) * ''
My Bloody Underground ''My Bloody Underground'' is the tenth studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released on April 15, 2008 on A Records, a label set up by the band's leader, Anton Newcombe. Background ''My Bloody Undergro ...
'' (2008) * '' Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?'' (2010) * ''
Aufheben () or () is a German word with several seemingly contradictory meanings, including "to lift up", "to abolish", "cancel" or "suspend", or "to sublate". The term has also been defined as "abolish", "preserve", and "transcend". In philosophy, is ...
'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2014) * ''
Musique de Film Imaginé ''Musique de Film Imaginé'' is the fourteenth studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released on April 27, 2015. The album is a soundtrack for an imaginary French film and pays homage to the great European film directors of the late 1950s ...
'' (2015) * ''
Mini Album Thingy Wingy ''Mini Album Thingy Wingy'' is an EP by American band The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was t ...
'' (2015) * ''Third World Pyramid'' (2016) * ''Don't Get Lost'' (2017) * '' Something Else'' (2018) * ''
The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media noto ...
'' (2019) * ''Fire Doesn't Grow on Trees'' (2022) * ''Your Future Is Your Past'' (out in Feb 2023)


References


External links


Official website
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