Brian Edward McBride (born 1970 in Irving,

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) is a musician best known as one half of the duo

Stars of the Lid Stars of the Lid is an American ambient music duo consisting of Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. The duo formed in Austin, Texas in 1993. They have been acclaimed for their music incorporating droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, st ...

. He has also released two solo albums, ''When The Detail Lost Its Freedom'' and ''The Effective Disconnect'' on Kranky using his own name. McBride moved to

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in 1990 where he met

Adam Wiltzie Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969, New York City, NY) is a composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium. Early life Wiltzie was born in New York City, NY. Originally a champion youth tennis player, a knee injury sustaine ...

, forming Stars of the Lid in the early 1990s. He also worked with the now defunct Pilot Ships. He lives in

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with his cats ("Ead" and "Nadine", presumably named after the characters in

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, of which he is a fan). He is an active member of the policy debate community. In 2009 Brian teamed up with musician

Kenneth James Gibson Kenneth James Gibson is a musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and a founding member of Bell Gardens, Furry Things, Eight Frozen Modules, and endics.shuffle. Career Kenneth James Gibson was born in Canada, grew up in El P ...

to form the band

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. Their first EP ''Hangups Need Company'' was released on their own imprint Failed Better in 2010.

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released their first LP ''Full Sundown Assembly'' in 2012 and

Rocket Girl Rocket Girl is a London-based independent record label. It has released records by Robin Guthrie, Pieter Nooten, God Is an Astronaut, Ulrich Schnauss, A Place to Bury Strangers, Bell Gardens (band), Bell Gardens among others, including many a ...

released their second LP ''Slow Dawns For Lost Conclusions'' in 2014.Rees, Thomas
Stars of the Lid And Apendics.shuffle Are Bell Gardens, Release EP
, ''XLR8R.com'', 21 may 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

Life and work

Brian worked with Bill Shanahan. Brian is an artist/sign maker. During the summer he directs the University of Texas National Institute of Forensics (UTNIF) high school debate camp. He currently coaches policy debate at the

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Discography

Brian McBride * ''When the Detail Lost Its Freedom'' ( Kranky, 2005) * ''The Effective Disconnect'' (Kranky, 2010)

* ''Hangups Need Company'' (Failed Better, 2010) * ''Full Sundown Assembly'' (

, 2012) * ''Slow Dawns for Lost Conclusions'' (

, 2014)

External links

Biography
on Kranky

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McBride, Brian 1970 births Living people Musicians from Texas People from Irving, Texas Ambient musicians