Brainbombs
Encyclopedia
Brainbombs is a Swedish
noise rock
band formed 1985 in Hudiksvall
. The members are Dan, Peter, Jonas, Drajan and Lanchy. The latter was also a member of Totalitär
.
They are notable for their repetitive, noisy, untuned, raucous sound and lyrics, similar in tone to the writings of author Peter Sotos
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
noise rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
band formed 1985 in Hudiksvall
Hudiksvall
Hudiksvall is a city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 14,850 inhabitants in 2005. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik , a term that originated in the 19th century as word spread of its friendly hospitality and its lively social life...
. The members are Dan, Peter, Jonas, Drajan and Lanchy. The latter was also a member of Totalitär
Totalitär
Totalitär is a Swedish hardcore punk band formed 1985 in Hudiksvall. The band plays in the style of D-beat and hardcore punk. Its original members were Poffen, Lanchy, Andreas and Lennart...
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They are notable for their repetitive, noisy, untuned, raucous sound and lyrics, similar in tone to the writings of author Peter Sotos
Peter Sotos
Peter Sotos is a Chicago-born writer and musician. In his books, Sotos examines sadistic sexual criminals and sexually violent pornography, particularly involving children. His writings are interpreted by some as commenting on media hypocrisy around these issues...
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Discography
- "Jack the Ripper Lover" / "No End" 45Single (music)In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, self-released (1989) - "Anne Frank" / "No Guilt" 45, Big Brothel Communications (1990)
- "It's a Burning Hell" / "No Place" 45, Big Ball Records (1992)
- Burning HellBurning HellBurning Hell is the debut album by Brainbombs. It was released on LP in 1992 by Blackjack Records in the US. The CD, issued in 1994, omits "X!?+ +..."-Side one:#"It's a Burning Hell"#"Danny Was a Streetwhore"#"Sadist Action"...
LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, Blackjack (1992) - Live Action at ROCK ALL, OsloLive Action at ROCK ALL, OsloLive Action at ROCK ALL, Oslo is a live seven-inch EP by Brainbombs. It was released in 1994 by Big Ball Records in Sweden, then compiled on Singles Compilation CD in 1999....
EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Big Ball Records (1994) - Burning Hell CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, Blackjack (1994) - Genius and Brutality...Taste and PowerGenius and Brutality...Taste and PowerGenius and Brutality...Taste and Power is the second album by Brainbombs. It was released in 1994 on CD and LP by Blackjack Records.-Side one:#"Angels Crawling" – 3:50#"Graveyard Kitchen" – 6:12#"My Place" – 4:15#"Right Side of Hell" – 8:12-Side two:...
LP/CD, Blackjack (1994) - split w/ Anal Babes EP, Demolition Derby/Pitsbull Records (1995)
- ObeyObey (Brainbombs album)Obey is the third album by Brainbombs. It was released in Sweden on CD in 1995 by Releasing Eskimo. The vinyl issue was released in the U.S. by Wabana Records in 1997...
CD, Releasing EskimoReleasing EskimoReleasing Eskimo was a small record label in Sweden. The label released music by Aube, Brainbombs, Killer Bug and Merzbow among others....
/Slow Dance (1995) - Obey LP, Wabana RecordsWabana RecordsWabana Records is a small record label in the United States. Its releases include albums by Acid Mothers Temple, Brainbombs, Billy Childish and Holly Golightly, Sunburned Hand of the Man, and Wolf Eyes....
(1997) - "Macht" / "B.L.E.E.D." 45, Gun Court/Wabana Records (1999)
- Brainbombs CD, Load RecordsLoad RecordsLoad Records is an American noise/experimental independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pit...
(1999) - Urge to KillUrge to KillUrge to Kill is the fourth studio album by Brainbombs. It was issued on CD by Load Records in 1999.-Track listing:#"Slayer" – 3:37#"Slutmaster" – 5:36#"Salome" – 3:00#"Ass Fucking Murder" – 3:28#"Maybe" – 3:52#"Down in the Gutter" – 3:50...
CD, Load Records (1999) - Cheap EP, Load Records (2001)
- "Stigma of the Ripper" / "Street Cleaner" 45, Tumult Records (2003)
- "The Grinder" / "Mommy Said" 45, Ken Rock (2004)
- "I Need Speed" / "End Up Dead" 45, Big Brothel (2006)
- "Stinking Memory" / "Insects" 45, Anthem Records (2007)
- Brainbombs CD, Pollymaggoo Records (2007)
- Live at Smålands Nation, Lund, Sweden, May 29, 1993 LP, Richie Records (2008)
- Fucking MessFucking MessFucking Mess is the fifth studio album by Brainbombs. It was released in 2008 on blue vinyl in an edition of 630 by the Swedish label Lystring....
LP, Lystring (2008) - "Substitute for Flesh" / "No More" 45, Burning Hell Records (2009)