Brasstronaut
{{short description|Canadian band, formed 2007}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Brasstronaut
| image =
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| origin = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| Instruments =
| genre = Indie rock, jazz
| years_active = 2008–2017
| label = Unfamiliar Records (Canada), Tin Angel Records (UK)
| current_members = {{unbulleted list|
|Bryan Davies (trumpet)
|Edo Van Breemen (piano, vocals)
|Brennan Saul (drums)
|John Walsh (bass)
|Tariq Hussain (guitar)
|Sam Davidson (clarinet)
}}
}}
Brasstronaut was a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with roots in pop, rock and jazz. It was formed in 2007. Their line-up was Bryan Davies on trumpet, Edo Van Breemen on piano and vocals, Sam Davidson on clarinet and EWI, Tariq Hussain on lap steel and electric guitar, Brennan Saul on drums and John Walsh on bass.
History
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''Old World Lies''
Brasstronaut's first release, the EP Old World Lies, was released in 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/59444/brasstronauts-old-world-lies |title=Brasstronaut's Old World Lies |website=CHARTattack |date=August 26, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607125540/http://www.chartattack.com/news/59444/brasstronauts-old-world-lies |archivedate=June 7, 2011 |df=mdy }} on Unfamiliar Records and received positive press and blog response.{{cite web |url=http://www.herohill.com/2008/09/reviews-brasstronaut-old-world-lies.htm |title=Reviews:: Brasstronaut Old World Lies |website=Herohill |date=September 19, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930025834/http://www.herohill.com/2008/09/reviews-brasstronaut-old-world-lies.htm |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
-{{cite web |url=http://www.strandedinstereo.com/music_brasstronaut.shtml |title=Brasstronaut |website=Stranded in Stereo |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002111503/http://www.strandedinstereo.com/music_brasstronaut.shtml |archivedate=October 2, 2011 |df=mdy }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.wolveshawksandkites.com/2008/12/30/2008-in-review-favourite-eps-of-the-year/ |title=2008 in Review: My Favourite EPs of the Year |website=Wolves, Hawks and Kites |date=December 30, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006211501/http://www.wolveshawksandkites.com/2008/12/30/2008-in-review-favourite-eps-of-the-year/ |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.youthink.ca/reviews/localbands/08DecLocal/brasstronaut.html |title=Brasstronaut : Old World Lies |work=Youthink |accessdate=March 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315072750/http://www.youthink.ca/reviews/localbands/08DecLocal/brasstronaut.html |archivedate=March 15, 2009 }} It was accompanied by a video for the song "Requiem for a Scene".{{cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/2741422 |title=Brasstronaut – Requiem for a Scene on Vimeo |publisher= |website=Vimeo |date=January 6, 2009 |accessdate=October 20, 2011}} On October 20, 2010, Brasstronaut performed a version of Old World Lies on a balcony in London for the viral music show BalconyTV.[https://archive.today/20120731010536/http://www.balconytv.com/v/brasstronaut ]
''Mount Chimaera''
The band spent early 2009 in Banff, Alberta, recording their first full-length album as part of a Winter Music Creative Residency at the Banff Centre. After postponing the release date of September 23, they revamped and re-recorded some of the songs in private studios in Vancouver and finally released Mount Chimaera on March 2, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=11147 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205172404/http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=11147 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |title=Brasstronaut: The New World :: Music |work=VUE Weekly |date=February 25, 2009 |accessdate=October 10, 2011 }}
- [http://www.albertalocalnews.com/rockymountainoutlook/entertainment/40362863.html ]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}
The tracks Old World Lies and Requiem for a Scene were used in the soundtrack for the game WET.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Brasstronaut's members went on to become active in music education and music therapy. Van Breemen has become a composer for film and television productions.Adrian Mack, [https://www.straight.com/music/620101/edo-van-breemen-bites-afflicted-soundtrack "Edo Van Breemen bites into Afflicted soundtrack"]. The Georgia Straight, April 3, 2014.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2010 – Mount Chimaera (Unfamiliar Records)
- 2012 – Mean Sun (Unfamiliar Records)
- 2016 – Brasstronaut (Hybridity Music)
EPs
- 2008 – Old World Lies (Unfamiliar Records)
- 2011 – Opportunity (Digital Kunstrasen)
Singles
- "Old World Lies"
- "Requiem for a Scene"
- "Mean Sun"
- "Bounce"
- "The Grove"
- "Raveshadow"
- "Hawk"
- "Sooner Or Later"
Awards
Mount Chimaera was long-listed for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-list/article1212181/ |title=Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list |publisher= |work=The Globe And Mail|date=June 17, 2010 |accessdate=October 20, 2011|last1=Wheeler |first1=Brad }}
"Hearts Trompet" from Mount Chimaera won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.socansongwritingprize.ca/past-nominees-and-winners/ |title=Past Nominees and Winners - SOCAN Songwriting Prize |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606114756/http://www.socansongwritingprize.ca/past-nominees-and-winners/ |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.brasstronaut.com}} (defunct)
{{SOCAN Songwriting Prize}}
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Category:Canadian electronic music groups
Category:Canadian indie pop groups
Category:Musical groups from Vancouver