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Brainstorm - 4 Albums (1972-2002)

Posted By: gribovar
Brainstorm - 4 Albums (1972-2002)

Brainstorm - 4 Albums (1972-2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC, WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 1,45 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 527 MB | Covers - 128 MB
Genre: Progressive/Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Garden of Delights, Lion Productions

Smile A While (1972). Brainstorm's debut offers an odd twist on jazz-rock, throwing in bits of Canterbury and Frank Zappa, as well as the Dutch band Supersister. The record starts off with the explosive energy of the instrumental "Das Schwein Trugt," a fast piece of complex prog-jazz. "Zwick Zwick" follows, beginning at an only slightly slower pace, with some wild flutes and clarinets over a choppy rhythm, and then halfway through the guitar, bass, and organ rip into the mix to add a furious energy to the piece. Though the album is mostly instrumental, a couple tracks offer quirky song structures, the very short "Watch Time Flow By" and a couple short sections in the long title track, while "Snakeskin Tango" has someone moaning in anguish and the middle section of "Bosco Biati Weiss Alles" contains strange wordless vocal drones. Through it all, Brainstorm has crafted top-notch music that combines the manic energy and flippancy of rock with the loose fluidity and chops of jazz, with dynamic arrangements, a sense of humor, and excellent musicianship.

Second Smile (1973). Brainstorm's second work, a definite improvement on their first effort. Masterly played progressive jazz rock with flute, sax… Originally released by Spiegelei in 1973. The music on both Brainstorm albums was a highly inventive blend of songs and instrumentals, with a touch of Zappa, Canterbury inspired certainly, akin to Caravan, Hatfield & The North, Soft Machine, etc., but also with a style all of their own. Highlighted by quality musianship, notably a dizzying array of winds and keyboards, with complexly arranged instrumentals and like the Dutch band Supersister, a penchant for eccentric tongue-in-cheek humor. Brainstorm lived up to their name, and both albums are classics of the genre.

Last Smile [Recorded 1974] (2001). Last Smile catches Brainstorm live in mid-1974, shortly before the group broke up. Since this was recorded for West German radio, the sound quality is excellent. Though the version of "Das Scwein Trugt," a track from their first album, is not quite as explosive as the studio version, the tracks from Second Smile, "Marilyn Monroe" and "There Was a Time," are drastically reworked. "Marilyn Monroe" has been trimmed of some of its more radical sections, while the Leon Thomas piece "There Was a Time" has been stretched out into a wild 12-and-a-half-minute opus of throbbing jazz-funk with bits of dissonant free jazz thrown in, and as good as the version on Second Smile was, this one has more power. The pair of new songs that round out the disc, "Signed" and "Stars on the Stage," are quite good too, maybe not as weird or as varied as the eccentric material on the first record, with abrupt changes like the songs on the second. Both tracks contain long instrumental passages with plenty of blistering solos for flute, sax, clarinet, and guitar over the loose but lively rhythms, as well as quirky vocals.

Bremen 1973 (2002). This CD features a Brainstorm live gig from June 23, 1973, played open-air on a rainy Saturday outside the machine shed of the Bremen College of Technology, and broadcast live by Radio Bremen in the "Jazz live" radio show. The quality of the already successful gig was further enhanced by the band's enthusiasm and composure, as well as their extraordinary musical skills.

Brainstorm - 4 Albums (1972-2002)

Brainstorm - Smile A While (1972) [Reissue 2009]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 435 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 149 MB | Covers - 84 MB
Genre: Progressive/Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Lion Productions (LION 633M)

Tracklist:
01. Das Schwein Trügt
02. Zwick Zwick
03. Watch Time Flow By
04. Bosco Biati Weiß Alles
1). Bosco Biati
2). Weiß
3). Alles
05. Snakeskin Tango
06. Smile A While
1). Intro
2). Brainstorm
3). These
4). Antithese
5). Morning Tune
6). Smile A While

Bonus tracks (as Fashion Pink):
07. You Are What's Gonna Make It Last
08. Don't Forget
09. Thesen & Antithesen
10. Einzug Der Elefanten
11. You Knock Me Out

Total time: 01:03:13

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

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Brainstorm / Smile A While

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Brainstorm - 4 Albums (1972-2002)

Brainstorm - Second Smile (1973) [Reissue 2000]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 270 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 97 MB | Covers - 16 MB
Genre: Progressive/Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Garden of Delights (CD 047)

Tracklist:
01. Hirnwind
02. Herbst
03. My Way
04. Affenzahn
05. There Was A Time…
06. Marilyn Monroe
07. You're The One (Bonus Track)

Total time: 41:11

EAC extraction logfile from 25. May 2006, 7:02 for CD
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Brainstorm - 4 Albums (1972-2002)

Brainstorm - Last Smile [Recorded 1974] (2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 261 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 96 MB | Covers - 17 MB
Genre: Progressive/Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Garden of Delights (CD 051)

Tracklist:
01. Marilyn Monroe
02. Das Schwein Trügt
03. Signed
04. There Was a Time…
05. Stars on the Stage

Total time: 41:04

EAC extraction logfile from 29. December 2006, 11:05 for CD
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Brainstorm - 4 Albums (1972-2002)

Brainstorm - Bremen 1973 (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 487 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 185 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Progressive/Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Garden of Delights (CD 074)

Tracklist:
01. Zwick Zwick
02. Das Schwein Trugt
03. You're The One
04. My Way
05. There Was a Time…
06. Affenzahn
07. Himwind
08. Marilyn Monroe
09. Snakeskin Tango

Total time: 01:18:36

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Thanks to flogger77, Alexandre ZAM

See also:
Fashion Pink - Encore [Recorded 1969-1975] (2005)