December 11, 2021

Brand news from parallel universes


Hi Brainmappers!! I am proud to announce the birth of my new blog project, The Flying Zoo, an eclectic music site whose purpose is to treat to share and revive rare/freakie/unknown/discontinued stuff that has no place in this blog... 

Feel free to research and get all you want, welcome everyone!!!

CM. 

(Note: Crazy Monkey's Brainmap it's not going to end, at least for now ...) 

December 8, 2021

A serenade for ghosts

 
(Cindytalk is a Scottish band formed 1982 in Edinburgh by Cindy Sharp and David Clancy from the remnants of punk band The Freeze. Hard to categorize, they work within a fluid experimental framework and have, since their beginnings, incorporated sampling, musique concrète and electronics as mainstays alongside their more orthodox disintegrating rock structures. Cindy Sharp is the only consistent member of an ever-shifting line-up that still plays live and releases regularly).
 

Vecteur contre la gravité

 
(Blacklodge is a Black/Industrial band from Villard de Lans, Rhône-Alpes, France, formed by Saint Vincent (vocals, guitars, drums), Silence (guitar), Aluminium Reflector (drums), Jessy (bass) and Hélio Gabale (keyboards)).
 

Fading into black pool

 
(GosT is an one man Synthwave/Witch House/Electrodark band formed by James Lollar, in an intense dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, energetic, ominous, mechanical, futuristic, occult, apocalyptic, rhythmic style).

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The sound of stirry dust

 
(Psychic Teens is  Post Punk band from Philadelphia, PA, formed by Dave Cherasaro, Joe DeCarolis and Larry Ragone).
 

Sadness as dead flowers

 
(Converge is a Metalcore band formed in 1990 in Boston, formed by Jacob Bannon (Vocals, Lyrics, Visuals), Kurt Ballou (Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Theremin), Nate Newton (Bass Guitar, Vocals) and Ben Koller (Drums). Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician (vocals, guitar and piano). Her work has blended elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music). 

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The pain of shedding skin

 
(Daniel "Danny" Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Elfman first became known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the band Oingo Boingo from 1974 to 1995. He is well known for scoring films and television shows, particularly his frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton). 

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Echi di un incontro surreale

 
(The Gluts is a Post Punk/Psychedelic Rock band from Milan, Italy, formed by Nicolò Campana, Marco Campana and Claudia Cesana).
 

December 7, 2021

The land of hungry fleas

 
(The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an Alternative/Experimental Rock band, formed by Les Claypool (Primus,Beanpole,Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains, Electric Apricot, Les Claypool And The Holy Mackerel, Les Claypool's Duo De Twang, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Sausage, The Desert Sessions) and Sean Lennon (Cibo Matto, Ima, Insecure Men, Mystical Weapons, Peace Choir, The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, The Plastic Ono Band, Wylde Ratttz)).

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Танцующие сумасшедшие скелеты

 
(Messer Chups is a Russian surf band formed in Hamburg in 1998 and originally consisted of Oleg Gitarkin (bass) and Annette Schneider (synths). They had several member changes and in 2003, they invited Lydia Kavina - the most famous thereminvox-player and grand-niece of its inventor.

 As of 2016, Messer Chups is based in St. Petersburg, Russia and works as a trio consisted of Oleg "Gitaracula" Fomchenkov (formerly known as Oleg Gitarkin) on guitar, Svetlana "Zombierella" Nagaeva (formerly known as Zombi Girl) on bass and Dr. Boris (Boris Israel Fernandez) on drums)).
 

Révéler les mystères d'outre-tombe

 
(Le Chants Du Hasard is a Parisian French project of sole member Hazard (all instruments and vocals); the sound is an experimental work featuring a mix of classical music and black metal without any guitar, bass or drums – only orchestral instruments. The result is a shocking and fascinating lecture of 1800's orchestral music as seen through the deforming lens of extreme metal influenced by orchestral works and operas from composers like Modest Mussorgsky, Sergej Prokofiev and Richard Strauss).

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The inevitable call of eternity

 

 
(Aureole is an Atmospheric/Ambient/Industrial/Black Metal one man band from USA, formed by Markov Soroka).
 

Madness come in waves

 
(Pressurehed was an Industrial/Space Rock band from Hollywood, CA, formed by Tommy Grenas (vocals), Len Del Rio (keyboards), Doran Shelley (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Paul Fox (bass, guitar, keyboards) and Paul Della Pelle (drums)).
 

Eldur inni í höfðinu á þér

 
(Singapore Sling is an Icelandic Alternative/Shoegaze/Post Rock band from Reykjavík, formed by Henrik Baldvin Björnsson (vocals, guitar), Einar Þór Kristjánsson (guitar), Sigurður "Siggi Shaker" Magnús Finnsson (tambourine, maracas), Ester "Bíbí" Ásgeirsdóttir (bass), Björn Viktorsson (drums), and Hákon Aðalsteinsson (guitar)).

December 6, 2021

Chased by insane clowns

 
(The Residents is a great historic US avant-garde master group based in San Francisco. The official inception of the Residents was the release of Meet The Residents in 1974, but members of the group had worked together since 1969 or perhaps earlier. The band is known for its wide range of named guest stars and collaborators, its multitude of concept albums, its ambitious multimedia, audiovisual, and stage projects and the mystery surrounding much of its activities, from its history as a band to the identity of its members).

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In einer schwindelerregenden Spirale

 
(Vlimmer is a one man Dark Kraut/Drone/Experimental project behind Alexander Leonard Donat (Fir Cone Children, Leonard Las Vegas, Feverdreamt, Leonard Donat, Infravoids, Jet Pilot and Flight Recorder), a prolific german musician, producer, visual artist and book author, head of Blackjack Illuminist Records).

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Just away from sadness

 
(Ringo Deathstarr is a Shoegaze band formed in Austin, TX in 2005, formed by Elliott Frazier (guitar, vocals), Alex Gehring (bass, vocals) and Dustin Gaudet (drums)).
 

Poemas para las hijas de Lilith

 
(Diavol Strâin is a female Darkwave/Goth/Post Punk duo from Valparaiso, Chile, formed by Ginger Blue (Guitar, Synths, Digital Drums, Backing Vocals) and Lau M (Bass, Main Vocals, Synth, Digital Drums).
 

December 5, 2021

Travel on a Martian Moon

 
(The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an Alternative/Experimental Rock band, formed by Les Claypool (Primus,Beanpole,Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains, Electric Apricot, Les Claypool And The Holy Mackerel, Les Claypool's Duo De Twang, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Sausage, The Desert Sessions) and Sean Lennon (Cibo Matto, Ima, Insecure Men, Mystical Weapons, Peace Choir, The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, The Plastic Ono Band, Wylde Ratttz)).
 

December 4, 2021

Meditatie in de leegte

 
(Mildred In Oblivion is a Dark Ambient one-man project from Ostend, Belgium, formed by Jan Dewulf).
 

December 1, 2021

Bain de cendres à l'aube

 
(Le Chants Du Hasard is a Parisian French project of sole member Hazard (all instruments and vocals); the sound is an experimental work featuring a mix of classical music and black metal without any guitar, bass or drums – only orchestral instruments. The result is a shocking and fascinating lecture of 1800's orchestral music as seen through the deforming lens of extreme metal influenced by orchestral works and operas from composers like Modest Mussorgsky, Sergej Prokofiev and Richard Strauss).