Brakes formed when Tom and Alex and Eamon were drinking after Eamon had supported The Lonesome Organist at Palmer's Bar in Brighton in August 2002. "We'll play drums and guitar on your tunes," they said. "Rad," said Eamon. They went to Mokinbird studios, a rehearsal/recording space in Kemptown, Brighton run by Marc Beatty, and convinced him to play bass. After half an hour, they looked at each other and said "this sounds freshmode."
Between now and then, they played wherever and whenever they could, but they mostly played at the Freebutt, Brighton's 200 capacity sweat box where bands like Lift To Experience, American Analogue Set, Fuck You Planet Earth and Yeah Yeah Yeahs played. Eamon did a few more acoustic Brakes shows. Georg and Orri from Sigur Ros played as his backing band in Reykjavik. He supported Lach. "I like your anti-folk" said Lach. "I thought it was country-punk" said Eamon. Lach looked away. Tugboat Records offered to put out a single, so the band went to Mokinbird studios on 20th July 2004 and nailed Pick Up, Stand to Stand and Cheney in half a day. It was to be one of the final sessions at Mokinbird, which sadly closed that December.
Sea Power's bassist Hamilton (no relation) directed Brakes' first video, the 30 second long Pick Up The Phone. It was filmed in the basement of the house he rents along with Eamon and Marc, which they named 'The Princess' after a painting of a girl collecting wheat which hangs on one of the basement walls.
"Holy shit, I've just seen our video on MTV" texted Tom to Marc one night in September. "Lush,"said Brakes and went on tour around the UK later that month.
Rough Trade offered to release an album, so Brakes booked Metropolis studio 1 for a week in late January 2005, and put Iain Gore in control. The album was recorded in five days, all live on to 2" tape, and mixed in two days. Not a single computer screen was used in the whole process. They left it for a couple of weeks and then mastered it on the day after Valentines'.
Give Blood is the sound of four friends playing music in a room, recorded onto tape. Brakes have played a few shows since finishing the album, supporting The Others, British Sea Power, Finley Quaye, and Buck 65.
Product Description
Give Blood is the debut record from UK madcaps, Brakes. Consisting of one part British Sea Power (Eamon Hamilton), two parts Electric Soft Parade (Tom White and Alex White), and one part Tenderfoot (Marc Beatty), Brakes is a heroic endeavor, alive with a vigorous musical heartbeat. Give Blood is born of robust comradery and just enough magnetic tape to capture the incredible interplay between these four lads.
Give Blood,Brakes,Rough Trade Us,Alternative Pop/Rock,Indie Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
Give Blood [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]
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Hamlet: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Film)
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000029V8 Release Date: 1996-12-10 |
Tracks:
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': In Pace
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': Fanfare
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'All That Lives Must Die'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'To Thine Own Self Be True'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': The Ghost
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Give Me Up The Truth'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'What A Piece Of Work Is A Man'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'What Players Are They'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Out Out Thou Strumpet Fortune'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'To Be Or Not To Be'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'I Loved You Once'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Oh, What A Noble Mind'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'If Once A Widow'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Now Could I Drink Hot Blood'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'A Foolish Prating Nave'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Oh Heavy Deed'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Oh Here They Come'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'My Thoughts Be Bloody'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'The Doors Are Broke'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'And Will 'A Not Come Again?'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Alas Poor Yorick'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Sweets To The Sweet - Farewell'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Give Me Your Pardon Sir'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Part Them They Are Incensed'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Goodnight, Sweet Prince'
- The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Of 'Hamlet': 'Go Bid The Soldiers Shoot'
Customer Reviews:
Hamlet sound track - Patrick Doyle.......2006-03-10
Beautiful masterpiece!!.......2002-02-22
Fantastic collaborations.......2001-06-12
Patrick Doyle's finest score.......2000-06-26
sudhir.......1999-12-02
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Give Blood
Brakes Manufacturer: Rough Trade Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000ARG2DM Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
Tracks:
- Ring a Ding Ding
- NY Pie
- The Most Fun
- Head About Your Band
- Whats In It for Me?
- Youll Always Have a Place to Stay
- Cheney
- I Cant Stand To Stand Beside You
- Pick Up The Phone
- Youre So Pretty
- Jackson
- All Night Disco Party
- Hi How Are You
- Comma Comma Comma Full Stop
- Sometimes Always
- Fell In Love With A Girl
Album Description
Give Blood is the debut record from UK madcaps, Brakes. Consisting of one part British Sea Power (Eamon Hamilton), two parts Electric Soft Parade (Tom White and Alex White), and one part Tenderfoot (Marc Beatty), Brakes is a heroic endeavor, alive with a vigorous musical heartbeat. Give Blood is born of robust comradery and just enough magnetic tape to capture the incredible interplay between these four lads.Customer Reviews:
i *heart* brakes.......2006-11-02
Holy cr*p.......2006-09-24
Entertaining.......2006-01-12
Amazing sounds.......2005-09-23
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Winter Kolednica: Seasonal Carols From Slovenia
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000C505Y Release Date: 2003-10-21 |
Tracks:
- Svetogorska
- Kot Kot Kot Kodak
- Stajeris
- Keri Ce Koline Meti
- Valcek
- Le Pojmo
- Stoparjeva Polka
- Ta Nuc Na Vinahti
- Jaz Sem Pa Urca Slisal
- Sotis
- Mi Zelimo Vam Zapeti
- Valcek
- Pobeleo Pole
- Valcek
- Tepezkanje
- Pritrkavanje Na Male Zvonove
- Krisijani Dragi, Vstanite In Nas Nocoj Poslus Ajte
- Mecanica
- X Bugam Vam Vos Em
- En Dover Beser Vam Bog Daj
- Sel Sem Prek Po Bukovju
- Jena Zvezda Gori Gre Iz Dexele Jutrove
- Dobr Vecer Dobri Ljudje
- Trije Modri Jezdijo
- Stara Sem Bolana Sem
- Pohvaljeni Jezus, Tak Pojemo Me
- Oj Krisjani Preljubljeni
- Pesem Pomladi
- Pritrkavanje
Album Description
Naxos presents a varied collection of music of the ages, including some familiar works and lesser-known surprises, pieces dealing with the subject of death or demonstrating a lasting, ethereal quality, each work communicating a sense of spirituality and timeless beauty. In essence a celebration of life, Music to die for is music one simply cannot live without.Customer Reviews:
Interesting insight into Eastern European folk tradition.......2007-03-26
It is mostly historical recordings made in the 20th century. It really captures the feeling that one is out in the Slovenian countryside, listening to the country-folk (mostly men) sing their traditional songs.
This is NOT a recording of anything that the typical American will find familiar. This is very "old world", with mostly acapella arrangements that are by no means lush or polished.
Don't buy this to put on at the end of a tough day, or to soothe you while you fight holiday traffic. (Selections such as "Blood From the Butchering" will certainly not aid relaxation!)
But it is an excellent example of the fascinating range of musical traditions and styles our world has to offer.
I recommend this recording to anyone interested in Eastern European folk traditions.
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Give Blood
Bane Manufacturer: Equal Vision Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005QTCJ Release Date: 2001-10-30 |
Tracks:
- Speechless
- Some Came Running
- Snakes Among Us
- Release The Hounds
- What Holds Us Down
- Ante Up
- Bang The Drum Slowly
- Sunflower's And Sunset's
- The Big Gun Down
- Ali Vs. Frazier I
Customer Reviews:
A modern Hardcore Classic.......2006-05-30
so play the violins..........2005-03-20
The music is really interesting, there are never really any obvious breakdowns and the songwritings more developed than the old stuff. "Some Came Running" has a HUGE riff and a perfect bridge section. "Release the Hounds" is the sore thumb here, it's got a socal punk vibe.
So... I could write more about this record but I'll let Aaron do the honors:
how many more days will you sit
and talk about your ambitions
all that you can be
the person you are dying to be
the place you want to get to but always out of reach
before that fury swells inside of you
grows so big that it forever quiets you
stand up to your demons
make a run at your goliath
find the best, find the worst
waiting in both of you
it's not the who or the what that is lasting
but how you fight
that is the fight
the only mark that will not leave you
and i will feel my heart drum its final beat
if it meant that i have give this my all
there's nothing left for me to believe in
if not you, if not this...
what else is there but death?
(it's your call... it's all on you)
give more
give everything
give blood
Priceless.......2004-07-14
its bane again.......2003-10-26
3rd Bane Release is 2nd best.......2003-06-30
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Tenors of Imperial Russia, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002NY8H6 Release Date: 2004-09-21 |
Tracks:
- In My Blood The Fire Of Desire Burns - Andrej Labinsky
- O Give Me Oblivion - Andrej Labinsky
- I Love You, Olga - Andrej Labinsky
- Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond - Gavriil Morskoj
- O You Dark Forest - Gavriil Morskoj
- Pour Berthe, Moi Je Soupire - David Juzhin
- Il Segreto - Alexander Davydov
- The Donkey And The Nightingale - Fable - Alexander Davydov
- Night ('Why Do I Love Thee, Night?') (Op. 60, No.9) - Alexander Davydov
- Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Alexander Davydov
- On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Alexander Bogdanovich
- What Happiness! - Alexander Bogdanovich
- Love Is A Delightful Dream - Alexander Bogdanovich
- Je Crois Entendre Encore - Leonid Sobinov
- En Ferment Les Yeux (Le Reve) - Leonid Sobinov
- Das Susse Lied Verhallt - Leonid Sobinov
- Mein Lieber Schwann - Leonid Sobinov
- Sleep, My Beauty - Leonid Sobinov
- Unwillingly To These Sad Shores - Dmitri Smirnov
- There Is A Desert Country - Dmitri Smirnov
- Se Il Mio Nome - Dmitri Smirnov
- Tranquility - Dmitri Smirnov
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Give Blood
Brakes Manufacturer: Rough Trade ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00099ICH0 Release Date: 2005-07-19 |
Tracks:
- Ring a Ding Ding
- NY Pie
- Most Fun - Brakes, Matt Eaton
- Heard About Your Band
- What's in It for Me?
- You'll Always Have a Place to Stay
- Cheney
- I Can't Stand to Stand Beside You
- Pick Up the Phone
- You're So Pretty
- Jackson - Brakes, Liela Moss
- All Night Disco Party
- Hi, How Are You
- Comma Comma Comma Full Stop
- Sometimes Always - Brakes,
- Fell in Love with a Girl
Album Description
Debut album from British-Indie supergroup made up of members from British Sea Power, the Electric Soft Parade and the Tenderfoot. They're the Indie version of Velvet Revolver and, judging by the sound of 'Pick Up The Phone', on just as many drugs. With an opening track that lasts 25 seconds and a closing track that lasts eight, the whole art-rock affair sounds like the combined panic attacks of a generation who've spent the summer munching mushrooms. It automatically gains a round of applause and a nice review, providing they never come within five miles of our children. Powerful, psycho Talking Heads-style guitar rock. Rough Trade. 2005.Album Details
2005 release that includes their first single "All Night Disco Party".
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The Way to Heaven: Choral Music by James Cook
Manufacturer: Divine Art ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002PZJ0Y Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
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Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000WMM Release Date: 1993-11-15 |
Tracks:
- Farlaf's Rondo With Orchestra [Ruslan and Ljudmila] - Vladimir Kastorsky
- No Sleep, No Rest [Prince Igor, Act 2] - Vladimir Kastorsky
- Queen of Spades: Darling Maidens (Act 1) - Vladimir Kastorsky
- O Child, Beneath Thy Window - Vladimir Kastorsky
- In My Blood the Fire of Desire Burns - Andrej Labinsky
- O Give Me Oblivion [Dubrovsky] - Andrej Labinsky
- Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Andrej Labinsky
- Eugene Onegin: I Love You, Olga (Act 1) - Andrej Labinsky
- At Every Age Sweet Love Is Master [Eugene Onegin]
- Nonnes, Qui Reposez [Robert le Diable]
- Voyevode
- Beiden Grenadiere
- They Guess the Truth [Life for the Tsar]
- Holofernes' War Song [Judith] - Vasilij Sharonov
- She Laughed - Vasilij Sharonov
- Threatening Cloud Has Passed Away [Tsar's Bride] - Gavriil Morskoj
- Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond [Die Walkure] - Gavriil Morskoj
- O You Dark Forest [Sadko] - Gavriil Morskoj
- Play, Dulimers! And as High as Heaven [Sadko] - Gavriil Morskoj
- No Sleep, No Rest [Prince Igor, Act 2] - Oskar Kamionsky
- Der Asra - Oskar Kamionsky
- Vieni - Oskar Kamionsky
- Occhi Di Fata - Oskar Kamionsky
- O'er the Airy Ocean [Demon, Act 2] - Polikarp Orlov
- Ruslan and Ljudmila: O Field, Field (Act 2) - Polikarp Orlov
Tracks:
- Fra Diavolo: Young Agnes (Act 2) - David Juzhin
- Donna Mobile [Rigoletto] - David Juzhin
- Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba (Act 2) - David Juzhin
- Halka: The Wind Wails in the Hills (Act 4) - David Juzhin
- Pour Berthe Moi Je Soupire [Proph: Act 1] - David Juzhin
- Plus Blanche Que la Blanche Hermine [Les Huguenots, Act 1] - David Juzhin
- Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - David Juzhin
- Trovator: Di Quella Pira (Act 3) - David Juzhin
- With the Sweet Scent of Lilacs - David Juzhin
- Daylight Is Fading [Prince Igor, Act 2] - David Juzhin
- May Night: Sleep, My Beauty, Act 3 - David Juzhin
- A: Celeste A (Act 1) - David Juzhin
- Gioconda: Cielo E Mar (Act 2) - David Juzhin
- A: Qui RadamVerr. O Patria Mia (Act 3)
- A: Pur Ti Riveggo... Fuggiam Gli Ardori (Act 3) - David Juzhin
- Judith: I Shall Don My Robe of Byssus (Act 1)
- Norma: Casta Diva...Ah, Bello, a Me Ritorna Act 1
- Enchantress: Looking Down from Nizhni (Act 1)
- Mme Butterfly: un Bel Di Vedremo (Act 2)
- Derfliegende Hollander: Senta's Ballad (Act 2)
- Little Nightingale [Guardsman, Act 1]
- Queen of Spades: Dear Friends (Act 1) - Antonina Panina
- Queen of Spades: Je Crains de Lui Parler la Nuit (Act 2) - Antonina Panina
- LakmSoul le Dais de Jasmin (Act 1) - Maria Michailova, Antonina Panina
Tracks:
- O Fearful Crags [Sadko] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Tsar's Bride: She Lay Asleep (Act 4) - Lev Sibirjakov
- LakmLakmTon Doux Regard Se Voile (Act 2) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Elegie - Lev Sibirjakov
- Word of Farewell - Lev Sibirjakov
- Black Clouds - Lev Sibirjakov
- Temptation - Lev Sibirjakov
- Pray - Lev Sibirjakov
- Eugene Onegin: At Every Age Sweet Love Is Master (Act 3) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Si la Riguer [Act 1] - Lev Sibirjakov
- O God, If I Have Sinned [Iolanta] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Barbiere Di Siviglia: La Calunnia (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Couplets of His Highness [Little Slippers] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Leave Me! - Lev Sibirjakov
- My Lips Are Silent - Lev Sibirjakov
- Rusalka: Ah, You Young Girls Are All the Same (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
- I Hate a Dreary Life [Prince Igor, Act 1] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Robert le Diable: Nonnes Qui Reposez (Act 3) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Son Lo Spirito Che Nega [Mefistofele, Act 1] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Vous Qui du Dieu Vivant [La Juive, Act 3] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Seigneur, Rempart et Seul Soutien [Les Huguenots, Act 1] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Life for the Tsar: They Guess the Truth (Act 4) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Faust: Le Veau d'Or (Act 2) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Ecco Il Mondo [Mefistofele, Act 2] - Lev Sibirjakov
- Faust: Vous Qui Faites l'Endormie (Act 4) - Lev Sibirjakov
- Faust: Il Etait Temps (Act 3) - Lev Sibirjakov
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Give Blood
Brakes Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000KJTIZO Release Date: 2007-02-05 |
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Anti-spring
Anti- , and Epitaph Manufacturer: Anti- / Epitaph ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QHXRNY |
Product Description
Tracks: 1. Muggs - Rain; 2. Muggs - Morta; 3. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Bring It On; 4. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wonderful Life; 5. Daniel Lanois - Shine; 6. Daniel Lanois - Sometimes; 7. Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up On Me; 8. The Black Keys - Midnight in Her eyes; 9. Joe Henry - Lighthouse; 10. Tom Waits - Alice; 11. Tom Waits - Another Man's Vine. Limited Edition Compact Disc Release.Rap Music:
- Green Fury
- Heavy Liquid
- Hex: Or Printing in the Infernal Method
- Hollywood Rocks: Audio Companion [Box set]
- How Much for Happy
- Immortal
- In the Meantime
- In the Wake of Poseidon
- King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower In Concert [Live]
- Ladder to the Stars: Garcia Plays Dylan [Original recording remastered]
Recommended Music:
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc. [Enhanced]
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake [Original recording remastered]
Para Toda la Vida [Original recording remastered]