tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49089389660539515122024-03-12T19:12:17.578-07:00Burning Up with the BrothersUpdates from, and about, The Brothers Burn. Their music projects and other drama.Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-59709989456296246032020-06-29T07:27:00.002-07:002020-06-29T07:27:44.072-07:00About Happy To Be Here<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As years go, 2020 hasn't been all that hot. Not to us, not to most people. Environments like this - once the basic set in the <a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html" target="_blank">hierarchy of needs</a> is met - usually kick us into creative ways to vent our experiences. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yell at the world, if you will. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So when self-quarantine and masks and economic problems and injustice and riots and Murder Wasps came, the brothers let it out in new ways, and a new set of tracks was pushed out: A fleshed out and conceptual whole. Backbeat-heavy, sometimes danceable, hopeful chord progressions laced with a bit of the craziness that is this time we live in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is the downcast album we thought - we hoped - the brothers would never produce. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But we're nothing if we don't have a smile on, so it's got one. Maybe not that genuine, but it's there. It's </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Happy To Be Here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hitting the streaming platform of your choice 7/24/20. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You can pre-save it if you want to be ready the moment it's available. Do that <a href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thebrothersburn/grouse" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<br />Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-56314088131184464322019-12-30T02:52:00.000-08:002019-12-30T02:52:26.511-08:00Hop Skip Jump into 2020<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">'Tis a new year, and the brothers busted out some old songs. A counter-intuitive move, you'd think, but it worked out in this case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But let's be honest - It's all about Spotify. But first, a bit of back story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The producer has never been happy with the way "<a href="https://thebrothersburn.bandcamp.com/album/a-work-in-progress" target="_blank">A Work In Progress</a>" was received. In a non-helpful, nostalgic fashion, he considers it their best work (this was before the fiasco that preceded the blank years before "Limbo").</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Time goes by, and the rosy glasses grow foggier, and the past looks better than ever. He looks lovingly on those "A Work In Progress" cuts, and realizes that they have never been Spotified. He sees an opportunity to scratch his itch and fill in the Spotify catalogue at the same time. And thus is born the "Hop Skip Jump" EP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can presave it <a href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thebrothersburn/hop-skip-jump" target="_blank">here</a>. And for maximum nostalgia, hit up the music vid (which, we admit, is showing it's age):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-91440489648529707212019-11-28T03:28:00.001-08:002019-11-28T03:28:45.802-08:00Cats and Their People<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We've never disclosed this, but Isaac and Horace are court-ordered to have bi-weekly "cleansing sessions" with a trained staff member at the place where they reside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Like most things in "the home", the title given to these appointments is misleading. Nothing is actually cleaned, and no one likes them. Least of all Horace, who finds them degrading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, due to the stress they invoke, the resulting clarity does sometimes reveal surprising details about what they find important (in a <a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html" target="_blank">hierarchy of needs</a> sort of way). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Isaac and Horace place c</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ats at the top of their needs list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">But maybe this doesn't surprise you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-72169362508424090512019-03-06T03:07:00.000-08:002019-03-06T03:07:11.601-08:00Filling in the Blanks on Fill in the Blanks<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'Tis official - "Fill in the Blanks" arrives Friday, 3/15/19, in all it's danceable, ironic glory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This one is more "accessible" (which is another word for "what we're used to"), and the comments have been pretty good, for a Brothers Burn release:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"...Nicked Fedora [is] an instrumental track with dexterous use of vox samples making this the tap-along, foot stomp </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">track of the album."</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"It's a banger </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">[What Jessica Said]."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"...the originality can’t be questioned, and it’s a pleasure to hear something so creatively unique right now."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The good folks at Stero Stickman had much more to say: Check out their review <a href="https://stereostickman.com/reviews/the-brothers-burn-fill-in-the-blanks/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here's a tracklist, FWIW - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 · What Jessica Said </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5 · Buddha Be-Bop </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6 · The Road Not Travelled</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">7 · Gotta Run</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you want, you can pre-save it to Spotify by clicking <a href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thebrothersburn/fill-in-the-blanks">this here</a>.</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-65898656951260682462019-02-11T03:11:00.001-08:002019-02-11T03:11:24.903-08:00Filling in the ___<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most every day - when the orderlies allow - Isaac and Horace twiddle on their software instruments. There are a ton of these doodles, some OK, some just puzzling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And after a year - WTF was released March '18 - the producer decided it was Time. He sifted through all those doodles, and lo and behold, there were some good ones in that pile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He earmarked these and "suggested" </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">(his bitter tone difficult to convey here) </span><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">that they "finish what they started" with these particular ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The result - still being worked on - is "Fill In The Blanks", which is hoped to hit availability 3/15/19. Yes, that's a Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Album artwork? Subject to change of course, but here's the current favorite -</span><br />
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<br />Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-55870335826862788692019-01-13T11:39:00.002-08:002019-01-13T11:39:41.290-08:00Cool Radio People<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Whilest doing social things, the producer sometimes has the good fortune to meet people much nicer than himself. S</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">uch is the case with unlikely-named <b>Casimir Engine</b>, the prestigious, gentlemanly host of the world-famous </span><a href="https://www.casimirengine.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Casimir Engine Podcast</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We met Mr. Engine via that newfangled <a href="https://twitter.com/">Twitter</a> thing that people are so nuts about. He was good enough to include not just one, <b>but two</b> of The Brothers Burn numbers on his show - "<a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-brothers-burn/nicked-fedora">Nicked Fedora</a>" (on <a href="https://www.casimirengine.com/e/the-casimir-engine-show-ep23-and-top-listenertbajohnlandsat-the-studioto-chat-throughlifetheuniverseand-everythingplusmusic-from-fullbug3-secondfuse1x/">11/5/18</a>) and "<a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-brothers-burn/the-brothers-burn-we-live-on-in-desire">We Live On (In Desire)</a>" (on <a href="https://www.casimirengine.com/e/the-casimir-engine-show-ep24-cas-isbacktune-canon-loadedwe-chat-aboutthe-nit-nursechristmascoming-toderbyandmusicfromdowner-discofrankstlucifer-an/">11/12/18</a>). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And if that wasn't enough, he went further and spun "Nicked Fedora" on his inaugural <a href="https://www.analoguetrash.com/">Analogue Trash</a> radio show (which, foreverafter, will be on <a href="https://www.analoguetrash.com/radio">Tuesday nights, 8-10 PM</a>, Manchester UK time). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You should give Mr. Engine's podcast a listen or three. THEN go tune into that outstanding Analogue Trash show as well. Find him on <a href="https://twitter.com/casimirpodcast">Twitter</a> and at <a href="https://www.casimirengine.com/">his little home on the web</a>. </span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0Austin, TX, USA30.267153 -97.74306079999996729.828484 -98.388507799999971 30.705822 -97.097613799999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-33720730971081756132018-04-18T03:48:00.000-07:002018-04-18T03:48:31.507-07:00WTF Vids<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Despite all the confusion - and after three too-many cups of espresso - the producer realized that perhaps the "music video" genre isn't just a fad after all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He talked to the gullible folks at <a href="http://www.burnfilms.com/">Burn Films</a>, and managed to persuade them to pick a song or three and produce a video. He described the work to the production team as "something you are very lucky to have a part in" and that it was an excellent chance "to showcase your work". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Though perhaps not the defining examples of music videography they could be, the brothers now have two new shiny videos to showcase their work to those wacky music fans who get their music from a video site (instead of off an AM radio station as God intended). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, it is with great pride that we present the Official Music Video for On The Way Out (from <a href="https://thebrothersburn.bandcamp.com/album/wtf">WTF</a>):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Please give a warm round of applause for the Official Music Video for You Are Old (from <a href="https://thebrothersburn.bandcamp.com/album/wtf">WTF</a>):</span><br />
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Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-74176482194482547462018-03-18T12:44:00.002-07:002018-03-18T12:44:28.765-07:00WTF Out<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As whimsical as the title, the brothers' latest is now out and available for the taking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yes, available for the taking - Some of the tracks are on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-brothers-burn">Soundcloud</a>, but the whole confusing thing is on <a href="http://thebrothersburn.bandcamp.com/album/wtf">Bandcamp</a>, free for the taking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You read that right - Free as in Bird. WTF, right?</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-43406704087494880032018-01-16T11:23:00.000-08:002018-01-16T11:23:17.054-08:00WTF?!?<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...is coming. If it isn't here already. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yeah. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The brothers get that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Live that way, actually. Never really knowing when the ice cream will be disallowed in the cafeteria, or the lawyers will call with good news, or the orderlies will be nice, or surly, or nice and surly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And - getting philosophical on you - life, generally speaking, is confusing. WTF, ya know? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Which is why the latest Brothers Burn collection is called that. WTF. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A collection of cuts that identify that moment - or season - of confusion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Due out 3/1/2018, but we'll be previewing some of the cuts courtesy of Soundcloud, like this one:</span><br />
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Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-53896090641449837232016-12-28T06:48:00.001-08:002016-12-28T06:48:24.509-08:00It Ain't Reviewed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After all the work and pre-release pimping, "It Ain't Art" is now out and about. Check it out on - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">AND the first review is in - The good folks at <a href="http://www.beyondtherecord.com/">Beyond the Record</a> wrote some kind words (that we're constantly re-reading in an effort to bolster our faltering egos): </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Effortlessly blending psyche, electro and pop; The Brothers Burn latest release "It Ain’t Art" is unique, setting new standards and crumbling traditionalists views on music.</span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check out the full review <a href="http://www.beyondtherecord.com/the-brothers-burn.html">here</a>. Woot!</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-27886657591248021492016-11-18T18:05:00.001-08:002016-11-18T18:05:18.890-08:00Pimpin' the Poll<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We're extremely (embarrassingly-so) honored to be selected by that bastion of indie music, <a href="http://austin.thedelimagazine.com/">The Deli Magazine</a>, for inclusion in their Artist of the Month poll! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Can you vote us in? Only takes a second. Go to <a href="http://austin.thedelimagazine.com/25629/delis-artist-month-poll">this page</a> and select your favorite indie artist. Who's name ends with Burn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">(Special THANKS MAN! shout-out to <a href="https://twitter.com/slackerleemusic">Lee Ackerley</a>, Editor Extraordinare at The Deli.)</span></div>
Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-89002236527260630472016-11-16T03:22:00.000-08:002016-11-16T03:22:25.823-08:00It Ain't Art Yet<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...but it will be - kinda - 11/25/16. That's the official, authentic, certified, definitive, bona-fide release date for It Ain't Art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sure, that's the day after Thanksgiving. But Hey, you aren't really ready to start listening to Christmas music, are you?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don't Hold Back (feat. <a href="https://1133pm.com/">Panic Surfer</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Strollin` Sante Fe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(Let Me Show You) How It's Done</span><br />
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Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-37329818142344542242016-10-15T07:32:00.000-07:002016-10-15T07:38:48.826-07:00It Ain't Art - No Peace <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was while Isaac and Horace were busy mixing one of the tracks - not their favorite audio chore - that Isaac - in an act of passive-aggressive rebellion - took up the producer's laptop and began pilfering his Facebook page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He laughed at the Republicans, then the Democrats. Cooed over a video of a cat lazing in a bucket of water. Then stopped. Clicked through on a story. Then another, and another, and... Horace made sighing noises, meant to draw Isaac back to the task at hand. It didn't work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He had found the story about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Keith_Lamont_Scott">Keith Lamont Scott</a>, and the resulting furor in Charlotte, North Carolina (among other parts of the US).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The "home" frowns upon social media - and news coverage in general - citing legendary incidents of cafeteria violence that no-one can recall, so the brothers were unfamiliar with the previous police shootings. The producer, ripping the laptop from Isaac's hands, summarized current public perceptions about police misconduct and "profiling". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was a moment of stillness in the room. Then Horace asked "And people are OK with this?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To which the producer, trying to quell the entire topic and get them back to work, replied "I'm a people, and as long as I've got peace, I don't give a s-. Stay off my bloody laptop. And get back to work. Please."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The stillness took another moment. And then they went back to work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next day - to the producer's fury - a new track was in the session list. He bellowed at no one in particular, banging his laptop on the desk. But he eventually indulged his curosity - it was an unheard track, after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And when the last waves ended - abruptly, as intended - his anger had vanished. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Later, when Isaac and Horace came in the studio, the track wasn't mentioned. Not then, and not ever - To this day, it has yet to be discussed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For the producer, there are no events. Unless it is audio, and steadily improving from sucky to acceptable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After the burst of energy bringing <a href="http://www.themilkshakeboom.com/">The Milkshake Boom</a>-inspired "<a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-brothers-burn/sets/encouragment-clown-outtakes">Encouragement Clown Outtakes</a>" to the world, Isaac and Horace simply kept on working. Noodling, mostly. When they were around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But the producer, liking the business of producing stuff, dug through old audio sessions, looking for "likely candidates". Sessions from 2014, 2015, and the spring of this year. Lots of them, hundreds. Out of that pile, he found 20. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And when the brothers were next in the studio, he loaded some of the files for their opinion. Some were scorned. But some were taken, munged, and mangled beyond recognizition. And with this approach, the producer ended up with the tracks of a new LP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The title is a basterdization (or is it <i>bast<b>a</b>rdization</i>?) of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Wheeler_Wilcox">Ella Wheeler Wilcox</a> poem "<a href="http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/poems/partandh.htm">Art and Heart</a>", insisted upon by the producer, who felt it was time to "take off the kid gloves" and </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"lead more actively" - which means he is now a </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">domineering jerk. The reference will be explained in a later post - once the producer is in an emotional state that is conducive to anything other than bellowing and scowling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On a more positive note, we're ecstatic to report that the producer managed to convince the AWESOME <a href="https://1133pm.com/">Panic Surfer</a> to contribute to one of the tracks ("Don't Hold Back"). We'll have more details on that collaboration later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Release date is tentatively scheduled for 10/26/16, just in time for Halloween. </span><br />
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<br />Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-46253662387478542532016-06-13T05:58:00.000-07:002016-06-13T05:58:38.028-07:00BOOM brings the Encouragment ClownNow that their legal status has reached a sort of stasis (albeit temporarily), the brothers have access to their musical accouterments once again, and so have been re-acclimating themselves with their old ways in the studio.<br />
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And, to our utter amazement, the good folks at <a href="http://www.themilkshakeboom.com/" target="_blank">The Milkshake Boom</a> asked for some music cues for their latest production, "The Encouragement Clown" (still in the throes of post-production at the time of this post). <br />
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Though unaware that they did productions, the producer is quite familiar with The Milkshake Boom - it is one of the most popular <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-milkshake-boom/id964399089" target="_blank">movie-based podcasts</a> around. <br />
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He quickly got the brothers working on the rough cut of the (hysterical) short, then got the lawyers working on contingencies. (Experience has taught us to prepare for clients becoming aware of the brothers' "troubles".)<br />
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In a rare burst of productivity - brought about by either the forced hiatus from the studio or the inspiring nature of the short - the brothers generated a slew of work, some of which could not be used for one reason or another. The producer, fearing that the uncharacteristic production boom might go unused, decided to release the cuts "to the wild", "just to show we're still viable" he said (in a very bitter tone that is difficult to convey here).<br />
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So it is with great pleasure that we announce that Friday, July 1, 2016, look for "Encouragement Clown Outtakes" on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-brothers-burn" target="">Soundcloud</a> and <a href="http://thebrothersburn.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a>. <br />
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<br />Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-48894686270925755442014-03-05T08:52:00.000-08:002014-03-05T08:52:27.664-08:00Releasing Limbo <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We thought long and hard, but alas - no witticisms came to mind about this topic: A release date has been set for Limbo: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's a Monday, so... Well, don't set your alarm clock. We'll wait for you to get up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And along with that hardened, post-SXSW date, comes the cover: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The track list is likeuntoso:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. The Foremost Circle </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Head Down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Wandering Through</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. (I'll Be Your) Happy Camper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Walk the Talk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Limbo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Catz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Canto 4 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. On Our Way (To Who Knows Where)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, we're extremely pleased to announce that the riveting voice of Cori Samuel is featured on two of those tracks ("The Foremost Circle" and "Canto 4"). Read more about Cori (or better yet, hire her voice) on <a href="http://piratelibrary.com/">her website</a>.</span><br />
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Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-90152453049783071952014-02-19T08:51:00.000-08:002014-02-19T08:51:55.816-08:00Limbo This Way Comes<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been over 19 months since our last update. Things have been... How to put it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The producer wanted to report, in his most enthusiastic voice, that Isaac and Horace have been in the studio these last 19 months, meticulously crafting their next release. That this alleged work is the opus that they've held in check all these many years. That it is a masterpiece, a brilliant work that transcends all musical endeavors to date. That blah blah blah blah blah... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You get the drift. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, there are records of a public nature on file in the <a href="http://www.co.travis.tx.us/courts/location.asp">courthouse at 1000 Guadalupe in downtown Austin</a>. These records can be easily discovered and consulted, and the information they contain blithely wipes away any glittering blather the producer produces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So we'll make a clean breast of it and say, in our most diffidently vague manner, that the brothers have been "busy", but that time is past and they have returned to the studio to work on a new release. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the process of compiling these new compositions, a common thread has been discovered, which gave stead to the name of this release: Limbo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We can understand that association, but No, not that kind of limbo. This kind:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We suspect it's been inspired by the legal state they found themselves in, but instead we'll insist that it has always been a theme that the brothers have "identified with", and leave it at that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This new eight (possibly nine) track release features more of the brother's signature danceable electro-pop, and dips a proverbial toe into dramatic orchestrated pieces (obviously emulating <a href="http://www.hybridsoundsystem.com/">Hybrid</a> and <a href="http://www.junoreactor.com/">Juno Reactor</a>). ETA is March or April 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And we're actively discouraging a release date of April Fools' Day.</span><br />
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<br />Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-14182942548834323712012-06-04T13:08:00.004-07:002012-06-04T13:08:49.074-07:00Music for Discount Miracles<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We love <a href="http://brandg.com/">Brand Gamblin's</a> stuff. You read his latest, "Discount Miracles"? Good stuff, a nice blend of high brow sci fi and low brow motivations:
<blockquote>The crew of the space salvage ship JNE-0518 (the Jenny) have crashed on a planet that has lost its link to civilization. Surrounded by kingdoms stuck in the dark ages, the crew decides to hire themselves out as wizards, available to make any prophecy come true.<br/><br/>
But the latest job goes bad when they find themselves transporting a deified prince. Can the team get away from two different nations before they are caught and burned as royal kidnappers and witches? Even if they can escape the two armies, can they escape the iron grip of prophecy itself?
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It's good writing by an artful author, and we were honored that the man tapped the brothers once again for music duties for the Discount Miracles podcast. Cool. <br/><br/>
The brothers banged heads on it for a while. And in the end, had managed to conjure up 8 different tracks of varying quality and appropriateness. <br/><br/>
The tracks were presented to the author/podcaster. He mulled them over, then selected the last one, 8C. There was much rejoicing - We thought that was the strongest one, too. <br/><br/>
And what about the previous 7 tracks? Some were trashed, never to be foisted on human ears again. The remaining were posted on the <a href="http://www.thebrothersburn.com/Downloads.html">Downloads and Soundtracks page</a>. You wanna hear them? Go <a href="http://www.thebrothersburn.com/Downloads.html">here</a> and hear!<br/><br/>
But for a great read, you need to just go ahead and add <b>Discount Miracles</b> to your library:<br/><br/>
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</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-65208857409788629302012-04-30T08:28:00.001-07:002012-04-30T16:11:13.120-07:00Music from Calls for Cthulhu Available!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The brothers visited some dark places in the process, but managed to make the deadline (pun intended). <br />
Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present Music from Calls for Cthulhu!<br />
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<iframe width="300" height="410" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 300px; height: 410px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2523751611/size=grande3/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/transparent=true/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://thebrothersburn.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-calls-for-cthulhu">Music from Calls for Cthulhu by The Brothers Burn</a></iframe>
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We had a blast putting this together, and we must thank (and blame) <a href="http://brandg.com/">Brandg</a>. <br />
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</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-60344851008686615902012-04-11T15:32:00.000-07:002012-04-11T15:32:03.679-07:00Calling in Cthulhu!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It can be said that the brothers' biggest (only?) brush with fame has been their loose association with this <a href="http://brandg.com/">Brand Gamblin</a> project:<br />
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Yep, that's the brother's music you hear in there. Some of it derived from other, more noteworthy antecedents (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky">Modest Mussorgsky</a>, Sheila Cole). But most of it is their own. <br />
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Every now and again, some wandering soul would hit up the producer for one of the audio cues. Or present a query about the composition of a particular bit. <br />
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The producer kept notes of this. Eventually, he surmised a need to release the C4C efforts to the universe, and so tasked Isaac and Horace on the latest project - The compilation of bits and pieces that the brothers contributed to the Calls for Cthulhu series. MORE than just a compilation, truthfully (the actual words were "make it mo' betta").<br />
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So it's with great pride and pleasure that the producer announces the next project: Music from Calls for Cthulhu!<br />
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It should be finished 4/30/11. Look for it!<br />
</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-72331751756517387552012-01-25T17:50:00.000-08:002012-01-25T17:50:42.280-08:00We've Gone Non-profit<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We've heard all manner of the "you shouldn't give your music away" thoughts. But then, we read <a href="http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/why-you-should-give-your-music-away-for-free.html">this article</a>. <br />
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We drank the koolaid. We're the few, the chosen, the converted. <br />
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Quick. Before we read another article about NOT giving your music away...<br />
<hr /></span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-91593902392981885762011-11-22T14:54:00.000-08:002011-11-22T14:54:16.591-08:00Google Music!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ever heard of these guys? <br />
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So they started this <a href="http://music.google.com">neat little music platform</a>. Maybe you've heard about it. <br />
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Well, this was the latest bandwagon to roll down on our road. And we've never let a bandwagon go by that we didn't just jump right into. <br />
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So now you can get this one on there (click on the image!):<br />
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And our very latest is up there too(click on the image!):<br />
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Google music. Don't leave home without it.<br />
<hr /></span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-6548766831088050892011-10-04T16:12:00.000-07:002011-10-04T16:12:16.240-07:00Turning Into Ash Available<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Turning Into Ash - It's out there, right now.<br />
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Composed, recorded, rendered, mixed, mastered, pimped. Finished. Whew. Here it is. Or the CD cover, anyway:<br />
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And Bandcamp:<br />
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</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-21507296559498240172011-09-09T12:07:00.000-07:002011-09-09T12:08:32.079-07:00We're Turning Into Ash<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dunno how it's been where you are, but in Austin, it's just one big wave of heat. And no rain since... Can't remember. <br />
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It does something to ya, all that heat. Dries up your pores, makes you thirsty. Gives you a new appreciation for rain - You ever have a time when you hated rain? <br />
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Isaac and Horace have not been unmoved. More like obsessed. The only thing taking more of their brain's cycles during this phase is Mother, who is never far from their thoughts, though she's been dead and buried for 17 years now. <br />
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So with the new obsession comes a new birth - "Turning Into Ash" is the name of the next release. Our first pass art, generated by the producer just so he could have a simplistic image to embed in the MP3s, was this:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fvc95Yex78s/TmlpAupWJzI/AAAAAAAAAos/umTzh7jC1wQ/s1600/Turning%2BInto%2BAsh%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fvc95Yex78s/TmlpAupWJzI/AAAAAAAAAos/umTzh7jC1wQ/s400/Turning%2BInto%2BAsh%2B1.jpg" /></a></div>Not all that inspiring. After some digging around, consulting, and asking the Internet, the producer came up, well, dry. He turned to Horace for ideas, who remembered that tale of fiery woe from long ago - Pompeii. From there, the producer produced this as the new CD's art:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V-0aOjZgndA/TmpguI6JlBI/AAAAAAAAApE/S-vFWUfa0B0/s1600/Turning%2BInto%2BAsh%2B3%252C%2B800x800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V-0aOjZgndA/TmpguI6JlBI/AAAAAAAAApE/S-vFWUfa0B0/s400/Turning%2BInto%2BAsh%2B3%252C%2B800x800.jpg" /></a></div>If this image doesn't convey it, we'll just say it straight out: This is the brothers' darkest, most dramatic work ever. <br />
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It will hit 9/30/11. We want you to have it.<br />
</span>Scott Osbornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183180266303546447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908938966053951512.post-69641889406957195472011-06-27T14:56:00.000-07:002011-06-27T14:56:40.427-07:00Grooveshark!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They say the music industry is changing. We don't know for sure - Change is one of the few constants the brothers experience - custody battles or privacy hearings or medical examinations or legal wranglings, change, or threat thereof, is their only constant.<br />
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But the producer noticed a big shift in the digital music landscape. Local band <a href="http://quietcompanymusic.com/">Quiet Company</a> is now in cahoots with GrooveShark and Rocket Science - Their next release will be promoted via a new showcase project that will circumvent the big labels. It's a bold move by new movers and shakers in the new world music order - Read about it <a href="http://www.vivogig.com/2011/06/quiet-company-is-about-the-change-the-world/">here</a>.<br />
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The upshot was that the producer took a look at GrooveShark. Got addicted. Moved the brothers' music up, and now you can find "A Work In Progress" on yonder <a href="http://grooveshark.com/#/artist/The+Brothers+Burn/1990673">Grooveshark</a>.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KHX_mHPxUqc/Tgj5d2FNe4I/AAAAAAAAAfo/WlOBqYKUIYg/s1600/grooveshark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KHX_mHPxUqc/Tgj5d2FNe4I/AAAAAAAAAfo/WlOBqYKUIYg/s320/grooveshark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Cool. And not just because it's got "shark" in the title.<br />
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