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The Bran Flakes are a sound collage group from Seattle, Washington who specialise in creating music from pre-existing sources. The group’s members include Otis Fodder (in San Francisco, CA), Mildred Pitt (in Seattle, WA) and several special guests (located around the globe) who typically provide vocal contributions.
Along with other bands such as Negativland and The Evolution Control Committee, the Bran Flakes make extensive use of sampling, recontextualizing the samples into new works. The group scours thrift shops for obscure and quirky LPs; some of their songs also make use of recognizably famous basslines, television shows, and soundtracks from video games. The unauthorised nature of much of their work has prevented the band’s work from wide commercial release.
Following the 1998 release of I Remember When I Break Down on Ovenguard Music, on which Otis Fodder was sole writer, the group’s first album as a duo was in 1999, with Hey Won’t Somebody Come and Play on Ovenguard Music. 2001 saw the release of, I Don’t Have A Friend on Lomo Records. Their 2002 album Bounces! was released on the band’s own Happi Tyme Records, and contained their most popular song, “Good Times A Goo Goo”, which sampled extensively from Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear’s performance of “Moving Right Along” from The Muppet Movie.
Along with other bands such as Negativland and The Evolution Control Committee, the Bran Flakes make extensive use of sampling, recontextualizing the samples into new works. The group scours thrift shops for obscure and quirky LPs; some of their songs also make use of recognizably famous basslines, television shows, and soundtracks from video games. The unauthorised nature of much of their work has prevented the band’s work from wide commercial release.
Following the 1998 release of I Remember When I Break Down on Ovenguard Music, on which Otis Fodder was sole writer, the group’s first album as a duo was in 1999, with Hey Won’t Somebody Come and Play on Ovenguard Music. 2001 saw the release of, I Don’t Have A Friend on Lomo Records. Their 2002 album Bounces! was released on the band’s own Happi Tyme Records, and contained their most popular song, “
Good Times A Goo Goo”, which sampled extensively from Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear’s performance of “Moving Right Along” from The Muppet Movie.
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| FULL TRACK Kitty Takes a Ride (Kitty Mix Up) | 3:10 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Spunky Left Two Three | 2:25 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Countdown To The End (Choo Choo Mix) | 3:45 | Free MP3 |
| Mutual Admiration And Love | 2:34 |
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koodlaty1 wrote:
Awesome!!!
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SssSpchMpdmnts wrote:
This is guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
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snortcrystal wrote:
perfect
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Tinnitis1 wrote:
FUNNY! BLOW YR BRAINS OUT SONG! FUNNY!
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tassoebockewal wrote:
°--° >> http://www.lastfm.de/music/Wir+Affen
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BrownAndMoist wrote:
ridiculously good
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dougsharp wrote:
many happy hours spent bran flaking - saw them in seattle
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ReverendAustin wrote:
Oh yeah, and Bran Flakes, are you ever going to grace the UK with your presence?!?!?!?!?! and some more: ??!?!!!!?!??!!!!!
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ReverendAustin wrote:
The Bran Flakes always put a smile on my face. Why can't all music sound like them? ie JOYOUS!!!!
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denscreams wrote:
Good music! another one http://www.lastfm.ru/music/SCREAMS ("behind the mask" to)
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bellweather wrote:
CALL ME PATCHES MOTHERFUCKERS! oh, and why is sixshootersam such a whiny bitch???
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CommetBoxJunky wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/behind+the+mask
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Vensnares wrote:
Awesome group!
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Refinery wrote:
"Your musical compatibility with SixShooterSam is Low" Oh look, makes sense.
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PKDK wrote:
omg
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murderbydef222 wrote:
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TrixRabbi wrote:
This is happiness.
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SimonRoy wrote:
Some crazy good holiday music by the Bran Flakes http://www.thebranflakes.com/holiday/ free download until December 31st
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rosztajn wrote:
very nice...great stuff
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chinneths wrote:
<3 it
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