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Nick Brennan’s musical history is long and varied - he studied piano from the age of 5, dabbled briefly with the trumpet for a year, and moved onto the guitar at the age of 12 which he studied profusely throughout his teens in both classical discipline and rock, blues and jazz improvisation.

Having spent the latter half of the eighties playing in everything from punk, rock and even blues and jazz bands, Nick discovered acid house music in 1989 when he started going to the now legendary DiY raves around Nottingham. Seduced by the hazy hedonism and good vibes of those early raves, he moved more and more away from his rock roots, abandoning his guitar for a pair of decks in 1992.

His interest in acid house and hardcore was counterbalanced with a new-found love for dub reggae and the psychedelic sound of the Ozric Tentacles, which became his everyday soundtrack for life in 1991-92. Moreover the early days of progressive house and the emerging Frankfurt trance scene had a profound effect on him and he became increasingly interested in production. Artists like Jam & Spoon, Sven Vath and particularly A.C. Boutsen (who released under a wide range of names including CygnusX and Brainchild for Eye Q and Harthouse), helped to cement his interest in trance music. As the scene and the music evolved and diversified Nick aligned himself firmly at the progressive end of the spectrum, where the sounds were deeper, more expansive and melodic and the production values were that bit more important.

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CeDeR69 wrote:
September 2009

deer park is one of my fav tracks

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Pocko12 wrote:
September 2009

The album "Until" is not one of Nick's albums

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Narki wrote:
July 2009

Circuit Breaker is one of my favourite chillout-albums, such a masterpiece.

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exotic248 wrote:
July 2009

just awesome! my mum loved roll your own and she normally cannot stand electronic music. that alone speaks volumes of how good tripswitch really is. btw anybody else notice nick's unusually long hands?

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psy-eternity wrote:
July 2009

now i am rolling on my own and i cant stop doing that. respect =)

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Jatup wrote:
June 2009

I agree with bacchusbrewing. It can be used as background music but that can be said for any music as far as I'm concerned.

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Psychedelixxx wrote:
June 2009

MOAR ALBUMS PLS! :P --- love your ambient psy!

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wolv3s wrote:
May 2009

setting an official image for a band sharing the same name with seemingly 0 plays is not really thought out, please remove it

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bacchusbrewing wrote:
May 2009

calling it background doesnt give him credit

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blosmi wrote:
April 2009

PITCH BLACK FAN

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rags15 wrote:
April 2009

agree wholeheartedly old chap!

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nerazzurro23 wrote:
April 2009

Tripswitch and Moshic are similar and perfect)

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silenthllz wrote:
April 2009

I'd have to agree, Tripswitch is much more than just "background" music. I find environmental music just as interesting and "ear-catching" as something with words in it. It's crazy, I can "sing" songs like this.

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Tentacleed wrote:
March 2009

Ah, c'mon, unfair public - laidback background music to do chores to??? You're silly and uneducated in this genre - Tripswitch is awesome, do yourself a favour and really listen to it, this works on many levels and it is an elaborate piece of electronica.

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ekpoll wrote:
March 2009

free audio acid trips :: http://www.last.fm/music/this+noise+between+us

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Dendrology wrote:
February 2009

Have to agree with trancing and bdan; some pretty good soundscapes and effects, but overall nothing stands out as awe-inspiring. Relaxing and mellow. Great background music for reading/studying.

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Shponglation wrote:
February 2009

Such a joy to listen to when your in ant mood possible,good job, keep up the good work,you got the spirit:)

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bdan2013 wrote:
February 2009

Some nice effect, no huge shakes, my cat enjoyed it.

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gtutor wrote:
February 2009

great, <3 Circuit Breaker

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Vikylina wrote:
February 2009

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