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Cat:BC118-EP-C2     Barcode:349223011852

Ltd Edition ‘Clear Orange & Green’ Splatter Vinyl

Recorded during the thick of the Covid lockdown, Kevin, Tony and Eric hunkered down in their studio and turned their energy inward. With all live shows and future tours cancelled, Brainstory had no other outlet besides their rehearsal space which had been converted into a makeshift studio. Stepping up to the obstacles of the moment, they recorded and produced an EP of brand new music …

Record Label: Big Crown Records

Format: Album

Genre: R&B, Soul

Release Date: 25/06/2021

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Recorded during the thick of the Covid lockdown, Kevin, Tony and Eric hunkered down in their studio and turned their energy inward. With all live shows and future tours cancelled, Brainstory had no other outlet besides their rehearsal space which had been converted into a makeshift studio. Stepping up to the obstacles of the moment, they recorded and produced an EP of brand new music. They were already highly skilled musicians two years ago, but time in the studio with Leon Michels producing Buck and playing alongside bands like Holy Hive and Chicano Batman had a profound effect on them. Their ears have developed, their ethos and their drive has matured, their musicianship is full-blown; hence the name of the EP, Ripe.

Ripe is a seven song journey into who Brainstory are as people and as a band. They are light-hearted and fun but never anything less than dead serious about their artistry. In choosing to record a mostly instrumental record, they have departed from their 2019 debut Buck and are showing more of their Jazz roots. Ripe pulls from Jazz, Hip Hop, 70s Funk, 60s Soul, and life in Southern California in the year 2021. Kev’s intro to the EP is a testament to their thing, his goofy and charming “let’s go baby….less go baby” is welcoming and fun and then Scissors drops–serious as can be. The first vocal number we hear is Seasons, a song about maintaining through the challenges of 2020 that would make Roy Ayers proud. Long Day and Rogers are drenched in reefer and psychedelia and promise a moment away from reality if listened to in headphones. Bye Bye is another stone cold ballad from the group that is destined to be a staple in sweet soul sets around the globe. Ripe is a welcome ray of sunshine as we all shake off the darkness of 2020 and will hold fans over while they finish recording their full length sophomore album due out in 2022.

Track Listing

Side A

  1. Scissors
  2. Seasons
  3. Long Day

Side B

  1. Rogers
  2. Bye Bye
  3. Long Day (Reprise)
  4. Vortex
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