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About Urban Cave
Product Description "The Australian, indie band, BROTHER, has been known for having a sound like no other. That absolutely rings true on Urban Cave, their fourth album....Its almost impossible to categorize this album, so dont even try. Every track blends at least two genres or more, from dance beats and electric guitar riffs on Wear Me Down to rap, rock, and folk on Funny...Long time fans of the band will not be disappointed. Even better, newcomers to the BROTHER tribe will fall for the uniqueness of this album's tracks." - Pulse Weekly, 5 Star Pick, Dec 2003 "Brother is one of the most radical showcases around of rock that blends modern and old world instrumentation. (Their) stellar showmanship is not their only weapon-- their power is encompassed in their highly moving songs. With influences reminiscent of U2, Geddy Lee and Neil Finn, BROTHER ballads are extremely moving, and their rousing songs feel like anthems. Especially when rising to the pitch of a Scottish Reel on acid. No matter what your taste in music, I advise you to go out and get hit over the head with this music as soon as possible. There's just nothing else like it." - Live Magazine, Dec 2003 Review 'Youll see music in a different light youll never see an act quite like this one.' -- MidWest Beat magazine, August 03'truly world class' -- Roger Menell, Music Director, WDST FM, Woodstock, NY Sept 03 About the Artist Weve always thought of our music as a mongrel, says Hamish Richardson, one half of the sibling pair which founded BROTHER. In Australia, a mongrel is a loveable, loyal mutt of a dog you know, the kind of pup that could claim half the canine population of the neighbourhood as its parents. Its a great metaphor for our sound and all the musical influences that have brought us to this point. We settled on urban cave as the title for this album because it seemed to sum up where the music is at, says Angus Richardson. On the one hand theres the tribal, primal, earthy element like the indigenous instruments as well as the fact that a lot of the tracks are first-takes, so it feels raw. But then theres the other side which is slick and polished and sort of sophisticated in the way the songs are structured and the journey they take. And this journey is quite a trip. Sampled bagpipe hooks against a backdrop of distorted electronic drums in the Nashville-on-acid Fragile; jungle sounds and scratching on Inside of me; a haunting didg drone and tabla with crystal clear vocals start Lonely with you, then we ride a u-turn to take the song out with a thrashy finish; the live-show favorite, Crazy is reinvented with turntables and a campfire-y acoustic sing along; then theres Funny, with its low-fi drum groove and laid-back rap; and the social-protest or love song take your pick of In Your Name, with its haunting cello and vocal refrain. We didnt set out with an overall theme to the album, explains Angus. There were some older songs like Lonely with you and Fly Away which we were busting to reinvent and then there were the newer ones like In your name and Wear me down with lyrics which could be interpreted in lots of different ways, depending on your take on life. I think weve ended up with an album which conveys our signature positive attitude, but I guess theres a bit more melancholy, a bit more of a dark underbelly. Dont ask me why well leave that to the armchair therapists out there. Hamish and Angus create the song-writing core and anchor the line-up on bass and rhythm guitars, building musical landscapes with didgeridoos, bagpipes and vocal harmonies. Growing up on a ranch in eastern Australia, their influences are as vast as the Outback - everything from the Beatles to Aussie bush ballads. Pumping it all along on drums is Berklee grad., T. Xiques, whose touring credits include Jewel; vocalist Laurel Masse; Murali Coryell and Bad Brains. Urban cave is just about a hi-hat free zone,
