FX OF XS: Frank Kozic

mercredi 30 mai 2012

Sabbia

"Sabbia" is a film by Kate McKabe with music by Brant Bjork (2006).

"Sabbia" offers stunning footage of the desert shot by cinematographer Kate McCabe

set to music created specifically for the project by Brant Bjork (born March 19, 1973) an american musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, guitarist, singer, producer, and a founding member of the band Kyuss.

He is one of the more notable figures in the Stoner Rock and Palm Desert scenes.

Bjork joined Fu Manchu as the drummer for 1997’s "Action Is Go" - a role he continued to fill until his departure prior to the tour for their 2002 album "California Crossing".

He continued to work on many projects with his former bandmates from Kyuss: Desert Sessions, Mondo Generator,... He founded the band Ché who released their only LP "Sounds of Liberation" in 2000. Check out his discography on Duna Records website:

http://www.dunarecords.com/tunes.php (although it is not complete...!)

He has also recorded several solo albums including the psychedelic and soulful "Jalamanta" (Originally released on Man’s Ruin, 1999), "Brant Bjork and the Operators" (2002), " Keep Your Cool" (2003), and "Local Angel" (2004), the latter three being released on the music label Bjork founded, Duna Records.

"Sabbia brings the low desert and landscapes of California onto film with a full soundtrack by Brant Bjork. Brant cites himself that the motivation of Sabbia was to bring the desert scene to a lot of people who haven't experienced it for themselves"

Sabbia Soundtrack:

01 - Cobra Jab

02 - Cool Abdul

03 - Drums And Cocktails

04 - El Rolo

05 - Fresh Coffee

06 - Future Freak

07 - Heavy Nature

08 - Hinda 65 (Return Flight )

09 - Joint Ritual

10 - Kaleidoscope

11 - Let The Truth Be Known

12 - Nectar Alamo

13 - Palm Tree Reader

14 - Rock-N-Rol'e

15 - Shrine

16 - Ultimate Kickback

DVD available for purchase at : http://www.kidnapyourself.com/

Brant Bjork on MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/brantbjork

Brant Bjork on wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brant_Bjork

Duna Records : http://www.dunarecords.com/

Original Soundtrack : (Rapidshare 320kpbs/161mb) / (Mediafire 60mb)

lundi 9 mai 2011

Operator Generator

Operator Generator is an American stoner rock band from San Jose, California. They were formed in 1997 and released their first self-titled EP in the winter of 1999 under 12th records (Artwork by Malleus). Over a year later they released their debut album titled "Polar Fleet" under Frank Kozic's Man's Ruin Records.

One common denominator among so many stoner rock bands that emerged in the ’90s and early ’00s is a strong appreciation of Black Sabbath. Operator Generator is no exception; Sabbath’s influence often asserts itself on the band’s debut album, "Polar Fleet". Whenever guitarist Thomas Choi provides his forceful, driving riffs, it is obvious that he is a major admirer of Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. But admirers aren’t necessarily clones, and while "Polar Fleet" is very Sabbath-minded, no one will mistake "Polar Fleet" for "Paranoid" or "Master of Reality". Operator Generator’s stoner rock not only owes a debt to Sabbath’s influential metal, but also, to psychedelic rock and space rock. The moody “Soil of Lavamore,” in fact, finds guest Jasper George playing the electric sitar — an instrument that would be right at home on a psychedelic recording. As heavy and aggressive as most of the songs are, Polar Fleet never fails to be melodic. Some headbangers are only interested in brute force for its own sake, but melody and aggression are equally important to Operator Generator. "Polar Fleet" isn’t perfect — some of the songs are more memorable than others. Nonetheless, Operator Generator shows a fair amount of promise on this exciting, if imperfect, debut. (Review by Alex Henderson)