04 August 2010

Brown vs Brown has decided to take a bit of a break, not sure when we'll be back yet. Other projects and people moving to other countries, as well as a general need to leave things hang a bit in order to retrieve the necessary freshness could be seen as our main reason for this break.

bye for now...

12 July 2010

Nice review in the Volkskrant: Holland's main (serious) newspaper:

'OBSESSIEVE DRANG NAAR MUZIKALE RECALCITRANTIE

jazz-Brown vs Brown-****

AMSTERDAM  Het Amsterdamse Brown vs Brown spot met de muziekwetten. Ritmes zijn onvoorspelbaar, onmogelijk geachte breaks volgen elkaar op. Muzikale boksgevechten krijgen een zenuwslopend verloop. Zo horen we een vette rocksound van de krakende bassist Viljam Nybacka, die geregeld synchroon loopt met de klappers van drummer Gerri Jaeger, en een conversatie tussen saxofonist Dirk Bruinsma en gitarist Jeroen Kimman.

Vier creatieve muzikanten, niet met gezonde lust, maar bijna obsessieve drang naar muzikale recalcitrantie. De eenheid en het bandgevoel zijn bij Brown vs Brown groot. Het publiek wordt weggeblazen met snoeiharde funk. Maar Brown vs Brown kan meer; bouwt de crescendo's zorgvuldig op, rekt de elektronica uit. En Bruinsma openbaart zich als woeste zanger met overredingskracht.

Brown vs Brown slaat een brug tussen de smerige rockkelder en de klinische jazzclub.

Tim Sprangers

Brown vs Brown , 24/4, Bimhuis-Amsterdam.'

11 July 2010

As always, we had lots of fun on our last tour promoting the new CD.

Thank you Neza, NEO, Annalisa, Charlie, Bimhuis, Tim, and everyone else that supported us.

CD is doing pretty well, here's some reviews to back that up:

AllMusic: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifixz8sld0e~T1

Jazzreview: http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-20970.html

United Mutation: http://united-mutations.blogspot.com/2010/01/brown-vs-brown-odds-and-unevens.html

8weekly: http://www.8weekly.nl/artikel/8361/brown-vs-brown.html

Just for Kicks Music: http://www.justforkicks.de/detail.asp?sid=897902M213N216N199N30&uid=0&id=10716&lid=2

Monsieur Délire: http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2010/01/2010-10-08-kraabellewandoskialcorn.html

 Jazzflits : http://www.jazzflits.nl/jazzflits8.08.pdf

HeavenPopmagazine: http://www.popmagazineheaven.nl:80/2010_3/extra_2010_3_brown.htm

All About Jazz Italy: http://italia.allaboutjazz.com:80/php/article.php?id=5276

Kwadratuur: http://www.kwadratuur.be/cdbesprekingen/detail/brown_vs_brown_-_odds_and_unevens/

Agartha: http://www.agarthaprog.com:80/default.asp?pag=reviews&tip=reviews&id=374

AMN picks of the week http://www.avantmusicnews.com/2010/03/16/amn-picks-of-the-week-62/

02 April 2010

Soon we're gonna be off on a new tour to present our new album. We haven't done much concerts the last year, but we're very excited getting it back on. Spring tours are the best, especially when driving south... here's where you can find us:

Friday, 16 April 2010
Kultcaff - University, Siegen

Saturday, 17 April 2010
Einbaumoebel, Vienna

Sunday, 18 April 2010
Metelkova, Ljubljana

Monday, 19 April 2010
La Centrale, Pisa

Tuesday, 20 April 2010
ZK (with NEO!), Ostia (Roma)

Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Spazio Sí, Bologna

Thursday, 22 April 2010
P.M.K., Innsbruck

Friday, 23 April 2010
Kulturhaus Cairo, Wuerzburg

Saturday, 24 April 2010
BIMHUIS, Amsterdam
Official CD-presentation

20 January 2010

We are very proud to announce that our new album, entitled 'Odds and Unevens' has been released by the renowned American label Cuneiform. (Claudia Quintet, Gutbucket, Robert Wyatt, Led Bib a.o.)

The album was recorded in the south of France by the illustorous Bob Drake in december 2008, mixed by Sandor Caron, and mastered by Gijs van Klooster.

We feel it captures the progress we've been making as a band over the last few years. Compared to our first cd which was a representation of what we did live, this time we went for a more produced sound, a richer palate. It is still our signature sound, but we had fun adding instruments like vocals, baritone-sax, banjo, vibraphone and a bunch of other stuff.

Some of the new songs can be heard in our hear/see section.

eeehhh... hope you like...get the album soon...

order the physical album via our distribution channel wayside music

or download via itunes, kazaa, altnet, 7digital

Album reviews:

"Amsterdam-based Brown vs Brown play a mixture of avant-garde rock and jazz. "Odds And Unevens" sounds exactly like the title suggests: odd meters and uneven rhythms. This is superb stuff. The sax, bass, drums, guitar and vibraphone sound like they're one instrument. Beautiful melodic and angular compositions, great solos, zappa-esque twists. In Michael Jackson's words: This is it!" (united mutations)

"Die Musik ist frisch, agil, munter und zwar durchaus komplex, aber weder abstrakt noch gar atonal-schräg. „Klangwolken“ haben die Niederländer nicht im Programm, dafür stehen sie mit beiden Beinen zu solide auf dem Fundament des Rock. Zusätzliche Farbigkeit gewinnt die Musik durch Percussion-Gimmicks und immer mal wieder eingestreute instrumentale 'Exoten'. Brown vs Brown musizieren ebenso elegant wie mitreißend. Die Musik wirkt nicht angestrengt, auch wenn die Verdichtungen, kleinen Ausbrüche und mitunter angeschrägten Tonkaskaden den Hörer in angenehmer Weise anregen und fordern." (babyblaue prog-reviews)

07 October 2009

We'll be touring Europe to promote the new album from 10 until 25 of april 2010, summer 2010, and from november 26 until december 13 2010, apart from playing in Holland the rest of the year. If you have some booking-ideas, please let us know...

Coming winter we won't be doing much live playing. People are off to other continents or busy with other projects (see our links section for an update on some of our individual projects), and we will be composing new songs for our 3rd CD.

But we'll be back with a vengeance in spring 2010...

25 January 2009

This spring we'll be presenting a new program, and a slightly altered sound. Here's the project-description:

For the upcoming program, fresh challenges are set. In new compositions by Bruinsma, Kimman and Nybacka the focus lies on investigating sound and colour more extensively. Through a broader palate, extended instrumentation, vocal interventions and a deeper understanding of each other’s specific voices, the band treats themselves and the audience to a new horizon once again. Think architectural blueprints drawn with coloured pencils…

12 December 2008

Hey. We're back.

'The november tour' was great this year, lots of fun places and people on the road. We enjoyed playing our new songs, and taking our sound-guy Sandor on the road was A: great fun , B: making us sound good , C: keeping us from having to build entire PA-systems ourselves. He's a keeper...

eeehhh... thank you very much to Neza, Marco, Kati, Martin, Tommasso, Alberto, Emilio, Marco, Fabiano, Manlio, Fransesco,  Ron, Bob, Felix, Gustl, Susi, Pixn, Christian & Bianca, Katja, Nicky and countless others (whose names might have slipped by now) who provided us with food, beds, drinks, money, and good times.

Touring is ok.

12 December 2008

So straight after our last tour we drove from Rome to the south of France where for 5 days we've been recording our 2nd CD.

We're all extremely excited about the results, even if we haven't heard it back since: a very inspiring countryside, band in shape, dogs, donkeys and a horse, and the very inspiring presence of the great Bob Drake, made this a very special Brown week. Lots of experimenting going on: overdubs, percussion, singing, banjo, baritone sax. We will hit you hard when it comes out.

but eeeehhh... first let's do some mixing...

12 December 2008

Next Brown-tour: april/may 2009. We'll be playing Holland, Germany, Australia and Slovenia in april, and Finland in may.

Got some good advice for spots to play? Please dont hesitate to contact us...

Dankesjeun

11 November 2008

Finally we're heading for some adventurous times again! This weekend we'll leave for a seven-day tour that will involve some ridiculous driving. For the first time we'll take our sound-guy Sandor along; hey, it might even make us sound better, thank God he carries stuff as well...

After which we will directly drive on to the South of France, where we have a 5-day studio period set up. Here we'll record our 2nd CD that will premiere a bunch of new pieces that we present next year in our upcoming project 'Odds and Unevens', Brown as ever, still, with more colours.

Looking forward to a Pyrennees overdub-frenzy. Yis.

Come check us out if you can, here's our coming dates:

Saturday, 15 November 2008
Zuckerfabrik, Enns, Austria

Sunday, 16 November 2008
rhiz double bill w/ When Yuppies Go To Hell, Vienna
with When Yuppies Go To Hell

Monday, 17 November 2008
p.m.k., Innsbruck, Austria

Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Menza/Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Sonata Islands Festival, Trento, Italy

Thursday, 20 November 2008
La Centrale, Pisa

Friday, 21 November 2008
INIT , Rome
(on Squartet's cd-release festival)

20 September 2008

After a brief summery breathing moment, we are back in the rehearsal-room working on new songs and new sounds. Be warned.

In november we will play a 10-day tour in Austria, Slovenia and Italy (check our 'shows'-page for the specifics), after which we will drive on to the south of France to do a 5-day recording of what is to be our 2nd album. We live like princes.

Hope to meet y'all soon again...........

01 May 2008
Brown vs Brown will be playing European venues again in November 2008. At this time we are looking for gigs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Slovenia. If you're interesting booking us or setting up good contacts, please contact us at : info@brownvsbrown.com

30 April 2008

We just came back from our 'European' spring tour, playing in Italy, Germany, Estonia and Finland. These were particularily nice concerts and sunshine-filled times, and we feel we owe a big thanks to all the people who helped making it possible:

Pisa: We can't thank Tomasso Novi enough for all his help booking shows, his endless hospitality, and his virtuoso whistling skills. Also thanks to Matteo, Matteo, Matteo (etc.), Andrea, and the whole Pisa Underground.

Forli: Gionni, Ariel, you were great and responsible for one of the best times we ever had on the road, great food, great relaxing, great wine. Nice concert too by the way. Also many thanks to Claudio and Fabio for writing a great review (here), and nice pics (here)

Marburg: Also a fantastic evening here, many thanks to Lars, Carsten, Daniel, and all the guys from STøR.

Berlin: What can we say - that was fun. Thank you Isabel for great sound, Ake for booking, Christine for nice brunch, Nadine for merch-help, Mattias & Gunnhildur, and Fransesca for their hospitality.

Talinn: Was nice too, yes. Thank you Tauno, Janno, Janne, Marge, Nele, and the guys from Moha!

Turku: Thank you Margareta & Johan for your hospitality, and to Jussi, Heidi, Nilla and Nadine for your help.

Vaasa: Maja, Jerry, Matthias, Eero, Kilju, Mattias : Dankesjeun!

Tampere: simply thanks to Simo & Sammi from Black Motor.

 We know we didn't win an oscar or something, still, doing tours like this is never possible without the help of people like you, so thank you again (and everyone we might have forgotten), see you all again in the future - zet is for sure....

01 April 2008

Pisa, Forli, Marburg, Berlin, Tallinn, Turku, Vaasa, Tampere - we are coming and are looking forward to present fresh material.

11 March 2008
COME ALL TO THE OFFICIAL NL cd RELEASE AT THE BIMHUIS 21st of march! ..i heard that there new material is going to be presented!

AND rednose distrikt fessie after party!

28 January 2008

Hi there!

BROWN VS BROWN is planning to travel around europe soon again. We will be in italy (shortly) early april and scandinavia 2nd half of april 2008. In november 2008 we will tour austria, italy, slovenia and switzerland again. We are really looking forward to that. In the meantime we are working on fresh new repertoire - be surprised!

BvsB

by the way, to get our album 'twitch and shout' go to  PAOrecords, send emial or get it on one of our shows.

08 January 2008
Pictures of our recent CD-release-euro-tour in november 2007 uploaded! 

29 December 2007

Aaahh...  We've been back from tour now for a while... needed to take a little break,  it was long and hard work... but good.

Thank you, see you again soon...

Now, we're taking a little sabbatical from playing gigs, so we can work on new songs and come out fresher than ever! From april we'll be playing again. By the way we can still use some help for Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland for the first half of april. In the meantime we hope you enjoy our new CD!

28 October 2007

We're going on tour to present our new cd! We'll be playing shows in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Holland, and Germany the coming weeks.

Hope to see you on one of the following dates:

3-11 : Reitschule - Bern (Swi) (with The Molecules)

5-11: Project - Innsbruck (AT)

6-11: FLUC - Vienna (AT)

7-11: Cafe Museum - Passau (GER)

8-11: Jazzatelier Burggasse - Wels (AT)

9-11: Tovarna Rog - Ljubljana (SLO)

12-11: PIM Spazio Scenico - Milano (IT)

13-11: Arci Sonica - Lucera (IT)

14-11: Taverna Vecchia del Maltese - Bari (IT)

16-11: Blue Dahlia - Marina di Gioiosa Jonica (IT)

17-11: i Sotteranei - Copertino/Lecce (IT)

19-11: Sinister Noise Club - Rome (IT)  (with Squartet)

20-11: XM 24 - Bologna (IT)

21-11: Clandestino - Faenza (IT)

22-11: United Club - Torino (IT)

23-11: Rebeldia - Pisa (IT)

24-11: Bongo Bar - Bad Zell (AT)

26-11: Vrijhof (TU) - Enschede (NL)  (lunchconcert)

26-11: Stubnitz - Amsterdam (NL)

30-11: CANCELLED!!! Galerie 03 - Wurzburg (GER)

1-12: CANCELLED!!! Supamolly - Berlin (GER)

15 October 2007

Finally! Our new CD 'Twitch and Shout' is out and alive. Really. It took a while, and we're sorry to all the people we have been making promises to over the last few months, but it's here, and it's good!

Also, a bunch of concerts is coming up the next few weeks to promote it: Europe here we come!

And for our our homies, 2 particulary nice shows in Amsterdam are  coming up, sharing bills with Squartet and Gutbucket (check our 'shows'-page for details)

Groeten, and hope to see you soon somewhere...

22 August 2007

Summer's almost over, and the well-rested Brown members are currently working hard on new songs, to be premiered this autumn. Explosive stuff so far...

The rest of 2007 we'll play a whole bunch of shows -check our agenda to see if we'll be in the neighbourhood... more gigs coming soon by the way...

New CD will be out in september insjallah

Thus, by next year Brown vs Brown will have saved the world.

04 July 2007
Slightly less happy we are about the fact that the realease of our new cd  'Twitch and shout' is being delayed for reasons somewhat unknown to us. According to our label PAO-records it will be released around the end of august. Sorry, we are aware that the entire planet is waiting for it in growing desperation... Will keep you informed.

07 May 2007
We're happy to announce the release of our new CD 'Twitch and shout' on the Austrian label PAO-records. Recording & mixing was done during five very inspired days in Vienna, mid february 2007. It goes without saying that we feel this CD captures the very best of Brown vs Brown so far...

04 May 2007
We have a new website and yep, you're looking at it. Thanks a lot to Richard van Kruysdijk for designing it, and Sandor Caron for actually making it work. Serious expansions will follow in the next months.

28 April 2007
Booking now! for European Tour november 2007, to be precise: from oktober 30th until december 2nd. Suggestions are very welcome for Switzerland, Austria, France and Slovenia in the period 1st november until 12th of november, and for Italy from the 13th until the 24th.

21 March 2007
On march 21st this year, we played our first show together with Dutch trombonist-extraordinaire Wolter Wierbos in the Amsterdam Bimhuis : same power, more colour! More concerts as a quintet will follow...