Younger Brother

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Younger Brother
Origin
Psytrance Downtempo

Psybient
Years active2003 - 2014, 2018 - Present
LabelsTwisted Records
Members
Marc Brownstein
Tom Hamilton
Joe Russo

Younger Brother is an electronic duo formed in 2003 by

Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan.[1] Their debut album A Flock of Bleeps was released in 2003, followed by The Last Days of Gravity
in 2007 and Vaccine in 2011.

After making a remix for a charity record, Simon Posford (

Prometheus
) formed the band.

Name

The band's name is taken from a

Kogi prophecy; the Kogi regarded themselves as the Older Brother and say that the destruction of the Earth and environment would be by Westerners called Younger Brother. Simon Posford and Benji Vaughan describe this in the Twisted DVD from 2007 during an interview.[2]
Fragments from this prophecy are found in the song "Evil and Harm".

A Flock of Bleeps

The album A Flock of Bleeps released on Twisted Records became a cult classic in the underground electronica scene[citation needed] and included such tracks as "Crumblenaut" and "Finger". This led to demand to see them live and they have played shows from London to Tokyo, New York to Moscow.

Last Days of Gravity

Inspired by the live shows, Simon and Benji decided to move away from the pure electronic sound of the first album A Flock of Bleeps and create a more organic sound. Having no band, they played the instruments themselves and recruited long-time friend and former

The Disco Biscuits, Electron) on bass, Tom Hamilton (Brothers Past, The American Babies, Electron) on guitar, and Joe Russo
(The Benevento/Russo Duo, Furthur, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Bustle In Your Hedgerow, The American Babies, Electron) on drums in Japan, the US and the UK.

2009 saw Younger Brother produce "Phoenix in Dynamite Sky" for British cult film Heartless, directed by Philip Ridley.

Vaccine

Their third album Vaccine, recorded with its U.S. band lineup (

The Disco Biscuits, Joe Russo of Benevento/Russo Duo and Furthur & Tom Hamilton of Brothers Past
), became available on 4 April 2011. In 2014, the band developed an app for mobile devices and released an alternate album of remixes titled Vaccine Electronic as a free stream for users who installed it.

On 16 August 2014, Benji Vaughan stated on Younger Brothers' Facebook page that he would "be going quiet for a while" and that "it's time to disappear for a few years".[4]

Discography

Albums

EPs

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Younger Brother: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Kogi Mamas 2012 Indigenous Prophecies | the Earth is losing its strength | Will you survive 2012?". www.willusurvive2012.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Twisted Music". Twistedmusic.com.
  4. ^ "Younger Brother Official". Facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
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