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Brothers from Another Planet
Demo 2001
I didn't think I was gonna like BROSFAP, but I was DUMBFOUNDED when I heard their CD. Holy sh*t man, it was killer...The second song ("Zero Dark 30") is GODLY. Wow. Can't get over that.
-- Andrew Parrish, Editor of Monsters World of Metal Fanzine
Brothers from Another Planet
Demo 2001 Self-released
Ok. Wow. Geez. Kind of flabbergasted on this one. An all or mostly black band, melding soul and modern metal into a genre they call "alternative soul," BROSFAP is quite an experience. I tell you what, though, I dig it! I really fucking dig this...Anyway, I'll take a whole CD like the second song of the three, "Zero Dark." A mighty emotional journey there. That was powerful. That was waaaaayyy powerful, my friends. Kudos. Don't let me fool you, either. The third song, "Disconnected" is wonderful as well. It has power and emotion, as well as a heavy part or two. I did NOT think I would like this. Not one bit. But I LOVE it! Maybe it comes from my love of KING'S X and everything Doug Pinnick does, and maybe it stems from his soulful voice, and maybe I hear that in this band. I don't know. I know I just want more.
-- James II of Monsters World of Metal Fanzine
Can You Say "Groove!" BROSFAP take it out on the edge. A new sound with a serious rockin' groove. Alternative soul, funk 'n metal - all kinds of influences happening. All makes for some great music from some great talent! Buy some today!
-- SpinDoctor, spindoctor@cdstreet.com (Rating: 10)
"This band's complicated stew of influences yields something different each time you dip in your spoon. Some tracks are funky dance numbers with rock seasoning. Others are stomping metal monsters that happen to know how to dance."
-- Listen.com
"...So I visited Mp3.com and instantly dug the music. This is funky music I'm not even going to try to explain, because I wouldn't do it justice. Hearing is believing."
-- Dan Lavelle of Social Junkie.com
"MOVE OVER, ZIGGY STARDUST. THE BROTHERS'VE LANDED. Brothers From Another Planet pair the traditional falsettos and harmonies of soul with special effects and plenty of metal. They call it alternative soul, among other things, and deliver all the love songs that such a label implies. Consistent with their space-age sensibilities, they also hit upon themes relevant to the post-industrial, post-techno boxed lives of today. Stylistically, the Brothers like to straddle nearly every genre and category that exists. You'll hear storytelling, spoken word, alternative hip-hop, 'post rock' and who knows what else. Using Gil Scott Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" as a point of departure for their own "The Struggle", the Bros claim that it will (be televised, that is). They also emulate the background party rap of Marvin Gaye, and that's not even on the song titled after the great man. Throughout it all, one thing remains abundantly clear: Alternative soul, post rock, whatever you call it, the Brothers' stuff is melodic to the core."
-- Dylan Roberts of DigitalCity.com
Not many bands have the heart and desire of Brothers From Another Planet, as the band has proven time and time again that they are willing to spread their music to the fans at any cost. Whether their playing the funk, Laying down some phat beats or playing soulful love making music, the band displays creativity that is unmatched by their peers. Do yourself a favor and join the armada!
-- Kevin of Bandconnexion.com
As Jay Lyons -- front man of Wednesday's (5/11) opening act, Brothers From Another Planet -- testified to the crowd, "When I was in school and heard Living Colour, I said, 'I wanna grow up to be just like them.'"
-- Gil Griffin of San Diego Union Tribune
Brothers from Another Planet
Resistance Is Futile
[3 STARS] - Goes well with: Red Hot Chili Peppers, cold 40s, and sci-fi B-movies
This band takes its name from a masterfully cheesy '80s movie about a black-skinned, three-toed alien who crash-lands in New York Harbor and winds up experiencing love, drugs, and hatred in the hotbed of Harlem. That alone is worth props, but Brothers from Another Planet earn many more with the heady composite of funk, hard-rock, and metal found on Resistance Is Futile, their strongest CD to date. (A fifth is expected shortly, with new singer, Jay Lyons.)
Prefaced by the sampled sounds of a NASA countdown and launch, "What Planet Do U Come From" is a potent brew of grinding bottom end, courtesy of drummer, Cle Washington, and bassist, Wade Bridgewater; fuzz-tone guitar by Andrew Staicer; and from-the-solar plexus vocals from Stephen Santana. BROSFAP (as their fans call them) switch musical modes as effortlessly as changing stations on the dial, bouncing from barn-burning metal ("Hey Mom I'm On TV") to melancholic balladry ("Whole") to narrative spoken-word ("The Struggle") to retro trip-hop ("Funky Space Invader") and acoustic, neo-folk ("Butter Almond Therapy"), all in the relatively short span of 45 minutes. Granted, there was a time a black band playing hard rock was an alien concept. But Roachford, Living Colour, and other proponents of the Black Rock Coalition changed all that, with some amazing results. Whether BROSFAP will write the next chapter in that story remains to be seen -- this CD is a pretty sharp rough draft.
-- John Colling of SLAMM Magazine
- Various
Discography
Battlecruiser E.P.
Invasion
Resistance is Futile
Battlecruiser E.P. II
Photos
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Bio
Brothers From Another Planet are a four piece ensemble of musicians whose backgrounds span from suburban lifestyles to inner-city upbringing. These four inherent personalities create their own brand of music with a groove and drive that's all original.
The music in which Brothers From Another Planet produces can only be categorized as "alternative soul." It's a curious, new sound in which this band produces. Brothers From Another Planet, also known as BROSFAP, is one of the hottest new bands in Southern California playing a unique mixture of alternative, power pop, rhythm & blues, hard rock & hiphop. The tones that are produced leave you breathless with wonder. Their lyrics and melodies are both haunting and thought-provoking.
Brothers From Another Planet's onstage presence has not only received positive reviews but has been compared to the level of nationally touring acts. You see, BROSFAP is built around an alien concept. Stage performances bring that point across to the always-responsive audiences. The band members wear astronaut spacesuits & occasionally don alien masks while performing. Listen.com says, "This band's complicated stew of influences yields something different each time you dip in your spoon. Some tracks are funky dance numbers with rock seasoning. Others are stomping metal monsters that happen to know how to dance." The site further compares BROSFAP to De La Soul, Living Colour, Red Hot Chili Peppers & George Clinton.
BROSFAP is supported by the following: a 3-song cd entitled "New Era: The Battle Cruiser EP Vol.2", a newsletter called "The Nebulus", a comic book (Brothers From Another Planet), the 2000 full length debut album--"Invasion", "Legion of Love"(live acoustic cd) as well as the critically acclaimed follow up--"Resistance is Futile"--which was released MLK 2001. "WonderTwins Entertainment" is the band's production company which functions as a networking system for ALL independent local acts.
BROSFAP adores the fans (coined "The Alien Armada") & fans adore BROSFAP. Further investigation will show the professionalism, initiative & maturity of a band that has only existed in a two year period. Today's music scene would not be complete without its "new sound" bands to push envelopes, break rules and make music forever cool.
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