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Put your hands on the remote! browse music »Brocade by Scott Helland
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fave it Acoustic | New Age
14 tracks | 46 minutes
Released Jul 2004
on Exotic Aquatic Recordings
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:55 Fire, Bow and Brimstone lyrics BUY MP3 02:55 Fire, Bow and Brimstone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:55 Fire, Bow and Brimstone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 A Free Ride to the Sun lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 A Free Ride to the Sun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 A Free Ride to the Sun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 Travelin' Band of Gypsy Nomads lyrics BUY MP3 02:51 Travelin' Band of Gypsy Nomads lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 Travelin' Band of Gypsy Nomads
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:56 Heavy Feathers lyrics BUY MP3 03:56 Heavy Feathers lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:56 Heavy Feathers
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:40 Spanish Castles Made of Magic Sand lyrics BUY MP3 02:40 Spanish Castles Made of Magic Sand lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:40 Spanish Castles Made of Magic Sand
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 Galloping Glory lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 Galloping Glory lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 Galloping Glory
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:29 Bustling Metropolis lyrics BUY MP3 02:29 Bustling Metropolis lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:29 Bustling Metropolis
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:32 Brocade lyrics BUY MP3 03:32 Brocade lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:32 Brocade
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Drunk Mariner lyrics FREE 02:49 Drunk Mariner lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Drunk Mariner
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Renascent lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 Renascent lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Renascent
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:02 Harry Callahan Meets Josey Wales lyrics BUY MP3 03:02 Harry Callahan Meets Josey Wales lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:02 Harry Callahan Meets Josey Wales
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 Celestial Reasons lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 Celestial Reasons lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 Celestial Reasons
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Midnight Capricorn lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Midnight Capricorn lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Midnight Capricorn
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:04 The People You Miss Are Ok lyrics BUY MP3 06:04 The People You Miss Are Ok lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:04 The People You Miss Are Ok
A visceral mix of rock, modern folk, metal and neoclassical styles with a medieval flavor and a movie soundtrack mystique.
Bio / Background
Brocade is a collection of 14 new and diverse instrumentals blending a visceral mix of rock, modern folk, metal influences and neoclassical styles. Possessing a medieval flavor and a movie soundtrack mystique, this new CD is dominated by stark, layered acoustic and bass guitar melodies and rhythms. The upbeat and driving songs subtly reveal Helland's bass playing past in metal and punk bands*. Scott writes songs with an emphasis on melody and feel creating a strong lyrical quality without the use of words. Fans of artists such as Loreena McKennitt, Blackmore's Night and Jethro Tull will connect with Brocade; a spirited journey of playfully diverse instrumentals.
Brocade is also an enhanced CD, viewable on any computer, featuring a 9 minute video complete with in-studio footage, fun out-takes, interviews and a rambunctious bonus MP3 remix of the song "Fire, Bow and Brimstone.
↓ more ↓" The archetypal drawings by Helland on the cover and throughout the CD combine medieval, and earthy mythological themes and connect the music and spirit of the record together. The humorous and intriguing titles of the songs give an added ingredient and complements the spiritedness of Brocade. Titles like; "Travelin' Band of Gypsy Nomads", "Harry Callahan Meets Josey Wales" inspired by Clint Eastwood and the characters he portrayed. "Spanish Castles Made of Magic Sand", "Heavy Feathers", "Bustling Metropolis" written for the town he grew up in and where the CD was recorded; Westfield MA., "Galloping Glory" complete with galloping horses and pounding drums, "Midnight Capricorn" the CD's lugubrious bass guitar instrumental, "The People You Miss are Ok" a beautiful homage with guest violinist, "Renascent", "A Free Ride to the Sun", "Celestial Reasons", "Drunk Mariner" and the title track "Brocade".
*Helland got his start in music in the 80's when he was with the legendary Western Massachusetts hardcore punk band Deep Wound. The band included J Mascis and Lou Barlow who later went on to form Dinosaur Jr and Sebadoh/Folk Implosion. Scott's second band, Outpatients, a punk metal crossover band formed with his brother in 1982, played for 13 years, released several critically acclaimed underground recordings and toured in the US, Canada and South America.
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