brunk - winter Ep [ 2009 ]

4 slow, contemplative and guitar-driven songs with additional sounds and noises. " ... Very calming, soothing and beauteous. The perfect release to welcome the spring ... " Recorded februari 2008.

01. Laika's view 07:10
02. surrounding 04:03
03. zon in februari 03:21
04. nachtwandeling 06:14

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Free release at Resting Bell
Listen / Details at Archive.org

[ Download ] album (256 kbps mp3 + artwork)
[ Download ] album from sonicSQUIRREL

This release is also available as handmade CD-r with printed artwork via this page (6 euro incl. shipping).

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brunk - spondilitis ankylosans [ 2007 ]

Improvisations on guitar + loopstation. Just some very rough, quick 1-track recordings with an electric guitar (some tele, some strat) and a loopstation, plugged straight into my audio interface - I used Cubase + amplitube to record on my laptop. For each track the guitar is differently detuned in a random way; this way I had to 'explore' the tuning myself each time while playing. No edits were made, I preferred not to disguise the very lo-fi & sketchy character of these tracks.

01. Phenylbutazonum 200 mg 03:24
02. Amyl. 01:20
03. Gelatin. 03:02
04. Acid. searic. 05:36
05. Silic. dioxid. colloid. anhydric. 04:04
06. Magnes. stearas 02:53
07. Talc. 02:20
08. Cellulos. microsist. 03:17
09. Macrogol. 02:48
10. Polyvidon. 06:27
11. Titan. dioxid. (E 171) 03:02
12. Sacchar. pro compres. obduct. 04:09

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Free release at Dog-Eared-Records.com

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brunk - insert coins to continue [ 2006 ]

This should be played at high volume...
preferably in a residential area!

01. informative note (intro) 00:21
02. got it! 01:58
03. arghl 02:21
04. never ever ever 03:12
05. shifts 01:14
06. flipperkast dub 02:20
07. carcrash 02:17
08. blitzkrieg 01:15
09. de wraak van de kiekens 01:03
10. this should be played at high volume...
     preferably in a residential area 03:08
11. mechanical errors 01:08
12. berror 00:52
13. vliegtuig 01:38
14. violence on tv 03:28
15. woo hoo hoo 02:45
16. zip 01:16
17. allrighty then (outro) 00:18

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Free release at WM recordings
Listen / Details at Archive.org

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brunk - a simple guide [ 2005 ]

Leftovers galore... a mish mash of (anno 2000-2005) old stuff, quiet songs, loud songs, leftovers, experiment, kitch, humor, no humor, noise, sideburns, guitar, samples, electronica etc...

01. tap hold 03:12
02. hank and I were just bored 03:30
03. no spirit 03:05
04. environmental survey satellite 01:18
05. the puppeteer 05:26
06. wachtmuziekske 1 01:33
07. 2 november 2003 05:42
08. ariane 01:55
09. let's fuzz 02:31
10. wachtmuziekske 2 01:14
11. startling pagan 03:52
12. primer 02:18
13. une collection unique 03:30
14. no pun intended 06:17
15. pilot fineliner 01:28
16. floris & boris gaan vissen 04:14
17. 2 juli 1999 b 02:54
18. space invaders 03:32
19. theme on drunk musicians 01:23
20. 2 juli 1999 a 03:06

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brunk - so lo so fi [ 2005 ]

Mostly lo-fi, vintage d.i.y. brunk, recorded somewhere between 1997 and 2005.

01. binnenkoerke 08:08
02. blue and thymol blue 04:17
03. stoelen deel 1 01:41
04. stoelen deel 2 04:36
05. eighties 02:22
06. I think he wants to communicate 03:24
07. low profile 05:38
08. wood 04:17
09. lost in the crowd 02:10
10. shadow/girl 02:34

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Free release at WM recordings
Listen / Details at Archive.org

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brunk - none of the above [ 2005 ]

Quiet and a bit melancholic...

01. you're looking damned good, ralph! 04:24
02. trash 03:28
03. intron 01:57
04. seasons 02:37
05. klaas z'n bas 02:56
06. write something 03:50
07. slow train 04:06
08. finally lost 01:51

[ Listen ]

Free download at WM Recordings.

flash page: www.brunk.be/nota.htm

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brunk - september 2003 [ 2003 ]

'sept 2003' is a good introduction to the more accessible side of brunk around 2003.

01. frutsel 03:21
02. tumbling around 03:34
03. frisbee 04:29
04. could there be intro 00:38
05. could there be 03:08
06. #+$/* � 03:23
07. automatic countdown 03:05
08. perfect for eachother 03:36
09. insight 04:44
10. lady Penelope intro 00:51
11. lady Penelope 02:31
12. floating 05:11
13. little green men 3:56
14. test 12 03:36

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Free download at WM Recordings.

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brunk - Erratic Soundcheck [ 1999 ]

Some old leftovers.

01. Erratic Soundcheck 1:01
02. Hands 7:14
03. Once 3:49
04. Leaf Of Nothing 3:27
05. Spoon 5:13

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flash page: www.brunk.be/errat.htm

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brunk - le néant [ 1998 ]

The first brunk-demo :-) 'Recorded' and 'mixed' on a 160 Mhz Macintosh Performa, with those tiny little built-in speakers, hence the result... By the way: thanks to Sebas and Thomas!!!

01. Mara 3:27
02. Achtung! 3:40
03. Secrets of the empty room 4:34
04. Dryout Baroque 1:01
05. Welcome to my dear friendzzz 3:01
06. Plijs toe bie 3:44
07. Bush does the broccoli 4:45
08. That fucking tsjilpdemus again! 1:23
09. The Rosebudgirl 4:29
10. What the f-?!?!?! 0:40
11. The lonely wardwarfs 3:54
12. Orchestral and sleepless 9:09
13. Quiet 3:54

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Was in april 1998 'Bassta demo van de week' op Studio Brussel (toen gepresenteerd door Jan Sprengers). Er werd verteld dat ik vanalles deed met akoestische gitaren, en vervolgens werd 'Achtung' afgespeeld: geen akoestische gitaren te bespeuren ;-).

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invertebrata 4 [ 2008 ]

10 new invertebrata songs: detuned acoustic guitars, my brother's acoustic bass guitar, a plastic water bottle, bowed strings, some voice, a little black truck called Tonka, a small toy recorder and other (whether or not accidentally) recorded sounds.

01. aanvankelijk 4:51
02. groeten aan D 1:20
03. een beetje vlieg 0:31
04. hmmmm 1:28
05. duidelijk thema 6:34
06. Tonka 3:20
07. strijkincident 3:30
08. soort gesprek 7:04
09. swing 1:49
10. uittocht 4:41

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Free download at WM Recordings.

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invertebrata 3: 'she's turning pages' [ 2008 ]

A 30 minute long 'invertebrata' improvisation on detuned acoustic guitar, divided in 36 parts. Shuffle these tracks to add some extra randomness!


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invertebrata 2 [ 2006 ]

Follow-up for 'invertebrata 1', now with some electronica, a little bit of percussion and a beat here and there.

"Invertebrata: or how I learned to stop worring about tuning my guitar and love the mad, crooked improv of Bert Vanden Berghe (a.k.a. brunk). Genre splicing goes beyond post modern here (or even post mortem), so, this is not quite your average atonal brut jazz folk with some touches of underground rock album. In fact, this is not your average chance-happy, rare weirdo album either... I doubt this thing could be imitated at all, not even by its autor (but then again, why would he want to do a thing like that?). Which goes to show, sometimes an outlandish sequence of wrongs can make an unique RIGHT, right?" (review by Eduardo Padilla)

01. 1 2:28
02. 2 2:26
03. 3 1:50
04. 4 2:56
05. 5 2:46
06. 6 3:05
07. 7 2:44
08. 8 1:48
09. 9 1:51
10. 10 3:20
11. 11 1:50

[ Listen ]

Free download at Dog Eared Records.

more invertebrata on Myspace: www.myspace.com/invertebrata

The invertebrata 2 Flash page: www.brunk.be/inv2.htm

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invertebrata [ 1999 ]

First experiment with randomly detuned guitars.

01. Deel 1 3:07
02. Deel 2 5:27
03. Deel 3 2:35
04. Deel 4 3:11
05. Deel 5 1:54
06. Deel 6 3:09
07. Deel 7 3:10
08. Deel 8 3:05
09. Deel 9 3:12
10. Deel 10 2:33

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more invertebrata on Myspace: www.myspace.com/invertebrata

Invertebrata 1 Flash page: www.brunk.be/inver.htm

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Passive Cable Theory - FZZ PRBD [ 2009 ]

Hi. Meet my good friend, the Fuzz Probe.
Thank you, ZVex!

01. Oh hello there, sunshine! 4:51
02. The evil water boiling device collision impact
      generator interpretation 1:20
03. Leftie! LEFTIE! 0:31
04. Zen construction 1:28
05. Symphonic door slide hallstand creature n° 1 6:34
06. The problems of speech and breathing
      while thinking 3:20
07. Basdeursolo 3:30
08. Trust your eyes 7:04
09. Ntrmzz 1:49
10. Squeaky door sneeze 4:41
11. Welcome home robot 4:41

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Passive Cable Theory -
I'm so impressed by your pop culture reference
[ 2008 ]

No, really: I am.

01. I'll cook you, a meal 7:55
02. Pig on the main island 11:07
03. Well here it is 2:04
04. The serial killer Ha-Ha-Ha! 7:47
05. There is a point obviously 3:49
06. Rocking chair on the front porch 4:17

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Info + free download options at bleak.at.

Direct download (mp3s + artwork) at archive.org

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Passive Cable Theory [ 2007 ]

Poppy tunes to sing along.

"(...)This album contains 9 tracks full of porous and thick textures to the ear, a world of color with stiff harmonies within disjointed tempos, travelling aboard blasting strings to create hard-to-imagine environments."

01. The dental floss song 03:03
02. Bigger dendrites 01:52
03. Signal transduction issues solved 02:30
04. Ossicle candy for your folks 02:21
05. Secondary messenger system 02:47
06. The computational tendencies of neurons
        (need a shave) 04:23
07. And a haircut would be nice too 02:02
08. Passive cable theory 04:03
09. Sing along one more time 04:02

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Free download at A.M.P. records.

Direct download (256 kbs mp3s + artwork).

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Karen Eliot - ticker tape

Karen Eliot's improv session of januari 4, 2008.
Unedited.

01. I hear your ship can move a bit 05:25
02. Things he used to talk to 03:25
03. Benedicte 01:01
04. autootjes voor iedereen 00:36
05. More gardening advice 05:51
06. I'd smoke a cigar but I might die 03:38
07. Seabass is not a fishy fish 03:53
08. This is a game of enormous hostility 08:37
09. it's a line I sometimes use 00:59

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Karen Eliot - vermengt 29-03-06

A remixed and reworked version of Karen Eliot's improv session of march 29, 2006. Normally we don't edit our sessions, but here we did exactly the opposite, just for the fun of it. That's how we are :)


01. Oui, je me souviens quatre-vingt dix huit 08:30
02. Buck Rogers' bachelor party 04:14
03. Not twice, not even in a german macdonalds 24:38

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Karen Eliot - Mr. Nakata talks to cats

Improv session we did on juli 07, 2007.

01. My life as a desk drone 07:32
02. Laudatory oration for a lawn 00:43
03. Ti posso toccare I 05:30
04. Thinking models prelude 00:27
05. Thinking models 04:39
06. I ate the funnies last night 05:37
07. To hell with you, lady Ashley! 03:51
08. Johnnie Walker 02:26
09. Is this your idea of sharing a cigarette? 02:33
10. on / off shore 04:17
11. Ti posso toccare II 03:20
12. Once ever never before again 01:38
13. Butazolidin (doesn't seem to work) 00:12
13. Oh, look! A terrestrial onisc... isopod! 00:39

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Karen Eliot O8-02-2007

A short Karen Eliot session, self-released on a (limited to 20 ex.) 8cm mini-disc, each one with a unique handdrawn cover art. (Only a few ones left!)

01. Track 1 17:23


Karen Eliot Myspace pagina:
www.myspace.com/wearekareneliot

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The Picture of Karen Eliot

The first Karen Eliot release: the improvisation session we did on november 1st 2006, unedited.
The first part/track ('01-11-2006a') was featured on Mind The Gap 67 - the disc that accompanied th great Gonzo Circus magazine (nr. 80).

01. Track 1 06:52
02. Track 2 53:48

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More Karen Eliot:
www.myspace.com/wearekareneliot

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The Returns - demo 2007 [ 2007 ]

The second demo of The Returns.


01. Suzy 0:59
02. She's on fire 1:57
03. Most Difficult Words 3:16
04. Rocketfun 2:33


Listen to these tracks on The Returns' website
or on their Myspace page.

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The Returns - demo 2004 [ 2004 ]

Punk-Rock'n'Roll van eigen bodem ;-)
Dit is de eerste demo van The Returns, opgenomen in het repetitiekot toen we amper een half jaar bestonden.

Sil Goossens - zang
Bert Vankeirsbilck - drums
Klaas Vanden Berghe - bas
Bert Vanden Berghe - gitaar


01. Party 2:02
02. Magical Eyes 1:43
03. Miss sweet smile 3:36
04. This love is bizarre 2:02
05. Messing with my mind 2:16
06. You you you 2:55
07. Lazy 2:48
08. Season of fun 2:02
09. Lessons to kill 2:16
10. Distraction from my disordered life 2:40
11. No feelings 3:19

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Deelname demopoll 2005:
Ayco Duyster loves The Returns!

The Returns website: www.thereturns.be

The Returns on Myspace: www.myspace.com/wearethereturns
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SkullyS LandinG [ 2005 ]

SkullyS LandinG = "Un erik hommage group, thanks to Killer Bob. Founded by Markus A, Kweetni and some brunk."

"As long as our beauty is stunning,
the songs aren't that important!"

01. would somebody please think of the ...
02. nous arrivons a bruxelles nord
03. as long as you love me (cover)
04. kadaver
05. risk of rectal damage
06. tobacco field
07. the fyzikal (attraktiv man)
08. pellekes
09. caligula
10. hey helena
11. malfunktioning clock

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SkullyS LandinG on Myspace: www.myspace.com/skullysland

More extremely important things: here.
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squiggle implode exit no talking [ 2004 ]

Improvisation on detuned electro-acoustic guitar with an overdub on electric guitar.

01. squiggle implode exit no talking 13:40


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quadrophon [ 2001 ]

One track based on software-synths, beats and samples. Unfinished.

01.first stone 4:25


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Wilco Sowjet: Lone Pair [ 2001 ]

Something electronic... a direction I want to explore further someday.

01. Eyes/Stars 4:56
02. Lone Pair 9:28

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Outdoor Recreation Freelife:
Shoes for adventure [ 1999 ]

Rather dissonant noise-/improvisation- experiment with detuned guitars, lots of distortion and effects, a crappy (and afterwards broken) record player (messing around with songs of Groeninger Blaaskapelle, Barbecue Bob en Laughing Charley), cardboard boxes, a small metallophone, a squeeking door, and basically everything around... On 'ghosting brother' Klaas plays some kind of percussion, somewhere distorted in the mix.

01. blewzd away 2:36
02. gray doggies 4:04
03. some hemispheres 3:18
04. dia d 3:18
05. the mirror 3:04
06. ghosting brother 3:02
07. news hour 3:22
08. blue d'espace 2:14
09. a zong 3:06
10. swim 3:12
11. down again 3:48
12. sjoegar hill 3:08
13. childhood 3:40
14. about mr. man 9:13
15. quickstep 4:02

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The Return Of Something Formerly Known As Something Else [ 1999 ]

Lots of cut-and-pasted samples and some distorted guitars. Something noisy between crappy drum'n'bass and weird no-fi industrial. Ugh...

01. Titan wise: needs some narcotics 2:35
02. Mega ultra superspanker 5:44
03. Radardeath 3:43
04. Taped zero four slash nine nine 4:39
05. A defenately deadly killer train 5:44
06. Cut-and-dry 5:07
07. Glass cover, coagulated clouds 6:46
08. Take a tasty walk through Quality Str 5:22
09. Bloody hell! It's alive! 2:41

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Deelname demopoll Studio Brussel (2000)
met het gebruikelijke 'interviewtje' met de toenmalige presentatrice Roos van Acker, waarbij vervolgens niet het aangekondigde nummer Cut-and-dry, maar het -ietsiepietsie minder toegankelijke- openingsnummer van de demo gespeeld werd. Wat aan een andere kandidaat trouwens de bijzonder geniale reactie 'beetje raar hé' ontlokte :-)

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Locus Communis [ 1998 ]

This was an attempt to make something less 'strange' but I ended up with something quite hmm... cheesy. Oh well: been there, done that ;-)

01. Strange life questions 4:26
02. The truth is in yourself 2:27
03. Driving Licence 4:04
04. On a sunday evening 2:45
05. Full Moon 3:19
06. Clouds 1:18
07. Understand 4:28
08. Isolated mind 2:38
09. Rain 2:02

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A little jumbling experiment [ 1998 ]

Based on samples and loops, and mixed on very cheap multimedia-speakers...

01. heroically introing 5:21
02. honderdzeventig 4:16
03. jamboHé 3:56
04. magix for my sister 5:34
05. and sO on 3:49
06. exercise 6:30
07. the wAve 4:41

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Was in oktober 1998 'demo van de week' op Studio Brussel in het programma 'Bassta'
(gepresenteerd door Chantal Pattyn)

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WäHL [ 1995 ]

My first attempts ever to record something, on a small radio-cassetteplayer that belonged to my sister.

01. kick on evaporating noodles 2:21
02. better eleven rational tools 1:52
03. classic theme from a tragedy 3:53
04. sparsity 2:28
05. jib 6:53
06. dirt 5:02
07. and 6:00
08. 0:30
09. or so 3:38
10. ... 5:36
11. ... 3:30
12. ... 4:24

flash page: www.brunk.be/wahl.htm

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