I Lick the Kerosene of Progress: out now

My recent solo album I Lick the Kerosene of Progress came out this fall and has received a few kind words from various outlets, here are some quotes:

“The interludes give a more relaxed and almost Twin Peaks soundtrack kind of haunting vibe, which perfectly offsets the interlocking complexity and constant motion of the composed pieces.”
– Fecking Bahamas
[http://feckingbahamas.com/lucas-brode-i-lick-the-kerosene-of-progress-2017]

“Train whistle effects and echoey Lynchian sonics pervade the brief prelude that opens the album: it’s impossible to tell how Brode is working the strings. Sudden Subtle Shift is sort of a mashup of early 80s Robert Fripp and Bill Frisell. ”
– New York Music Daily
[http://newyorkmusicdaily.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/lb]

“The roll-out of melodies is the album’s transformative moment, time and again. Sometimes the melody appears like the dawn over the horizon, sometimes it’s stuttered out like a nervous tic, and other times it eschews form and structure for a pervasive cinematic ambiance.”
– Bird is the Worm
[http://www.birdistheworm.com/the-round-up-when-falling-becomes-flying-become-pure-light]

The album is available for download and physical purchase (cassette and/or zine) on my Bandcamp page here: http://lucasbrode.bandcamp.com/album/i-lick-the-kerosene-of-progress

 

New album of solo guitar music, Oct 28th // pre-order now

I Lick the Kerosene of Progress is an album of solo guitar music that sounds somewhere in the realm of later Don Caballero (without a full band) or earlier Kaki King (on electric guitar), but is more influenced compositionally by the music of Steve Reich and West African drumming rhythms. These pieces are augmented with ambient and improvised interludes, which gives the album a more varied sound and conversational tone. The music was composed over the past several years while I developed a unique rhythmic sensibility on guitar, primarily through the use of tapping. All sounds were recorded, mixed, and mastered at my home studio in New York in August 2016. The accompanying visual pamphlet/comic, brought to life by LA based illustrator & animator Ken Siu, features a panel for each track, as well as a lyrical representation of themes present in the music and images.

Pre-order & listen the track Today is a Long Uphill Battle I Will Stalemate at Best here:

January dates and new music

New improvisations for solo guitar (no effects or overdubs)

New ambient work, tapes available January 20th

Going south for a few dates to collaborate with some great people:

1/12 @ Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia PA with Julius Masri
1/13 @ the Windup Space in Baltimore MD with Nate Scheible
1/14 @ Gallery 5 in Richmond VA solo and with RAIC
1/15 @ Rhizome in Washington DC with Nate Scheible & Luke Stewart

Visit the shows page for more info and links

Recent video footage // fall dates

SPYING will be on making a short road trip this month:

November 10 @ Muchmore’s in Brooklyn NY
November 11 @ News Cafe in Pawtucket RI
November 12 @ Asbestos Farm in Hadley MA

…and then on November 17, my trio with Johnny DeBlase and Kevin Shea will be performing at Terra Firma in Brooklyn NY. This is currently my last show on the books for 2016. The last few weeks of the year will be spent on working on new recordings, including the debut SPYING album and other collaborations.

Here are some recent videos from collaborative improvisational sets:


SPYING summer tour!

SPYING featuring myself on guitar, effects + loops, compositions / Sammy Wags on drums + percussion. We will have our new 2016 tour demo for sale on cassette and CD-R, along with a bunch of my other recordings. Dates below:

7/12 @ Alphaville in Brooklyn NY
7/13 @ The Dev in Utica NY
7/14 @ Buzzbin in Canton OH
7/15 @ Spread Art in Detroit MI
7/16 @ Cafe Mustache in Chicago IL
7/17 @ The Well in South Bend IN
7/18 @ Al’s Bar in Lexington KY
7/19 @ Urban Artifact in Cincinnati OH
7/20 @ It Looks Like It’s Open in Columbus OH
7/21 @ House Show in Pittsburgh PA
7/22 @ My Life in the Bush of Ghosts in New Paltz NY

New Hannibal Montana video, album coming soon!

Hannibal Montana new LP titled “This makes me wish I didn’t wish I were dead” is scheduled for release on 4/22. We will be performing in NYC and Mass, check upcoming shows for details!

Also, very excited for the debut of new music by my new band with Johnny DeBlase (bass) and Kevin Shea (drums) on my birthday, April 28th @ Muchmore’s in Brooklyn and an upcoming album of live improvisations with G. Calvin Weston (release TBA)