BRAINIAC - Wild, Inventive Synth Punk That Needs To Be Remembered

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Shonky Music

Shonky Music

Күн бұрын

I'll just let the almighty John Peel describe these guys:
"From down in the basements of Dayton, Ohio, come Brainiac - 4 young men ready to take on the world, armed with tunes, a sense of style and looks to die for.
Brainiac's live show explodes with ferocious, high-intensity, jerky guitar shudders and pounding psycho pop. Songs are played at sound-shattering levels and when you see them lurch, grind and all but spontaneously combust on stage, you'll know that Brainiac are here to bring life to the classic misunderstood punk youth aesthetic.
We wanna hear them."
Granted, he was reading out a press release that the band may have written themselves, but let's not let that get in the way of things.
A documentary on the band premiered at the prestigious SXSW festival this year, but Brainiac are still a very long way from recouping the acclaim they deserved but missed out on due to the sudden death of their frontman.
I hope this video can make up for a little bit of that as well.

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@shonkymusic5573
@shonkymusic5573 4 жыл бұрын
Bonus video: Here's my cover of 'I Am a Cracked Machine' kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKfMlWWOnpt1p8k And here's a playlist of my fave Brainiac songs, because you should be listening to them RIGHT NOW: open.spotify.com/playlist/0mgW3oIQ5WntkTQJGslrlM?si=jJRz8vsFR6Kw561QSFWegg
@solomonlee1801
@solomonlee1801 3 жыл бұрын
I heard hissing prigs first and it blew me away. I'm really happy there's an interest being resparked in the band. I'm from Toledo where Schmersal was born. My old band opened for his next band Enon 2 or 3 times. Just as awesome. I thought Brainiac was huge. I saw the documentary too it was great.
@Mudhoney1991
@Mudhoney1991 Жыл бұрын
I got to see them for the 1st time on Sunday supporting Mogwai. OMG!! This band is special. Absolutley insane and so so good live. They can do everything they put on a record live too. Very relented band. They should be Huge! Bit I'm kinda glad they underground still. True Punk rock for sure. They are amazing!!😁
@yaledelay
@yaledelay 4 жыл бұрын
Saw them 12 times, they were the best live band I ever saw, period.
@yaledelay
@yaledelay 4 жыл бұрын
PS: I saw Nirvana, I saw The Jesus Lizard, I saw The Boredoms. If they were big in the 90s, I saw them. Brainiac killed them all dead.
@lincolndyer9837
@lincolndyer9837 4 жыл бұрын
They played fort Wayne IN often when I was young, hands down the best live show I've ever seen til this day
@mclaude70
@mclaude70 Жыл бұрын
I saw them so many times in Dayton Ohio. I was fortunate enough to work with Tim at Trader Vics. We spent most of 1994 working together there every Sunday. I finally decided after seeing them so many times locally that I wanted to see them outside of town. So I went to see them play a show in Chicago at a small club. They opened up for Sunny Day Real-estate and Shudder To Think. They blew them both off the stage. It is still to this day one of the greatest shows that I have ever seen in my life. Brainiac was incredible at home in Dayton, and yet they were even better on the road.
@christophervan9634
@christophervan9634 Жыл бұрын
@@mclaude70 I saw them DESTROY both Shudder and Sunny at the Green Bay show on that same tour, they were ON FIRE.
@mollyoh8320
@mollyoh8320 Жыл бұрын
@@mclaude70 I saw that lineup at St Andrews in Detroit. Timmy intro'd me to Craig Wedren by rollin up knowing I was a huge fan of STT 💜 They were always better in other cities, I think I saw em more out if town than in Dtown
@arniec6817
@arniec6817 Жыл бұрын
I once lost 5 pounds shakin' my booty at a Brainiac show. I miss speaking with Timmy after shows, he was such a great dude. Thanks for sharing.
@brendonbroome4802
@brendonbroome4802 4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Dayton,OH and was lucky enough to see them reunite. Top 5 forever.
@randomspontaneousidiot4239
@randomspontaneousidiot4239 4 жыл бұрын
My dad knew Tim Taylor! That's always been so cool to me! I wish he were still around today.. The music lives on for sure and thank you for helping that to stay true! :)
@randomspontaneousidiot4239
@randomspontaneousidiot4239 4 жыл бұрын
Brainiac is quite possibly the most original sounding band I've ever heard!
@agooglyminotaur169
@agooglyminotaur169 4 жыл бұрын
I love that you're keeping the memory of Brainiac alive. One of my favorite bands of all time.
@agooglyminotaur169
@agooglyminotaur169 4 жыл бұрын
Hey wait I said this before you dissed on "Collide" which is one of their greatest songs. It's in the same vein as "Sometimes" by My Bloody Valentine or "Killing All the Flies" by Mogwai. There's a really sweet, gentle acoustic song under all that distortion, and if you really listen, you can barely hear the human through the noise. I still love you though
@randomspontaneousidiot4239
@randomspontaneousidiot4239 4 жыл бұрын
@@agooglyminotaur169 I love that one too! I made a remixed album of my favorite Brainiac songs and it was one of the first songs! :D
@Nicole-lx1um
@Nicole-lx1um 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering Brainiac. I'm surprised anyone since the 1990s has noticed them. I was lucky, I got to hear them on the radio back in 1994 in Cincinnati. RIP Timmy.
@mclaude70
@mclaude70 Жыл бұрын
It has likely been mentioned here already, but just in case it hasn't. There was a local man named "Johnny Metal" that had a local TV show on PBS, and a small local music shop on Brown Street in Dayton near UD. The man Johnny Metal's real name was Vincent. He would come into the record store that Timmy worked at, Trader Vic's Music Emporium, Johnny Metal would come in and go down to the basement of the shop and talk with the owner of Trader Vic's in the basement. So, "Vincent" was a local personality that many of us came to know in and around the "Down on Brown" area.
@earfdae
@earfdae Жыл бұрын
The internet didn't really ramp up until after they were popular, hence why Pitchfork and KZbin reviews aren't really existent for Brainiac.
@Mekinhumbel
@Mekinhumbel 2 ай бұрын
Just gonna leave this here, even though this is from four years ago lol. I heard about Brainiac from Chalk (Cincinnati band that formed the year TT died, and heavily influenced by them), and now I'm on the mother ship lol. The world is quietly disappointing without bands like this in it. Thanks for this, and the heads-up about the doc.
@iwinme4207
@iwinme4207 4 жыл бұрын
I had just heard of these guys recently, however, after listening to these guys for a bit this year, I can definitely say that Brainiac is definitely one of my favorite 90's bands now. Thanks Mark Hamill and Trent Reznor!
@nwtrent6902
@nwtrent6902 2 жыл бұрын
Great Review! I am a bit late I suppose but I find it cool to see a video on Brainiac other than the live recordings, song recordings, and sparse interview recordings. I have been getting back into the band recently with my friend and I just always forget how much I love them! I saw the documentary during the 1st Dayton showing on April 19th at the Neon and it really moved me as a younger teen. Since my dad was the drummer, I feel especially affected in an odd way, cause in the early years of my life I saw the long term effects that losing Tim and subsequently Brainiac had on him. Throughout literally my whole lifetime its been really nice to see him make a sort of recovery from the lifestyle he had unfortunately found himself in. The documentary puts more light on the lives of the members after and its on Amazon video if you haven't seen it yet. The more and more I listen to Brainiac and talk to my dad about it, the more I just really wish Tim was still alive so I could just talk to him at all really. Anyways my favorite has got to be Hissing Prigs, with Bonsai Superstar as a close second. Thanks for making a video on this legendary band!
@dougschad7340
@dougschad7340 14 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for this great overview. I saw Brainiac at Stash and Little Brothers in Columbus days before we could never see them again. They changed the way, as a hard rocker/blues/Jass/Indie, I looked at music. Will never forget that show. Still listen to the 3 cd's I have. Would like to share more of this story, or here more about and music from fellow Brainiacs.
@Sinistar8u
@Sinistar8u 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, I myself discovered Brainiac a month ago and was also blown away. I did hear Bonsai Superstar first, then was really amazed by Smack Bunny Baby and loved it. Everything they made is great in it's own way and I wish we could've got to enjoy more music from them.
@HermanWaldorf
@HermanWaldorf 4 жыл бұрын
I saw Brainiac at the Garage in London in 1997. It was a one-off headlining show while they were supporting Beck in the UK. Is there any footage of that gig or of the gigs with Beck?
@smileylpsgirl
@smileylpsgirl 3 жыл бұрын
i watched this video right after i listened to Hissing Prigs for the first time and it was such a good introduction to their music, now they're in my top 10 all time fave bands, thanks!
@Jeremy-th5pt
@Jeremy-th5pt 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for documenting this bands existence. I saw Guided by Voices and The Breeders in 1997 at Gilly's in Dayton, Oh. It was a benefit show for Tim Taylor's family. I had never heard of them before that show. Bob Pollard asked me if I had ever heard of Brainiac, and I said no. I was 21 yeas old and I swear it seemed like Bob was disappointed or thought I was an idiot for not knowing about the band. Lol. But yeah, great band. Great to see a comprehensive video about them. 👍
@nickrubio4815
@nickrubio4815 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video!!!!
@FernandoDiaz-wh4qx
@FernandoDiaz-wh4qx 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I just wanted to add that Indian Poker pt 2 and 3 do indeed have a connection, which is they lyrics. Tim sings them in pt 3, and an automated computer voice recites then in pt 2
@niceone7199
@niceone7199 3 жыл бұрын
I saw them doing warmup for The Amps back in 94. Had no idea the treat I was in for. Been revisiting them ever since. Btw, did you check ENON, Schmersals band from 99 to early 2000s? The have done some pretty great tracks!
@mattrichards1492
@mattrichards1492 2 жыл бұрын
Grew up in Dayton. Was a total groupie. Thanks for these memories
@unforastero5704
@unforastero5704 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing Trent, the drummer, now and at that time is like night & day. The guy really changed a lot between Taylor’s death & now, though I’m just happy that the guy was able to rebound from such a tragedy. From what I understand, it really affected him hard before he managed to build himself back up, but great review, nonetheless :).
@Jack_nnn_
@Jack_nnn_ 5 жыл бұрын
Wow this actually seems like the coolest fucking band ever
@alfredjarry503
@alfredjarry503 2 жыл бұрын
Saw them at canal street tavern in Dayton. They blew my fucking head off.
@benbuckner3082
@benbuckner3082 Жыл бұрын
I played bass in high school next to Tim in orchestra. Pretty funny the guy in the delinquent end of bass section ended up being an alt rock star. Tim was a real mensch too, you’ll never meet a nicer guy.
@chickybaby2277
@chickybaby2277 3 жыл бұрын
I spread the gospel of Brainiac LITERALLY everywhere I go.
@0svvan0
@0svvan0 3 жыл бұрын
Thabks for this. Brainiac was my shit in the 90s......and somehow I missed this and the documentary. I just heard about the Attic Tapes last Friday.
@CMOYoung
@CMOYoung 4 жыл бұрын
You did not lie when you said Timmy takes every vocal approach imaginable. I found your channel from your Failure videos because I fucking love Failure and decided to check out your other videos and this was the first one I watched and I cannot thank you enough for making a video on Brainiac. I can't believe I'd never heard of them before watching this, they are indescribably incredible. Thank you.
@morrisalanisette9067
@morrisalanisette9067 Жыл бұрын
just recently listened to brainiac. Insane how much ATDI took from them. I saw Cedric is part of the documentary. He never kept it a secret his love for Brainiac, but I just was in awe of how much it sounded like ATDI but 10 years before. I also love how good Bonsai Superstar *sounds* in terms of the guitar tone and the mixing. It's one of the best recorded albums I've ever heard I think. Because it's chaotic but very clear and crisp and pleasant to listen to.
@Max-np1mk
@Max-np1mk 4 жыл бұрын
this is gold, keep doing this dude
@buddycorner9240
@buddycorner9240 3 жыл бұрын
Such a good band. Man or Astro Man? came through Burlington,VT when I was 15 and a couple members guest DJ'd on the college station, WRUV. They played some Brainiac and Six Finger Satellite. Huge influence on my taste for the rest of my life. Great Video!
@flashram
@flashram 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. My #1 crushes. I have a tattoo of T1MMY to prove it.
@randomspontaneousidiot4239
@randomspontaneousidiot4239 4 жыл бұрын
That's so cool!
@nadirbliss
@nadirbliss 4 жыл бұрын
this rules. just watched the doc today
@shonkymusic5573
@shonkymusic5573 4 жыл бұрын
Oh shit yeah, definitely gonna stream that when I have the time
@PlazaMoon
@PlazaMoon 2 жыл бұрын
Great doc. Love this band. Saw them play twice. Way ahead of their time.
@keffen
@keffen Жыл бұрын
Thank u for keeping these legends alive💙💙3RA1N1AC the king of pop
@jordy9606
@jordy9606 Жыл бұрын
I found them through Enon. Love them to death. Going to see them this February for their southern concert. I have never been so excited for a concert in my life
@lewisb85
@lewisb85 4 жыл бұрын
These guys were light years ahead of their time I mean the locust, future of the left and now snapped ankles are all clearly influenced by Brainiac, They sounded like a updated version of This heat/camberwell now genius stuff, them and the VSS were doing a similar thing both awesome! I went to uni in Cardiff during the early 00s and it seemed a lot of the local bands such as the Martini henry rifles were trying to be Brainiac.
@ryandaugherty9924
@ryandaugherty9924 4 жыл бұрын
Whoa, a This Heat reference out in the wild. Don't see that, like ever!
@lewisb85
@lewisb85 Жыл бұрын
@@ryandaugherty9924 Seen This is not this heat and brainac live now(both supporting mogwai-different shows) amazing stuff.
@zachwarner1726
@zachwarner1726 4 жыл бұрын
In a trunk of a plymoth in memphis!
@shonkymusic5573
@shonkymusic5573 4 жыл бұрын
SHE THINKS SHE'S MADE A MISTAKE
@JasonJupiterandtheGlamRocket
@JasonJupiterandtheGlamRocket Жыл бұрын
I saw them at stashes here in Columbus on OSU campus back in the day. I remember it being one hell of a show and the place was so small that if you got on top of the crowd you were kicking pipes on the ceiling.... It was a great place till it burned down.... Thanks for the video! #loveisthenewtrend
@Mudhoney1991
@Mudhoney1991 Жыл бұрын
I just swa them live supporting Mogwai at Birmingham Institute. They were absolutley amazing! I wanna do it all over again because they were so good!!
@thebasedgodmax1163
@thebasedgodmax1163 2 жыл бұрын
I found this video and was amazed at how good the quality was for such an underrated channel, before realising wait, it's THAT Shonky! takes me back to the weezer shitpost days
@gianlucamacri1837
@gianlucamacri1837 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody knows that I talk to my fingers. They tell me what I should not do.
@randomspontaneousidiot4239
@randomspontaneousidiot4239 4 жыл бұрын
I love that one! 😂
@CMOYoung
@CMOYoung 4 жыл бұрын
MISTUH FINGUHS AH AHGUE AND LOOK LIKE A FOOUHL
@neonpastel
@neonpastel Жыл бұрын
I think you just turned me into a Brainiac fan. Great video.
@arniec6817
@arniec6817 Жыл бұрын
Dayton folk went to Lollapalooza 95 just to see Brainiac. The rest was just surviving heat strokes.
@AdiRae.
@AdiRae. Жыл бұрын
I am just starting to get into them and I didn't know they were from Ohio!! I found them from a help she can't swim instagram story, and listened to Vincent come on down first, and I have to agree, its great and it's probably one of my favorite songs!
@nspectorr
@nspectorr Жыл бұрын
brainiac are so unique, such a bummer they were cut short.
@wulyf4lyf
@wulyf4lyf Жыл бұрын
Saw them at Tramps in nyc in 1997. The greatest band to ever pick up instruments. Absolutely genius band. So tragic what happened to Tim.
@gab9690
@gab9690 2 жыл бұрын
what a great video, thanks for the effort
@Mier0blivious
@Mier0blivious Жыл бұрын
I saw Enon before hearing of Brainiac. I heard Nothing Ever Changes, and found out later John was in this band.
@halyomorpha
@halyomorpha 3 жыл бұрын
I really want those old albums reissued...thankfully they got the last 3 releases on bandcamp. This band is wonderful.
@MisternaughtyGaming
@MisternaughtyGaming 3 жыл бұрын
Brainiac just featured in two singles by The Dough Boys in 2021 - their legacy is living on.
@chwxie
@chwxie Ай бұрын
kings of pop
@alecsputnik
@alecsputnik Жыл бұрын
good video. just saw them in Cincinatti
@Jacksmusicshack
@Jacksmusicshack Жыл бұрын
Smack bunny baby is a great album! But this band was criminally underrated...
@insomniacgrunge2517
@insomniacgrunge2517 2 жыл бұрын
Their sound remind me to Sonic Youth and Fugazi
@MariiMaggessi
@MariiMaggessi 3 жыл бұрын
you should do more videos like this!
@shonkymusic5573
@shonkymusic5573 3 жыл бұрын
I definitely enjoy making these sort of videos, but they do take a bit of effort to complete, and I've been getting a bit busier with work stuff in the past year so it's been a bit tough to find the motivation to start another one of these. Super glad you like it though!
@sandmanbiden9301
@sandmanbiden9301 2 жыл бұрын
Shonky please make more video reviews they so good
@stoic_rose
@stoic_rose 10 ай бұрын
i found these guys through john schmersal's later involvement the band enon (which has quickly become one of my favorite bands) and im surprised with how crazy good they are. its funny though, i found smack bunny baby to be my favorite album of theirs, and didnt quite vibe with all of bonsai superstar. interesting, since BS is when schmersal became involved in brainiac
@taewankim6283
@taewankim6283 2 жыл бұрын
SHIT IS DONE FUCTUP!! DUDE, I LOVE YOU. KEEP IT COMING.
@LukeMcGuireoides
@LukeMcGuireoides 2 жыл бұрын
Aw yeah! Brainiac!
@isaiah147
@isaiah147 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video, this band is legendary.
@denoted6098
@denoted6098 2 жыл бұрын
Yo this video is dope
@hotshotrobot9996
@hotshotrobot9996 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! DVD / VOD out Feb. 21. Pre order the DVD here: mvdshop.com/products/brainiac-brainiac-transmissions-after-zero-dvd?fbclid=IwAR0JJ2hPgVvYNtXB2rKt4Yf53wvBoYkKUQyNHCbn-jj1-s1YHEiv5wnpS9s
@smeggy9783
@smeggy9783 4 жыл бұрын
wtf dude, you stole my video???? nah, im kidding. this was a really great video you made, perhaps even better than mine. tbh, i was a bit disappointed when electro-shock came out because i felt it wasn't as aggressive or weird as electric prigs or bonzai, but it's still a great album nonetheless. but yeah, brainiac is criminally overrated, but im hoping with this documentary, that will slighty change update: took me a couple of seconds to realize that this shonky dude is the same shonkywonkydonkey dude that did all those gorillaz owl city and smash mouth mashups. so, yay i got noticed by a big youtuber
@bobscanlon5212
@bobscanlon5212 Жыл бұрын
These guys fing rule. Need to check out schmersal's band Enon.
@higbyprigby9648
@higbyprigby9648 Жыл бұрын
B Superstar is funk music. Surprise!
@RIPdBOON
@RIPdBOON Жыл бұрын
Dayton doesn't have much but it did spawn Brainiac and GBV
@bronghusphidalski522
@bronghusphidalski522 4 жыл бұрын
No idea you had such kino music taste, shonky
@myd78
@myd78 4 жыл бұрын
DVD / VOD out Feb. 21 - Pre order here: brainiacfilm.com/
@Rackatiakka
@Rackatiakka 10 ай бұрын
God killed him because he was about to blow up the galaxy
@davidames1746
@davidames1746 3 жыл бұрын
Regrettable the comment about the King.
@WrongHombre
@WrongHombre 2 жыл бұрын
Perun?
@higbyprigby9648
@higbyprigby9648 10 ай бұрын
Bonsai Superstar is funk music. Just better.
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