Too Christmases (Playing catch up part 5)

This is a first for The Brown Christmas; a split album with fellow experimental synth weirdos Too Dogs. Our half is pulled from two practice session for live shows, where we went off script and wound up with a few new tracks. These make heavy use of Joemazing's guitar mangling skills and the percussive synth patches of the Korg Wavestation. They tend to start as dreamy phantasms that build to triumphant climaxes. There wasn't quite enough material here to make a proper album, so the obvious solution was to round things out with fresh songs from the hottest dogs in town.

Too Dogs' half was recorded and edited by yours truly, and provides the first (somewhat) polished presentation of these crazed canines who have until now, been doing mostly zany live sets. Buoyant synths and twangy guitars pour through pedals, taking the listener on a whimsically psychedelic voyage. Frenetic percussion programming is punctuated by a booming live drum kit, acting as the wiggling spine that supports the wash of sound.

Enjoy these two distinct flavors or experimental improvisation!