Brian English
Beyond Words

...according to our Maggie on 18 November 2006.

First up here I have my favourite type of artist at the moment.. that being the lonely bedroom laptop programmer.. They're nocturnal creatures and stepping over pizza boxes and discarded spliff ends you can usually find them in dark bedrooms stooped over their glowing screen with sore eyes and bad posture. This guy might be a bit different though -  Brian English is a 23 year old graduate of the 'UC Santa Cruz Electronic Music program'. Here on his debut album we're treated to his Aphex influenced sound garden, fresh with electronic roses and glitchy dizzy lizzies. Using 75% original sounds, its a study and mastery over cubase and fruity loops. With songs such as "I gave My Sister Ace of Base in the 3rd grade, this is what she gave me" he takes us through a personal journey of discovery and self exploration. This is played out over 78 minutes and he covers alot of ground taking us from dark electonica to the final "Orchestra surprise" which is a delicate harpsichord children's lullaby. A proud day for Mr and Mrs English and all the support they're given their son (probably). He's entitled it beyond words and its on record label records.