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Chris Brake

About Me

Chris Brake is a singer/songwriter from Newfoundland who lives in St. John's. He has been writing and recording his original music for years, and has strived to create a particular 'sound' to call his own.

Chris has played in bands such as echogecko and Murder By Airplane, and The Soft Intelligence . For other recording projects Chris has been involved with, check out The E-burys and The Gift .

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Here is a near-complete list of releases (full-length albums are bolded):

- Dawn

- Foreshadow (EP)

- The Long Way Home

- Tiny Tunes (EP)

- Refrigerator Buzz

- This Mess We're In (EP)

- The Rise and Fall of the Pyramids (EP)

- What Colour Is It?

- The Show Must Go On! (b-sides & unreleased)

- A Collection of Short Stories (5.1 Surround Sound DTS-CD)

- Old Hold On New Construction (demo EP)

- It's Always Now (EP)

- Worst Kind Of Way (EP)

Some of these are lost in time forever...

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Download The Soft Intelligence - City In Flames

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/11/2006
Band Members: Chris Brake.
Influences: every second of every day.
Sounds Like: ? you tell me ?
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Remastered!

I've updated the player with remastered versions of the latest songs from the "Worst Kind Of Way" EP. Hopefully they sound a little better and more like 'actual' music.download the high quality MP3s v...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:47:00 GMT

New Demos

Finally got around to recording two new demos for Song Of The Azari and Give Me Truth. These are brand new songs that were (in some way) written while I was in Alaska this past summer. It's been just ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:55:00 GMT

Out of the Wild

I recently got back from my "summer job" doing seabird ecology research in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska, USA). I was camped on the North end of Kiska Island called Sirius Point, essentially living bet...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:51:00 GMT

"new" "EP"

So I guess I've decided that the most recent solo recordings I've done will comprise the Worst Kind Of Way EP. You can hear all the songs on my page:1. Worst Kind Of Way2. Passing3. You Are (erA eW)4....
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:48:00 GMT

construction!?

I am currently working on some new recorded material with Curtis Keats (St. John's). It's slow going, as schedules are difficult to work around. We hope to finish shortly.Also, I am hopeful to eventua...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:08:00 GMT

something new

just put up two brand new songs: "You Are (erA eW)" and "Passing"I guess this is just the beginning of an eventual compilation of newer recordings. perhaps an LP? who knows. that all depends on me fin...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:18:00 GMT

"Worst Kind Of Way"

"Worst Kind Of Way" - Written and arranged by Chris & Kevin BrakeChris Brake: lyrics/vocals; electric, acoustic and bass guitarsKevin Brake: drums, shakersI just put up a song my brother and I rec...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:58:00 GMT

nothing sounds good to me anymore

but that happens sometimes.I decided to put up some older recordings from the "What Colour Is It?" album. originally that album was going to have a lot more instrumental numbers on it. this is because...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:13:00 GMT

...I caved.

Yes, that's right - I finally caved and put up some actual real-life pictures of myself. I wanted to be mysterious and only have that pic I drew of myself in Paint on my page, but that just left too m...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:24:00 GMT

Hello / Greetings / Welcome!

Well hello there. My name is Chris Brake. Nice to meet you!If you like what you hear, tell your friends. Also, you can download my music via BitTorrent -- all you have to do is search my name at isohu...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:51:00 GMT