Bran Van 3000

Bran Van 3000 is a musical collective formed in 1997 by James Di Salvio a DJ of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The group of musicians and collaborators gathered by Di Salvio designed three albums, Glee , Discosis and Rosé , which combines several musical styles, electro, Rock and Rap.

Among the collaborators: Stephan Moraille, Sara Johnston, Jayne Hill and Jean Leloup.

The first simple one of Bran Van 3000 is Drinking in L.A. , which knew much success as of its launching in February 1997. The first album, Glee , appeared in Canada in April 1997, contain 17 songs, including two entirely French-speaking. The disc was launched on the international market the following year, with two major differences: the title of the part This is not a song was shortened for a song , whereas several verses in English was added with Forest , a title which was in an original manner sung in French only by the Québécois Jean Leloup. Moreover, the parts Rainshine , Curry One and Old School were added to this new version of the disc.

Couch Surfer is another extract of Glee . The album contains an astonishing acoustic recovery, with feminine voices, of Like One Feel The Noise of the group Hard rock Quiet Riot. Several samplings can be heard on the album, of which an extract of Oh Bondage Up Yours of X-Ray Spex on the initial piece, Gimme Sheldon .

The disc is dedicated to “John The Wolf”, who is the nickname of Jean Leloup.

Glee gained the Prix Juno for the best album Alternatif of the year in 1998 in Canada.

Bran Van 3000 repeated in 2001 with a second effort, as greeted by the critic as the precedent. In the list of the collaborators, one finds Curtis Mayfield and the Senegalese Youssou Dour.

Albums

Glee (1997)

  1. Gimme Sheldon

  2. Couch Surfer
  3. Drinking In L.A.
  4. Problems
  5. Highway To Heck
  6. Forest
  7. Rainshine
  8. Curry One
  9. Afrodiziak
  10. Lucknow
  11. Cum One Feel The Noize
  12. Exactly Like Me
  13. Everywhere
  14. a Song
  15. Old School
  16. Willard
  17. Supermodel
  18. Oblonging
  19. Mama Don' T Smoke

Discosis (2001)

  1. Astounded

  2. Loop Me
  3. Montreal
  4. BV3
  5. Discosis
  6. Go Shoppin'
  7. More Shopping
  8. The Answer
  9. Jean Leloup' S Dirty Talk
  10. Loaded
  11. Speed
  12. Predictable
  13. Senegal
  14. Dare I Say
  15. Stepchild
  16. Coils Stereotyped
  17. Rock Star

Rosy (2007)

  1. Cal Me (I' L Be Around Medley)

  2. Cat-like House Lights
  3. Fantasy
  4. Da Lion
  5. Sea Off Life
  6. Let it Go
  7. Trees
  8. Beautiful Girl
  9. Stand Up
  10. Rappy Rappy Rappy Rap
  11. So Fine
  12. Palm Springs
  13. Forever
  14. My Réal
  15. Rosy
  16. Romance Tony
  17. Sex, Coils & Peace
  18. Rainbow Princess
  19. Can You Handle It
  20. I Won' T Lie
  21. Our Haze
  22. Sade

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