There is only one Brother JT. Any psychedelic/garage/underground rock ’n’ roll enthusiast knows this man from Bethlehem who bangs to his own lysergic drum—the one who came from ’80s Back From The Grave revivalists The Original Sins and entered the solo world through the ultra-limited edition records on the now legendary Twisted Village label. Over the last three decades he has defined the underground aesthetic, and his new record finds him still in peak songwriting and recording form. Third Ear Candy, his latest release on Birdman Records, is danceable, trance-able, romance-able and oh-so-very hallucinatory (-able). This slab of digital wax has a little more moog than usual, a little more groove: “I am the blob and I’m here to save you from your problems, so give me a job,” JT suggests on the low-pulsing second track. And he means it. He can save you. He can plug electricity through an amplifier and fuzz your mind anytime. There is a reason why Arthur Magazine, Mojo, Ptolmeaic Terrescope, and hundreds of blogs call his name the defining voice of home-made psychedelia. He is that good and that consistent. With wonderful drawings by the Brother himself, Third Ear Candy will light your mind on fire. Pure and simple. It is time to testify. Give the guy a job.
CD $13.00
08/14/2007
***Brother JT has set the pace for garage psychedelic travelers since the '80s, originally with The Original Sins, and later as a solo artist. The man is an institution. Off Blue is one of the most solid and beautiful do-it-yrself psychedelic records ever, boasting JT's most melodic and 'groovy' songs to date, blending mosquito fuzzed-out guitar with a little folk and underwater goodness that resembles the fog descending on a mind filled with bliss. • Performing at Birdman night at CMJ and rare dates on West Coast around album release (JT’s shows are legendary) • Huge career retrospective in January 2004 issue of Arthur • For fans of Devendra Banhart, The Gris Gris, Syd Barrett, Iron and Wine, and most importantly, Brother JT • Nationwide press and radio campaign • File Under: Alternative, Psychedelic, Eternally Groovy • No exports outside North America
CD $13.00
10/12/2004
***Longtime gone-rock revivalist BROTHER JT channels into a higher authority, and delivers a new album of soulfully stoned folk worship. Eight magical tracks of vocal and acoustic wonder, adorned with touches of saxophone, sitar, and synth. Produced by NEIL MICHAEL HAGGERTY, so you know the sacrament's righteous.
CD $13.75
03/19/2002
***Combining the classic trappings of '60s psychedelic guitar rock with an eccentric spirituality, lysergic high priest BROTHER JT's records are deep, penetrable and seek to entertain. He has racked up a multitude of impeccable releases on a multitude of independent record labels with impeccable taste. His palette expands with each passing release. Heavy pop, thick with guitars, thumping drums and stoned, tremulous melodies take the listener on a trip through the complex patterns and designs that are unique to the mind of JT. From stretched-out zoner wail to agile, psychedelic strum, his body of work is singular, odd, outstanding and unimpeachable. It's a pretty tall order to name a contemporary artist with enough panache to carry on the legacy of wrecked pop and what writer BYRON COLEY would call "Blieb Alien rock" left behind by the likes of Syd Barrett, Roky Erickson, Skip Spence and sandbox-era Brian Wilson, but Brother JT is the only name worthy to stand alongside.
CD $12.00
01/22/2002
***Original Sins founder John Terlesky releases his second Drunken Fish solo album. Previous releases on Twisted Village, Siltbreeze, Bar None and AuGoGo; Tyrannasuarus Rex-period Bolan strained thorough Pretty Things and soaked in bongwater, beer and choice microdot. Placid stupor never sounded this...stupefying. From 1997.
CD $12.00
01/08/2001
MP3 $9.90
01/08/2001
Tyrann. Rex-period Bolan strained through Pretty Things and soaked in bongwater, beer and bathtub microdot.
CD $12.00
01/08/2001
MP3 $9.90
01/08/2001
LP $17.75
07/26/1999
CD $13.75
10/05/1999
***The Brodge's second book of "Spirit Transcriptions and Advice For Living" is a spiffy, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 148 page, b&w expressway to the Id. Much the same in spirit as the larger, more colorful (and pricey) Orange Journal, Black Journal's main departure is the extensive use of typeface instead of direct scannings from the hand-scrawled journal, so as to make the maddening gibberish a might bit easier to read. Of course there are still some pages left un-transcribed for authenticity's sake, and many original and collages as well. Automatic writings, drawings, collages, and pure BROTHER JT magic. Companion CDR, Non Compos Mantis, which derives many song lyrics from Black Journal, is also included.
BK $0.00
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