Brainville were an English

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supergroup fronted by

Hugh Hopper Hugh Colin Hopper (29 April 1945 – 7 June 2009) was a British progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and other bands. Biography Early career Starting i ...

(bass) and

Daevid Allen Christopher David "Daevid" Allen (13 January 1938 – 13 March 2015) was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine (in the UK, 1966) and Gong (band), Gong (in France, 1967).McFarlane, 1999, Biograp ...

(guitar), both previously in

Soft Machine Soft Machine are an English Rock music, rock band from Canterbury, Kent. The band were formed in 1966 by Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Larry Nowlin. Soft Machine were central in the Canterbury scene; they became o ...

. The band started as a quartet with

Pip Pyle Phillip "Pip" Pyle (4 April 1950 – 28 August 2006) was an English-born drummer from Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, who later resided in France. He is best known for his work in the Canterbury scene bands Gong, Hatfield and the North ...

(drums) and Kramer (bass, producer). They performed two concerts in one evening at NYC's Knitting Factory in 1998, and days later went into Kramer's Noise New Jersey studio and recorded ''The Children's Crusade'', released the following year on Kramer's Shimmy-Disc label. Reduced to a trio, ''Brainville: Live in the UK'', released as by "Daevid Allen with Hugh Hopper and Pip Pyle", was issued in 2004. The band, Allen, Hopper and

Chris Cutler Chris Cutler (born 4 January 1947) is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist. Best known for his work with English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Cutler was also a member and drummer of other bands, including Art Bears, N ...

(drums) operating as the Brainville 3, played shows in 2005–2008. They released a live album, ''Trial by Headline'' in 2008. This line-up played at the

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in October 2006.

Discography

;Brainville *''The Children's Crusade'' (1999, CD,

Shimmy Disc Shimmy-Disc is a New York City–based independent record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer. Before it was sold to the Knitting Factory, artists like Bongwater, Daniel Johnston, Low, Fly Ashtray, Galaxie 500, King Missile, Boredoms, Ruins, W ...

, U.S.) ;Brainville 3 *''Trial by Headline'' (2008, CD,

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, U.K.)

References

External links

Calyx Hugh Hopper biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brainville (band) Canterbury scene English progressive rock groups Shimmy Disc artists