Biography
There are more than one artist named Brain Vacation
1) (1982-1986) Brain Vacation was a collaborative experiment by a pair of hyper-creative ex-hardcore punks in the early 1980s - Matt (EarwaxOfSatan) and his friend Kevin. Matt had played in a series of experimental and punk bands, including The Pukes (NJ), since 1979, and Kevin lead the Corporate Pigs.
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Matt joined the Corporate Pigs as vocalist and occasional guitarist around the same time the two decided to put together Brain Vacation (1982) as an experimental outlet for edgy post-punk stuff which did not fit the Corporate Pigs's model. Steve - a professional drummer (TV Toy) and percussion teacher - produced and played drums, and his buddy Mike added Moog. Various others occasionally helped out on vocals and other instruments.
The rules were simple. Kevin and Matt spent a weekend or so rehearsing the 20-40 songs they wanted to record before each session - usually the week before the recording session - and then spent a weekend at Steve's laying tracks.
BV recorded over 180 originals and one cover - the theme song from Gojira Vs Hedora (Godzilla vs The Smog Monster) - from 1982 to 1990. BV never formally split up, but kind of faded away once the Corporate Pigs reconstituted as a Post-Punk experiment, Steve and Matt moved to Maine (1987) and Kevin's more conventional post-punk outfit Chicken Scratch got signed and started touring places like Europe.
Here was the standard lineup:
Matt: guitar, vocals, bass, sax, percussion
Kevin: vocals, guitar, bass, percussion
Steve: Percussion
Mike: Synth
Feel free to send complaints, comments and messages of adoration to EarwaxOfSatan (Matt).
2) (2012+) Chicago punk band LP on Wall of Youth Records
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.