Biography
Chapman & Brocker got their start scoring the documentary, Best Hours of the Day, in 2004. After some kind words from the Los Angeles Times and other publications, they decided to try their hands at the song-writing world. Their debut album, Dance of the Crazy Man, took three years to make. They wrote, recorded, and produced the entire album themselves. For this project, they brought along their influences from different film composers and their own experiences from scoring as well. The album was self-released 12-11-07.
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"With these tracks providing ample indication, Dance of the Crazy Man is a stunning effort that should propel these talented brothers into a state of respectability. My only regret is not discovering Dance of the Crazy Man in time for inclusion on my Best Albums of 2007 list."
"The lyrical content embodies upmost intelligence,..portraying melancholy in story-led form through vivid imagery and metaphorical brilliance."
"The most impressive aspect of Dance of the Crazy Man is Chapman and Brocker’s ability to create songs that are simultaneously unconventional and grippingly accessible; not a single track nears a state of mundaneness or predictability even once."
"The result is hauntingly personal."
-Obscure Sound
"Chapman and Brocker’s Dance of the Crazy Man is best described as cinematic dream pop. Their debut consists of careful arrangements, clean production, and heavy on the instrumentation. Listening to the album carries a similar experience of watching a well directed film, reminiscent of The Beatle’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band."
-Puddlegum
“They are a couple of prodigiously talented siblings, who in a just world, would already be household names. It’s even more impressive when you learn they wrote, recorded, and produced the album by themselves. I said it before and I’ll say it again: Where was I when God was passing out talents. I must have cut class that day."
"Harmonies. Glorious Harmonies."
"It’s in a three-way race for my favorite album of the first quarter of 2008. Brilliant stuff. Go to their website and buy the album. You'll be glad you did.”
-Spitcake
"Chapman & Brocker are a duo of brothers from Los Angeles, who create the most wonderfully lush and subtly rich music. And that's not all - their lyrics echo landscapes and atmospheres birthed in dreams and 19th century styled novels."
-Laughing Evergreens
"The album is a collection of eleven intelligently crafted pop songs, deeply melancholic and sensible,... the well crafted melodies and beautiful lyrics exhibits a great potential of C&B. Recommended!"
-Indie Surfer
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.