Brad Laner
| Brad Laner | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brad Laner |
| Born |
November 6, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Shoegaze, Noise rock, Industrial rock, Electronica, IDM, neo-psychedelia |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | synthesizer, drums, guitar, bass guitar, piano, tape recorder, vocals |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Onion/American Recordings/Warner Bros. Records, Creation, Supreme/Island/PolyGram Records, Zoo/Volcano, Planet Mu, Beggars Banquet, Hometapes |
| Associated acts | Medicine, Electric Company, Mercury Rev Savage Republic, Los Angeles Free Music Society, Steaming Coils, Lusk, Tool, Failure, Thom Monahan, Vas Deferens Organization Debt of Nature |
| Website | [1] |
Brad Laner (born November 6, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician and record producer best known for his work with the shoegaze band Medicine, which he founded and led.
Prior to Medicine, he was involved in avant-improv bands such as Debt of Nature (at the age of 15), Steaming Coils (at the age of 18)—which also featured members of Los Angeles Free Music Society—and most notably the experimental tribal post-punk outfit Savage Republic, which, according to Pitchfork Media, foreshadowed many ideas later explored in the post-rock genre.
He has also been active as a solo artist, recording under the moniker Electric Company as well as releasing two albums under his own name.
His work has been sampled by artists such as Brian Eno (Eno extensively sampled Electric Company's songs on several tracks from Another Day on Earth), and Caribou. He has collaborated with, among many others, M83 on its 2011 album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.
His notable fans include Kid606, with whom he also collaborated.
Laner founded his first band, Debt of Nature, at the age of 15 (in 1981). He then continued his musical endeavours with Steaming Coils, an experimental avant-rock band that he also founded in 1984. It released two full-length albums before disbanding in 1989, but its last record was released two years after the break-up.
In the meantime, Laner joined Savage Republic as a percussionist and a keyboard player, and took part in recording two of its albums.
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