Brainiac were an American experimental indie/noise rock band from Dayton, Ohio, active 1992–1997. Led by vocalist Timmy (Tim) Taylor and featuring Michelle Bodine, John Schmersal, Tyler Trent and Juan Monasteiro in various lineups, they released Smack Bunny Baby, Bonsai Superstar and Hissing Prigs In Static Couture (associated with Touch and Go). Timmy Taylor died in a car accident on May 23, 1997.

Dayton, Ohio origin; celebrated for eccentric vocals, synths and a chaotic, experimental approach blending punk, new wave and noise. Associated with Touch and Go label era and regarded as influential in 90s alternative/indie circles.

DeBaser's reviews present Brainiac as an eccentric, exhilarating 90s indie/noise band from Dayton, Ohio. Critics praise their chaotic melodies, daring synths and Timmy Taylor's singular vocals. Key records: Smack Bunny Baby, Bonsai Superstar, Hissing Prigs In Static Couture.

For:Fans of 90s experimental/indie/noise rock, post-punk and listeners of Touch and Go era bands.

 “Hissing Prigs In Static Couture” plays through the headphones. The blender noise doesn’t bother him.

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 Beyond the falconing naive/modernist impact, sketched in dazzling multicolored shades, the sonically epidermic distinctive trait can be seen in the melodically/raucous (truly formidable) vocalist and mastermind of the Brainiac project, Timmy Taylor: “corrupt”, improbable, askew, scarred melodies, at times inhumanly filtered through who knows what unwieldy distorting gadgets: listen in this sense, perhaps to the most significant episode of the entire (sub)human collection, the devastated/ting “I Am A Cracked Machine": 4 minutes and 34 seconds of “pop” devolutionist/visionary madness: one of the most flaming examples of what “truly alternative rock” should/could be if credible (and how difficult it actually is to find now, more than ever) across the Atlantic and beyond.

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 The problem (so to speak, “obviously”) with these wave-noisers from the Nineties is the fact that they are not “rated” at all.

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 That’s the mood permeating the album. A devilishly tasteless prank.

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