| Saved By Magic | ||
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| Studio album by Brant Bjork & The Bros | ||
| Released | August 1 2005 | |
| Recorded | at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California, USA | |
| Genre | Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Funk, Soul | |
| Length | 88:28 | |
| Label | Duna | |
| Producer | The Older Kids | |
| Brant Bjork & The Bros chronology | ||
| Local Angel (2004) |
Saved By Magic (2005) |
Tres Dias (2007) |
Saved By Magic is the fifth solo album (First under his band moniker Brant Bjork & The Bros) by Brant Bjork. Released in August 2005 under his Duna imprint, Saved By Magic is a double album featuring his full band and songs that incorporate funk, soul, jazz grooves and psychedelic among desert rock.
Background[]
Brant Bjork would form a touring outfit in The Bros back in 2003 with Michael Peffer, Mike Pygmie and Dylan Roche. However by 2004, Pygmie would be replaced by Cortez in time to record this double-album at Rancho de la Luna.
At the end of At the end of "Avenida de la Revolución" different music (Cream's "SWLABR") can be heard playing on the background, transitioning into the band's cover of "Sunshine of Your Love". Also after the 5-minute Arcade Eyes there is a couple minutes of silence before a hidden bonus track, a cover of "2000 Man" by The Rolling Stones.
In June 2023, it would be announced that Heavy Psych Sounds would be re-releasing Saved By Magic as Saved By Magic Again. In the press release, Brant would state that one disc of the album was recorded solo with Tony Mason and the other with the Bros, choosing to release the two records separately and give each one their own identity, albeit with the same album title. The albums would be newly remastered by John McBain (Monster Magnet, Queens of the Stone Age, etc.) and featuring new art by Maarten Donders.
| “ | “I had just got off the road and went right into the studio out in the desert at Rancho de La Luna. I was living in the house just behind at the time making sessions super convenient. I was set to record with my band the Bros in a couple weeks but I decided to go into the Rancho early and get some sounds. Tony and I ended up recording a bunch of songs that I was writing on the fly. A week later the Bros showed up and we recorded another batch of songs with the band playing live in the front room. After we wrapped I combined both my solo session and the Bros session and released in as one record called Saved By Magic on my label Duna records. That was 2005.
Now I’m rereleasing this record on HPS and I’ve decided to separate the two sessions into their original bodies of work. My solo session and the Bros session. I mostly did this because I feel the Bros deserve to have something of their own as they were a magical band. I also just thought it would be cool. I call both records Saved By Magic Again.” |
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— Brant Bjork, Heavy Psych Sounds[1]
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Brant Bjork and the Bros - Saved By Magic (2005) Full Album
Tracklist[]
All songs written by Brant Bjork & The Bros except where noted.
Fuckin' A[]
- 1. Magic Vs. Technology (2:03)
- 2. Get Into It (5:47)
- 3. Kiss Away (5:34)
- 4. '73 (3:50)
- 5. Lil' Bro (3:15)
Fuckin' Be[]
- 6. Moda (5:19)
- 7. Dr. Aura (3:08)
- 8. Gonna Make The Pony Trot (3:40)
- 9. Sweet Maria's Dreams (4:48)
- 10. Inside of You (3:24)
Fuckin' See?[]
- 11. Freak Levels (6:17)
- 12. Let The Truth Be Known (2:23)
- 13. Dylan's Fantasy (2:31)
- 14. Messengers (4:50)
- 15. Paradise on Earth (5:30)
Fuckin' Dee Dee[]
- 16. Cool Abdul (4:50)
- 17. Avenida de la Revolución (4:41)
- 18. Sunshine of Your Love (6:33) (Clapton, Bruce, Brown)
- 19. Arcade Eyes (10:09) (Brant Bjork & The Bros./Jagger, Richards)
Personnel[]
Brant Bjork and The Bros[]
- Brant Bjork - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Mixing
- Dylan Roche - Bass
- Scott Silverman - Guitar
- Michael Peffer - Drums, Percussion
- Mario Lalli - Additional Guitars on "Sweet Maria's Dreams" & "Avenida de la Revolución"
Other Personnel[]
- The Older Kids - Production
- Tony Mason - Engineer, Mixing
- Brian Gardner - Mastering
- Adamstab - Album Illustration, Colorizing
- Chris Henry - Colorizing
- Cale Bunker - Art Direction,, Layout
- SweetnLow - Art Direction, Layout
- Denise DiVitto - Management, Booking
2023 Reissue Personnel[]
- John McBain - Remastering
- Maarten Donders - Artwork
External Links[]
- Saved By Magic on Heavy Psych Sounds' Bandcamp
- Saved By Magic on Brant Bjork's Bandcamp
- Lords of Metal Review
- AllMusic Review
- 10 Essential Stoner Rock Albums
- Review via The Metal Forge
- Review via The Dwarf
- Review via Desert-Rock
- Review via Ox Fanzine
- Review via Gaesteliste
References[]
- ↑ The ObeliskBrant Bjork and the Bros. & Ché Albums to Be Reissued, accessed 3 July 2023