Artist description Two brothers, that go by the name Roughly Enforcing Nostalgia, are a hybrid of sorts which links the DIY sample-yourself aesthetic of the Flaming Lips with the recontextualizing, sample-the-planet approach that the Tape-beatles salute. REN blends self-sampling and straightforward production to create a cohesive sound in which one can easily imagine a guitarist playing rock licks side-by-side another musician running a laptop, sampler and video deck, while another man works the boards, nestling these disparate sounds into full texture. REN is like the musical equivalent of Celebrity Deathmatch, wrestling Vaudeville into the same ring as Sports Rock, Progressive into the arena of Folk Blues, New Wave onto the same court as Industrial, Techno laying down next to Classical. The Brothers Brooks (Dan Jeremy & Swan) surround themselves with instruments they can’t really play (and CDs they love to play), producing music they wouldn’t recognize on staff paper.

Music Style sample-based experimental alternative

Musical Influences Eels, Negativland, Flaming Lips, Steve Taylor, Boomtown Rats

Similar Artists Smash Mouth, Chumbawamba, Beastie Boys, the Clash

Artist History By the start of the 80's, the two Brooks brothers were living in a provebial vacuum (they were not allowed to listen to music), so they did what any sane person would do ... make their own. This sort of upbringing has lent itself to a truly unique sound.

Group Members Dan Jeremy BrooksSwan A rotating cast of thousands

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Samplers, Keyboards,live drum kit, squeaky chairs, knee slappin', electric bassoon, trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, piano, bucket of 80's new-wave buttons, computer cases, e-bow guitar, coffe table, lots-o-movies, analog and digital synths, octatoms, mouth guitar & trumpet, beatbox, and of course the tamborine

Albums Chainsaws Ripped My Flesh, Front Door Doxologies,

Press Reviews Aurora Beacon News: "...taps into the moments of life that words fail to describe ... the hot hidden treasure of the Valley."Montgomery Sun: "instantly hummable"Oswego Ledger-Sentinel: "The lyrics really hit you ... striking."

Additional Info Wesley Willis says "They will rule you to the bone."

Location chicago, il - USA

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