Brant Bjork & the Operators

Brant Bjork & the Operators is the second solo album by desert rocker Brant Bjork. Although titled Brant Bjork and the Operators, Bjork sings and plays most instruments on the album.[1] He is joined by friends Mathias Schneeberger and Mario Lalli to lend guitar and vocals. The album was Duna Records' first release.

Brant Bjork & the Operators
Studio album by
Brant Bjork
ReleasedApril 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)
RecordedNovember 2000
StudioDonner & Blitzen Studios, Silverlake, California
Genre
Length45:40
Label
ProducerMathias Schneeberger
Brant Bjork chronology
Jalamanta
(1999)		 Brant Bjork & the Operators
(2002)		 Keep Your Cool
(2003)
Alternative cover
Heavy Psych Sounds reissue
Heavy Psych Sounds reissue

This album was reissued on vinyl in 2008 as a double LP by Bjork's Low Desert Punk label, and again in 2022 by Bjork's current label, Heavy Psych Sounds Records.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brant Bjork[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Hinda65"5:05
2."Smarty Pants"4:02
3."My Ghettoblaster"4:48
4."Electric Lalli Land"5:11
5."From the Ground Up (We Just Stay the Same)"3:41
6."Cheap Wine"4:09
7."Cocoa Butter"3:13
8."Joey's Radio"4:01
9."Captain Lovestar"6:33
10."Hinda65 (Return Flight)"4:57

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reviews were mostly positive, with AllMusic declaring "all of the above experiments come off so effortlessly original and organic that despite occasional misfires [...] one has to tip his or her hat to Bjork's purely musical instincts."[1] Exclaim! appreciated the quieter and varied nature of the album, as well as promoting it as a "gem that makes the hours wading through musical sewage worth it".[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

  • Brant Bjork – guitar, vocals, bass, drums
  • Mathias Schneeberger – Fender Rhodes, bass on "Smarty Pants"
  • Mario Lalli – guitar lead on "Electric Lalli Land"
  • Debbie Levitt – backing vocals on "Captain Lovestar"
  • Franz Stahl – backing vocals on "Captain Lovestar"
  • Low Desert Punks – handclaps

Notes

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Brant Bjork & the Operators – Brant Bjork". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. "Brant Bjork And The Operators". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. Brant Bjork (2022). Brant Bjork & the Operators (CD liner notes). Rome, Italy: Heavy Psych Sounds Records. HPS239.
  4. McMillan, Matt (June 1, 2002). "Brant Bjork and the Operators". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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