{"product_id":"the-jimmy-cake-brains","title":"The Jimmy Cake - Brains","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• 2LP pressed on heavyweight black vinyl h\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoused in a gatefold sleeve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• First-ever vinyl release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Remastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Includes an additional side of rare recordings from the period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable on vinyl for the first time, the 2001 debut album from The Jimmy Cake.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jimmy Cake\u003c\/strong\u003e formed in Dublin at the turn of the century as a nine-piece, building accordion, clarinet, saxophone, glockenspiel, trumpet and DIY percussion around guitars, bass and drums. \u003cem\u003eBrains\u003c\/em\u003e came out on their own Pilatus label in 2001 and moved between folk, post-rock and something harder to name across five tracks. It was one of the fastest-selling independent Irish releases of the year. Reviewers called it \u003cem\u003e“mind-blowing” \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003e“spellbinding”, \u003c\/em\u003eand The Irish Times wrote, \u003cem\u003e“despite the multitude of cooks, the broth tastes damn fine.” \u003c\/em\u003eIts influence can be heard in many of the bands that followed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band came together in early 2000 with a gig booked and nothing to play. \u003cem\u003e“We had no songs and no real idea what we were doing,” \u003c\/em\u003esays bassist Dip. \u003cem\u003e“We sat around looking at each other, just hoping something would happen.” \u003c\/em\u003eSomething did. Jürgen Simpson, who joined on accordion soon after, was in the audience for that first gig. \u003cem\u003e“The music was just not at all what I was expecting. It was this rigorous, unsentimental, patient, really beautiful thing.” \u003c\/em\u003eWithin months they were in the studio. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Diarmuid MacDiarmada says most Irish records of the time just tried to capture the live band, and he wanted Brains to have a \u003cem\u003e“grand, imaginative space”. \u003c\/em\u003eThe band recorded it in November 2000, only six months after they first played together. \u003cem\u003e“I love that you can hear us just on the cusp of being able to play this stuff,” \u003c\/em\u003esays Jürgen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShawn Joseph remastered the album at Optimum Mastering in Bristol. It is pressed on heavyweight double gatefold vinyl, the first time Brains has been released on vinyl. An extra side gathers material from the period, including recordings from the band’s rehearsal MiniDiscs, a track released only on a 7-inch single and another that only appeared on a compilation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allchival","offers":[{"title":"Heavyweight Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":55734557081927,"sku":"TRI-83159","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/JC_BLACK_COVER.png?v=1793976890","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/the-jimmy-cake-brains","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}