Brant Bjork & the Operators

Brant Bjork & the Operators
Studio album by Brant Bjork
Released	April 30, 2002
Recorded	November 2000 at Donner and Blitzen in Silverlake, California
Genre	Stoner rock
Length	45:40
Label	Music Cartel, Duna, Low Desert Punk (LP)
Producer	Mathias Schneeberger
Brant Bjork chronology

Brant Bjork and 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. This was Duna Records first release.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

This album was re-issued on vinyl in 2008 as a double LP.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brant Bjork, except tracks 2 & 5.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hinda65"	5:05
2.	"Smarty Pants" (Lyrics by Brant Bjork, music by Mathias Schneeberger)	4:02
3.	"My Ghettoblaster"	4:48
4.	"Electric Lalli Land"	5:11
5.	"From The Ground Up (We Just Stay The Same)" (Lyrics by Brant Bjork, music by Brant Bjork & Mathias Schneeberger)	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

Critical Reception

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".[2]

Credits

Brant Bjork: vocals, guitars, bass, and drums

Mathias Schneeberger: keyboards, * additional guitars

Produced & Engineered by Mathias Schneeberger

Guitar leads on "Electric Lalli Land" by Mario Lalli

Backing Vocals on "Captain Lovestar" by Franz Stahl

Princess Lovestar by Debbie

Handclaps on "My Ghettoblaster" by the low desert punks

Notes

"My Ghettoblaster" is Bjork's first single to have a music video.
"Electric Lalli Land" is a reference to Jimi Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland. The song features Mario Lalli on guitar.

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References

"Brant Bjork & the Operators - Brant Bjork". Allmusic.
Matt McMillan (1 June 2002). "Brant Bjork and the Operators review by Exclaim.ca". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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[AllMusic-1] "Brant Bjork & the Operators - Brant Bjork". Allmusic.

[Exclaim.ca-2] Matt McMillan (1 June 2002). "Brant Bjork and the Operators review by Exclaim.ca". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2019.