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-- Band About Band Links Contact Photos & Video Video: Take You Away Video: See Me Comin’ EPK Photos: Rehearsal Studio Photos: Arlene’s Grocery Jan 25 Photos: Mean Fiddler July 27, 2007 Photos: Trash Bar Nov. 1, 2007 Recent Posts Where are the Brothers??? ATOMIC BROTHER SET TO RELEASE ‘PRETTY LITTLE LUNATIC’ DIGITAL EP ON MAY 25 Recording In Austin – April 6, 2010 Recording In Austin: April 5, 2010 Recording In Austin: April 4, 2010 Where are the Brothers??? August 30th, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Where are the Brothers??? Hey! This site hasn’t been updated in a while! What’s going on? Here’s the sitch… is on a bit of a break. began around 2001 with our first release in 2004. But the history of started way before 2001. James and I started playing together in college in the 90s at the Berklee College of Music. We started a couple bands, recorded some demos, did a bunch of gigs and then after we graduated we toured with a band across Europe for about a year. After that we did some different things and came back together to start another band together in 1998, released an EP and then went on to do for the next 10 or 11 years. With we released See Me Comin’, Silence Collide and Pretty Little Lunatic and recorded enough material for another full album. So, what the hell? We recorded enough for another album but did’t release? Yep. That’s right. James and I both love the music we created with , and love playing music with each other. But, musically we needed to do some different things that really didn’t fit with our definition of . Is breaking up over musical differences? Hell no. We’re doing what we do. We play together and bust our asses real good making the best music we can. Then we take a break do something different and eventually come back together and create more music. We don’t have a schedule for getting back to , but we appreciate everyone that’s supported us in the past and all the new people that are discovering and buying our records and supporting us into the future. Keep up with James at http://jamesmelillo.com/ . Keep up with me (Sebastian) at http://sasebastian.com . And keep checking back here. Who knows, maybe we’ll finish mixing the last batch of songs and put them out before we get back together. Stay tuned. AddThis Bookmark Post Button END -- ATOMIC BROTHER SET TO RELEASE ‘PRETTY LITTLE LUNATIC’ DIGITAL EP ON MAY 25 May 13th, 2010 Posted in news | Comments Off on ATOMIC BROTHER SET TO RELEASE ‘PRETTY LITTLE LUNATIC’ DIGITAL EP ON MAY 25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 13, 2010 ATOMIC BROTHER SET TO RELEASE ‘PRETTY LITTLE LUNATIC’ DIGITAL EP ON MAY 25 Austin, TX, May 13, 2010 – The alternative hard rock band , is back with their 4 th release, the EP, Pretty Little Lunatic ( Music) , set for release on May 25, 2010 through AmazonMP3 and their Bandcamp powered online portal, http://music.atomicbrother.com (release on iTunes and other digital outlets will follow in subsequent weeks). Produced by ’s S.A. Sebastian Gnolfo and James Melillo , Pretty Little Lunatic is a cool amalgam of punk rock stylings, modern alternative metal and anthemic 70s classic rock. Recorded in 5 cities in 3 countries, Pretty Little Lunatic features 5 new songs, 3 studio tracks and 2 live acoustic tracks and is the second in a series of EPs to be released by the band. “Right after we released See Me Comin’ , we began writing and recording demos of new songs and found we had a lot of really good material and were anxious to get new music out as quick as possible,” says Sebastian. “We thought recording songs in groups of 3 with a couple live acoustic songs thrown in, and releasing them as EPs was the best way to do that” After locking themselves away in the Swiss Alps for a month to record their first album, recording Pretty Little Lunatic was no easy task. With their 2 studio drummers Pat Aeby and Robert C. Kelly in Switzerland and South Korea respectively, James in Atlantic Beach, NY and Sebastian moving from Montclair, NJ to Austin, TX, the band had to be creative and make the best of the time they had together. “Since S.A. and I have been living in different places, we have kind of become the Steely Dan of heavy rock!” says James. “Concentrating on writing great songs and recording and playing live when it makes sense. Working this way forced us into really honing in on songwriting!” Demos recorded in Montclair, NJ were sent to the 2 drummers to record their final parts. Sebastian recorded the final bass parts at his home studios in Montclair and Austin, then joined James in Atlantic Beach to record the final guitar and vocal parts in a makeshift studio built out in his apartment. Pretty Little Lunatic opens with the punk-infused, rapid-fire vocals of “Sin Is In,” moves into “As Far As I Can Go,” ’s modern, metal take on classic rockabilly then, in classic style, the recording takes a turn with the quirky anthem “Bullet From My Brain,” which blends the sounds of 70’s era Who and Led Zeppelin with modern day alternative metal. closes out Pretty Little Lunatic with “Better Day” and “The Blindness,” 2 songs recorded live and raw – stripped down to just vocals, guitar and bass. The alternative hard-rock band , was formed in 2003 by James Melillo (lead vocals/guitar) and S.A. Sebastian Gnolfo (bass/vocals) and splits their time between Atlantic Beach, NY and Austin, TX. While categorized mainly as hard rock, the diversity of the band’s musical influences is apparent in their ability to master a number of different styles—from rock to metal to punk, and even slower songs and ballads. The band line-up is completed by various live and studio drummers including Pat Aeby (formerly of the Swiss rock band Krokus) in Switzerland, and Robert C. Kelly in Seoul, South Korea and the U.S. released the Ep, Silence Collide in October 2009, and the full-length album, See Me Comin’ in May 2007. A download link is available for all qualified media to review. For more information, link to EP or to set up an interview please contact: atomicbrother@atomicbrother.com http://atomicbrother.com http://reverbnation.com/atomicbrother @atomicbrother on twiiter AddThis Bookmark Post Button END -- Recording In Austin – April 6, 2010 April 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Recording In Austin – April 6, 2010 Day 6, no recording today. Dropping James off at the airport at 5:30 AM for his 7 AM flight back to New York. But there’s still some work left on these songs- comping, editing, mixing and mastering. So, these songs will all be on the Winter EP. In the meantime, we’ve got 6 other studio tracks cued up for release, with the next one near the end of April. – Sebastian AddThis Bookmark Post Button END -- Recording In Austin: April 5, 2010 April 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Recording In Austin: April 5, 2010 This was the last day of recording. We got to it right away, reviewing the guitar solo for “When It’s Over.” After review, we really liked the solo from the previous day, so James learned that solo, and plugged in to the Fender, and nailed it. Then he hit the solo on the outro, finishing up all the songs. With all the tracking done it was time for some fun-the live acoustic tracks. Each of the Eps we will be releasing will have 3 studio tracks, plus 2 live, acoustic tracks. The live tracks for this session were recorded differently than all the others. When we recorded at James’ place, we could only record 2 inputs at a time, so we recorded those with a pair of condensers in stereo x-y pattern. For these recordings we had the stereo condenser mics, but I also recorded the line out of the Takamine acoustic and had James sing through the Carvin mic. Another twist on these tracks was the bass. In the other live tracks I played James’ Fender Squire P-Bass. On these I played my new upright bass with pickup. To finish out the recordings we ran through live versions of “Better Day,” “Uninvited,” “Home In The Sky” and “The Blindness.” – Seba...