Discography

[Not Jason]

Ozma Releases


1996
Cuatro (cassette)
self-released
(out of print)

01. If My Amp Had Wheels
02. Stuck in the Ground (live)
03. So Down
04. Trucks and Cars

Notes:  Ozma's first demo.  No further details available

1996
Ocho (cassette)
self released
(out of print)

01. Just Tell Me When
02. Trucks and Cars
03. Stuck in the Ground
04. Hopeless
05. Lately
06. So Down
07. Rain of the Golden Gorilla (instrumental)
08. If My Amp Had Wheels

Notes:  Came with insert and lyrics booklet.  All tracks from Cuatro and Ocho are exclusive to these tapes, familiar titles were rerecorded for subsequent releases.

1998 (?)
Lorraine
?
(out of print)

01. Lorraine
02. Los Angelas

Note:  Two track cassette featuring Ozma's first released studio recordings.  These tracks later appeared on "...Trucks and Cars"

1999
Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars
Tornado Recordings (Tornado 001)
(out of print)

01. Lorraine
02. Just Tell Me When
03. Rain of the Golden Gorilla
04. Maybe in an Alternate Dimension
05. Los Angelas
06. If My Amp Had Wheels
07. Shootingstars (live)
08. Natalie Portman Intro
09. Natalie Portman (demo)
10. Iceland
11. Baseball (live)

Notes:  Released on home burnt CDRs (Verbatim, 74 minute) and labeled with a stamp.  Coverart was also home printed or xeroxed (earlier copies have color art, later copies are black and white).

1999
Songs of Audible Trucks and Cars
Tornado Recordings / MP3.com
(out of print)

01. Lorraine
02. Just Tell Me When
03. Rain of the Golden Gorilla
04. Maybe in an Alternate Dimension
05. Los Angelas
06. Flight of the Bootymaster
07. If My Amp Had Wheels
08. Shootingstars (live)
09. Natalie Portman Intro
10. Natalie Portman (demo)
11. Iceland
12. Baseball (live)

Notes:  These versions were printed up by MP3.com.  The CDs are still CDRs, but with professional labeling.  The cover art was also professionally printed on glossy paper.  The tracklisting is similar to "Inaudible" but with the Addition of a demo of "Flight of the Bootymaster"

1999
Rock and Roll Part Three
Tornado Recordings (Tornado 003)
(out of print)

01. Domino Effect
02. Apple Trees
03. Shootingstars
04. Natalie Portman
05. The Ups and Downs
06. If I Only Had a Heart
07. Baseball
08. Rocks
09. Battlescars
10. In Search of 1988 (Last Dance)

Notes:  Daniel estimates "a few thousand" of these were pressed

2001
The Doubble Donkey Disc
Tornado Recordings (Tornado 005)
(out of print)

01. Flight of Yuri Gagarin
02. No One Needs to Know
03. Korobeiniki (Traditional Russian Folk Song)
04. You Know the Story
05. Landing of Yuri Gagarin
06. The Business of Getting Down
07. Maybe in an Alternate Dimension
08. Immigration Song
09. Flight of the Bootymaster
10. Continental Drift

Notes:  Daniel estimates "a few thousand" of these were pressed

2001
Rock and Roll Part Three
Kung-Fu Records (Kung Fu 78787)

01. Domino Effect
02. Apple Trees
03. Shootingstars
04. Natalie Portman
05. The Ups and Downs
06. If I Only Had a Heart
07. Baseball
08. Rocks
09. Battlescars
10. In Search of 1988
11. Last Dance

Notes:  Remastered and rereleased subsequent to Ozma's signing to Kung-Fu records.  Worth noting is that "Last Dance" was made it's own track.  CD is enhanced for PC and Mac, features two videos, an acoustic perfromance of "Game Over" from the Digevent.com performance, and a computer animated video for "Korobeiniki"

2001
Rock and Roll Part Three (Japan)
Bullion / Underground Liberation Force Records (BLLN-9)

01. Domino Effect
02. Apple Trees
03. Shootingstars
04. Natalie Portman
05. The Ups and Downs
06. If I Only Had a Heart
07. Baseball
08. Rocks
09. Battlescars
10. In Search of 1988
11. Last Dance
12. Immigration Song

Notes:  Made and distributed in Japan.  It features the bonus track "Immigration Song", which is not listed on the back cover of the CD.  The disc itself contains no art, but rather plain black text on silver with the accurate track listing.  The OBI strip mentions something about their tour with The Get Up Kids and Weezer, though as I do not read Japanese, I'm not sure what.  It also includes the standard book as well as a white folded insert featuring complete lyrics and their Japanese translations.  "Immigration Song" was featured because at the time of this release, Kung Fu Records was uncertain as to whether they would rerelease The Doubble Donkey Disc.  They wanted to get some of the material out there, and presumably it also may have served as market research.

2001
Songs from Rock and Roll Part Three
Kung-Fu Records (matrix info: DOC-32122-1 7878725 / KUNG FU RECORDS)
(out of print)

01. Domino Effect (Radio Edit)
02. Apple Trees
03. Domino Effect (Album Version)

Notes:  This was the promotional single for Domino Effect that was sent to radio stations.  It was never comercially available.  The radio edit shortens the drum breakdown at the intro and fades on the keyboard C drone at the end of the song.  No case or inserts, just a windowed paper sleve.

2002
The Doubble Donkey Disc (LP)
Vinyl-Junkie Japan (V-JUNKIE003LP)
(out of print)

01. Flight of Yuri Gagarin
02. No One Needs to Know
03. Korobeiniki (Traditional Russian Folk Song)
04. You Know the Story
05. Landing of Yuri Gagarin
06. The Business of Getting Down
07. Maybe in an Alternate Dimension
08. Immigration Song
09. Flight of the Bootymaster
10. Continental Drift

Notes:  Made in Japan.  1000 Copies on black 12" vinyl.

2002
Korobeniki (7")
Falsetto Records (FR001)
(out of print)

01. Korobeiniki (Traditional Russian Folk Song)
02. The Business of Getting Down

Notes:  1000 copies on particularly heavy black vinyl.  Made in the UK

2002
Rock and Roll Part Three (LP, picture disc)
Kung-Fu Records (78787-1)
(out of print)

01. Domino Effect
02. Apple Trees
03. Shootingstars
04. Natalie Portman
05. The Ups and Downs
06. If I Only Had a Heart
07. Rocks
08. Battlescars
09. In Search of 1988
10. Last Dance

Notes:  1000 Copies.  front features the "tron spears" design from the popular yellow t-shirt, B-side features a scene from the computer animated "Korobeiniki" video

2002
The Doubble Donkey Disc
Kung-Fu Records (78797-2)

01. Flight of Yuri Gagarin
02. No One Needs to Know
03. Korobeiniki (Traditional Russian Folk Song)
04. You Know the Story
05. Landing of Yuri Gagarin
06. The Business of Getting Down
07. Maybe in an Alternate Dimension
08. Immigration Song
09. Flight of the Bootymaster
10. Continental Drift

Notes:  Rather ambitiously remastered for rerelase on Kung-Fu Records.

2002
The Doubble Donkey Disc (Japan)
Bullion / Underground Liberation Force Records (BLLN-21)

01. Flight of Yuri Gagarin
02. No One Needs to Know
03. Korobeiniki (Traditional Russian Folk Song)
04. You Know the Story
05. Landing of Yuri Gagarin
06. The Business of Getting Down
07. Maybe in an Alternate Dimension
08. Immigration Song
09. Flight of the Bootymaster
10. Continental Drift
11. Denise

Notes:  Produced and distributed in Japan, features the bonus track "Denise".  This is the same version of Denise that appears as an MP3 on the enhanced section of Spending Time on the Borderline.  Contains a bonus insert with the lyrics in both English and Japanese.

2003
Spending Time on the Borderline (Advanced Promotional Version)
Kung-Fu Records (78807-2)
(out of print)

01. Spending Time
02. Your Name
03. Come Home Andrea
04. Bad Dogs
05. Utsukushii Shibuya
06. Turtleneck Coverup
07. Game Over
08. Curve in the Old 1-9
09. Eponine
10. Wake Up
11. Restart
12. Lightyears Will Burn

Notes:  This version of the CD was never comercially available, and was sent to music press and radio stations prior to the albums release.  It is of an earlier master than the version of the CD that was eventually released to the public.  The track sequence is slightly different and there are subtle differences in the songs.

2003
Spending Time on the Borderline
Kung-Fu Records (78807-2)

01. Spending Time
02. Your Name
03. Come Home Andrea
04. Bad Dogs
05. Utsukushii Shibuya
06. Turtleneck Coverup
07. Game Over
08. Curve in the Old 1-9
09. Restart
10. Eponine
11. Wake Up
12. Lightyears Will Burn

2003
Spending Time on the Borderline (Japan)
Sonic Label / gai Records / Creativeman / Victor Entertainment (VICP-62288)

01. Spending Time
02. Your Name
03. Come Home Andrea
04. Bad Dogs
05. Utsukushii Shibuya
06. Turtleneck Coverup
07. Game Over
08. Curve in the Old 1-9
09. Restart
10. Eponine
11. Wake Up
12. Lightyears Will Burn
13. Utsukushii Shibuya (Japanese Version)

Notes:  Produced and distributed in Japan.  Bonus track "Utsukushii Shibuya (Japanese Version) is not listed on the back cover, but is listed on the disc.  It is the same version that appears in the enhanced section of the American CD.  Includes bonus lyrics booklet in Japanese.

This is meant to be exaustive.  Anything that is left out, please let me know.

Info on sideprojects coming soon.

[Not Jason]

Ozma Related Projects (alphabetical by group/artist name)


Commuter Music
2000
Commuter Music I:  Kick the Tires, Light the Fires
Tornado Recordings / MP3.com
(out of print)

01. Overture to Commuter Music
02. Punch the Alarm Clock
03. Freeway Fanfare
04. (Bathroom) Stalling
05. A Walk Down Candylane Cane
06. Afterschooldays Hopfence Pooldays
07. Dominnow School
08. Converse
09. Duet #1:  Victory Blues
10. 19 Minutes on the 19
11. Obsolescensaga - I. 0062 Irata
12. Obsolescensaga - II. Se Gamas Tersy Stem
13. Obsolescensaga - III. Ninentsys
14. Duet #2:  Clocking Out
15. The Tron Picture Element
16. Playing Catch Up
17. Russia - I. The Balalaika
18. Russia - II. The Communists
19. 38 Minutes on the 38
20. Baseball Stadium Theme
21. Complexion Like Peaches and Cream
22. Them in Defense of Tonal Music
23. Goodnight Sweetheart, It's Time to Go
24. Rudy?!

Notes:  Commuter Music is/was Daniel and Ryen's improv Casiotone band.  Songs were recorded improvised and then sped up to double their original speed.  While mostly (and this is only one man's opinion) crap, there are some gems on here that Ozma fans might find appealing.  The song "Dominnow School" for example contains early versions of melodies that were resurected for the Ozma songs "Domino Effect" and "Wake Up".  It's also a lot of fun to listen to if you want to confuse people.  While a genuine Tornado homeburnt version of this CD is rumored to exist, I have never seen a copy, so I cannot confirm the tracklist or the catalog number.

Daniel Brummel and the Contraband
1999*
Sound Mind
Tornado Records (Tornado 004)
(out of print)

01. In Time
02. Red Roses
03. Accelerated Sunrise
04. Of Sound Mind
05. Martinelli's
06. Accelerated Sunrise (Godkiller Remix by Ezra Buchla)
07. If I Only Had Some Courage
08. Overture to Atoll Life
09. View of the Sea
10. Summer After Senior Year
11. Accelerated Sunrise (Pacific Remix)
12. Bear the Load (Lyrics by Robert Brummel)
13. In the Good Old Summertime
14. In My Life (Lennon / McCartney)
15. I've Got Your Melody Under My Fingers
16. Antfarm
17. Melodicollage #1

Notes:  This CD, in typical Tornado Recordings fashion, is home burnt on CDRs, labeled in sharpie, with inkjet printer coverart.  It is rumored that earlier versions of Sound Mind contained shorter tracklists.  Indeed many of the acoustic type songs near the middle and end are taken directly from his previous solo CD "A Network to Take Care".  The speculation is that he put the tracks he wanted from that CD onto Sound Mind and stopped selling A Network to Take Care.  However, this is by far the most common tracklisting.

*While the copyright date listed is 1999, this doesn't really work out with the "Tornado 004" catelog number.  Since Rock and Roll Part Three was relased new years eve of 1999 numbered "Tornado 003", that would have to place this CD sometime in 2000 at least.  This confusion may be related to the multiple versioning listed above.  Subject matter of "Summer After Senior Year" would also seem to place it after Daniel's high school graduation (in 2000).  My personal copy was obtained in 2002.

Daniel Brummel and the Contraband
1999*
Sound Mind (+Extras)
Tornado Recordings / MP3.com
(out of print)

01. In Time
02. Red Roses
03. Accelerated Sunrise (TPB Remix)
04. Of Sound Mind
05. Martinelli's
06. Accelerated Sunrise (GK Remix)
07. If I Only Had Some Courage
08. Overture to Atoll Life
09. View of the Sea
10. Summer After Senior Year
11. Accelerated Sunrise (Pacific Remix)
12. Bear the Load
13. I've Got Your Melody Under My Fingers
14. Letters
15. Antfarm

Notes:  This is the version of the CD that was released through MP3.com.  Like the other MP3.com discs mentioned, it has a professionally printed CDR disc and nice glossy cover art.  The name "(+Extras) here is a bit of a misnobre, as it only features one bonus track ("Letters") at the expense of three tracks that are not on this version ("In the Good Old Summer Time", "In My Life" "Melodicollage #1").  Obviously in at least the case of the Beatles song, this probably has something to do with copyright concerns.

*See the entry on "Sound Mind", as it's also applicable here.

The Elected
2004
Me First
Sub Pop (SPCD 636)

01. 7 September 2003
02. Greetings in Braille
03. My Baby's a Dick
04. A Time for Emily
05. Don't Get Your Hopes Up
06. Waves
07. The Miles 'Til Home
08. Go On
09. C'Mon Mom
10. A Response to Greed
11. Don't Blow It
12. British Columbia

Notes:  On this record, The Elected was Blake Sennett, Mike Bloom and Jason Boesel with Daniel Brummel providing the bass.  It was recorded in Elliott Smith's old studio.  Daniel Brummel played a few shows and subsequently left the group.  There is also an LP version of this album and at least 2 advanced promotional versions that I have no good information on.

Monstro
2003
Ocean Floor Demos
self-released
(out of print)

01. Dear Old Pasadena
02. Swimminghole
03. Needles & Pins
04. Shipbuilder
05. King of California
06. Marcha Funebre
07. Swept Away
08. Needles & Pins
09. Nightengale
10. Sugarbreathing Fish
11. Overjoyed
12. The Bitter Sea
13. Elementary

Notes:  Monstro was a folk band with a sort of expiremental edge.  On these recordings it featured Daniel Brummel on guitar and vocals joined by Laura Steinberge on upright bass and Daniels good friend (and complete madman) Ezra Buchla on vocals, viola, mandolin and programming.  The Ocean Floor Demos was given away at Monstro shows and apparently the tracklist was different on each occaision that they were given out.  This is a sample tracklist based on my copy (courtesy of Bob and Sarah, thank you very much).  These came in slimline CD cases with a simple insert on heavy paper and a burnt sharpie-labeled disc (Verbatim 80 Minute).


Yes Dear
2005
Yes Dear
self-released

01. I Don't Give Up
02. Prove It
03. Imaginary Wheels
04. Orion
05. Pictures of Your Bones
06. Give Me the End
07. Alright
08. Surf the Intensity
09. Antidote

Notes:  Yes Dear consists of Ryen and Jose from Ozma along with former Arlo frontman Nate Somethingorother and some other dudes (the line up has been a bit shakey and subject to change, but the band is quite new and seems to be settling in nicely lately, visit www.yesdearmusic.com for more precise info).  Their first CD comes in a white cardboard gatefold sleve stamped with the Yes Dear logo.  The actual disc is a CDR (appears to be a Maxell 80 minute of the colored variety) with a printed sticker label.  This CD comprises all the demos they had completed up to the time of it's release.