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The Effective Disconnect
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Length
11 tracks, 43:09
Release Date
1 January 2010
You know Brian McBride as one half of Stars of the Lid, the ambient outfit that for about 15 years has pretty much set the standard for immersive drone. He released a solo album five years ago that stayed mostly in similar territory to his band with a few stabs outside, but he's otherwise been pretty quiet musically while working on his doctorate and a parallel career as a debate coach. Perhaps due to the demands of writing and soundtrack, his second solo effort, The Effective Disconnect, takes small steps to further nudge the boundaries of his style outward. One of the primary… read more
You know Brian McBride as one half of Stars of the Lid, the ambient outfit that for about 15 years has pretty much set the standard for immersive dro… read more
You know Brian McBride as one half of Stars of the Lid, the ambient outfit that for about 15 years has pretty much set the standard for immersive drone. He released a solo album five yea… read more

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Tracklist

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1 Play track Mélodrames télégraphiés (In B Major 7th), Part 1
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 5:26 13,609 listeners
2 Play track Mélodrames Télégraphiés (in B major 7th) Part 2
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 4:13 4,220 listeners
3 Play track Girl Nap
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 3:51 36,229 listeners
4 Play track Several Tries (in an Unelevated Style)
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 7:44 12,979 listeners
5 Play track Supposed Essay on the Piano (B major piano Adagietto)
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 4:10 17,767 listeners
6 Play track Toil Theme Part 1
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 2:30 13,772 listeners
7 Play track Toil Theme Part 2
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 2:44 11,644 listeners
8 Play track Toil Theme Part 3
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 2:27 14,721 listeners
9 Play track Beekeepers vs. Warfare Chemicals
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 4:13 9,001 listeners
10 Play track I Know That You Don't Like the Future Like I Do
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 3:08 12,363 listeners
11 Play track Chamber Minuet
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 2:43 12,633 listeners

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Brian McBride (born Brian Edward McBride in Irving, TX, in 1970; died August 2023) was an American ambient musician remembered as one half of the duo Stars of the Lid. He released two solo albums, "When The Detail Lost Its Freedom" (2005) and "The Effective Disconnect" (2010). In 2009 he teamed up with musician Kenneth James Gibson to form the duo Bell Gardens. McBride moved to Austin, Texas, in 1990 where he met Adam Wiltzie, forming Stars of the Lid in the early 1990s. McBride had a radio show on the local college station. As he described it to The Weekly Dig … read more
Brian McBride (born Brian Edward McBride in Irving, TX, in 1970; died August 2023) was an American ambient musician remembered as one half of the duo Stars of the Lid. He released two solo … read more
Brian McBride (born Brian Edward McBride in Irving, TX, in 1970; died August 2023) was an American ambient musician remembered as one half of the duo Stars of the Lid. He released two solo albums, "When The Detail Lost Its Freedom… read more

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