Career Records Label

07/06/2026

Deniz Tek's new album, The Beat gets a rave review here. You might have to ask the page to translate from French to English.

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06/11/2026

Snake Stack Lightning is a songwriting collaboration between Philip Rambow and Ron Sanchez. The song Big Money came out of a conversation about the modern Copper Barons of Montana. The state is now overrun by right leaning billionaires who have turned Montana into their private play ground. As in the old days, the company owns the government. This is a major concern in this election year.

Philip Rambow has a career that spans over fifty years. Ron Sanchez has been the guiding hand in Donovan's Brain for the last 40 years.

Big Money is the result of a lively conversation about the state of the state.

03/06/2026

Another Bandcamp Friday, as we've added an old favorite to the shop.

Angie Pepper's album was stuck in limbo when we launched Career Records. David Weyer had a vision, but things had stalled. Deniz Tek decided to forge ahead and record the second half of the album with Donovan's Brain. I think this was an attempt to get the project off dead center. That idea motivated Dave to finish his part of the album and get on with it.

The results show off Angie's talents very well. The logical follow up to the Passengers and Angie Pepper Group recordings.

23 years later, we want to make sure this classic doesn't get lost in the shuffle.

02/08/2026

Thanks to everyone who visited the Donovan's Brain Bandcamp Shop this last Friday. Our best response ever.

02/06/2026

Added to our Bandcamp Shop. Richard Treece's solo album Dream Arena East. Layers of guitars. 44 minutes, nine songs This is. a chance to grab one of the last copies of this one of a kind creation.

01/27/2026

Joe Adragna playing songs from his new album

01/17/2026

Donovan's Brain Insect Accessories clock in at number 64

Hi folks! Since I have now completed my two countdown radio shows for the Top 50 albums of 2025—go to The Big Takeover Show to hear one song from each over both shows!—here is my complete list of the 300 best albums, 150 best archive/retrospective/reissue releases, and 100 best stand-alone singl...

01/05/2026

Sunday is Brain guitar day.

Out on the water coast, Scott Sutherland added guitar to a pair of songs of mine. One of them, Waterfall is now done and ready to mix. The other, Promises Sold Cheap needs some work on the vocals, but it is otherwise done.

Out here I spent the last two days getting Red Salt up to speed. The demos were too slow. That meant I now had to work out a guitar arrangement for what I'd written on piano. The attempt yesterday was encouraging, but the sound wasn't right. It was just a test. Today I moved on to 12-string and a smaller amp. I also pulled up a drum loop that suited the song.

I struggled with the intro section and ended up simplifying it. After that I just worked out each section at a time. I kept it very simple. The bass will have to carry it. I can hear a small second part, either on guitar or back to the piano. It was real progress and puts this song up on the active list. I think that gives us nine songs to consider for the next album.

It's still far to early to see any shape for a new record. It's just a time to write and collect ideas.

12/05/2025

Bandcamp Froday is here. The shop is open.
Today is a good day to buy music from your favorite bands.
All the funds from today's sales goes directly to the bands.