與大多數年輕人不同的是,Julia 熱愛傳統居家生活,她從未想要離開家庭,她一直與父母住在一起,也因此,她大多數的創作,都在臥室房間裡獨自完成。
簡單的木吉他(guitar)、斑鳩琴(banjo)or烏克麗麗四弦琴(ukulele),非傳統的打擊樂器(瓶瓶罐罐、紙箱木盒,甚至是桌子抽屜),加上偶爾特意碰撞出的鼓聲or電子騷音,Julia以其純淨清明的嗓音,構築出小而美的音樂世界。
就像強調自我精神世界的私小說,Julia Kotowski的音樂(尤其是初期的創作),總帶著小小的私密性;它們並不適合在熱鬧喧囂的白天、或是歡騰激昂的場合聆聽;唯有夜深人靜、沉澱自我的孤獨時刻,才能真實感受‧‧‧
※附註:
1. Julia在網頁上表示“音樂是無法賺錢的,但能獲得樂趣”,所以她的所有創作,都可以下載,至於是否付費、金額多寡,就自由心證了。
2. Julia有個副業,就是插畫工作,只要是自費發行的CD,封面與內頁圖文都是她親手繪製完成的,也因此,張張限量發行,甫上市即絕版。
3. 2011年除了現場專輯,還會在網路發佈一張收錄樂友們混音的歌曲輯。
4. 2007年,Julia Kotowski曾在家鄉科隆與友人(Katharina Huber、Janina Warnk、Nicole Wegner)組過一個多媒體聲音實驗團體“Bedknobs and Drumsticks”,該團怪異的歌曲可在MySpace線上試聽。另外,由該團團員Katharina主演,其他三人(包括Julia)聯合執導的實驗短片《Bridefeast 婚宴》,也可以在網路上看見(連結在下方)。
4. 2007年,Julia Kotowski曾在家鄉科隆與友人(Katharina Huber、Janina Warnk、Nicole Wegner)組過一個多媒體聲音實驗團體“Bedknobs and Drumsticks”,該團怪異的歌曲可在MySpace線上試聽。另外,由該團團員Katharina主演,其他三人(包括Julia)聯合執導的實驗短片《Bridefeast 婚宴》,也可以在網路上看見(連結在下方)。
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※ Entertainment For The Braindead Discography 作品年表:
01. Sleep 3:30
02. Home 5:37
03. Cocoon 4:30
04. A Fire 3:32
05. Clouds And Swallows 4:48
06. Ordinary Sunday 3:28
07. Hold/Break 5:16
08. Afternoon 3:03
09. Winter 4:20
10. Ashore 3:38
11. Sleeper 4:21
12. My Pinions 2:43
13. New Year's Eve 4:15
●Hydrophobia《恐水症》 [aaahh records] 2008.08.29
01. Prologue 1:53
02. Colours 4:04
03. Resolutions 3:34
04. Run! 4:32
05. Mi Corazon 5:19
06. Fences 5:57
07. Hydrophobia 5:23
08. What You Get 4:56
09. A Trace 5:00
10. Maybe 4:24
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●Seven (+1) 《7+1〈首歌〉》[aaahh records] 2009 early
01. Paper 3:05
02. Souvenirs 3:50
03. It Flew Away 2:56
04. Skin 2:03
05. Spiders 4:07
06. Then It Started Speaking To Me 6:35
07. Animals 6:42
08. Mi Corazón (Live in Hannover) 6:42
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●Raw Timber《原木》 [EFTB] 2009 autumn
01. A String 3:24
02. Coming Home 4:20
03. Fences 3:53
04. My Fear 5:19
05. To Stone 2:56
06. The Rhine 4:05
07. Animals 5:48
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●Roadkill《(公路事故的)動物屍駭》 [aaahh records] 2010.02.26
01. Sirens #1 2:28
02. Roadkill 4:51
03. Dry Wood 3:51
04. Wastelands 3:51
05. Relapse 5:19
06. Patience 4:42
07. Vertigo 2:53
08. Pirates 3:31
09. When You Were Young 2:05
10. Sirens #2 2:54
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●Cross Mountain《穿山而過》 [The Small Bones] 2010.05.16
01. Wear A Warm Coat 5:27
02. I Breathe Clouds 3:40
03. A Ghost In The Kitchen 4:25
04. You Are Not (Always) Alone 4:23
05. Hands In My Pockets, I Walk Home 9:29
ps. The Smallest Bones is an instrumental side project of Entertainment for the Braindead.
●Trivialities《瑣事》 [EFTB] 2010 august
01. A Smile 3:24
02. A Friend 3:54
03. An Answer 4:11
04. A River 2:42
05. A Glass of Wine 3:50
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●Berlin Kitchen Sessions《柏林現場》 [EFTB] 2011 june
01. Enter (Mehringdamm/Yorckstraße) 1:06
02. An Island (Yorckstraße) 4:17
03. Sister (Fidicinstraße) 3:25
04. Hush (Katzbachstraße) 5:00
05. Cracks (Schönleinstraße) 4:19
06. Intermezzo (Körnerpark) 0:35
07. Wonder (Zossener Straße) 3:37
08. Last Song (Erlanger Straße) 3:37
09. When You Were Young (Jonasstraße) 2:05
10. One Moment (Greifswalder Straße) 4:52
11. A Smile (Freienwalder Straße) 3:08
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●remixes《混音輯》[aaahh records] 2011
01. Mi Corazón (remixed by 0p0) 4:31 [2010]
02. Run! (it boy remix) 4:31
03. Run! (Das Kraftfuttermischwerk Remix) 3:53 [2009]
04. Colours (Leon Somov Remix) 5:05 [2008]
05. Fences (msc remix) 6:02
06. What You Get (rokotak remix) 4:08
07. Run! (remixed by 0p0) 5:01 [2008]
08. Colours (March Rosetta Remix) 6:33
09. Colors (Washed With Pastel Remix by Ian Hawgood) 5:53
10. Resolutions (Album Remix) 3:26
11. Colours (muhr remix) 4:23
12. Colours (m-tea dream.x) 4:06 [2009]
13. Fences (Parttimer Remix) 4:13 [2006]
14. Resolution (Chrissummer Remix) 5:19 [2008]
15 Colours (Album Remix) 5:04 [2008]
16. Colours (Neuf Meuf Remix) 4:09
17. Colours (Parttimer Remix) 3:32 [2008]
18. Fences (William Berry mix) 5:27
19. Run! (Xiqhhyiecryn Remix) 4:12 [2008]
●mix & remix tracks《未發行混音歌曲》
◎ Run (LaszloHollyfield Heartbroken Mix) 4:33 [2010.02.09]
◎ Fences (carloscontreras' distant mix) 6:28 [2010.06.11]
◎ Run (LaszloHollyfield Heartbroken Mix) 4:33 [2010.02.09]
◎ Fences (Zengineers Remix) 5:05 [2010.03.13]
◎ Roadkill (cc's journey edit) 7:25 [2010.04.09]
This is a sound stretch experiment, based on the track "Fences".
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01. Cardboard 2:57
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01. Intro 2:11
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●Postcard #5: Songs for the Sleepless《明信片5:失眠之歌》[EFTB] 2013.02.12
01. Oh Heisenberg! 5:16
02. That Darkness of Yours 3:50
03. The Trees 5:31
04. CAPS LOCK 3:08
05. The View From My Room 0:44
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01. Bleached Bones 1:42
02. Solitude 2:50
03. The Dream 4:50
04. The Last Day 03:12
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01. Calm 5:48
02. Burn 4:34
03. Miles 6:30
04. Way Out 4:12
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01. Cardboard 2:57
02. Hollow 2:42
03. Who Else 4:00
04. Clockwork Heart 2:54
05. Disappointment 4:40
06. Even Better 4:10
07. Lighthouse 2:03
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01. Intro 2:11
02. Fools 3:28
03. One Moment 5:25
04. Sister 4:10
05. Sand 3:48
06. Heaven and Hell 6:11
07. Two Birds 4:27
08. Wolf Within 3:18
09. Blank (Bonus Track) 9:34
08. Wolf Within 3:18
09. Blank (Bonus Track) 9:34
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●Postcard #5: Songs for the Sleepless《明信片5:失眠之歌》[EFTB] 2013.02.12
01. Oh Heisenberg! 5:16
02. That Darkness of Yours 3:50
03. The Trees 5:31
04. CAPS LOCK 3:08
05. The View From My Room 0:44
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01. Collision 3:20
02. Babylon 6:05
03. Born Today 4:27
04. Berlin 5:24
05. Symbiosis 5:55
06. Compost 4:24
07. Talking to Ghosts 5:27
08. Roadmovie 3:45
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01. The Fire 6:18
02. Intermezzo I: Char 1:37
03. The Water 5:09
04. Intermezzo II: David 0:23
05. The Air 4:21
06. Intermezzo III: Cuervo 0:36
07. The Earth 4:32
08. Intermezzo IV: Elaine 0:34
09. Silence 4:36
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01. Oh Heisenberg! [Mountain Session] 4:26
02. That Darkness of Yours [Mountain Session] 3:33
03. he Trees [Mountain Session] 5:04
04. CAPS LOCK [Mountain Session] 3:11
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※ unreleased tracks〈未發行歌曲輯〉
●Bandola [2011]
01. One Moment [Offered on aaahh records blog, january 2011]
02. Wolf Within [From eftb.tumblr.com, feb 2011]
●Covers
01. Lullaby (The Cure cover) 2009
02. Promises (The Cranberries cover) 2010
●Live
03. Fences [2009]
●Video sountrack
01. Soundtrack of Raw Timber teaser
02. Soundtrack of Raw Timber trailer
03. Soundtrack of Roadkill trailer
●bonus tracks
◎ Ode To My Family (The Cranberries cover) 4:29 [2009.12.25]
◎ studio fragment 2:30 [2010.07.27]
◎ Ode To My Family (The Cranberries cover) 4:29 [2009.12.25]
◎ studio fragment 2:30 [2010.07.27]
◎ A River (live @ Kadiköy, Istanbul) 3:46 [2010.09.15]
◎ Blank 6:21 [2010.11.10]
◎ Zombie (The Cranberries cover) 3:36 [2011.07.10]
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※ various artists〈選輯〉
●Cologne Commons 02 [Cologne Commons] 2009.05.11
02. Entertainment For The Braindead - Maybe 4:23
06. Entertainment For The Braindead - Fences (remixed by Backwater Planet) 5:04
●Starfrosch: Lemonjohn's Harvest Nr. 1 [lemonjohn-blog] 2009.06.17
09. Entertainment For The Braindead - Animals 6:42
●netBloc Vol. 23: We Invented The Compilation [blocSonic] 2009.07.07
09. Entertainment For The Braindead - Animals 6:42
●Bezdna Radio Essentials 004 [Silent Flow] 2009.07.30
07. Entertainment For The Braindead - A Trace 5:00
●netBloc Vol. 24: tiuqottigeloot [blocSonic] 2009.10.05
08. Entertainment For The Braindead - Resolutions (Chris Summer Remix) 5:14
●netBloc Vol. 28: Why You Get A Record Deal? [blocSonic] 2010.04.27
05. Entertainment For The Braindead - Pirates 3:30
●Remix Is Love [aaahh records] 2010.05.29
01. Colours (Leon Somov Remix) 5:05
02. Mi Corazón (remixed by 0p0) 4:31
03. Fences (msc-Remix) 6:02
●all2gethernow: a2n Creative Commons Compilation 2010 [a2n] 2010.09.06
03. Entertainment For The Braindead - Relapse (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) 5:19
●netBloc Vol. 31: Goodbye, Hello [blocSonic] 2010.12.28
06. Entertainment For The Braindead - Run! (Das Kraftfuttermischwerk Remix) 3:55
02. Entertainment For The Braindead - Coming Back (The Wind Whistles Cover) 2:24
專輯下載 album download
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※ others - special guest〈混音與客串演出〉
●March Rosetta – Border Lines EP [FOEM Crèma] 2009.03.08
05. Entertainment For The Braindead - Colours (March Rosetta Remix) 6:33
●Koen Park–Remixes, Reworkings And Reimaginings [I, Absentee] 2009.04.30
CD2-10. Entertainment For The Braindead - Colors (Washed With Pastel Remix By Ian Hawgood) 5:55
●msc - Bravo [TonAtom] 2010.05.24
07. Entertainment For The Braindead - Fences (msc remix) 6:06
●Gahzed – We'll Turn Into Gold [iD.EOLOGY] 2010.08.24
03. Common Ground 4:18
04. As She Called My Name 3:40
06. Elbows And Eyebrows 5:01
09. Something To Be Waiting 4:13
10. Unright 4:31
●Inefficient Screws - Advertitis [Beeah-Music] 2011.04.15
04. A Quiet Neighbourhood In Kobe 4:17
06. The Tigers Are Quiet 4:03
07. Finally, A Nice Surprise! 4:39
06. The Tigers Are Quiet 4:03
07. Finally, A Nice Surprise! 4:39
●Stereochemistry - Shut Up & Fuck Me [Stereochemistry] 2011.08.16
01. Shut Up & Fuck Me 3:51
●Earlyguard - Amaya [Earlyguard] 2011.10.01
01. Amaya 44:41
●Stereochemistry - The Archive Box [Stereochemistry] 2011.11.11
●Denmaaahhrk Compilation [aaahh records] 2012.02.02
●Zengineers - Unoriginals [iD.EOLOGY] 2012 (not yet)
※ video - live & others〈視頻〉
● Fences (live @ Motoki) 2008.10.18
● Maybe (live @ Motoki) 2008.10.18
● A Smile (Berlin Sessions #19) 2011.05.03
● Maybe (live @ Wohnzimmer, Vienna) 2011.07.24
● The Rip (Portishead cover) live @ Wohnzimmer, Vienna 2011.07.24
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2011.06.20 初稿,樂手簡介發表於蝦米音樂網
2011.07.10 二稿,補上作品年表
2012.01.20 增列選輯&客串演出
2013.08.18 增補新作
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2013.08.18 增補新作
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