High Gain – High Contrast
The Brothers Trouble create conceptual art focusing on themes of philosophy, psychology, cosmos, technology, popular culture, absurdity and surrealism. Experience the full catalog of The Brothers Trouble concept albums available for download at no cost or by donation. Please enjoy responsibly.
PILGRAMAG3
An exploration of human nature, individualism and personal freedom. The unwavering pursuit of lofty ideals despite societal ridicule. The epic clash between idealism and reality. Facing the volcano and harnessing its fury.
The third installment of our annual sojourn to the sacred foundry.
TONE
We enter a mind-bending quest for Megaloud Riffs, but will we get lost along the way? TONE a kinetic concept album spanning twenty high-gain audio explorations and over one hundred page graphic novel.
TONE: Chapter One
TONE: Chapter Two
TONE: Chapter Three Coming Soon
FIELD
Seventeen hearty lo-fi rockers showcasing high energy and triumphant melodies. Herculean percussion and frantic guitar performances naively captured on analog four-track devices portable digital recorders and “live off the floor” in various improvised spaces. These never published cassette tapes were lost for years. Now digitized and collected for you. Discover the lost origin story of an epic troupe.
PILGRAMAGE VOL II
A visceral and monolithic exploration into high gain overdrive inspired by the philosophy of 1970s rock culture, Hesh lifestyle and heavy metal foundry practices. Nine minute stereophonic riff exploration and twenty six page visual journal included (PDF).
REGULA ONE
An Absurd Audio Visual Journey of Satire, Parody, Salutation and Tribute. Race across the universe on a quest for the loudest riffs possible with an outrageous cast of characters. Thirteen stereophonic riff explorations and epic sixty-four page graphic adventure novel included (PDF).
MAGNETAR
This epic post-rock concept album spans thirty one heavy instrumental explorations of the most magnetic phenomena known to human discovery. Join us in the holographic Discovery Lounge, senses tuned. Let your being disintegrate on an atomic level as we visit thirty one known Magnetars. Includes a detailed thirty two page (PDF) visual dossier and tribute to the star sciences.
PILGRAMAGE
The Brothers Trouble continue a string of heavy riff-based concepts. This thirteen minute single-track epic is a heavyweight study in low tuning, low tempo, high gain and overdriven bass – a plodding and darkly minimal journey into the inferno.
Calm thy heart
As the furnace roars
Ancients pause to behold
The Orchestra of fury
MANN ALIVE
An absurd journey through existential philosophy. Join us on the holodeck to explore the works of influential thinkers, writers and artists while we traverse the endless sea of stars. Twenty one page visual essay included! (PDF)
BLAST RITUAL
An audio visual time traveling intergalactic adventure with The Brothers Trouble. Groundbreaking forty four page epic graphic novel included! Travel inward to experience the mystic the Blast Ritual. Forty four page (PDF) graphic novel included with download.
GIZA BUTLER Graphic Novella
This is a thirty-two page digital comic accompaniment to the song Giza Butler by the band Sleep, from the album The Sciences on Third Man Records. Please support them. We are posting no music here, just our visual interpretation for your enjoyment. Thirty-two page PDF Illustrated by The Brothers Trouble.
COMING SOON!
Will The Brothers Trouble ultimately escape Zumbo and the evil Walmaster? The absurd adventure REGULA ONE continues with the exciting audio visual conclusion. Exclusive digital graphic novel and epic soundtrack for our Patreon crewmembers.