Table for the 1 triples with object "Mandrake Root- Biography ? Retroperspective
1980- 1983
A version of Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" and 4 original songs by David were recorded at Radio Kronoberg Studio. an "Exits version" of Eleanor Rigby was aired on the local radio station several times. About 10-12 gigs were performed.
Two original songs by David were recorded in Stockholm for a Compilation album called "Rock beast". The Album contained several rock groups from Sweden.
One of the songs included in the compilation album written by David called "Lost Woman" won a radio contest for best song in the local area, the song was then aired on the national Swedish Radio during the fall of 1982.
1984-1992
In 1986: 5 new original songs by David were recorded in the new "Radio Kronoberg" studio.
In 1987: 5 new original songs by David were recorded in the new "Radio Kronoberg " studio
Two radio programmes followed these sessions where the songs were aired together with interviews.
Two songs by David "Things will never be the same again" and "Sudden changes" are frequently played on the radio during 1986.
1988: A 20 year anniversary Deep Purple party is taking place, Pyramid performs many Deep Purple songs in the evening. About 350 people attends the event, people are coming from Scandinavia. After the concert people are so excited by Pyramids performance that it creates a bit of a chaos in a positive way though..... David even smashes up his first electric guitar in pieces to the audiences cheer.......
The Deep Purple parties then becomes regular annual events for five years ahead until 1992.
1989 an original song by David called "Straight from my heart" is recorded and a video is made as well. The song is played frequently on local radio stations during 1989, and the video is shown on local and national television.
1992
David creates his new group together with singer Per Englund (fomer singer in the group Blacksmith)
The band now consists of :
David Braic: Guitar
Per Englund: Vocals
Tommy Braic: Bass guitar
Staffan Stavert: Keyboard
Stefan Nilsson: Drums
During the fall of 1992 two original songs by David (music) and Per (lyrics) called "Crazy little lover" and "Lonely man's day" are recorded as demos in Kristianopel in the Pama recording studio.
Now a more "serious" musical relationship evolves... featuring:
David Braic as music writer, Per Englund as Lyricist, Magnus "Mankan" Sedenberg from PAMA recording studio as engineer and producer Magnus "Maxe" Axelsson as executive producer of PAMA recording studio...
1993
David writes the music for 5 original songs. Per Englund writes lyrics and recording begins in the PAMA recording studio during the beginning of 1993.
The session results in a Promotional CD called "Waves in motion"
The album consists of the following tracks:
1. Inside Information
2. Speed Trippin'
3. Waves in motion
4. Strange walking
5. March of the immaculate
The album "Waves in motion" is well received in Japan and approx: 3000 copies are sold.
The album is also reviewed in the Japanese magazine "BURRN" and gets 85 points out of 100 !! In Sweden and in Europe about 2000 copies are sold and the album is reviewed in several Swedish magazines and in the english magazine KERRANG as well.
The song "Inside Information" is frequently played on radio and even reaches local charts in Norway ! A video of "Inside Information" is made containing footage of the band joking around the area of castle Teleborg and Kronoberg Castle ruin.
1994
Mandrake Root signs a record deal with XERO Corporation in Japan.
Recording sessions begins in PAMA Recording studios, David writes 10 new original songs for the forthcoming album....The album is completed during July 1994 and contains 13 songs.
The album "Tales of the sacred" is released in late september 1994 and about 5000 copies are sold initially in Japan.
1995
New member drummer Hempo Hilden joins Mandrake Root,
Hempo is a well known drummer and has played with band such as, Pugh Rogefeldt, John Norum, Glenn Hughes to name a few...
David writes 4 new original songs and makes an own arrangement of the song "You keep me hangin' on" for a possible subsequent new album. Recording sessions start in Pama recording studios during february 1995. The sessions results in raw mixes of the following songs:
1. Running wild river
2. Feed me anger
3. Build ? Burn
4. Love is blind
5. You keep me hangin' on
Feed me anger and You keep me hangin' on are filmed by Swedish Televison TV4 in the TV studio. You keep me hangin on is used as a whole video, while clips of Feed me anger are used together with interviews with bandmembers. The complete programme is shown on swedish television and You keep me hangin on is shown several times on both local and national Swedish TV.
Mandrake Root is the supporting band for Yngwie Malmsteen in VÂxj november 1995.
European version of the Album "Tales of the sacred" is released.
Some songs from the Japanese version are omitted and replaced by other songs, the European version is also remixed.
Mandrake Root supports Glenn Hughes on his Swedish tour in november 1996.
Concerts are performed in Borlange, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Uppsala and Malmo.
Onwards......
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