Brant Bjork discography

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Brant Bjork with Kyuss Lives! in 2011.

The following is the discography of Californian stoner rock musician Brant Bjork. Bjork has released sixteen studio albums and one live album as a solo artist, appeared on multiple albums as a member of bands such as Kyuss, Fu Manchu and Mondo Generator, and collaborated with different artists and made guest appearances on several recordings.

Contents

Solo albums

Brant Bjork

Brant Bjork and the Bros

Brant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band

Brant Bjork Trio

Group albums

Kyuss

YearTitleNotes
1990 Sons of Kyuss Drums
1991 Wretch Drums, Composer, Lyricist
1992 Blues for the Red Sun Drums, Concept, Composer, Lyricist
1994 (Welcome to) Sky Valley Drums, Composer, Lyricist, last w/ Kyuss, left then later joined Fu Manchu
2000 Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss Drums, Composer, Lyricist

De-Con

YearTitleNotes
1995Balls for DaysDrums

Fu Manchu

YearTitleNotes
1994 No One Rides for Free Producer
1997 The Action Is Go Drums
1998 Jailbreak split 7-inch w/ Fatso Jetson Drums
1999 Eatin' Dust Drums
1999 King of the Road Drums
2001 California Crossing Drums

Ché

YearTitleNotes
2000 Sounds of Liberation Guitar, Vocals

Mondo Generator

YearTitleNotes
2000 Cocaine Rodeo Drums ("13th Floor", "Simple Exploding Man", "Cocaine Rodeo")
2003 A Drug Problem That Never Existed Drums
2004 Use Once and Destroy Me (DVD)Drums
2006"I Never Sleep" – 7-inchDrums ("Here We Come", "Allen's Wrench")
2008 Australian Tour EP 2008 Drums ("Unless I Can Kill", "Simple Exploding Man")
2009 Cocaine Rodeo Reissue - (Bonus Live Disc)Drums

Vista Chino

YearTitleNotes
2013 Peace Drums, Percussion, Bass, Vocals, Producer

Stöner

YearTitleNotes
2021Live in the Mojave Desert: Volume 4Guitar, Vocals
2021Stoners RuleGuitar, Vocals
2022Totally...Guitar, Vocals
2023Boogie to BajaGuitar, Vocals

Collaborations

YearTitleNotes
1995Gossamer – SolarfeastProducer (released on El Camino Records)
19977-inch Single – LAB Guitar, ("Burning Leaf", "Chihuahua")
19987-inch Singles – Fatso Jetson Guitar, ("Blueberries & Chrome", "Swollen Offering", "Accelerator General")
1998Welcome to Meteor City – Meteor CityGuitar, Fatso Jetson song ("Procrastination Process")
1998 Vols. 1&2 Desert Sessions Drums, Bass, & Percussion
1999 Vols. 5&6 Desert Sessions Drums, Guitar
2004Auf Der MaurAuf der Maur Drums, ("Followed The Waves", "My Foggy Notion")
2005 Demon Crossing Yellow #5 Drums
2005Cowboy Coffee and Burned Knives – HulkGuest appearance, "Seducer" (hidden track)
2006Sabbia (DVD)Composer, Concept
2006Extraterrestrial HighwayTen East Bass
2006I Got TimeOJM Guest appearance, "I Got Time"
2012Earthlings? (reissue) – Earthlings?Congas, "Lightning Song" (bonus track)
201518th AnniversaryOJM Guest appearance, "Jam of Wine"
2018Bunny Rumble – Bunny RacketGuest appearance, "Big Brown Dog" w/ Robby Krieger
2023Folklore From The Other Desert Cities – Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake CharmersGuitar

Singles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vista Chino</span> American rock band

Vista Chino was an American rock band formed in 2010 by vocalist John Garcia, drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri, all previously members of Kyuss, along with guitarist Bruno Fevery.

<i>Peace</i> (Vista Chino album) 2013 studio album by Vista Chino

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stöner</span> American rock band

Stöner is an American rock band formed in 2020 by former Kyuss members Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri, and Bjork's solo band drummer, Ryan Güt. The power trio has released two studio albums and toured extensively in support of both albums.

<i>Mankind Woman</i> 2018 studio album by Brant Bjork

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<i>Bougainvillea Suite</i> 2022 studio album by Brant Bjork

Bougainvillea Suite is the thirteenth solo album by stoner rock musician Brant Bjork. It was released on October 28, 2022, by Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The album features a much more laid back relaxed sound from previous offerings. This is the last album recorded at his Joshua Tree home studio.

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