Biography
Brown was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and developed his practice in the experimental art rock scene of Melbourne. [9] He is a student of Russian theremin virtuosa Lydia Kavina, [9] the first cousin twice removed of Léon Theremin (the inventor of the instrument).
With his band The Night Terrors, Brown has explored the theremin as a lead instrument in an electronic progressive rock scenario. [10] The Night Terrors have released four albums and have toured with Hawkwind, [11] Goblin, [12] Melt-Banana, [13] Serena-Maneesh and Black Mountain. [14] [15] The Night Terrors are often described as horror film soundtrack music. [16] [1] [17] [18] [19]
Brown has also worked with Australian experimental industrial band Heirs, [1] touring Europe and Australia supporting Alcest, [20] Primordial [20] and Årabrot, [21] and contributing to the records Fowl (2010) and Hunter (2011). [22] [23]
In May 2014 Brown was commissioned by the City of Melbourne to compose an album of music for the Melbourne Town Hall's Grand pipe organ, [24] the largest grand romantic organ in the Southern Hemisphere. [25] Pavor Nocturnus: Composition for Grand Organ, Theremin, Electronics and Percussion was performed by The Night Terrors, recorded on Friday the 13th of July and launched on Halloween 31 October 2014. [26] The album was released by the label Twisted Nerve Australia, a joint imprint between Dual Planet and UK producer / music archivist Andy Votel. [26] A special edition was released by UK cult movie soundtrack label Death Waltz Recording Company [27] / Mondo [28]
Miles Brown’s debut solo album Séance Fiction was released in 2015 on Death Waltz and It Records. [29] His solo material explores the theremin and analogue synthesiser in the realms of dark wave, gothic disco and cosmic electronics. [30]
In 2019 Brown debuted The Narcoleptor - his new experimental collaboration with classical harpist and vocalist Mary Doumany. The Narcoleptor's debut EP was released that year on Nosferatunes Records. [31]
Brown's sophomore solo album The Gateway was released by Death Waltz in 2020 to celebrate with the 100th anniversary of the theremin. [32] The Gateway features a contemporary expansion of the classic theremin sound in the style of 'gothic sci-fi techno'. [33] Brown plays the Moog Etherwave Pro theremin employing both its familiar heterodyne voicing and controlling analogue synthesisers via CV.
In 2021 The Narcoleptor released their debut LP Transmogrification on Nosferatunes. The album explores the microtonal capacities of theremin, analogue electronics, post-Celtic lever harp and voice. [34]
In 2023 The Night Terrors reunited to release their fourth album Hypnotica: Composition for Theremin and Electronic Music Synthesizer on Disdain Records. A departure from their previous work, this album focuses on the unique emotional capabilities of theremin in an ethereal electronic darkwave context. [35] [36]
Miles played theremin on the soundtrack to Australian supernatural horror film Late Night With The Devil (2023), written and directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, starring David Dastmalchian. [37]
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