Brougham (band)

Brougham was a short-lived hip hop/rap rock side project founded by Jason Slater and his childhood friend Luke Oakson aka Luke Sick (Sacred Hoop) in Palo Alto, California, USA.^[1] Brougham recorded an album, Le Cock Sportif, for Warner Bros. Records in 2000^[2] but the album was a commercial flop. Spin Magazine named the album title the "worst rap-rock album title" ever.^[3]

Brougham
Origin	Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop rap rock rap metal
Years active	1997–2000 2005–2006
Labels	Warner Bros. Megakut
Past members	Jason Slater Luke Oakson

One of their tracks, titled "I Walked In," appeared on the soundtrack for the 1998 movie Can't Hardly Wait.^[4] It also appeared in the 2000 film Playing Mona Lisa.

Brougham attempted to work on a second album during 2005 and 2006, though this was never completed. Following Jason Slater's death in 2020, the demos for the second album were released under the name Bateh. Bros. on July 12, 2022, through Oakson's record label, Megakut Records.^[5][6]

Discography

Studio albums

• Le Cock Sportif (May 30, 2000)
• Bateh Bros. (July 12, 2022)

References

1. "Jason Slater, original Third Eye Blind bassist, dead at 49". newyorkpost.com. Dec 9, 2020. Retrieved Dec 14, 2020.
2. "Brougham – Le Cock Sportif overview". Discogs. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
3. "Spin May 2005 (page 77)". Google Books. May 2005. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
4. "Original Soundtrack "Can't Hardly Wait". allmusic.com. May 19, 1998. Retrieved Dec 14, 2020.
5. "MEGAKUT RECORDS on Twitter". Twitter. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
6. "BATEH BROS., by BROUGHAM". Megakut Records. Retrieved 2022-12-23.