BRAINAL UNIT
[1971 ~ 1973]
Influences: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Syd Barrett,
Cat Stevens, and a pinch of Simon & Garfunkel
BRAINAL UNIT was an alt folk duo with twin brother Laurence and Benjamin Miller. Both twins wrote original material (50/50) singing and playing acoustic guitar. Sadly there were very few recordings made, and the two played only a small handful of shows during their three years together. BRAINAL UNIT's only claim to fame is having gigged at The Canterbury House, Ann Arbor's folk club of the day.
BRAINAL UNIT performing at PIONEER II during the school's "Death Symposium" circa
1972. This experimental
high school
relocated downtown later in a more organized fashion renamed as COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Commie High).
Photo by Jim Reese

called EARTHWORKS or PIONEER II. At that time Laurence was majoring in "tree climbing"...
