band toured successfully with new band member, synthesiser player Wilhelm Seefeldt. After returning from a trip to Bali in the mid-1970s, Vandroogenbroeck continued to collaborate with Muriel, Seefeldt and Palm. Two more Brainticket albums followed—Adventure in 1980 and Voyage in 1982—before Vandroogenbroeck disbanded the group. He then made a series of recordings for the German label Coloursound, who supplied ambient and mood music film and TV documentaries. Such titles as Industrial Retrospect, Computer Blossoms, Mesopotamia Egypt and many more emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. One of these sets, 1980’s science fiction themed Biomechanoid, included artwork by famed designer H.R. Giger. Some of the albums were released anonymously, or under pseudonyms such as VDB Joel, JVDB, and Eric Vann. 1983 Brainticket reunited with Willy Seefeldt, Hans Deyssenroth and Bruno Spoerri on lyricon and synthesizers for a concert in Zurich at the symposium "Computer and Music", 1984 for concerts at Rote Fabrik Zurich and a Festival in Tübingen. In 1985, Brainticket released a cassette of a live concert in Zurich, New Age Concert, performed by Vandroogenbroeck, Seefeldt, Hans Deyssenroth, and singer Stephanie Wolff. Vandroogenbroeck resurrected the Brainticket name for the 2000 album Alchemic Universe with Carole Muriel and Lance Bunda. He teamed with Cleopatra Records to release the first ever Brainticket box set, The Vintage Anthology 1971-1980, a 4-disc compilation containing the complete first three albums along with several rare recordings. In August 2011, a newly formed Brainticket lineup, led by Vandroogenbroeck, toured with progressive-rock band Nektar, which had Brainticket performing their very first American concert on August 17, 2011, at B.B. King's in New York City. With more interest in Brainticket’s music than ever, another tour was planned for 2013 with founding Hawkwind member Nik Turner. Slated to accompany Vandroogenbroeck for this outing are Jürgen Engler of the German industrial band Die Krupps as well as Nicky Garratt and Jason Willer of the British punk band UK Subs. The band was also scheduled to perform at the 2013 SXSW Festival. Joel Vandroogenbroeck died at the age of 81 on December 23, 2019, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums References External links [ Brainticket] at Allmusic Brainticket's official site Brainticket's first U.S. appearance, on YouTube Record Collector Mag The Vintage Anthology1971-1980 Red Bull Music Academy Interview Joel Allmusic - Brainticket's Psychonaut SXSW 2013 Music Festival Announcement German rock music groups Krautrock musical groups