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With such a strong background in the diverse musical influences of the USA's west coast it's not surprising that the music recorded under the Donovan's Brain umbrella is a highly cosmopolitan mix. The Brain's first releases were restricted to limited runs of cassette only issues.

The self-titled 'Donovan's Brain' cassette, and the later 'Butterfly Wheel' are now quite hard to find. A small number of songs from both collections have resurfaced on later releases, usually featuring a new recording or a remastered original, and it's quite possible that more will follow. While the rock opera 'Shambaholic' remains unreleased in its originally intended form, it is possible to piece together much of the album concept from songs released on other titles. 'Shambaholic' then perhaps represents a Donovan's Brain musical jigsaw puzzle.

Vinyl singles and EPs may be something of an anachronism in the digital age, but every Donovan's Brain release so far contains at least one track or mix which is unique to that issue. The format, content and scarcity of Brain 7" records, together with their individual and distinctive artwork all contribute towards making these increasingly collectible.

Since the late 1990's Donovan's Brain have release five full length CDs. The first three CD were issued on the Get Hip label; 'Carelessly Restored Art' , 'Eclipse And Debris' and 'Tiny Crustacean Light Show'. Get Hip are an independant organisation, formed by three members of the pioneering modern garage band, the Cynics, who actively foster talent from the less mainstream sectors of modern music.

At the end of 2002, Ron Sanchez and Deniz Tek launched Career Records as an outlet for their various musical efforts. Donovan's Brain currently have two releases on the Bozeman-Coffs Harbour based label; The Great Leap Forward (2003) and A Defeat Of Echoes (2005) The latter was issued with a companion dvd that features videos by the Brain as well as label mate, Penny Ikinger.

Donovan's Brain can also be heard on releases by Angie Pepper, Deniz Tek And The Golden Breed, and the forthcoming Roy Loney And The Longshots album. They also performed as Penny Ikinger's band on her 2004 US tour.