The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from HIV+ in collaboration with Barkosina from Years Of Denial. “Nerfs” comes off Unknown Pleasures new release Theatre Of Cruelty, available on digital format, vinyl, CD & cassette.

Rereading his complete works during the pandemic, Pedro decided to revive his HIV+ power-noise project and compose a new uncompromising album to pay homage to the French poet, novelist, actor and playwright Antonin Artaud. Most of his instrumentals were recorded while in seclusion and only with old Korg synthesizers, industrial sequences and shredded tapes.

The man imprisoned within his human limits. Nowhere to stay, nowhere to go. The sheer despair of being. God is useless. The flesh can't bare the clockwork of the soul. To remake itself from the abyss of existence. “Nerfs” is a rich composition, darkly made of shadows and fragments, combined with Barkosina's feverish haunting vocals a la Diamanda Galás. A work made of whispers, industrial heartbeats, and a deep cry to remind us that the Theatre Of Cruelty remains the same. Forever And Ever.

Video by Jerome Tcherneyan from Years Of Denial.

Pick up the release here now.

-Melanie Havens