Video Premiere: MRTVI - TIJERAZO MORTAL

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere the music video of TIJERAZO MORTAL by MRTVI. One of the many aliases of prolific artist David Foster/Huren, the track comes off the EP of the same name, which is out now on upstart Balkan imprint, Jezgro. Created by video producer and photographer Emoresh, expect striking visuals set against a noir-ish urban landscape that fit the tone of the track's frantic, techno mutations.

TIJERAZO MORTAL is a great way to launch Jezgrol and the EP also includes an evil proto-EBM remix from Brvtalist favorite Violet Poison. The 12" release is another stellar offering from Foster and it runs the spectrum from heavy, droning atmospheres to crushing, warehouse anthems. Definitely one to pick up now. For more information and purchasing, visit Ready Made.

-JRS

PB0110 - Spring/Summer 2017

There is still much beauty in the world and sometimes it comes by way of expertly crafted leather goods. Enter the eighth collection by emerging brand PB0110. In just a few years, the German label has pushed the boundaries of bags and accessories and has created sought after items that are both rebellious and luxurious. The Spring/Summer 2017 collection builds on previous offerings but has a new set of designers and utilizes European vegetable tanned leather, fine brass and even pure linen.

We love the simplicity of this collection which infuses geometry and as always, top quality materials. Smaller bags and wallets plays upon our minimalist tendencies and after the deep colors of the brand's A/W 2016 collection, Spring sees more refreshing tones and invigorating shades of yellow and blue.

Ayzit Bostan continues the formal and visual geometric volume of the AB series – this time as the large and small handbags AB 38 and 43. A horizontal trapezium shape defines the cut of the new bag designs AB 39, 40 and 41.

Friedericke Daumiller, designer of the metal fittings on all PB 0110 models, presents an independent collection of accessories from her bag details. These include practical companions like a minimalistic key ring in the form of a classic D-ring and a bag mirror in a leather casing.

Berlin-based designer Christian Metzner has developed a rucksack that echoes features of the outdoor segment in both design and function, and can be carried both on the shoulders or by the handles. To minimise its weight, it is available in two materials – in linen and leather CM 26 and 27. As an accessory, it complements a new wallet that reveals even more practical features, such as a removable pouch, card compartments that can be organised by usage frequency and a newly arranged compartment design.

The Spring/Summer line from PB0110 already has us looking forward to the warmer months ahead and the brand continues to prove it is one to watch in the category of find leather goods. For more information and e-boutique visit PB0110.

-JRS

New Brvtalism No. 075

Life is a very cyclical process. Everything always seems to come back around and often times you end right where you begin. In a sense, that's what is happening with New Brvtalism No. 075. Ancient Methods is a big reason we got into techno in the first place and that would lead to discovering a certain brand of techno and that would eventually inspire this site. When we started New Brvtalism almost two years ago, we weren't sure if we would make it to No. 010, let alone 075. Thanks to the help of our readers, listeners and community from around the world, we have made it and this milestone mix comes by way of one of our favorite artists, Ancient Methods.

We would like to thank Michael Wollenhaupt aka Ancient Methods for this incredible contribution to our series. For updates and more information visit Facebook and Soundcloud.

-JRS

1. Mark Kozeäek - Castle / Coil - The Sea Priestess

2. UVB - Disobey Your Kids

3. Mind Teardown - Lamar Extermination

4. Celldöd - Kulturkrieg (Remix)

5. Alexey Volkov - Curtains Of Flesh

6. Thomas P. Heckmann - Violent Stains

7. Synths Versus Me - 1987

8. The Advent - Hybridize

9. Rendered - Bendover / Echo West - Soul Cleaning

10. Huren - Radrebell - Changing Face

11. Future9394 - Oktav99

12. Codex Empire - Exchanged Worlds / Gagarin Kombinaatti - Tiedonantaja Kirjoittaa

13. Apex Twin - Metaphrastic

14. P.E.A.R.L. - HOG II (Stave Rmx)

15. Ancient Methods - Now Come Closer

16. Huren - $K0T0MA / Pure Ground - Poison

17. Ontal - Boot Sector Infection

18. Plovdiv - Lossy Star

19. Transform Collage - Tribal Order (edit)

20. Neel - Vandal / Pact Infernal - Circle VII (Anger)

21. D.Carbone - Antisystem

22. Lewis Fautzi - Eerie (Sleeparchive Rmx) / Caroline K - Chearth

23. MRTVI - IBUKRON / Ortrotasce - Losing Mind

24. Fanon Flowers - Mode 12 / Dead Tech - Desolate - Demolition

25. Spectre - Waiting For Mio

26. Pfirter - Euritmia / Ausdärmen -ג

27. Schwefelgelb - Aus Dem Hals Der Flasche

28. Orphx - Molton Heart / Thorofon - Flesh & Steel

29. Outsider - Bombin’

30. Frontline Assembly - Resistance (edit)

31. Sawf - High Ways / Calva Y Nada - Rascheln

32. Zex Model - Dead City Central

Disquiet - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Russian occultists Old Komm collaborate with southern Californian dons of austere electronics German Army, bringing to life the made up soundtrack to a film that never was. Disquiet tells the story of a child born to a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, war torn and fractured by greed. The Brvtalist immediately gravitated toward this great concept and the soundtrack delivers 14 tracks of obscure, retro-future dystopian magic.

We get much of the sound we have come to love from German Army, including the standout psychedelia on "Akra" and the industrial nihilism of "No Roles." Old Komm provides even more cinematic soundscapes on the solemn "Gorky's Theme" and plunges us into the depths with "Sea Reaks". The LP is a masterwork of a 1976 lost gem and not only have we had this on repeat since its mysterious delivery, but now we wish the movie was made. From the producers:

''A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men. No one remembers the days before the bleakness. It would be impossible to recall the old world, if it wasn’t for the reminders. Ruins... despair... echoes of madness...and in this maelstrom of decay, I was born.''

Disquiet is available on vinyl and digital formats and we urge our readers to experience its power. For more information please visit Discrepant.

-JRS

New York Trax

In a crowded field of new techno, few labels can rival the raw authenticity of New York Trax. A direct product of its hometown, the emerging techno imprint has cultivated a punishing sound that immediately resonated with us. While just founded last year, label-head Nicole Gier has already gained a dedicated following and generated a lot of buzz throughout the international techno community. New York Trax builds on the city's legendary history and continues its legacy with brvtal, rhythmic electronics that infuse equal parts of hardcore and industrial.

The label's first release came from local legend Richard Hinge. A pioneering proponent of the New York City techno scene since the 90's, Hinge returned from a hiatus to help launch the label in a major way. The 12" (like all releases pressed at Brooklyn Vinyl Works), is comprised of three massive tracks that range from the hypnotic "Changes" to the crushing "Voices In My Head".

The next release, born out of a stolen tracks scandal, came by way of New York Tracks Imports. With no creative boundaries and an invitation to collaborate with like-minded artists, the "Imports" sub-label proves that you can channel the New York ethos regardless of your location. Swedish producer Dawid Dahl, and seasoned Irish producer Another Alias, come storming though the gates with Dahl's alarming, apocalyptic track, "Krig". Another Alias finishes the A side with the distorted, percussive onslaught of "Craic Fiend". Dahl closes things out on B with the pulverizing "Gehenna".

Coming up next for the label is Serbian born, now New York City-based Boris Brenecki. Also a member of Onta l and Impulse Controls, Brenecki's solo work is just what we want - merciless techno with elements of industrial and rave. "The Oven" is a perfect NYC track that is oozing with the spirit of the underground. Perhaps the perfect finishing touch is the evil "Strictly Hardcore", which pounds you deep into submission to end the release. Official video for "The Oven" here:

We asked founder and label-head Nicole Gier what inspired her to start the label and where does she it going and she provided us with this insightful response:

I was born and raised in NYC, but when I was 10 years old my mother married a new guy and we moved to Europe. I lived in Warsaw and also in Berlin and London. I was a promoter for around 8 years and created one of the biggest hardcore techno events in Eastern Europe at that time. Then I came back to NYC, completely on my own, started going out to parties alone not knowing anyone, so I had the time to focus and observe. I discovered that promoters and producers here do not follow the generic European sound in techno, nor the European bro-based self-serving culture in the scene, and that everyone is more authentic and more distinguishable from each other. And exactly this triggered the thought to create New York Trax. A label which releases only NYC-based producers and elevates the NYC scene by showing the rest of the world how unique it is, how it resembles the city itself with its insane diversity. Then the scandal happened with the stolen tracks and it was my decision to create the sub-label.

In the future, I will just keep doing what I am doing. To me, the politics of the scene don't matter, who is famous and trendy does not matter either. I want to release quality sound because I want people to go over my catalog in 20 years from now and be like "wow this is outstanding". All the kids replicating other kids will be forgotten sooner than they think. I hate the entire social media based culture and all this bullshit that puts aside talent and glorifies everything else which should normally be deemed irrelevant in the music scene.

Over the course of just one year, New York Trax has established itself as perhaps the hardest label in New York (after Industrial Strength of course). We love the imprint's commitment to elevating the local scene and their approach to the music aligns with our tastes perfectly. For crushing, dystopian techno, there are few better places to look right now.

-JRS

New Brvtalism No. 074

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Lofthaus. A duo made up of Henry Gillet (Melbourne) and Thomas D. Barnes (London), both co-operators (along with Marie de Cuir) of standout label Algebra of Need, Lofthaus is emotionally charged experimental techno of the highest degree. With releases like the sexually explicit, Alive With Pleasure and 2015's CB-6000, we have been drawn to both their sound and visual imagery.

New Brvtalism No. 074 is the perfect guide through the duo's sound. With tracks from artists such as Eshaton, ELISABETH Dixon, Non and Traversable Wormhole, be prepared for a mental trip through the outer limits.

We would like to thank the duo for their contribution to our series and with artists such as Consulate, The Trainable and of course, Lofthaus, Alegebra of Need is a label to watch.

-JRS

Track list:

HanChi - Unicorn (Coming on Algebra of Need) Eschaton - Deus Irae
Yves De Mey - Transfer #2
Kangding Ray - Sleepless Roads
Surgeon - EGS-zs8-1
Elisabeth DIXON - Intervention
Pterygium - Nadir (Coming on Algebra of Need)
Roly Porter - Don’t Think, Just Kill
Lofthaus - She Chimes Like Church Bells Part 3 (Coming on Algebra of Need) Infant Mortality Rate - Daddy
Ansome - Snake Eyes (O/V/R Remix)
Grunt - You Can't Hide
A001 - Anglo
Non - A Taste Of Blood
Scorn - Stripped Back Hinge
Traversable Wormhole - Sublight Velocities
Ancestral Voices - Invocations (Abdulla Rashim Remix)
Shifted - Anti
Rrose - Emboli
Bookworms - Exotic Auto Boutique
The Boy Next Door - Shivers

The Brvtalist Premieres: TWINS - "Stuck"

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from multi-talented artist, TWINS. The solo project of Matt Weiner (Featureless Ghost, also head of DKA Records), TWINS is a savvy take on art-driven post-punk, minimal synth and multiple styles of dance music. This has easily become a favorite artist to watch and the releases continue to get stronger. "Stuck" is a slow burning, emotionally arresting mix of moody drones and infectious electro that we haven't been able to turn off since we heard it.

"Stuck" comes off the 12" mini-lp, Rather Not, due out mid-November on the always excellent Dutch imprint, Enfant Terrible. We are very much looking forward to this one.

-JRS

Orphan Swords - The Rise of Liquid Alternatives

Brvtalist favorite Orphan Swords return with a new cassette release which also launches a new imprint called Nurse. The Rise of Liquid Alternatives is a two track, experimental electronics offering which builds on the Belgian duo's unique sound and pushes the boundaries of post-industrial, noise and techno into deeper realms.

"Glasya Labolas" starts things off with a 13 minute, metallic, droning journey through futuristic soundscapes spliced with grinding, rhythmic percussion that slowly burns through your veins. "Forneas" continues with another long form composition that uses distorted, machine-driven forces that feel like a soundtrack to a dystopian factory.

  
    <a href="http://nurse.bandcamp.com/album/the-rise-of-liquid-alternatives">The Rise Of Liquid Alternatives by Orphan Swords</a>
  

Orphan Swords continues to be one of our favorite acts operating in an 80's influenced genre-less world and we are excited about the launch of the new label. This is a conceptual release that perhaps references our coming dependence on alternative food sources and the beautiful cover art is by Olga Federova. This is limited to 100 cassettes so get yours from Nurse now.

-JRS

Violet Poison - Chateau Inferno Mix

The Brvtalist is proud to present a special edition mix by Italian artist, Violet Poison. Inspired by 80's Halloween-fest horror and the mega-event of the same name, this is 105 minutes of proto-psyko-tekno.

Chateau Inferno is a haunted house event taking place in Los Angeles on October 28th. The Brvtalist is honored to be hosting the "Library of Curiosities", one of the mansion's many incredible rooms. We will provide a curated night of music, cocktails and more all while joined by live demonstrations by Drab Majesty in the Chapel next door. The minds behind the event, Lil Death and Das Bunker, have also curated areas of the home and along with Restless Nites are bringing in a huge lineup of DJ's for the duration of the evening. For more information visit: restlessnites.com/inferno.

A very special thank you to the artist for his contribution as well. For more Violet Poison visit Facebook and Soundcloud.

-JRS

La Torture Des Ténèbres - "Broadcasts from the Phantom District"

So much focus is placed on the coming evils of our world. Visions of a dystopian future and failed society haunt all of our dreams. Ottawa's La Torture Des Ténèbres posit the theory that the world we are so frightened of is already here. We have continued to abuse our planet and its inhabitants and that has created not a future, but a present that represents our greatest fears.

Premiering recently on Invisible Oranges, the video for the track, "Broadcasts from the Phantom District", captures the above sentiments perfectly and accompanies the feelings with a retro futuristic world that recalls Metropolis and Dark City. This is dark, atmospheric black metal of the highest caliber.

We instantly gravitated toward Ténèbres' bleak, ambient infused sound and visuals that recall Italian Futurism. Coming off Choirs of Emptiness, a stellar release from earlier in the year, the next album is titled Civilization is the Tomb of our Noble Gods, which is set for a cassette release via Fallen Empire Records sub-label Vomiting Choir. We urge you to discover more La Torture Des Ténèbres on Bandcamp.

-JRS