The Brvtalist Premieres: Swarm Intelligence - "Dusk Falls"

From the bleak industrial depths of Voitax, the Berlin-based label that’s been providing us with inspiring and innovative experimental electronic and IDM music for half a decade now, comes the latest release of Swarm Intelligence, Against The Dying Light, a full length exploring the duality fear/hope and all that comes in between.

Against The Dying Light is the fourth album of Swarm Intelligence (with 2 previous ones released on Ad Noiseam) and this time his inspiration comes from the narratives of horror movies, weaving unnerving soundscapes, which are bound to transport you in an alternate reality. Today we’re premiering “Dusk Falls”, the opening track which not only sets the mood for the disquieting and transformative journey that will follow, but also gives a slight ominous hint of what’s about to come.

-Maria Bungau

Against The Dying Light is out on 2x12" vinyl on March 19 on Voitax and you can preorder it here.

Tracklist:
A1. Swarm Intelligence - Dusk Falls
A2. Swarm Intelligence - It Scuttles
B1. Swarm Intelligence - It's Beneath Us
B2. Swarm Intelligence - I am Everything You Are Running From
B3. Swarm Intelligence - Catacomb
C1. Swarm Intelligence - I Prey on Your Fear
C2. Swarm Intelligence - From Shadows
D1. Swarm Intelligence - Against The Dying Light
D2. Swarm Intelligence - Light Reigns
D3. Swarm Intelligence - Gloom

Keta Gutmane S/S 2018 - Documentation

Latvian designer Keta Gutmane always resonates with The Brvtalist with her distinctive take on contemporary fashion and subversive commentary on social issues. Her Spring/Summer 2018 collection is no different - a striking, gender warping vision of 1990's luxury and status. "Documentation" looks at a time when the provincial entered the city and fashion and class structure collided like never before. Once again, Gutmane makes it easy to get lost in her story.

For more visit: http://ketagutmane.com/

-JRS

SS18 credits
Photo: Eduards Rancans
Art Direction & Styling: Rudolfs A. Packevics
Hair & MakeUp: Anete Sidlovska
Model: Sija Jure ( Oui Management )

New Brvtalism No. 133 - Franck Vigroux

Franck Vigroux’s mix of dramatic electronic glitches, decaying drones and musique concrète always comes with an extra hint of dystopian bitter aftertaste which permeates every single one of his releases, including his latest album “Barricades” which went out last December on Erototox Decodings. Both the music he creates and the music which inspires him have the potential to soundtrack a potential grim future that awaits us, and today’s mix comes as a testament of that. With tracks from Swans, Haus Arafna,Techno Animal, Swarm Intelligence and more, Franck Vigroux’s New Brvtalism No. 133 is an invitation to his inner world, as he describes it:

The mix includes different style of music I use to listen from minimal to noise from song writing to modern composition, each of them are the cornerstone of a musical genre. It's also a wave to those who are recently gone, Alan Vega and Mika Vainio.

-Maria Bungau

Tracklist:

1_techno animal - sub species
2_vvv -selling my monkeys
3_alva noto - xerox
4_kraftwerk -metropolis
5_swans -time is money
6_haus arafna - hingabe
7_ whitehouse -why you never became a dancer
8_pharmakon - success
9_eliane radigue - arthesis
10_throbbing gristle- slug bait live
11_hasil hadkins -no more hot dog
12_swarm intelligence -motionless sky
13_the sidewinder- balistic loop
14_scott walkerhand me ups
15_ iannis xenakis - taurhiphanie

The Brvtalist Premieres: Alexey Volkov - "A Dead Brain Remembers Its Blood"

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Alexey Volkov. "A Dead Brain Remembers Its Blood", is an absolute crusher off the new cassette and 12th release on AMOK Tapes. With other standouts like "The Smell of Wet Concrete", Volkov remains at the forefront of boundary destroying industrial, techno, noise and more. Also another top release from AMOK. For more visit: https://amoktapes.bandcamp.com/

-JRS

New Brvtalism No. 132 - 3.14

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from 3.14. The project of Greek born DJ and producer Alex π, his music has seen releases on labels such as Amok Tapes, CLFT, MORD records, Khemia and the 29November Films. In addition to that, he is also the co-founder of Modal Analysis and the mastermind behind the Pi Electronics label and event series. We are thrilled to host this mystifying mix of techno, ebm and electronics, which includes tracks from Vofa, Sawf, ANFS, Ontal, Nemmett, Unhuman, Stave, UVB, Hands Records, Mord Records and more. Definitely good to keep an eye on this multi-faceted operator.

-JRS

Video Premiere: Outlaw Compound - "Absalon Girl"

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a video work from Outlaw Compound. The new A/V project from visual artist Olga Fedorova and musician Yannick Franck, the ethos is inspired by tiki culture, exotica, magick and other modern escapist tendencies. In a haunting fashion, Outlaw Compound manifests a new, industrialized world with visions of a lost paradise. This hypnotic visual piece is for the track, "Absalon Girl", which comes off their first cassette and digital release, New Primitive, out now on British-French label ZamZamRec. For more visit: http://nsnwrdsnsgls.blogspot.com/

-JRS

The Brvtalist Premieres: DiNT - "Skewer Shovel (Codex Empire Remix)"

Horo is a label that knows how to push the envelope when it comes to forward thinking electronic music, and today we’re premiering a track from DiNT’s latest release, Hooker Remixed.

Codex Empire’s take on “Skewer Shovel” is a track which takes the screeching sounds and harrowing repetitive vocals from “Shovel” and combines them with the infectious rhythms of “Skewer”, all the while the experimental touch of Codex Empire guides us and transforms a challenging track into a slamming dance floor ready favorite.

Here is what DiNT told us about the collaboration with Codex Empire:

DiNT DJ sets have been full of Codex Empire tracks, so Mark was first on our list of remixers for the Hooker EP. Instead of picking one track to remix, he worked elements of 2 tracks together to our delight. The results are exactly what we hoped for, like a looping nightmare with enormous kick drums. Hearing this played by Pact Infernal at Berghain was a satisfying moment. We thank Mark for his reinterpretation.

Hooker and Hooker Remixed EPs will go out on Horo on March 9th featuring some amazing artwork designed by Thomas Martin Ekelund (Trepaneringsritualen).

- Maria Bungau

Hooker | HOROEX13
A1 / 1. Hooker
A2 / 2. Shovel
B1 / 3. Skewer

Hooker Remixed | HOROEX13R
A1 / 4. Shovel (Ontal Remix)
A2 / 5. Skewer (ANFS Remix)
B1 / 6. Skewer Shovel (Codex Empire Remix)
B2 / 7. Hooker (Oake Remix)

Selections from London and Milan

The fashion week calendar is perhaps the most punishing on the globe and the Autumn/Winter shows in London and Milan are the latest to showcase what we'll be wearing next. Starting in London, there is always a mix of British heritage, punk rock and the avant-garde. I suppose we have a little of each today with a striking, architectural collection from Chalayan, haunting, dark replicants from Gareth Pugh and the queen, Pam Hogg, is still show us how it's done.

*Chalayan A/W 2018

*Gareth Pugh A/W 2018

*Pam Hogg A/W 2018

Photo:Carlo Scarpato/Imaxtree

MILAN

This week in Milan has seen some real media favorites with the big fashion houses staging some epic productions. Milan always offers an interesting grab bag of Italian glamour with nightclub looks and some weird mixed in. Not quite the sophistication of Paris but I'm always surprised by something. While we don't normally like to feature the mega-brands, those really stuck out this week with nice presentations from Versace, Prada and ok fine, we will include the Gucci heads, which were six months in the making.

*Versace A/W 2018

*Prada A/W 2018

*Gucci A/W 2018

Photo:Filippo Fior/Imaxtree /Filippo Fior/IMAXTREE.COM

New Brvtalism No. 131 - Ana Roman

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Ana Roman. The New York City-based sound artist is an accomplished producer, performer and hybrid-DJ, incorporating genres and sounds from all corners of the globe into her work. A classically trained pianist, Roman utilizes drum machines, vocal pedals and harmonizer loops to craft her unique vision of deconstructed, cerebral compositions that frequently challenge the listener and are not for the faint of heart. New Brvtalism No. 131 is an exquisite look inside the mind of the artist and an intimate journey through her sound.

Set to launch her new project and album later this year, if you are in New York, be sure to catch Roman here:

Nowadays 3.8
Spectrum 4.14

For more information visit: http://www.analolaroman.com

-JRS

*Photos by Naphtali Mckenly

Track list:
Bamboo - Cory O'Brien
Shame - Tzuzing
Damaged Merc - MESH
Inland Empire - Skag Arcade and Meanwhile in Texas
Redacted 2 - Not Waving
Tahoe - Dedkind Cut
Vcios - Kamila Govorcin
Sutartines - Juxtaposition
Noches Sineticas - Kamila Govorcin
Too Late to Move (Tape Edit) - Alessandro Adriani
Consciousness of an Anthropic Mechanism - Ekman
Asceticism - Nene Hatun
Amour - Architectural
Bac Up (rmx) - Jana Rush
Resynth - SYNC 24/MATT WHITEHEAD/ADJ/JUNQ
Diatonic Valves - Blawan
Jove Layup - Lee Gample
PETRICHOR - Nukumori (reprise)

The Brvtalist Premieres: Max Durante - "EX- PO6" (w/Retina.it)

We are pleased to premiere a new track from Max Durante. "EX-PO6" (with Retina.it), comes off the artist's first full length release, The Experiment, out this month on Kynant Records. For Durante, this 2xLP comes after a prolific 30 year career, beginning as an early innovator of the rave scene in Rome to producing techno, IDM, electro and industrial. After releasing some classic singles and EPs on labels like Sonic Groove and Kynant, The Experiment shows Durante's wide-ranging skill and technique. From the ambient explorations of EX-PO1 to the drilling, techno mutations of our track today and another killer with fellow Italian Fabrizio D'arcangelo.

With its dark undertones and subversive moods, this is a stellar first full length with an immense energy and impressive breadth of sounds. For more visit: http://kynantrecords.com/

-JRS

*photo by Andreina Sergi