New Brvtalism No. 164 - Ireen Amnes

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Ireen Amnes. The Italian artist has become one of our favorite emerging talents to watch and has already released some great material on London’s Metempsychosis and Kombinant with new tracks out soon. Amnes is also the founder of artist collective Under My Feet which stages events in London and Berlin while also hosting a show on 199radio. Her unique sound follows the connections between experimental, hypnotic melodies and distorted beats and her sets are always a passionate journey across the spectrum. Check out her upcoming dates below.

-JRS

Upcoming Dates:

November 30: Basic (Utrecht, NL)
January 7: Gegen (Berlin, DE)
January 12: Blanc (London, UK)

*cover artwork by Hila Angelica Mazzocco

Tracklist

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Ireen Amnes – Rewind / unreleased
Puce Mary – the size of our desire / PAN
Ossa di Mare – Vague State / Metempsychosis Records
Kanding Ray – Serendipity March / Solens Arc
Rommek – Flint / Blueprint Records
Vargdod – Bitten / Brutal Disciplin
Morah – Voltage #3 (Vapauteen Remix) / Modal Analysis
Asss – Halt Sex Mi / Haunted Air
Restive Plaggona - Chaos Is Inevitable / NEN Records
Sean Pierce - Sutro / Mannequin Records
Kyoka – Smash / Hush / Raster Noton
Ectomorph – Psychic Downfall / Interdimensional Transmissions
Giant Swan - Architectural Hangover/ Mannequin Records
Ciarra Black – Translation None / unreleased
Akkord - Gravure / Continuum (Regis Whip Hand mix) / Houndstooth
End Train – Mutation Seventy / unreleased
Vasili Carlson – Moors / unreleased
Flaminia – // / unreleased
Ireen Amnes – SOS (Polanski A - Version) / unreleased
Rommek – Obsidian / Blueprint Records
Hiro Kone – Pure Expenditure / Dais Records
Björk – Enjoy/ Hyperballad (Further over the Edge Mix) / One Little Indian
Samuel Kerridge – Silent Notes/ Downwards
Kamikaze Space Programme – Untitled Jungle / unreleased
Ugandan Methods & Prurient – Call1 / Downwards
Burdern– Elevation / unreleased
Ancestral Voice – Sleepless Ritual (Samuel Kerridge Remix) / Horo
Cosmic TRG – Brixtonstrasse / Sportiv
Ireen Amnes – Awake / Kombinat
Nils Frahm – Says / Erased Tapes

The Brvtalist Premieres: Sarf - "Extrapolation"

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Sarf. “Extrapolation” is the title track off the new 12” out on Analog Section. The EP also contains massive remixes from Developer and Lag. We quickly fell victim to the hypnotic, inter-dimensional bliss of “Extrapolation” and the whole EP. Another great release from a strong label. Pick this one up via Envelope Structure, which is also offering another standout release from Eduardo De La Calle on Rhod Records.

-JRS

HOGG - "Religion is Fun & Bathing is Free" Video Premiere

The Brvtalist is proud to premiere a new video from HOGG. “Religion is Fun & Bathing is Free” comes off the Chicago duo’s latest 12”, Self-Extinguishing Emission, out now SCRAPES. Over the past few years, HOGG has become one of our favorite projects, shattering minds with their crushing mix of industrial, minimal electronics and more for an experience that is unlike any other. Our video today has the duo’s power on full display, showcasing their performance prowess and unmatched, raw energy.

Self-Extinguishing Emission is out now via Scrapes.

-JRS

Credits:
Produced by Graveflex
Co-directed by Lynn Hurley & Eryka Dellenbach
Lighting by Sylvia Chang and Eryka Dellenbach
Edited by Hogg
Cinematography by Eryka Dellenbach, Lynn Hurley, & Kelsey Akers
Hogg Logo by Rebecca Walz & Ryan Pfeiffer

The Brvtalist Premieres: Distant - "Hydrargyra"

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Distant. “Hydrargyra” comes off the new 12”, Tertium Organum, the eleventh release on London’s Khemia. All five artists who appear on Organum are new to the label and we were instantly drawn to the immensity of “Hydrargyra” and its ominous, martial rhythms.

In addition to Distant, the release also features great tracks from RENDERED, End Train, WarinD featuring Huren and Lapse of Reason. Tertium Organum is out December 7th and you can pre-order the record now via Bandcamp.

-JRS

New Brvtalism No. 163 - War Scenes

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new live set from War Scenes. The Berlin-based artist delivers a punishing work of industrial, techno and harsh electronics for a trve sonic assault. War Scenes recently released a killer tape titled Anorexia (Instruments of Discipline), and you can catch him LIVE on October 22nd at Ohm Berlin for THE BRVTALIST x INSTRUMENTS OF DISCIPLINE event.

-JRS

HOMOAGENT - "Basque Britische Freundschaft" Video Premiere

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new video from HOMOAGENT. The project of Spain’s Triames Ramirez and the U.K.’s Antoni Maoivvi, HOMOAGENT is vicious darkroom techno which acts as a soundtrack to one cop’s journey into underground S&M dungeons to catch a killer. Last year’s Rogue, Undercover was one of our favorite records and we are thrilled to see HOMOAGENT return to Instruments of Discipline with, We Are Here to Ruin Your Life, a new EP which further explores the city’s basements and dives even DEEPER into the underbelly of sin and excess. Fueled by Trve Basque Speed, greased up, gloved strangers pound you into submission. Featuring four tracks of punishing electronics that will leave you in agony, yet begging for more.

Today we present the video for “Basque Britische Freundschaft”, which depicts a filthy scene from a seedy basement where Xtreme pleasure coincides with Xtreme pain.

We Are Here To Ruin Your Life is out on digital and vinyl formats on November 22nd and pre-orders are available now via IOD. Also be sure to catch HOMOAGENT live in Berlin on the 22nd as well for THE BRVTALIST x INSTRUMENTS OF DISCIPLINE event at Ohm which also features War Scenes (*live), Unhuman, DreamCcore and The Brvtalist b2b Luna Vassarotti. It will be a night to remember. More info here.

-JRS

The Brvtalist Premieres: Acronym w/ Korridor - Untitled

The Brvtalist is pleased to present a track from Acronym w/ Korridor. While this may not be the first time this track has been heard, it is an extremely rare collaboration from two of Sweden’s most celebrated producers which was only released in a limited (20) cassette back in 2015. Now, thanks to Germany’s VAAGNER label, the release finally gets a proper vinyl and digital release.

The collaboration between the two artists took place rather quietly and the three track cassette was self distributed at a show in Lithuania. Shortly after the tracks lore grew quickly, the cassette began trading on second hand outlets for staggering amounts and to this day it remains the duo’s only collaborative efforts. Today, we are pleased to offer the first track on the release, a massive 15 minute composition which is filled with rich textures, ambient sequences and dub techno arrangements. Most of all, it is an intimate look inside the creative minds of two of the most forward thinking artists today.

We are thrilled to see this release get a proper release and VAAGNER continues its impressive output, offering rare and unique releases from some of electronic music’s finest talents. The limited vinyl and digital will be released on November 30th and you can pre-order the record now over on Bandcamp.

-JRS

Ground Tactics - ENERGY CULTURE

For most of us, sound is used in very limited ways. Whether it be to make us dance or used as a background while we’re doing something else, perhaps we are not harnessing its full potential. Enter - ENERGY CULTURE, the new release from Ground Tactics. With his latest album, the French-born, Berlin-based artist Colin Tobelem explores how sound might be used for healing purposes and even to program our own reality. Tobelem focuses on decoding emotions by exploring depth of sound, a quest to unveil interconnections that create and transfers our sense of reality. Through this exploration, Tobelem has unlocked forgotten currents and discoveries of the self.

Besides producing music, Tobelem practices “Sound Alchemy” (sound transmutation). He offers “Sound Treatments” to individuals who are looking for a profound experience where sound can uncover repressed and hidden emotions and even help them heal. Each treatment offers a unique experience for the individual as Tobelem uses ancient sound and healing techniques to treat the subject in various ways. He acknowledges that all that matter and emotions are frequencies and everyone can be harmonized and tuned (like an instrument), which then facilitates transformation. He believes that by creating a network of bodies carrying universal codes of harmony, peace can be embedded in the culture we design for the next generations. He calls this operation “Transmission”, covered by a team of artists and performers.

Focusing on this practice, Ground Tactics now presents ENERGY CULTURE Saison 1. Composed as a movie soundtrack, the album contains 11 episodes, all serving a unique purpose. It tells the legend of a movement which cultivates sound frequencies that allow healing and programming of reality. These sounds connect the mind to currents of organic data used for self enhancement, inter-dimensional traveling and energy culture. This journey into transcendence spelled, Transmission, provides ground tactics, who use allow life to rebalance and regenerate.

  
    <a href="http://groundtactics.bandcamp.com/album/energy-culture-season-i">Energy Culture - Season I by Ground Tactics</a>
  

Listening to ENERGY CULTURE is certainly a transcendent experience, as the album does recall a soundtrack to epic film but at the same time you can feels its powerful ethos and ideology throughout the compositions. Both modern and ancient production techniques are masterfully fused together to craft works that you can truly feel through your whole body. From beautiful ambient works to slow burning rhythmic pieces, each song is meticulously created with different emotions and feeling in mind. Beyond just a commercial album, this is sound engineered for a greater purpose, one that seeks to harmonize our life and rebalance the chaos of the present day to create a better world for the future.

ENERGY CULTURE Saison 1 is available now via Ground Tactics’ Bandcamp.

-JRS

New Brvtalism No. 162 - YYYY

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from YYYY. Not much is known about the Buenos Aires-based duo, but their sound is a hypnotic blend of rich textures, industrial and haunting voices. New Brvtalism No. 162 is a powerful journey through the duo’s sound.

HØRD - "Silence" Video Premiere

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new video from HØRD. “Silence” is a track off the new full length LP, Parallels, out on Italy’s AVANT! Records. The clip, made by Unn, half of the Berlin-based A/V project Furor, is a striking work - fusing the beauty of architecture with the track’s infectious sounds. Parallels contains 8 tracks and sees the French artist in top form, showcasing his luscious synths and haunting vocals to create music that falls somewhere between dark wave, post-punk and beyond.

Parallels is out now on digital and vinyl formats and you can pick yours up on AVANT! Records’ Bandcamp.

-JRS