Umberto - "Exit" Video Premiere

Happy Friday the 13th. Today, The Brvtalist is proud to premiere a new video from Umberto. Directed by Jan Schulze Beckendorf, the video can be described as a raver girl in a Brothers Grimm world. Dive in to this eerie tale that recalls everything from the expressionism of Fritz Lang to mindfuck movies of the 90s, drugs and initiation myths of Joseph Campbell. “Exit” comes off the forthcoming EP, Outskirts of Reno (Giallo Disco Records), which sees Umberto in top form. One of the most important names of the second wave of Horror Synth, the artist is at the top of the class when talking about anything from soundtracks to EBM and more. Outskirts of Reno takes us deep into the seedy underbelly of a kidnapping and the result is one of the most chilling EPs you will hear all year. Pre-order the record at: https://giallodiscorecords.bandcamp.com/

-JRS

Katie Gallagher S/S 2020 - Bath House

Longtime favorite designer and collaborator Katie Gallagher returns with a haunting new collection for Spring/Sumer 2020. Titled Bath House, the designer was inspired by the famed fashion photo series by Deborah Turbeville (1923-2013). The swimwear focused line pays homage to the eerie, oppressed atmospheres while including Kallagher’s signature safety pin embellishments, bows and other precision details which demonstrate the designer’s eye for the obscure. We also appreciate her dark, moody pieces and it’s brilliantly infused into swimwear here. Bath House is Gallagher’s 21st collection and we continue to celebrate her independent ethos and ever evolving body of work. For more visit: www.katiegallagher.com

-JRS

Credits:

Photographer: Sune Rose Wagner

Creative Director: Katie Gallagher

Model: Elza Burkart

Makeup: Cynthia Rivas for MAC Cosmetics

Hair: Jessica Ortega

[ Afangar; ] A Short Film from JULIUS_

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new short film from JULIUS_. Directed by Gota Yonekura, the film accompanies the label’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection titled [ Afangar; ], which looks at the relationship between humans, nature and the spirit world. A beautiful and meditative collection, the fabrics chosen evoke the disorderly and organic character of the natural world, bringing to mind the textures of tree bark, mud, and weathered rocks. The shapes are twisted and contorted like the branches of a giant tree. The silhouettes carry the mass of crushed earth, yet breathes with lifelike luscious foliage quivering in the wind.

The models who wear the clothing are modern priests engaging in a Shinto ritual as in the present time, every person is a priest, an artist. The jewelry worn is made from clay and straw and are placed across the body as a catalyst for communicating with spirits. This collection does not limit itself to presenting Nature through the intermediary of animism.

The title means “hybrid” in Malagasy and the designer was heavily influenced by the art movements of the 60s and 70s. Joseph Beuys, whose body of work has a heavy focus on the dialogue with spirits, also comes to mind. Along with him, land art, a movement born from an America that rid itself of capitalism, is also a driving force.

Consistently one of our favorite designers, JULIUS_ shows once again that his works elevate beyond the constraints of fashion and examine our relationship with technology, nature and realms beyond our perception. http://www.julius-garden.jp/

-JRS

Film Credits:
Director: Gota Yonekura
Website: https://www.office-sankai.com
Sound Track: Corey David Fuller
Label: 12k
Label link: https://12kmusic.bandcamp.com
Website: https://www.coreydavidfuller.com
Album: Break
Track: Illvi∂ri

New Brvtalism No. 197 - S13

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from S13. The alias of Justin Mikulskis, S13 is a DJ, curator, promoter, journalist and the mastermind behind the acclaimed experimental music and art journal secretthirteen.org. S13 has been DJing for well over a decade and his mixes series and journal has been very influential on The Brvtalist as well. We are ecstatic to host a mix by him which focuses on fast crossfading between tracks/sample cuts. The goal is show just how vast rhythmic music can be and the mix includes new and classic material.

01. Westbam - Acid Sausage From Salzburgo [Low Spirit Recordings, 1994]
02. Propergol - L'Instinct De Mort [Malignant Records, 2005]
03. Thighpaulsandra - Optical Black [Eskaton, 2001]
04. Samuel Kerridge & Taylor Burch - Transmission 7 [Downwards, 2019]
05. Andrea Parker / Daz Quayle - Volatile [Touchin' Bass, 2013]
06. Moata Omen - Waldstrassen [Fich-Art, 1993]
07. Rasputeen In Heavy Leather - Was Juckt Denn Da [Pflichtkauf, 2008]
08. Pierrepoint - Zooloo [Pro Noize, 2002]
09. Mono No Aware - Trip-Noise [Hands Productions, 2000]
10. Nicole 12 - Videostar Once Again [Biteworks, 2001]
11. NHK - Entire Set 2 [Raster-Noton, 2008]
12. Lez Mone - Take Care Ya Bizness [Beatbox Records, 1994]
13. Mr. 76ix - Peicare TVT [Skam, 2005]
14. Liquid G. - Short Circuit [Dark Entries, 2015] [org. 1987-1989]
15. Totakeke - Lament (Imminent Mix) [Frozen Empire Media, 2003]
16. Hypnoskull vs. Sada Close Call / Arrango Blvd. [Ant-Zen, 2008]
17. Nomadic - K1 Part 3 [Touchin' Bass, 2007]
18. Xotox / Detune-X - D.I.F. Part (Geistform Remix) [Rustblade, 2009]
19. Esplendor Geométrico - Noising In The Rain (I) [RRRecords, 1988]
20. Contagious Orgasm + Government Alpha - Apparition [SSSM, 2006]
21. Logreybeam - Formfollowsfunction [Touchin' Bass, 2004]
22. Bitstream - Anno Domini [Touchin' Bass, 2005]
23. Synth-Etik - The Second Coming [Hands Productions, 2009]
24. Otto Von Schirach - C21 H39 N7 O12 [Triangle Earth, 2001]
25. MC Ren - Same Old Shit [Ruthless Records, 1993]
26. Chaos A.D. - Male Pill Part 6 [Rephlex, 1998]
27. Shizuo - Chill [Grand Royal, 1997]
28. P·A·L - Death Is A Drum Machine [Ant-Zen, 1999]
29. Jeff Mills - The Hacker [Tresor, 1992]
30. Labyrinth - Interval#1 (Stereotypical Point & Proof) [The Third Movement, 2003]
31. Passarani 2099 - Zero [Viewlexx, 1997]
32. Lola Kumtus- Pleasure Has No Place [SkullLine, 2013]
33. Toshiyuki Yasuda - Lazy Bones Criticism [Megadolly, 2004]

New Brvtalism No. 196 - Distant (*live in Córdoba at TERRA FURIA)

The Brvtalist is proud to present a mix from Distant. This epic, near three hour opening set was recorded live in July at Fruta Club in Córdoba, Argentina for TERRA FURIA x Movida Electronica Cordoba. The night also presented MindTrip label boss Pfriter. With releases on labels like Khemia and Detriti, Distant is an exciting young DJ/producer who seeks to explore multiple genres and promote various shades of techno and more in his home city and throughout Argentina.

1. Vivian Koch - The Owl Is Watching You

2. ANF – State Function

3. Kamikaze Space Programme – Insomnia

4. Pearson Sound – Rubble

5. Cardopusher - Edge Of Self Control

6. De Sluwe Vos – Alphaeus

7. Vin Sol - Misguided Until Today

8. Metrolog – Stridance

9. Slacker – Leviathan

10. Ernestas Sadau - Hiroshima (Acid Breaks Your Body Mix)

11. Hugo Massien – Lust & Sound

12. Alexander Harre - Where Dem Dancers At

13. Maelstrom - Eczo

14. Antony Doria – Accent

15. Alex.Do & Rødhåd – 181211

16. Conforce - Muon Transverse Momentum

17. Marco Shuttle - The Vox Attitude (Atom TM remix)

18. SHDW, Obscure Shape - Augen der Nacht

19. Mono Junk – Sukeon

20. Chino - Kolaps

21. Penelope's Fiance - Do You Ever Wonder Why

22. Lonely - Flower Metal

23. Xerox – AZT

24. Celldöd - Dansar (Inte För Dig)

25. Overland – Please

26. De-Bons-en-Pierre - Pop Corn Sous le Lit

27. TV.OUT- Live in Beit Shemesh

28. Mekas – Chaosmos

29. Cressida - Borneo Function

30. Introversion - Lie Has No Legs

31. Felina Spank – Ciclogenesis

32. t_error 404 – Spacemorgue

33. Perel - Karlsson (Bloody Mary Cat’s On Acid Remix)

34. Alien Rain – Alienated 5A

35. Phase Fatale - Reverse Fall

36. Barks – Numen

37. Crystal Geometry - 63 Moons

38. Snitch - Contract From Below

39. Blakk Harbor - Vitriol (Positive Centre Remix)

40. Filmmaker - Floating Tower

41. Temaut - Temporal Fate

42. Ancient Methods - Walking on Cursed Soil

43. Vladw - The History Will Absolve Me

44. Artefakt – Weltformel

45. 999999999 – 000000008

46. Djedjotronic - R.U.R

47. Van Hohenheim – Ni Dieu, Ni Maitre (2+2=5 Remix)

48. Tommy Four Seven - X Threat

49. Militiā – Satisfaction

50. SEER - This Lethargy

51. Works Unit – Vessel

52. SAF - Unaccepted Perseverence (Rommek Remix)

53. Varg - Death.Toggle / CheatingIntensityBuff_Fearless (feat. Fatal & Chatline)

Kontravoid - New Album + Video Premiere

The Brvtalist is proud to premiere a new video from Kontravoid. “Turn Away” is the first single off the forthcoming album, Too Deep, out September 19th on Fleisch. Over the last several years, Kontravoid has emerged as one of the most important figures across the EBM, synth-pop and wave spectrums. Following up on last year’s Undone EP, the artist returns with 8 tracks of menacing body cuts to darken your soul. “Turn Away” is an electrifying clip directed by Alexandra Soko. Watch the video below and and pre-order the record at: https://kontravoid.bandcamp.com/album/too-deep

Album Artwork by: Caroline Bonarde

Video Credits

Production by RAW CINEMATOGRAPH (https://www.youtube.com/c/ALEXANDRASOKO)

Director, editor: Alexandra Soko

Digital camera: Anatoly Shitov

VHS camera: Fedor Strelin

Starring: IISMAIL, Vova PCP, Pavel Sokolov, Sergey Krotov

Style: Anastasia Khashchivskaya

Make-up: Anastasia Berezhkova

Assistant: Roman Belyi

New Brvtalism No. 195 - Wallis

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Wallis. The Berlin-based producer and DJ is one of the most dynamic artists emerging on the global scene and brutalizes with her mixture techno, industrial and far beyond. She is currently the resident at Upperberry in Berlin and recently made her debut at Tresor as well as her Berghain debut at Saüle. You can catch her again on September 6 at About Blank and definitely stay tuned for new productions, sets, mastering and more.

-JRS

*photo of artist by John Rohrer (Brooklyn, NY 2019)

TOTAL SOLIDARITY - A Benefit Compilation for Grassroots LGBTQIA+ Organizations in Poland

One cannot ignore the extreme hatred that is currently permeating the globe. Even in 2019, humans are still being discriminated against for their beliefs, race, identity and just about anything else and often times governments are advocating these prejudices. While we cannot always change the political landscape, music can certainly help shift the tides and provide assistance to those in need. That’s why Polish collective Oramics so important. In addition to having an amazing roster of artists (a couple of which we’ve featured recently - Mala Herba & FOQL) they engage in grassroots activism and support LGBTQIA+ groups in Poland and beyond.

The collective’s latest release is TOTAL SOLIDARITY - a massive compilation organized in collaboration with New York Haunted. The comp features a total of 121(!) tracks and spans a variety of electronic genres and features international headliners, emerging talent, local heroes and much more. All proceeds from the digital sales will support Polish queer organizations: Kampania Przeciw Homofobii and Miłość Nie Wyklucza, who monitor homophobia, provide all kind of support for queer people and have agreed to help redistribute the proceeds throughout LGBTQIA+ organizations in smaller cities and towns of Poland, who need them the most.

From Oramics:

In recent years, we have observed an evolving campaign of homophobia run by the right-wing Polish government, spread by the government media and fueled by the Catholic Church. We have heard that the LGBTQIA+ community is a plague, a dangerous ideology, a threat to morality and Polish culture and should be fought with fire. These words caused an eruption of violence, e.g. recent pogrom-like attacks on a Pride march in Białystok and targeting queer people on the streets as well as their allies wearing rainbow symbols. This atmosphere of disrespect, violence and hate leads many Polish queer people to depression, migration or even suicide.
The electronic music scene in Poland has recently taken a stand and many initiatives, festivals, collectives and clubs declared their solidarity and support. We want to take it further and do what we do best: share our passion for music and creating spaces where we can all feel free and at home. Music, art and the club scene are all parts of culture which is not and cannot be indifferent to historical and social turmoils or political oppression. Quite the contrary, it has always been the voice of resistance. Club culture is something more than hedonistic sounds letting you forget about your everyday life, it is something more than a way to make money - it is a tool that can help other people. Apart from the fundraiser party at Jasna 1 on August 9th 2019, we present you with the compilation “TOTAL SOLIDARITY” created thanks to the cooperation of Oramics collective and the person behind New York Haunted label - Drvg Cvltvre. All proceeds from the digital sales will support Polish queer organizations: Kampania Przeciw Homofobii and Miłość Nie Wyklucza, who monitor homophobia, provide all kind of support for queer people and have agreed to help us redistribute the proceeds throughout LGBTQIA+ organizations in smaller cities and towns of Poland, who need them the most. It took us less than a week to collect more than 100 tracks from all kinds of electronic music genres, from various different producers from far and near who wish to support the queer community in Poland. Once again we want to pay respect to the roots of club culture in queer, people of color, anti-gentrification, anti-state oppression struggle. We want to say, sing and bang it out loud: Queer rights are human rights. We’re in this together.

<a href="http://oramicspl.bandcamp.com/album/total-solidarity-benefit-compilation-for-grassroot-lgbtqia-organizations-in-poland">TOTAL SOLIDARITY - benefit compilation for grassroot LGBTQIA+ organizations in Poland by VA</a>

The release is out August 17, 2019 at 3 pm (CET). You can buy the entire compilation or purchase individuals tracks and create your own. This is a vital tool for fighting against hatred and anyone who wants to contribute or help after the release is invited to get in touch with Oramics. Listen and order above or follow this link.

-JRS

New Brvtalism No. 194 - Diasiva (*Live in Berlin)

The Brvtalist is proud to present a live set from Diasiva. The collaborative project of Monolog and Swarm Intelligence, the duo was formed in 2011 for the first edition of Burn The Machine Festival in Subland, Berlin. Since then they have released a double LP on Ohm Resistance and recently released the "Thirst" EP on Instruments of Discipline. This set was recorded on June 30, 2019 at the IOD label night at Urban Spree Berlin. It perfectly represents the project’s evolved sound of sonic abstraction, deconstructed beat and is inspired by the detritus of West Berlin.

-JRS

Krake Recap + Killekill Summer Camp: Altar of Nyx

The 2019 edition of Krake Festival has sadly come to an end. With over 5 days of challenging electronic music, the festival continues to prove that it is one of the most vital events of the local Berlin community as well as that of Europe and beyond. Few other festivals take place in such a diverse array of venues and present an astounding variation of sounds, genres and other activities such as film screenings, a label market and more. This year’s festivities opened in the beautiful Silent Green Kulturquartier. Crowd favorites Cio D’or and Dasha Rush presented meditative ambient sets for onlookers relaxing in the venue’s striking interior.

Krake Festival Day I. Photo by Marco Microbi

Day II saw things move to Griessmüehle for the first ever Noise Manifesto showcase. The Paula Temple curated line up featured all female identifying artists and saw electrifying sets from SØS Gunver Ryberg, Paula herself and The Lady Machine (who also contributed a great mix for us to get ready for the night). Day III aka Undertow was jam packed as things first started with the annual Krake Label and Synth Market which hosted dozens of today’s best independent labels and raffled off some amazing items as well. After a screening of the Mark Reeder classic, “B Movie”, things moved inside to Urban Spree where a full house witnessed standout sets from Petra Flurr + 89st, Schwefelgelb, The Horrorist, Melania. and more. It was a sweaty affair but the music carried you through the whole night.

From left: The Lady Machine, Day II; Krake Label Market; Schwefelgelb, Day III. *Photos by Marco Microbi

The festival closed things out on Saturday with a marathon session back at Griessmüehle, which saw nearly two days worth of music from Dopplereffekt, Otto Von Schirach, Regis, Alienata, Jasmine Azarian and countless more. From the Silo, to the main room to the garden, it was madness throughout the grounds and the perfect way to end the festival.

ALTAR OF NYX
While Krake festival may have come to an end luckily Killekill Summer Camp is still going strong. Each summer the event series takes place every Wednesday at Griessmüehle and hosts some of the best names in electronic music. This Wednesday, August 14th, the next Altar of Nyx ritual will commence. Curated by Altar Agency, this installment brings a very rare live performance by prolific Greek artist Restive Plaggona. The somewhat reclusive producer has released some of the most exciting music over the past few years spanning multiple genres and shattering the constraints of club and techno. For more on the project, revisit this interview we had with the artist last year here.

In addition to Restive Plaggona, the night will also feature DJ sets by Zhark Recordings label boss Kareem, head priestess Rangelova and a very special closing by The Brvtalist b2b Philipp Strobel (aka The Strobelist). Yours truly and the Aufnahme + Wiedergabe label boss will go deep into the night (and early morning) with a rare back to back set that should not be missed! Get your tickets to the event now here and RSVP on Facebook as well. See you at the ritual this Wednesday.

-JRS