New Brvtalism No. 198 - OCD

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from OCD. One of our favorite emerging artists, OCD means inding pleasure in modern rhythms and gratification from overwhelming emotions. Her mission is to create outside of the safe state of rigidness and turn people’s fear of information overload into rage. OCD will bring you into an oneiric state where everything is out of control and too fast — a metaphor of our ages.

New Brvtalism No. 198 sees the producer, DJ and resident of Gegen Berlin deliver an absolutely crushing mix, making her way through the hardest corners of techno, industrial, acid and far beyond.

-JRS

fabric XX: British Murder Boys (Live)

Few clubs are as iconic as London’s fabric. A staple of the global dance music circuit since 1999, the venue has hosted many of the world’s most renown DJ’s and producers as well as showcased some of the best rising talent over that period. 2019 is fabric’s 20th year and to mark the occasion the club has put together an impressive string of events for its Birthday month.

On October 24th, fabric hosts a live performance from one of techno’s most seminal outfits, British Murder Boys. Surgeon and Regis come together to bring their brand of industrial to Room One’s Martin Audio sound system. Individually, the pair became renowned for pioneering a strain of heavyweight, no-holds-barred techno though the late 90s, helping to lay the foundations for a scene that’s still thriving today. In the early 2000’s they united to put out a string of abrasive club weapons as British Murder Boys, most of which landed via their respective labels, Counterbalance and Downwards. They’ve since revived the project to perform a string of live gigs, where they showcase the same kind of noisy industrialist fare they’re best known for. This October, they come together in Farringdon for the first time for a special Thursday night XX session. Joining them is Samuel Kerridge, who prepares to air his new audio-visual live set in collaboration with Taylor Burch. Having recently joined forces for the experimentalist ‘The Other’ LP on Regis’ Downwards label, they’re currently linking up for a series of performances across Europe which recently included a main stage show at Berlin Atonal. The bill is rounded out with local (and Brvtalist) favorite who’s been turning heads with her individualist approach to blending EBM, industrial, new wave and its offshoot styles, Faux Naïf.

A very special event at one of dance and electronic music’s most legendary venues. Tickets are on sale now and you can pick them up right here on Resident Advisor.

For more visit Facebook and fabric XX.

-JRS

Dreams - "Pay No Mind" Video Premiere

The Brvtalist is proud to premiere a new video by Dreams. Created by Jenny Sayaka Nono, "Pay No Mind" is a track which comes off the L.A.-based artist's recent EP, Beacon of Power, out now on Rotterdam's Pinkman label. The EP showcases the Private Selection founder and curator’s prowess for body music, electro, dystopian moods and beyond. The video is the perfect accompaniment - a mind altering digital assault from the California video artist. Pick up the record over on Bandcamp.

-JRS

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)